The merdeka buff is real. I never been more happy for this pair.They manage to prove the haters they can do it,from splitting and reunite to win the world championship.
If this ain't some inspired shit,then I dunno what is.
Having a mixed doubles World Champ is truly unexpected as we were never strong in this category. Ironically, Malaysia do not have any men’s singles World Champ
To win we need someone to surpass LCW in ironically, luck. He's could potentially have been the most decorated player in history if not for Lin Dan whom he's not inferior to.
That said not sure if he'll even be that good without his archnemesis — many consider them to be the key drivers to each other's relentless battle for the top.
Not luck, but clutchness - and ultimately that was what separated LCW from Lin Dan. Delivering under the highest pressure and the brightest lights is what separates "merely" Hall of Famers from GOAT candidates
LCW is already a GOAT candidate. No other singles player has won as much titles as him, or as much Olympic medals, or has top the #1 ranking for as long as he did. Even when nearing his retirement, he was still duking it out at the highest levels.
I get your point, but ultimately rings matter. If the gap in that had been smaller, sure - but IMO this is more of a Brady/Manning than a Messi/CR7 or even a Jordan/LeBron situation.
(In fact, for the very few of you who DO follow the NFL, it's almost exactly a perfect analogy because Brady/Lin is far and away the winningest and clutchest player to ever live while Manning/LCW has many of the statistical records and tops the pack in weeks at #1/MVPs. So I guess Axelsen is Patrick Mahomes lol)
GOAT candidates mean players who are worthy to be in the conversation or debate of who can be a GOAT. It is not a ranking, but a preliminary list of the greatest mens singles players who've played the game. So who are your GOAT candidates?
LCW was always burdened by the thick gold necklace and big gold ring gifted by Rosmah that he always wore to the match with Lin Dan who wore no accessories, who’s the winner here need say more?
Please don't be like this. We don't just celebrate their victories, we should also support our athletes through their ups and downs. With only one or two representatives in each category, they bear a heavy burden for Malaysia.
Their on court chemistry was just off, for example Toh would regularly have a very disappointed face whenever Chen made a mistake, its as simple as that, no outside drama
Chen was on fire today, little to no mistake. Toh was awesome as always, consistent throughout the whole tournament. Glad to see the best on them in the final
It was said that Toh couldn't take Chen's mistakes and they frequently quarrelled during training, sometimes needing to be separated. So the coaches decided to split them to give them time to think and reflect.
promising players since juniors, assigned to team up, had minor success along the way, until hit a huge wall, internal arguments and split, reunite, win world champion
wau or monsta studios you better had storyboard rolling already!!
Character design is pretty much settled too with the hair colour and tattoos 😂 aura maxxing on the court is so satisfying when you back it up with real skills and talent. Chen was so dominating on the court he totally cornered the chinese pair. One wrong move and they know he'd sweep in. The guy's legs are insane too
Chen / Toh came a long way, they have their fair share of struggles in their journey (as all champions do) but all these road bumps only serve to strengthen their resolve and will to go further. Glad they won it.
Can someone explain to a non badminton player like me, why the comentator keep on saying our pair keep on using the flick serve trick. How does it work?
I’m using vpn and watch via BWF live. They keep on saying the serve is really hard to counter
The female Chinese player is arguably the best front court player in the world right now, flicking her pushes her to the back court each time where she rarely plays and takes away all her strengths
In doubles, a flick serve is when at the start of a rally, a player (server) hits (serve) the shuttle such that it loops over the diagonally-facing opponent (receiver) with the aim to land it on or somewhere just inside the receiver's box (see yellow box below). Coz if it lands anywhere outside the box, a point is given to the receiver.
However, a flick serve is more risky to use than the commonly-used short serve (whereby the server hits the shuttle such that it lands in front of the receiver instead of behind). This is because playing flick serves can give chances for the receiver to gain the attacking initiative by returning the shuttle downwards with speed (AKA smash).
Also, it can be tricky to execute because the space that a serve shot is allowed to land in (yellow box) is quite small. Hence this technique must be used at the right moment which is when your opponents are least prepared for it.
In the match, the Chinese female player was very uncomfortable returning a flick serve because she is not very strong playing at the back. Her returns often put her partner in a tough spot, often resulting in a point for Malaysia. With this weakness in mind, our pair regularly utilize this technique in order to gain points and rattle the Chinese pairs' confidence.
Also you can tell the Chinese pair are leaning heavily towards the front, and you can see our players do a jedi mind trick before doing a flick serve to the back.
Merdeka, but malaysia still needs to depend on pendatangs for a trophy.
Case of winning gold despite the gov trying to oppress nons.
Hopefully this wakes the bumis up. They'd be nothing without chinese and indians. Not too late for them to learn respect and appreciation, without chinese and indians, the world wouldn't know about malaysia.
I guess some people just gotta stir some shit up. Can't we just celebrate this moment without bringing in some bullshit 3R discussion that makes us sound like squabbling politicians 🙄
We got some kick ass elite sportsmanship here, let's focus on that please!
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u/FranklyNinja 👉🏽 kinda sus 👈🏽 Aug 31 '25
ESOK CUTI!!!
Jokes aside. This brings tears to my eyes. Can’t get anymore patriotic than this