Great wall of China

Our quest to bring back the Thomas Cup to Malaysian soil came to an anti-climatic end when the Malaysian team went down 0-3 to the Chinese team.

Pwned. Chong Wei after his defeat to Lin Dan.

According to Lee Chong Wei:

It suddenly felt like the court was too small and I could not see any space to hit the shuttle. I was demoralised when he retrieved all my attacking shots.

Coach Rashid Sidek said that China also had the better strategy - by targeting only the major tournaments.

This is perhaps one of the better examples of how sports psychology, planning and strategy can be used to win the game.