Possible winners at Japan open

[Gade supporter]

MS: Gade/Lin Dan
WS: Zhang Ning/Camilla Martin
MD:Paaske/Rasmussen
WD: Huang/Sui
MX: Kim/Ra

[seawell]

MS: Lin Dan
WS:Gong ruina/Zhou mi
MD: FU/Cai
WD: Huang/Gao
MX: Kim/Ra
maybe the same with swiss open or AE open.

[- 73* -]

MS: Lin Dan
WS: Gong Ruina
MD: Cai/Fu / JR/Lars ... depends on the draw...
WD: Gao/Huang
MxD: Kim/Ra

[Gade supporter]

MS: Lin Dan
WS: Gong Ruina
MD: Cai/Fu / JR/Lars ... depends on the draw...
WD: Gao/Huang
MxD: Kim/Ra

Losers always going for Lin Dan i know have got him on my list to, but also my biggest favourite and i kno´w he is going to win Peter Gade.

[da ding]

Losers always going for Lin Dan i know have got him on my list to, but also my biggest favourite and i kno´w he is going to win Peter Gade.

MS: Lin Dan

heh heh heh... you calling me a loser?

[Gade supporter]

MS: Lin Dan

heh heh heh... you calling me a loser?

yes you are a loser

[WoAiZhongGuo]

Lin Dan is deffie gonna win. No doubt about it. Gade is good but i've seen him play 1st hand against Lin Dan. though he might be more skilled and experienced, his age means the lack in speed and potential in comparison to the younger players.
Lin dan is definitely a favourite to win the Olympics.

[HoNgHoNg]

Lin Dan Jia You, Lin Dan Jia You
i hope LIn Dan can win again

[Gade supporter]

Lin Dan is deffie gonna win. No doubt about it. Gade is good but i've seen him play 1st hand against Lin Dan. though he might be more skilled and experienced, his age means the lack in speed and potential in comparison to the younger players.
Lin dan is definitely a favourite to win the Olympics.

I dont agree with you. I think Gade is the only one who can keep up with the tempo that Lin Dan puts in the match. But I would also say that Lin Dan is the favourite for Japan open, but if Gade plays his best I dont think anyone at the moment can beat him not even Lin Dan.

[libra]

Look for Taufik to win either the Korean/Japan open...

In my opinion the most talented player in the world and the dark horse for these two tournaments. His form has slowly been improving (building to the olympics?) so I'd expect him to win a couple of tournaments before Athens to boost his raking.

[- 73* -]

i guess im a loser too then...

[wilfredlgf]

Losers always going for Lin Dan i know have got him on my list to, but also my biggest favourite and i kno´w he is going to win Peter Gade.

This is the kind of response that is not suitable when it comes to showing support to your favourite player. Please refrain from making childish remarks at the expense of others just because others do not agree with you.

I am sure Peter himself would balk if he knows how how one of his fans is acting in such manner just to support him.

Badminton is supposed to foster goodwill and healthy competition, not to be degraded into a mud-slinging contest amongst set of fans who cannot agree with one another.

Peter is a model gentleman off the court. Are you?

[kwun]

i agree with wilfredlgf. BF is about respecting each other, and that include respecting each other's like and dislike of players. it is ok to disagree in a respectful way, but calling ppl name is definitely not one of them.

i hope everybody will pay attention to that from now on.

[Gade supporter]

This is the kind of response that is not suitable when it comes to showing support to your favourite player. Please refrain from making childish remarks at the expense of others just because others do not agree with you.

I am sure Peter himself would balk if he knows how how one of his fans is acting in such manner just to support him.

Badminton is supposed to foster goodwill and healthy competition, not to be degraded into a mud-slinging contest amongst set of fans who cannot agree with one another.

Peter is a model gentleman off the court. Are you?

We can take badminton match if you want to I will just tell you that iam danish champion and european champion for juniors.

[Cheung]

We can take badminton match if you want to I will just tell you that iam danish champion and european champion for juniors.

I think you have missed the point of what Wilfred has said by a million miles.

Or perhaps we are missing your point?

I like to be fair - could you explain how a badminton match and you having won some tournaments relate to the point that wilfred made? Thanks.

[Gade supporter]

I think you have missed the point of what Wilfred has said by a million miles.

Or perhaps we are missing your point?

I like to be fair - could you explain how a badminton match and you having won some tournaments relate to the point that wilfred made? Thanks.

It was just if he provokates me we could might as well take a badminton match and why does people freak out about "loser" it was actually just a joke, but if people cant take a joke i will take it back.

[wilfredlgf]

It was just if he provokates me we could might as well take a badminton match and why does people freak out about "loser" it was actually just a joke, but if people cant take a joke i will take it back.

Sure, call it a joke, but how exactly do you think da ding will know that? Many of us don't - me for one and kwun. That's the danger of posting on the net where people cannot see whether you're serious or not. Still, even if you were actually joking by adding an emoticon there, people may still get offended.

What Cheung and kwun had advised is discretion in your posts. Reread what you type before clicking 'Submit Reply' to see if people would understand what you really intend to say.

Sometimes all that is required is a missing word or emoticon and that's it, hate replies. And when this happens, it becomes... sad.

Either way, let's hope it don't happen again.

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Gade sure is playing very well, but Lin Dan won fair and square at AE. I don't think we should take the glory away from Lin Dan by saying that Gade wasn't at his best, even if he isn't. On that court, on that day, Lin Dan was a superior player. Gade does not have a 'divine right' to win championships.

I'd still say Gade should make it to the semis.