And today I realised a charming (read that as dripping with sarcasm) quirk of Bloguin's editor. If you should manage to navigate away from the new post page, such as by accidentally clicking on one of the options in one of the many drop-down menus that open automatically if you mouse over them, whatever you've written disappears into the ether.
I suppose I had best get used to it, and start saving frequently, but for now, what it means is a 3000-word post went straight down the crapper. I had written up the first five matches in the usual detail I do, and was about halfway through the men's gold final. But it's all gone now.
And yeah, strictly speaking it's my fault, but that doesn't mean I'm not gonna be upset about it. **deep breath** Learning experience. I'll recount a few things I remember while giving the rote scores.
Smedins/Samoilovs d. Alison/Emanuel (21-10, 21-14)
It was really a dreadful day for the Brazilian reigning world champions, one that had to make you wonder if Alison were under the weather a little. Error after error after error after error in this match from the big man, and while Emanuel was better, he wasn't much.
Dalhausser/Rosenthal d. Pedro/Bruno (22-20, 18-21, 15-10)
This match was everything we could have hoped for and then some. Highly entertaining, quality play by both sides.
Lili/Seixas d. Borger/Büthe (21-17, 21-19)
The Germans impressed me. They kept it close throughout set 1 and led for a lot of set 2, but they just weren';t able to get over the hump or seal the deal, respectively. But I'll keep an eye out for them in the future, there's no doubt they turned some heads this week.
Pedro/Bruno d. Alison/Emanuel (21-10, 21-11)
What should have been a marquee bronze final was an abject embarrassment for Alison/Emanuel. They may have been better off forfeiting. Pedro and Bruno did pretty well for themselves in this match, but really, it was handed to them.
Talita/Lima d. Ross/Kessy (21-17, 19-21, 15-12)
This was an excellent match, two elite teams locking horns, and a heartening show of form from the Americans that has been sorely lacking this season. Talita/Lima will be the heavy favourites in Stare Jablonki for the world championships, but the Americans, who have won that title once before, may yet have something to say about it.
Dalhausser/Rosenthal d. Smedins/Samoilovs
I didn't get the final score (feeds cut out) and I really don't want to wait around for it either. The first set was really close, and may have hinged on a trickly-little ace for Dalhausser that got the Americans to set point at 20-18. Set 2, what I saw of it, was pretty typical Phil-and-Sean domination. They're the first team to win 2 golds this season on the men's side (albeit the first was an Open), and they'll….yeah, they'll be the favourites in Stare Jablonki, but it's a bit more open on the men's side I think. Ironic, because I came into the year thinking just the opposite, that these two had a hammerlock on the men's action while the women's field was more open.
So, sorry for the brevity and the churlish tone, but I'm a little angry that a post I spent 7 hours writing could just disappear into the ether. It's my fault, sure it is, but I'm still angry. Must not let it happen again.
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