I pick LCW... remember that LD did mentioned aftre Olympic that he no longer has much thing to prove..Mentally IF LCW can overcome the nerve to LD, then for sure LCW will win....
Even though the title of the poll is "Who WILL win" as opposed to "Who do you WANT to win", my answer is LCW. It's not that I dislike LD, but I don't think a persons complete dominance is good for a sport. LD kicks ass and he's superb, but i'd love to see LCW get something. Even if it's just to make LD have to rethink a few things. I'd buy him a nasi goreng if he took LD to the cleaners.
I love the way you start your sentence with 'possibly'. LCW has the tools to bring him down, it all depends on which LD turns up. I agree with you on one thing though, LD at 100% and LCW at 100% and LCW will be in a taxi on route to the airport.
Lee Chong Wei has been waiting too long ... Lin Dan has been ruling too long ... Peter Gade has been playing too long ... Taufik has been losing too long ... Bao Chun Lai has been injured too long ... Chen Jin is still too young ...
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But LD has changed his mind again for sure. Yes, he has proven that despite his lower World Ranking, he has beaten the WR1 more times, especially during the Beijing Olympics. He didn't get a datukship award, but he must be very satisfied with his rare Olympic gold medal and the manner in which he totally subdued his rival, so there is no more motivation for him to beat him further. Futhermore, the WR1 in name has not won any majors and being a good friend he wants him to have at least one in his collection. After all, one has to wait 4 years to compete in the Olympics and only one year for the WC. But things have changed now... LD is very, very angry that LCW has gone all the way to Korea to visit LM for tips to beat him, something most uncharacteristic and alien to him as LM is coach to Korea's No.1 PSH, another WC contender. Remember LD was so sore with LM that he once threw his racket at him during an international and this had caused a furore. And CHN head coach LYB who once wanted to "break his(LCW's) leg" has made it very clear in the past that there was no love lost between him and LM. Now that arch-rival LM has openly accepted and coached LCW, LYB must quietly be very furious and must have ordered LD not to relax his game but to repeat his Beijing Olympics gold medal performance! So, LCW will need more than LM to help him overcome LD. Especially when LD has "The Thing" and LYB by his side!
Yes, even a god like LD..needed 'the thing', LYB to face LCW.....the greatest 2 in chn.... What wrong with LCW..........to consult LM a discarded coach from chn.........??????
Well if you are PSH and your coach is paid by your association to help you become the best player in the world but now openly coached your rival to beat the hot favourite for the WC title, this may be okay for you and your country's badminton association, but I don't see this as normal and certainly not in order. LD is using 'legitimate' resources to help him not a coach from another country which is not officially engaged for the purpose. Anyway it shows how much LCW wants to beat LD at all cost and it could jolly well backfire.
So LCW is illegitimate just because he used some common sense by consulting an old coach. Oh wow. And not to mention, it was ok'ed by the Korean Badminton Association. Loh, you really hit rock bottom there.
