Badminton 2021 Discussion Thread

[Griff88 1,971]

  On 4/4/2021 at 4:07 AM, Fly_like_a_don said:

Oh that BWF has got no work. No problem the scoring system will not change. No athlethe wants that boring system which kills the coemback in a game and returns to 2000s where a similiar scoring was there. 

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Unfortunately athletes have no voice in that...

 

The passing chance are higher than 2018. Lot of Indonesian fans were "betrayed" by the federation. The Indonesian federation wasn't opposed to the changes, but they wanted to changes to be introduced not at the Olympic qualification period.

[Illya 518]

Ukrainian players have a very sh.t draw. Too hard for us earn at least 1 quota place ?

[Griff88 1,971]

History for Finland, Kalle Koljonen won the first ever medal for the country..

 

Meanwhile, Neslihan Yigit guaranteed to win the second ever medal for Turkey

[intoronto 5,862]

 

[Agger 1,664]

BWF will not change the scoring system. They lacked one vote to get the 2/3 majority for the change.

[Fly_like_a_don 1,112]

  On 5/22/2021 at 1:13 PM, Agger said:

BWF will not change the scoring system. They lacked one vote to get the 2/3 majority for the change.

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Great news I really would hate the sport with 11*5 sets so short ,no big rallies,no comeback space

[Vic Liu 1,686]

 

 

Marin's left knee ACL hurt with unknown severity yet. Good luck.

[Griff88 1,971]

Beijing 2008 Gold Medalist, Markis Kido, passed away today

 

 

[Fly_like_a_don 1,112]

  On 6/14/2021 at 1:11 PM, Griff88 said:

Beijing 2008 Gold Medalist, Markis Kido, passed away today

 

 

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How

[Griff88 1,971]

  On 6/14/2021 at 1:22 PM, Fly_like_a_don said:

How

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Apprently he was playing badminton with his friends and collapsed, reports say that it was a heart attack