Maybe something is bothering him. He certainly didn't come to win. He just came to play. 21-15, 21-15.
Exactly, whatever is going on in his mind. He is very much his own man, nobody can force him to do anything, he decides what is best for himself in the long run.
Son Wan Ho must be happy to have such a tame Lin Dan today, why didn't he do it at Glasgow, SWH wishes.
Reasons and excuses for Uncle Lin's dismay performance : 1) I am not feeling well, toe nails too long. 2) I don't want to play against VA or SK. I can't handle either one of them. 3) Let LCW win something. 4) Homesick. Please feel free to add.
Even Yonex can't force Lin Dan to do anything they wishes,probably giving him quite a lot of leeway, the bottom line is he must turn up at the JPN Open, play a few rounds at least and do all the promotional activities lined up for him.
Actually he gave quite a blatant tanking message yesterday ''Today I played better than yesterday. I think I played well today. Only in the second game, when I was leading a large margin, my opponent managed to tie the scores. I was not so focused on that time. My tomorrow's opponent is world ranked number one and both of us played for World Championships before. But after World Championships, I played for National Games of China. It's physically tiresome'' Huh?
i'm sure uncle lin has enough dough and fame for a couple girls for the next 2 days before going back to XXF