Re: hey! OK, I'll explain very carefully. Look on the left column which has your user name. Underneath that, there are some numbers - some of these represent the date of your post. Look at the postings bove yours and look at the numbers - they have dates earlier than yours. Go back to the 1st posting which was Byro-n...he was the thread starter a couple of years ago. Look carefully at the order of dates and you will see that they are arranged carefully according to the date posted, most recent post being last on the list. (This is done automaticaly by the software) Your thread got merged by a moderator with the old one since the meaning of the thread was exactly the same. So perhaps by linking up these facts, you can see why you are not the threadstarter - Byro-N got there first!! Bad luck..
Matt, I thought I was being clear about things. Just making sure there was no ambiguity in the explanation....
my favorite players changes all the time. MS : Xiong Guo Bao, Dong Jiong and Xia WS : Han Aiping & Gong ZC WD : Ge Fei, Zhang Jiewen MD : ? XD : Kim/Ra
My current favorites... MS: Any of top Chinese MS (probably either Xia XZ or Chen Hong right now) WS: Zhou Mi MD: No distinct favorite but like top 2 Malaysian pairs WD: Gao/Huang XD: Zhang/Gao The one that changes the most for me is MS. Ie. When XXZ won Japan Open this year, I started cheering for him. Back when CH won string of tourneys last year, i cheered for him. Still waiting for Lin Dan and Bao CL to impress (although Lin also did well at JP Open).
MS: Lim Swee King, Taufik, Zao Jian Hua, Yang2, Xiang Gu Bao, Hendrawan, Peter Gade LS: Li Liang Wei, Susi Susanti, Sarwendah, Christin Maria MD: Ricky/Rexy, Tony/Chandra, Chandra/Sigit, Park Jo Bong/Ki Mon So,
MS - Zhao Jian Hua LS - Li Ling Wei MD - Park Joo Bong/Kim Moon Soo, Sigit/Candra MX - Park Joo Bong/Chung Myung Hee
VEDRAN CIGANOVIÆ IS ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS I SAW PLAYING LIVE, BORN IN CROATIA HE IS UNKNOWN TO THE WORLD.
Players For Me some of my favourites Men: Xia Xuanze (great attacking game but sometimes overdoes it) Chen Hong (Good All Rounder) Peter Gade and Hendrawan (Damn Deceptive). In the past Poul Erik Hoyer Larsen and Morten Frost. Women: Susi Susanti, Gong Zhichao (Personal Favourite) Mens Doubles: Ricky and Rexy (They Broke So many Strings) (Past) Used to be Chandra and Sigit (i'd say one of the best when together). Kim Dong Moon and Ha Tae Kwon Ladies Double: Ge Fei and Gu Jun. Also Gao Ling and Wang Sui Mixed: Zhang Jun and Gao Ling. Park Joo Bong (Brilliant Badminton Brain) and Ra Kyung Min
ms: Hendrawan Zhao jian hua ws: Zhou Mi Gong Zi Chao (for making camilla look a fool) md: kim/Ha rexy/ricky wd: gao/Huang ???/??? xd: kim/ra ???/???
MS - Zhao Jian Hua, Foo Kok Keong MD - Park Joo Bong & Kim Moon Soo; Chandra Wijaya & Sigit Budiarto WS - Ye Zhao Ying WD - no idea MD - no idea Zhao Jian Hua during his heyday is THE man. Foo Kok Keong is one tireless workhorse, one of the few with a very formidable defence. The Koreans have no peer in their era; they only play attack, almost no defence The Indonesians play almost the same kind of badminton but not as dangerous, but all in all, I prefer them to the Ricky & Rexy team. Sigit's jump smashes, one that I saw during one particular All-England Open (or was it S'pore Open?), was the highest I've ever seen, almost like Zhao.
gao ling.....in fact, she's the first professional badm player i ever knew of and has remained my favourite player until today her technique at the net is amazing.....i also love the fact that she can always keep a smile on her face and always seem so happy and cheerful, even when she's losing...not many people can actually do that...