JasonL
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Surprise surprise... big dip in formthis praDeb really just need to retire from super series tournament it seems.. abysmal performance as of late
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Surprise surprise... big dip in formthis praDeb really just need to retire from super series tournament it seems.. abysmal performance as of late
They drink beer instead of sports drink during matchesAnother GER pair booted out Lee Yang and his partner in straight game.
What tonic did they take, huh?
no banana ?They drink beer instead of sports drink during matches
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From this perspective, that is true that the purpose to have the best players is not achieved. But I think we have to think a bit bigger here. I don't think it is particularly a mistake by bwf as mentioned by @samkool .
What I see, is that BWF try to put SSF as the 'showcase' of badminton to the world on how fun it can be with these elite players playing, a way to promote the sport. The problem with too many reps from 1 nation, kills the interest thus they put the limitation. And I think it has worked well; I mean, imagine all 3 pairs from Japan goes to SF, it would be a bit not fun, or when 3 Wangs dominate WS and the generation of Yu Yang/Wang Xiaoli 5 years ago. It will not serve the purpose to promote the game.
They drink beer instead of sports drink during matches
Don't worry, you still Huang Yaqiong, Yu Xiaohan, and others...BeautifulCHAU Hoi Wah has lost the game. It's a shame... couldnt see her in the next round.![]()
We have World Championships, Asian Championship, European Championships, mixed team championships for both Europe and Asia, Sudirman Cup, Thomas and Uber Cup plus GPG and SS all over the globe. Countless tournaments in which any national concerns may be satisfied.
This season finale, however, should include the best players of the year, those that made the headlines by doing well in the BWF's biggest tournaments. In other words - the stars. Just ONE tournament in which only merit matters.
Do you honestly think it would be good for the sport if - for example -Takamatsu aren't allowed to participate, being #1, Olympic Champions and 2 time SS champs, because pairs that have not even it made past the second round (! this is actually true !) the whole year are included by virtue of being born someplace else?
That is significantly lowering the quality of the sport, depriving the tournament of some of its stars, making this whole "Destination Dubai" concept terribly rigged and robbing deserved players of their chance to compete for the highest price of the year, a chance they have deserved with performances.
At the same time, the BWF fines the players if they don't participate in all the superseries tournaments.
If there are 4 Japanese women's doubles and 4 Chinese mixed doubles, it's because they've earned it. For the spectators this means they'll get to see the very best at the end of the year: full on games between the top players, no qualifiers, no one-sided training matches, and all players actually have a decent chance of winning it. This quota is just sport politics to satisfy national vanities and it's detrimental to the players, the credibility of the BWF and the competitiveness of the sport.
I looked through their results earlier and actually felt they were a bit unlucky in that they mostly have to play a top couple early on. Their results are actually mostly "as expected".Arisa got a new partner, replacing Yuta Watanabe. No surprise, aside from All England SF, they haven't show any good results.
lets have a discussion over it if you not agree. it will be long, but okayWe have World Championships, Asian Championship, European Championships, mixed team championships for both Europe and Asia, Sudirman Cup, Thomas and Uber Cup plus GPG and SS all over the globe. Countless tournaments in which any national concerns may be satisfied.
This season finale, however, should include the best players of the year, those that made the headlines by doing well in the BWF's biggest tournaments. In other words - the stars. Just ONE tournament in which only merit matters.
Do you honestly think it would be good for the sport if - for example -Takamatsu aren't allowed to participate, being #1, Olympic Champions and 2 time SS champs, because pairs that have not even it made past the second round (! this is actually true !) the whole year are included by virtue of being born someplace else?
That is significantly lowering the quality of the sport, depriving the tournament of some of its stars, making this whole "Destination Dubai" concept terribly rigged and robbing deserved players of their chance to compete for the highest price of the year, a chance they have deserved with performances.
At the same time, the BWF fines the players if they don't participate in all the superseries tournaments.
If there are 4 Japanese women's doubles and 4 Chinese mixed doubles, it's because they've earned it. For the spectators this means they'll get to see the very best at the end of the year: full on games between the top players, no qualifiers, no one-sided training matches, and all players actually have a decent chance of winning it. This quota is just sport politics to satisfy national vanities and it's detrimental to the players, the credibility of the BWF and the competitiveness of the sport.
If you don't convert the "expected" to "upset" you stay where you are.I looked through their results earlier and actually felt they were a bit unlucky in that they mostly have to play a top couple early on. Their results are actually mostly "as expected".
@Cheung ...Can you do a live commentary on Lin Dan vs Suppanyu match since it will be on Court 3 or 4 ?