羽联高度关注林李再对决 奥运后一闲一忙林丹回勇
11月18日，中国羽毛球公开赛将在上海开战，这是自北京奥运会结束以来，林丹与李宗伟首次参赛同一大赛，因此中国公开赛也受了国际羽联的高度关注。北京时间11月15日，国际羽联在官方网站发表文章，简要分析了各单项的抽签形势。
国际羽联在文章中说，所有人都期待着林丹与李宗伟再次对决，虽然在北京奥运会上，林丹战胜了李宗伟夺得了冠军，但目前李宗伟已稳居世界排名第一的交椅，因此他们之间的对话显然意义非凡。
目前来看，李宗伟要想赢得最后的冠军并不容易，自北京奥运会以来，李宗伟一度因为频繁参赛而体力不支。而与此同时，林丹一直在奥运后的恢复之中，他曾表示要是自己状态最好的时候再参加比赛，以此为广大的观众负责。现在，林丹决定参赛中国公开赛，意味着他认为自己的状态恢复到了最佳。从抽签形势上来看，林丹将在第二轮与队友龚伟杰和吕轶之间的胜利开展内战，而在夺冠路上等着他的，或许还有印尼名将陶菲克。在陶菲克最近参加的两站超级赛比赛中，他都表现出了良好的竞技状态。此外，鲍春来也是不可忽视的人，在经历了北京奥运会的失意后，鲍春来甚至削发明志，同时中国公开赛也可谓是鲍春来奥运后的首次强势复出。在晋级之路上，鲍春来的最大对手将是丹麦名将佩尔森。
在上半区，如无意外的话李宗伟将与盖德相遇在四分之一决赛。在此之前李宗伟必须面对中国小将邱彦博的挑战。
在女单的竞争中，周蜜凭借抽签仪式时世界排名第一身份，此番以一号种子身份参赛。周蜜在2008年赛季表现抢眼，先后收获了多个大赛的冠军，这也确保了她参加下个月超级系列赛总决赛的参赛资格。在晋级之路处，周蜜必须先后面对荷兰名将姚洁和马来西亚的黄妙珠。
而在拉斯姆森镇守的下半区，她或将在四分之一决赛中遭遇恶战，对手极有可能是王琳或是徐怀雯。倍受关注的谢杏芳则可能需要在内战中突围。
此外，引人关注的还有中国男双组合蔡赟/傅海峰，他们在北京奥运会一度被拆分后，此次将再次携手出战。如无意外，他们将在半决赛中与2007年日本公开赛冠军、印尼名将陈甲亮/吴俊明遭遇。
女双的战场注定已经成为年轻人的天下。中国名将高崚/黄穗和杨维/张洁雯都已退役，北京奥运会新科冠军杜婧/于洋成为本次中国公开赛的女双一号种子。值得期待的是，她们或将在四分之一决赛中也近来表现抢眼的小将成淑/赵云蕾上演内战。值得注意的是，中国队此次派出了11对女双参赛，彰显了她们在这一传统强项上的霸气，同时这也确保了中国队至少一枚奖牌。
混双方面，印尼此番没有派出组合参赛，北京奥运会冠军、韩国组合李孝贞/李龙大也将继续缺席。因此中国组合何汉斌/于洋成为一号种子，而谢中博和张亚雯在一度被拆分后，此番再携手以二号种子的身份参赛。
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苍穹之泪 (2008-11-16 12:11:07)
中国羽毛球公开赛创办于1986年。该年5月28日至6月1日，首届比赛在福州市举行。这项比赛由此被国际羽联列为世界羽毛球系列大奖赛中的一站。从1986年到1999年，中国公开赛先后在福州、南京、上海、杭州、大连、成都、东莞、北京等大城市和经济发达城市举行。这期间，中国公开赛先后得到Dunhill、555、FILA、李宁公司等国内外知名大企业的赞助。
虽然羽毛球在国内拥有雄厚的群众基础，但中国公开赛在商业操作上却一直不太顺利。以往运作中国羽毛球公开赛的公司是国际管理集团，随着中国方面对烟草赞助的控制以及其他一些方面的问题，国际管理集团在操办赛事的后几年中出现了亏损。2000年，中国羽毛球公开赛竟因找不到合适的赞助商而停办。2001年，中国羽协首次让中国商家自己来“消化”国际公开赛，当初比赛在宁波举行，总奖金高达22。5美元，为国际羽联六星级赛事。由于奖金总额大幅度提升，这次比赛引起了大批国外好手特别是欧洲高手的青睐。由于种种原因，2002年中国公开赛一度险些流产，最终广州市体育局接手了这届赛事，由于时间匆促，总奖金从一年前的22。5万美元降到17万美元，星级从六星级降为五星级。
去年，广州在国内众多竞争城市中脱颖而出。广州与中国羽协签定了连续5年举办中国公开赛的合约，并在合约的第一年，就将中国公开赛升级为“六星级”赛事，原先一直到处“流浪”的中国公开赛，终于找到了自己的“家”。
苍穹之泪 (2008-11-16 12:11:23)
苍穹之泪 (2008-11-16 13:53:57)
Lin Dan returns to action in Shanghai
14 November 2008
By Raphael Sachetat. Pix by BadmintonPhoto
For the first time since the Olympics, Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei will compete in the same tournament as the Olympic Champion went on a 3-month break to prepare for the last legs of the Super Series.
