This has to be one of the best matches of many years. So many high-quality rallies, great smashes, great control and all you can imagine in this one match. Thanks to CL for making it a great match and also a memorable win for LD for having beaten such a solid defense of the 'great wall' Chen Long's defense. Seldom you get to see CL's defense being penetrated as much as today's final match. It's so great to see LD has decided to play back this aggressive style he used to have when he first debuted in 2004.
THE LEGENDARY LIN DAN IS THE CHAMPION!!! OMG LIN DAN SMASHED SOOOO MUCH TODAY!!! This is crazy!!! This is the aggressive Lin Dan!!! He leisurely took a stroll in the garden in the previous rounds, and then brought out THIS SUPER AGGRESSIVE SIDE here!!! He could literally play anything and any style he wants :)) Always elegant!!
The best three players in last decade. What a great match to bring these three legends together! Look forward to LCW's comeback and the presence of these three in 2020 Olympics.
A badminton match hasn't made me smile this much in a very long time. Both players were great and you could really see how much this tournament win meant to Lin Dan when he was on his knees after that winning shot. The respect both players had for Lee Chong Wei was also very touching and you can tell how close he and Lin Dan are off court. It is simply wonderful to see a former champion like Lin Dan lifting the trophy. I hope this is the start of a decent run of tournament results for him! :D
The podium session really brought my tears. I do miss LCW so much that I couldn't hold my tears back. My favorite MS player. The best awarding moment ever. I'm so glad Super Dan won the match after his long hibernation.
Wow wow wow 😮 what an Epic moment to see Sir LCW on the podium presenting to others legends, it made my day. Dato Lee, we have been waiting for your return, please come on to the court. Great 👍 to see all three of you 👏👏👏👏
Despite losing the first game by a wide margin of 9-21, Lin Dan had the crowd cheering him on and he made a gritty comeback to win the next two games 21-17 and 21-11 to become the unlikely unseeded winner at 35 of this final match. Chen Long was erratic and made many errors while Lin Dan was patient and steady in the second and third games.
It feels like the 2008 Lin Dan has possessed the body of the 36 years old 2019 Lin Dan's body. Wow...The number of smashes just in this final exceed the entire past 15 months combined where he lost 15 round 1 or round 2 matches. You can also definitely see Lin Dan is more beefed up with solid muscles and much greater full power smash. It just goes to show that Lin Dan either has finally seen the urgency to get his power smash back to his skills set, or he's been hiding this smash capability until when it matters. Olympic qualification is coming soon, and nobody has seen that coming at all from Lin Dan's superb performance in this tournament. CL did pretty well too especially in his attacks and keeping up the pressures on LD. But, LD is really smart. Look at the match he against Kenta Tsuneyama. He played more rallies with the Japanese, knowing he most likely can defeat him without much attacking. But, once it comes to Shi Yuqi and CL who know his game well, he went all out attack. Never write this man off. Suddenly, it's all believable LD is fighting for an Olympic Gold Medal again. And Kento Momota has a lot to learn from this man, LD in this tournament. LD has shown that at 36 years old, he outclassed most of the top players in this tournament with good aggression and skills. While Momota is still playing the old player style - very defensive in the past many months.
@@ttsing No, it's physically very demanding to play such attacking style. Even us the recreational players, without a proper strength training, it's hard to keep up with the attacks as you muscles may get injured and also won't receive adequate amount of strength. Since LD decided to fight until Olympic 2020. This is the only way to move forward as younger players will go all out attacks. I've always thought, if he had done it before, he surely can do it again (the aggressive style) and he finally did it in this tournament.
Lin Dan was my first inspiration when I started to play badminton and still is. He is the only one who gives this impression of wonder and magic while playing. I feel like Lee Chong Wei and Momota has some of that essence too, but not as much. Lin Dan has more than tactical skills, it's a kind of instinct, like he can sense what to do. Chen Long is rational perfection, Lin Dan is transcendental.
Momota didn't even shout when he won the world championships! He will not get many more if his hunger isn't that big. Lin Dan will forever be the GOAT.
Genya Arikado he just did not want to disrespect China or may he just felt not to celebrate too much because but I am sure that momota celebrated after the match but just did not express it idk
Simply an epic final between two of the greats and seeing them with Lee Chong Wei at the podium was especially heart-warming and showed great sportsmanship. This tournament proved that the living legend, Lin Dan still has what it takes to challenge and beat the world's best players.
