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badMania

01-19-2006, 04:24 PM

MEN'S SINGLES QUARTER-FINAL

Lin Dan vs Kenneth Jonassen

Lee Chong Wei vs Chen Hong
Chen Jin vs Peter Gade (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

Lee Hyun Il vs Shoji Sato

-- except for the first and last match, the other 2 matches are touch and go. LCW is on form right now and he should be able to handle Chen Hong. Chen Jin is really maturing and it’s not easy for Peter to beat him. Remember than Chen prevailed once in the Denmark Open. Peter will definitely want his revenge.

MEN'S DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL
Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah vs Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae (MATCH OF THE ROUND)
Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Lin Woon Fui vs Thomas Laybourn/Lars Paaske
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Gan Teik Chay vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto
Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo vs Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen

-- Eriksen/Lundgaard Hansen and Luluk/Alvent should prevail. The other 2 matches should be tight.

WOMEN'S SINGLES QUARTER-FINAL

Zhang Ning vs Eriko Hirose

Pi Hongyan vs Cheng Shao-Chieh (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

Mia Audina vs Wang Chen

Xu Huaiwen vs Xie Xingfang

-- another chance for Cheng Shao-Chieh to reach the semi-final of a major event. She is definitely a potential. The others are quite straight forward matches.

WOMEN’S DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL

Gao Ling/Huang Sui vs Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg vs Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen

Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing vs Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen

Aki Akao/Tomomi Matsuda vs Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung

-- pretty straight forward matches. But Ogura/Shiota might upset the top seed, given that Gao Ling has to play earlier in the mixed doubles (usually played first). That match is gonna be tough and long….

MIXED DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL

Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung vs Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager

Zhang Jun/Gao Ling vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen vs Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms

Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir

-- yet another QF clash between Zhang/Gao and Sudket/Saralee….a repeat of the WC. Can Sudket/Saralee prevail once more? Seems that Saralee is still bothered by her injury? The fast improving Xie/Zhang should trouble Robertson/Emms, but the home crowd should help the reigning champion to win…possibly in 3 sets. Nova/Butet must show that they are capable of winning the AE…and the first step begins with defeating Laybourn/Rytter-Juhl, who have beaten them in the semi-final last year.

Trance

01-19-2006, 05:26 PM

Damn. BCL withdrew? I was really hoping he was gonna win. He's been really rising to the top over the last few months. Except of course his matches with LD.

retarded bunny

01-19-2006, 05:36 PM

even though i am a chinese, i really hope peter gade would win one last big tournament before his retirement =\

coops241180

01-19-2006, 06:24 PM

MEN'S SINGLES QUARTER-FINAL

Lin Dan vs Kenneth Jonassen
Lee Chong Wei vs Chen Hong
Chen Jin vs Peter Gade (MATCH OF THE ROUND)
Lee Hyun Il vs Shoji Sato

MEN'S DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL
Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah vs Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae
Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Lin Woon Fui vs Thomas Laybourn/Lars Paaske
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Gan Teik Chay vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto
Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo vs Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen

WOMEN'S SINGLES QUARTER-FINAL

Zhang Ning vs Eriko Hirose
Pi Hongyan vs Cheng Shao-Chieh
Mia Audina vs Wang Chen
Xu Huaiwen vs Xie Xingfang

WOMEN’S DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL

Gao Ling/Huang Sui vs Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota
Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg vs Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen
Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing vs Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen
Aki Akao/Tomomi Matsuda vs Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung

MIXED DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL

Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung vs Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager
Zhang Jun/Gao Ling vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam
Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen vs Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms
Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir

weeeel..
agree in most places..
MS - would love to see KJ take lin dan down in a marathon 100minute 3 setter :) sorta like when he lost in the WC to Xia in that marathon game.. it's a bit different tho. hopefully he can wear Lin down a bit tho. That way the next round he has to face LCW when he knackered - Lin can prolly manage that one too but by the time he gets to Gade he'll be spent..
LCW vc CH - v close match - definitely a 3 setter - depends how much old man Hong wants it..
CJ vs PG - again depends how much PG wants it - but this man has a fire that burns.. he's shown a lot this year at how much hit fitness has improved and his experience is showing. as a bonus he should get a relatively easier match vs LHI or SS in the semi, altho LHI is in form and could be more dangerous that expected.

MD - personally i think it's wide open for the Danes. Luluk/Alven are young and have started slowly - the danes will punish them and are certainly the pair to beat in the draw now. TL&LP will push the malaysians hard. while they may have taken out Cai & Fu i suspect there is something not quite right there, perhaps injury or illness.. some people don't complain if they are ill and just get on with it.

WD - agree.. don't really take an interest - the English girls will fight hard, but i think Gail will save herself for the XD where she will meet ZHang again (must be fed up of the sight of each other :) )

WS - perhaps Mia can raise herself this time.. and Pi, Eriko Hirose can be trouble, but Zhang Ning is a truly dominant force in this category.

XD.. so.. my favourite category.. I think all the matches are going to be close, but you'd expect that - they're all the seeded partnerships.. However i think Nathan's decision to stop playing MD will be the deciding factor - all lot of the other players are in the MD/LD events and have
played more games than Nathan, i think only Zhang Jun and Nova Widianto are in the same enviable position.

So.. let the games commence :) here's hoping the XD is on in the evening so that all the girls and guys are knackered and so that Nathan and Gail can dominate and return to the no.1 spot they worked so hard to achieve before the WC. Also good luck to Jens/Mette - Lee/Lee can be eratic and haven't strung many results together recently perhaps Jens/Mette can turn them over this time :)

Coops

Edd

01-19-2006, 06:55 PM

All the games are on in the evening today, play starts at 5pm on Friday ;)

Ed

kwun

01-19-2006, 07:08 PM

XD.. so.. my favourite category.. I think all the matches are going to be close, but you'd expect that - they're all the seeded partnerships.. However i think Nathan's decision to stop playing MD will be the deciding factor - all lot of the other players are in the MD/LD events and have
played more games than Nathan, i think only Zhang Jun and Nova Widianto are in the same enviable position.

