Seu Bock believes Round Robin format suits Chong Wei – London Olympics Update
The much waited London Olympics will be played on Round Robin format and Men’s Singles coach of Malaysia Tey Seu Bock thinks this will favour Lee Chong Wei in preliminary rounds of mega event, set to be held from July 27, 2012.
World Number two shuttler Chong Wei has not been in action for quite a while due to ankle injury and if he does not undergo a proper practice run then this will endanger the country stakes during the London Games.
However, Badminton World Federation (BWF) has introduced new Olympic format according to which players will have to clear preliminary stage as toppers to gain access to the elimination round.
This reformation has reduced the worries of national coach Seu Bock who now believes that Chong Wei will have reasonable time to build the right momentum before the tough contests.
He said, “The Round-Robin format is good for professional players as their can use the matches to warm up for the title challenge. However, Chong Wei needs to focus on every match.”
Unlike previous edition, this coming episode of Olympics will see 16 groups in Singles category and each group will comprise of four players. Only topper of the group will reserve a seat in the knockout round of the event.
The Malaysian maestro, who has missed Indonesia Open and Singapore Open during his recovery period, now will have couple of good matches to revive his lost form and fitness.
Meanwhile, Seu Bock also briefed about his current physical condition and told that he is recovering at a rapid pace.
However, he made it clear that the badminton ace is just doing light training and still not ready for his normal routine.
He said, “Chong Wei’s condition has improved and he feels good but we cannot push him hard right now. He is currently going through straight forward training.”
Moreover, the national coach admitted that this woeful break affected not only his physical fitness but also his mental strength.
Probably, that’s why Seu Bock asserted Chong Wei to focus on his fitness rather than his technical and tactical strategies.
The 29-year-old shuttler will be vying to bag his first gold medal in Olympics but he will have to exceed Chinese nemesis Lin Dan, Chen Long and Chen Jin for this purpose.
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