BWF aarrange LCW in the 1st match, and Kevin Cordon in the 10th match, no wonder LCW had an extra 7 - 8 hours extra rest compare to Cordon, Chen Jin and also Lin Dan. http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/s...63A742-DF5A-44B0-8253-B53004FAEB4D&d=20110811. LCW vs PSH match finished at 4 : 39 AM. Cordon vs Abian finished at 12 : 58 PM. For details, you can see this : http://www.badmintoncentral.com/for...11-World-Championships-Day-4-Thu-11-Aug/page3
In the QF : LCW vs KC finished at 5 : 22 AM (big thanx for the R16 schedule), while CJ vs HKV finished at 12 : 31 PM...that is 7 hours extra rest for LCW. http://www.badmintoncentral.com/for...hips-2011-Quarterfinal-(Aug-12th-2011)/page13. In the SF, LCW can finished off CJ quickly, and has almost 8 hours extra rest compare to Lin Dan (6 : 19 AM vs 2 : 11 PM) http://www.badmintoncentral.com/for...d-Championships-Semi-Finals-Sat-13-Aug/page17. In the end, Lin Dan still can win over LCW
i thought it was a draw, meaning placing them at random order, no? if the tournament direction has the power to do that then it's unfair! if it's by randomness, then it's just the luck of the "draw" i guess?