XD is also my fav category... :D

interesting point about specialization. i always wonder why INA doesn't let Lilyana play WD. she will be an awesome WD player. i can only guess that they probably think that even if she plays, there is little hope of breaking the Great Wall so it is better for her to concentrate on XD?

back to AE..

Lee/Lee vs. Eriksen/Schjodager - so difficult to predict. Lee/Lee can be lethal at times, but also can completely fall apart on others. Eriksen/Schjodager are stable most of the time, but never very outstanding. i give it to Lee/Lee for their #1 ranking.

Zhang/Gao vs. Prapakamol/ThungThongKam - oh boy, how Zhang/Gao would love to beat the Thai pair again to avenge their WC lost. but the Thai's are easy meat. Sudket "superman" Prapakamol will not let any shuttle go slow nor low, while Saralee just need to keep her composure and be more offensive at the net. the reason side of my brain tells me it is a 55/45 match to the Chinese, i think. but i have been rather fond of the Thai pair lately, so my heart bumped it back up to 49/51. so Saralee/Sudket it is...

XieZB/ZhangYW vs. Robertson/Emms - back a year ago, i would think that the Brits will butcher the Chinese easily here. but time has passed and the Chinese youngsters have gained much experience and confidence since. the largest hurdle will be for XieZB to remain calm and continue his offensive. ZhangYW will have a tough battle against the very fast Emms. but in the end, i still think this is 50/50 match and i give it to Robertson/Emms for the crowd support.

Laybourn/Juhl vs. Widianto/Natsir - a replay of last year's semi-final, how exciting. while our friend Thomas/Kamilla are runner-up last year, they are unlucky to be drawn against reigning World Champions. Lilyana i have totally faith in but Nova can be shaky at times. i give the match 60/40 to Widianto/Natsir.

coops241180

01-19-2006, 07:13 PM

All the games are on in the evening today, play starts at 5pm on Friday ;)

Ed

Lol- of course they are... dumb 'ol me.. it's been a long day....

here's hoping that the mixed won't be on first- i'm sure it won't it wasn't last year or the year before.. they usually put it on after some men's doubles and mens singles..

Coops

Nievk8701

01-19-2006, 07:52 PM

that expected.

MD - TL&LP will push the malaysians hard. while they may have taken out Cai & Fu i suspect there is something not quite right there, perhaps injury or illness.. some people don't complain if they are ill and just get on with it.

if im not mistaken, tis is already the 2nd time they beat cai&fu. (china open & AE)
i've seen tis pair playin in Malaysia open, their attackin game is very solid.
eventually they lost to cai&fu, but its a vry close 3 setter fight....

hcyong

01-19-2006, 09:06 PM

terry

01-19-2006, 09:14 PM

Hope LCW win over ChenHong:rolleyes:

Dave18

01-19-2006, 09:14 PM

I think that Chen Hong should retire. After watching him over the last year. I think he is lazy until he starts losing points. When he's losing bad then he starts to be more aggressive. If he was always aggresive, I think he would be good. But he is a slow starter.

badMania

01-19-2006, 09:50 PM

XD is also my fav category... :D

interesting point about specialization. i always wonder why INA doesn't let Lilyana play WD. she will be an awesome WD player. i can only guess that they probably think that even if she plays, there is little hope of breaking the Great Wall so it is better for her to concentrate on XD?

Lilyana Natsir (aka Butet as she is often called by her coach and fellow players) is indeed a very good and promising young player. It's almost unbelievable that she is only turning 21 this year and is already a World Champion. If you remember, she has played WD before....around 2 years ago before she was paired with Nova in XD. She played in Uber Cup 2004. However, it's pretty seldom you will see an Indonesian player competing in 2 disciplines (MD and XD or WD and XD). I guess playing the coach wants to prevent players from having to play too many games in 1 day (Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Yawen played 3 games yesterday).

She deserves a better partner than Nova as I have mentioned so many times. Nova has the tendency to lose his concentration and play erraticly.

badMania

01-19-2006, 09:53 PM

Predictions
MD
Choong/Lee bt Jung JS/Lee YD (match of the day)
Lin/Fairuz bt Laybourn/Paaske
Gan/Zakry bt Luluk/Alven
Guo/Xie bt Eriksen/Lundgaard
Holy cow! This is hard to predict. I will not be surprised (but I will be sad) if I get it all wrong. Quarterfinals are great.

WOW....3 Malaysian pairs in the semi-final :rolleyes:
I agree with the first two....and disagree with the other 2 :D

madbad

01-19-2006, 09:57 PM

hcyong

01-20-2006, 12:39 AM

My prediction is.... you like the QF round :D

Wow, you are right! How did you know?

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:41 AM

Wow, you are right! How did you know?

Psychic (and psycho!) :D :D Joking aside, you are right. QFs are always the most fun round.

taufik-ist

01-20-2006, 01:33 AM

gade alway ends up in semi in almost tournaments :)

he is a master of semifinalist

cooler

01-20-2006, 01:53 AM

Hope LCW win over ChenHong:rolleyes:

ns8000 vs ns8000 :D
chen hong smashes harder tho :p

Wai Shing

01-20-2006, 01:55 AM

I think Chen Hong will prevail over Lee Chongwei...Chen Hong always goes out for the All England, it's probably his favorite tournament heheh

indra

01-20-2006, 02:29 AM

I think Chen Hong will prevail over Lee Chongwei...Chen Hong always goes out for the All England, it's probably his favorite tournament heheh

Yes..Chen Hong is the specialist winner of 4* and 5* tournament.:D
Lin Dan is the specialist winner of 5 and 6* tournaments :D
Taufik is the specialist winner of 7* tournaments:D

Gaintkiller

01-20-2006, 02:43 AM

ns8000 vs ns8000 :D
chen hong smashes harder tho :p

LCW smash harder and he hold the world record in MS event... :rolleyes:

Gaintkiller

01-20-2006, 02:48 AM

I think Chen Hong will prevail over Lee Chongwei...Chen Hong always goes out for the All England, it's probably his favorite tournament heheh

For this time is difference. Think he will end up in quarterfinal.:rolleyes:

alloh

01-20-2006, 03:09 AM

LCW smash harder and he hold the world record in MS event... :rolleyes:

:) Yes, in MS the fastest smahes record hold by Lee Chong Wei with 331KM/H.
And in MD, the record hold by Fu Hai Feng with 332KM/H in badminton history.
;)

Loh

01-20-2006, 03:13 AM

Predictions

MS
Lin Dan bt Kenneth Jonassen
Lee Chong Wei bt Chen Hong (match of the day)
Chen Jin bt Peter Gade (next match of the day)
Lee Hyun Il bt Shoji Sato
For me, except for Lee Hyun Il, the other matches could go either way. Interesting. The quarterfinals is usually the most interesting stage.

