2018 HSBC BWF World Tour Final: Race to Guangzhou

Discussion in '2018 Tournaments' started by minions, Oct 28, 2018.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. samkool

    samkool Regular Member

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2004
    Messages:
    2,497
    Likes Received:
    1,675
    Occupation:
    too pre-occupied to work
    Location:
    the next world tour tournament
    it's called 'team'
    soldiers...?
     
    kurako likes this.
  2. yuquall

    yuquall Regular Member

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2018
    Messages:
    11,119
    Likes Received:
    3,047
    Location:
    AU
    I find that sentence a bit hard to believe when I thought of Fuku/Hiro and their coaches scandal. They didn't seem to think much about their previous individual corporations.

    Fine, internal competition within Japan's national team among the players' and their respective individual corporation/employers.
    To me if the players do whatever or go wherever the corporation tell them to, they are just like 'chess pieces' with the corporation as the mastermind.

    I have nothing against the players nor think less of them, it's their life choices and I respect that. :) I just don't regard highly of Japan corporations in many ways personally. :cool:

    And I find it easier to sympathize with the other players who are doing their utmost for themselves and who are not fortunate enough to (yet) have a promising retirement plan when they are no longer in a competitive condition.

    Edit: Corporation -> 'Team'.
     
    #282 yuquall, Nov 28, 2018
    Last edited: Nov 28, 2018
  3. kurako

    kurako Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 16, 2017
    Messages:
    1,703
    Likes Received:
    2,391
    Location:
    Japan
    Here, you need to note that FukuHiro had been with their coach, Imai Akihiro, since their Renesas days. They followed him to Saishunkan, and now to Gifu Tricky Panders. As far as they are concerned, Saishunkan was not their initial employer; Saishunkan took over the Renesas badminton club. It is a different scenario.

    But I agree with you that next year is going to be vicious as far as Japanese badminton is concerned. With so many players/pairs vying for the coveted two Olympic slots, it will be interesting to see how far they will go to topple each other. :eek::eek:
     
    fanyy likes this.
  4. stanleyfm

    stanleyfm Regular Member

    Joined:
    Sep 3, 2017
    Messages:
    2,317
    Likes Received:
    828
    Location:
    Delft
    maybe some will be invited to another casino
     
    It'sMeMeMe, samkool and kurako like this.
  5. minions

    minions Regular Member

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2018
    Messages:
    2,938
    Likes Received:
    823
    Location:
    Indonesia
    woah, that will cause a problem. no one will make a stupid mistake when they are fully aware of consequences.
     
  6. yuquall

    yuquall Regular Member

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2018
    Messages:
    11,119
    Likes Received:
    3,047
    Location:
    AU
    You will never know.
    I supposed the players who did the mistake were fully aware of the consequences when they went to the casino back then.

    Yakuza power;)
     
  7. galaxyduo

    galaxyduo Regular Member

    Joined:
    Nov 18, 2011
    Messages:
    1,232
    Likes Received:
    716
    Location:
    Olympics
    This event should be great!
     
    #287 galaxyduo, Nov 29, 2018
    Last edited: Nov 29, 2018
  8. minions

    minions Regular Member

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2018
    Messages:
    2,938
    Likes Received:
    823
    Location:
    Indonesia
    MS players' win/loss record in BWF World Tour. Only the players who won at least 20 matches are counted.

    Chou Tien Chen 40-13 75.47%
    Kento Momota 40-6 86.96%
    Tommy Sugiarto 27-16 62.79%
    Shi Yuqi 28-9 75.68%
    Son Wan Ho 22-12 64.71%
    Kantaphon Wangcharoen 25-17 59.52%
    Sameer Verma 29-13 69.05%
    Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 22-11 66.67%
    Kenta Nishimoto 23-13 63.89%
    Jonatan Christie 20-14 58.82%

    From the win loss percentage, the order is as follows. KM, SYQ, CTC, SV, ASG, SWH, KN, TS, KW, JC. From the top 8, only Kenta that doesn't qualify to WTF. Meanwhile, Kantaphon is out of top 8 based from this order. I wonder if BWF should use this win loss percentage to determine who can qualify to WTF.
     