The best world class match i've ever seen since olympic 2016, high quality rallies, strong defense skill by Chen Long, tricky shots that only Lin Dan can do it, great smash . There is no doubt that Lin Dan is the god of badminton, other players nowdays might won more titles than him, but no one will be on the same level as him, he's the best.
LCW is on his level to be fair. Lin just has this mental toughness that is second to none. Love both players. Cannot wait to see LCW return and both legends hopefully will go to Tokyo 2020.
Sean C ikr, i hope to see these 2 legends in final for their last olympics, and i hope LCW will make it for his first gold medal after 3rd time of asking.
As his age grows, Lin Dan is increasingly unable to put rallies to an end. This results in more and more grueling rallies because he cannot finish them even given chances. He is playing like Muhammad Ali in the late 70s, slowing down dramatically, less and less powerful in his shots, but as determined as ever. No sane person would dare to predict he can triumph over Chen Long, who we saw today overshadowed Lin Dan in almost all departments of the game. He had so many excuses to lose, so many opportunities to give in. But he never wavered one bit. He is truly the greatest of all time in the badminton world.
Amazing to watch now his continuous and tremendous display of skill especially after hearing the recent news of Lin Dan’s announcement of retirement 😢💪
27:02 Shots like this earned LIN Dan many world titles and Olympic titles. I always appreciated the LIN-CHEN-LEE rivalry. However, if we take a closer look at the H2H results, LIN leads by a wide margin to either player; and CHEN-LEE H2H are almost equal. This proves that if LIN is a God, LEE and CHEN are saints.
Honestly, that shot in this specific match felt like chen long just gave it to lin dan probably because lin dan got call out for a fault just before. Chen long probably thought that fault was kinda bs so yea. No way chen long just loses his balance like that and it wasn't like a perfect shot either where you have to full lunge or dive to get it so that made me skeptical. Obviously he had to do it in a "trying manner" to not make it obvious else he would be disqualified. Could be wrong, but he did seem like he was ready for that shot but lost balance on purpose if you look closer.
The quality of LD's cross court smashing was outrageous. Chen Long gave him one hell of a game until the end but there was some seriously high quality shots from both players.
The greatest badminton god of all time! ;) To win a title soon 36 years old is amazing even though he can't compete with the greatest now! No way Viktor Axelsen and Kento will be this good when they are 35! ;)
@@anupamgatta8087 I think he can win if he really wants to but his stamina is decreased so he can only save it up for a few matchers a month i think...
Thanks for uploading this match my eyes was offered a complete set of matches worth watchin'. Both athletes were superbly amazing defencively and offensively. Net plays, net shots, smashes, cross-court shots, body shots what more can you ask for in this kind of match? KUDOS TO BOTH LIN DAN AND CHEN LONG. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHAMPION LIN DAN. HE DID NOT DISAPPOINT HIS FRIEND AND COURT RIVAL LEE CHONG WEI WATCHING THE MATCH. THREE WORLD CLASS PLAYERS.
Lin Dan in 2018 even in earlier tourament in 2019 didn’t play seriously so that was when i thought he is now old and playing just for fun and seems harmless to even young players. But he smashed the hell out of Chen Long today, showing the masterclass of a 35-year-old man with 2 gold olympic medals, 5 times world championship. SUPER DANNN
3 heavenly kings in one frame. Sadly they all of the champs are gone. It was crazy era with legends(2005 - 2018). 7 World Championship, and 3 Olympic golds and 5 World Silvers and 3 Olympic silvers in one frame. Arguably most valued medal photo.
Great to see these 3 players on the same podium. And the crowd reacting to every gestures of Lee Chong Wei with Lin Dan says it all! Going to miss seeing their friendship outside the courts and their rivalry in it.
Lindan clearly still got the aggressiveness, the footwork and the skills to dominate badminton. I think he changed the style just so to avoid getting injured but it did not work out for him
Yeah.. Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championships, Asian Championships, All England, they won them all 🤣 Even LCW took most of the Silvers despite not winning the World titles. All three of them are insane
Lmao when Lee Chong Wei was talking to Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei said i wished i could have invited u to dinner but we don't have time, then Lin Dan said it's fine we'll met in each other again in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics!