WS
Zhang Ning bt Eriko Hirose
Pi Hongyan bt Cheng Shao-Chieh
Wang Chen bt Mia Audina (match of the day)
Xie Xingfang bt Xu Huaiwen
Did I say the quarterfinals are the most interesting? In the semis, sometimes you can't see players like Eriko and (Cheng or Pi).

MD
Choong/Lee bt Jung JS/Lee YD (match of the day)
Lin/Fairuz bt Laybourn/Paaske
Gan/Zakry bt Luluk/Alven
Guo/Xie bt Eriksen/Lundgaard
Holy cow! This is hard to predict. I will not be surprised (but I will be sad) if I get it all wrong. Quarterfinals are great.

WD
Gao/Huang bt Ogura/Shiota
Wei YL/Zhang YW bt Emms/Kellogg
Yang W/Zhang JW bt Cheng/Chien
Lee HJ/Lee KW bt Akao/Matsuda
In the quarterfinals of the WD, you get to see more non-Chinese, so it's the best round in the WD.

XD
Lee JJ/Lee HJ bt Eriksen/Schjoldager
Zhang/Gao bt Sudket/Saralee
Robertson/Emms bt Xie/Zhang
Widianto/Natsir bt Laybourn/Juhl
I may just be predicting in line with seedings but I tell you, no other rounds are nearly as good as the quarterfinal round. Just look at the lineup. Imagine any potential final lineup, and you will get at least one or two matches here which are just as good, if not better.

I love to watch quarter final matches too as you can see more new up-and- coming young stars and the games are more well-matched and not totally one-sided as in many earlier rounds. ;)

MS
1. Lin Dan should have no problem with KJ, unless the latter moves much faster.
2. Chen Hong, as reigning champion, will unlikely cede his crown to aspirant LCW, I'm afraid. :rolleyes:
3. Can CJ extend his fine run against the consistent and much more experienced PG? Tough call, but Yannie may be sad with the final result. :(
4. Lee seems to have the upper hand over Shoji.

WS
1. A matter of how many points Eriko is able to squeeze from Zhang.
2. Pi should win on account of greater experience at the world stage.
3. I feel Mia will not disappoint her adopted country, Nederlands.
4. The much shorter Xu will have to double up against XXF and this is indeed a tall order.

MD
This is very hard to predict for you because so many of your countrymen are playing. Your heart has to rule your head, I'm afraid and I can't blame you! ;) It will be nice to see an upset.
1. Choong/Lee should prevail.
2. Being less experienced, Lin/Fairuz will likely be stopped by Laybourn/Passke
3. Similarly with Gan/Zakry by Luluk/Alven
4. Defending champs, Eriksen/Lundgaard are in no mood to discard their crown.

WD
Same as what you've predicted. The 3 Chinese pairs and the Koreans should have little or no problem.

XD
1. Not easy for the Koreans as Eriksen is very experienced. However, if E has to play the men doubles first, then the Danes will be steamrolled.
2. I think the Thais have a good fighting chance though the scoreline will be very close.
3. The English pair will be unstoppable in front of a partisan crowd.
4. I simply like Natsir's play and attitude and it will be almost impossible for the Danes to tear the Indons apart, especially if Widianto stick to consistency for the most part.

cooler

01-20-2006, 03:35 AM

LCW smash harder and he hold the world record in MS event... :rolleyes:
oh, i didnt know that.
thx. '
just in awe how a skinny kid like that smashes so hard :)

hezudao

01-20-2006, 03:37 AM

I'm not a chinese national, but ... Zhong Guo Dui, Jia You!!

haha :)

seven

01-20-2006, 03:48 AM

oh, i didnt know that.
thx. '
just in awe how a skinny kid like that smashes so hard :)

Yes, it is surprising at first to know that Lee Chong Wei is the MS player with the hardest smash!
This shows that smashing hard in badminton isn't a question of being very muscular and powerful, more a question of pace...

taneepak

01-20-2006, 03:55 AM

Yes, it is surprising at first to know that Lee Chong Wei is the MS player with the hardest smash!
This shows that smashing hard in badminton isn't a question of being very muscular and powerful, more a question of pace...

Maybe Lee Chong Wei eats enough of 'Nasi Lemak' to have such a powerful smash. Or maybe he has a second set of hidden springs in his arm.

Syaoran_Style

01-20-2006, 04:02 AM

MEN'S SINGLES QUARTER-FINAL

Lin Dan vs Kenneth Jonassen

Lee Chong Wei vs Chen Hong

Chen Jin vs Peter Gade

Lee Hyun Il vs Shoji Sato

MEN'S DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL

Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah vs Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae

Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Lin Woon Fui vs Laybourn/Paaske

Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Gan Teik Chay vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto

Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo vs Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen

WOMEN'S SINGLES QUARTER-FINAL

Zhang Ning vs Eriko Hirose

Pi Hongyan vs Cheng Shao-Chieh

Mia Audina vs Wang Chen

Xu Huaiwen vs Xie Xingfang

WOMEN’S DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL

Gao Ling/Huang Sui vs Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota

Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg vs Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen

Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing vs Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen

Aki Akao/Tomomi Matsuda vs Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung

MIXED DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL

Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung vs Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager

Zhang Jun/Gao Ling vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam

Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen vs Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms

Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir

Here are my predictions =p

seven

01-20-2006, 04:16 AM

Maybe Lee Chong Wei eats enough of 'Nasi Lemak' to have such a powerful smash. Or maybe he has a second set of hidden springs in his arm.

