Yonex ALL ENGLAND 2018 : Round of 32 - FINAL (14-18 March)

Again I feel it is the lack of interception that really hurts them, like in that rally, aside of course from the half chance Juhl took that totally paid off.
 
Justin L said:
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.

In the final, had Lin Dan taken G1 instead of losing it narrowly, 19-21, he might have a better chance of beating the top form and much improved Shi Yuqi, perhaps in two straight games even, who knows.

Nevertheless, take nothing away from Shi Yuqi who played excellent throughout the tournament, disposing of the likes of Lee Hyun Il, Chen Long, Son Wan Ho and Lin Dan, to crown himself All England Champion, a highly prestigious, top tier tournament that many top players are gunning for.
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Take Nothing away from Shi Yuqi who bossed this tournament.

But the fight Lin Dan showed in the 2nd Game, the Quality he showed,in the 2nd game after what happened in the Opening Game is unprecedented in the history of the present Decade considering the age and the curve on which both the player lie.


This should have been a routine straight setter like WC 2015, Rio 2016 Final where the opponent was a better player throughout the match and the losing party ran out of ideas and courage ..........but this is Lin Dan we are talking about and there is nothing routine about this man.
 
badders7 said:
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.

You're comparison of Lin Dan/Yamaguchi and Shi Yuqi/Tai Tzu Ying is hilarious by the way.
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Or perhaps, Lin Dan did his best, gave his 350 %? when the flesh screamed ''Sir! THERE IS NO OXYGEN LEFT IN THE TANK.''

Every single rally of the opening part of the third game was decided after 20 plus shots and THEREIN LIES YOUR FIGHT.
 
What a rousing performance by the Japanese squad in this year's championship. 1 gold and 2 silvers, well done.
 
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