Denmark Open 2004 results

[Bresis]

Any1 watching the matches live??
From the livescore, I gathered Lin Dan and Sony won their matches in straight sets.

[Bresis]

Luo Yigang (CHN) lost to Fangel Kasper (DEN) 4-15 11-15

Luo Yigang is still playing?? :eek: My gosh..I tot he retired already..he should be quite old by now

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

how about the others matches results?
did u know??????? :confused:

[Bresis]

how about the others matches results?
did u know??????? :confused:
The livescore is showing the current MS games..u can go check it out :)

[Johansen]

Xia Xuanze just beat Rasmus Wengberg of Sweden 15/2, 15/10. The resultservice from this tournament is very bad. They say that they will update the results one time a day, so if you don't catch the result on the livescore you will have to wait until the day is over. Let's hope that they will do better later in the tournament

Johansen
www.badminton-nyt.dk (http://www.badminton-nyt.dk)

[double]

What happen to Peter Rasmussen ?? seems he's withdraw........ :confused:

[cooler]

What happen to Peter Rasmussen ?? seems he's withdraw........ :confused:

probably still feeling the pain from his US open injury

[Johansen]

Peter Rasmussen is out. It is the injury from the US Open.

The results are now in the pdf file on the official website.

Johansen
www.badminton-nyt.dk (http://www.badminton-nyt.dk)

[Loh]

I was looking at the Denmark Open MS Draw and was disappointed to discover that many of the world's top players were not represented.

Conspiciously absent were the stars from Malaysia and South Korea and even Olympic Champion,Taufik Hidayat, was not there, though Indonesia was represented by Olympic Bronze Medalist, Soni Kuncoro and Simon Santoso.

Thankfully, the World No. 1, Lin Dan and the ever-popular, Xia Xuanze and Denmark's own star shuttlers, particularly Peter Gade and company, were there to grace the occasion.

I wonder what could be the real reasons and if I'm not wrong, last year's Denmark Open seemed to attract a more illustrious crowd.

Malaysia's case was reported in The Star yesterday that the BAM had imposed a 2-month suspension on national players from competing in international tournaments for failing to win a medal for the second consecutive time in the Olympics. Our own top shuttler, Ronald Susilo, had to remain at home to nurse some minor injuries and to prepare for the Aviva Singapore Open.

Could the main reason be that the top players are looking at the more attractive tournaments around the corner, in Asia? ;) I hope so, otherwise the year will end with a limp when we should be expecting high-flying sparks and excitement all over.

[Johansen]

Your right.
The tournament is not as strong at last year.
Last year there was a lot of playings who was chasing point for the Olympics.

Johansen
www.badminton-nyt.dk (http://www.badminton-nyt.dk)

[jamesd20]

Luo Yigang (CHN) lost to Fangel Kasper (DEN) 4-15 11-15

Luo Yigang is still playing?? :eek: My gosh..I tot he retired already..he should be quite old by now

I seem to remember from another thread that he is a coach for the Junior chinese team, and enters a few of the tournaments himself for a bit of fun. I think he reached the 3round/quarter final (not sure which) of a tournament (french open i think) too.

I like it, its shows he still loves to play and keeps himself in shape. Either that or proof that he didnt train hard enough as a 1st team member!! (j/k) :D

[Greggsy_babe]

Come on Nick Kidd, you can beat XIA! 12-10 at the moment

also Peter Gade won 15-6 in first game,
Lin won after cruising the first then dipping at the start of the second,
Soni won after a close first then a much quicker second,
Kenneth also won his easy 15-2 15-1

[Wai Shing]

OMG, Xia is trailing!!! Lin also gave me a scare when he was trailing 1-8 agasint the Toru guy....

[Greggsy_babe]

Nick took the first 15-12, xia took the second 15-3, id imagine Nick is probably physically gone or Xia has started putting his backside into it ;)

Gade lost the second 8-15 to Ayob Sairul Amar (mas) and is now leading the third 3-0

[Bresis]

Gade and XXZ finally win their respective games in rubber sets after 1 hour :mad:

[Bresis]

Pi Hongyan wins Mie Schjott Kristensen (DEN) 11-0 11-3 :D

[klaphat]

Anders Boesen beat Sony Dwi Kuncoro 11-15, 15-13 and 15-1

Apparently, Boesen was down 13-7 in the second set, but then took over completely.

Very close I must say, but an impressive win for Boesen.

[ants]

Boesen won? Thats good for him.

