Lin Dan (China) and Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
For those living outside of Asia, you wouldn't know it, but these chaps are two of the most popular sports stars in the world. Seriously. 'Super Dan' is as big a star as David Beckham or Kobe Bryant.
Chinese Lin Dan won the mens singles Gold in 2008 in Beijing, and he's favourite to win it again in London this year. His Malaysian counterpart, Lee Chong Wei, is considered to be the only man who can stop him.
The pair met this year at the All England Championships in Birmingham, which Lin Dan won after Lee Chong Wei was forced to retire through injury. They also met at Wembley Arena last year in the final of the World Championships, Lin Dan won that too.
Everything seems destined for them to meet in the mens singles finals at this Olympics too. If they do, it's likely to be one of the most watched events of the entire Olympics, with millions and millions tuning in across Asia, and a few in ol'Blighty too.
Lee Chong Wei plays Finland's Ville Lang on Monday 30th July at 8:15pm.
Lin Dan plays Ireland's Scott Evans on Monday 30th July at 2:15pm
Can anyone cause an upset though? For my sakes, I'm hoping they can, I'm off to see the mens singles bronze medal match, so two upsets would work out just fine for me, then I'd get to see Lin and Lee.
Another Chinese entrant, Long Chen could be the man to do it, or perhaps with the home crowd behind him, Rajiv Ouseph could upset the form book.
Long Chen (China) and Rajiv Ouseph (Great Britain)
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