the coupe
It was a sad ending to our fight back for the berth in finals. We lost to Denmark 3-2 ; it was a hard fought game. The If Onlys phrase were uttered but it is too late now. We failed again in our bid to regain the Thomas Cup. I am not sure whether we are able to reach this stage of competition the next time around. Denmark was a formidable team and this is their last chance for glory as most of their main players are old timers - in their 30's.
Lee Chong Wei played a good game but it was not good enough. He manage to challenge Peter Gade point for point , but Peter was just a class above. He is definitely the player on form now - and the best player in the world. He became no 3 because he was injured for the past few months. Chong Wei just could not answer his fast pace and lost narrowly 21-19/ 21 - 18.
Chong Ming and Keng Kiat played really well. It became controversial in the middle of the game - as Chong Ming was flashed the red card. It was very tense and nerve recking. They managed to beat the no 1 doubles pair in the world. It was inspiring to see their spirit and it gave us hope.
Next was Hafiz - but he lacked the willpower to win. His pathetic display of unforced errors became the main culprit. Kenneth was not as skillful but he was determined to win the match. That was the main difference between the two players. Hafiz managed to scrape a narrow win in the first set but was floored in the next two games. I am dissapointed with Hafiz's game as his brilliance was shadowed by his erraticness.
Tan Fook and Wan Wah must definitely be our stars in this tournament. They displayed superb badminton with their age and won the game. They are definitely still a force to be reckoned with.
The deciding game was for Kuan Beng Hong ( WHOOO ??? ) to salvage. Seeing him during the warm up stroke play , you know that Malaysia was in trouble. He was so nervous and it showed so much. It was definitely too much pressure for him to handle.I was crossing my fingers then and hoped that he will prove me wrong. Unfortunately I was right and the game was all the time dictated by the Dane. Beng Hong played like a woman !!! hehehe.. |don't get me wrong as i am not discriminating. His game play was just SO PATHETIC and did not have any power. I bet if he played against the Chinese ladies , he would have been battered easily.
With the easy loss ,our hope were burnt to ashes. It was so dissapointing to lose in such a way. At least if Beng Hong gave a good fight , we would be satisfied and concede the defeat to a better team.Not If only... If only.... If only.... Denmark was definitely the better team with really good team spirit. I hope they will win the Cup on Sunday because they deserve to do so after 8 unsuccesful attempts.
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