So, you are saying that he is underperforming (loss against CTC). Or are you saying the top two are CTC and LZJ and Axelsen, etc. should be lower ranked than him.ornatebrute wrote: ↑Thu May 12, 2022 5:32 pm That's not true actually. Lakshya Sen would be #3 and LZJ #2 if the BWF rankings weren't frozen. LS hadn't faced CTC before, but his loss against him yesterday was surprising. LZJ is in great form and hasn't lost a match since the All England SF (where he lost closely against LS only).
Admittedly, I do not follow badminton that closely beyond our players to know who is doing how and what would happen in an alternate rankings system. However, maybe the Chinese guy and maybe a few others are not playing a full schedule and thus they would be ranked slightly higher in a fair ranking scheme in a universe where there was no COVID?
Maybe you are correct but we will see. Anyway, he lost to two people already. We will see what happens against Denmark. So, at best he is playing like world #3 now.