Does Malaysia Stand A Chance With Denmark?

How do you rate Malaysia chance of qualify to Semi-Finals against Denmark tonight? Is Malaysia over-rated themselve? Or is it purely an accidental and one-off lost to Japan last night?

From the performance of all the players last night, I do not see Malaysia qualify for the Semis. Lee Chong Wei played well against Kenichi Tago as he should, Koo Kean Keat-Tan Boon Heong also performed up to expectation. Then came the catastrophic match for Wong Choong Han.

Wong should have won the 2nd Single match, but probably due to aging legs and lost of stamina he is unable to keep pace with the opponent. If Wong Choong Han play again tonight, I doubt that he will recover in time for the 2nd single match against a much-improved Jan O Morgensen. Not mentioning about Fairuzizuan-Zakry, whose performance is well below novice standard so nothing much to talk about. Hafiz Hashim, or should we call Habis Hashim, he never really put his heart out to play for the country, and from the way he played, I guess he's playing for the sake of completing the routine. Win or lose is not as important for him.

Should Lee CW and Koo-Tan win their respective match, do you think Malaysia will win any of the last 3 matches? Maybe Malaysia will again suffer the humiliation of losing the match 3-2 after leading 2-0 up! This is very likely will happen tonight, and if any of you are hoping Malaysia will put up a fight against the Dane, be prepare for a few boxes of tissues so you will wipe yourself up after seeing Dane celebrating their win.

I'm not looking down on our own team, but it's their attitude that worry me. Wong Choong Han may played his heart out but reality is he's a lot slower than his opponent, and he's losing out on stamina as well. Second double pair, be it Fairuzizuan-Zakry or Woon Thien How-Ong Soon Hock, they are no where near the standard of the Danes. Unless Danes themselve perform to below sub-standard, I don't see Malaysia snatching this point away from the Danes.

So I predicted this match will again come to the deciding match of 3rd singles. Mohd Hafiz Hashim vs Jochim Pearson. How do you rate this match after watching Habis Hashim played last night? I sincerely don't feel Hafiz will have any advantage over his opponent because his inconsistency, his lack of concentration and his inability to change his game when the chips are down. I believe Jochim will win this match in straight sets, and this will make the final score 3-2 to Denmark.

I hope my prediction is wrong, and we will again watch Malaysia step out to court on Friday playing against the defending Champion, mighty China.