RI has elegant footwork and technically better. I accept that. But Saina's shot making Quality is very good @ extreme pressure which i don't think RI has. Steen once said in his comments. Even Marin said once in an interview. That's why Saina's h2h with Ratchanok is very good. Marin today defeated with her speed and power . If Marin played with same speed of Saina, the outcome would have been different.
I don't know whom you are referring to. In fact, Morten Frost described Sindhu as best attacking player in the world. Whose words i should hear t ?
I think Sindhu when in full form could upset anyone...and her smashes are just lethal I think currently she is the tallest WS player in the world and the way she smashes at times scares the **** out of me watchin it on TV let alone facing it. Her attacking when on line and Defense both are pretty good and I guess this is the reason she has been consistent with her Top 3 Ranking since she has been ranked 2nd. She is a great player and with this victory she becomes one of the few ladies to have won 4 WC medals. that speaks volumes about her level.
I want to offer another perspective. If you are CEO, and you want to put the name of your company in a jersey of badminton athlete, who will you choose, Marin or Tai. Zhang Nan or Kevin. as a consideration, Tai or Kevin may not yet win anything big, but they keep appearing on TV screen every saturday and sunday. Compare that to Marin and Zhang Nan.
So your point is it's better to be ranked #1 than to win the most important tournaments? Nobody remembers how many weeks Lin Dan has been world number one but people do remember how many olympic gold medals and world championships he has.
Maybe im wrong, but are you japan's anti_fan, who has negative thought and always cheer for their opponent
I don't think he said anything against SN or anything that would put SN below RI, or anything that's wrong. Yes SN and RI are poles apart, idk who called them similar, that's the dumbest thing I've heard EVER, does he even watch badminton? RI is the most elegant player on court, relaxed motion and effortless shotmaking. SN's shot delivery and that even under pressure is second to none, that's true. But her style of play is more like a rehersed, a trained, a forced step by step effort. There style of play completely contradicts and thanks to SN's power the H2H is lopsided.
Hahaha we wish, but that'll just make her the Goat. Alas, that's not the case, YET. Imo CM and SN are better at attacking than her. AY/NO are equal if not better in retrieving. CYF/HBJ/TTY have a more natural court movement. However, PVS is pretty darn good at everything thing, if not the "best". A little more mental strength and she can win a lot more than she is currently.
People consider Lin Dan one of the greatest NOT JUST because he was badminton gold medalist, but because he regularly wins tournaments. if you wish, you could survey who's more popular: Ji XinPeng or Peter Gade. One is Oly gold medalist, the other never won anything major.
Negative? Maybe not. But I am supporting China and the underdogs. You are free to support JPN and I have my other opinion.
That's a faulty example because ZN gets almost or just as much TV time as KSS, with infinitely more major titles and less scandals. 99/100 CEOs would choose ZN, 1 would try to market some sort of 'bad boy' product (or baby product) and make use of Kevin's image
Exactly my point. I wasn't making a comparison of their performance, just their styles, and with Saina you can always see the effort. You wouldn't teach young players to move or play like that. RI seems to glide on court most of the time. Completely different styles and levels of talent (technically speaking).
well, most of the time Zhang nan and Kevin on TV, kevin beat him. Do you want your product represented by the loser one?
Lucky for LC to have ZN as the partner/captain for the partnership. Reliable senior that always could cover and back you up in any tricky situation even though he messes up again and again. Kevin, on the other hand, he is the one who is carrying his partner and covering for him. Guess he isn't experienced enough to do it. Not to mention Marcus as the older and supposedly more experienced one, is sometimes inconsistent and has to rely on Kevin instead. Kevin knows he has to do a lot and gets more pressure from the others who expecting him to deliver. I hope this could be a learning experience for both Kevin and Marcus.
The one that has several Olympic Golds and WC titles across multiple disciplines and partnerships? Yes please. And not the man child throwing a fit every time something doesn't go his way.
They are representing each different aspect. Just need different product for each of them. I will get both by the way And ZN when he was younger, his temper wasn't actually flawless either.
