The draw is already out as published on BWF website : http://www.bwfbadminton.org/file.aspx?id=537559&dl=1 Once again Wang SX v Sindhu, this time will happen at very first round
TS link is up as well.. http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draws.aspx?id=1E628FF0-F6D8-42D6-9C25-6A3446AB0037
PV Sindhu vs Wang shixian in the first round .. Early exit for shixian again !!!... And also early exit for saina nehwal.. Saina vs yihan in the quarters..
It's unfortunate for Arvind bhat.. If he qualifies to main draw, he need to face Lee Chong Wei.. Bad luck..
poor fate for MAS temporary pair Tan Boon Heong/Ow Yao Han as they gonna meet Boe/Mogensen in very first round...
This draw is...interesting. Sindhu to face WSX, Porntip to face WYH. Not looking too good for WSX. Also good to see KSR and Yoo competing again.
Can't wait to see whether Tang YuanTing is for real. If she and YY can get pass the qualifier in the first round, their next opponent may be the all conquering BYX/TJH. MJ/WXL might be the semi-final opponent but it would be a tall order for both to get there. Tang YuanTing also debuts in XD at the SS level with Kang Jun who was a two time national XD champion. Realistically, they will go no more than one round.
A good thing they won't meet Jwala/Ashwini too early. Otherwise they'd certainly lose- wouldn't be able to stop laughing long enough to get themselves off the floor. On a more serious note- will LXR overcome her bubblegum streak?
No need to lose sleep on LXR, last WC taught her a good lesson. She will not lose to non-Chinese in the foreseeable future, especially in the major tournaments.
Interesting..i never knew Kang Jun was a 2 time national XD champion. I've only seen him in the MD and always felt he was not a very good player. Who did Kang Jun partner with in the XD and who did he beat in the finals? I'm now very interested to see how he does with Tang yuanting.
Nothing is guaranteed, that is how I feel after She won the Olympic. Correct me if I am wrong, she had lost more matches to Chinese than the rest of the world. That is the pattern I saw after the Olympic.
Meanwhile, H.S.Prannoy vs ChenLong in the first round.. Very very unfortunate to this youngster. Let's see how many points he gets against formidable opponent.