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The players list is out. It's a surprise to see Bao Yixin and Tang Jinhua together in this match. There is chen long playing against KS. HBJ against PVS.
My prediction is China - India 3-0 sweep by China. China team is well rested this time. I think they are preserving some power for Semifinal and Final hence not the best WD and WS is fielded (also ace card Lin Dan is still rested). Japan - Malaysia would stretch to the last with 3-2 for Japan. Malaysia will take MS, MD.
Didn't BYX/TJH already played against Hongkong in the group stage? It's a strategy to preserve Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan to face Takahashi/Matsutomo in the semis. They still preserve LD and also the stronger Sun Yu or Chen Yufei in WS.
KS has beaten Lindan before but not chen long yet. And also h2h against Hebingjiao is 3-5 for Sindhu. But against Sun Yu and Chen Yufei , she has 3-4 and 1-1 respectively. Hence, they had selected Hebingjiao i think. Sindhu has had trouble playing south paw starting from the beginning. Great experience for 16 year old boy Satwik. These kind of experiences will definitely nurture some young talents.
Lin Dan is on the rise again now and he's always been very good in Sudirman or any team matches. My money is on Super Dan if he's to face KS. But seems they are saving him for the possibility of Lee Chong Wei in the semis. He's always up to play his arch nemesis and best friend.
How great it would be if India could get "1" point in the top 3 matches, then it will go to WS and WD. I want that.
LCW? How are you so certain? Didn't you see the Japanese squad?. I visualize Japan in Semis. No offense to Malaysia. Japan is strong team.
Let's see if India could cause any upset. But China is no Indonesia. That is one robust line up with 3 Olympic Gold medalists. The Great Wall of China.
Even some People here said that India would not be able to come out of Group matches.. Here , you go. they are in Knock Out Stages. So, already they exceeded expectations. So, no worries.
I predicted Japan as you could see above. But they are not eliminating any possibilities if Malaysian MD, MS could secure 2 points, XD is up for grab. If Malaysian prevail, we'll be in for a treat, epic battle of Lin Dan vs Lee Chong Wei.
KOR v TPE, 3-1. Chinese Taipei screwed out the plot as Korea men's doubles pair, the unranked Choi Sol Gyu/Seo Seung Jae created upset over world number 10, Lee Jhe Huei/Lee Yang in opening match. Formidable Tai Tzu Ying continues her winning streak to level scoreline, 1-1 defeated familiar foe Sung Ji Hyun despite a drama when hawk-eye technology coudn't display in crucial situation, 23-22 but then the stay-focused Taiwanese young lady executed well, 24-22. More thrilling match was presented by Son Wan Ho against Chou Tien Chen. Afer took one game apiece for both players, it seemed Son would sealed the match at decider but Chou made good come back to close the gap even he held match point, 20-18 then one important challenge asked by current world number one at very decisive position 19-20 and extra point needed to determine who won the clash, Son finally completed with 23-21 leaving Chou in huge disappointment as he knew his team chance became slimmer to eye last four round. Next, Chang Ye Na/Lee So Hee secured semifinal spot for Korea to beat Hsu Ya Ching/Wu Ti Jung in two straight-games. THA v DEN, 3-2. Sapsiree Taerattanachai played pivotal role last night to deliver two winning points, first and last match with her respective partner. Denmark scooped men's category through Viktor Axelsen who destroyed Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk and Conrad/Kolding bested Isara/Phuangphuapet in three games. The long-dependable to veteran players Danish squad lost narrowly to young and well-developed team, Thailand. Second time for this South East Asia nation to book semifinal berth after 2013 edition. Denmark quarterfinal exit isn't quite big surprise since they lost 2-3 to Indonesia in group-stage.
All your questions will be answered if you watch DEN vs INA the night before-- this is a TOURNAMENT; not an online-MOBA with endless "re-spawns"...
I understand the stadium is a "slow" one with varying drift, like most in the South-East Asia (humidity, tropical heat and storms)-- you can see it in how the MDs (INA, THA, even HKG, TPE) who rely on over-whelming speed and aggression have fallen time and again... once, you take the foot off the pedal, defending and counter-attacking quite easy. So coming towards the tail end of the tournament, we should see more tactical play-- except maybe from CHN who has been rotating their 1st and 2nd stringers...
JPN v MAS => https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/...9D5AE85E-5686-4389-95E6-D700293D2329&match=76 MD, Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda v Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong WS, Nozomi Okuhara v Sonia Cheah MS, Kenta Nishimoto v Lee Chong Wei WD, Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi v Vivian Hoo/Woon Khe Wei XD, Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino v Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing Again, first match men's double should be crucial for both team to win the tie. A tall order for Malaysian players to steal point from Japan supremacy in women's category. Same case with Lee Chong Wei, uphill task for Nishimoto to topple Lee while last match Tan/Lai have slight advantage to overcome Watanabe/Higashino. CHN v IND => https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/...9D5AE85E-5686-4389-95E6-D700293D2329&match=75 XD, Lu Kai/Huang Yaqiong v Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Ashwini Ponnappa MS, Chen Long v Kidambi Srikanth MD, Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan v Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty WS, He Bingjiao v Pusarla V. Sindhu WD, Bao Yixin/Tang Jinhua v N. Sikki Reddy/Ashwini Ponnppa China should be wary to the underdog team, India for what they did against Indonesia and Denmark in preliminary round. On paper, China is favourite to win 3-0 but this is team event when mental strength is key factor to win the match. China fields Chen Long considering his 4-0 head to head statistics over Srikanth in individual tournament. Chen Long made blunder three times in team event, Thomas Cup (2014, 2016) and Asian Games 2014 Final. It will be good test for the Olympic Champion how he will handle high pressure this time.
Selection of Sonia Cheah is weird though for Malaysia. I would still field Goh Jin Wei as the better of the two to at least battle it out with NO, at least it's not AY (to whom she lost badly in group stage).
