After the 1st set it's pointless. The length of the video gives it away

​@@reggiequeef that's not within their control. i can watch a vid without looking at the length. but i cant watch a vid without looking at the thumbnail

@@reggiequeef yep. we got anti vid length spoilers from amateurs like klazartsc 11 years ago, pro groups like BW.tv are still too dumb or too proud to do it. its like the decades long wait we had for computer assisted line calls. perfectly logical, everyone knew they'd be good, yet the authorities suppressed them for a long time for no reason other than pride and stupidity.

@@angdaien Actually it's within their control. They can add 25 min of padding at the end of the video. Some people do that.

@@youuuuuuuuuuutube that’s a good point I didn’t think about that

Inorgant

Amazing defense, Axelsen got tired trying to beat it with smashes. Momota is far more consistent.

Vertie well axelsen is just a kid

its more accurate to say he was toying with Axelson, he could beat him with a 10 point handicap. everyone can see this game was not on the same level as Dan , LCW and Mo

I don't see this happening, and it pains me to watch LD's decline as he's one of my favorite players other than LCW. Let's be serious, LD stands no chance against Momota. Momota can destroy him any day right now if LD doesn't change his style significantly, and he isn't going to do that. LD plays very well against his own teammates and LCW (who honestly plays himself more than LD plays him). There are no players other than Ginting right now whose attack actually consistently can break through Momota's defense. None. Viktor was onto something in the second set here, but how do you go from 16-6 up to losing the match? ....... The most painful match is to watch LD vs Momota at Japan Open, where Momota literally beats him by just CLEARING.

...disagree, Axelsen's game was too error-strewn and his body language gave him away half-way through the come-back....

@@thembamabona9809 God damn it Themba, give Kento some credit where it is due!

That would be soo good!

@@TimmyVision I emailed them about it, but no reply. Someone should invent a gadget to clip on to your device.

Nga Quỳnh ok e

Ken Tse lethal smash kinda takes up too much energy.

The young LD certainly has very lethal smashes. But, the classic attacking style LD has come back in the recent Malaysia open. And I agree. Both LD and Momota has great control of strategic shots placement. But, LD"s defense has been penetrated severely because his recent years defensive style have long been exposed by opponents and the young opponents exploited that by preparing their defense and attacking surrounding LD's habit of defense. But, that has all changed. Look at how clueless was Shi Yuqi when LD executed all lethal smashes especially sideway smashes (Momota has been able to do this with great power - he mostly drop for sideway shots). At the current level, only Momota and LD have great control of shots with very minimal easy mistakes. But, you are right. if LD continues the attacking style until Tokyo Olympic, LD is very possibly to be the only player who gain 3 Olympic Gold Medasl and certainly be assured then, no one will almost ever beat this record. I'm very sure LD will not be the strong contender has he not changed his defensive style play. I'm glad that the former everyone fear of, the attacking style LD has back.

Chye Heng it the end. It doesn’t matter who has the hardest smash or the deadliest drops and etcs. It only matter if u win or lose. Momota has stamina and is able to win games by playing calm and relax and doesn’t really need to a hard smash and etcs to win points. I’ve played badminton for 7 years now and still trainning and I can say 1 thin for sure. It’s all about stamina and how u place the shuttles and in order to win points. Tire out your opponent, make them move around and make them make the mistakes and just finish it. Either with a drop, smash or whatever it is.

@@Brandmhd1321 when all else equal, lethal smashes wins. And no one is talking about pure hard smashes like CTC, Srikanth or even Viktor. LD equals or even has better control than Momota. When he decided to use back his lethal attacking game in Malaysia Open, he knocked the hell out of all youngsters who played well like Shi Yuqi, CTC, Chen Long etc. And thank you for stating the obvious. Without stamina, it doesn't work with any sports, not just badminton. And if you understand the whole context, MOmota has great control and basic games today, matching LD's. What he lacks is lethal smash capability. It's proven in the 2 times lost to Ginting.

