Actually from Tour 100 and up even though tour 100 is not part of the official world tour. It still counts towards the guangzhou.AFAIK, Super 300 and up. All of them.
Perhaps because he showed almost no fight in the third game? Lin Dan is the GOAT for sure - but he's not much of a fighter. Pathetic attitude in the final game for a 6 time champion.It's funny how no one mentions that Lin Dan was the only player to push Shi Yuqi to 3 games in the whole tournament including the opening round blues
Even the God of Defence Chen Long, the Hardest trainer in the Chinese Camp, was left clueless losing out 17 and 15 to this young gem,
Lee Hyun Il for all his qualities was at the mercy of the scoreline difference which allowed him to make it respectable but even he lost in straight games.
Technically 10 out of 10, in his Physical Peak, Son Wan Ho, was just hopeless and his technique went out of the window hilariously in the 2nd game when the going got impossible.
Yet, the 34 years and 6 months old Lin Dan was the only one who was able to stop this 'Running Train' called Shi Yuqi and absolutely made him succumb in the 2nd game. I was astonished how much strength and belief in his own ability it takes to even think about equalling a 13 years young opponent, who is physically in another league, trains day in Day out, in his prime, one who is at his absolute best, let alone surpassing him and giving himself a clear chance to start from the scratch once again.
Absolutely mind shattering display of mental strength and Technical Quality by Lin Dan in this final, considering his age and condition to push this match to a deciding Game. Absolutely ridiculous performance if you ask me coz I know at 35....it's not the same as being a 24 year old in his peak, investing every second of the life to training.
I can only salute the ability of Lin Dan to withstand this outstanding Champion with sheer belief when we all say Shi Yuqi was just marauding the shuttle left, right and centre.
But not a single post from so called neutrals in these 110 pages that appreciates the fight which Lin Dan showed today.
They are from Denmark, there has to be some kind of bias.As a Japanese fan, I find it difficult to listen to the commentary of Morten/Steen whenever JPN pairs play against Juhl/Ped.![]()
I believe if the match were played in the early rounds up to QFs, Lin Dan would come out on top just as he did against the redoubtable LCW. I suspect after beating LCW with aggressive play, Lin Dan was 1/3rd if not half spent, and then Huang Yuxiang pushing him to three games in the SF stretched him thin to half spent force.It's funny how no one mentions that Lin Dan was the only player to push Shi Yuqi to 3 games in the whole tournament including the opening round blues
Even the God of Defence Chen Long, the Hardest trainer in the Chinese Camp, was left clueless losing out 17 and 15 to this young gem,
Lee Hyun Il for all his qualities was at the mercy of the scoreline difference which allowed him to make it respectable but even he lost in straight games.
Technically 10 out of 10, in his Physical Peak, Son Wan Ho, was just hopeless and his technique went out of the window hilariously in the 2nd game when the going got impossible.
Yet, the 34 years and 6 months old Lin Dan was the only one who was able to stop this 'Running Train' called Shi Yuqi and absolutely made him succumb in the 2nd game. I was astonished how much strength and belief in his own ability it takes to even think about equalling a 13 years young opponent, who is physically in another league, trains day in Day out, in his prime, one who is at his absolute best, let alone surpassing him and giving himself a clear chance to start from the scratch once again.
Absolutely mind shattering display of mental strength and Technical Quality by Lin Dan in this final, considering his age and condition to push this match to a deciding Game. Absolutely ridiculous performance if you ask me coz I know at 35....it's not the same as being a 24 year old in his peak, investing every second of the life to training.
I can only salute the ability of Lin Dan to withstand this outstanding Champion with sheer belief when we all say Shi Yuqi was just marauding the shuttle left, right and centre.
But not a single post from so called neutrals in these 110 pages that appreciates the fight which Lin Dan showed today.
So because he fought hard in the second game, it's OK to give up in the final game? I have a tremendous amount of respect for Lin Dan, but IMO he tends to give up or at least lose his will to fight 100% for everything, when things are not going his way. That's how it looks in my eyes. You're free to disagree, but I'm offering you some perspective as to why his fight is not being acknowledged more.Or just that you are not honest enough to accept the magnitude of the fight he showed in the second game.
It's like Yamaguchi closing her eyes to the Badminton Tai Tzu Ying played in the second game , and THEN EQUALLING HER AND THEN USURPING HER.
Imaginable ? No
Possible ? ****ing Hell Not