I understand your point, but Gong Weijie and Cheng Shao-Chieh actually did had senior success at one time. Gong Weijie had beaten Peter Gade three times in the past, and Cheng Shao-Chieh was bronze medalist at World Championship.
Has Gong Weijie ever won a title? I couldn't recall As for Cheng, I understand that she was plagued with injury. But I think since Fung Permadi returned back to INA, Cheng's performance has been in decline.
Thats the main point here,....wins titles...not only being able to beat some top players some times..........more importantly to wins some major titles....
Gong has beaten Gade once in HKG Open.......... anyway..being a junior winner does not guarantee that player will be successfull in later stage...even LYD did not win his junior title but did well in senior level...even Zhnag Ning became a very good player when she aged 28...
gwj have a 3-0 head to head against peter gade as far as i remember erm lyd is the triple winner of wjc md,xd and mixed team in 2006 i think it is imposible that lyd doesnt win wjc
He beat Peter Gade at 2008 Japan Open and HKG Open. I forget when was the other time he beat Gade. But it might be hard for Gong Weijie to win titles since he is in the Chinese team and is not given enough chance to play many tournaments. I also don't think a player is successful simply for winning major titles, otherwise only a couple of people are successful then...
..from the way they've been chowing & devouring down their hotel-room-made rice w/Mee Sedaaaap & Spam meals, i don't think they've tried the many Mexican delicacies and cuisines; so food not suitable is out of the options.. But in general, athletes, people who exercise regularly, people who maintain ideal body weight, and non-smokers tend to have lower blood pressures.
Like ctjcad described(ctjcad, the way they eat their Mee Sedap like really very sedap ), they brought lots maggie mee, rice, canned food from Msia & cooked it in their hotel room. They ate same dish from same pot - at least the 4 girls. If stomach upset/food poisoning, all 4 girls would have landed in hospital . Hopefully for Lai PJ, it's not a long term medical problem as she is still young, long way more to go.
off topic-.. ...when i reach Guadalajara tomorrow evening, i'm gonna hitch a ride to the official hotel, camp out in front of their rooms and beg to get a plate & taste their hotel-room-made Mee Sedaaaaap, fried eggs, Spam and rice...their pictures just made me so hungry.. ..yes, please read the comment again. Some percentage of people who don't smoke tend to have lower blood pressure. And some of those who smoke tend to have high blood pressure>>can get angry easily: see the Wild Child of Badminton..
Chen Hong, Ng Wei smoke more do not get angry.....even Flandy/Alvent smore than wild child...yao Jie,zheng Bo all smoke
..not all, only some tend to do that; and vice versa, not all non-smokers have low blood pressure...maybe they don't show it during competition??...Zheng Bo didn't get angry? i thought he nearly did a choke hold on Ma Jin during one of the tourneys last yr??..