I think they skip the 3 starts Thailand Open for 5 stars Japan Open. After JO they get rest for a month to do some 'corrigible' to face Sudirman Cup.
This 3* do attracts 2nd liners, those needing points for the WC/Olympics and juniors e.g.Park SungH, Seo Y-h, Sonny Kunc and many Chinese juniors. Notable Chinese entries. 1. More points for direct entry to WC: MS XiaXS - Depressed as after missing the Olimpics and losing 3x to LD each with worse score, said he was old and China would soon have no use for him. MD GuoZhendong/XieZhongbo (3rd MD) but they face the top seed in Rd 1; WD ZhangYawen/ZhangDan(4th WD?);XD XieZhongbo/ZhangYawen(3rd WX) 2. Reward for Chinese 2004 WJC contingent: MS Chen Jin, Gong Weijie who should have won the WC when ahead; WS Lu Lan (R-U) Wang Yihan (QF, 17 in Jan.) and Wang Lin (SF, 15+). XD Tian Qing (JWC + QF WD), He Hanbin (JWC + MD QF) 3. Oddities Wang Lin's w.o.to Lu in the SF after Cheng Shau-chieh beat defending champion Jiang Yanjiao in the other half, was blatant match fixing, but Lu still lost the F 4,7. MS For unknown reasons YU Li has LYB's 'aye and is here - he was even in the qualifiers for the AE!! MD 2 relatively new airs in Q on trial. Y