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羽联官网对毛蛋事件的报道
Hyun Il reigns supreme, Lin Dan loses control
28 January 2008
By Raphael Sachetat. Pix by BadmintonPhoto
LEE Hyun Il signaled his return to the international scene with a bang but his win was marred by controversial line calls and the ugly scene of Lin Dan and Korea singles coach Li Mao’s heated exchange that threatened to spiral out of control.
Fortunately, an uglier scene was averted, thanks to the timely intervention of the Referee, and although Koreans bagged two titles, the finals will go down in the annals of badminton history for the wrong reasons.
Czech Republic umpire Mojmir Hnilica had to overrule the line judges on four occasions but it was the one that escaped his attentive eye that caused Lin Dan to snap.
Although the shuttle from Hyun Il seem to have gone out from Lin Dan’s baseline, the shuttle was called in by the line judge. As the umpire was unsighted, the line judge’s decision stood and it proved to be the turning point as it brought match point to the Korean, 21/20.
Lin Dan complained to the umpire, coming closer to his chair, as well as closer to the coaches’ chairs, and obviously Li Mao, Hyun Il’s coach from China, said some things that Lin Dan didn’t like . After hearing these words, Lin Dan suddenly lost his temper and a heated war of words began between Lin Dan, Li Mao and Zheng Bo, Lin Dan’s coach.
Few minutes later, Hyun Il was getting his third match point, finally converting it and winning 25/23 in the decider of an incredible match of 1hour and 11 minutes. He collapsed on the floor with his fists in the air and enjoyed his victory, while Lin Dan broke his racquet in disgust.
Things had, however, started out very smoothly for the Chinese, in this third final of the day. Leading 2/4 in the first game, Lin Dan scored no less than 19 points in a row to take the first game, bringing memories to those who had seen Lee Hyun Il beaten in the same type of match in the 2006 Asian Games by Lin Dan in Doha.
But the Korean fought his way back in the second game, more patient, using all corners of the court, giving less opportunities for Lin Dan to finish off the points on his big smashes. Hyun Il was 9/1 when Lin Dan started using his net play and upped the pace to level at 13/13.
Things then started to look bad for the Korean, who hadn’t banked on this big lead to take the second game right away. But the public was all his, and some line calls also seem to go his way and on four occasions, the Umpire overruled the local line judges.
Things then got very exciting when both Lin Dan and Hyun Il played some of their best badminton. Lin Dan reached 20 first, getting a first match point, but was unable to convert. That’s all he would get in this game, as Hyun Il used the home support to take the second game 23/21.
The Chinese once again worked faster to match point in the third game, which he reached at 20/18, getting his second and third match points of the day. And once again, he failed to convert after Hyun Il got away with two amazing points. One of which saw the shuttle hit the net and fall at an acute angle into Hyun Il’s court but the Korean was able to retrieve it and play a very high lob, before getting Lin Dan’s big smash back in.
The fans were roaring when Hyun Il got back to 20/20, when this controversial point happened, and the fight began off court. Lin Dan was given a yellow card – in any other circumstances, he would have gotten a red card which would have meant losing the match. After things were settled – there was obviously no animosity between the two players – but both players maintained a high tempo with Hyun Il reaching his first match point, but failing to deliver a first time at 21/20, then 22/21.
Lin Dan leveled and it was his turn to take the lead 23/22 after a big smash down the line. But the Korean couldn’t let go of such an opportunity to nail the world’s best player, and saved this fourth match point before scoring the two remaining ones, ending this incredible tie 4/21, 23/21, 25/23.
“I didn't have great expectations about winning here so I didn't feel much pressure. I was a little nervous at the beginning, but I think the fact that I was able to calm down and play the game was the reason I won,” said the Korean. Hyun Il enters history as the first Korean to bag a title in the men’s singles after Kim Hak Kyun in 1996. Lin Dan, however, disappeared right after the match. |
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