Silver for peninsula pals

The peninsula pals tried but the backing of the home crowd and the advantage on home soil ensured that China nailed the gold medal for the men's badminton singles and women's table tennis team event. The Singapore trio could not match the China trio as they were walloped 0-3 by the hosts. But I think they'll take it anyway because they had already accomplished their mission the moment they beat South Korea in the semis. It was the case of any colour will do as long as it is a medal..lol.

For Malaysia, there's an aspiration to go higher than merely a medal in hand, it is the hunt for the first gold medal for Malaysia. It has to be said that Lin Dan is ruthless in finishing off his opponents although there are occasions where he looked to be too overconfident. Chong Wei had difficulty providing a reply and Lin Dan was like some crazy maniac doing smash after smash and Chong Wei had to defend most of the time. For the second set, Lin Dan was leading by an astounding 8-0 before Chong Wei managed to get a point. Anyways, Lin Dan just got this air of arrogance in him and I think his celebration is a bit over excessive, which involves throwing his sneakers and badminton racket to the crowd as if he's some super celebrity (maybe he is..haha).

In any case, all Malaysians is as proud as ever to congratulate Lee Chong Wei for winning the silver medal and putting Malaysia in the medals tally table. That's a massive achievement from him and a great Merdeka present for the nation! Malaysia Boleh! =)