Men's Badminton: Have They Tried Their Best Or Wrong Strategy?

Our badminton men doubles played and lost their last group match yesterday, losing to the Korean pair and ended up in the runners-up position in Group D. Though on paper, it was a pat on the back and they cruised into the quarter-finals, when you looked properly into the whole games table, you can see that it's a strategy that have caught themselves.

If they have beaten the Koreans yesterday, they will be in the lower half of the table and only meeting with the China pair of Cai Yun and Fu Hai Feng, who is the world number one currently in the finals. Now, they will be meeting the Thailand pair in the quarters, and definitely meeting a Chinese pair in the semis. If they have been careful, their path will be easier with opponents from Indonesia, Denmark and Taiwan.

We just do not hope to hear later that they give the reason of losing to a better team and take this excuse lightly. I think the coach should take up the responsibility also in making the incorrect strategy, and not claim later that they should not have lost, knowing very early the existence of this table.