All England: Reigning champion Flounders in Opening Test

There was one way Toma Junior Popov could outshine his more youthful sibling Christo's persistent morning win against Lee Cheuk Yiu in the initial meeting of the YONEX All Britain. That was by bringing down Li Shi Feng, reigning champ and world No.4. Which is what he continued to do, keeping things tight and finishing it off effectively before the third seed could organize a rebound. The 21-17 21-13 was curiously his third win against Li Shi Feng and finished an incredible morning meeting for the Popovs. "Extremely blissful in light of the fact that I was battling these most recent couple of weeks for certain wounds, a few back issues and other actual issues," said Toma Junior. "So I'm glad to be back, truly glad that it's going on at the All Britain. It's one of my number one competitions and it's whenever I'm first going into the subsequent round in men's singles. It's an extraordinary accomplishment for the occasion." "Perhaps it's my style, or perhaps in light of the fact that he isn't looking great. I'm glad that I have my third success against him. I'm glad since he's quite possibly of the best player on the planet and he won this competition last year, so it's large for me. "From the external it seemed as though I was predominant, yet on the court it wasnt like that. It was very tense, since he's a top player, and each time he's down he can turn on and win many focuses in succession. So my fundamental center was to be consistent and direct the game, and be steady. Consistency was the key. Cheerful especially with my front court game and I want to believe that I can keep this inclination and contact in this field." A brief time prior his more youthful sibling had ground out a three-game dominate over Lee Cheuk Yiu, sprinter up at the YONEX-Dawn India Open in January. Such was the force that he didn't eject in festival, rather hurling a long murmur of help. "I have blended sentiments… it was exceptionally extreme intellectually," said Christo. "It wasn't physical, it was for the most part abilities and it some strategic planning. The corridor was perfect to play today, there was no float. It was truly extreme in the head, and when I won it was simply alleviation, no festival. So I'm really blissful, on the grounds that it was my first All Britain in quite a while. He's done well recently, and he's an extraordinary player."