Latest Update: Farhan lost in the semi-final but will be fighting for bronze.
Men's -73kg
Our best prospects is probably Farhan Uzair, a former SEA Games bronze medalist at -66kg. He has now moved up to -73kg but he won't have any strength disadvantage as he is very strong physically and has even been known to compete at -81kg in domestic competitions. It's a wonder how he ever got down to -66kg in the past.
He is in Pool B and drawn against Benjamin Fong of Singapore. This can be considered a good draw as Fong is relatively new to the competition scene. Farhan favour the side takedown and drop seoi-nage while Fong likes uchimata. With strength and experience on his side, Farhan should do well.
If Farhan gets past the first round, he will meet the winner of Pool A, which is between Indonesia and Laos. Of the two, the Indonesia player, Apriyadi, is more experienced. Although he hasn't had much success in international competitions, he has competed a lot and that experience should count for a lot.
Farhan has the distinction of having won two matches at the international level, namely the Commonwealth Games and Taipei World Cup. Apriyadi has competed in even more top level competitions and has also won two matches at the international level, namely the Wollongong World Cup and the Asian Games. If they meet up, it should make for an interesting match.
Our best prospects is probably Farhan Uzair, a former SEA Games bronze medalist at -66kg. He has now moved up to -73kg but he won't have any strength disadvantage as he is very strong physically and has even been known to compete at -81kg in domestic competitions. It's a wonder how he ever got down to -66kg in the past.
He is in Pool B and drawn against Benjamin Fong of Singapore. This can be considered a good draw as Fong is relatively new to the competition scene. Farhan favour the side takedown and drop seoi-nage while Fong likes uchimata. With strength and experience on his side, Farhan should do well.
If Farhan gets past the first round, he will meet the winner of Pool A, which is between Indonesia and Laos. Of the two, the Indonesia player, Apriyadi, is more experienced. Although he hasn't had much success in international competitions, he has competed a lot and that experience should count for a lot.
Farhan has the distinction of having won two matches at the international level, namely the Commonwealth Games and Taipei World Cup. Apriyadi has competed in even more top level competitions and has also won two matches at the international level, namely the Wollongong World Cup and the Asian Games. If they meet up, it should make for an interesting match.
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