It was always LCW vs China, the guy had no same level sparring in Malaysia. Perhaps if he had a solid 2 and 3 MS and national training set up, and less pressure to be the only one producing results
LCW seems to be in a much better physical shape now than he’s ever been. Lovely to watch him play, but we must acknowledge that King Lin Dan made mincemeat of him most of the time.
This is a competitive match, not an exhibition match. Playing like LCW in this video is also a tactic to make opponent frustrate and make mistake, as well as save his own energy for the next match.