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| Seu Bock: Prepare for a ruthless Chong Wei Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:13 PM PDT 2011/09/30 Lee Chong Wei will not make life easy for China's Chen Long or Chen Jin in future meetings. The first indication came in the Japan Open final where China's Lin Dan, the leader of the pack, handed compatriot Chen Long a walkover in the semis so he would be fresh to battle Chong Wei in the final and it paid off. However, Seu Bock said the result will only motivate Chong Wei to be ruthless in future meetings against Chen Long or Chen Jin. The Lin Dan-Chong Wei rivalry is expected to be intense as usual but Seu Bock expects his charge to prove his superiority in coming tournaments. "Chong Wei is well aware of what China are doing and he is strong enough to disrupt their plan. They will be on a three-pronged attack all the way to the Olympics but Chong Wei is not going to allow Chen Long or Chen Jin to gain a psychological edge," said Seu Bock.
"It is the same with Chen Jin and this will only leave China to depend on Lin Dan. China can have three in the Olympics but the fact remains only Lin Dan has the confidence and track record against Chong Wei. "It is becoming increasingly close between the top two players and this is why China are panicking. It will only make Chong Wei more confident."
"We will not be alarmed if he doesn't win the Denmark Open or the French Open next month. Chong Wei has made the final of all the tournaments he has competed in so far and he could do it again in Europe. There is no pressure on him to win. "However, Chong Wei will not make life easy for Chen Long or Chen Jin if they think they have made a breakthrough in Japan. If the duo are not doing well, the pressure will be on Lin Dan and things will be easier for us again."
This is because of their ambition to have three players in the top four to confirm maximum berths in the Olympics and so far, Chen Jin is still off the pace at No 6. Lin Dan is second while Chen Long, who is at No 3, must also consistently make it to the finals of the Super Series to ensure he remains in the top four. Chong Wei doesn't have to worry about the math as he has a healthy lead at the top and must only stay focused on his objective of striking gold in London. |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 06:27 PM PDT PERFECT Performer, like his name suggests, underlined his chances of a perfect record of three wins in as many attempts in the Malaysian circuit going by the way he looked during track work in Penang yesterday. Taken out by jockey Muhamed Zaidi Hassim, the six-year-old Australian gelding by Beckett cantered one round on the sand track and pulled up looking as fit as ever. The going was yielding.
Trained by American John Brink, Perfect Performer has made further headway and should keep his unbeaten record in the local circuit in the FBI Handicap for Class 3 horses over 1100m in Race 5 tomorrow. All fast work was done on the No. 2 grass track and slow work on the sand track. |
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