Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open 2017

Forestal said:
Agreed, like most countries (as per BWF's definition) with a professional/ commercial sports set-up, the people care about the sport and the sports stars more for their spectator/ commercial value than their "nationalistic/ representative" value... (IOW, to be redundant, popular stars will be popularly received & vice versa)

The simple reason being that a professional/ commercial sports set-up doesn't really have that much "nationalistic/ representative" value since it isn't exactly or entirely funded by the people's money.

I mean, non-Chinese fans of Lin Dan don't care if he's Chinese; just whether he plays like Lin Dan -- not to mention the fact that Lin Dan trains "outside" of the national system; and is (a sui generis case) NOT "representative" of Chinese national badminton/ training at all.

P.S. Lee Chong Wei is kinda special, cos he plays badminton with HK celebrity badminton enthusiasts when he visits HK (LCW actually plays badminton for fun, gasp!) -- vs Lin Dan who visits HK for his er, kicks....
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Lin Dan is even more popular than LCW with the HK celebrity fans, such as Sally Yeh,Karen Mok, both of whom went to LOG'12 to support him with his family. And Lin Dan is still with the CHN national team and trains with them, a full-fledged member of CBA, and patriotic.

For any athlete who is well-liked, idolised, all over the world, his nationality is secondary.
 
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antssantss said:
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If H.Kong produced an Olympic champion pray tell me why does China have to look up? We should all be happy, No? Why this negativity?
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Whatever some people are trying to imply, HK and Macau being SAR are allowed by Mainland China to field separate teams in sports and a few other organizations and activities. One country, two systems at work.
 
pcll99 said:
Justin, can you start a poll asking who is your favorite player: Lin Dan or LCW? thanks.

I believe Cheung would be proven right.
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Poll would be flawed here. The question referred to 'in HK'. And a poll would not be able to restrict participants to HK residents
 
Cheung said:
Poll would be flawed here. The question referred to 'in HK'. And a poll would not be able to restrict participants to HK residents
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1. HK resident, LD
2. HK resident, LCW
3. Not HK resident, LD
4. Not HK resident, LCW

Can get a HK vs. Rest of World comparison, and also total them up for an overall too!

Fun for everyone :D sure people can throw a bad vote, but that's the same with any poll.
 
Sindhu said in the post match interview, " I played well but she played better. I will come back stronger next time."

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stanleyfm said:
No-one should hate a person, either Kevin or Boe

If what a person does in one match this year is considered as too much by bwf, I am sure they will stricken their rules on the definition of 'misconduct behavior' and possibly get yellow card or even red and black card because of this

The one who does not like how a player behave at the moment, better send some letters to bwf on behalf of group of people that have the same voice with you
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I found the 'discussion' about Kevin Sukamuljo - Mathias Boe attitude is interesting, it's the reason why I created my account :D
And I agree with this statement...

For me, the two guys have almost similar attitude. Kevin is just a bit shy and reserved off-court or with people he rarely met (reporters, fans, etc) compared to Boe. And aBoe has caused rift with court officials (e.g: Sri Lankan service judge in SSF) and (some Indonesian) fans, not a really good showing from him. But Kevin is a bit 'more annoying' with his on-court antics... Hee hee hee... it depends on every individual to judge... I just hate it when people bashing players on social media like crazy because they hate the mentioned players and we know which side is the one doing that

Just don't be sore losers or too fanatic.
 
DarkHiatus said:
1. HK resident, LD
2. HK resident, LCW
3. Not HK resident, LD
4. Not HK resident, LCW

Can get a HK vs. Rest of World comparison, and also total them up for an overall too!

Fun for everyone :D sure people can throw a bad vote, but that's the same with any poll.
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The poll function doesn't work like that.

Anyway, why is pcll99 asking someone else to create a poll in the first place? If pcll99 has a question for a poll, then pcll99 should be the one creating it. Why ask Justin L?
 
DarkHiatus said:
1. HK resident, LD
2. HK resident, LCW
3. Not HK resident, LD
4. Not HK resident, LCW

Can get a HK vs. Rest of World comparison, and also total them up for an overall too!

Fun for everyone :D sure people can throw a bad vote, but that's the same with any poll.
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LOL, no one really makes polls for fun -- they are made to prove a point ("I'm right") and/ or get publicity (& $) -- like CNN Hillary polls & BBC Brexit polls
 
tbgoh288 said:
Isn't politics barred from this forum?
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So you see a lot of previous comments have already been deleted. One person sets off a diversion using politics, and others fall into the trap.

It is good that you brought the issue up again. We would be grateful if forum members can report posts that are political rather than trying to reply to it.

Obviously, we don't want to be heavy handed and just delete posts offhand so there has to be some balance.

Mod.
 
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