What is "Nasi Lemak" ? :o

Ben Beckman

01-20-2006, 04:22 AM

i think chen hong will win.

about the lazy comment, i think chen hong has a very relaxed style and is very confident in his shots. over this last year he has developed a runner's game to his attacking game so he hasn't been beaten by players who get it all back as he can do it back to them, plus he has developed more shots. i watched the chine open semi and final and although he lost first set to gade easily, it wasn't a slow start as gade played amazing but in the end gade couldn't keep it going, and chen hong prevailed.

Loh

01-20-2006, 04:36 AM

What is "Nasi Lemak" ? :o

Taneepak must have loved this well-known simple Malaysian/Singaporean food very much but I don't know whether it can be easily found in Hong Kong and just as tasty!

In Malay, Nasi means rice and lemak means 'fatty' or 'oily'.

The white oily fragrant rice normally comes with a small fried fish (and or otak, a fish paste packed in coconut leave and grilled), a fried egg or portions thereof, chicken drumstick or wing, cucumber, ikan bilis very tiny fried fish which is common as a tidbit mixed with fried peanuts to go well with a glass of beer and lots of specially prepared hot chilly paste to whet the appetite.

Traditionally served on banana leaves, nowadays they are served on plates with fork and spoon in most food outlets. Nasi Lemak with Chicken drumstick, plus other usual items as stated, costs about Singapore $2.50 at my nearby food centre. It is indeed very tasty but whether it will give you that extra to be able to deliver a fantastic smash is debatable! :D

seven

01-20-2006, 04:39 AM

Arg, stop you're making me hungry !!! :eek: :D

Hehe, doesn't seem bad anyway, hope I'll get chance to taste that one day! ;)

Kamen

01-20-2006, 04:41 AM

Actually, a meal of "Nasi Lemak" before badminton is a big no no. It's too rich and oily, it will slow you down. :D

serviceover

01-20-2006, 04:42 AM

i think Chen Jin will take the mens singles. The line up for QTR look like some good badminton...

Matrix

01-20-2006, 04:45 AM

Hi,
Nasi lemak is a set of Malay style coconut flavour rice with small fish,cucumber, two pieces of large fish and sometimes with fried chicken wings. It will have spicy chilli as side dish. ;) Those who cant take spicy food will not able to taste chilli then:p
Taneepak,
LCW dont take nasi lemak lah. He must had eaten alots of rendang to increase his muscles and power. Rendang means beef cooked with coconut plus chili and other sauce.:D
Matrix:)
What is "Nasi Lemak" ? :o

_muse

01-20-2006, 04:53 AM

about the lazy comment, i think chen hong has a very relaxed style and is very confident in his shots.

I agree, Beckman. Chen Hong's game has changed slightly - instead of smashing to create opportunities, he now smashes for the winner, which saves energy. The laziness he displayed in his performance in the finals of the German Open against Chen Jin was due to his obvious lack of desire to win and Chen Jin's intensely aggressive play.

As for the winner of AE 06, I'd like it to be the winner between Peter Gade and Chen Jin, preferably PG. They both carry that intense mentality in their games.

andymcg

01-20-2006, 05:34 AM

coops241180

01-20-2006, 05:50 AM

Arrgghhh Lin Dan vs Kenneth Jonassen is the first match on court today....I might not get there in time for it :mad:

Gade & Chen Jin are 3rd match on the show court at least though. I should be there in plenty of time for that.

Lee Chong Wei & Chen Hong aren't on until 10pm as well, and then not on the tv court I think :mad:

rubbish - they're putting the XD matches on first so any hope i had of Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Yawen being knackered from their Level's matches that they might have played earlier in the day. Oh well - i suppose it means Gail will be fresh too...

Coops

jamesd20

01-20-2006, 06:09 AM

MS:

Lin should beat KJ, but needs to be careful to keep it quick if he wants to reach the final, as KJ can be draining to play

CH should beat LCW, but may be tight, LCW definitely looks faster and stronger than last year when he played him in semi final, but CH is a master IMO so will win.

Chen/Gade difficult to say. Gade didn't have it easy against Ng Wei yesterday, but chen didn't either. Chen to take on past form however.

Sato vs LHI tough mattch but Lee should be able to control sato speed and take it.

MD:

Choong/Lee vs Jung/Lee should be a fantastic match, and difficult to decide winner the KOR pair are very good.

Lin/Tazari shoul dbeat Laybourn/paaske on last nights performance, they were sublime against Cai/Fu, we shall see if they have consistency.

Abdul/Gan vs Luluk/alven. MAL pair are very agressive, much more so than other MAL pairs, and I think this may count against them. It will be a good game as INA Pairs like to sit and defend and go for counter attack.

Guo/Xie Vs eriksen/MLH should be DEN pairs game to take, CHN pair a level below them, and may struggle against DEN variation as they are not a very mobile pair.

No comment on Womens or XD as havent even seen the scores.

hcpoirot

01-20-2006, 09:23 AM

Prediction:

MEN'S SINGLES QUARTER-FINAL

Lin Dan vs Kenneth Jonassen

Lee Chong Wei vs Chen Hong (Although it will be tight match CH will win. He play really well so far.)

Chen Jin vs Peter Gade (MATCH OF THE ROUND) If CJ didn't feel exhausted cause he play back to back events,he will win. Also in tight match.

Lee Hyun Il vs Shoji Sato

CJ really got the toughest draw in Al England. Hafiz in first R, Boonsak in R16 and now Peter Gade. If he through SF, another strong player waiting.

MEN'S DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL
Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah vs Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae (MATCH OF THE ROUND)
Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Lin Woon Fui vs Thomas Laybourn/Lars Paaske
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Gan Teik Chay vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto
Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo vs Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen

If Thomas/Lars can't pass QF, maybe Lars had to think to play again with Jonas.

WOMEN'S SINGLES QUARTER-FINAL

Zhang Ning vs Eriko Hirose

Pi Hongyan vs Cheng Shao-Chieh (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

Mia Audina vs Wang Chen

Xu Huaiwen vs Xie Xingfang

Lets see if Cheng Shao Chieh can step up closer to Chinese players level.

WOMEN’S DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL

Gao Ling/Huang Sui vs Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota

Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg vs Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen

Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing vs Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen

Aki Akao/Tomomi Matsuda vs Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung

Gao/Huang will win in 2 sets. I havent see them play in three sets lately except they meet their own teammates.