Chye Heng this time he will beat gintang 😁hopefully :p and yeah I guess u right. But a lot of players that level are train to receive lethal smash and if Momota tries to deliver too much lethal smashes and they return it, it be using up too much energy. Then his regular smashes will be weaken.

Oblivi0n No one can repeat Lin Dan.

@@wangzile2008 this comment doesnt make sense. No one denies that Lin Dan was the greatest player of that generation. If no one can repeat him or even do better, then the sport of badminton is dead and there is no use of promoting and having the best players around the world compete. You can be a fan of one player but you can also choose to not be a dumbfuck.

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It was just stupid that yellow card, Victor just serves even if others aren't ready!

Yeah I dont feel like he deserved that card tbh. Ive seen far worse attempts at delaying the game than that.

I just wonder how does the umpire get paid? Per 1 game? If so, he is normal to be irritated with Momota shows that he is not ready to game because he gets paid less.

Denny Phan i think its because he’s delaying the game too much

you can't repeatedly raise your hand to say you're not ready when the opponent is serving. it is delay of the game to break the opponents momentum/slow down the pace/stall for recovery time

I think it is a stupid yellow card from stupid umpire.

@@anhnam8594 Totally agreed.

I think so. I never understand the coach's behavior. He constantly put down Axelsen and spoiled everything. I just wanted big game.

Viktor's coach needs to learn a thing or two from TTY coach...LOL

How momo is able to do that comeback?

LCW is more more better he can beat momota and Axe easily

​@@francolin7148 I know. But Im talking about the comparison of rivalry not the players. Where LCW was a good contest for LD. Axelsen isn't quite the same contest for Momota. There are other players now that can beat Momota more often than Axelsen. Soon, i believe it's gonna be a good rivalry between Momota and another player like Ginting or Shi yuqi but not Axelsen.

burning pooper iniz sya kay momota lagi daw kz panalo ahahah

He is always sloppy, always really? He has one bad game and he is ALWAYS sloppy? If he was always sloppy he wouldn't be ranked 3 in the world

He was number 1 of the world for almost an intire year and you call him sloppy? Viktor had 2 ankle surgeries in the last few months...

Set 2 hết lời với ku Vik ông nhỉ :))))

Wow, really want to find out their game record now, that's an incredible H2H record

It was 12-2 in favor of Momota, now 13-2.

@@tonp2917plus that 2 lost of momota were too long ago

MrT Baracus it is when he was junior player!

Who says I didn’t know? I just mentioned the H2H numbers. Not how long ago or at what age it was.

It seems that Momota is very uneasy competitor to him. I do not remember him winning even just once against Momota.

Victor has trouble playing against defensive players. Head to head score - Axelsen 2:12 Momota and Axelsen 3:12 Chen Long

Okay, Chen Long is more defensive but Momota is a good attacking player. Axelsen does well against many opponents but not against all. Momota is his week spot. Momota plays well against all but seems to have some trouble against Indonesian players. Something to do with a certain play style? But I am not sure what style.

@@tonp2917 Momota's playstyle is defensive similar to Chen Long and LD. Indonesian players are using an attacking playstyle which can pierce Momota's defense. Momota does have a smash but he doesn't use it often and prefers to defend and score points from controlling the rallies and causing his opponents to make mistakes. Watch the full game and count how many times Momota smashes the shuttle - not a lot...

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what are you on about?

@@vertie2090 LD has done stuff worse than taking a bit long to get ready, and so have other players. Momota received a total of 4 warnings for which would have been otherwise ignored but this umpire is honestly some smug kid looking down on Momota. He was booed when he gave the yellow card.

@@Krossfyre The warning for delaying is almost never just for one action. If player gets constantly tell to play and is still delaying it's a warning and that's excatly what happened here.

Lin Dan is the legend and frankly he's not even playing in this match. Why you bring him into this discussion?. Also, each game has a different umpire. Some are more strict, while others are lenient. It's the luck of the draw when players get good or bad refereeing. There were cases when LD is in a game with a bad umpire (like in the first round of this tournament) and he wasn't treated fairly either (bad line calls). Don't drag other non-involved players into this match discussion..