The previous went according to my predictions, so, here's the quarter-final lineup, again with predicted winners in bold:

Pi Hongyan vs Kanako Yonekura
Cai Jiani vs Mia Audina Tjiptawan
Kaori Mori vs Xu Huaiwen
Wong Mew Choo vs Yao Jie

The previous went according to my predictions, so, here's the quarter-final lineup, again with predicted winners in bold:

Pi Hongyan vs Kanako Yonekura
Cai Jiani vs Mia Audina Tjiptawan
Kaori Mori vs Xu Huaiwen
Wong Mew Choo vs Yao Jie
come on Mew Choo please rise to the occasion but i reckon Xu Huaiwen is in good form now after winning the dutch open recently.

come on Mew Choo please rise to the occasion but i reckon Xu Huaiwen is in good form now after winning the dutch open recently.

Ever notice Mew Choo never wins her matches easily irrespectice of the level of her opponents. In a tournament when she has to play 2 matches in one day, it really works against her in the 2nd match. Against Yao Jie, it might be another case of close but no cigar for Mew Choo. Let's see how tough Li Mao has made her.

Ever notice Mew Choo never wins her matches easily irrespectice of the level of her opponents. In a tournament when she has to play 2 matches in one day, it really works against her in the 2nd match. Against Yao Jie, it might be another case of close but no cigar for Mew Choo. Let's see how tough Li Mao has made her.

Probably because she doesn't have any specific weapon in her game, save perhaps her net play, and of course her outstanding stamina and defence (better than most M'sian men's singles). The last time she played Yao Jie, she lost but Yao Jie was tortured on court.

Probably because she doesn't have any specific weapon in her game, save perhaps her net play, and of course her outstanding stamina and defence (better than most M'sian men's singles). The last time she played Yao Jie, she lost but Yao Jie was tortured on court.

Do you know if Li Mao is working on making her more offensive or developing a more aggressive approach? Yes, tactically, all she does is seem to outlast her opponent.

Do you know if Li Mao is working on making her more offensive or developing a more aggressive approach? Yes, tactically, all she does is seem to outlast her opponent.

I'm sure he is doing so. But playing styles are hard to change, you can't actually make her become the female version of her boyfriend LCW.

I'm sure he is doing so. But playing styles are hard to change, you can't actually make her become the female version of her boyfriend LCW.

BOYFRIEND LCW????:eek:

I'm sure he is doing so. But playing styles are hard to change, you can't actually make her become the female version of her boyfriend LCW.

Perhaps her boyfriend can! :D :p

Anyway if she has the ambition to go further she has to realise she needs to be more than a one trick pony. I don't think Li Mao would have taken her on if he didn't think she had the potential to be something special.

BOYFRIEND LCW????:eek:

Are you sure about this?? Wong Mew Choo's boyfriend is LCW!

Probably because she doesn't have any specific weapon in her game, save perhaps her net play, and of course her outstanding stamina and defence (better than most M'sian men's singles). The last time she played Yao Jie, she lost but Yao Jie was tortured on court.
Yao Jie is big and tall but moves quite slowly. If Mew Choo can use deceptive shots and catch Yao Jie, she can catch Yao Jie quite easily.

Ron

BOYFRIEND LCW????:eek:

I saw Wong Mew Choo and Lee Chong Wei holding hands today :p

I saw Wong Mew Choo and Lee Chong Wei holding hands today :p


are u sure yannie?
u saw them holding hands?:eek:

awwwwww.. how sweet.. probably giving some words of encouragement to each other.. :D

haha lee chong wei is so cute! i think wong mew choo is quite pretty too... anyway they had just played and rest in the "players area"
i took this pic of choong hann and chong wei yesterday... they were look at the match between peter gade and chen jin ;)

yannie, cool pics! Keep it coming!:)

thx for the pics yannie.
can u pls post more pics.
especially backstage ones if u hav any.:)

I've seen WMC played in the indonesian open and i have to say she is definitely more offensive then before and her defence and stamina is also very good. I think i last saw yao jie and WMC played in the sudirman, i think so and at that time WMC gave yaojie quite some problems by retreiving almost everything she gave her but the WMC now has definitely improved by leaps and bounds. Yaojie has good skills but she is slow and her stamina is not good. Hopefully WMC can spring a upset here.

Anyway, i thought everyone know she and LCW is a pair, the malaysian papers had already mentioned it many times.

1st q-final started, Pi leading Yonekura 5-2.

Pi won 1st set 11-5. Mia leading Cai 4-0 1st set.

Cai makes her move, now at 4-4.

By the way, is she playing for China? I thought she was based in Denmark.

Mia pulls through 9-6.

Pi leading Yonekura 4-2, pts are running very slowly in this game.

Mori and Xu just started, 1-1 1st game.

Mia wins 1st set 11-6!

Yao Jie leads Wong Mew Choo 1-0 in 1st set

Omg... 5-0 now. Wong MC still unable to break the duck

Yonekura leading Pi 6-4.

Wong trailing Yao 0-6, 1st set.

Xu leading Mori 3-2.

Cai leading Mia 5-1.

WMC starts moving, 5-6 behind Yao.

Pi & Yonekura are neck & neck, 8-8.

Pi Hongyan in semis!!

Pi wins 11-5, 11-8.

Yao Jie won 1st set 11-5 :(

WMC lost 1st game 5-11.

Cai is leading Mia 8-2. Rubber game in sight.

Xu & Mori in hard battle, 5-5.

Cai beats Mia 11-2.

WMC leading 5-1, 2nd set.

Mori & Xu not making headway, 7-6 in Mori's favour.

Mia leading 2-0 in rubber game.

Ah Choo is making a come back in 2nd set.

Yao levels 6-6.

Xu at gamepoint, 10-8.

Mia leading Cai 5-0.

WMC and Yao at 7-7

Xu wins 1st game 11-8

WMC wins 2nd game, 11-8

Wong MC won 2nd game 11-8

Cai playing catchup with Mia, 4-6 now.

Mori & Xu have not scored a point in 2nd game, such is the intensity of the battle.

a tough 2nd set.... common mew choo...drain her out with ur stamina :D

Surprise of M.C. won second match..
she improve too much

Mia uses her experience, 9-4 now.

Xu leading 3-1.

WMC & Yao at 1-1, final set

Oh, oo, looks like Mori lost it a bit, 1-7 down.

Yao leads WMC 3-1.

Cai not giving up, 6-10 now.

Mia still unable to close the match, still 10-6

Xu leading 8-3. Yao leading 4-2.

Cai is piling pressure on Mia, 9-10 now.

Mia vs Cai looks very interesting!

long game, hafiz also hard to win

Finally, Mia won the match!

Yao looks to be in control, 7-2 now.

Mia just nicks it, 11-6, 2-11, 11-9.

Xu at matchpoint.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!chong Wei!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

long game, hafiz also hard to win

Anand is very impressive, the next Prakash Padukone, maybe?

Finally, Xu wins 11-8, 11-6.

Yao is closing in to semis.

Hafiz better start thinking of more brilliant excuses shall he lose to Chetan.
Injury or even emotional breakdown (his coach's father passes away) are rotten stories, used by his elder brother many years ago!

Mew Choo lost!!! Better luck next time......

Yao wins 11-5, 8-11, 11-5. Good fight from WMC.

wong mew choo always gives good fights to her better-ranked opponents but those were always never good enough for her to win = /

Give Miew Choo some credit, she has been able to give good fight with her higher ranking opponents. What she lack is trick shot and deceptive play which I don't think she can develop due to her character. Li Mao have to teach MC how to cheat and lie in order to push her to next level :-) Don't forget she also just coming from injury not that long ago too. MC boleh!