The STAR AUSTRALIAN Open SS 2015 : QUARTERFINALS (29th May 2015)

Airos said:
I have similar views to the quoted above part.
I missed the match, so watched it in youtube just now.
She was level 14-14 in the first game before loosing 15-21, and she was 10-9 up in the second before loosing 13-21.
She lost her focus (and patience) towards the end of both games. It was a strange match from Saina.
WSX played well, but Saina played badly- way below what she is capable.


As for the next time, that can be just one weeks from now at the Indonesia SSP quarters. A bigger tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. May be Saina was saving herself for that, so she didn't go all out?
Hope she wins in Indonesia.


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And what's with these supposedly Indian commenters here cheering for an Indian player to loose against a Chinese player. I really don't get them. I have never seen a Chinese commenter in this forum who cheers for a Chinese player to loose against an Indian player. At least the Chinese have some self-respect.
In fact, I am not even sure if these guys haven't created fake accounts.

To find WSX pretty is one thing(personally I find her movements pretty, not so much her face), but to actually cheer all the way for her against Saina, who is from your own country, that's just too much.

There are a few players from outside India that I like, but I never support them if they are up against say Saina, Sindhu or Srikanth. I support them in neutral matches though.
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True. I won't call that Saina played extremely bad. But she was like 10% below her usual self, leave alone her best. Also, WSX did indeed play brilliantly today. She has added a lot of skills, and the way she was making Saina move across the court was brilliant.

But, it is human to lose!

Also, frankly, I would support Lin Dan over anyone! Whoever comes, be it!
 
Was hoping that Michelle Li can kick Marin's (_|_) again like she did in Sudirman Cup. But, unfortunately, she is out of the game.. Grrrrr!!!!
 
Airos said:
It was a strange match from Saina.
WSX played well, but Saina played badly- way below what she is capable.
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Saina is worker who relies on pace and brute force attack. She was unable to read WSX's deceptive shots, and her attack were not able to penetrate WSX's defense. WSX won the match, not that Saina lost it.

As for one's expectation for next head-to-head match, I am not sure where the confidence for Saina is coming from besides patriotism. Although the head-to-head between Saina and WSX is pretty even, WSX won 5 out of the most recent 7 encounters. It seems like WSX has figured out Saina rather than the other way around.

Airos said:
And what's with these supposedly Indian commenters here cheering for an Indian player to loose against a Chinese player. I really don't get them. I have never seen a Chinese commenter in this forum who cheers for a Chinese player to loose against an Indian player. At least the Chinese have some self-respect. In fact, I am not even sure if these guys haven't created fake accounts.

To find WSX pretty is one thing(personally I find her movements pretty, not so much her face), but to actually cheer all the way for her against Saina, who is from your own country, that's just too much.

There are a few players from outside India that I like, but I never support them if they are up against say Saina, Sindhu or Srikanth. I support them in neutral matches though.
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I respect but disagree with your choice and opinion. Badminton have nothing to do with patriotism. Nationality is by birth, and preferences are by choice. I would respect one's preference or choices without considering his/her nationality.

Chinese [Indian] lost to Indian [Chinese], and cheers?

No problem as long as one is not trying to mock the loser, regardless of nationality. Creating a fake account to cheer for a player is indeed too much. But this is yet another baseless accusation.

Cheers :)
 
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Mark A said:
Aye. I thought the K9000 was an odd choice for him given his front-court preference... but then I'm not an MD World Champion.
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What's he using now then? Seriously, he would be MD World Champion even if he used a racket from the 1990s hehe.
 
I still don't know how he and Ko was able to steal the MD champion title from Lee/Yoo last year...
 
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