How can you say so? Yes LCW peaked later than Lin Dan. But he was still in Beijing Olympics final at the age of 24. Moreover he had won many titles between Athens and Beijing. Between 20 and 24 years.
Yes, esp for a CHN player at 25 years of age. Lin Dan is considered truly exceptional anywhere in the world.
8 am, what timezone, local or yours (India) ? It's a Friday, I think the organizer intended it to start late afternoon or early evening so that more viewers will turn up at the stadium. Noticed the first match of the day is usually a not so attractive one,a doubles, so that the spectators can saunter in after knocking off from work or take a couple hours off, if necessary.
Yes, I think Lin Dan was actually a child prodigy. He already started defeating the highest ranked players when he was only 18 or 19. That isn't imaginable today. However almost any champion who had to emerge would have emerged by 25. The peak age of badminton men singles players is around 24 to 30.
Actually Lin Dan dismantled Greece Olympics Silver medalist when he was 17 and in the same age, he tasted first victory over The Hidayat of Indonesia. Believe me or not, Lin Dan was a World Beater from the start but none were a great fan of his technique labelling him technically weak. Untill The Thing cleared the doubts by saying that Lin Dan sees the court different than any other player.
anyone has a livestream? Suddenly you have to register at the ukraine site. but the link to the registration does not work...
Zhang Nan's outstanding defence too much for Tan BH as Chinese pair bags the first set after playing catch-up throughout.
