I think they will play to entertain. Logically the winner will probably be the one who dares to risk injury at the expense of his future career.
well the German audience probably got their money's worth. CJ probably did nothing and just followed LD so LD used the occasion to showcase his shot making and also his mistakes. Hope this is not CJ at his best, if he could only pick up half of LD's deceptive strokes and subtle placings, he would be well on his way! Great occasion this German Open, polite, appreciative spectators encouraging players to play good badminton. Also a brass band to blow the trumpet everytime a player tries to waste time.
2011 German Open GPG: Lin Dan has won . LD won this 2011 German Open GPG quite comfortably. Listing all matches played; * 02-Mar (Round 1) Lin Dan [1]-Stefan Wojcikiewicz................21-17, 21-17 (won in 32 mins) * 03-Mar (Round 2) Lin Dan [1]-Scott Evans...........................21-11, 21-18 (won in 33 mins) * 03-Mar (Round 3) Lin Dan [1]-Hans-Kristian Vittinghus [14].....21-19, 21-11 (won in 39 mins) * 04-Mar (Q-Finals) Lin Dan [1]-Shon Wan Ho [7]....................21-14, 21-15 (won in 43 mins) * 05-Mar (S-Finals) Lin Dan [1]-Boonsak Ponsana [3]...............21-11, 21-11 (won in 34 mins) * 06-Mar (Finals) Lin Dan [1]-Chen Jin [2]..............................21-19, 21-11 (won in 48 mins) Congratulations to Lin Dan !!! .
congrats to LD...he is generous and not generous as well generous in giving points but not generous in giving the title away... can LD win back to back? AE? if he can win AE and later Swiss Open he will win 4 titles in a row....!!!
Can LD win back to back? AE? . Lin Dan to win AE back to back? It was Lee Chong Wei who won the AE title last year (2010). .
What danielwong meant was winning the GO and then follow up with the AE(back to back titles). everyone remembered LCW won the 100th edition of the AE last year.
2011 All England MS Final: Hope to get the LCW-vs-LD match at the Finals . OK, this matter is now understood. To me, LCW and LD are the best 2 Mens Singles players currently (one level above all other players). Hope to get the LCW-vs-LD match at 2011 AE Finals. .
thanks Ben, not to forget LD won Korea Open, eventhough there is a time gap in between before German Open.. it is still an achievement if he win AE and Swiss Open...
Just off topic a bit, if LCW can get to the final this AE it will be already quite a feat, considering all the deadly opponents he has to face in the early rounds like SS and KT, he would likely be a spent force after a few days. Anyway back to LD before our BC RELA members sound out.
LD is still the favourite to win the MS title at the 2011 AE . IMHO, LD is still the favourite to win MS title at the 2011 AE. But I shall support LCW. Why? Because LCW is the hardest working player in most SS tournaments. .
2011 All England SSP: Lin Dan has a clear path to the Finals now . What a shocking result for Taufik Hidayat at the 2011 All England SSP: TH knocked out in the first round. Agree; Lin Dan has a clear path to the Finals now. .
