Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Record 19 medals thus far!!!! Amazing

[rollingstoned]

41 minutes ago, LordPrabhzy said:

My point is if we have the investment and money in academies to invest in badminton courts, then we can replicate that for indoor tennis courts too. Ultimately there might be a difference in the cost of the badminton and tennis racquet but that's where funding comes in. There will always be sports where the initial investment done in children are by families with money.. even in the west not many working class/council estate children have the capability of playing competitive sports like this as there is no funding for them.

 

Ultimately in India its upper middle class parents who have the money have the potential to invest for coaching in their kids for these specific sports from which the talent can be spotted and built on ( like badminton) in more formal academies. 

i actually think we punch above our weight in tennis. we could go up another level for sure but maybe it is possible we produce a Srichaphan type player in the next decade. Top 10 is more difficult.

[deathmonger]

31 minutes ago, neel roy said:

As an analogy ::To me she is Andy Murray in her prime. But Tzu is Federer in prime. And its Wimbledon.. if any other competitor it would have been fine..

 

Naah. Andy Murray never had the achievements of Federer. Federer always had more grand slams than Murray.

 

Sindhu has an olympic silver and five world championship medals (one gold, two silver, two bronze).

 

Tzu has 0.

 

So I don't think this comparison is valid. Not saying she isn't better than Sindhu etc but right now Tzu hasn't won a medal of note (Although she's almost guaranteed a medal this time).

 

The correct comparison would be maybe LeBron pre 1st title. And Sindhu maybe Kahwi Leonard (never won MVP but has two FMVPs and two chips).

Edited July 30, 2021 by deathmonger

[neel roy]

3 minutes ago, deathmonger said:

 

Naah. Andy Murray never had the achievements of Federer. Federer always had more grand slams than Murray.

 

Sindhu has an olympic silver and five world championship medals (one gold, two silver, two bronze).

 

Tzu has 0.

 

So I don't think this comparison is valid. Not saying she isn't better than Sindhu etc but right now Tzu hasn't won a medal of note (Although she's almost guaranteed a medal this time).

 

The correct comparison would be maybe LeBron pre 1st title. And Sindhu maybe Kahwi Leonard (never won MVP but has two FMVPs and two chips).

I was comparing the prowess of federer in Wimbledon with murray in prime in wimbledon with home support..federer will still be ahead.. 

[Gollum]

Problem for Sindhu now is even if she peaks and beats Tai Tzu tomorrow (tiring 3 setter if she wins, my guess), physical and especially mental exhaustion will be huge. Stressing on the second part because this is her nemesis, at the big stage. Often we see some player playing lights out to beat a superior player, and next day just flat @I6MTW. 

 

The stupid schedule means no rest day, and Sindhu will have to play 4 consecutive days to win gold. Other half player (and even Tai Tzu) will only play 3 consecutive days in that case. With a day off she could have taken some rest (not the fittest out there tbh), refocused mentally and played the final in much better shape. She may still beat her fearsome opponent in a classic tomorrow but Chinese finalist will be grinning from ear to ear despite being an inferior player, chance to beat a zombie opponent. 

 

First you give a player a schedule where she has to play 4 consecutive days, then hand her the toughest draw possible, does this look fair?

[Gollum]

Glad Sindhu hasn't been stretched to 3 sets till now, inevitable tomorrow. Legs will be very heavy day after tomorrow. Badminton is an intense sport, need tremendous cardio, conditioning and strong legs to last the distance. 

[Vickydev]

10000 M finals is going to be very close here

[I6MTW]

6 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Problem for Sindhu now is even if she peaks and beats Tai Tzu tomorrow (tiring 3 setter if she wins, my guess), physical and especially mental exhaustion will be huge. Stressing on the second part because this is her nemesis, at the big stage. Often we see some player playing lights out to beat a superior player, and next day just flat @I6MTW. 

 

The stupid schedule means no rest day, and Sindhu will have to play 4 consecutive days to win gold. Other half player (and even Tai Tzu) will only play 3 consecutive days in that case. With a day off she could have taken some rest (not the fittest out there tbh), refocused mentally and played the final in much better shape. She may still beat her fearsome opponent in a classic tomorrow but Chinese finalist will be grinning from ear to ear despite being an inferior player, chance to beat a zombie opponent. 

 

First you give a player a schedule where she has to play 4 consecutive days, then hand her the toughest draw possible, does this look fair?

Does she have a chance tomorrow? Will it even go to three games? Based on what I've heard this opponent is playing the highest level of Badminton ever known presently. 

