2014 Li Ning BWF Thomas & Uber Cups - Day 5 : QUARTERFINALS (22nd May 2014)

indrg said:
I am praying KOREA will pass CHINA tomorrow and whoever in the final as long as it is not CHINA I am soooo excited and happy and jumping for joy ... Good luck INDIA Uber Cup team, you have proven yourself.
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I wouldn't mind Korea beating China either, but that's more or less impossible. SJH can never beat LXR, Chinese WD are practically unbeatable, and as for BYJ versus WSX...enough said.
 
**KZ** said:
i think it would be more difficult for malaysia to win against indonesia than against china...malaysia would most probably have a guaranteed win in the first singles. first doubles is the point that malaysia would want to win, though judging from their form, would be rather difficult for HTH/TBH. If it does get to the 2nd doubles, malaysia would have a good chance of winning. china looks weaker this time round. it all boils down to CWF. he is THE crucial player for malaysia. if he loses...all hell breaks lose!

gutted with the danes loss though. would like to see at least one euro team in the semis. if JOJ didn't play like a beginner last night they would've already been in the semis.
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CHN will probably win both MS2 and MS3 against MAS if they meet, while the other matches are probably tossups.
 
mrinalini said:
I wouldn't mind Korea beating China either, but that's more or less impossible. SJH can never beat LXR, Chinese WD are practically unbeatable, and as for BYJ versus WSX...enough said.
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miracle happens. but not often. we never expected Korea to beat China in 2010!!
 
mrinalini said:
I wouldn't mind Korea beating China either, but that's more or less impossible. SJH can never beat LXR, Chinese WD are practically unbeatable, and as for BYJ versus WSX...enough said.
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It looks like a wishful thinking anybody can beat CHINA. What about JPN's chance?
 
**KZ** said:
i think it would be more difficult for malaysia to win against indonesia than against china...malaysia would most probably have a guaranteed win in the first singles. first doubles is the point that malaysia would want to win, though judging from their form, would be rather difficult for HTH/TBH. If it does get to the 2nd doubles, malaysia would have a good chance of winning. china looks weaker this time round. it all boils down to CWF. he is THE crucial player for malaysia. if he loses...all hell breaks lose!

gutted with the danes loss though. would like to see at least one euro team in the semis. if JOJ didn't play like a beginner last night they would've already been in the semis.
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Oh, ITA. Malaysia may have an easier time against China than Indonesia because of the strength of Indonesia's MD. As for Malaysia versus China: LCW will deliver the first point, both of China's MD are beatable, CWF can take on DPY...it's only if it comes down to the third MS where it will be impossible for Malaysia.

And yes, I'm still mourning the crashing out of both France and Denmark. :crying:
 
Surprisingly, Chong Wei Feng never met Hayom Rumbaka but Simon has won all his matches vs. CWF : h2h : 2-0.
 
indrg said:
It looks like a wishful thinking anybody can beat CHINA. What about JPN's chance?
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Practically impossible, too.

kwun said:
miracle happens. but not often. we never expected Korea to beat China in 2010!!
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Well, to me it wasn't entirely unexpected, because as much as I love WYH I knew then as I do now that she is a highly temperamental player. LXR isn't like that at all, and SJH just doesn't have what it takes to beat her. BYJ can never beat WSX, and for the life of me I don't know why. I think Korea's line-up in 2010 was much more favourable than their current one.
 
konak said:
Why did Lee/ Yoo became the first MD when their rangking is lower than Kim/ Kim ??
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Because of notional points, I believe. A similar issue was mentioned in relation to Cai/Fu for the Chinese selection that notional points were involved in determining whether a pairing played MD1 or MD2.
 
Simon is cruising comfortably in 1st set : 16-9. Let's talk about MAS match-up versus INA tomorrow. I hope it is better be in court #1 (unless it is clashing with IND vs. JPN Uber match :( )
 
In team championships, I venture to say that nowadays there are several teams that have fighting chances to upset CHN. In the Uber Cup, despite CHN having the top 3 WR WS, none of the three are as stable and reliable as Zhang Ning used to be in the past, as any one of them can crack under pressure.

Perhaps that's why LYB only give CHN's prospects as 50% for the Thomas Cup (mainly because of their relatively weak MDs) and 60% for the Uber Cup.
 
Justin L said:
In team championships, I venture to say that nowadays there are several teams that have fighting chances to upset CHN. In the Uber Cup, despite CHN having the top 3 WR WS, none of the three are as stable and reliable as Zhang Ning used to be in the past, as any one of them can crack under pressure.

Perhaps that's why LYB only give CHN's prospects as 50% for the Thomas Cup (mainly because of their relatively weak MDs) and 60% for the Uber Cup.
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please don't humble yourself. CHINA Uber Cup has a 90% win against anybody/any nation in the whole wide world.
 
Justin L said:
In team championships, I venture to say that nowadays there are several teams that have fighting chances to upset CHN. In the Uber Cup, despite CHN having the top 3 WR WS, none of the three are as stable and reliable as Zhang Ning used to be in the past, as any one of them can crack under pressure.

Perhaps that's why LYB only give CHN's prospects as 50% for the Thomas Cup (mainly because of their relatively weak MDs) and 60% for the Uber Cup.
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it is interesting that LYB has mellowed down quite a bit lately. i think he internally would give a higher % for Uber Cup, but seems that he doesn't want to appear as too arrogant publicly anymore.
 
2010 Korea win as much as you can attribute to WYH was also because of Korean Doubles team, this time I dont see there doubles falter which I highly doubt hence taking just 1 singles isnt going to win it for Korea...
 
kwun said:
it is interesting that LYB has mellowed down quite a bit lately. i think he internally would give a higher % for Uber Cup, but seems that he doesn't want to appear as too arrogant publicly anymore.
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China is the favourite to win both the titles.
 
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