Chen Qingchen's prize money today is USD40K , I'm referring to her share after deducting what goes to CBA (half). Not bad for a 19-year-old girl in China for one week's work.
No prob. Add He Bingjiao to that list, she's also still 19. Future look shimmering bright for Team China. So envious!
From oldest to youngest of the 19 years old Chinese quartet. Zheng>He>Chen>Jia. gelopisan mentioned GC was referring Zheng as the youngest male player.
D.O.B from BWF profiles = Zheng Siwei on Feb 26th 1997 Chen Qingchen on June 23rd 1997 Jia Yifan on June 29th 1997 He Bingjiao on Mar 21st 1997 The youngest competitor here is Jia Yifan.
I think I heard her said male player during the victory ceremony just now, probably correcting herself.
I still think it is not so wise if this extra burden goes on in the long run, for certain period at her young age, possibly for sharpening her skill & tactical plays, it may be okay. Time will tell... a year or two are sufficient to conclude.
Even the highly experienced 26-yr-old Zhang Nan is struggling to cope in two disciplines in every tournament, I'm a bit concerned for Chen Qingchen. But, maybe ,it's slightly less strenuous or demanding for the female doubles player than the male who has to do a lot of the hard smashing in both MD and XD.
The very chance for Goh/Tan to bag the title here.... what a good & rare opportunity [in the absence of the giants].
Still need many more rise-ups and more evenly in all disciplines to prop the long history of establishment! And some dead woods are still in int'l circuit.
For the male role in XD is more demanding, a dual task like the Zhang Nan's case is a bad designation, indicating the shallow depth of available resources within the Chinese team!
