China Open Super Series Draw

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  1. pjswift

    pjswift Regular Member

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    Not sure about warming up but LD can benefit from a practice match against LCW's new tactics before the more important CO.But who knows LCW may be naughty and stick to old game or not make it to finals.
     
  2. X Ball

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    Yes but it also said he is not feeling the pain at the moment -- so I am pretty certain he will be there because the money is good, which is something he was reported as saying too.
     
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    Gao Ling and Zhao Tingting :eek::eek:
     
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    If i were him , i will go as well. Anyway why have to play so hard when u already have pocketed some cash by just going?
     
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    does anyone knows why gao ling is not partnering huang shui anymore??
    in ss...
     
  6. X Ball

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    But I think once you go, the others are out to gun you down and claim your scalp to boast -- so he will have to save his reputation by playing harder.
     
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    Who knows Taufiki's condition now?I hope he can go into finals in China Open.He needs a champion to improve confidence before Olympic game.
     
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    Yes, and we are all waiting for a repeat top class performance from LCW....and this time hopefully he can tame LD in his own backyard...:D
     
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    Poor Zhao TingTing. She always change her partner. I think this is the fourth time she change the partner, Yang Wei, Yu Yang, Gao Ling. Forgot one name she paired before Yang Wei. I have no idea what is in LYB's mind with ZTT. I think she is not bad for WD or XD player, but I think she can not break through No.1 in the world.
    Huang Sui probably retire after badminton is not her 1st priority... I am not sure about it... But, she only played in few SS tournaments and absent in 2 last SS....
     
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    Think on the positive side, Zhao Tingting is considered very lucky as the Chinese coaching staff is still trying to pair her up with someone very good. Remember how Zhang Jiewen was treated when they split her up? Partnering with Gao Ling is better than anyone else unless Zhao can't take the lecture from Gao Ling.
     
  11. X Ball

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    That would be awesome WHEN it happens.
     
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    TH is preparing himself for OG...He is letting other top players (LD, LCW, CJ, Bao) win as many SS titles as possible in the lead to the OG....

    They all will realize that that OG Gold Medal 2008 belongs to TH...:D
     
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    But...That won't happen in the OG...
     
  14. YOYO2007

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    :eek:I like taufik and have many game record about him in my computer.He has overall technique.Watching his each match is a good enjoyment.But as for me,Beijing 2008 is very difficult for him.
    Good luck to him.
     
  15. X Ball

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    Haha, u still have faith in TH...think by then, he could slide further. Think about it.
     
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    As I said, I think any of the top players, including TH, still have a chance to win the Olympic title.

    We still have more than 10 months to go and it really depends on who peaks at the right time. And it now boils down to how they strategize or plan their training schedule to peak at the right time during the BO.

    So even if some of them will not win any major titles along the way to the BO, it really should not be of great concern, so long as they remain at the apex. :)
     
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    You will never know.. maybe the Gold medalist in OG 08 may not be the person or players who is the favourites to win it.
     
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    TH is just getting points now

    He can raise his ranking just be attending every tournament. Just check out the most recent ranking, he is No. 6 now. Sony No. 7 and Simon No. 10. So on the other hand TH really has pressure to play as many tournament as possible, otherwise he may lose his OG spot.

    So we cannot really judge TH's form according to his recent record. This very unfit guy is playing as many (if not more) tournaments than the very fit LD and LCW. So it's natural that he cannot recover from fatigue and got knocked out early.

    After May 1 2008, TH can have 3 months of "tournament-free" time. Can he boost his stamina before OG? Let's wait and see.
     
  19. badMania

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    Either he or Sony Dwi Kuncoro might creep up to no 4 by the Olympics to get himself a favorable seeding and avoid the top guns at least before the SF. Peter Gade will lose a lot of points from the Malaysia Open Super Series, while Chen Jin could also lose the points from Swiss Open Super Series.

    Poor Simon Santoso, unless he can rise up above either Sony or Taufik, he will not qualify for the Olympics despite his top 10 ranking. The same thing might apply for Chen Yu and Chen Hong.

    The possible qualifiers as of today (38 in total, including 2 invited players):
    China (3): Lin Dan, Bao Chunlai, and possibly Chen Jin
    Malaysia (2): Lee Chong Wei, either Wong Choong Hann, Lee Tsuen Tseng or Mohd Hafiz Hashim
    Indonesia (2): Taufik Hidayat, Sony Dwi Kuncoro or Simon Santoso
    Denmark (2): Peter Gade, Kenneth Jonassen
    Thailand: Boonsak Ponsana
    Singapore: Ronald Susilio or Kendrick Lee Yen Hui
    Hong Kong: Ng Wei or Chan Yan Kit
    Japan: Shoji Sato
    Korea: Park Sung Hwan
    Poland: Przemyslaw Wacha
    India: Anup Sridhar
    Holland: Dicky Palyama
    England: Andrew Smith
    Wales: Richard Vaughn
    Canada: Andrew Dabeka
    New Zealand: John Moody
    German: Bjorn Joppien
    Vietnam: Nguyen Tien-Minh
    Czech: Petr Koukal
    Spain: Pablo Abian
    Ireland: Scott Evans
    Algeria: Nabil Lasmari
    France: Simon Maonoury
    Finland: Ville Lang
    Portugal: Marco Vasconcelos
    Austria: Juergen Koch
    Ukraine: Vladislav Druzchenko
    Sweden: Magnus Sahlberg
    Switzerland: Cristian Boesinger
    Chinese-Taipei: Hsien Yu-Hsin
    Lithuania: Kestusis Navickas
     
  20. X Ball

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    You are telling the obvious - I was trying to stir him lah.
     

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