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Man, Paul looks out of sorts at the moment.
Didn't see the match but Wang Zhen is tough. Can make anyone look out of sorts.
It's not this result particularly (Eugene has caused trouble for better players than Drinkhall) - it's everything since Xmas. And it's the unforced errors. Uncharacteristic, or at least in comparison with the last few years. It reminds me more of the Drinkhall of 5 years ago. Probably just form.
Unless Walker medals and I think beating Gao Ning or any of the other players would be a good win, and maybe even if Walker medals, I think England's men's team will be very disappointed with their tournament.
Unless Walker medals and I think beating Gao Ning or any of the other players would be a good win, and maybe even if Walker medals, I think England's men's team will be very disappointed with their tournament.
Walker can be a bit of a giant slayer at times. He’s beaten Yuya Oshima before. Plus, most of the England team (better and worse than Walker) have beaten Gao Ning before so I think he’s in with a chance. I’m still holding out [emoji1]. They’ll still be disappointed though especially as this is a warmup for the wtttc next month.
He's got a chance - you never know!
I know it won't be a popular opinion, but I do wonder if the choice of ball has factored in to some degree. Butterfly G40+ here, different ball for the wtttc. If I had to prioritise training and adjustment time I'd probably put the wtttc above the Commonwealth, and perhaps some of the other players/teams have prioritised differently or didn't have the same commitments before the tournament began.
I just hate the G40+ so it's just my own bias showing.