The result is out. The current Thomas squad will not emulate the squad of 1992. It has been 16 years since Malaysia last win the cup. Though we failed to win the cup again, we as Malaysian should be proud, at lease we come down fighting, unlike the unsporting Korean.
Don't get me wrong, I hold no grudge against the Korean, but their way of planning out their route to semi final is unsporting, and should not exist in sports. But the root of the problem, I feel, lies in the competition format. They should have look into this possibility before introducing the format. If football can make a format that make every team play their best out, why Thomas Cup can't?
I hope they can learn from their mistakes, so that the next Thomas Cup can be played fair. Back to the defeat, here is the result.
Lee Chong Wei beat Lin Dan 21-12, 21-14
Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong lost to Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng 16-21, 17-21
Wong Choong Hann lost to Bao Chunlai 18-21, 7-21
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari beat Xie Zhongbo-Guo Zhendong 21-17, 21-15
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim lost to Chen Jin 12-21, 16-21
3 comments:
i have no comment on korea - to a point yes its bad sportsmanship... but then for malaysia to loose to china - kinda feel disappointed again. yes, 16 years is a long wait. maybe we will win it in 2012. the current team is a lil weak (or more so inconsistent) in the world badminton. i think only chong wei & the 2nd doubles are worth. even for the main olympics - i think we can only bank on chong wei for a medal (silver or bronze); and maybe tanfook wan wah for a bronze (if any). just my 2 sen & predictions.
the 2nd doubles' achievement was remarkable as it was their first thomas cup and they managed to perform above par
yes, it's disappointing not to win this time around after a long 16 years. But looking at the squad, I don't think the current squad can match the China team except Chong Wei. The 2nd doubles really perform remarkably! but the 1st double Kien Keat-Boon Heong is disappointing. If only they can contribute that vital one point, we have a great chance in beating Korea in the final.
For now we can only wait, and hope for better single players to be produced. Choon Han is getting old.
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