They did not show his quarter final match on TH-cam. And the semi final match had no commentary. But both tthe women semi finals had commentary. So he was pissed and wanted win badly. That's the theory
The only guys interesting to watch match up with Chen Long is either LCW or Lin Dan, both of those guys are not only on same level, but when it's game-point, they clutch it and demonstrate then how being world #1 and #2 separate people from even the most competitive top players in their league. edit: sorry axelson from Denmark should be added to the list, at least for me I think match against Chen Long would also be quite good for fans.
Lin Dan was always better than Chen Long... look at the head to head, 9-4. Chen Long was not able to beat Lin from 2009-2014, which was Lin’s prime years
Huge win for Lin Dan this week. Chen Long missed so many cross court attacks it was almost like their 2013 WC matchup, seems like he gets in his own head when playing an in form Lin Dan and tries so hard to hit lines on his backhand defense that he misses by inches each time
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Lin Dan's last title. How fitting that it was on the home soil of his greatest rival LCW
😅😊
This has to be one of the best matches of many years. So many high-quality rallies, great smashes, great control and all you can imagine in this one match. Thanks to CL for making it a great match and also a memorable win for LD for having beaten such a solid defense of the 'great wall' Chen Long's defense.
Seldom you get to see CL's defense being penetrated as much as today's final match.
It's so great to see LD has decided to play back this aggressive style he used to have when he first debuted in 2004.
it's so touching to see 3 of best players who dominating past olympics standing together
The "GOAT" Lin Dan is back! Also the awarding ceremony together with LCW is amazing, so warm-hearted!
THE LEGENDARY LIN DAN IS THE CHAMPION!!! OMG LIN DAN SMASHED SOOOO MUCH TODAY!!! This is crazy!!! This is the aggressive Lin Dan!!! He leisurely took a stroll in the garden in the previous rounds, and then brought out THIS SUPER AGGRESSIVE SIDE here!!! He could literally play anything and any style he wants :)) Always elegant!!
true, Lin Dan is well prepared in this tournament, his stamina is amazing
Lin Dan is a classic player, he can beat any player if he really wants to, what a superb match! Thank you for the superb entertainment Lin!
true, that's why he's considered the GOAT
The best three players in last decade. What a great match to bring these three legends together! Look forward to LCW's comeback and the presence of these three in 2020 Olympics.
Я тоже хочу потолстеть
A badminton match hasn't made me smile this much in a very long time. Both players were great and you could really see how much this tournament win meant to Lin Dan when he was on his knees after that winning shot. The respect both players had for Lee Chong Wei was also very touching and you can tell how close he and Lin Dan are off court.
It is simply wonderful to see a former champion like Lin Dan lifting the trophy. I hope this is the start of a decent run of tournament results for him! :D
The podium session really brought my tears. I do miss LCW so much that I couldn't hold my tears back. My favorite MS player. The best awarding moment ever. I'm so glad Super Dan won the match after his long hibernation.
Wow wow wow 😮 what an Epic moment to see Sir LCW on the podium presenting to others legends, it made my day. Dato Lee, we have been waiting for your return, please come on to the court. Great 👍 to see all three of you 👏👏👏👏
There will never be another Lin Dan! BTW, commentary and camera work has been so good, BWF is doing an awesome job. Thank you!
The ending made me cry. Seeing three of them together, no matter how old i get i will never forget these legends
Lcw said he wish Lin Dan would win Malaysia open in his absence. Lin Dan said "ok"
Kaiziu Source?
@@rbt-0007 www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2019/04/476163/chong-wei-wants-old-foe-lin-dan-win-malaysia-open
To be honest, the reason why Lin Dan really worked hard to win this tournament is, in my opinion, is to pay tribute to LCW.
Yes, that's very true.
I agree I m sure it is right
I think he want to fight the japanese olympic game now just accumulate the point.
He wanted win as they did not show his quarter and semi finals commentary in TH-cam. Respects to LCW
More like BFF LD giving LCW encouragement to boost up his spirit
Return of the King!
There were so many super high quality long rallies in this match!!! Absolutely one of the best matches!!
Oh thank God. It's good to see him win a major tourney again. I hope he still manages to get back even at least 3/4 of his winning form as before.
Chen Long is the friendliest player. he always smiles in all conditions ❤
Despite losing the first game by a wide margin of 9-21, Lin Dan had the crowd cheering him on and he made a gritty comeback to win the next two games 21-17 and 21-11 to become the unlikely unseeded winner at 35 of this final match. Chen Long was erratic and made many errors while Lin Dan was patient and steady in the second and third games.
