India National Thread

[Prashanth 184]

17 minutes ago, Joseph said:

Inderjeet Singh.Totally unacceptable.Replacement?

No replacement for him....Its not the country quota..

[Prashanth 184]

Saketh was just a match away from being in the main draw in the ATP tour 1000 event in Rogers Cup. But he gets some valuable points to continue to remain in top 150..

[tirtha22 238]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/olympics/rio-shooter-rajput-could-replace-pneumonia-hit-chain-singh/story-fSYt21kYuJGur1wSiI6BNK.html

 

According to a news Sanjeev Rajput could replace pneumonia hit Chain Singh.

 

Is this athlete exchange allowed at this juncture?

[depleter 9]

Saina Nehwal and Sindhu both had a bad draw. She will face Li Xuerui in quarters and if wins there will face Carolina Marin in semis. Saina hasn't won over Li Xuerui since 2012 before London. And Sindhu has Tai Tzu Ying in pre quarters and Yihan Wang in Semis.

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And Srikanth has Jan o Jorgensen in Pre Quarters, Lin Dan in quarters and Lee Chong Wei in semis.....real bad.

[Dolby 755]

16 minutes ago, tirtha22 said:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/olympics/rio-shooter-rajput-could-replace-pneumonia-hit-chain-singh/story-fSYt21kYuJGur1wSiI6BNK.html

 

According to a news Sanjeev Rajput could replace pneumonia hit Chain Singh.

 

Is this athlete exchange allowed at this juncture?

I think injury forced exchanges might be allowed. 

[shrikant 3]

26 minutes ago, depleter said:

Saina Nehwal and Sindhu both had a bad draw. She will face Li Xuerui in quarters and if wins there will face Carolina Marin in semis. Saina hasn't won over Li Xuerui since 2012 before London. And Sindhu has Tai Tzu Ying in pre quarters and Yihan Wang in Semis.

Somehow I find Li losing her composure fast and Saina has a good opportunity against Li....Marin is a tougher opponent

[Dolby 755]

My initial assessment regarding Badminton Draws:

 

WD: Gutta/Ponappa are in Group A along with top seed Japanese pair, Dutch pair and Thai pair. At present Gutta/Ponappa are lowest ranked among the 4 pairs. But, they have defeated Thai pair twice this year and have split 4 matches with Dutch pair 2-2 over the last two years. Of course, they have no chance against Japanese but they have a decent chance of winning the remaining 2 matches and reaching Semis. Dream draw. 

 

MD: Attri/Reddy are in Group D along with 2nd seed Indonesian pair, Chinese pair and Japanese pair. All three pairs are in top 10. Don't expect them to win a single match (though they did defeat Chinese pair in the only past meeting, Chinese in Olympics are a different beast). Absolute worst draw.

 

WS: Saina should have no problem in reaching Round of 16. Sindhu has a tricky encounter in Group stage with Li Michelle but I am sure Sindhu would win. Round of 16 is pretty straightforward for Saina (vs Porntip). Sindhu has once again a more difficult match against Tai Tzu Ying. She trails Tai in H2H but,  among the top 8, after Hyun Ji Sung, I think Sindhu has maximum win chance against Tai, so no complaints. You can't have easy matches quarter onwards. If you want to win medal, you have to defeat the best, so of course in Quarter, Saina and Sindhu will face top players like Li and Yihan. If we didnt draw those two, we would have drawn Marin and Intanon. For, Saina it is bad as she has a mental block against Li but as I said, if she wants a medal, she needs to overcome it. No complaints. Considering depth of the field and our rankings, good draw.

 

MS: Srikanth should win his group easily. In Rd of 16, he faces Jorgensen. Without doubt a tough match. Jorgensen is a class player. But, like Sindhu, considering he is seeded 9th he could not expect an easy match. It could have been slightly better (Chou?) or much worse (Lin Dan, LCW or Chen Long). Final verdict: neutral