MIXED DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL

Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung vs Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager

Zhang Jun/Gao Ling vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam

Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen vs Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms(MATCH OF THE ROUND)

Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir

I say ZJ/GL will want to revenge their World Championship loss. Pretty much all the matches in XD will be tight.

hcpoirot

01-20-2006, 09:33 AM

XD is also my fav category... :D

interesting point about specialization. i always wonder why INA doesn't let Lilyana play WD. she will be an awesome WD player. i can only guess that they probably think that even if she plays, there is little hope of breaking the Great Wall so it is better for her to concentrate on XD?

Again another mistake from PBSI. Playing two numbers will make you had good endurance. Indonesia is the only nation whose pairs only play in XD number.

Example: Gao Ling, Lee Hyo Jung, Gail Emms , Zhang Ya Wen etc also play WD.

Jens Eriksen, Xie Zhong Bo, Sudket, Thomas Laybourn etc also play MD.

If Nova/Lilyana only play XD and can dominating XD like Kim Dong Moon/Ra Kyung Min, its okay. But they can't. In XD, after KDM/RKM retired its an open field. Who play the best, and they can win.

Maybe if Lilyana air with Jo Novita in WD, they can close the gap with the China and even beat the Korean girls. Who knows?

**KZ**

01-20-2006, 09:42 AM

i was going through yesterday's results...how can Lin Dan take 60 minutes to beat WCH with the score of 15-6, 15-5?

hcpoirot

01-20-2006, 09:45 AM

seven

01-20-2006, 09:45 AM

i was going through yesterday's results...how can Lin Dan take 60 minutes to beat WCH with the score of 15-6, 15-5?

It must have been rather tight despite the score...

hcpoirot

01-20-2006, 09:48 AM

i was going through yesterday's results...how can Lin Dan take 60 minutes to beat WCH with the score of 15-6, 15-5?

KZ, sometimes even the scores which had a big gap like that doesn't mean the match will be quick. It mean WCH had already gave his best fight against LD.

The same can be said for WD yesterday between Yang/Zhang and Indonesia girls: 15-8 15-9 in almost 1 hour.

ye333

01-20-2006, 09:55 AM

In German open final, Chen Hong really did some good shots, among them a fabulous backhand crosscourt drop.
He still needs to understand more this more relaxed style and learn how to quickly understand his opponents (PG is really good at this). If he can manage to do this, he will have a good chance to reach the top of the world in the following two years. '

I agree, Beckman. Chen Hong's game has changed slightly - instead of smashing to create opportunities, he now smashes for the winner, which saves energy. The laziness he displayed in his performance in the finals of the German Open against Chen Jin was due to his obvious lack of desire to win and Chen Jin's intensely aggressive play.

As for the winner of AE 06, I'd like it to be the winner between Peter Gade and Chen Jin, preferably PG. They both carry that intense mentality in their games.

magical_phoenix

01-20-2006, 10:11 AM

For those of you who lived in Indonesia , don't forget to tune in to LaTivi at 00:00 midnight cause LaTivi will broadcast it live.

My only hope is they broadcast not only Indonesia 2 matches, but 5 matches in that court.

And I am really hoping Indo pairs can move to SF cause if they fail, I doubt LaTivi will show any live broadcast for tommorow SF and Final. :(

Better to logoff now and start preparing something to eat for the matches.

They simply can't do that!!! Canceling a broadcast that they've advertised for soooo long "only" because none of the Indon pairs get into the semifinals. Aiyo.. Let's pray pray pray Lativi still has some conscience for all the audience..

ye333

01-20-2006, 11:04 AM

Where are all the people? According to live score,
Lin Dan 4:0 KJ now.

peace

01-20-2006, 11:20 AM

6-7 KJ Serve now....

peace

01-20-2006, 11:21 AM

7-6 LD serves now...and service over again 6-7 KJ serves

Nova/Lilyana trial 7-11 now

peace

01-20-2006, 11:22 AM

8-6 to lin Dan...

Nova/Lilyana 9-11 Thomas/Kamilla

peace

01-20-2006, 11:23 AM

Nova/Lilyana 10-13 Thomas/Kamilla

Lin Dan 9-6 Kenneth

peace

01-20-2006, 11:24 AM

KJ serves 6-10

Nova/Lilyana 11-13 Thomas/Kamilla

peace

01-20-2006, 11:25 AM

Nova/Lilyana 13-13 Thomas/Kamilla

peace

01-20-2006, 11:26 AM

KJ 7-10 LD now..

Serves back to LD 10-7

ye333

01-20-2006, 11:27 AM

Dens took the first 15:13.
Nova/Lilyana 13-13 Thomas/Kamilla

peace

01-20-2006, 11:27 AM

LD leads 11-7

Thomas/Kamilla 15-13 Nova/Lilyana...
Hope the Indon win back the 2nd set:D

peace

01-20-2006, 11:28 AM

second set XD now....Kamilla serves

peace

01-20-2006, 11:30 AM

KJ 9-11 LD

Thomas/Kamilla 0-1 Nova/Lilyana

peace

01-20-2006, 11:30 AM

KJ 10-11 LD
Thomas Kamilla 2-1 Nova/Lilyana

peace

01-20-2006, 11:32 AM

Nova/Lilyana 2-4 Thomas/Kamilla

KJ 10-11 LD

peace

01-20-2006, 11:34 AM

LD 12-10 KJ

Thomas/Kamilla 6-2 Nova/Lilyana (Come on Indonesia....don't go home with zero result)

peace

01-20-2006, 11:35 AM

Thomas/Kamilla 8-2 Nova/Lilyana (seems Indo in trouble)

candra W

01-20-2006, 11:35 AM

ayo indonesia !!!!
9-6 for DEN now

abahko

01-20-2006, 11:35 AM

hi,
please keep in post!...
is the MD start already?

peace

01-20-2006, 11:35 AM

Nice smash by LD...Jia You Lin Dan...!!!!

