2016 Rio Olympic Games : Day-8 (18th August) - WD Gold Medal, WD &MD Bronze Medal, WS Semifinals

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  1. racketman123

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    Honestly I could see that. But I think the current pair is too established to break up
     
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    British pair playing very well
     
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    Can we have a few more of those?
     
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    Meanwhile Gb are up 18-16 !!!!!!!
     
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    Wow. Just wow.
     
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    The two giants are born losers.
     
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    Hong Wei is lacking tactical awareness it seems when on the defensive end.
     
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    At the start of 2016 i saw this british pair playing a challenge tournament here in sweden. They crashed out in the 2nd round to a low tier french pair. Now they are playing for an olympic medal. What a contrast
     
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    Do you mean in 2013 World Championship Final? Yes, I have seen that. The shameful action was her screaming on the court when Li tried to continue playing. I didn't see her celebration afterward. However, Congratulation to Marin. She deserves to win. Whatever people think about her. She is the best WS today. Defeating Li Xuerui in their three last encounter is the prove that she is better than Li Xuerui and it is not about mental issue or whatever.
     
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    This is going surprisingly well
     
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    GBR deserves bronze. Their fighting spirit is great.
     
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    They won the first game.
     
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    They will win the match.
     
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    Sir Chai Biao decided it's too unfair to not let the pair from Royal England win after such a Nokhfull fight.
     
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    Beautiful and brilliant sequencing of play from the GBR team-- the ROW once again teaching China how badminton should be played/developed!!!
     
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    Oh dear. Badminton England is broken, a medal is the last thing they need.
     
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    It s the way CHN players are trained. They have good skills and stamina but if the coach got the syllabus wrong... And CM s syllabus is ever changing? Or rather her syllabus is extensive?
     
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    Don't know about that haha :D
     
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    I should have done some bets on the pairs and players who are outsiders :rolleyes:
    Wondering what the quotes for Sindhu and Marin were. Or for the korean WD pair today.
    (For the britsh MD pair it was around 4.0)
     
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    my feeling exactly..

    no medal at all in WD!!

    probably no medal in WS as well as LXR is injured..

    WYH was knocked out in the 2nd round...

    it's unreal..
     
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