extremenanopowe
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wow.. nice one. I've uploaded the ms finals express edition. Enjoy. 
2011 All England: Day 6 Sunday 13-March (Finals Day)
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Nice report there, abedeng...........But I am sure you wouldn't mind to missed the flight if the "clash of the titans" went into 3rd set, and ended up in tight deuce, would you...........
Oh yes I would give the match a miss. There is such a thing we call work, you know. So even for a well travelled badminton fan, badminton still has to defer to work .....
desmond0806
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hei guys, i just know that Misbun is actually in England..
desmond0806
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hey guys, I just found out that Misbun is in England.. maybe perhaps to watch adn guide LCW game..
It was mentioned by someone earlier either in this thread or in another.
desmond0806
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haha i saw him wit misbun when both of them visit to a badminton shop.. saw it in FB.. haha
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Welcome to BadmintonCentral hyin21.
Yes, I agree... KKK/TBH played with wrong tactics.
But credit must be given to MB/CM for playing well.
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I wouldn't say they played with the wrong tactics. More that they lost composure in key moments and weren't able to regain the initiative.
The Danes took a bit of time between rallies to think up the tactics of the next rally, especially if they lost the previous rally. When Koo and Tan lost the previous points, they still wanted to carry on play immediately without sufficient discussion on tactic adjustments or at least to stay calm for the next rally. Thus I wonder how they could have kept the previous rallies' results out of their minds ......
It was totally in contrast to how they handled the 2nd game against Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng the previous day.
desmond0806
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haha um not really.. to meet his fans and signings...
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Gicutzu
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That should actually be one of only 7 players to win titles in more than one category at the same World Championship edition.
chris-ccc
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KKK/TBH lost composure in key moments and weren't able to regain the initiative
I suppose that KKK/TBH were determined to continue with their tactics as planned (or decided) before their match.
Perhaps during the intervals, with consultation with their coaching panel, they should have considered abandoning their initial plan (of tactics).
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I suppose that KKK/TBH were determined to continue with their tactics as planned (or decided) before their match.
Perhaps during the intervals, with consultation with their coaching panel, they should have considered abandoning their initial plan (of tactics).
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In transit at Changi now, waiting for the last flight out to KLIA around midnight
You guys seem to forget that I am not a Malaysian fan. I celebrate badminton for what it is, whether a Malaysian wins or Malaysia is represented doesn't matter. And if Malaysians don't deserve to win (like Koo and Tan), it is then better for them not to win.
Finals day saw a massive supporter battle between Malaysian students and the Chinese supporters. Arena is around 70% full. The Malaysians of course, had the upper hand of, err, experience with gongs, drums, whistles, uniforms and the like.
But on court, the Chinese still rule overall. First on court was cute Hirose against a not-bad-looking Wang Shixian. It was a battle royale all the way, with both girls competing for the title of "who could arch her back the best while still being in control of the shot". There were groans everywhere when you see those gals at it, we felt the pain of their spines ....... But despite the best efforts of Hirose with Malaysian and neutral crowd backing, Wang Shixian took the first title deservedly on her better deception and control.
The Men's Doubles final came out next, and the in form and in control Koo Kien Kiat and Tan Boon Heong made light work of Carsten Mogensen and Mathias Boe in game 1. In Game 2, both Mogensen and Boe pressed forward a little closer to the net to pounce, and this brought parity to the game until the closing stages.
From then onwards, a series of flick serves from the Danes continued to confuse the Malaysians, and they rode their luck out to win a close 2nd game. Now, I have never seen the Malaysians being so easily confused and slow in reacting to flick serves. In 2007 when they won the title, Koo and Tan were only beaten once on the flick.
In the decider, the Malaysians started out strongly for an 11-6 lead at the break. The Danes tried to close in to 11-13, thanks to strategic gamesmanship. From then onwards, a series of lack of composure, first from Mathias Boe and then infecting Tan Boon Heong, saw the scores go from 16-11 in the Malaysians favour to 16-16, 17-17, 18-18. But the Malaysians were the most affected by nerves at this point as on a number of occasions, Koo and Tan went for the shuttle and got into each other's way. Thus in the end, Mogensen and Boe justified their World No 1 ranking and took their first major title.