12-10

candra W

01-20-2006, 11:36 AM

indo leveled..!!!
9 all

peace

01-20-2006, 11:36 AM

14-10 to LD now...

peace

01-20-2006, 11:37 AM

LD won 15-10 already 1st set

peace

01-20-2006, 11:37 AM

Thomas/Kamilla 9-3 Nova/Lilyana

candra W

01-20-2006, 11:39 AM

LD leaading 6-0 in 2nd, he is on fire!!
jia you!

peace

01-20-2006, 11:39 AM

2nd set now

LD 1-0 KJ
LD 2-0 KJ

peace

01-20-2006, 11:40 AM

LD 3-0 KJ

Nova/Lilyana 7-9 Thomas/Kamilla

peace

01-20-2006, 11:40 AM

Nova/Lilyana 9-9 Thomas/Kamilla (good job for Indo !!)

LD 4-0 KJ

hcpoirot

01-20-2006, 11:41 AM

La Tivi broadcast the second court.

First match: LD VS KJ.

First LD play too defensive so Kenneth catch up with him and the score become pretty close. At 12-10, surprisingly Kenneth made 3 unforced errors giving LD lead first set by15-10.
LD speed up his tempo in second set so he is leading 7-0 now.

Meanwhile in first court, XD match also begin. Thomas/Kamila won in first set 15-13 against Nova/Lilyana. But the Indonesia leading second set 12-9

peace

01-20-2006, 11:41 AM

LD 5-0 KJ now..
6-0 now

nugroho

01-20-2006, 11:41 AM

Nova/Lilyana 9-9 Thomas/Kamilla (good job for Indo !!)

LD 4-0 KJ
hehehe.., indo manage to catch up :)

candra W

01-20-2006, 11:42 AM

Indo locked the danish,
they won the 2nd 15-9 while trailing 3-9 in the beginning of the set

peace

01-20-2006, 11:43 AM

Nova/Lilyana leads 12-9

LD 6-0 KJ...KJ serves

peace

01-20-2006, 11:44 AM

Nova/Lilyana 13-9 Thomas/Kamilla

LD 7-0 KJ

peace

01-20-2006, 11:45 AM

Good for Indo..Nova/Liilyana 15-9 Thomas/Kamilla 2nd set

abahko

01-20-2006, 11:45 AM

wondering why i can't see the live score at 247.tv?
Did you guy paid for it?...

peace

01-20-2006, 11:46 AM

Lin Dan leads 8-0 now....wowww..good Lin Dan....come on take AE title:D

peace

01-20-2006, 11:46 AM

LD 9-0 now....ooopss.what happened to KJ ??

felicialim

01-20-2006, 11:47 AM

wondering why i can't see the live score at 247.tv?
Did you guy paid for it?...

No, the livescore is free. maybe you should try it again.
http://www.247.tv/index.php?men=PAGE13

candra W

01-20-2006, 11:47 AM

nothing is going to stop lin dan, he is leading 12-1 !!!

peace

01-20-2006, 11:48 AM

Lin Dan 10-0 Kenneth..

Now KJ to serve

peace

01-20-2006, 11:48 AM

candra, are you watching? now is 10-1 to LD not 12-1

peace

01-20-2006, 11:49 AM

11-1 to Lin Dan now....oooo.....

Mag

01-20-2006, 11:51 AM

Ouch. It's not looking so good for the Danes anymore... :eek:

peace

01-20-2006, 11:53 AM

KJ serves trailing 1-12

candra W

01-20-2006, 11:53 AM

im only watching the live score

peace

01-20-2006, 11:56 AM

LD 12-2 KJ now...

candra W

01-20-2006, 11:56 AM

LD finished the game 15_10 15-3

Han

01-20-2006, 11:57 AM

Game over Lin Dan won 15-10. 15-3

peace

01-20-2006, 11:57 AM

Lin Dan 13-2 Kenneth

Nova/Butet 3-4 Thomas/Kamilla

peace

01-20-2006, 11:58 AM

hey, how come is game over? LD still 13-2 now

peace

01-20-2006, 11:58 AM

LD match point 14-2

hcpoirot

01-20-2006, 11:59 AM

In second set : Kenneth obviously tired cause he already all out in first set. A couples of time he even didn’t move when LD gave him cross court smash.

LD won 15-10, 15-3.

In XD rubber set between the Danish and Indonesia pairs. 4-4 now.

abahko

01-20-2006, 11:59 AM

No, the livescore is free. maybe you should try it again.
http://www.247.tv/index.php?men=PAGE13

thank felicialim,
it's works!

CG 99

01-20-2006, 11:59 AM

Lin Dan won 15-10 15-3 in 56 minutes.

Lin Dan is looking good. Some of his deception was unbelievable. I seen it in slow motion and i still don't know what he did.

peace

01-20-2006, 12:00 PM

KJ 3-14 LD now...the game is not over yet

hcpoirot

01-20-2006, 12:00 PM

Turn out the live score a couple of minute late from the live show from TV.:)

Han

01-20-2006, 12:00 PM

Next game started, XDQF : Robertson/Emms vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen, should be a good one.

nugroho

01-20-2006, 12:03 PM

Next game started, XDQF : Robertson/Emms vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen, should be a good one.
is indo realy floring 9-3?
:crying:

kwun

01-20-2006, 12:04 PM

Next game started, XDQF : Robertson/Emms vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen, should be a good one.

China Jia You!!!!!!!!!!

felicialim

01-20-2006, 12:04 PM

thank felicialim,
it's works!

You are welcome!:)

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:05 PM

KJ 3-14 LD now...the game is not over yet
You must be on a delay.

hcpoirot

01-20-2006, 12:05 PM

Next game: Nathan/Gail VS Xie ZB/Zhang YW.

Hmmm this should be the first match cause later Xie had to play MD and Zhang had to play WD.

Got to see the British pair and the rising pair from China live! Great!!:D

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:06 PM

INA fighting back 8-10 now

candra W

01-20-2006, 12:06 PM

is indo realy floring 9-3?
:crying:

yea... come on indo!! 10-8 behind now...

Badmincraze

01-20-2006, 12:06 PM

is indo realy floring 9-3?
:crying:

10-8 now... hope the indons can fight back!!! :o

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:07 PM

Robertson/Emms off to a quick start 4-0

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:08 PM

INA creeping back 9-10 now

abedeng

01-20-2006, 12:09 PM

Hmm, not good start by Chinese pair, down 0-6.

