That's why I do not expect MAS to qualify, but I do expect them to play their hearts out and give a significant challenge.
THA for sure is going all out,....they wanted to prevent themselve from dropping to group 2...for next S cup...and 1 prediction is, MS- THA for sure WS - THA quite sure MD - ENG quite sure WD - depend on who play for THA and ENG send who to play....strategy!!! XD - 50 - 50 ENG have slight edge....pray for THA That mean, THA needs one point from WDn and XD..and ENG needs to win both WD and XD to excel....go for it THA..
look at the probability, MAS has a high chance. 5 out 8 scenarios MAS will end up 2nd for both outcomes.
If 5.5.2 is valid, then MAS should be ahead of ENG in of terms of "ranking", unless the table is wrong.
Or U should think this way....in order to avoid INA in SF..CHN will "let" MAS to win and hoping to stay a 2nd place to play KOR as they have overall advantage in men and women section...compared to INA...CHN have less advantage in Men section............
maybe u r rite.....BUT, since there's still hope, certainly those who support MAS,including me, will want MAS to qualify!!! MAS CAN beat CHN, Why not?? THAI can beat ENG as well....
It's getting more interesting indeed... (my quick take as the group plays come to an end).. Looking realistically ahead to Group 1B, and with KOR winning over DEN, if INA finishes in 2nd place, i wouldn't be surprised to see a shake up in the lineup when they play CHN.. I have a hunch there will be a lineup change; and it will be in the XD and possibly MD events. Depending on the order of play, I would expect to see INA to feature the steadier Flandy Limpele, in place of Nova, and an "unknown" partner for the XD match. Who could that "unknown" partner be, well, it could be either Vita or Lilyana. I would assume they will "give away" the WD(as well as the WS) matches to CHN, thus the possibility of Vita *not playing* in the WD match is bigger. Now as for the MD, INA could make a surprise lineup as well. Who knows, *IF* it comes down to the last match and that last match is the MD, we might finally see a Candra+"unknown" player vs. CHN... Of course, that tie will ultimately come down to the MS match, as a huge battle between Lin Dan vs. Taufik looms, again.. **If INA finishes in 1st place in their group, then the scenario above is moot...
Both hcyong and dmitry's input are crucial in case the organisers get their Maths wrong so MAS (known for their weak Maths) can use them to double check.
No matter who China plays, the key is still the XD as China is quite untouchable in the WS and WD. China MS and MD are not 100% quarantee as the current Super Series results show. China knew it and so are other countries, that you want to get any points from China, the best chance are from their MS and MD. As long as China does not lost the key XD, which they have not so far, then it does not really matter what the outcome are from the MS and MD.
Well, looks like the SIN-TPE match is over even before it started if XD is the crucial match. Hendri and Li are absolutely smoking the TPE duo 21-10, 18-12
Already started??? Good for SIN. Now for the MS and MD to play normally and SIN will be home and dry.
Wow, U are really good in culculation,,,fantastic.....that means MAS have to lost at least 1 - 4 to CHN and hoping THA to over come ENG at least 3 - 2 to advance to SF....and THA will have to win at 5 - 0 over ENG in order put themselve in SF... and ENG have to win over THA at lest 3 - 2 to go tru to SF...wow...interesting.........the situation become interesting after MAS lost to ENG in the opening match....
Div 1 Group B Current position: KOR(2,7-3) INA(1,6-4) DEN(1,4-6) HKG(0,3-7) Last ties of the group: KOR v DEN, INA v HKG I will not consider situations where INA loses. KOR win, INA win - KOR(3,x-x) INA(2,x-x) DEN(1,x-x) KOR lose, INA win KOR 2-3, INA 5-0 - INA(2,11-4) KOR(2,9-6) DEN(2,7-8) KOR 2-3, INA 4-1 - INA(2,10-5) KOR(2,9-6) DEN(2,7-8) KOR 2-3, INA 3-2 - KOR(2,9-6) INA(2,9-6) DEN(2,7-8) KOR 1-4, INA 5-0 - INA(2,11-4) DEN(2,8-7) KOR(2,8-7) KOR 1-4, INA 4-1 - INA(2,10-5) DEN(2,8-7) KOR(2,8-7) KOR 1-4, INA 3-2 - INA(2,9-6) DEN(2,8-7) KOR(2,8-7) KOR 0-5, INA 5-0 - INA(2,11-4) DEN(2,9-6) KOR(2,7-8) KOR 0-5, INA 4-1 - INA(2,10-5) DEN(2,9-6) KOR(2,7-8) KOR 0-5, INA 3-2 - INA(2,9-6) DEN(2,9-6) KOR(2,7-8) Basically, if KOR loses by 4-1 or 5-0, then INA will top the group with DEN second. If KOR loses by 3-2, then both KOR and INA will go to the semis, more likely INA will top the group. INA must win by 4-1 to make sure they take full advantage of a Korean slip-up.
Hmm.. ..actually their MD pairing in CY & FHF have become quite formidable, esp. after their back to back SE Asian victories..That's why *IF* INA wants to have a fighting chance in an upset, they have to play the cards right. Feature the ones that are consistent and dependable. So, here's my proposed lineup, not in any order: MS-Taufik(stamina could be key for him, but if he gets extra rest, who knows) WS-?????(loss) MD-Candra+???? WD-????(loss) XD-Flandy(please, please, please no more Nova for any big matches:crying:)+????...this is crucial, esp. if XD is the opening match, just like what happened 2 yrs ago in CHN..