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For TC, I think DEN vs Korea will be more interesting. Both teams have chance to win this SF. Hope it goes to 5 matches. As for CHN vs JPN, I think the MS2 (Chen Long vs Kenichi ???) may give JPN the chance to take 1 point. If JPN wins MS2, then there is a possibility for JPN to win MD2 . . . . then we may get to see MS3 play. I highly doubt LD and CY/FHF will lost the 1st 2 matches
If the japanese 1st md can play like qtr finals. nothing is impossible. Same for KT. The rest is pretty tough. Possibly another 3-0 again.
China - japan Thomas team : 3-0 Denmark - Korea : THis will be tough battle. Korea need to win first MD for them to had a chance to win this SF. Lately PG had been playing not great, so LHI had big chance to win a point. But usually PG did well in team event. For first MD, the Danes had an edge to the Korean, but they still had not play their best ability in team event. JJ vs SWH : 50:50. Both play so so in this event. Second MD. It will be a cracker. Though Korea had LYD here, but the Danes sratch pairs will be tough to beat. Third MS: On paper the Danes Hans are better than Korea MS3. But you never know how the mentality when the scores is 2-2. Prediction: Denmark win 3-2.
Sho Sasaki has beat LD before, although this time I think LD will white wash him since CHN are playing on their own turf. Hashimoto/Hirata are a doubles pair for the future. I can see them taking a game from CY/FHF and who knows maybe get a win. They did well enough in the quarter finals against a determined Kido/Setiawan. CHN vs JPN could be even more entertaining than KOR vs DEN tomorrow if everything goes well for the Japanese. The KOR/DEN tie may end up being a dissapointment or one-sided to KOR because this Danish team only managed to win 3-2 against a MAS team WITHOUT LCW !!! JOJ and HKV are no-hopers and Axelsen ?? Please.... . Boe/Mogensen are not in good form either, almost screwed up against MAS scratch pair.
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come to think of it, that's a pretty decent lineup for Denmark. even against China, it is not a clear cut win for China. there are a lot of risk. more than Uber against KOR 2 years ago.
i agree with kwun....axelsen is more mature than his age suggests...i would probably rate him higher than any of the malaysian players including daren liew...peter is a fighter....BoMo have to find their form...JOJ or SWH can both screw things up for their respective teams...interesting battle
I am expecting 3-1 or 3-2 for Denmark... The point would be delivered from Dannish : MD1, MS2, & MD2 ( 3-1) or MD1, MD2 & MS3 ( 3-2 )
PG / LHI - 50/50 - the most recent match is 2011 SC and PG won closely. the record before that is all the way back to 2006 CM/MB vs. Koo/Yoo - 75/25 the Danes have a 4-0 h2h record here the rest.. are all hard to say most of them are untested in TC before, either as an individual, or as a pairing.