ALL ENGLAND Open - Players by Countries

AlanY

Regular Member
I'll start with the Qualifications for this year's AE;

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD]
R1
INAIndonesia
ENGEngland
DENDenmark
MASMalaysia
TPEChinese Taipei
GERGermany
INDIndia
USAU.S.A.
CZECzech Republic
JPNJapan
KORKorea
RUSRussia
THAThailand
AUTAustria
BELBelgium
CHNChina
ENG/SCOEngland/Scotland
ESTEstonia
FINFinland
FRA/SUIFrance/Switzerland
HKGHong Kong
IRLIreland
ISRIsrael
NEDNetherlands
RUS/INDRussia/India
SINSingapore
SVKSlovakia
SUISwitzerland
Total

[TD="width: 26"]MS[/TD]
[TD="width: 27"]WS[/TD]
[TD="width: 28"]MD[/TD]
[TD="width: 29"]WD[/TD]
[TD="width: 24"]XD[/TD]
[TD="width: 38"]R1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
Interesting stats.. China only has one player in qualifying round, probably because they have max the country quota in main draw. Whereas Indonesia probably has more independent players and new potential pairs without enough ranking point to get into main draw..
 
Malaysia MS for qualifying round has two sudden dropout.. Chong Wei Feng injured and Zulfadli caught a bug. In their absence their accompanying BAM officers will take their place (kidding)..
 
here are the qualifiers to the main draws;

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD]
R3
INAIndonesia
ENGEngland
DENDenmark
GERGermany
KORKorea
TPEChinese Taipei
INDIndia
THAThailand
JPNJapan
CHNChina
USAU.S.A.
CZECzech Republic
RUSRussia
BELBelgium
NEDNetherlands
MASMalaysia
AUTAustria
ENG/SCOEngland/Scotland
ESTEstonia
FINFinland
FRA/SUIFrance/Switzerland
HKGHong Kong
IRLIreland
ISRIsrael
RUS/INDRussia/India
SINSingapore
SVKSlovakia
SUISwitzerland
Total

[TD="width: 26"]MS[/TD]
[TD="width: 27"]WS[/TD]
[TD="width: 28"]MD[/TD]
[TD="width: 29"]WD[/TD]
[TD="width: 24"]XD[/TD]
[TD="width: 38"]R1[/TD]
[TD="width: 28"]R2[/TD]
[TD="width: 28"]R3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]38[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
The first round players;

[TABLE="width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD] [TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD]R1[/TD]
[TD="width: 26"]MS[/TD]
[TD="width: 27"]WS[/TD]
[TD="width: 28"]MD[/TD]
[TD="width: 29"]WD[/TD]
[TD="width: 24"]XD[/TD]
[TD="width: 38"]R1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]China[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Indonesia[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Japan[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Korea[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Denmark[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Germany[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Hong Kong[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Thailand[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Chinese Taipei[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]England[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]India[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Malaysia[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Netherlands[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Russia[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]U.S.A.[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ireland[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Bulgaria[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Canada[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]France[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Poland[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Scotland[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Spain[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Total[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]160[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
Can anyone explain the max quota thing (if there is one)?

There are none as most tournaments are open tournament.
Quota only adopted for World champ, Olympics etc.
Supposingly open more opportunities for countries/players couldn't qualify otherwise.
 
and the second round;

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD]
R2
China
Japan
Indonesia
Korea
Denmark
Chinese Taipei
Thailand
India
Germany
Hong Kong
England
Malaysia
Netherlands
U.S.A.
Ireland
Bulgaria
Spain
Russia
Canada
France
Poland
Scotland
Total

[TD="width: 26"]MS[/TD]
[TD="width: 27"]WS[/TD]
[TD="width: 28"]MD[/TD]
[TD="width: 29"]WD[/TD]
[TD="width: 24"]XD[/TD]
[TD="width: 38"]R1[/TD]
[TD="width: 28"]R2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]160[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
three of the top teams, Indonesia, Korea and Denmark been reduced by half, or thereabout on Day 1!
 
Okay again, I apologize for being so pedantic, and I tried my best to avoid saying it.

But I have to say it!

It is NOC, not countries, HongKong and Chinese Taipei are not countries. Neither are England, or Scotland.
 
Okay again, I apologize for being so pedantic, and I tried my best to avoid saying it.

But I have to say it!

It is NOC, not countries, HongKong and Chinese Taipei are not countries. Neither are England, or Scotland.


Words cannot describe how grateful we all are that you said that. How would we have understood the table without knowing that? Absolute genius! :rolleyes:
 
Korean players must be doing some changes in the training? .. Definitely, there must be something behind their huge losses.
 
and the QFs;

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD]
R3
China
Denmark
Japan
Indonesia
Chinese Taipei
Korea
England
Thailand
India
Spain
Germany
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Netherlands
U.S.A.
Ireland
Bulgaria
Russia
Canada
France
Poland
Scotland
Total

[TD="width: 26"]MS[/TD]
[TD="width: 27"]WS[/TD]
[TD="width: 28"]MD[/TD]
[TD="width: 29"]WD[/TD]
[TD="width: 24"]XD[/TD]
[TD="width: 38"]R1[/TD]
[TD="width: 28"]R2[/TD]
[TD="width: 28"]R3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]160[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40[/TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
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Korean players must be doing some changes in the training? .. Definitely, there must be something behind their huge losses.

I suspect that Korea has OLY as all-out objective, and for that the preparation has begun ; players will be trained to peak at correct time. Now is too early, they will risk injury and exhaustion if they start too early. Maybe now is the end of a sort of holiday.
 
Korean players must be doing some changes in the training? .. Definitely, there must be something behind their huge losses.

I suspect that Korea has OLY as all-out objective, and for that the preparation has begun ; players will be trained to peak at correct time. Now is too early, they will risk injury and exhaustion if they start too early. Maybe now is the end of a sort of holiday.

At the expense of the prestigious All England?
And isn't too early?
 
for 15 years... all MAS players (without LCW) failed to reach QF in All England since year 2000...

i see your point.. but you forgot hafiz hashim (2003 champion) and eveybody's favorite double we all love to hate tanboonheong & kookienkiat (2007)
 
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Okay again, I apologize for being so pedantic, and I tried my best to avoid saying it.

But I have to say it!

It is NOC, not countries, HongKong and Chinese Taipei are not countries. Neither are England, or Scotland.

Technically and politically you are correct. But NOC stands for National Olympic Committee , I'd suggest Member Associations (MA) might be more appropriate.
 
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