Swiss Open Finals Day

[hcyong]

MS
Peter Gade v Mohd Hafiz
Potentially the most exciting match of the day. Depends on Hafiz's mood. Both players were taken to 3 sets yesterday, but Peter was up against Lee Hyun Il. Strangely, for such high profile players, Peter and Hafiz have never played each other before.
Prediction: Peter because he is more consistent

WS
Pi Hongyan v Xu Huaiwen
Did you notice that all four semifinalists are Chinese exports? On paper, it looks like Pi. The head-to-head is 8-4 in her favour, but the 4 matches that Xu won were in the recent 6 matches. However when I checked in more detail, this head-to-head does not include the recent German Open where Pi won.
Prediction: Pi because of she won the last time they met.

MD
Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto v Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian
The old-timers strike back. Both the semi-finals were won by pairs who most people regard as underdogs. I got both my predictions wrong.
Prediction: Candra/Sigit because my gut feeling says so.

WD
Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing v Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung
Lee/Lee were the favourites for the title even before the tournament began.
Prediction: Lee/Lee

XD
Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms v Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir
Interestingly, when the Widianto/Natsir pairing broke into the scene, one of the high-profile pairs they beat was Robertson/Emms en route to taking the Singapore title. The head-to-head stands at 1-0. However, Robertson/Emms have been on fire recently and the momentum does not seem to have stopped. The gut feeling says the Indons but my head prevails.
Prediction: Robertson/Emms

[Gunawan]

Does anyone know what time the Final starts? Los Angeles time?
I am thinking of buying the 2-hour ticket through Paypal to watch it.
Which event will be played first? MS,WS, ... ,MD? :confused:

[chinadoll]

MS: Peter Gade
MD: Candra / Sigit

:D :D :D

[Han]

Final starts at 3:00 am PST.

[Morten]

when will that be in switzerland time

[SmartCivet]

when will that be in switzerland time

12：00AM-------

[Go Gade]

My predictions:

MS: Peter Gade.

WS: PI.

MD: Hian/Flandy.

WD: Lee/Lee.

MxD: Nova/Natsir.

[Morten]

12 am thats now. What are the program for today? MX first or what

[gaban]

according to the website
WD
MX
MS
MD
WS

12 am thats now. What are the program for today? MX first or what

[FEND.]

If hafiz plays solid defense like his bro, peter is nothing :p

[Morten]

thanks. any results from the WD so far??

[Morten]

haha Peter will show this "junior" how badminton is played...... for real :cool: :cool: :cool:

[wl2172]

12：00AM-------

Do you mean Noon?

[wl2172]

MS is very interesting...cannot really predict.

However, if either of the players employ the right strategy at the right time, either can run away with the game.

[Morten]

agree.. Hafiz can be very cruel at times. Has the finals not begun? its over 12 now

[wl2172]

12 am thats now. What are the program for today? MX first or what

I think it is:

LS

MX

MS

LD

MD

Does anyone have live streaming up yet?

[yclin]

WD
Lee/Lee 15:8

[gaban]

WD
KOR took the first set 15-8

[Morten]

will you please keep us updated when MX and MS starts so that we who cant watch livestream can follow the matches

[Joe P]

WD
Lee/Lee 15:8
This is very strange, I can't login for live streaming for some reason? It says, "Please correct the entries highlighted in red. We either had trouble understanding those fields, or need more information. - The requested event is not running at the time."

Weird!! Has it actually started?

Joe P.

[wl2172]

WD
Lee/Lee 15:8


Are you watching the Live streaming....I cannot seem to get mine working :mad:

[gaban]

yep. WD playing atm.

tink u enterd wrong userid or/and password. happened to me before.


This is very strange, I can't login for live streaming for some reason? It says, "Please correct the entries highlighted in red. We either had trouble understanding those fields, or need more information. - The requested event is not running at the time."

Weird!! Has it actually started?

Joe P.

[yclin]

Yes, I am watching. I just enter my e-mail and password.