The last scene!The best 3 players in last decade! What a moment!
1:30:00 That is one EPIC podium photo!!! :)
and I think will be the last one
His leg was strapped aand still won! Mind of a true champion. Warrior mode
Attitude change of Lindan is great to see, how humble he has become throughout his career.
LIN DAN SMASHED THE HELL OUT OF CHEN LONG TODAY!! SUPER DAN!!! THE LEGEND
It feels like the 2008 Lin Dan has possessed the body of the 36 years old 2019 Lin Dan's body. Wow...The number of smashes just in this final exceed the entire past 15 months combined where he lost 15 round 1 or round 2 matches.
You can also definitely see Lin Dan is more beefed up with solid muscles and much greater full power smash.
It just goes to show that Lin Dan either has finally seen the urgency to get his power smash back to his skills set, or he's been hiding this smash capability until when it matters. Olympic qualification is coming soon, and nobody has seen that coming at all from Lin Dan's superb performance in this tournament.
CL did pretty well too especially in his attacks and keeping up the pressures on LD.
But, LD is really smart. Look at the match he against Kenta Tsuneyama. He played more rallies with the Japanese, knowing he most likely can defeat him without much attacking.
But, once it comes to Shi Yuqi and CL who know his game well, he went all out attack.
Never write this man off. Suddenly, it's all believable LD is fighting for an Olympic Gold Medal again.
And Kento Momota has a lot to learn from this man, LD in this tournament. LD has shown that at 36 years old, he outclassed most of the top players in this tournament with good aggression and skills. While Momota is still playing the old player style - very defensive in the past many months.
Chye Heng LD is levels bro
Lin Dan only shows his true capabilities when he feels like it HAHA
Kento Momota is good, but Lin Dan is the god😂
@@ttsing No, it's physically very demanding to play such attacking style.
Even us the recreational players, without a proper strength training, it's hard to keep up with the attacks as you muscles may get injured and also won't receive adequate amount of strength.
Since LD decided to fight until Olympic 2020. This is the only way to move forward as younger players will go all out attacks.
I've always thought, if he had done it before, he surely can do it again (the aggressive style) and he finally did it in this tournament.
Lin Dan was my first inspiration when I started to play badminton and still is. He is the only one who gives this impression of wonder and magic while playing. I feel like Lee Chong Wei and Momota has some of that essence too, but not as much. Lin Dan has more than tactical skills, it's a kind of instinct, like he can sense what to do. Chen Long is rational perfection, Lin Dan is transcendental.
Momota didn't even shout when he won the world championships! He will not get many more if his hunger isn't that big. Lin Dan will forever be the GOAT.
Genya Arikado he just did not want to disrespect China or may he just felt not to celebrate too much because but I am sure that momota celebrated after the match but just did not express it idk
Simply an epic final between two of the greats and seeing them with Lee Chong Wei at the podium was especially heart-warming and showed great sportsmanship. This tournament proved that the living legend, Lin Dan still has what it takes to challenge and beat the world's best players.
一夜回到伦敦奥运会，8月5日颁奖典礼。有生之年居然还能看到这三人在此时此刻站到领奖台合影。真的要泪奔了
The best world class match i've ever seen since olympic 2016, high quality rallies, strong defense skill by Chen Long, tricky shots that only Lin Dan can do it, great smash . There is no doubt that Lin Dan is the god of badminton, other players nowdays might won more titles than him, but no one will be on the same level as him, he's the best.
LCW is on his level to be fair. Lin just has this mental toughness that is second to none. Love both players. Cannot wait to see LCW return and both legends hopefully will go to Tokyo 2020.
Sean C ikr, i hope to see these 2 legends in final for their last olympics, and i hope LCW will make it for his first gold medal after 3rd time of asking.
I would say another great match is viktor axelson vs lin dan in world championship 2017
No one won more titles than Lin and LCW!
Everybody literally everybody wrote him off and yet here he is.
Super Dan seems ready for another gold olympic 2020.
As his age grows, Lin Dan is increasingly unable to put rallies to an end. This results in more and more grueling rallies because he cannot finish them even given chances. He is playing like Muhammad Ali in the late 70s, slowing down dramatically, less and less powerful in his shots, but as determined as ever. No sane person would dare to predict he can triumph over Chen Long, who we saw today overshadowed Lin Dan in almost all departments of the game. He had so many excuses to lose, so many opportunities to give in. But he never wavered one bit. He is truly the greatest of all time in the badminton world.