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:09 PM

INA now caught up 10-10 and serving
Robertson/Emms running away 6-0

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:11 PM

INA inches ahead 11-10
Mia has nice start 3-0

abedeng

01-20-2006, 12:12 PM

What's happening? Chinese no fight at 0-8.:mad:

Badmincraze

01-20-2006, 12:13 PM

this is nerve wrecking... 11-11 for the indons !! Go get them!! ;)

Looking forward to Ogura n Shiota's match :p

hezudao

01-20-2006, 12:13 PM

China Jia You!!!!!!!!!!

Right on!!

China, China, China....jia you!

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:13 PM

INA-DEN 11-11, serve to INA
English pair demolishing Chinese 9-1
Mia 4-2 Wang Chen

Badmincraze

01-20-2006, 12:14 PM

YES!!! 13-11 to the Indons...... :D

hezudao

01-20-2006, 12:15 PM

Game over Lin Dan won 15-10. 15-3

yes! lin dan, u da man.:)

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:15 PM

12-1 English
5-4 Wang now

Han

01-20-2006, 12:16 PM

Robertson/Emms boleh !!!

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:16 PM

13-11 INA and serving
14-1 Robertson/Emms

ye333

01-20-2006, 12:17 PM

Go Wang Chen!! It should be a good match.
Both are good at racquet skills and have good
deception.

12-1 English
5-4 Wang now

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:18 PM

INA wins 15-11 Great comeback!

candra W

01-20-2006, 12:18 PM

indo closed the game, 15-11 in the 3rd set!

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:19 PM

Wang Chen 9-4
Robertson/Emms 14-2

Badmincraze

01-20-2006, 12:19 PM

OH YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Indons have won!!! :D :D

Go Robertson/Emms !!

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:20 PM

Mia closes to 6-9
Xie/Zhang pick up a few cheap points 5-14

CG 99

01-20-2006, 12:21 PM

Emms/Robertson wrap up the first set 15-5

abedeng

01-20-2006, 12:21 PM

INA wins 15-11 Great comeback!

Excellent!! They have better maturity now.

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:21 PM

Hmmm, anyone notice 24-7 website seems to be much more responsive today?

abedeng

01-20-2006, 12:22 PM

Emms/Robertson wrap up the first set 15-5

Did someone say this was going to be a good match? Only took them 15 minutes to win 1st game.

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:22 PM

15-5 to ENG over Xie/Zhang

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:24 PM

Wang Chen 10-8 and serving
Robertson/Emms must have been inspired by the crowd

Badmincraze

01-20-2006, 12:26 PM

After Xie/Zhang n Robertson/Emms match, it'll be Chen Jin vs Peter Gade on GDTV...

Can't wait for this match !!! :D :D

2-1 to ENG now...

ye333

01-20-2006, 12:27 PM

11:9 Wang chen took the 1st! Yeah!! :)

ye333

01-20-2006, 12:30 PM

Gao-Huang vs. Jpn girls should be a real test of
Mr. Jubong Park's coaching... :)

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:30 PM

Kumiko/Reiko up 3-0 quickly

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:32 PM

Gao/Huang now caught up 3-3
Xie/Zhang 4-4
Mia up 3-1

abedeng

01-20-2006, 12:36 PM

Xie/Zhang 4-4

Chinese pair woke up a bit, still trailing 4-6

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:37 PM

Gao/Huang now going about their business 7-3
Xie/Zhang 6-6 tight one
Wang Chen now up 5-3

abedeng

01-20-2006, 12:38 PM

Gao-Huang vs. Jpn girls should be a real test of
Mr. Jubong Park's coaching... :)

Pretty Jap girls still have a lot way to go, once Gao/Huang step on gas, they will be left trailing.

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:41 PM

Gao/Huang now up 8-3
Xie/Zhang ahead 7-6 and serving
Mia pulling ahead 8-6

harimau

01-20-2006, 12:41 PM

Gao/Huang now caught up 3-3
Xie/Zhang 4-4
Mia up 3-1
It is now level 6-6

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:43 PM

Gao/Huang now up 9-4
Xie/Zhang ahead 10-6 pulling away
Mia game point 10-6

abedeng

01-20-2006, 12:44 PM

It is now level 6-6

Actually, now it's 11-6 to Xie/Zhang. Rubber game on the cards.:D

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:45 PM

Gao/Huang now up 9-6 Kawai girls catching up
Xie/Zhang ahead 11-7 and serving
Mia now 10-7

ye333

01-20-2006, 12:45 PM

Jpn girls got 3 more points. Some improvement I should
say. In the past, they can hardly reach 5. :-)

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:47 PM

Gao/Huang now up 11-6
Xie/Zhang ahead 12-8
Mia wins 11-7 to rubber set

ye333

01-20-2006, 12:47 PM

Ah-Oh, bad for Wang Chen. 1-1 now.

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:48 PM

Gao/Huang now up 12-8
Xie/Zhang looking to get to rubber set, 14-8

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:49 PM

Xie/Zhang wins 15-8.
Gao/Huang almost there 14-8

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:51 PM

Gao/Huang wins 15-8

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:52 PM

Mia leads early 1-0 in rubber

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:54 PM

Mia up 3-0
Gao/Huang quickly to 4-0

hcpoirot

01-20-2006, 12:54 PM

Nathan/Gail VS Xie ZB /Zhang YW

In first set the Chinese pair play really bad. They didn’t had any team work, tons of unforced errors so the British pair lead 14-1 when the Chinese started to tune in their usual play. British won 15-4

In second set the Chinese play really well and the British started to play real bad. I counted 4-5 times Gail and Nathan fail to smash a high shuttlecock in front of their net. An easy smash. No wonder the British lost 8-15.

Third set who attack first will win. Specially for the Chinese pair, they should not think their next WD and MD match. Just concentrate on this match first.

ye333

01-20-2006, 12:56 PM

Seems Wang chen is losing...