Everyone had been waiting for such a draw where Lin Dan, reigning Olympic Champion, would face Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei, who has since their last encounter, climbed one ladder to the top of the world ranking and scooped top billing.
Things however haven’t run smoothly for Chong Wei, who has only reached the final at his best in several of the tournaments he had entered for. On his side, Lin Dan had officially said that he only wanted to play when he was at his best so as to not disappoint his fans as the Olympic title holder.
Needless to say that this Li Ning China Open should see a fully fit Lin Dan. The second seed from China is likely to meet one of his compatriots – who entertained the world tour while he was away – Gong Weije or Lu Yi in the second round after taking on a qualifying shuttler in the first round.
A mouth watering quarter final awaits him then, should Taufik Hidayat overcome a tricky first round against Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand. With the form and motivation the Indonesian has shown in the last two tournaments – losing to Peter Gade in France in the final partly because of a bad blister (and Gade’s astonishing performance) – this should be a definite highlight this week.
The winner of this confrontation could be meeting Bao Chunlai for a classic, as the tall left hander also makes his big come back after a disappointing Olympics. Bao will have to stop Denmark’s Joachim Persson, who is also on a good run, before that.
In the upper part of the draw, Chong Wei and Gade are set to meet in the quarter-final, with Chong Wei starting his journey in Shanghai with a tough hurdle in the name of Qiu Yanbo, who had worked wonders in the Yonex Japan Open last September.
Gade faces Hong Kong’s Chan Yan Kit before a possible clash against India’s Chetand Anand or Malaysia’s veteran Wong Choong Hann for another interesting tie. Chen Jin, who has failed to shine ever since his bronze in Beijing will have to be at his best as his draw is anything but easy.
A tricky first match against upcoming and rising star of Japan Kenichi Tago, before a probable match against China’sChen Hong, who has retired from the national team last year but who could still do damage to top players. And then, awaits 8th seed Korea’s Park Sung Hwan – who has returned to International competition as all his teammates after a mini Olympics competition was held in Korea . This explains why all the Korean delegation skipped most of the post Olympic tournaments.
Zhou Mi leads the charge in the women’s singles as she was World No 1 when the draw was released – she lost the spot to Tine Rasmussen since then – and the former Chinese national will gladly enjoy her new status in her motherland, hoping to fare as well as during other tournaments especially as she had won the China Masters in Beijing last month.
Having secured so many titles this year, she is assured of participating in next month’s Super Series final and could very well top the billing there too. She takes on Slovenia’s Tvrdy in the first round before a potential clash with Yao Jie in the second round and Malaysia’s Wong Mew Choo (title holder of the China Open) in the quarters.
Then comes Tine in the semis. The latter will have some hard work to do to live up to her recent status in the quarter-finals as she might face either Wang Lin – winner in France – or Xu Huaiwen, the last European who had actually taken the World No 1 spot, in June 2006.
Tine, on her hand, is the only European brought up shuttler to reach this level ever since her compatriot Camilla Martin, some 10 years ago. Pi Hongyan of France couldn’t dream of a worse draw in her former country. The Chinese born French faces Wang Chen of Hong Kong in the first round before playing (should she win) the winner of Wang Yihan and Jiang Yanjiao.
Then Xie Xingfang – her Nemesis – stands in the quarter-finals. Another perfect first day match will be India’s Saina Nehwal, recently crowned World Junior Champion in Pune, who has been all over the National news in India, who will try to outwit China’s Zhu Lin. The winner of this match will probably confront Lu Lan, second seed at the lower half of the draw in an expected tight quarter-final.
Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun are back in business. Reassuring all their fans who had been stressed out by their recent split partnership in Denmark and France (the duo who clinched the Olympic silver were only helping out the younger generation get some experience).
But they are back as a pair and lead the men’s doubles chart. Enjoying a bye in the first round, they could be facing in the quarters Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan, who are yet to win a title since the 2007 Yonex Japan Open.
Malaysia is sending no less than nine pairs, amongst which Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari/Zakry Abdul Latif and veterans Lee Wan Wah and Choong Tan Fook, who have recently signed a deal with independent sponsors to continue their career – for maybe another couple of years.
A mix of young and old pairs from Malaysia will hope to fare well in this tournament. Second seeds Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen will try to make it to the end in the absence of World No 1 Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan. Another pair to watch is fifth seed Lee Young Dae and Jung Jae Sung of Korea who take on China’s He and Sun in their first match.
The women’s doubles will see what the next generation of draws will look like. The former pairs of Gao ling/Huang Sui, Yang/Zhang are no longer part of the circuit and it’s all up to China’s younger pairs to continue the tradition. Du Jing and Yu Yang are top seeds and set to play this fall’s heroines Zhao Yunlei and Shu Cheng in the quarters.
Malaysia’s in form Wong Pei Tty and Chin Eei Hui are second seeds after their great run in Europe – ending an entire career title drought in Odense before clinching silver in Paris. They look like they are the next in line to trouble China after Lee Kyung Won and Lee Hyo Jung from Korea seem to be stepping down a little – they are not part of this draw, neither are any of the top Indonesian pairs. China will have a strong field of 11 pairs which could be enough to ensure them a couple of medals by the end of this week.
The Indonesians have skipped the mixed doubles as well, which should give room to other nations to shine in Shanghai. Such as Lee Young Dae and Lee Hyo Jung, Olympic Champions, who return to competition after being away from the courts since their glorious outing in Beijing this summer.
He Hanbin and Yu Yang are top seeds while Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Yawen also return to competition after a period away. They are the No 2 seeds.
The event will be played in Shanghai – a new spot for China’s badminton in the recently built state of the art Yuanchen Development Centre, in the heart of the new business district of Pudong in Shanghai, starting Tuesday November 18th for the qualifying round and the next day for the appealing main draws.
苍穹之泪 (2008-11-17 10:00:58)
北京时间11月17日消息，本周三，中国羽毛球公开赛就将在上海开战了，昨天，马来西亚名将李宗伟已赶赴上海适应场地。对于比赛目标，这位现世界排名第一的男单选手表示，他的目标只有一个，那就是进决赛。
在北京奥运会之后，李宗伟并没有给自己放一个长假，而是连续参加了多项比赛。结果他先是在日本羽毛球公开赛负于印尼名将索尼，又先后在澳门和法国公开赛上败在陶菲克拍下，而印尼与陶菲克的世界排名均已在李宗伟之下，因此这让现世界NO.1有些背上了心理包袱。
李宗伟在直面了这些问题后，他与马来西亚体育总会取得了积极的沟通，并获得了一个专业的心理团队支持。谈及即将开始的中国公开赛，李宗伟说：“(这个团体)能在我遇到任何困难和问题时，给我提供相关的帮助。”而这一神秘的后援团也将跟随李宗伟来到上海，随时帮他解决心理问题。
由于李宗伟不用为本赛季羽毛球超级联赛总决赛的参赛资格担心，他只要参加中国羽毛球公开赛和25-30日的香港公开赛，就肯定能获得总决赛的参赛资格了。虽然没有总决赛的资格压力，但李宗伟还是表示他要发挥出自己的最佳水平。在去年的中国和香港公开赛上，李宗伟就两次闯入决赛，这也是他对比赛充满信心的一个原因。此外，争取好的成绩为自己的世界排名增加更多的积分，则成为李宗伟的动力。
不过，因为北京奥运会新科冠军林丹也将参加中国公开赛，在北京奥运会后，林丹经过了长达近三个月的休整，此次是奥运后首次亮相，因此林丹也成为李宗伟眼中的头号敌人。而李宗伟要想晋级决赛，可能还需要先后击败皮特-盖德、卜成奂和陈金等人，尤其是此番中国选手是本土作战，具备一定的优势。对此，李宗伟认为：“我在以前的比赛中都战胜过他们，因此这没有什么让我害怕的。”