[jug8man]

Anders Boesen beat Sony Dwi Kuncoro 11-15, 15-13 and 15-1

Apparently, Boesen was down 13-7 in the second set, but then took over completely.

Very close I must say, but an impressive win for Boesen.


15-1 in the third set? :confused:

whoa! :eek: what happened to the olympic bronze medalist?

im not taking anything away from Boesen but 15-1 in the rubber might mean that sony was injured.

[Johansen]

No Kuncoro was not injured.

But maybe not a surprise. As far as i remember is it the third time i a row that Boesen has beaten Kuncoro.

Johansen
www.badminton-nyt.dk (http://www.badminton-nyt.dk)

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

well,many danish players win!!!!
and very surprise that anders beat sony.........can't imagine that
:)

[klaphat]

Jonas and Rikke are down in the 3rd set.. maybe it's over for this pair.. unfortunately..

[kwun]

Jonas and Rikke are down in the 3rd set.. maybe it's over for this pair.. unfortunately..
you of little faith! ;)

they are only down 4-6. time to wake up now JR/RO!! :)

[klaphat]

Eriksen/schjoldager are also down.. but that's against the young pair of Mathias Boe and Helle Nielsen.. it would be quite promising for the future if they could already beat Eriksen/Schjolager..

[klaphat]

both Eriksen/Schjoldager and Rasmussen/Olsen lost. Not a good day for Danish mixed doubles..

[jug8man]

No Kuncoro was not injured.

But maybe not a surprise. As far as i remember is it the third time i a row that Boesen has beaten Kuncoro.

Johansen
www.badminton-nyt.dk (http://www.badminton-nyt.dk)

despite the loss this is great news and relief to sony fans :)

[Loh]

well,many danish players win!!!!
and very surprise that anders beat sony.........can't imagine that
:)

I'm not surprised with this man's persistence, durability, and fitness as he has shown all these qualities in the past when he beat shuttlers ranked higher than himself. I was surprised, though, that he now ranks that low in the world.

[bardo]

Kuncoro has bean beaten???http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/images/smilies/eek.gif
i'm shocked?
is't really true
just last week i saw Boeson down by Jonassen
i think Kuncoro had Nighmare before that!

[Mag]

Anders Boesen is a strange player. He is a true fighter, and never gives up. He has a very high "best level". However, his playing style is physically very demanding (he is a typical "runner") and he usually doesn't perform 100% in more than one match in each tournament. My guess is that this was that match... ;)

Some surprising results in mixed doubles: only two seeded pairs remain! :eek:

[Mag]

Whoa -- Laybourn/Steffensen won 1st game 15-11 against Eriksen/Lundgaard!
:eek: :eek: :eek:

But the elders seem to have warmed up now, they have the lead 3-0 in 2nd...
:D

[jug8man]

Neils Christian Kaldau took first set 15-5 from XXZ :eek:

[jug8man]

phew. false alarm everybody. XXZ took second set 15-3. things should be smooth sailing from there

[edwin]

Who won the semi finals in the mixed doubles? I saw Chen/Zhao won the first game 15-13 and Robertson/Emmes won the first game 15-11, but I had to leave after that. Did those 2 teams won their respective match?

[Bresis]

Who won the semi finals in the mixed doubles? I saw Chen/Zhao won the first game 15-13 and Robertson/Emmes won the first game 15-11, but I had to leave after that. Did those 2 teams won their respective match?Yes, they did. ;)

And LD lost the 1st set to Kenneth Jonassen 16-17. Close fight :rolleyes:

[chinadoll]

Who won between Lin Dan & Kenneth Jonassen???
i missed the live scoring....... :confused:

[boogie]

Who won between Lin Dan & Kenneth Jonassen???
i missed the live scoring....... :confused:

Chinadoll, yeah the site aburptly left the scoring after the 2nd set. That usually means one of the players quit do to injury. Seeing as how LIN easily won set two I'm assuming KJ got injured and retired from the match.

Perhaps one of our Danish friends can confrim that.

[Bresis]

Who won between Lin Dan & Kenneth Jonassen???
i missed the live scoring....... :confused:
There's something wrong with the results..According to the livescore,
1st set was 17-16 to Kenneth, 2nd set 15-3 to LD and then the match stopped.
So, I dunno who is the winner :confused:

[chinadoll]

Chinadoll, yeah the site aburptly left the scoring after the 2nd set. That usually means one of the players quit do to injury. Seeing as how LIN easily won set two I'm assuming KJ got injured and retired from the match.

