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Group D in men's doubles have 4 teams that could be top 8.  Other 12 teams would be quite happy.

 

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6 hours ago, Dolby said:

What a mistake by BWF in MS. Seed 4 is in a group of 3 and has a bye in Rd of 16, while Seed 2 is in group of 4 with bye in Rd of 16 and Seed 3 is in group of 4 with no bye in Rd of 16. Seed 4 getting better advantage than Seed 2 is ridiculous. There was a better way of doing it. Seeds 2/3 should have been in group of 4 with byes  in Rd of 16. Top seed should have been in group of 3 with bye while 4th seed should have been in group of 3 without a bye. 

Drawing rule for BWF is weird.. cannot understand why they do like this. 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Faramir said:

Do the French have any chance in this sport?

Maybe not much...

 

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Women's single

 

The only one to see in 1st round would be Tai vs Intanon, as Tai Tzu-Ying has suffered from injury, and Intanon is the strongest among non-seeded players. 

An have to win Akane and Tai Tzu Ying, while Chen need to win He or Sindhu , and Marin. Both of them are tough but An made worse draw. 

 

 

Women's doubles

 

Group A absorbed most of the strong non-seeded players. Liu-Tan, Matsuyama-Shida, and Baek-Lee would easily go to round of 8. Kim-Kong and Kititharakul-Prajongjai would make it either. 

For Group A, China and Japan have most chances.. but I think there could be some upset.

 

Mixed doubles

 

Bad for Group C. Not easy to get 2nd place in both group A and D, but good draw for two chinese teams. Group B has two strong teams that could secure round of 8. Who to become the 1st place in Group B would be interesting, as well as every match in group C