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:57 PM

Mia up 6-1. Wang Chen out of gas?
Gao/Huang running away 6-1
Xie/Zhang up 3-0

kwun

01-20-2006, 12:57 PM

madbad

01-20-2006, 12:59 PM

Mia 7-2
Gao/Huang 6-3. Kumiko/Reiko not giving up
Xie/Zhang up 3-1

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:02 PM

Mia closing in 8-3
Gao/Huang still 6-3
Xie/Zhang up 4-2. Will the crowd bring Robertson/Emms back?

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:03 PM

Mia can smell the finish line 10-3
Gao/Huang pulling away 9-3 and serving

ye333

01-20-2006, 01:06 PM

Wang Chen not giving up yet. 10-6.

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:06 PM

Wang Chen fighting back 6-10. Is it too late?
Xie/Zhang tacks on a couple more 8-2
Gao/Huang 9-6

Badmincraze

01-20-2006, 01:07 PM

Xie/Zhang pulling away with 8-2..... :(

kwun

01-20-2006, 01:08 PM

the difference between ENG and CHN in the mxd match is that robertson isn't able to penetrate the Chinese defense. while Xie has less problems penetrating the British.

and the Brits are making a lot of mistakes. the Chinese are playing really well right now... ZhangYW is like on fire, both are reading the game very well.

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:10 PM

Looks like Mia won. The game is off livescoring
Xie/Zhang 8-4
Gao/Huang 13-6. Putting their feet on the pedal

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:11 PM

English fighting back gamely 5-8

nugroho

01-20-2006, 01:12 PM

Looks like Mia won. The game is off livescoring
Xie/Zhang 8-4
Gao/Huang 13-6. Putting their feet on the pedal
yup.. mia won in rubber stes 11-7;)

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:14 PM

Match point for Gao/Huang 14-6
Xie/Zhang 8-6 now

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:15 PM

Gao/Huang win in straight sets

Han

01-20-2006, 01:15 PM

Third set, 6-10 ENG is trailing

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:17 PM

Volume increasing, live scoring slooooooowing down

other

01-20-2006, 01:17 PM

Nathan/Gail VS Xie ZB /Zhang YW

In first set the Chinese [...............] match. Just concentrate on this match first.

thanks again for the commentay....too bad the stupid sky digital box doesn't work :mad::mad::mad:

china jia you...
um ....england come on too.....
hehe...

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:18 PM

English coming on 9-10 now

Han

01-20-2006, 01:18 PM

Eng pair still trailing 9-10

Badmincraze

01-20-2006, 01:20 PM

Go Robertson/Emms!!!

9-11 now........

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:21 PM

ENG closing to 10-11 now and serving

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:22 PM

ENG 11-11 and serving. Crowd must be going NUTS!

Mag

01-20-2006, 01:23 PM

Woohoo, 11 :eek: -11... some match!

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:23 PM

Xie/Zhang wrestles serve back 11-11

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:24 PM

2 and out!, ENG now has serve 11-11

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:25 PM

Wow! ENG now edges ahead 12-11, but 2nd serve
ZN-5-1 Eriko

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:26 PM

Service over to Xie/Zhang 11-12

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:28 PM

Xie/Zhang now 12-12, service over to ENG

Badmincraze

01-20-2006, 01:29 PM

aaarrrggghhhh 13-12 to ENG !!! 1st serve to ENG

Han

01-20-2006, 01:29 PM

Nail biting ... 13-12 Eng leading

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:29 PM

ENG now within 2 of finish line 13-12
Eriko catching up 5-6

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:30 PM

Match point but 2nd serve 14-12

Mag

01-20-2006, 01:30 PM

Match point for the English!

CG 99

01-20-2006, 01:31 PM

14-13 match point again. Come on england

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:32 PM

Wow! CHN recaptures service 13-14. What a match
ZN 7-6 (if anybody cares :p )

Mag

01-20-2006, 01:33 PM

... and BANG we have a winner! :eek:
Can't believe Nathan & Gail survived that! :eek:

Badmincraze

01-20-2006, 01:33 PM

YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ENG WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :eek: :D

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:33 PM

2nd serve ENG and they win 15-13! 89 pulsating minutes of drama!
Eriko has now caught ZN 7-7

CG 99

01-20-2006, 01:34 PM

Emms/ Robertson win. 15-13 in the third

What a final rally. What a match!

And to think that wont happen when the new scoring system comes in.

abedeng

01-20-2006, 01:34 PM

Wow! CHN recaptures service 13-14. What a match
ZN 7-6 (if anybody cares :p )

Looks like I was mistaken, this is a great match!

Han

01-20-2006, 01:35 PM

Wow, what "A" match. Next, Peter Gade vs Chen Jin ...

Mag

01-20-2006, 01:35 PM

Did anybody actually watch it? Must have been the match of the tournament so far!

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:36 PM

IBF, Punch Gunalan, take note. Don't change the points system

Han

01-20-2006, 01:36 PM

Yes, the 21-point system have no chance to build up the drama, 15 point is the way to keep.

Emms/ Robertson win. 15-13 in the third

What a final rally. What a match!

And to think that wont happen when the new scoring system comes in.

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:37 PM

Did anybody actually watch it? Must have been the match of the tournament so far!
Someone, post up the video please!!!!

madbad

01-20-2006, 01:38 PM

Meanwhile....
ZN 11-8 Eriko
Yang/Zhang 15-5, 1-0

Badmincraze

01-20-2006, 01:40 PM

IBF, Punch Gunalan, take note. Don't change the points system

AGREE !!! Another vote from me to do away with the 21-point sytem!!! :mad:

kwun

01-20-2006, 01:42 PM

oh my goodness. that was an AWESOME match. Robertson/Emms picked up their composure again in the 2nd half of the 3rd game. it was very close. my heart nearly popped out.

sad to see my fav pair lost, however. but kudos to the British. Robertson dominated the service return. Xie was so scared of him, he either served into the net or ended up lifting. basically the Chinese was reduced to one service because of this.

Zhang needs to work on her deception at the net. Emms is very good at jumping onto a net shot. and Zhang needs to fake her a few times to stop her from doing that.

the 3rd game was just awesome. the tension was very high as everybody can sense. the pace and variation in pace, placement was right on.