Amazing to watch now his continuous and tremendous display of skill especially after hearing the recent news of Lin Dan’s announcement of retirement 😢💪
27:02 Shots like this earned LIN Dan many world titles and Olympic titles. I always appreciated the LIN-CHEN-LEE rivalry. However, if we take a closer look at the H2H results, LIN leads by a wide margin to either player; and CHEN-LEE H2H are almost equal. This proves that if LIN is a God, LEE and CHEN are saints.
David Wushuang Zhao nah, Chen beats Lee in the important ones; let’s not put them on the same tier
@@jimyang8824 You are right. Although H2H are almost equal, but tournaments have different weights.
Honestly, that shot in this specific match felt like chen long just gave it to lin dan probably because lin dan got call out for a fault just before. Chen long probably thought that fault was kinda bs so yea. No way chen long just loses his balance like that and it wasn't like a perfect shot either where you have to full lunge or dive to get it so that made me skeptical. Obviously he had to do it in a "trying manner" to not make it obvious else he would be disqualified. Could be wrong, but he did seem like he was ready for that shot but lost balance on purpose if you look closer.
This is old school Lin Dan top form from 2008-2012!
2008-2012 he was godly! no one could beat him when he was in top form.
The quality of LD's cross court smashing was outrageous. Chen Long gave him one hell of a game until the end but there was some seriously high quality shots from both players.
Yeah and he seldom even tries to do those smashes, and he did so many today!!!
All the great winners show their pride and humility!
THIS is the 2016 Olympics Gold Medal Match we all missed!!!
The greatest badminton god of all time! ;) To win a title soon 36 years old is amazing even though he can't compete with the greatest now! No way Viktor Axelsen and Kento will be this good when they are 35! ;)
@@anupamgatta8087 I think he can win if he really wants to but his stamina is decreased so he can only save it up for a few matchers a month i think...
@@anupamgatta8087 Yes, i hope he can win a superseries title or two in 2019-2020.
old legends are back. Chen Long, LCW, Lin Dan....OMG~~~
Thanks for uploading this match my eyes was offered a complete set of matches worth watchin'. Both athletes were superbly amazing defencively and offensively. Net plays, net shots, smashes, cross-court shots, body shots what more can you ask for in this kind of match? KUDOS TO BOTH LIN DAN AND CHEN LONG. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHAMPION LIN DAN. HE DID NOT DISAPPOINT HIS FRIEND AND COURT RIVAL LEE CHONG WEI WATCHING THE MATCH. THREE WORLD CLASS PLAYERS.
The Moment the 3 players on the podium is so remarkable. Respect !!!!
old soldier never die
Limdan is the best player all time, he is a idol for any people love badminton or LCW
Lin Dan's patience in this game is so incredible
1:16:06 look how Lin Dan hit the shuttle, it's so high and the cross court smash is so deep, it's almost on the front court of Chen Long
This was epic. But I think Lee final with momota was even more epic. Both of their last titles was the malaysian open.
Lin Dan in 2018 even in earlier tourament in 2019 didn’t play seriously so that was when i thought he is now old and playing just for fun and seems harmless to even young players. But he smashed the hell out of Chen Long today, showing the masterclass of a 35-year-old man with 2 gold olympic medals, 5 times world championship. SUPER DANNN
+6 times all england champion😂
3 heavenly kings in one frame. Sadly they all of the champs are gone. It was crazy era with legends(2005 - 2018). 7 World Championship, and 3 Olympic golds and 5 World Silvers and 3 Olympic silvers in one frame. Arguably most valued medal photo.
Lin Dan at age 35.5 still have the capability to win. The question is whether he wants it or not.
Similar to Captain America picking up the thor's hammer. The question is whether he wants to pick it up or not haha
Legend came back he is no 1
Great to see these 3 players on the same podium. And the crowd reacting to every gestures of Lee Chong Wei with Lin Dan says it all! Going to miss seeing their friendship outside the courts and their rivalry in it.
What a humble game by Lin Dan and Chen Long.
im not crying :'(
CL is such a great player but here LD is favourite because of the long term rivalry with LCW :D
LD played brilliantly!!
