Updated 02/08/2019 : *(1) Malaysia Masters Super 500 -> Champion *(2) Indonesia Masters Super 500 -> Champion *(3) All England Open Super 1000; 06-10 March ->R1 exit *(4) Malaysia Open Super 750; 02-07 April -> QF exit *(5) Singapore Open Super 500; 09-14 April -> SF exit * Badminton Asia Championships (Individual); 23-28 April -> Silver Medalist Olympics qualification starting : * Sudirman Cup (Mixed Team); 19-26 May -> Bronze Medalist ; Pts: 11,003 ; Total: 11,003 *(6) Indonesia Open Super 1000; 16-21 July -> Champion; Pts: 12,000; Total: 23,003 *(7) Japan Open Super 750; 23-28 July -> Champion; Pts: 11,000; Total: 34,003 (8) Thailand Open Super 500; 30 July - 04 August - World Championships (Individual); 19-25 August (9) China Open Super 1000; 17-22 Sept (?) Korea Open Super 500; 24-29 Sept (10) Denmark Open Super 750; 15-20 Oct (11) French Open Super 750; 22-27 Oct (12) Fuzhou China Open Super 750; 05-10 Nov (?) Hong Kong Open Super 500; 12-17 Nov - W.T.F; 11-15 Dec *: competed. Pts : Points earned in the tournament Total : Total qualification points earned so far[/QUOTE]
As for this week; Race to Tokyo - BWF Qualification ranking : 1. INA - Mohammad AHSAN / Hendra SETIAWAN 37,787 (5) 2. INA - Marcus Fernaldi GIDEON / Kevin Sanjaya SUKAMULJO 34,003 (3) 3. JPN - Takeshi KAMURA / Keigo SONODA 32,153 (5) 4. CHN - LI Jun Hui / LIU Yu Chen 30,030 (4) 5. TPE - LEE Yang / WANG Chi-Lin 28,408 (7) 6. JPN - Hiroyuki ENDO / Yuta WATANABE 27,213 (5) 7. IND - Satwiksairaj RANKIREDDY / Chirag SHETTY 24,880 (6) 8. TPE - LIAO Min Chun / SU Ching Heng 23,846 (7) 9. GER - Mark LAMSFUSS / Marvin SEIDEL 23,107 (7) 10. KOR - KO Sung Hyun / SHIN Baek Cheol 23,080 (4) The number in () is the number of tournaments played. With only 3 tournaments, minions managed to be on No.2. Source : https://olympics.bwfbadminton.com/r...=79&ryear=2019&week=31&page_size=25&page_no=1
Today is Kevin's birthday. I am sure that minions can avenge their loss against Endo/Wata today. All the best, minions.
Thanks to some "ridiculous" ranking points from sudirman cup. Kevin/Marcus get 11000 from the tournament when they only reach SF, while LJH/LYC only get 9000 points when China are the champion.
Well that just means the more consistent you are throughout the year the more you get rewarded. Peaking only at majors or team event will only give you what you have earned in a year.
Gold Medal Men's Team SEA Games 2015 Gold Medal Badminton Asia Team Championships 2018 Gold Medal MD Asian Games 2018 Silver Medal XD World Junior Championships 2013 Silver Medal Mixed Team World Junior Championships 2013 Silver Medal MD SEA Games 2015 Silver Medal Thomas Cup 2016 Silver Medal Men's Team Asian Games 2018 Silver Medal MD Badminton Asia Championships 2018 Bronze Medal BD Asia Junior Championships 2012 Bronze Medal BD Asia Junior Championships 2013 Bronze Medal Mixed Team Asia Junior Championships 2013 Bronze Medal Sudirman Cup 2015 Bronze Medal Thomas Cup 2018 Bronze Medal Sudirman Cup 2019 Winner MD New Zealand Open 2014 Winner MD Chinese Taipei Open 2015 Winner MD Malaysia Masters 2016 Winner MD Indonesia Masters 2016 Winner MD Australian Open 2016 Winner MD China Open 2016-2017 Winner MD Malaysia Open 2017 Winner MD World Superseries Finals 2017 Winner MD Hong Kong Open 2017-2018 Winner MD Denmark Open 2018 Winner MD Fuzhou China Open 2018 Winner MD India Open 2016-2017-2018 Winner MD All England Open 2017-2018 Winner MD Malaysia Masters 2019 Winner MD Indonesia Masters 2018-2019 Winner MD Japan Open 2017-2019 Winner MD Indonesia Open 2018-2019 RU MD Indonesia Masters 2014 RU MD Chinese Taipei GPG 2015 RU MD Korea Open 2017 RU MD Denmark Open 2017 RU MD French Open 2018 Thats quite a long list of titles haha, especially at his age
Lol the last points was powerless. Go home and rest minions. Poor Kevin, don't worry your b'day present is WC medal
Another loss to endo/watanabe, but they didn't look too sad this time They look so damn tired at the end, imo they were wasting too much energy in the first and second game, smashing like crazy and not patient enough. I hope they met yuta/endo again at the WC, beat them there...hopefully
Thai open title will likely go to Li/Liu. They usually succeeded to take chances with the lost of minions
On several occasions I saw Indonesian coaches reminded them to be more patient. I think it's part of the strategy since endo/watanabe have solid defense. But to be honest, for me it wasn't really like minion's playing style to go slow & spend much time before attacking. It was more like ahsan/hendra's style.. But again minions' fast attacking play requires lots of energy & focus, which simply they couldn't afford today after marathoning tournament for 3 weeks
Although they lost today, it's okay. Minions can prepare and fix their weakness for the upcoming WC. Come back stronger and surprise everyone.
ZN has to bear with whatever the dumb coaches dump at him.. Kevin didn't even play his best yesterday either.
Zhang nan didn't play brilliantly either. I think his new partner is better than his previous partner Liu. His new partner has weaker smash compared to Liu, but seems better in placing the shuttle