Lee/Lee 8:4 (2nd set)

[Joe P]

This is very strange, I can't login for live streaming for some reason? It says, "Please correct the entries highlighted in red. We either had trouble understanding those fields, or need more information. - The requested event is not running at the time."

Weird!! Has it actually started?

Joe P.
Very weird... just answered my own question as I tried to log in using the Deutsch link and it worked! :eek: The English link didn't for some reason.

Anyway, it's WD at the moment and the score is:

Lee/Lee vs Chien/Cheng 15-8 (1st), 8-4 (current)

Joe P.

[wl2172]

I definitely did not enter the wrong keys....I tried it many times already. This is bad, paid 40 EUR for this.

[Joe P]

Lee/Lee vs Chien/Cheng 10-4

[wl2172]

Very weird... just answered my own question as I tried to log in using the Deutsch link and it worked! :eek: The English link didn't for some reason.

Anyway, it's WD at the moment and the score is:

Lee/Lee vs Chien/Cheng 15-8 (1st), 8-4 (current)

Joe P.


Thank you...it is OK for me now

[Joe P]

Lee/Lee vs Chien/Cheng 10-7

Joe P.

[Joe P]

Lee/Lee vs Chien/Cheng 10-8

Joe P.

[Joe P]

Lee/Lee vs Chien/Cheng 10-10, wow Koreans are making a lot of mistakes!

Joe P.

[yclin]

I definitely did not enter the wrong keys....I tried it many times already. This is bad, paid 40 EUR for this.

Keep trying!!Maybe reset your computer, reconnet your internet or reopen the browser

[Joe P]

Lee/Lee vs Chien/Cheng 14-11

Joe P.

[Joe P]

Lee/Lee vs Chien/Cheng won the second 15-12.

Joe P.

[Joe P]

I meant Lee/Lee. :)


Joe.

[Johansen]

The final score:

Lee/Lee vs Chien/Cheng 15/8 15/12

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

[JR]

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Lars and I lost yesterday and didn¨t play that well against Eng and Flandy. A bit disappointing after the All England, but we¨ll be back in Thailand and Japan.

Kind Regards

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[Joe P]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 7-7 (1st game)

Joe P.

[Joe P]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 9-7

Joe P.

[aiyuuw]

thank you! keep us informed please!http://badmintoncentral.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif

[gaban]

14-12 to INA
ENG serving

[yclin]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 14:12

[johnps]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 9-7


Joe P.
Any score update on this match ? Thank you.

[Joe P]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 14-14 setting to 3

Joe P.

[yclin]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 14:15, setting to 3

[gaban]

15-14 to ENG 2nd serve

[gaban]

17-14 to Nathan/Gail

[Joe P]

Robertson/Emms won the first game : 17-14

Joe P.

[aiyuuw]

wow! this is going to be a close and tight match

[Joe P]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 1-6*

* - 2nd serve

Joe P.

[gaban]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 1-9

[gaban]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 4-9

[Joe P]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 4-9

Joe P.

[Joe P]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 4-11. The English pair are running away with the second game!

Joe P.

[Bresis]

What happened to the indonesians? They played quite well in the 1st set right?

[Joe P]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 4-12

Joe P.

[gaban]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 4-12

[gaban]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 6-13

[Joe P]

Widianto/Natsir vs Robertson/Emms: 6-14

Joe P.

[Joe P]

Robertson/Emms wins 17-14, 15-6

Joe P.

[Joe P]

Pity, I think the Indonesians were dejected after losing the first game when they had a 14-12 lead, but congratulations to the English pair.

Well, men's singles finals next!

Joe P.

[night]

Thanks guys for the live online-scoring... ;)

[johnps]

Thanks for the score updates. Keep up the good work. :) :) :)

Which match is up next ?

[Anatolii]

Robertson/Emms wins 17-14, 15-6

Joe P.sigh. so much for it being a close and tight much, aiyuuw. :(

come ON hafiz.

[ctjcad]

Congrats to Gail and Nathan again..Looks like they used their experience and poise to rally back in the 1st set..

Yah, after watching the game, looks like it's a mental thing for the Indonesian XD pair to solve(it was my first time watching them play). Esp. in the 2nd set, looks like their mind wasn't there or couldn't refocus back(many self-mistakes). I could be wrong, but I notice esp. Nova Widianto, his facial expression and body language looks nervous out there throughout the match making errors(incl. one which he completely missed a service badly-shuttle went under the net)..and the shot selections he took really weren't "firm" shots. On the opposite, I thought Lilyana was a more "better" and "relax" player out of the two, esp. for her age.
Their techniques are there, but I doubt Nova/Lilyana can win "the big ones" until they solved the mental factor-ie. concentration level..
Their head-to-head record is now 1-1, I thought if the Indo would've won the 1st set, they would've won..But guess not, back to drawing board and more practice and more competition play..They should improve as they've only been a pair for 4+ months..

On the other hand, I might be wrong, but Nathan and Gail seems to win/dominate the tourneys that are held in Europe. In Asia, they tend to struggle more..We shall see what they(Gail/Nathan) can do in the upcoming Japan Open..

[Joe P]

I agree about Nova, he didn't look focused at all in the 2nd game. But this was the first time I've seen this pair play, and I am impressed with Lilyana's form and composure esp. being as young as she is (19?). As a pair they should get better with time.

As for the English pair, it would be interesting to see if they can keep up their hot form in Asia, we shall wait and see. They're not going to the Thailand open from what I hear though.

Joe P.

[yclin]

MS
Gade 0:3 Hafiz

[Joe P]

Gade vs Hafiz: 0-3, impressive smashing by Hafiz early on!

Joe P.

[Joe P]

Gade vs Hafiz: 1-3

Joe P.

[yclin]

Peter Gade 3:3 Hafiz

[Joe P]

Gade vs Hafiz: 2-3

Joe P.

[Joe P]

Gade vs Hafiz: 3-3

Joe P.

[Ahlut]

Peter Gade 3:3 Hafiz
come on hafiz...let peter crash down

[yclin]

Peter Gade 4:4 Hafiz It'll be a long match :o

[Joe P]

Gade vs Hafiz: 6-4

Joe P.

[yclin]

Peter Gade 7:4 Hafiz

[yclin]

Peter Gade 7:7 Hafiz

[Alanp]

Peter Gade 4:4 Hafiz It'll be a long match :o

Ha ha, come on Peter. Beat him.

[Ahlut]

Peter Gade 7:7 Hafiz
rubber game...hafiz is back???
or peter....XXX

[Morten]

Peter has played quite good in this tournament beating the young and upcoming yuhn suk from korea and later saurul and in form Lee hyun ill. If he win this match I think he will get the morale and confidence to be a great rival to Lin Dan in this year WC

[night]

Peter Gade 7:7 Hafiz

Wow!! Its crazy!! :eek:

[Joe P]

Gade vs Hafiz: 7-8

Joe P.

[yclin]

Peter Gade 7:8 Hafiz

[yclin]

Peter Gade 8:8 Hafiz

[Joe P]

Gade vs Hafiz: 8-8

Joe P.

[FEND.]

Gade vs Hafiz: 8-8

Joe P.
Come on HAFIZ!!! GO FOR IT!!!

[hsw96183]

what a tight game!
thanks for the updates.:)

[yclin]

Peter Gade 11:9 Hafiz

[FEND.]

Peter Gade 11:9 Hafiz
The ship is sinking!!!

[yclin]

Peter Gade 12:9 Hafiz
really tight net play!

[yclin]

Peter Gade 13:9 Hafiz, Hafiz to serve

[Morten]

hows the playing style for both players...

[yclin]

Peter Gade 14:10 Hafiz ,Peter to serve

[Alanp]

Peter Gade 14:10 Hafiz ,Peter to serve

Thanks for updating the match, folks.
Come on Peter, you can do it.

[yclin]

Peter Gade 14:12 Hafiz

[yclin]

Peter Gade 14:13 Hafiz

[yclin]

Peter Gade 14:14 Hafiz, set to 17, Hafiz to serve

[chinadoll]

wow... so exciting... too bad dont have live telecast here........
go peter gade......... :D

[yclin]

Peter Gade 14:16 Hafiz

[yclin]

Peter Gade 14:17 Hafiz ,1st game set

[night]

Come on.... Hafizzzzz... :)

[Alanp]

wow... so exciting... too bad dont have live telecast here........
go peter gade......... :D

He he, I am also from Singapore, Chinadoll.
Go go Peter Gade, turn the table.

[Bresis]

Yes!! Come on hafiz! You can do it..Malaysia Boleh! :D

[Morten]

damn how could he lose that... :mad:

[Joe P]

Wow, some really impressive smashing by the tall Hafiz in that first game, you can see that Peter was really reluctant to lift the shuttle.

Joe P.

[Gessle]

Peter Gade 14:17 Hafiz ,1st game set


all rigth hafiz... keep the momentum going!!!

[chinadoll]

He he, I am also from Singapore, Chinadoll.
Go go Peter Gade, turn the table.
oh really? scv is so stupid right? so many interesting matches also not showing....... hiaz :crying:

[Ahlut]

Yes!! Come on hafiz! You can do it..Malaysia Boleh! :D
well done hafiz...give 7 points..ccc!!!

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

any live score??
:confused:

[Morten]

I dont think Peter will get back now.. when he looses the 1st set he isnt known for having the best confidence and mental strengh to bounce back

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

Gade Gade!!!!!!!!

[yclin]

Peter Gade 3:3 Hafiz

Hafiz's smashing is superb

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

what's the score now?

[Anatolii]

I dont think Peter will get back now.. when he looses the 1st set he isnt known for having the best confidence and mental strengh to bounce backlets hope so *evil cackle* .. well, to be fair to those who're watching; let's hope he gives a good fight, before losing :p

[yclin]

Peter Gade 3:6 Hafiz

Peter's making errors.

[FEND.]

lets hope so *evil cackle* .. well, to be fair to those who're watching; let's hope he gives a good fight, before losing :p
MUAHAHAHHAHAHA. GO HAFIZ!!!

NOW, OFFTOPIC : IF there was rally scoring, do you think we'd have such an interesting match ?? :p

[yclin]

Peter Gade 6:6 Hafiz

[zengaj]

Pls let Hafiz win ...

[zengaj]

whoever watching live pls keep updating the score.

[yclin]

Peter Gade 8:7 Hafiz

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

Peter Gade 8:7 Hafiz

oh yes......come on gade!!!!!!!!

[Anatolii]

Pls let Hafiz win ...why do you want that to happen? :D :p don't ask me; my answer would be heavily biased :cool:

[night]

Peter Gade 8:7 Hafiz

Arghhhh!!! :eek:

[yclin]

Peter Gade 8:9 Hafiz*

[Bresis]

why do you want that to happen? :D :p don't ask me; my answer would be heavily biased :cool:
The reason might be we are all Malaysians and we support Hafiz to win. :p

[yclin]

*Peter Gade 10:9 Hafiz

[Morten]

and he will win. He will be one to watch out for in the WC and in my opinion far more an aspirant to the title than his countryman lee chong wei. Lee is perhaps more consistent but also predictable. Hafiz on the contrary is unpredictable and has higher skills for example his attacks.

[Anatolii]

The reason might be we are all Malaysians and we support Hafiz to win. :paah good answer. but i was under the impression zengaj was of another nationality. ANYway, night's from GER and he's for hafiz ;)

[zengaj]

why do you want that to happen? :D :p don't ask me; my answer would be heavily biased :cool:

I'm not malaysian but I have always been supporting Malaysian players.

[yclin]

Peter Gade 10:9 Hafiz*

[zengaj]

breathtaking stuff .... come on Hafiz!

[Anatolii]

and he will win. don't be too sure yet *shivers* .. you don't want a surprise sprung on you.

[yclin]

Peter Gade 10:11 Hafiz*

[Bresis]

I'm not malaysian but I have always been supporting Malaysian players.
Glad to have your support for Malaysian players!! But I wonder y? Any particular reasons? Juz' curious :)

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

score pls.......

[xiaoren]

Gade.. Com'on... Hafiz.. Buck up..

[yclin]

*Peter 10:13 Hafiz

[yclin]

Peter Gade 10:14 Hafiz*

[Anatolii]

Glad to have your support for Malaysian players!! But I wonder y? Any particular reasons? Juz' curious :)see!! :D LOL! i got reliable intuition :cool: :D

[yclin]

Peter 10:15 Hafiz

[Anatolii]

Peter Gade 10:14 Hafiz*OMG. dis is a quick game.

WAs a quick game :rolleyes:

[*GaDe~CaMiLlA*]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek:

[zengaj]

Glad to have your support for Malaysian players!! But I wonder y? Any particular reasons? Juz' curious :)

I'm Singaporean. Last time Singapore badminton very lousy ... so I have always been supporting Malaysia since young.

[chinadoll]

huh? peter gade lost?! :crying:

[zengaj]

Good job, Hafiz! I hope he is really back this time.

[Anatolii]

I'm Singaporean. Last time Singapore badminton very lousy ... so I have always been supporting Malaysia since young.:D hey, neighbour!! you supported the right person ;)

[chinadoll]

hmm... i'm a china supporter :p
anybody know why the chinese aren't playing in Swiss???

[mirrura]

huh? peter gade lost?! :crying:

stunned, are you? From what I saw, it went point to point but the points moved quite quickly.

I suppose this is Hafiz's first title after the 2003 AE, right? ;)

[xiaoren]

Now singapore badminton still very lousy... ahha...

[FEND.]

HAFIZ!!! HAFIZ!!!

Anatolii at least we can gloat about it now!!!

[chinadoll]

stunned, are you? From what I saw, it went point to point but the points moved quite quickly.

I suppose this is Hafiz's first title after the 2003 AE, right? ;)
i dont get to watch live telecast... so i dont know how it's going on....
i've never seen them playing each other also...

[Anatolii]

hmm... i'm a china supporter :p
anybody know why the chinese aren't playing in Swiss???hey, neighbour no.2 :D, i'm a Chinese fan too. .. don't tell me; you rooted for gade because he was cute !:p :p

yay, FEND. :D now i'm going to bed. let's hope i dream about badminton again tonight. (i did, y'know -2nd time in mylifee- after watching AE finals. *laughs at the memory*)

[zengaj]

Now singapore badminton still very lousy... ahha...

no lah ... singaopore badminton getting better with players like susilo and Hendrick Lee and woman's double/mixed doubles also not bad...

[whizkelv]

stunned, are you? From what I saw, it went point to point but the points moved quite quickly.

I suppose this is Hafiz's first title after the 2003 AE, right? ;)

I wonder how the ministers will be celebrating his victory this time.
Four years ago, the Malaysian Sports Minister greeted his elder brother, Roslin in the airport thru a grand reception after his 2001 Swiss Open victory.

[candra W]

wht about the Md score??

[xiaoren]

Lee seem better these days.. Susilo getting lousy.. German and AE exit early.. Li Li also getting exit early..

[chinadoll]

has MD started? what's the scores now?

[mirrura]

I wonder how the ministers will be celebrating his victory this time.
Four years ago, the Malaysian Sports Minister greeted his elder brother, Roslin in the airport thru a grand reception after his 2001 Swiss Open victory.

that's a lil overrated victory :rolleyes: Now I remember, roslin (1st seed then) finally lost out in the first round of the World Championship after that. Hhmm... ;)
I predict there will be headlines in The Star newspaper tomorrw ;)

[wl2172]

hmm... i'm a china supporter :p
anybody know why the chinese aren't playing in Swiss???

Hafiz was just better...

Chinese players have enough points already...taking a break

[zengaj]

Lee seem better these days.. Susilo getting lousy.. German and AE exit early.. Li Li also getting exit early..

Hendrick Lee seems to be have potential.... and he is 100% singaporean.

[yclin]

**Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 4:2 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

I only get 12 mins left. :o

[wl2172]

I'm Singaporean. Last time Singapore badminton very lousy ... so I have always been supporting Malaysia since young.


Thank you... :) I also support Singapore, I hope Singapore will improve soon.

[yclin]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 4:7 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian**

[yclin]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 4:11 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian**

[chinadoll]

wow that was fast...... :eek:

[wl2172]

Hendrick Lee seems to be have potential.... and he is 100% singaporean.


Yes, Kendrick is one young player to watch out for. Plus he can spar and train with Ronald, who may be declining, but has loads of experience to pass on.

I think Singapore is also doing a positive thing by providing a home for the players who did not quite make it in China or Indo. This is a good thing for badminton. Holland, Germany, Switzerland, France are doing the same thing.

[yclin]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 6:11 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian*

[yclin]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 6:13 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian**

[yclin]

*Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 6:14 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[yclin]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 8:15 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

I can't update anymore, the two hours time is up.
Sorry~

[chinadoll]

arghh.... go Candra / Sigit~!!!

[chinadoll]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 8:15 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

I can't update anymore, the two hours time is up.
Sorry~
what 2 hours time? :confused:

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 5:1 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 5:5 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian*

[candra W]

thnks keep on updating go candra/sigit

[Joe P]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 5:6 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 5:7 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian**

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto* 5:8 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 5:10 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian**

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto* 7:10 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 8:10 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian**

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto* 9:10 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto* 10:10 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[chinadoll]

yes.... go go go...... Jia You Candra / Sigit~!!!

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 10:11 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian**

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto* 12:11 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto* 13:11 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto** 14:11 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra/Sigit took the second set 15-11 :)

[chinadoll]

see the scores like that i almost get heart attack... can't imagine how if i watch it live :o

[Joe P]

Yeah, it was quite exciting from the second half of the 2nd game, and there were some good rallies towards the end of the game.

Joe P.

[chinadoll]

Candra/Sigit took the second set 15-11 :)
yeah~ just get the 3rd set... and be the winner :D

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 3:6 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian**

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 3:7 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian*

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto** 4:7 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 5:7 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian*

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 5:8 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian*

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto* 6:8 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto** 8:8 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto** 9:8 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto** 10:8 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto** 12:8 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto** 13:8 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 13:9 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian**

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto 13:11 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian**

[gaban]

Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto** 14:11 Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian

[gaban]

candra/sigit won 15-11

[chinadoll]

yessssssssssssss................ Candra / Sigit win~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D
*wipe sweat* now can go sleep...... hehehe

[candra W]

yeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

[Joe P]

Am I the only guy annoyed by the comments made by the commentator? :mad:

Joe P.

[candra W]

how was the match??! many good rallys?

[gaban]

im just ignoring him ;)

Am I the only guy annoyed by the comments made by the commentator? :mad:

Joe P.

[Joe P]

It wasn't too bad I thought, and certainly got better as it progressed. Chandra/Sigit was a bit slow at the beginning as usual, but the pace really picked up, esp. in the third game.

Joe P.

[chinadoll]

Am I the only guy annoyed by the comments made by the commentator? :mad:

Joe P.
what did he/she says?

[Joe P]

what did he/she says?
Man I can just strangle the stupid commentator, I mean, if he doesn't like the game, at least he should do his job and try to inject some excitement into the game through his comments instead of just complaining about how mistake-ridden the game is! :mad:

He was even talking about how there are Indonesian fans in the building coz he can smell their food! It was more his tone of voice that annoyed the hell out of me, that monotonous boring tone, and he's complaining about the game being boring??!!

And he was also constantly complaining about Eng Hian making mistakes, I mean hello, I'd like to see him play at that pace and not make mistakes eventually!

[Joe P]

Anyway, maybe I'm just getting tired, after all, it's 4:13am here in NZ :D
Good night fellas, have a good one!

Joe P.

[chinadoll]

Man I can just strangle the stupid commentator, I mean, if he doesn't like the game, at least he should do his job and try to inject some excitement into the game through his comments instead of just complaining about how mistake-ridden the game is! :mad:

He was even talking about how there are Indonesian fans in the building coz he can smell their food! It was more his tone of voice that annoyed the hell out of me, that monotonous boring tone, and he's complaining about the game being boring??!!

And he was also constantly complaining about Eng Hian making mistakes, I mean hello, I'd like to see him play at that pace and not make mistakes eventually!
huh? such commentator?!?! :confused:

[SmartCivet]

Let's see Candra/Sigit's road to champion:
It's easy in the 1st round,
but in the 2nd round, 2-1( 12:15 15:13 15:8 )beat BOE Mathias/MOGENSEN Carsten
then in the quarter 2-1( 11:15 15:10 15:12 ) beat LOGOSZ Michal /MATEUSIAK Robert

in the semi 2-1( 6:15 15:12 15:8 ) beat ALVEN/LULUK

finally in the final beat LIMPELE Flandi/HIAN Eng also in a rubber game 2-1( 8:15 15:11 15:11 )

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
the same course in each match:lost in the first game ,then win the next two games.

[hcyong]

Let's see Candra/Sigit's road to champion:
It's easy in the 1st round,
but in the 2nd round, 2-1( 12:15 15:13 15:8 )beat BOE Mathias/MOGENSEN Carsten
then in the quarter 2-1( 11:15 15:10 15:12 ) beat LOGOSZ Michal /MATEUSIAK Robert

in the semi 2-1( 6:15 15:12 15:8 ) beat ALVEN/LULUK

finally in the final beat LIMPELE Flandi/HIAN Eng also in a rubber game 2-1( 8:15 15:11 15:11 )

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
the same course in each match:lost in the first game ,then win the next two games.

If you caught the All-England matches on TV, you should have noticed that after the first set, they always show the statistics of "matches won/lost when one set up" for the winner of the first set, and "matches won/lost when one set down" for the opponent. For this tournament alone, Candra/Sigit's "matches won/lost when one set down" ratio would be very impressive.

[SmartCivet]

PI beat XU 2-0(13:12 11:6)

[hcyong]

MS
Peter Gade v Mohd Hafiz
Prediction: Peter because he is more consistent

WS
Pi Hongyan v Xu Huaiwen
Prediction: Pi because of she won the last time they met.

MD
Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto v Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian
Prediction: Candra/Sigit because my gut feeling says so.

WD
Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing v Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung
Prediction: Lee/Lee

XD
Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms v Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir
Prediction: Robertson/Emms

My almost perfect prediction (which isn't that hard, mind you). Foiled only by my own countryman. One of the few times I don't mind being wrong.

[Joe P]

Yeah, I thought Hafiz just outplayed Peter, and Peter had no answer to his smashes! That was the first time I have actually seen him (Hafiz) play and I am very impressed.

Joe P.

[wl2172]

Yeah, I thought Hafiz just outplayed Peter, and Peter had no answer to his smashes! That was the first time I have actually seen him (Hafiz) play and I am very impressed.

Joe P.

Hafiz also won the All England 2003 title and I remember his devastating form at that time too, did not drop even a single set. Chen Hong was helpless in the final.

[ants]

Hafiz also won the All England 2003 title and I remember his devastating form at that time too, did not drop even a single set. Chen Hong was helpless in the final.

Actually Chen Hong was too tired afer playing inthe semis with the Korean Player. If he has an easy match.. i dont think Hafiz will win it that easy.

[shawn30_k]

yeahx...go sigit candra...this should be the season wher thye start winning back tournaments like 3 years ago.or not im afraid they might be a little old next year.the mens doubles are really competitive as the year goes on.

[jamesd20]

Actually Chen Hong was too tired afer playing inthe semis with the Korean Player. If he has an easy match.. i dont think Hafiz will win it that easy.

didn't he play roslin in the semi? took like 112mins I think

[Joel_y]

didn't he play roslin in the semi? took like 112mins I think
That was another sf, I guess in 2001. He eventually lost to lucky Gopichand.

[jamesd20]

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8806

After some reasearch, he definitley played Roslin in the semi, No korean made the quarters.