Li Xuerui is in excellent form. She should win the title according to me You must be joking! What she wants more is to get a good sleep as what she wrote to Liu Xin in her microblog yesterday. I believe LYB is currently training her how to play matchs even when she is exhausted... I only hope is that she wouldn't get injured. I think WYH (after one week rest) or Ratchnok Intanon get more chance to win the title or some Jap girls
Indeed, I'm very surprised LYB and coaches allowed or maybe encouraged LXR to do that, perhaps just to see how far she can go in terms of body and spirit. But I also read LXR saying as she is a soldier, she must never give up; at the same time, LYB and ZN have been reminding her constantly to avoid injury, a delicate balance for her to strike.
Really looking forward to MD Hopefully Ashan/ Setiawan vs Liu/ Qui in the SF, would be a great match. Shame they can't meet in final. Boe/ Mogensen will probably lose in the final to the winners of said match, unless Chai/ Hong can beat them. In WS will be interesting if Sindhu can continue her upsets against the Chinese players after beating both Wangs at the WC. She is set to play Li Xuerui in the QF.
the best of LD so far : 13 wins in a row within 3 weeks (2007 Germany - AE - Swiss) http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/find.aspx?a=8&oid=209B123F-AA87-41A2-BC3E-CB57133E64CC&q=50906
what will be your excuse if li xuerui doesn't win this tournament? tiredness maybe or this tournament is not important?
RISKS VS. BENEFITS More tournaments under intense schedule, more benefits for... as well as more entertainments for spectators... yet the players gonna bear the risks
