2016 TOTAL BWF Thomas-Uber Cup Finals - Day 6 (20th May) : SEMIFINALS

Discussion in 'Thomas Cup Finals / Uber Cup Finals 2016' started by CLELY, May 19, 2016.

  1. Nine Tailed Fox

    Nine Tailed Fox Regular Member

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    Hahahahaha....If I was a boleh fan,I would not blame koo/Tan or chong feng but

    KWUN!

    The Janitor jinxed Malaysia's fortune yesterday. I remember he said before the WC 2015 final that there was something in air screaming that Lee chong wei would win and BOOM!
     
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    i take all responsibility.

    usually when i actually watch a match, the player whom i think would win actually end up losing.
     
  3. Loh

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    On the contrary, you should take your own advice more seriously. :D

    It is rather unfair to accuse CWF of taking it easy. He did not take it as his right to take it easy, more so when he is not the captain. Just that he was outperformed in his encounter with Emil.

    What I certainly know is that for a captain and World No.1 player, of a mighty world CHN team #1, to lose to an unseeded KOR team because of his questionable leadership is critical in that the team's morale was badly shaken from the start. His team mates expected him to win and give them a good start.
     
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  4. Nine Tailed Fox

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    Good Good. Plz all your support to LCW in Olympics.
     
  5. lee00

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    A prob with her heart, they sent her over to the hospital.
     
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    Omg, what happened?
     
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    Lol sorry ;/ I think IND could win 2 point max against China
     
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    Not sure. They say a problem with her heart. i hope it's nothing serious.
     
  9. OneToughBirdie

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    I would not laugh nor lessen LCW chances winning RIO. A lot depends on the mighty draw. If LD lands in CL half, unlike in the past where LYB can fix the match, there is no way either player will throw the match to the other and it will be war, then LCW has a better than 50% winning chances.
    Also, I like the way LCW plays now. Under Hendy his play improves...calm, no rushing, focus.
     
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    I think in the past Olympics draws, it has the rule where the top 2 players (or pairs for doubles) from a country cannot be on the same half of the draw. Is this rule still in effect?
     
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    I thought so too until hcyong, pdl, alan checked and except for the top 2 seeds are separated (i.e. CL and LCW), 3rd seed and below are drawn randomly. You have to read more in this forum, the rules have been explained clearly.
     
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    country separation was once the way draws are made.

    but at the attempt to contain a certain strong country, BWF have removed that rule in the draw. so now things are more random and the likelihood of seeded player from same country facing each other in earlier round is higher.
     
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    LCW again missed another chance for major title, no Olympics yet, no World Championships yet, no Thomas yet, no Sudirman yet and no Asian Games yet. One of the best player but will still be considered forever under achiever without the major titles.
     
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    At the Oly, competition is between individuals, not between countries.

    At least in name...reality is quite different
     
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    Who consider past players? We let the past go and concentrate on the present. LCW is giving us great badminton, who cares for the legacy
     
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    There has never been such a rule-- Olympics is about "diversity" i.e. limiting the no. of players from the same Olympic associations (not actually countries, otherwise the American/English "colonies/protectorate" cannot participate),

    Professional badmintion, Olympic or not, are not about "equal opportunity/representation"-- that's why world rankings are used for qualification and seeding in the draws; you must be confused with Olympic Table Tennis or even the FIFA World Cup or where qualification is region-based because one region has been dominant for decades.
     
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    That's what Hall of Fame is for, to appreciate past achievement. Great badminton with no major titles? Even LCW himself realize the importance of it.

    Sure we see the present but time's ticking and while LCW getting old, GOAT LD already completed Super Slam.
     
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    Reality is that it is about the sustainability and efficacy of each country's "sporting structures" because the Olympics is actually about encouraging sports development/participation-- hence the rules limiting or allowing a no. of participants from each country/region to allow broader participation.

    To countries with less developed sports structures, the Olympics is a chance for them to play on a bigger stage and get a medal; To countries with more developed sports structures, the Olympics is about their "range" of sporting achievements or medals.
     
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    because of the AADC film fever in Indonesia, I hope we don't get those Cinta's "Kamu Jahat" meme if we don't win it. as the first AADC film coincides with our last Thomas cup victory in 2002.

    If Rangga can return, why Thomas cannot?
     
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  20. Forestal

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    CWF played better in the earlier matches than Emil Holst-- but I guess nerves (ghosts of the past?) crept up on CWF, while Emil Holst's nerves left him as he got used to playing outside Europe.
     

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