This was LDs last title before retiring. Lcws last title was for the same tournament in 2019. Very fitting for two rivals
lin dan looks like an emperor lmao
Well he is :)
Three legend on the podium. Cool match.
Fun fact: Both Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei's last title are Malaysian Open title. Lee and Lin won their last title in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
LCW said to LD, come to my house for dinner tonight😊😊 Great to see champ back in top podium again along with LCW..
Chen Long is a great player and i love how he respect his opponent
2:39
If you want to skip.
The bwf next match next thing.
Lindan clearly still got the aggressiveness, the footwork and the skills to dominate badminton. I think he changed the style just so to avoid getting injured but it did not work out for him
At the ends there are 3 chinese man taking pictures and it a memory ( legend’s memory ).
1:30:07 these guys probably won 90% of all high-level MS titles in the last decade
Yeah.. Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championships, Asian Championships, All England, they won them all 🤣 Even LCW took most of the Silvers despite not winning the World titles. All three of them are insane
chen Long was unbeatable in 2015. Lin from 2007-2013. LWC was the second best from 2008-2016
This must be Lin Dan's best performance in 2019. Hopefully, the living legend improves his form in 2020 and gets into more finals like this.
1:30:00 A total of 6 Olympics medals between them! 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Legends.
Diddnt CL get the bronze in 2012? 7 medals!
Creed Bratton lcw did
@@leld3362 lcw only got silver medal tho
3 gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze*
It is rarely to watch LinDan smash so much
I cried😭! this is LinDan!
1:25:11 this is how to say I'M THE KING
I miss that shot .
Is this 2008 Beijing Lin Dan?
Exist as a god invincible .
The god is back!!!
I only want to say one thing: Yes!
Lmao when Lee Chong Wei was talking to Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei said i wished i could have invited u to dinner but we don't have time, then Lin Dan said it's fine we'll met in each other again in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics!
unfortunately olympics were canceled :(
They did not show his quarter final match on TH-cam. And the semi final match had no commentary. But both tthe women semi finals had commentary. So he was pissed and wanted win badly. That's the theory
The only guys interesting to watch match up with Chen Long is either LCW or Lin Dan, both of those guys are not only on same level, but when it's game-point, they clutch it and demonstrate then how being world #1 and #2 separate people from even the most competitive top players in their league. edit: sorry axelson from Denmark should be added to the list, at least for me I think match against Chen Long would also be quite good for fans.
lin don is magical player he can change the game anytime world s no one lin don my fav who agrees
what a match to end his career, his last title at the home ground of his greatest rival
Like to see the spectator cheers for these player even Lin D and Chen L beat LCW three times in a row on Olympic finals 🙌
Can we at least appreciate that Chen Long also earned his place between the great rivalry?
We already know that
Lin Dan is indeed the GOAT for men's badminton
He is the Federer of Badminton!
HE IS BACK !!!!!
In my opinion, Lindan honored LCW in this match I noticed that he had a similar haircut and a similar stance as LCW in this particular Match❤
Lin Dan was always better than Chen Long... look at the head to head, 9-4. Chen Long was not able to beat Lin from 2009-2014, which was Lin’s prime years
si w no one was able to beat LD in his prime..
No one could beat Lin Dan from 2008-2012 when Lin wanted to win...
( LCW,LD ) legend of my hearts ♥
Excellent final; both players really hungry for the win.
Huge win for Lin Dan this week. Chen Long missed so many cross court attacks it was almost like their 2013 WC matchup, seems like he gets in his own head when playing an in form Lin Dan and tries so hard to hit lines on his backhand defense that he misses by inches each time
A photo of the 3 great MS players
how I missed the old times...
Lin Dan ready stance in this game is exactly like LCW
Smash CL 12:10 13:45 18:00
Smash LD 09:15 12:50 15:25 19:00 / 01:19:44 / 01:21:00 / 01:21:00
01:18:45 Net Drop
10:32 21:20 21:13 Down the line
35 y-o yet his footwork is buttery smooth, damn!
Damn it! Our lin dan come back....😝
That's one LD I haven't seen in a long time
23:42 isn't this amazing or what?
Awesome video bwf but please do not put a picture of the winner in the video link!!!
Great performance from Lin Dan
Lin dan really deserve legendary...
at the time those were the past 3 olympic finalists all up on one podium
it's like watching a game of chess