Sosaria Twincharged August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 While here people are still harping over the bronze medal, our northern neighbour already one-up by being guaranteed at least a silver in the men's badminton. Home-grown talent too... It's very funny that they have to address this obviously young guy as "datuk" all the time! Wonder if the coach has to call him that too? http://thestar.com.my/sports/olympics/stor...ympics&nc=1 Badminton - Malaysia's Lee reaches men's singles final Friday, August 03, 2012 MYT 9:45:04 PM Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei plays against China's Chen Long during their men's singles badminton semifinals match during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena August 3, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad LONDON (Reuters) - Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei defeated Chen Long of China 21-13 21-14 to reach the final of the men's singles at the Olympic badminton tournament on Friday. Lee will play the winner of the match between China's defending champion Lin Dan and South Korea's Lee Hyun-il for the gold medal. (Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Mark Meadows) ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 I sarpork him. But Lin Dan is probably joining him soon. Lin Dan is really dam good so it will be a good fight! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosaria Twincharged August 3, 2012 Author Share August 3, 2012 I sarpork him. But Lin Dan is probably joining him soon. Lin Dan is really dam good so it will be a good fight! It's either Lin Dan or the South Korean player will advance to the final. Lin is temperamental and gets agitated rather easily, so it all depends... on his "good" day he is near unbeatable. Kind of like another past badminton great, zhao jianhua - also another unpredictable player, but a genius on a good day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 Lin dan just won crushing the South Korean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlau 1st Gear August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 While here people are still harping over the bronze medal, our northern neighbour already one-up by being guaranteed at least a silver in the men's badminton. Home-grown talent too... It's very funny that they have to address this obviously young guy as "datuk" all the time! Wonder if the coach has to call him that too? http://thestar.com.my/sports/olympics/stor...ympics&nc=1 Badminton - Malaysia's Lee reaches men's singles final Friday, August 03, 2012 MYT 9:45:04 PM Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei plays against China's Chen Long during their men's singles badminton semifinals match during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena August 3, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad LONDON (Reuters) - Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei defeated Chen Long of China 21-13 21-14 to reach the final of the men's singles at the Olympic badminton tournament on Friday. Lee will play the winner of the match between China's defending champion Lin Dan and South Korea's Lee Hyun-il for the gold medal. (Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Mark Meadows) well... we cant compare to them in badminton lah... they were already producing world champions, the Sidek brothers.. wow the whole family of them are champions... i remembered we did have 1 world class male player in squash in the late-80s to 90s, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 I think less likely to happen cos both players are very highly experienced. It's a repeat of Beijing 2008. The 2 best players in the world by far. Yeah Lin Dan is just a genius. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlau 1st Gear August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 It's either Lin Dan or the South Korean player will advance to the final. Kind of like another past badminton great, zhao jianhua - also another unpredictable player, but a genius on a good day. yesss... i loved to watch him and Yang Yang, playing against Morten Frost back... the former 2 known for attacking, while MF was known for defending... nice rallies... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTIking Neutral Newbie August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 I heard of that jiu hoo kid win gold the Msia govt givehim one fat GOLD BAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlau 1st Gear August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 I heard of that jiu hoo kid win gold the Msia govt givehim one fat GOLD BAR not just that, and plantation lands, and of course the "Datok" title... very powderful one... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaolee22 Neutral Newbie August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 support Datuk Lee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tianmo Hypersonic August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 well...............we did have a Wong Shoon Keat........a SEA game champion many years back................ [cool] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlau 1st Gear August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 well...............we did have a Wong Shoon Keat........a SEA game champion many years back................ [cool] errr... a SEA Games champion is laudable, but sadly, it is only a "pond" compared to the 'ocean" if one is a world champion, or at least an Asian champion... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 Can I brag here? NZ has won 3 gold medals so far! And 2 bronze. They won two medals today less than an hour apart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosaria Twincharged August 3, 2012 Author Share August 3, 2012 (edited) errr... a SEA Games champion is laudable, but sadly, it is only a "pond" compared to the 'ocean" if one is a world champion, or at least an Asian champion... Actually badminton is the sport that singapore should concentrate on, because this region, ASEAN produces many champions - so climate, diet, etc. is suited for the sport. They bring over the indonesian chap some time ago, but no follow-up from there. Now languishing again... Unlike sports like swimming, for example, where we are hard-pressed to match the westerners in terms of build and strength. Unless of course, the local athlete is born there, live there and eat their food, experience their environment. But how many can do that? Edited August 3, 2012 by Sosaria Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlau 1st Gear August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 Actually badminton is the sport that singapore should concentrate on, because this region, ASEAN produces many champions - so climate, diet, etc. is suited for the sport. Unlike sports like swimming, for example, where we are hard-pressed to match the westerners in terms of build and strength. Unless of course, the local athlete is born there, live there and eat their food, experience their environment. But how many can do that? but didn't China show the world that asians can be champions of the world level too, actually Japan and Koreans are also good in the pool... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosaria Twincharged August 3, 2012 Author Share August 3, 2012 (edited) but didn't China show the world that asians can be champions of the world level too, actually Japan and Koreans are also good in the pool... China is like the "East Germany" system, with sports schools and the type of training that will not be tolerated in developed countries. I think very difficult for other countries to copy their method. Also with a big population, there's possibility of finding some 'weird' (but in a good sense, suited for particular sport) fellow who can match the 'western' competitors... e.g. like Yao Ming in basketball, though chinese, he does not lose out in physical build to NBA players. In a big population, you can find a couple of fellows like that. Edited August 3, 2012 by Sosaria Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apong1471 Neutral Newbie August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 support Datuk Lee. Do you all know the real reason why he is given Datuk? It's becos Lee Chong Wei, mean L.C.W = Let China Win Datuk Lee Chong Wei, mean D.L.C.W = Don't Let China Win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTIking Neutral Newbie August 3, 2012 Share August 3, 2012 That jiu hoo kid Bo tak check one right? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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