Perhaps one of our Danish friends can confrim that.
There's something wrong with the results..According to the livescore,
1st set was 17-16 to Kenneth, 2nd set 15-3 to LD and then the match stopped.
So, I dunno who is the winner :confused:that's why, i thought i saw wrongly or i missed the scores....
so someone had a w/o or what right?

[klaphat]

I'm Danish, but I know nothing more than you do regarding the outcome of the Jonassen match.

Nothing is mentioned on the tournament web-site, and there are no reports in Danish media.

[klaphat]

She just lost the 2nd set...

[chinadoll]

I'm Danish, but I know nothing more than you do regarding the outcome of the Jonassen match.

Nothing is mentioned on the tournament web-site, and there are no reports in Danish media.
there's no tv broadcast? :eek:

[Johansen]

I have just send a sms to the danish national coach rgd. Lin Dan match - no reply yet.

Johansen
www.badminton-nyt.dk (http://www.badminton-nyt.dk)

[Go Gade]

I have just send a sms to the danish national coach rgd. Lin Dan match - no reply yet.

Johansen
www.badminton-nyt.dk (http://www.badminton-nyt.dk)

Lin Dan won!:crying: Kenneth got injured:crying: :crying:

[Gade supporter]

Hello guys....Kenneth unfortunately retired.have just talked to my coach (Peter Gade) he said about his own performance that he felt very good, and we could expect good results from him. But Jonassen is out.:mad:

[Feng_MP-100]

Good Luck Guys!

[silvia]

and wat abt xuanze match???....did he won ??

[chinadoll]

and wat abt xuanze match???....did he won ??
yes he won....... 5-15, 15-3, 15-5 :D
he playing against peter gade in semi today

[Feng_MP-100]

yes he won....... 5-15, 15-3, 15-5 :D
he playing against peter gade in semi today
uh oh.................

[laughable c.]

yes he won....... 5-15, 15-3, 15-5 :D
he playing against peter gade in semi today

can someone tell just what time this is gonna take place? denmark time.. or otherwise, it doesn't matter..

and the finals time also, which is tomorrow.
thanks in advance.

laughable c.

[Johansen]

Just got a message from Steen Pedersen.

Jonassen got a pulled muscle on the back of the thigh in the match against Lin Dan.

Johansen
www.badminton-nyt.dk (http://www.badminton-nyt.dk)

[laughable c.]

Jonassen got a pulled muscle on the back of the thigh in the match against Lin Dan.


owww! did it happen in the middle of a match or towards the end? if the former, he must've suffered a good deal.. during the game
'spitty then.. i imagined he'd have a good chance against lindan.

[flint]

Camilla Martin is out!

[Bresis]

Camilla Martin juz lostvto Xie Xingfang 9-11 0-11 :eek:

[Maz]

Camilla Martin juz lostvto Xie Xingfang 9-11 0-11 :eek:


Oh no, now the prince of badminton Peter Gade (v Xia Xuan Ze) has just lost too (15-12 15-13) :crying: ...

[flymordecai]

XIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! :D

[silvia]

xuanze was playing very good today against peter.............yeah.......

[flymordecai]

Zhao Tingting/Chen Qiuqui just won the mixed doubles title over Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms 15-4, 15-11! Wooooo! :D

[FEND.]

With all these results, someone on the forum is going to be especially unhappy :o

[silvia]

now the mens dbl is gg to start............

[Dill]

Darren Hall commented on the amount of promotional work Nathan and Gail have been doing although not sounding dissaproving "It's a once in a life time chance" I think he was being mindfull of this being the first tournament since the Olympics.

Nathan broke three or four rackets and in the end played the last two points with what looked like Yonex MP77 or old colour MP88.

The last 5-6 points looked like Nathan and Gail were just not trying (Nathan in particular) but the racket thing took it's toll on him mentally as he continually mentioned it after the match in the interview.


Anyway Jonas and Lars are playing and it's 8-8 in the first.

[Dill]

Jonas and Lars are 1 up and 7-6 in the second, Lars has the touch today and is placing his shots very well.

[Dill]

Game over Lars and Jonas won in 2, 15-10, 15-9.

I think Lars got changed in a phone booth today into his Super Lars outfit (sponsored by Yonex of course) :D

I don't think they broke a sweat.

[- 73* -]

CoNGRATS TO JR AND LARS!!! :D :D :D :D

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

hai~
camilla has lost to xie.....

