Peter Gade is obviously not young, but the Dane vows to defy his age and go full throttle against defending champion Lin Dan of China in a
mouth-watering quarterfinal match of the World Badminton
Championship.
|Last Updated: Aug 13, 2009, 11:53 PM IST|Source: Bureau
Hyderabad: At 32, Peter Gade is obviously not young, but the Dane vows to defy his age and go full throttle against defending champion Lin Dan of China in a
mouth-watering quarterfinal match of the World Badminton
Championship here tomorrow.
Aware that it won`t be a stroll in the park against Dan,
world number three Gade is eyeing to capitalise on the
pressure that will be on his young opponent.
"He is one of the best players and he is young. I feel
all the pressure would be on him as he surely wouldn`t like to
lose against an old guy like me. So I can play freely," Gade
told reporters today.
"I know he is beatable and I will give whatever I have
tomorrow. I will fight for every point and make it extremely
difficult for him. I will hold on to every bit of chance that
I get against him," he added.
The quarterfinal loss against the same Chinese opponent
still rankles Gade and tomorrow`s encounter would provide him
the golden opportunity to settle scores.
"He had beaten me in a close match in Beijing, but it was
different time and I had injuries, I had a broken rib. After
that we have seen each other play but I will take confidence
from the fact that I have beaten him in the past. I have
beaten him a couple of years ago," Gade said.
Gade, the 1999 All England Open Badminton Champion, today
comprehensively beat 10th seed Yan Kit Chan of Hong Kong 21-11
21-12 in just 36 minutes and he wants to take heart from the
victory before the all important encounter.
"This is what I wanted before the quarters. It has been
really nice. The shuttle was slow today and he made some
mistakes but I kept the speed high," he said.
Meanwhile, defending champion Dan refused to take his
veteran opponent lightly.
"Peter (Gade) has improved since the (Beijing) Olympic
and I won`t take him lightly. I have to be very prepared for
the match as he is the best in Europe," Dan said.
Bureau Report
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