Denmark's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus says it's 50-50 against Malaysia tonight
Astro Arena
May 20, 2016 16:54 MYT
May 20, 2016 16:54 MYT
Valencia CF is likely to provide coaches from Spain to train local players as well as the coaches here. -Photo: BERNAMA
Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Vittinghus believes his team has an equal chance against Malaysia in the Thomas Cup semifinals tonight.
Vittinghus emerged a hero for the Danes last night after delivering the winning point, beating Japan’s Riichi Takeshita, 23-21, 21-17, to push aside the defending champions and set up tonight’s encounter with Malaysia.
For Vittinghus, Denmark and Malaysia each have their unique strengths, and as 8-time runners-up in the tournament, the Danes won’t bow down easily.
"For me, it's 50-50 as both teams are playing well.
"However, I do feel Denmark has a slight edge, and we will be ready to pounce on any errors by the Malaysians," he said.
Malaysia’s prospects of reach the finals?
The last time Malaysia met Denmark in the semifinals was 2006 in Sendai, Japan where the Danes emerged victorious, 3-2.
Malaysia vs Denmark - 7 pm
Match Line-Up
1) Lee Chong Wei vs Viktor Axelsen
2) Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong vs Mathias Boe-Mads Conrad-Petersen
3) Iskandar Zulkarnain vs Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
4) Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong vs Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
5) Chong Wei Feng vs Emil Holst