FROST: TOP SEEDS SHOULD WIN
顶尖种子应该获胜
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018
TEXT BY LLOYD GREEN
Morten Frost has never been shy of a direct word.
Morten Frost从未忌讳有话直说。
When quizzed on his predictions for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals that start
next Wednesday, the former player, coach and now commentator for badmintonworl
d.tv was as straight-shooting as ever.
当问及他对下周三广州年终赛的预测时，这位前球员、教练，现任的世界羽联评论员如同
以往直率。
“This year, in each of the five categories, there have been clearly dominant
players and pairs.
“在这五个项目里，今年明显都有主宰的球员与组合。”
“Tai Tzu Ying, Kento Momota, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamul
jo, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, plus Japan’s three dominant Women’s Doubl
es pairings.
“戴资颖、桃田贤斗、苏卡穆约和吉迪翁、郑思维与黄雅琼，还有日本三组主要的女双。
”
“The top ranked players and pairs in Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s
Doubles and Mixed Doubles all have more than 100,000 points in the BWF World
Rankings.
“男单、女单、男双、混双中排名最顶尖的球员与组合，都在世界羽联的排名里超过十万
分。”
“I know the world of sport does not always work out the way you want it, but
they simply deserve to win the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals.
“我知道在运动界里并非总是如你想要的那样运作，但他们绝对理应赢下广州年终赛。”
“There’s no great science there, they’ve simply been a class above the rest
.
“这里面没有什么伟大的科学计算，而是他们的确技高一筹。”
“They’ve also had a small break from tournaments these past few weeks, so th
at’s given them a chance to recharge the batteries and get back to training,
” he said.
“过去几周他们也从赛事中获得一些短暂的休息时间，给予了他们重新充电与回去训练的
机会。”他说。
Unfortunately, due to the quirks of qualifying, the World No. 1 Women’s Doubl
es pairing of Yuki Fukishima and Sayaka Hirota failed to qualify.
不幸的是，由于参赛资格的怪异之处，世界第一的女双组合福岛由纪、广田彩花失去参加
资格。
Three of Japan’s Women’s Doubles combinations claimed the top three spots in
the HSBC Race To Guangzhou rankings.
在广州年终赛的排名系统中，日本三组女双占据前三的位置。
However, with only two representatives from each nation making the top eight,
and Mayu Matsutomo and Wakana Nagahara (featured image) automatically qualifyi
ng courtesy of their World Championships victory, it was down to a battle betw
een Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi and Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota.
然而，因为每个国家在前八名中只能有两个代表名额，松本麻佑与永原和可那因世锦赛
冠军自动获得参赛资格，所以就变成了松高跟福广之间的争夺。
The former squeezed through in the final qualifying event of the season.
前者就在本季最后的资格赛中挤下了福广。
While praising the new HSBC BWF World Tour, Frost said a few tweaks to the sea
son to ensure more accurate rankings and that the best players and pairs quali
fied for Guangzhou would improve the revamped circuit.
在赞扬汇丰世界羽联巡回赛新制的同时，Frost说有几个地方应稍做修改，以确保更为精
确的排名制度，让那些最好的球员与组合符合参加年终赛的资格。
“In general, I am a great fan of having more tournaments and more prize money
,” Frost said.
“总体而言，我是一个支持更多赛事、更多奖金的球迷。”Frost说。
“The new tour is giving more options and possibilities and I do enjoy that. P
layers need to get used to playing more tournaments.
“新的巡回赛制度给予更多选择跟可能性，我非常享受这一点。球员需要习惯打更多比赛
。”
“This year we have seen better players being more tired, which is producing m
ore upsets, which is good for the game.
“今年我们看到一些好球员更为疲累，让比赛爆了更多冷门，这对赛事而言是有优点的。
”
“But to ensure the best players and pairs are at the year-end finals, there’
s a few options that could be considered.
“但为了确保最好的球员、组合能够出现在年终赛里，需要考虑某些选择。”
“Perhaps only the Super 1000, Super 750 or Super 500 events should count towa
rds the HSBC Race To Guangzhou. Or maybe the points are linked to the BWF Worl
d Rankings.”
“也许只要计算超级1000、750或500赛就好，或是拿世界排名当作年终赛排名。”
Either way, Frost says it will be an exciting week in Guangzhou.
不管用哪一种，Frost说这将会是广州令人兴奋的一周。
The HSBC BWF World Tour Finals begin on Wednesday 12 December, with the draw f
or all categories taking place on Monday 10 December at 10.15 (local time).
汇丰世界羽联年终赛将在12月12日揭开序幕，五个项目的签表会在当地时间12月10日（周
一）产生。
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