Michelle Li (Canada)

[stevenni]

No wonder...
Used to see her in the Varsity Team of University of Toronto, but not anymore.
She is playing international and a full time player now...
Wow~~~ Good for her!

 

[repentedboy]

LOG draw is out.

http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/draw-announced-for-olympic-badminton-competition.html

Excerpt:

...In the women's singles draw, world champion and number one seed Wang Yihan of China will face the unseeded Michelle Li of Canada in her opening match of the Games.

Canada's best against China's best! Fantastic!
Go, Michelle! One match, one outcome!

What are her chances along with Rena Wang to cause an upset ? Almost nil!

 

[madbad]

What are her chances along with Rena Wang to cause an upset ? Almost nil!

Nil and nil. Michelle will get more points though.

 

[Cheung]

LOG draw is out.

http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/draw-announced-for-olympic-badminton-competition.html

Excerpt:

...In the women's singles draw, world champion and number one seed Wang Yihan of China will face the unseeded Michelle Li of Canada in her opening match of the Games.

Canada's best against China's best! Fantastic!
Go, Michelle! One match, one outcome!

Wang Yi Han could get nervous... Remember once LinDan lost in 1st round.

 

[Fidget]

You go to the Olympics to play the best in the world.... you might as well do it right off the bat!

The draw has given Ms. Li a straight-forward proposition: Do or die.
And her life is much simplified, thereby (to paraphrase Churchill). No wasted energy and worry about 2nd round 'what-ifs' and 'maybes'. She can focus everything on this one task.

So, stay loose, and do yourself proud, Michelle! We Canucks are already proud of you, no matter what.

 

[cobalt]

Congratulations to Michelle for winning the Maldives International Challenge 2013!

She was seeded #5 in this tournament but came through in style.

 

[dex]

So Michelle has retired due to her knee problem? It's definitely a lost to Canada! Sad

 

[madbad]

So Michelle has retired due to her knee problem? It's definitely a lost to Canada! Sad

Really? Do you have the source?

 

[derrickn]

Aug. 23, 2013, 4:33pm. there's a rumour on badminton central saying you're retiring from badminton??
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Aug. 23, 2013, 4:33pm. Um first ive heard of it
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[Cheung]

Aug. 23, 2013, 4:33pm. there's a rumour on badminton central saying you're retiring from badminton??
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Aug. 23, 2013, 4:33pm. Um first ive heard of it
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Hmm, that seems to have clarified the 'facts' rather effectively!

 

[madbad]

Thanks [MENTION=12665]derrickn[/MENTION]

 

[Fidget]

Thanks @derrickn

Derrick Ng asks a question at 4:33pm and gets an answer from the horse's mouth in the same minute!
CNN could use a reporter with such mad research skills.

(...of course the two national team members could simply have been texting from adjacent practice courts...)

 

[madbad]

Derrick Ng asks a question at 4:33pm and gets an answer from the horse's mouth in the same minute!
CNN could use a reporter with such mad research skills.

(...of course the two national team members could simply have been texting from adjacent practice courts...)

That would make it a definite "NO"

 

[pcll99]

do kids these day text one another rather than talk even though they are sitting right next to one another?

 

[derrickn]

I'm in Vancouver, she is in Taiwan!

 

[Hakular]

she just made her first big win over a top badminton player. she beat tai tzu ying in first round of all england

but no surprise becus tai tzu ying has been losing first round in past like 10 tournaments lol

 

[Fidget]

Go Canada GO!

 

[Fidget]

she just made her first big win over a top badminton player. she beat tai tzu ying in first round of all england...

From the stats on TS, it would appear that ML was down 8-13 in G1 and 17-20 in G2 before coming back and winning each game 22-20.

That bodes well for her confidence going into tomorrow to face Bellaetrix Manuputty. A good challenge for our Canadian hope. And an attractive game for the spectators.

 

[visor]

Wow... She made it to QF after easily beating Bella in the decider after 1 hr and 18 mins!

Go Michelle!

 

[cobalt]

Michelle Li, wow! Great run so far, just a couple more matches to go, now!
Go, Michelle!