Yeah, first SS title for those countries in this year except Denmark And all final matches are finished in straight-sets, congratz to the winners
and they might not pass only one neighbour sorry, but it's still not 20 pages - anyway, congrats to all winners, a nice mix of nations on top, that's good for badminton, I do like that result, even some of my favorites struggled
Alright, off to the Indonesian Open! Will there be more shocks and surprises there? I hope so! (But still hope LCW defends his title...)
No, what i mean was, if all MAS players gain weight like KKK, HTH, OSH etc ...gain a kilogram every 2 month.....all of them will have big belly.....hahahaha
Got some pictures of the men's singles and doubles finals today - http://www.pbase.com/eric_hos/badminton&page=all
Nice shots. Wah! you can get so close to the players even with a 26mm focal lenght lens? Must be one of the official photographer. Thanks for sharing.
http://www.pbase.com/eric_hos/image/125764218 (not attaching the pic directly to credit the photographer, Sybarite) SDK's leg muscles
Or me. They already done that with table tennis. SO WD Champion plays flat, fast drives and have powerful smashes esp from the back and then kill the weak return in the front, unlike the usual CHN pairs where they drop and lift, drop and lift until the cows come home for one single point. They play like the men.
dont forget your team's just lost to the koreans in last month's Uber cup. taking the game to the koreans and from 16-20 down in crucial deciding 2nd game and able to fight back and win 22-20 is what counts.
Mulia Sari Shinta/Yao Lei and Tai Tzu Ying stood out as the new stars of the 2010 SBO. I salute the gutsy Singapore pair for winning the WD title and against formidable pairs. Tai did very well against Saina Nehwal and would definitely shine in the future. Saina should lead in her matches instead of playing ‘catch-up’ and this is very taxing. As she ages, it would be difficult to win. SDK also shined and hopefully his back can stand the pressure. LCW, KKK/TBH, and ZM were notable let-downs and it is hoped that they will make amends in the 2010 Indonesian Open.
they have individual sponsors. Li-Ning just sponsers most of the players and team events. Does that answer your question? =)