Next up, was the Massacre. The Japanese probably used the wrong pair against such a powerful lineup of Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang. Defensively, Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa were nothing compared to their defeated teammates Shizuka Matsuo and Mami Naito. Wang Xiaoli brought her heaviest guns and missiles, there was just no escaping the inevitable. Probably the most one sided All-England Final ever in history, and compares well with Zhao Jianhua's demolition of Joko Suprianto 21 years ago at Wembley Arena.
But hey, didn't Joko Suprianto go on to become World Champion? Maybe Fujii and Kakiiwa are World Champ material. Err, perhaps not ......
The Thais came out next against Ma Jin and Xu Chen. This was the best I have seen Xu Chen play all week, supporting Ma Jin's clever placements. The Thais were only competitive at the start of the first 5 pts in game 1 .......
But what I don't quite like to see in this match was Ma Jin bossing Xu Chen around each time he made an error. Too much, as if she is miles better than Xu Chen. Well, actually she is ..... but should have been more tactful at it.
Then came the clash of the titans, between LCW and Lin Dan. And both sets of supporters were at their highest pitch and the Mexican wave enveloped the arena. It was a great match-up where techniques you don't regularly see in their other matches against less powerful opposition, are shown in full force.
Lin Dan was the more accurate of the two at the lines and the net. However, LCW had it balanced by clever variations of his diagonal shots that Lin Dan was not too comfortable at. LCW was also the faster player on court, which allowed him to recover from difficult situations. The better player on the day won after a 50 minute battle, but as usual, in most matches between these two, the loser could still stand tall ........
And not a moment too soon too. As soon as the prize presentation ceremony was over, off I went for a long walk to the train station, to catch the 8:25 pm flight back to Dubai, Singapore and KL. Imagine, if it had gone to 3 games, I would have missed that.
Nice writeup. I think Zheng Bo's bad behaviour has rubbed off on Ma Jin.....
It would be such a pity if a player of Ma Jin's class were to display behaviour like that. She may not care if she is not popular but I would expect she has already built up quite a considerable fan base and sympathy from her treatment by Zheng Bo.
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It seems like China has a double standard for bossiness. ZB was castigated for telling Ma Jin off, yet China has had a history of strong willed women players putting their male partners in their places. Gao Ling and Yu Yang come to mind. Looks like Ma Jin will be allowed to join this sorority.
It didn't look like she was bossing him around to me. She is the one with the experience and there always has to be a leader. Whether it be the man or the woman. Looked normal. The hug at the end was nice.
I'm not saying it's a good or bad thing. Although she's more experienced, Ma Jin is hardly setting the world on fire. If I were her partner, I don't know if I would pay much attention to her. Anyway I always find it amusing to see this type of symbiosis on Chinese XD teams.
Totally agree...
1. Supporter Atmosphere brilliant
2.Massacre in WD. That was the only word that kept popping into my mind. Just too much nerves & CHN didn't let them have any cheap points
3.Xu Chen..very solid, few mistakes direct in putting the shuttle back to the opponent
george@chongwei
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LOL look at that 2 Caucasian dude at 8.33
. so excited and shout till so loud after got LCW's autograph
[video=youtube;-VBUPywrOAI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VBUPywrOAI[/video]
. so excited and shout till so loud after got LCW's autograph[video=youtube;-VBUPywrOAI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VBUPywrOAI[/video]
LOL look at that 2 Caucasian dude at 8.33
[video=youtube;-VBUPywrOAI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VBUPywrOAI[/video]
Never mind the 2 caucasian dudes. I thought the announcer was going to burst a lung when he announced LCW as the champion.
Too bad the 2 Malaysian commentators couldn't shut up while the presentation was going on. Don't they have a sense of allowing their TV audience to enjoy the atmosphere.
pBmMalaysia
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Never mind the 2 caucasian dudes. I thought the announcer was going to burst a lung when he announced LCW as the champion.
Too bad the 2 Malaysian commentators couldn't shut up while the presentation was going on. Don't they have a sense of allowing their TV audience to enjoy the atmosphere.
Right, if I were there I would switch off their current supply then gag them with my socks
eRa@에라
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agreed... I did switch it off some time this year when watch the repeat telecast in Arena. That lady's commentating was so ear-damaging and amazingly got to my nerve rather easily, I would roll in vain (no, I can't throw something on the screen, it's my only tv *sigh*)... they don't keep up with baddy news, it shows... the guy said LCW had everything now except OLY gold... aduh, I couldn't continue listening to their babbling... just press the mute button, easy.