  9. Master

    Master Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2016
    Messages:
    2,145
    Likes Received:
    1,163
    Location:
    somewhere on earth
    Updates: Carolina Marin Withdraws

    Spain’s Carolina Marin, who had automatic qualification as World champion, withdrew due to injury, enabling He Bingjiao (China) to make the cut.

    Marin, who has never won the season-ending tournament, was seventh on the HSBC Race To Guangzhou Rankings, but her withdrawal meant that the invitation was sent to the player next in line, He Bingjiao, who is currently in tenth place. Sayaka Takahashi, ranked ninth, was not invited as two Japanese players – Nozomi Okuhara (No.2) and Akane Yamaguchi (No.3) qualified ahead of her. Only two players per member association can qualify in each category.

    In fourth place is China’s Chen Yufei, who won her first major event at the Fuzhou China Open, while Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon, winner of the Malaysia Masters, qualified in fifth place. India’s Pusarla V Sindhu, runner-up in India and Thailand, qualified in sixth place.

    [​IMG]

    World Tour Finals Qualifiers : https://cms.bwfbadminton.com/wp-con...ou-Ranking-29-11-2018-Qualifiers_latest-1.pdf

    [Source]
     
  10. minions

    minions Regular Member

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2018
    Messages:
    2,938
    Likes Received:
    823
    Location:
    Indonesia
    Oh, damn. CM withdrew again. Last year, she had an injury that force her to miss SSF. Wish her speedy recovery. Looks like SSF/WTF always have at least one WC that withdrew.
     
  11. Cheung

    Cheung Moderator

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2002
    Messages:
    23,817
    Likes Received:
    4,791
    Occupation:
    wannabe badminton phototaker
    Location:
    Outside the box
    I doubt He Bingjiao can go. Her injury in HK looked serious enough to put her out of on court training for at least a couple of weeks.
     
  12. minions

    minions Regular Member

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2018
    Messages:
    2,938
    Likes Received:
    823
    Location:
    Indonesia
    If she can't go to Guangzhou, ZBW can take the spot.
     
    Cheung likes this.
  13. gelopisan

    gelopisan Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 15, 2016
    Messages:
    2,404
    Likes Received:
    413
    Location:
    Indonesia
    Oh believe me CM doesn't care for this WT Final..
     
    stanleyfm likes this.
  14. minions

    minions Regular Member

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2018
    Messages:
    2,938
    Likes Received:
    823
    Location:
    Indonesia
    Hmmm, I don't think so. She already missed SSF/WTF twice in a row, including this year.
     
  15. Baddyforall

    Baddyforall Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jun 22, 2015
    Messages:
    8,039
    Likes Received:
    2,679
    Location:
    Chennai
    Let us discuss h2h with the players.

    Sameer verma vs Chou tien chen (0-1)
    vs Tommy Sugiarto (1-1)
    vs Son Won Ho (1-1)
    vs Kento Momota (1-1)
    vs Kantophon (1-1)
    vs Shi Yuqi (1-2)
    vs Anthony ginting (1-1)

    Except for Chou Tien Chen, he has beaten everybody else atleast one time.
     
  16. minions

    minions Regular Member

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2018
    Messages:
    2,938
    Likes Received:
    823
    Location:
    Indonesia
    Just got the news that HBJ can't attend to WTF due to her injury. The vacant spot goes to ZBW. It is nice to have 2 players from America to participate in WTF.
     
    offbad likes this.
  17. visor

    visor Regular Member

    Joined:
    Dec 7, 2009
    Messages:
    16,401
    Likes Received:
    2,001
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada is not part of America...

    Sent from my SM-G965W using Tapatalk
     
  18. minions

    minions Regular Member

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2018
    Messages:
    2,938
    Likes Received:
    823
    Location:
    Indonesia
    America is a continent, not a country. If you want to refer America as country, it should be US or USA.
     
    offbad and samkool like this.
  19. stanleyfm

    stanleyfm Regular Member

    Joined:
    Sep 3, 2017
    Messages:
    2,317
    Likes Received:
    828
    Location:
    Delft
    I wouldn't care that much about this extra tournament if I am CM haha
    Better take a rest and prepare for next year schedule
     
    gelopisan likes this.
  20. aZn_Popcorn

    aZn_Popcorn Regular Member

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2006
    Messages:
    1,689
    Likes Received:
    7
    Location:
    Canada
    America is NOT a continent. North America is a continent...
     
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page