Edited July 30, 2021 by I6MTW

[Vickydev]

Top race that. 

[deathmonger]

5 minutes ago, I6MTW said:

Does she have a chance tomorrow? Will it even go to three games? Based on what I've heard this opponent is playing the highest level of Badminton ever known presently. 

tough chance. but sindhu did beat her in 2019 world championships. tough match that too.

[Gollum]

Watched only Q4 of India-Japan. Looked like an exhibition, both sides allowed open space making for some entertaining, free flowing hockey. Damn sure our QF opponent won't be so generous. 

 

We won easily, good. But main thing in these matches is to keep cards close to your chest before KO, not reveal PC formation/patterns/variations, not overexert, avoid injuries. Sreejesh took a nasty blow on his exposed knee (rotten luck) whilst defending a PC. Hope he is ok, we don't have a reserve keeper in the squad meaning if keeper is down during regular time, some player must take that role....backup keeper (presently in Tokyo but not with squad as per rules laid out) comes in only next game if original keeper doesn't recover in time. Risky selection but in their wisdom our TM chose to go with this strategy: small squad, hot/humid conditions, and they wanted more rolling substitutions to keep players fresh and ensure high speed throughout the 4 quarters, without extra keeper they get an extra player as option for substitution. Recovery time is a joke, especially for such a brutal sport sans protection. Good that the blow occurred in last 4 minutes of Q4 (instead of early in the game), hope he is being monitored closely now. 

 

Edited July 30, 2021 by Gollum

[bharathh]

Super bronze game between  a German and Taiwanese in tt mens singles. The German guy came back saving 4 match points to win the game and the match in the 7th game. Damn Chinese 1-2 in singles

[Gollum]

17 minutes ago, I6MTW said:

Does she have a chance tomorrow? Will it even go to three games? Based on what I've heard this opponent is playing the highest level of Badminton ever known presently. 

Today that opponent was inconsistent and she has shown mental fragility in big games in the past. Sindhu looks determined and will give it her all, she has been at this stage before, not the opponent, hope nerves kick in for the world number one. Still a bit annoyed that she won today, Intanon had her on the ropes but couldn't land the finishing blow. 

 

Think Sindhu is the underdog but maybe the occasion will even the odds. Who knows this may be the tournament to cement her legacy!!!!

[QuarantineTormentino]

28 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Problem for Sindhu now is even if she peaks and beats Tai Tzu tomorrow (tiring 3 setter if she wins, my guess), physical and especially mental exhaustion will be huge. Stressing on the second part because this is her nemesis, at the big stage. Often we see some player playing lights out to beat a superior player, and next day just flat @I6MTW. 

 

The stupid schedule means no rest day, and Sindhu will have to play 4 consecutive days to win gold. Other half player (and even Tai Tzu) will only play 3 consecutive days in that case. With a day off she could have taken some rest (not the fittest out there tbh), refocused mentally and played the final in much better shape. She may still beat her fearsome opponent in a classic tomorrow but Chinese finalist will be grinning from ear to ear despite being an inferior player, chance to beat a zombie opponent. 

 

First you give a player a schedule where she has to play 4 consecutive days, then hand her the toughest draw possible, does this look fair?

holy crap that’s some BS luck with scheduling. Let’s not chastise her if she loses, all odds are packed against her

[Gollum]

1 minute ago, bharathh said:

Super bronze game between  a German and Taiwanese in tt mens singles. The German guy came back saving 4 match points to win the game and the match in the 7th game. Damn Chinese 1-2 in singles

German guy has a dope serve. 

[bharathh]

Watching this game between the 2 Chinese reminds me of this

 

 

[LordPrabhzy]

GB 1-0 Belgium 2nd Quarter... 

[Jay]

6 minutes ago, LordPrabhzy said:

GB 1-0 Belgium 2nd Quarter... 

Be happy india is participating. India don't have resources at the moment. 

 

When india actually have a proper structure in place they can decimate other nations. 

 

Won't Won't this year though. 

[LordPrabhzy]

7 minutes ago, Jay said:

Be happy india is participating. India don't have resources at the moment. 

 

When india actually have a proper structure in place they can decimate other nations. 

 

Won't Won't this year though. 

 

What? what are you even replying to? This match is to dtermin who will play India in the QFs, i hope its GB rather than Ned. This is the current score between the two teams.

[Vickydev]

Ned losing to Germany, how does this impacts India's draw in QF

[LordPrabhzy]

1 minute ago, Vickydev said:

Ned losing to Germany, how does this impacts India's draw in QF

As it stands GB will play India in QFs