U are right too, what i means was be contented for able to keep in Group 1 and still strive for a better results....in the group cos its not over yet..
Agree with your attitude. Look at it this way. MAS started off badly against ENG because they underestimated them. WMC lost to Salakit P. cos she underestimated her.(and SP let go the 2nd game both to conserve energy and to fool WMC.)Both MAS MD and WS had their wakeup calls so they should be sharper as well since there's one day rest. LCW don't need wakeup calls. He's dying to meet LD. Unfortunately, aware of LCW's form,LYB may field CJ. LCW is ready, doesn't matter whether CHN MS is LD or CJ.With WCH/WPT as XD, upset is possible cos of surprise element. For WD which is a dead loss ,save WPT some energy and partner CEH with the XD MJ for some fun! The crucial element will be how well the coaches figure out the pre-match strategy. Get them right and MAS will win.Then LYB will have to stitch up his mouth.
Btw.. today/tonight could be a bit slow in BC, as M'sia is not playing...tomorrow, look for a possible full-house in here with all the M'sian fans coming in full-board.....
Since the Group 1A last match will play 2moro.,,,...CHN have the advantage to choose their opponent in the SF....i think they would like to avoid INA...like i said in the previous post....
I second that! I believe this year we have quite a balanced team of men and ladies in Group 2 and certainly will giave Japan a run of their money to be the champion of Group 2 and gain promotion to Group 1.
nah, there's no way MAS can beat CHN, our only hope to to get a point and hope that THA beats ENG. possibility of getting a point from MS or MD, LCW has been regaining some consistency but it'll be tough against LD, KKK/TBH are very unpredictable these days ... i think WS, WD and XD are a lost cause.
On paper, JAP looks stronger but as the cliche goes, matches are not played on paper but on the court. Take the ENG defeat of MAS as a prime example. JAP has advantage in WS and WD. I give SIN the edge in XD and a slight one in MS. All comes down to MD which I have to say JAP is a slight favourite
I wouldn't be so sure if what I observed about TPE MDs during ABC is right. They are capable of upsetting SIN MD. And CSC is using the XD as warmup for WS. She has tons of energy and deception (most scary, only XHW can handle; XXF failed)
That's exactly my point too. How can you put up a team of XD that have not played before in big matches like this and hope to beat a "consistent and dependable" China XD that have won 4 out of the 6 Super series so far?
Definitely not underestimating TPE players. I mean, look, Hsieh is way ahead of Ronald 11-5 in the 2nd game.
Singapore are the top seed in Div 2 (Japan second seed), but I expect a 50-50 encounter. Sharing the singles points, it is about who wins the doubles war. Of course, Singapore still has to overcome Taiwan.
For the TWN MD to win, yes it needs to be an upset. But under normal circumstances, SIN MD should win. I have written off SIN's WS and WD. TPE is too strong in these 2 events.
wut u mean under normal circumastances....and sin md should win an upset could happen the tw md r young and willing to challenge just look at the result from asian champ
I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hope that Ronald can win us a point. Hope also that our ladies will also be up to the task!
Actually I considered TPE as a bigger threat than JPN, but somehow we are in the same sub-group. The reason I said that is TPE is too strong on the ladies event that SIN has literally no chance of getting any points there, so it is 0-2 before the match starts. SIN has to depend on XD, MS and MD to beat TPE. But against JPN, our WS and WD have a better chance to win against the JPN opponent than of TPE.
