Anybody knows where I can watch Wang SX's matches against Fu Mingtian and Juliane Schenk? Still quite surprised by her victory over Wang Xin. There is no need for Wang Xin to "help" her maintain her ranking points because just by being in the semi-final Wang SX would have garnered sufficient points to stay at No. 2, well ahead to qualify for London 2012. Just want to watch her games and see whether she is regaining her form or better still raise her level one notch.
If you are referring to BWF ranking points, then Lee CW will still be number 1 as he is way ahead of the rest, Lin Dan is a distant 2nd.
You know, if Peter had beaten Chen Long, then Lin Dan might be required to do his duty to take on Peter as Chen Jin has no confidence to so, and to lose to a non-Chinese in a final at home soil would be embarrasing, something every Chinese player hates to fall into.
no, i'm not referring to bwf ranking points but rather the current form of these players based on their physical and mental strengths at the moment.
Yeap, but from the beginning i predicted Peter Gade has a slim chance to beat Chen Long, here or in coming tourneys elsewhere...CL is surely on rising slope while the same can't be attributed to PG!
i think all the 3 top chinese players can quite consistently beat peter gade from hereon as they seem to know his strengths/weaknesses. this is especially evident from chen long's demolishment of gade in straight sets today.
No upset here! WD: Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang [1](CHN) bt Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei [4](CHN) 24-22, 18-21, 21-19
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I think Chen Jin would have some problems beating him, he can't put the shuttle on the floor like LD and CL can. He can't inject pace either, so imop those matches are all about PG - whether he can maintain the pace needed to beat CJ. He has the necessary power and deception, so it's a question of how in shape he is physically.
You gives give too much credit to CL. He is a good player all right, but nothing special, just regularity like his older brother CJ. He lost in the first round of the WC, remember? For the lost of WYH, it has nothing to do with match-fixing. JYJ is famous in China as the "empress of internal battle", that is, she is very good against her compatriot and beat them regularly. Today was nothing special. WX is the opposite : always performs better against foreigners, and always weak against compatriot. Those trends are even more strong on home ground.
I would actually put Marc Zwiebler higher than TH. He beat him the last 2 times they played, and is much, much more athletic. He also has the passion and fighting spirit to win against seemingly stronger players - if he doesn't get injured, he'll definitely be more dangerous to the other top players than TH, who seems like he's lost all passion (again).
