Thanks for your objective analysis from a coach's point of view,subjective elements aside. I've learnt and benefited from you.
The tournament has presented a higher chance for non-CHN WS players to maximize their chances as there are only two CHN representatives, as it is both WYH and WX have suffered unexpected defeats, if not now then when for a non-CHN WS to win a major title. But tomorrow is another day and there is still either a WX or WYH assured of a place in the final,and for the non-CHN would-be finalist,she's already half-way there,which wouldn't have been the case had WX won today.
WX and WYH can consider themselves lucky. TPE s TTY and THA s Rat are not here and these two youngsters are fearless CHN beaters. When non-CHN WS plays CHN WS while fresh, you see the truth, walkovers are important in helping CHN win!
Wow, the Danes are showing they can match CHN in their acting badminton! So the opportunities are not limited to CHN.
. Non-CHN players are doing OK. Out of the 20 players/pairs remaining in the tournaments, we find 11 are non-CHN. But I still believe that China can win 4 titles on Sunday, namely; * WS: Wang Xin * MS: Lin Dan * WD: Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang * XD: Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei .