Aviva Open Singapore 2004 Pictures

[Loh]

Hi Fellow Badminton Fanatics,

Here are some pics I took at the SIS. More to come later as I have to go for the quarter final matches this afternoon.

[604badder]

Way to go Loh!!! More more more!!!

[wood_22_chuck]

Nice pictures Loh! :D

You're bringing the Singapore Open to BF'ers around the world to enjoy. Thank you! :)

-dave

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

nice pics Loh.........thanx

more please!!!!!!!!

[Loh]

Just had a quick lunch with Chan, our BFer from Brisbane, at a food court near my office at Raffles Place. We had beef noodle. ;)

Before I depart to the SIS to meet up with Kwun, who touched down at 1 pm, and the other BFers, I thought I should include some action pics of the players.

[ants]

Nice pics.. more of it. :) Hows the attendance so far this year for Spore Open?

[hdson]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/SO2004/DSCF5458.jpg

and

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/SO2004/DSCF5469.jpg

Couldn't come earlier :crying:

[johnps]

Thanks for the nice photos, hdson. Is the 2nd photo showing the match between Kenneth Jonassen and Ng Wei? If so, that was fast posting as this match finished only about 2 hours ago.

Ng Wei did his best but was clearly a spent force after two marathon matches (lasting a total of more than 3 hours) yesterday with Wiempie and Sato.

[hdson]

Thanks for the nice photos, hdson. Is the 2nd photo showing the match between Kenneth Jonassen and Ng Wei? If so, that was fast posting as this match finished only about 2 hours ago.


Yeah, just come home and "pushed" all pictures to the computer. Missed most QF matches :(, but at least I can confirm that photography inside SIS is tolerable :D

[cooler]

Thanks for the nice photos, hdson. Is the 2nd photo showing the match between Kenneth Jonassen and Ng Wei? If so, that was fast posting as this match finished only about 2 hours ago.

Ng Wei did his best but was clearly a spent force after two marathon matches (lasting a total of more than 3 hours) yesterday with Wiempie and Sato.

lol, this is faster than official news media. It's really nice to see local BF'ers reporting from various events. :)

[jumpshot]

lol, this is faster than official news media. It's really nice to see local BF'ers reporting from various events. :)

Nice stadium. Wished the World Junior were hosted at the Pacific Coliseum or better GM Place. Latter would be a bit much ($ wise).

Man, the Minoru now feels like a rat hole.

[hdson]

MD - SF1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/DSCF5500.jpg

MD - SF2 :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/DSCF5607.jpg

WD - SF1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/DSCF5587.jpg

WD - SF2: the losers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/DSCF5590.jpg

WS - SF1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/DSCF5513.jpg

WS - SF2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/DSCF5537.jpg

MS - SF1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/DSCF5526.jpg

XD - SF1: how a racquet is bended
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/DSCF5597.jpg

[hdson]

... and the reporter of BC/BF :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/DSCF5531.jpg

[feizhu]

I saw you there on the court taking photos. Good job! :D

[labyrinthian]

Yupz, I agree!! You look kind of professional!! haha anyway thanks for the pics!! Do upload more if u still have any.. :p

[jumpshot]

Yupz, I agree!! You look kind of professional!! haha anyway thanks for the pics!! Do upload more if u still have any.. :p

hdson,

The pix are very impressive. May I ask what camera are you using?

[Arcos]

where are kwun and the rest of the badminton central guys? :confused:
so far, i have yet to see the banner every day i was at the stadium :confused:

[hdson]

where are kwun and the rest of the badminton central guys?

You can see kwun in one of my pics, on the court ;)
Me and the other guys were sitting on arena seats (next to the court), making noises with stuffs and taking pictures :D


The pix are very impressive. May I ask what camera are you using?

Thanks. Mine is a Fuji S7000, manual mode, manual focus :). Loh uses Nikon D70. The camera kwun uses... hmmm... (I think) is a Nikon D70 too (will confirm w/ him tomorrow).

[hdson]

(cont')
XD - SF2: the losers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/SO2004/DSCF5487.jpg
... and the finalists
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/SO2004/DSCF5489.jpg

Men Single finalist: Lee Chong Wei
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/SO2004/DSCF5498.jpg

[stevenchung]

Hi guys
From what I read from SISTIC, cameras are not allowed inside the stadium. How did you manage to bring your camera in? Did anyone check at the gate?

Thx

[FEND.]

I bet they had unpresidented phototography access http://www.badmintoncentral.com/vb/images/smilies/wink.gif

[flint]

Cameras are allowed. However, the use of flash is strictly not allowed.

[kwun]

i have upwards of 500 pictures taken so far. it will take me a little bit of time to sort through them. but trust me. you won't be disappointed. :)

[cooler]

i have upwards of 500 pictures taken so far. it will take me a little bit of time to sort through them. but trust me. you won't be disappointed. :)

proof that kwun got a D70 :)

[Cheung]

He's just been taking a whole load more as well. I saw him on the courtside on TV:)

[kwun]

i need to get down there again soon. but the CF card was full so i have to download the pics.

it is definitely more fun watching than taking pictures!!!

[Cheung]

hey, I saw you walk across the the back of the court in the men's singles.

You were trying to bend down at the same time to not interfere with the camera view.:)

[feizhu]

I took a few pics as well, but they aren't as exciting as the ones the rest took. But just to share. :)

The plagues.
http://www.imagestash.com/uploads/28859.jpg (http://www.imagestash.com)

[kwun]

Thanks. Mine is a Fuji S7000, manual mode, manual focus :). Loh uses Nikon D70. The camera kwun uses... hmmm... (I think) is a Nikon D70 too (will confirm w/ him tomorrow).
yeah. i have a D70. it was well worth the money i spent on it. i took nearly 1400 pictures. i spent one whole 1Gig card in the KJ vs. LCW match alone. i just wish i have another one so i can take even more. it takes nearly 15-20mins to download them into my laptop.

[Raphy]

yeah. i have a D70. it was well worth the money i spent on it. i took nearly 1400 pictures. i spent one whole 1Gig card in the KJ vs. LCW match alone. i just wish i have another one so i can take even more. it takes nearly 15-20mins to download them into my laptop.
Hi guys
Here is Kwun and the BC band, along with Jonas and Thomas
Don't they look good ?
Raphael

[hdson]

Thank Raphy for the picture :)

Here are Eriksen and Lundgaard on the trophy presentation. Regreted, huh :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/hdson/SO2004/DSCF5700.jpg

[kwun]

i am still scaning through my pictures. here are a few which i think are interesting. aside from the action, i think capturing the emotion of players are also quite interesting.

[kwun]

Martin Lungaard Hansen looked nervous even before the match.

[ants]

Nice pics.. :) too bad i wasn't there to join the fun.

[other]

what racquet is martin lungaard using?

[Mamado]

lundgaard is using isometric titanium swingpower

[Pete LSD]

Is it the ISO Ti SS?


lundgaard is using isometric titanium swingpower

[kwun]

here are some more action ones. they are from earlier matches.

catching the right moment in the action was very difficult to do, i say 4 out of 5 shots are wrong timing and among the ones that are good, only some of them are worthy...

luckily, digital photos are free until storage space runs out.

[wood_22_chuck]

yeah. i have a D70. it was well worth the money i spent on it. i took nearly 1400 pictures. i spent one whole 1Gig card in the KJ vs. LCW match alone. i just wish i have another one so i can take even more. it takes nearly 15-20mins to download them into my laptop.

Excellent camera, Kwun, and very nice shots, I have to say. Did you go with the kit lens, or splurged for body only and get another lens?

-dave

[kwun]

Excellent camera, Kwun, and very nice shots, I have to say. Did you go with the kit lens, or splurged for body only and get another lens?

-dave
thanks Dave. only a handful of good one out of 1400. :crying:

i have a few lenses for my previous camera. a 50/1.8, 24/2.8 and a 70-210/3.5-4.5. i also have a manual focus 24-85/3.5-4.5.

even so, i did get the kit lens as it covers a nice focal range and it was quite cheap for the quality and convenience. furthermore, anyone can use that lens in "auto" mode and effectively turning the camera into a very high quality P&S for the mom and wife... :)

[Mamado]

Is it the ISO Ti SS?yes it is dude....................

[Loh]

Time to post more pics after the event. It had been a tiring week made worse by the lack of sleep for most nights. Managed to catch more hours during Sat & Sun, the non-working days, to compensate for the previous days' shortfalls.

I always like to visit the SIS (S'pore Indoor Stadium) at Kallang. Although built many years ago, it has always been the best venue for badminton since the Konica Cup days, followed by Yonex-Sunrise sponsorship for the Singapore Open for a number of years and now Aviva.

The SIS is one of the most modern and unique buildings in Singapore during its time. The adjacent National Stadium, which sits 55.000 spectators, and is a major venue for important events like the National Day Celebrations, pales in comparison. With its spectacular 'silver' diamond-shaped roof, the SIS nestles majestically in sea of calm and greenery provided by the Kallang River and surrounded here and there by the high-end private condos on the other side of the river.

The inside is just as spectacular as you can see in my earlier pictures. Seats are in abundance and certainly more than what a badminton tournament can hope to fill. They are relatively comfortable and I believe, recently upholstered with a change in colour from blue to purple now. The facilities are good - the sound system, the air-conditioning, the special lighting, the thick dark curtains to block out both unwanted drafts and glare, the large central overhead TV screens and the recent introduction of big side screens at opposite ends specially to project the results and information of the ongoing badminton matches being played on the various courts. It is most enjoyable if you bring alongyour sweater as the air-conditioning may prove a bit too cold for the locals. :p

Changes are happening at Kallang. Originally the site of only the imposing National Stadium (NS), the SIS has taken prominence and overshadowed its erstwhile bigger brother. But the SIS may find a new challenger in that the NS is about to be pulled down soon and a brand new open-air stadium like the present one, hopefully with a more modern design, with and addition of an adjacent indoor stadium, will take its right of place. The new Kallang, well known as a venue for sports and recreation, will soon be transformed (in about two years) as a favourite meeting place for the young and old, more popular than previously as the new Circle Line (MRT) will make it much more easier for one and all to converge there. This place could be more popular than the Esplanade, as the Kallang River will once again be alive with sea sports and related activities.

This is the constant changing face of Singapore. :D

[jamesd20]

I Didnt realise how tall Kwun was. You are almost as tall as JR!

[tama-aki]

Guys,

My camera was just a humble novice camera Olympus D-540 (C31 in some countries). My friend was right, sport photography is one of the most tiring one, esp for fast sports like badminton.

I used the burst mode and out of 10 pics taken perhaps only 1 (if lucky) isn't blur.

Anyway, I haven't had the chance to upload all, but there r almost 50 now there.

Nice pics Kwun and Loh!!

gallery.badminton-indonesia.com (http://gallery.badminton-indonesia.com)

[jamesd20]

They are really good those pictures. I like the last one, she looks cute in that one!!

[Brave_Turtle]

Guys,

My camera was just a humble novice camera Olympus D-540 (C31 in some countries). My friend was right, sport photography is one of the most tiring one, esp for fast sports like badminton.

I used the burst mode and out of 10 pics taken perhaps only 1 (if lucky) isn't blur.

Anyway, I haven't had the chance to upload all, but there r almost 50 now there.

Nice pics Kwun and Loh!!

gallery.badminton-indonesia.com (http://gallery.badminton-indonesia.com)


Awesome Picture!!!! Thanx alot!!

[ants]

Yup i agree .. the pics are great. Regretted that i was not there..

[Syaoran_Style]

thanks so much for those pix tama aki !!!
nothing to say ... juust AWESOME !! :D

[wilfredlgf]

Awesome photos. I think we use the pic of the crew with JR and who I assume is Thomas, as the pictures at the top of the forum.

Thanks for the snapshots, all of you. :)

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

nice photos.........anymore??? :p

[Loh]

nice photos.........anymore??? :p

Well, since our highly talented young lady is interested, I'll put up some more pics of the SO as an expression of thanks for her hours of 'hard but enjoyable' work on the many wallpapers that BFers had requested. :p

[Loh]

More pics of Men's Singles,

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

nice pics Loh...............but i want danish players only....hehehe...
anyway...thanx :p

[sueyen]

hi loh,

do u have any more bao's picture in SO?

[shawn30_k]

why is there so little pic of doubles.i want love to see jens eriksen/martin lunggard and alvein yulianton/luluk hadiyanto play.

[wilfredlgf]

And there aren't any pics of the babes in the crowd. :mad:;)

[hdson]

And there aren't any pics of the babes in the crowd. :mad:;)

We focused on babes on the court, therefore missed babes in the crowd
:D

[laughable c.]

nice pics Loh...............but i want danish players only....hehehe...
anyway...thanx :p
any reason for such serious attachment to danish players?:rolleyes:

[hdson]

why is there so little pic of doubles.i want love to see jens eriksen/martin lunggard and alvein yulianton/luluk hadiyanto play.

here you are ;)

[Beryl]

nice pics Loh...............but i want danish players only....hehehe...
anyway...thanx :p
Haha! y? u wanna c hot anf moh onli rite? dun blame u lar.. tt peter gade is so hot lor. I luv kenneth johanssen (sp?) and the doubles pairing, jonas/lars. esp. lars! haha, sori all, but we're teenagers la!

[laughable c.]

Haha! y? u wanna c hot anf moh onli rite? dun blame u lar.. tt peter gade is so hot lor. I luv kenneth johanssen (sp?) and the doubles pairing, jonas/lars. esp. lars! haha, sori all, but we're teenagers la!
'hot anf moh'? care to rephrase that?

[wood_22_chuck]

'hot anf moh'? care to rephrase that?

Hot "Westerners" :)

-dave

[laughable c.]

Hot "Westerners" :)

-dave
can't argue with that, i guess.:rolleyes: i wish they have other reasons for idolising them. like, i really respect kenneth jonassen for the never-give-up attitude.

[wilfredlgf]

Kenneth is workhorse and fighter - the game is not finished until either side strikes 15 point.
Simply admirable. I have great respect for that dude, reminds me of Malaysian own Foo Kok Keong of all, will fight and defend each shot like their lives depended on it.

And there still aren't any pics of babes in the crowd. It'll be great to some other hot Singaporean chabo* apart from Fann Wong after a while... :mad:;)

*woman

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

any reason for such serious attachment to danish players?:rolleyes:

mm......i like danish players......and i'm a big danish fans!!!!!!!!! :p

[Cheung]

Hot "Westerners" :)

-daveLucky you put that in. I was about to hit the delete button on that post. :eek:

[laughable c.]

Lucky you put that in. I was about to hit the delete button on that post. :eek:
:eek: how :eek:could :eek: you? it couldve been a very bad typing error for all we know!! :rolleyes:

[laughable c.]

mm......i like danish players......and i'm a big danish fans!!!!!!!!! :p
i know that perfectly well by now ;). just thought maybe you had a reason for the infatuation :)

[Loh]

OK, happy days we once had as teenagers ourselves.

Unfortunately during our time we didn't have badminton events like the SO, so sophisticated and well-organized, and where you can enjoy the handsome and pretty faces of the players in cool comfort, although the actions on the courts were boiling hot! And there were no internet to link up to BFers like you and share in discussing the proceedings.

But despite not having all these modern facilities, we still enjoyed playing backyard badminton in the open, catching fighting spiders in the dense vegetation or the colourful guppies in monsoon drains, climbing up rambutan trees and fighting the red hot ants in order to taste the fruits of our labour, braving the currents to enjoy a cool dip in the refreshing sea, etc, etc. :D

Here are some more pics for you:

[mirrura]

Hey guyz!! I was waiting for Malaysia's doubles players' picture Koo Kien Keat - Chan Chong Ming but mostly what I see is only their back because maybe the photographer only wanted to capture their opponents in action! ;) None of you snapped their pictures?? hhmmmmm... :confused: :confused:

[PoseidonLee]

Here's mine, photos I taken I mean ... including the beautiful stringer assistant. :)

[Fook90]

I like the shirt Hafiz wore. It's like the Indonesian's but is a different colour

[Loh]

More pics for your viewing pleasure. I'm sure hcyong will be pleased with some of them. Wonder whether some of you have spotted Kwun in one of the above pics. He appears in some others here as well. :)

[Loh]

Some more for your eyes only :)

[Pina Colada]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! My word! These pics look so awesome. I feel like I was actually there in the stadium watching the matches. :eek:

[wood_22_chuck]

Speechless here too! Loh, excellent pictures ... Thank you for sharing, and don't hesitate to post more! :D

-dave

[jamesd20]

Stunning Loh.


Who is the Girl in Between Zhou Mi and Yang/Zhang in your first picture?

[Badmincraze]

she looked like Gao Ling to me... is it?! :p

[jamesd20]

I dont think so. Gao lings' face is a little longer. Not sure though, I think it was taken from quite far away, and she is looking at an angle so it makes it harder

[hdson]

I dont think so. Gao lings' face is a little longer. Not sure though, I think it was taken from quite far away, and she is looking at an angle so it makes it harder

Not Gao Ling! Just look at the pony tails and compare ;)

[PoseidonLee]

more more, joining in the photo flooding funs ... my fav male singles player in this tournnment is actually Hafiz ! :)

[Sealman]

Stunning Loh.

