Mmh intense end. Saving three mp, and then the easy error and one time too much guessing. lcw had the correct instinct to play a cross in this second... Not what I was hoping for, but well lcw deserves it. Really. Not bc he played very good today imo (neither did ld), but for his career!
Aiya, so typical. Spinning net shot by LCW, LD lifts wide. 21-20 Longish rally and a deceptive cross court block has LD wrong footed. 22-20 How are you eagle. Been a long time.
LD cared-- but he knows that the moment he accelerates he will make errors... that's why he had to play the entire Olympic tournament as if he was Hu Yun. LCW, however, seem to be hiding his game or else watching LD more closely than his previous opponents before moving vs the way he moved and anticipated his previous opponents so fluidly... LD's outright winners were his deceptive shots which caught LCW out, but it also puts LD under pressure to keep going for soft/deceptive shots-- until even LD was making mistakes on his soft, deceptive shots!!!
YA... That's why he played like a champ in 2 ND match... Nerves got the better of LCW in the 3rd set last quarter..that is after 15-15... No nerves in 2nd set...
Nice to see respect between lin Dan and Lee chong wei after the match. Can lcw win his first gold. If Mas doubles beat China doubles, this may be the first olympic with no gold for China in badminton.
Nice to see respect between lin Dan and Lee chong wei after the match. Can lcw win his first gold. If Mas doubles beat China doubles, this may be the first olympic with no gold for China in badminton.
Nice to see respect between lin Dan and Lee chong wei after the match. Can lcw win his first gold. If Mas doubles beat China doubles, this may be the first olympic with no gold for China in badminton.
Ok, time to get over it. Refocus on Viktor. Let's do this Viktor. Play free. Cl has all the pressure!
I see what I see, easy points more from Lin Dan and at crucial moments. Not my problem if you don't agree. It doesn't mean I deny LCW, it's just that I'm so disappointed with Lin Dan, that's all.
OMG ZYL and ZN in the divorce proceeding, and rumor is ZYL is now dating HW, and ZN is dating TQ. What a mess! No wonder Chinese pairs performed so badly in this game!
Nice to see respect between lin Dan and Lee chong wei after the match. Can lcw win his first gold. If Mas doubles beat China doubles, this may be the first olympic with no gold for China in badminton.
LD's reading of the game is still second to none and his shot selection/execution more brilliant than any-- but he cracked under the pressure of an opponent who defends just as well as he can attack and is fairly familiar with LD's game.