GOD BLESS U !!!!!!!!!!
have a nice day :)

[silvia]

and lindan won , bosen is injured....

[chinadoll]

LIN DAN vs XIA XUANZE in MS finals tomorrow.......
hahaha........ that's going to be very interesting :D

[Bresis]

LIN DAN vs XIA XUANZE in MS finals tomorrow.......
hahaha........ that's going to be very interesting :D
Yes!! I think it's gonna be interesting too with both players having to prove themselves after the Olympic episode...But isn't LD very lucky?? Having two w/o consecutively..he has the advantage compared to the older XXZ :rolleyes:

[jug8man]

Yes!! I think it's gonna be interesting too with both players having to prove themselves after the Olympic episode...But isn't LD very lucky?? Having two w/o consecutively..he has the advantage compared to the older XXZ :rolleyes:

lets see if XXZ can overcome this adversity and then maybe we can put him in our BF legendary player list ;)

[Joel_y]

...But isn't LD very lucky?? Having two w/o consecutively..he has the advantage compared to the older XXZ :rolleyes:

Unless Danish players all trained too much, like what Korean players did in one World championship in new century, more than half of Korean team withdraw due to injury, I would guess(have not seen the games) it is because they both wanted to cope with Lin Dan's physical demanding superfast play, while both KJ and AB are not quick and flexible players like Taufik Hidayat.

[Loh]

Unless Danish players all trained too much, like what Korean players did in one World championship in new century, more than half of Korean team withdraw due to injury, I would guess(have not seen the games) it is because they both wanted to cope with Lin Dan's physical demanding superfast play, while both KJ and AB are not quick and flexible players like Taufik Hidayat.

It is always a pity to see professionals retiring from a match because of injury, largely self-inflicted unfortunately.

The Danish players who got injured are no mean players, great names having acquitted themselves so well in the past.

Whilst it is difficult to pinpoint at this stage what really has gone wrong, whether it is due to over-training, lack of preparation, trying too hard during a rally, being pushed to the extreme by an opponent, playing in too many tournaments within too short a period, etc, it still has to relate to the fitness of the player, whether physical or mental.

By failing himself during a match and retiring without being able to complete it, the professional is also failing his fans, the other players and the paying public. Can you recall how some players 'feint' injury, or that the injury is not serious, so as to allow their compatriots to advance to the next stage of an important competition?

Ideally, if a player is not thoroughly prepared, he or she should not, or be forced to, participate. The professionals hope to win especailly when the prize money is good, it is their livelihood, but they should be honest with themselves. A serious injury will only make matters worse for themselves as Peter Gade had experienced before. After he has recovered, he needs to restart his career by having to qualify for the major events as he has not been able to earn points during his absence.

[as5903]

I already miss Camilla :crying: . Anyone saw the farewell presentation? I guess XXF is gonna win with the form she's in.

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

I already miss Camilla :crying: . Anyone saw the farewell presentation? I guess XXF is gonna win with the form she's in.


me too!!!i have saw the farewell presentation.....and i saw camilla were crying!coz she TOUCHED!!!!!!!!hai~~~ cannot see her in television anymore..
:crying: :crying: :crying:

[Feng_MP-100]

Camilla was so cute+sexy+beautiful on the court~:crying:

[Loh]

Well, what do you know, the Denmark Open 2004 Finals will come to us live in Singapore (I guess Malaysia and Hong Kong as well) on Ch 22 at 9 pm, Singapore time, by courtesy of SuperSports.

We may yet see Camilla Martin receiving an encore and farewell presentation which she so richly deserves as the undisputable Queen of Europe.

So Singapore, Malaysian and HK BFers, don't miss the fireworks and come armed with your recording devices to ensure you can repeat, hopefully, some of the best matches, especially between the Chinese players and JR/Lars of course! :)

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

Camilla was so cute+sexy+beautiful on the court~:crying:

agree!!!!!!!!!!!

[yclin]

Well, what do you know, the Denmark Open 2004 Finals will come to us live in Singapore (I guess Malaysia and Hong Kong as well) on Ch 22 at 9 pm, Singapore time, by courtesy of SuperSports.

We may yet see Camilla Martin receiving an encore and farewell presentation which she so richly deserves as the undisputable Queen of Europe.

So Singapore, Malaysian and HK BFers, don't miss the fireworks and come armed with your recording devices to ensure you can repeat, hopefully, some of the best matches, especially between the Chinese players and JR/Lars of course! :)

Could somebody record the farewell presentation and put it on the internet?
It would be great for people who can't watch it.

