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发表于 5-4-2008 03:04 PM
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Badminton: A first for ABC meet By Rajes Paul PETALINGJAYA: For the first time ever, shuttlers competing in the AsianBadminton Championships (ABC) will not know who their opponents areuntil the eve of the tournament.
This is because the draw forthe ABC meet, scheduled to be held from April 15-20 in Johor Baru, willonly be conducted during the team managers' meeting on April 14.
The ABC is the last tournament offering Asian players the chance to win Olympic qualifying points.
Yesterday,Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC) chief operating officer (COO) KarenKoh said that they decided to hold the draw a day before the tournamentto make it more exciting.
Another reason was to avoid changes and replacements in the draw due to last-minute withdrawals.
“Sometimes,re-draws have to be done because the seeded players withdraw at theeleventh hour. This time, the draw will only be done after the teammanagers have confirmed their players’ entries,” said Karen.
“Weare trying this out for the first time in a BAC tournament after theexecutive council gave us the nod. We also asked the hosts – the BAM(Badminton Association of Malaysia) – and they agreed, saying it was agood idea.”
“The draw will be conducted during the teammanagers’ meeting and everyone will get to see how it is done. Thiswill leave no room for people to question the validity of the draw.”
Karensaid that this (releasing the draw on the eve of a tournament) couldbecome a permanent practice in the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF)Super Series events if the badminton fraternity welcomed it.
On the entries of the players for the ABC, she said the list would be released today.
“Theworld's best will be coming to Malaysia to compete in this meet. We aredetermining the seedings of the players based on the latest worldrankings. The BAC will release the full cast tomorrow,” she said.
National No. 1 Lee Chong Wei, who is aiming to regain the title which he last won in 2006, will spearhead Malaysia challenge.
那么迟才出对垒名单
怎样猜啊?
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现在要拿分真的很不简单咯！
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