(i don't know why i skipped this yr's preview) but with the hectic 2008 BWF calendar year coming to an end just around the corner (filled with the Olympic Games excitement & the SS Masters Finale finally coming to fruition) and another hectic 2009 BWF calendar year coming up in about a week or so (with who-knows-what-surprises-will-show-up), which player(s)/pair(s) do you guys think will be the player(s)/pair(s) to watch next year??.. Will it be someone new for each of the field (MS, WS, MD, WD and XD), or will it be same old story and players??..
nice question...for ms...sure i go to kenichi tago......erm...hong ji hoon...chen long???...chong wei feng...jan o jorgensen......i hope some of the japan junior can show up...as they have some good result this year...and not to forget...gurusaidut......alamsyah yunus...... ws...bunch of them.... saina,ai goto...julia...mky...xing ai ying,fu ming tian...zhang bei wen...aditi mutatkar...nanna brosolat...hung shih han...lydia...rachatok...... md??? hmm...as rexy splited most mas pair...hard to perdict...but sure ina md will on list...chai biao...cho/yoo...ahsan/bona...fang/lee....adcock/blair... wd... not tat interested... xd... nielsen/pedersen...
ctjcad, Well, who are your picks? I don't know the up and comers.... ...but I have a feeling that Chen Jin is going to do better than just be accused of being given LD's scraps. With no Olympics, there will be no talk of coachs fixing matches. With a little more assertiveness he might just be dominant. It would be nice to see Tien Minh Nguyen and Kevin Cordon do well...( Canucks love folks from underdog countries). Sadly for my hero Sony Dwi, I have a feeling, after a nice finish to the year, he may slink back into inconsistency.:crying: Be pleased to learn more from more knowlegable fans.
i think saina will make a charge this year, i'll be keenly following her progress. also morgensen and boe, hopefully they will stay injury free ...
2009: Badminton players to watch . Mens Singles LD and LCW should still be expected to be the best 2. Womens Singles Hope that SN could do it for IND. Mens Doubles It's the arrival of the MAS's Fuzzy pair, I hope. Womens Doubles Could WPT/CEH continue with their momentum? Mixed Doubles NW/LN should be able to maintain their top position, I think. .
I totally agree that Saina Nehwal is the one to watch next year. Perhaps she and Marai Kristin will be the ones to challenge the Chinese girls consistently this year. Tine, Zhou Mi , WC , PHY and XHW are no spring chicken and will find it difficult to stay consistent. I expect LL, WYH and WL to lead the Chinese brigade in the World Championship. LD and LCW will remain dominant. CJ and SDK are two good bets to threaten their dominance. Time for Taufik, Wong CH, Gade and BCL to fade into oblivion. Expect these new dragons to make breakthroughs- Tago, Gong WJ, JP and Hong JH. Too early for Chen Long, Tanongsak and Arif yet, i think. In MD, Malaysia will have a very bright future if they get it right. With KKK, TBH, Teo Kok Siang, Mak Hee Chun, Ong Jianguo, Guo Weishern ..etc (all under 21 bar KKK). Nobody else in the world has such depth. China will rely on Xu Chen (possibly with Sun Jinjie or He hanbin) whilst Korea has Cho Gun Woo, Shin Baek Cheol and of course the incomparable Lee Yong Dae. Adcock (eng) is an interesting talent and I'm sure he'll be as good as Blair / Robertson / Archer etc. in the near future. Pity he doesn't have an equally good British partner to develop and mature together. Watch out for Boe / Mogensen to break into the top 5. China will dominate WD as usual. Cheng Shu / Zhao yunlei and Pan Pan / Tian Qing will replace GL/ YW / ZJW / WYL eventually. If Lee KW retire, then I really couldn't see anyone else beating the Chinese this year. Maybe Ha Jung Eun / Irawati / Jauhari / Polii / Singapore pairs can make a breakthrough, but I don't expect top 5 material here. In MXD, Lee Yong Dae should dominate with Lee HJ. Interesting new top 10talents are Xu Chen / Zhao Yunlei and Fischer / Pedersen (no idea how old the Danes are). KKK and Zheng Bo will do well once they decide which young talent they shall partner. Oh well, sorry for rambling on. Just my point of view
No doubt... Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong Judgement time. Uphill or hit the center of earth? Oh, and new batch of INA MDs, of course.
no wong and chin???... in xd...nielsen is 30...pedersen is...erm erm...22 if i am correct... u will eat ur word later......hehe...hope...ok lar...they is good...maybe top in 2nd class...but....to earn themself a place in 1st class...they nid to cut down their stupid error...
haha...no...cai/fu so terror...acording to pemuda...no cai/fu...the tournament no class one...play for fun and earn money for christmas only......so...they win mo...no use...where is cai/fu???...lcw win mo...no use...where is lin dan???... hehe...do get confuse and dont misundestand me...i just teasing...
Men's Singles Lee Chong Wei Lin Dan Kenichi Tago Hong Ji Hoon Women's Singles Saina Nehwal Wang Lin Wang Yihan Julia Wong Men's Doubles Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong Lee Yong Dae and his new partner Women's Doubles Zhao Yunlei/Cheng Shu Mixed Doubles Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyong Jung Xu Chen/Zhao Yunlei Fischer/Pedersen
ws- saina, nana brosolat, JYJ ms- Du Peng Yu, gong wei jie, qiu yan bo, CWF, Arif, Liew Darren. md- adcock/blair, cho/yoo of korea. wd- zhan ji kiang and her partner.. ha/kim..lena/juhl. xd- joachim fisher/pedersen..chandra wijaya/li Yu Jia
Nahhhhh, that's old news. For MD : it's the new partnerships/youngsters/new batch who are the ones we're watching to see . For Indonesia, Bona/Ahsan is very promising. MS : none outstanding that can challenge the current seniors as yet, me thinks. It'll be the usual suspects in tourneys. WS: Saina N, Wang Yi Han, Wang Lin XD : Marissa/Rijal WD : Zhao YL/Su Cheng I'm sure there'll be more new partnerships coming up next year since OG is over.
watch out for some surprises and dark horses this year..... last year dark horse is Saina Nehwal and Wang Lin. Men single. cant think of any. Women doubles> our Wong PT and Chin Ee Hui Men double: Zakry and Fairuz Mixws double?
Well.. ..that was easy, wasn't it??..Multiple replies just like that.. Thank you for spurring the other more knowledgeable BCers, as i also do not know much about the next baddy up & comers...Btw, we still haven't heard from badMania; he usually comes up with the names & projections..
For INA's MD: I am hoping Wifqi Windarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan show glimpses of their talent. They are only 19 and will be turning 20 this year and have huge potential in them. And who says we don't have talents as deep as MAS MD? We still have: Fernando Kurniawan/Lingga Lie, Rizky Yanu Kresnayadi/Albert Saputra, Adi Chrisna Wijaya/Syahmie Syarif Radhitian, the other few promising but untested Djarum pairs under Coach Sigit Budiarto like Mohd Ulinnuha/Berry Angriawan. These pairs are typically not WJC winners like MAS or KOR pairs, but, they will only begin to show their true potential after their junior years.
I heard jeremy gan said too but good in junior level doesnt mean they gonna be good in international level but got potential la!
wd: wpt/ceh n young chn zyl/cs (sorry dono spell correct or not) ms:lcw,ld md:lyd/jjs xd:kkk/nhl ws:wl,saina,jyj
