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On August 02 2012 21:59 SpiffD wrote:
I'm so mad right now.... fucking china.
EDIT: and now we're going to see a terribly boring china china finals where who's going to win has already been decided.
stop being so bitter. you guys played a great game and china was simply better
do you know who is going to win in the final? no? will you be able to tell if anyone is tanking? no?
then just enjoy the game
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On August 02 2012 21:59 SpiffD wrote:
I'm so mad right now.... fucking china.
EDIT: and now we're going to see a terribly boring china china finals where who's going to win has already been decided.
That's not fair, China has no reason to favour one pair or another as both gold and silver are already a lock. I'm such each pair wants to win very badly and will go all out to win it.
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On August 02 2012 21:59 SpiffD wrote:
I'm so mad right now.... fucking china.
EDIT: and now we're going to see a terribly boring china china finals where who's going to win has already been decided.
Theres really no point in them fixing the finals. Its all about the country's total medal count and neither side needs to conserve stamina cause its the finals.
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damn, wang is getting destroyed
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This Thai girl is amazing. Already a world-class player at only 17 years of age.
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From interviews with regards to the match fixing scandal, the Danish players, who I believe to be far more into this kinda thing than you guys, said that it was common among the Chinese to fix matches like this so that the player/team who was regarded most favorably was given the victory.
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wow. what an amazing set. 6-1 down then about 17-9 down and pulls out a win.
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On August 02 2012 22:30 SpiffD wrote:
From interviews with regards to the match fixing scandal, the Danish players, who I believe to be far more into this kinda thing than you guys, said that it was common among the Chinese to fix matches like this so that the player/team who was regarded most favorably was given the victory.
The situations they're referring to are different. For instance, in 2000's semi between Gong Zhichao and Ye Yhaoying, it's rumored that Ye was told to lose to Gong because Gong Zhichao's playstyle matched up favourably against Camilla Martin, who eventually won the silver. The same thing occured in 2004, with Zhou Mi losing to Zhang Ning in the semifinals because Zhang would be stronger against Mia Audina in the finals. Zhou later left the Chinese team to play for Hong Kong.
Also, I believe that in previous Olympics a top 5 world ranking was required in order to qualify a third competitor for the Olympics. So you'd have situations where Lin Dan would play unusually poorly against his 3rd ranked teammates in superseries tournaments during Olympic years.
For the above, it is understandable why they do what they do. It demonstrates that they value team success over individual success. They are aiming to win the gold, then sweep all the medals if possible. However, in this situation, the gold medal is already won for China, there's nothing else to build towards. I see absolutely no reason for any match fixing to go on in the mixed doubles finals. Both Chinese pairs played well to come back from being down 1 game, and have to give them some respect for that.
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Good comeback effort but Wang takes it in the end, if she is really 17 then this girl has got some sick potential.
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Lots of cheering for Baun
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Saina wins! 
some consolation after the Jai bhagwan defeat. But Jai was not really boxing well today.
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too bad Intanon lost, she is an amazing talent
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Badminton Ro8 coming up in 15mins.. Gade and LCW's games going on at the same time will be watching the Gade game though, would be surprising if LCW didn't beat that indian dude with ease.
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On August 03 2012 00:47 keit wrote:
Badminton Ro8 coming up in 15mins.. Gade and LCW's games going on at the same time will be watching the Gade game though, would be surprising if LCW didn't beat that indian dude with ease.
He's behind 3-6 now
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Ratchanok Intanon is only 17; in the next olympics, she will be a top contender for gold for sure.
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that indian dude is 15-15 first set so far, not bad.
Gade putting up a pretty good fight.
LCW takes it 21-19 first set.
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On August 03 2012 01:20 Kipsate wrote:
that indian dude is 15-15 first set so far, not bad.
Gade putting up a pretty good fight.
LCW takes it 21-19 first set.
I dont know if hes trying to keep the weight of and preserve the ankles or what but hes playing so flat and slow. Hes turned it on for like 2 or 3 points at the end of that set.
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On August 03 2012 01:33 Rebs wrote:Show nested quote +On August 03 2012 01:20 Kipsate wrote:
that indian dude is 15-15 first set so far, not bad.
Gade putting up a pretty good fight.
LCW takes it 21-19 first set. I dont know if hes trying to keep the weight of and preserve the ankles or what but hes playing so flat and slow. Hes turned it on for like 2 or 3 points at the end of that set.
I think he was playing for longer game, cause looking at game 2 Kashypp is already tired
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Gades opponent too good, gade making too many mistakes.
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