Sun Jun, China, still suffers from an ankle injury - Monday 8.5.00 he practised only 20 minutes!
The two weeks prior to Thomas Cup he has not participated in the training sessions.

Wong Choon Han, Malaysia, may or may not have an injury in a tendor in the back of his left knee while training Monday 8.5.00.
He seems to be very calm about it: "Chinese and Koreans fake injuries all the time! Why not me? I don't min if the media gives the impression that I have an injury!"

The Danish players feel confident after their first trining session in Putra Stadium Monday 8.5.00. Due to aircondition the temperature is perfect and the humidity illiminated. Peter Gade expresses that Odds are more even for the European players who are used to play in high heat and high humidity.

Indonesian coach, Christian Hadinata, was tough talking Monday was saying that Malaysia face a hard time trying to win the Thomas Cup this year. He even believes tat Malaysia face an even harder time making it for the aemifinals! Of course the Malaysians are not happy about statements like this and will do anything to prove hadinata wrong!
Further on Hadinata says: "We don't care who we meet, even if it's Malaysia, as we are confident we will win the Cup"

* Former Thomas -/Uber Cup:
Thomas -/ Uber Cup, HongKong 1998

* Latest Worldranking from IBF

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