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rakenrol said:
LD using Ax 77pro? LCW using nanoflare1000z kinds surprising
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LCW is just pure marketing at this point, he could pull out the AX99 LCW but, its no longer in production so NF1000Z helps YY.

LD is just LD. I wouldn't be surprised if he went and pulled out a AT700 first gen.
 
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From 3-10 in decider to 21-19. And this was in 2015, so not peak Lin Dan not even semi peak Lin Dan. Seriously hats off. Would be interesting to see how would have peak Axelsen fared up against him (hypothetically) ?

 
Baddie lover said:
Would be interesting to see how would have peak Axelsen fared up against him (hypothetically) ?
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Just responding to this old post as it's an interesting question that I've heard a lot of people ask about.

For me there is no question that a prime LD would beat a prime VA and for one very simple reason. Stamina.

Towards the latter years of LD's career many of us could see LD employing a slower, less aggressive style of play. This demanded less from his body and allowed him to prolong his career without risking any major injuries whilst maintaining a decent standard of play. His style relied on accurately placing the shuttle right on the edges of the court time and time again and thereby making his opponent's court as big as possible. Very often this meant that LD would lose the first game against a good aggressive opponent, but would eventually win the match in 3 games. This was partly due to him almost sacrificing the first game in order to tire out his opponent such that they had little left (physically and mentally) especially in the last game. He was able to do this because the quality of his shots were still up there with the very best and his movement, albeit slower, was still extremely efficient. He was still able to hit decent shots without being fully behind the shuttle, especially on the forehand so we rarely saw his feet beyond the back line this meant he didn't need to move quite as much as his opponents.

One of VA's main advantages is his height but this is also his achilles heel. His height gives him fantastic reach and attacking angle but in longer slower rallies of clears and drops, this is extremely tiring for a larger taller body. Viktor has worked on this massively since he became pro and while he worked a lot on improving his stamina, core strength and flexibility, it is still a struggle for him to be able to keep up with smaller players on long slow rallies especially where there is no opportunity for him to attack.

I remember being at the AE (can't remember which year) where LD was playing a younger and very fast compatriot. LD played his usual slow rallying style against him and allowed him to run and scramble to every shuttle using his speed - which was fine in the first game but as the match went on, it was clear his opponent couldn't keep this up. By the 3rd game, he was completely exhausted and on the verge of collapse.

I think if prime LD used this tactic against a prime VA, Viktor would have no answer for it even if he takes the first game. In contrast, LD had crazy levels of stamina, in fact I don't recall ever seeing LD looking remotely tired or breaking a sweat even after a super demanding rally.
 
R20190 said:
Just responding to this old post as it's an interesting question that I've heard a lot of people ask about.

For me there is no question that a prime LD would beat a prime VA and for one very simple reason. Stamina.

Towards the latter years of LD's career many of us could see LD employing a slower, less aggressive style of play. This demanded less from his body and allowed him to prolong his career without risking any major injuries whilst maintaining a decent standard of play. His style relied on accurately placing the shuttle right on the edges of the court time and time again and thereby making his opponent's court as big as possible. Very often this meant that LD would lose the first game against a good aggressive opponent, but would eventually win the match in 3 games. This was partly due to him almost sacrificing the first game in order to tire out his opponent such that they had little left (physically and mentally) especially in the last game. He was able to do this because the quality of his shots were still up there with the very best and his movement, albeit slower, was still extremely efficient. He was still able to hit decent shots without being fully behind the shuttle, especially on the forehand so we rarely saw his feet beyond the back line this meant he didn't need to move quite as much as his opponents.

One of VA's main advantages is his height but this is also his achilles heel. His height gives him fantastic reach and attacking angle but in longer slower rallies of clears and drops, this is extremely tiring for a larger taller body. Viktor has worked on this massively since he became pro and while he worked a lot on improving his stamina, core strength and flexibility, it is still a struggle for him to be able to keep up with smaller players on long slow rallies especially where there is no opportunity for him to attack.

I remember being at the AE (can't remember which year) where LD was playing a younger and very fast compatriot. LD played his usual slow rallying style against him and allowed him to run and scramble to every shuttle using his speed - which was fine in the first game but as the match went on, it was clear his opponent couldn't keep this up. By the 3rd game, he was completely exhausted and on the verge of collapse.

I think if prime LD used this tactic against a prime VA, Viktor would have no answer for it even if he takes the first game. In contrast, LD had crazy levels of stamina, in fact I don't recall ever seeing LD looking remotely tired or breaking a sweat even after a super demanding rally.
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I think you are talking about when Lin Dan at AE 2016 beat Xue Song, it has to be that match. I was actually there also and I remember it as it was yesterday:)
 
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