End of game 1 : 21-9 on CHN favor. MAS let CHN pair smashed too much, it should be the other way around.
game 1. very simple. KKK/TBH not able to react to the chinese shots. and not just attack, but chinese just have a better awareness of the MAS formation. often able to push to pressure the MASians. and when FHF is beating KKK handily at the net, we know that they are in trouble.
50-50 bronze sounds right. PAWers blinded by the group results but the Bruce Li SF performance was very spirited. If there was no day rest in between the defeat might still linger in their mind, getting so much closer than many thought possible to the Final, but I think a day's rest was enough to get them back on the medal hunt. Will [could ] be a tricky one for the RUS ... Friar Lee Hyun Il should have gone to the same saloon?
FHF runs out to change racket. i think there is a call for it. then lifts and TBH leave it in. bang on the line. good call by linemen.
Let's hope it becomes a contest in set 2 ... racket switcharoo Was thinking KKK/TBH could pull off an upset but KKK looked quite nervous in the warmup to me or is that KKK's "concentrated" look?