Badminton: Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms going strong!

[Melinda]

GBR 14-9 CHINA

Robertson and Emms have started their campaign and are doing well so far against the background of the partisan crowd!

 

[Melinda]

GBR 20-16 CHINA

On the verge of winning the first set.



e2a- They won the first set! 21-16.

The crowd have shut up

 

[ScallyWag II]

Heh Watching it on the beeb's website in work. It's very hard to make a small box filled with bright colours look like it has any place in a spreadsheet.

 

[Melinda]

Be careful!

 

[kyser_soze]

Just switched this on - GO EMMS AND ROBERTSON!!!!

Do you reckon there'll be similarly coordinated chanting from British fans in 2012?

 

[ScallyWag II]

What are their chances this time? I know Robertson was injured last year. Looking alright atm tho!

 

[Melinda]

What a point!!

 

[kyser_soze]

Some superb rallies going on in this game...

 

[kyser_soze]

BAH! mid game break, I *hate* it when that happens and it looks like your team are into a rhythm, y'know? I always get nervous when they restart...

 

[Melinda]

Their reaction times

Simply awesome. Nathan in particular is so deft.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Balls. I'm supposed to be meeting a friend for tea in 15 mins, but there's Emms & Robertson and Nadal v Hewitt on

The things we do for friendship.

 

[Melinda]

Clawing their way back in!

You can see your mate for tea another day. Damned inconsiderate of them turning up during the Olympics anyway.


Chinese now in front

 

[May Kasahara]

We're glued to it here. Focus, Brits, focus!

 

[Lord Camomile]

What are Emms and Robertson doing??

Sort it 'aht

 

[Melinda]

The crowd are having a impact I think

 

[ScallyWag II]

Come On Gail And Nathan!!

 

[Melinda]

Im watching through my fingers.

 

[ScallyWag II]

Tense innit

 

[alsoknownas]

Slipping away.

 

[Melinda]

Im beginnning to hate the crowd.

 

[kyser_soze]

I've been hating the crowds full stop. They've been in training to cheer and whoop etc - I mean WTF is that about? How about spontenaity.

Having said that, the Chinese pair are playing their arses off as well...

 

[belboid]

spontaneity?? In China!! Goes against Peoples Democratic Decree 2484.17

Of course Brit crowds will be completely different

 

[kyser_soze]

I don't think they'll have received training in cheering somehow...

 

[belboid]

probly not, but they'll still be doing exactly the same things.

 

[ScallyWag II]

Come On!!!

 

[kyser_soze]

COMING BACK AT 'EM!

Fucking tense!!

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

This is a bit good.

 

[Melinda]

Really? Im too chicken to watch, Ive gone onto the balcony!

 

[Melinda]

Oh Gail NOOOO!!

Im back off to the balcony. Im jinxing this.

 

[kyser_soze]

20-19, GB on match point...