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

Could somebody record the farewell presentation and put it on the internet?
It would be great for people who can't watch it.

yes,anybody have the farewell presentation of camilla?if anyone have then pls...put it here!!!
:p :D

[as5903]

Yesterday's was pretty brief. There's gonna be another one today after the men singles final. This one's by the DBF for camilla. Anyone know if it will be aired live too?Cos then i'll wake up all nite just to watch it. Yeah she did look very sexy and cute yesterdy even with the track suit on ;) Maybe a little more formal today? What about those gigantic paintings?

[Amateur]

hi, anyone out there can tell me if the MS is over or the WS is the 1st match of the day? I just go to the live score n saw XXF won the 1st set.

[chinadoll]

hi, anyone out there can tell me if the MS is over or the WS is the 1st match of the day? I just go to the live score n saw XXF won the 1st set.
WS is the 1st match... coming up next will be MS

[Amateur]

great! I did not miss it. Thks for your info!

[- 73* -]

dammit, yao took the second set 11-8

COME ON XIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[- 73* -]

yes!

xie won 11-9, 8-11, 11-7!!!

congrats!!

it was a great game. both played beautifully.

[Amateur]

wow, LD and XXZ seem to have a fierce competition , based on
the livescore.

[jamesd20]

wow, LD and XXZ seem to have a fierce competition , based on
the livescore.

definitley!! 12-11 in the first set to lin. Only Xia has had a lead of three (Once) otherwise they have been within a point of each other.

This should be a good game, Lin dan should want to make it faster paced, but longer overall game, Xia should be looking to play more attacking, to finish the points sooner.

would like to watch this game. My vote goes to Lin because although Xia is more experienced and skilled, lins' speed, fitness should pull through. I rate their mental strength and spirit as about even. They both have something to prove.

I love them both, I dont know who to cheer?!

Come on JR/Lars in the MD!! :D

[Bresis]

I love them both, I dont know who to cheer?!

Come on JR/Lars in the MD!! :D
Me too...hehehe..i like them both...I think JR/Lars can win without much trouble against the young indonesians..:)

[jamesd20]

What a game!

Lin took 1st 15-12

2nd: I thought it was slipping away from Xia when Lin went 8-6 up after Xia was winning most of the first game, but Xia went 10-9 up, now it is 11-11, and my scorecard has stopped working after 1h!

[chinadoll]

What a match!!! :eek:
current world no. 1 vs current world champ..... a match not to be missed

anyway Lin Dan won.... 15-12, 15-11 :D

[jamesd20]

Lin wins in 1h 6min 15-12 15-11

Both of them make good comebacks, Lin winning the tournament and Xia Beating gade. I was actually surprised at Xia beating gade in the Semi, but well done to him.

(Am still cheering for JR in the MD!!)

[jamesd20]

What a match!!! :eek:
current world no. 1 vs current world champ..... a match not to be missed

anyway Lin Dan won.... 15-12, 15-11 :D

Chinadoll, are you watching it live? Is it on TV? Which station? Or on an internet live stream?

[Bresis]

Someone must be injured..oh no..hope it's not XXZ..injuries has been plaguing him since last year..

p/s sorry..my livescore ended at 11-11..so i tot it's a w/o again

[chinadoll]

Chinadoll, are you watching it live? Is it on TV? Which station? Or on an internet live stream?
yah i watching it live on singapore cable tv
i saw yesterday matches too.... Xuanze vs Peter Gade.... good match :D

[jamesd20]

yah i watching it live on singapore cable tv
i saw yesterday matches too.... Xuanze vs Peter Gade.... good match :D

Dont have that channel here :mad: :mad: :mad: :crying: :crying:

[Dill]

Well sky has just finished its coverage with the ladies and gents singles in the 3 hour slot, what happened to the gents doubles?

I wish they allocated more time to the badminton, only one of the singles went all the way to a third game.

Oh well, some is better than none!

[Loh]

Chinadoll, are you watching it live? Is it on TV? Which station? Or on an internet live stream?

I'm sure she is watching from Singapore, not China. That is if she doesn't retire early.

I enjoyed both the WS and MS. Both were played at a very high standard although in the latter match, Xia wasn't able to capitalise on his earlier lead and let Lin Dan attack him relentlessly without reply towards the latter part of the second game. Therefore Xia lost the match in straight games but certainly acquitted himself well despite his loss.

