I felt some of the players are saving their energy for European tour next month. French and ALL England coming and Olympics points for grabs
Country comes first. That too, 1 match won't suck your energy right. If he had played, the mood would have changed for subsequent matches of the tie.
Interesting dilemma - Olympic gold for country first or continental team championship gold? Lee ZJ did have some medical issue apparently and was seeing a doctor.
No one is really prioritizing this, hence most countries sending their team B for experience instead. Common sense is to preserve energy and be as fit and healthy as possible with the French open and all England coming right up
You should see the lineup for USA vs Canada in the women’s panAm final. US didn’t field Zhang Beiwen nor the Xu sisters together.
You are still in it.. I just said that in the nick of the moment, thought if LJZ have had a chance to represent his Country, we might have seen different result but that's just my opinion.