Who is the Girl in Between Zhou Mi and Yang/Zhang in your first picture?
She is Liu Zhen, believe she is an ex-China player. Currently she is a coach at Flymax Badminton School in Singapore which is run by ex-China player Zhang Qingwu.

[jason_kidd]

nice photo poseidonlee....so clear .....like a pro camera man hey...... anymore candra/sigit photo?? hehe....thankss

[aiyuuw]

yess!yess!more candra/sigit pleeeeeaaaaasssseeee,,,,,:D

[PoseidonLee]

Here's another one, didn't took much of them cos never expect them to lose ... was preparing to shoot them during final. :(

Not pro lah ... still experimenting with the shutter speeds ... haha. :)

[- 73* -]

who's that girl talking on the phone that's sitting beside zhang ning in the 5th pic?

at first glance, i thought it was gong ruina, but the more i look at it, the more it dones't look like her...or is it just me? :confused:

btw, terrific pics guys :D

[jamesd20]

It is Gong Ruina

[hdson]

Don't think Gong came to Singapore just to watch matches. Should be some1 else. Chinese team insider, pls confirm ;)

[tcstay]

just enjoy the babelicious players in the photos, dudes! haha!

i simply love all the Zhou Mi photos! thanks to those who taken pictures of her!

more pleasssseeeeeee...... if only camilla martin is around too... haiz.
but Zhou Mi is enough for me.
did y'all watch her WS final? she was so sporting and cute, smiling most of the time....

[Loh]

who's that girl talking on the phone that's sitting beside zhang ning in the 5th pic?

at first glance, i thought it was gong ruina, but the more i look at it, the more it dones't look like her...or is it just me? :confused:

btw, terrific pics guys :D

When I took the pics of the more popular stars at the players and officials area, I thought I saw a familiar face with the handphone to her ear.

She may be Tang Jiuhong, the 1989 World Grand Prix and 1991 World women's singles champion, just ahead of Susi Susanti! :)

The Zhou Mi stretching exercises pics were most unexpected as she was warming-up for her final match against the great champion, Zhang Ning (?). I was sitting not too far away and although the railings were blocking my view, I took the chance for such a golden opportunity. Zhou was doing her routine for quite a while, emphazising on her lower limbs, especially her legs whilst at the same time watching the match being played on court. You would think she was doing yoga at that time as she bent her legs in the most relaxed manner!

[TTT]

Anyone noticed the BadmintonCentral.com pic on intbadfed website:

http://www.intbadfed.org/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=10&ItemID=1656

[wood_22_chuck]

Mag did:

http://badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=19881

-dave

[Loh]

Anyone noticed the BadmintonCentral.com pic on intbadfed website:

http://www.intbadfed.org/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=10&ItemID=1656

Yes, Mag mentioned this.

We're happy in Singapore to have played a role in publicising BC. It is unfortunate that may of the BF'ers who particpated at the BC Fun Games in Bedok could not stay behind at the end of the Singapore Open to be included in this historic picture. But the ones we took at Bedok Sports Hall will long be remembered as one of our finer moments with BC.com! :)

[aiyuuw]

wow!:eek: no girls?(picture above)

[Loh]

I thought I should try to satisfy our talented Gade-Camilia's request for pics of her Western badminton stars.

[kwun]

Hi all,

as promised, here is the link to the pics i took in the Singapore Open:

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/pics/

there are quite a few (1000+) so it wasn't practical to post them here in the forum, i had to install a new gallery program to host them instead.

the pics are unfiltered and unsorted pics i took. the quality improves slightly as you go to the latter images as i figured out the correct settings and as i learn more about how to take pictures. so my apologies for the poor photography skills...

[Badmincraze]

the pictures were great.... i even find myself among the spectators !!!

THank you for sharing the pics :D

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

Hi all,

as promised, here is the link to the pics i took in the Singapore Open:

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/pics/

there are quite a few (1000+) so it wasn't practical to post them here in the forum, i had to install a new gallery program to host them instead.

the pics are unfiltered and unsorted pics i took. the quality improves slightly as you go to the latter images as i figured out the correct settings and as i learn more about how to take pictures. so my apologies for the poor photography skills...

great pics kwun........the quality is good too......!
more others tournament pics........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

thanx u Loh!!!!!!!!!!!
nice pics.........more gade pics pls......... :p :) ;) :D :cool:

[daph56]

anyone know what racket did kendrick use during the sg open?