Camilla Martin was the darling of the evening, resplendent in her light pale long-sleeve shirt and blue jeans, her shoulder-length blonde hair shining brightly. Short video clips of her past victories and matches, notably the one which she won the silver medal at the Sydney Olympics 2000, were shown. She was interviewed by Thomas Lund, another great Danish player of the recent past, and her pretty face was captured by the camera showing her in different happy moods closeup, watching her own images.

She certainly deserved the standing ovation by the appreciative spectators, the bouquet of flowers and a giant size 4-photo portrait of her done in 'psychedelic' media.

And as I write, JR & Lars had just beaten their young, unseeded Indonesian opponents of Setiawan & Kido in straight games to clain their first Denmark Open title. Congrats JR and Lars! And congrats too to our Indonesian pair for reaching this far! :)

[hdson]

Camilla Martin was the darling of the evening, resplendent in her light pale long-sleeve shirt and blue jeans, her shoulder-length blonde hair shining brightly. Short video clips of her past victories and matches, notably the one which she won the silver medal at the Sydney Olympics 2000, were shown. She was interviewed by Thomas Lund, another great Danish player of the recent past, and her pretty face was captured by the camera showing her in different happy moods closeup, watching her own images.

She certainly deserved the standing ovation by the appreciative spectators, the bouquet of flowers and a giant size 4-photo portrait of her done in 'psychedelic' media.

Is there any1 captured this footage? Impressive and unforgetable moment for Camila. Farewell Camila, as we will not see you on the international courts anymore :(


And as I write, JR & Lars had just beaten their young, unseeded Indonesian opponents of Setiawan & Kido in straight games to clain their first Denmark Open title. Congrats JR and Lars! And congrats too to our Indonesian pair for reaching this far! :)

Loh, you forgot to mention JR's flying kiss to his supporters, esp. BF members watching his match :D

[Johansen]

Lin Dan just after todays victory:


Johansen
www.badminton-nyt.dk (http://www.badminton-nyt.dk/)

[xofrevlis]

Lin Dan just after todays victory:


Johansen
www.badminton-nyt.dk (http://www.badminton-nyt.dk/)

Hmm... doesn't look much like an MP99 to me. ;)

[Feng_MP-100]

Lin Dan switched to AT700. And Bao Chunlai switched to MP99.

[Dill]

Is there any1 captured this footage? Impressive and unforgetable moment for Camila. Farewell Camila, as we will not see you on the international courts anymore :(

You could always move to Denmark and play at the same club she does, you'll see her all the time.

[Loh]

Loh, you forgot to mention JR's flying kiss to his supporters, esp. BF members watching his match :D

Oh, I must have missed that one as I was then typing on my keyboard. Are you sure JR's flying kiss was not meant for the ladies only? ;)

Anyway, JR wouldn't know who the BFers were in the crowd, there was no banner and the gallery lights were dimmed to a dark blue for the most part of the matches. I will watch the tape again to confirm whether JR really threw the kiss at YOU. :)

[Loh]

You could always move to Denmark and play at the same club she does, you'll see her all the time.

Dill, you must be quite an admirer of her since it seems you know her every move, ie, apart from her fluid movements on the badminton court! :p

[Mikell]

It seems Xia finally changes his racket also. Last night's game, he should be using AT700。 :D :D

[laughable c.]

Lin wins in 1h 6min 15-12 15-11

Both of them make good comebacks, Lin winning the tournament and Xia Beating gade. I was actually surprised at Xia beating gade in the Semi, but well done to him.

(Am still cheering for JR in the MD!!)
i am SURPRISED that you're actually surprised!!:D

[jamesd20]

i am SURPRISED that you're actually surprised!!:D

Really? Why is that?! :)

[laughable c.]

because IMHO (and feelings aside), XXZ better equiped in all aspects cf Gade barring the quality of racquets that they use, of which i know next to nothing about.

[ants]

Too bad there is no Msians in this tourney.. sure have alot of effect on their rankings..

[jamesd20]

Too bad there is no Msians in this tourney.. sure have alot of effect on their rankings..

Even more so now there is no HK open.

[laughable c.]

i don't get it. why no Malaysians participated in this open.

[jamesd20]

i don't get it. why no Malaysians participated in this open.

They were suspended from international tournaments for two months after their poor performance in the olympics.

[laughable c.]

They were suspended from international tournaments for two months after their poor performance in the olympics.
AAAHHh!
but i didn't feel they did TOO badly though. esp the womens pair who advanced to the quarter /semis... but i supposed all of em could have done better.:cool: