Asian Badminton Championships: Day 3 (30/03)

[badMania]

MEN'S SINGLES

Lee Chong Wei vs Lee Cheol Ho -- no problem for LCW
Chetan Anand vs Markus Wijanu -- hopefully, the Indonesian can win
Ng Wei vs Nikhil Kanetkar
Poompat Sapkulchananart vs Li Yu -- can the Thai create another upset?
Kuan Beng Hong vs Qiu Yanbo
Park Sung Hwan vs Yogendran Krishnan
Sony Dwi Kuncoro vs Sho Sasaki (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- tough first test for Sony!
Yeoh Kay Bin vs Chin Sheng-Ming
Kendrick Lee Yen Hui vs Chen Yu
Yousuke Nakanishi vs Sairul Amar Ayob
Liao Sheng-Shiu vs Chan Yan Kit
Jang Young Soo vs Kashyap (??)
Muhd Roslin Hashim vs Nguyen Tien Minh -- close candidate for match of the round. I am picking the Viet this time.
Ahn Hyun Suk vs Boonsak Ponsana
Thomas Kurian vs Simon Santoso -- shouldn't be a problem for Simon
Hung Yuk Wong vs Muhd Hafiz Hashim -- another breeze for Hafiz

WOMEN'S SINGLES

Wang Chen vs Soratja Chansrisukot
Eriko Hirose vs Saina Nehwal (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- the Jap is technically more superior, but, my heart goes to the young and promising Saina
Lee Yun Hwa vs Li Li -- yet another tough call after Lee beat Cheng today
Jiang Yanjiao vs Pai Min-Jie -- it will be a shock if Jiang loses tomorrow
Trupti Murgunde vs Kanako Yonekura
Ng Ka Shun vs Chen Li
Yip Pui Yin vs Seo Yoon Hee -- another candidate for match of the round. The HK player has improved...but can see beat another Korean player after deposing Jun Jae Yun in 3 close sets?
Sutheswari Mudukasan vs Kaori Mori

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui vs Chang Yu-Ju/Cheng Hsiao-Yun
Thilini Sudhara Jayasinghe/Renu C.D.S. Hettiarachchige vs Lim Pek Siah/Joanne Quay Swee Ling -- what a long name....
Mooi Hing Yau/Fong Chew Yen vs Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing
Tomomi Masuda/Aki Akao vs Zhao Yunlei/Cheng Shu -- the Chinese beat Xing Aiying/Shinta Mulya Sari today....they could sneak another suprise tomorrow.
Long Ying/Pun Ut Wa vs Pan Pan/Tian Qing -- yet another potential top Chinese women doubles pair in the making.
Satako Suetsuna/Miyuki Maeda vs Saralee Thungthongkam/Sathinee Jankrajangwong
Du Jing/Yu Yang vs Wong Man Ching/See Phui Leng
Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia vs Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- gonna be a pretty interesting match...the Jap pair has an edge.

MIXED DOUBLES

Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir vs V. Diju/Jwalla Gutta
Gan Teik Chai/Fong Chew Yen vs Shen Ye/Pan Pan -- could be a problem for the Malaysian
Songpol Anukritayawan/Kulchala Vorawichitchaikul vs Keita Masuda/Tomomi Matsuda
Devin Lahardi/Vita Marissa vs Zhang Wei/Yu Yang (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- tough first test for Devin/Vita, hope they will win!
Tran Thanh Hai/Le Ngoc Nguyen Nhung vs Mohd Rizal/Endang Nursugianti -- no problem for Rizal/Endang
Shintaro Ikeda/Satoko Suetsuna vs Hendri Saputra Kurniawan/Li Yujia
He Hanbin/Zhao Yunlei vs Anggun Nugroho/Yunita Tetty -- a tricky tie for the Indonesian no 2 pair, but, they should win!
Gong Weijie/Tian Qing vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam -- by right, also no problem for the second seed.

[badMania]

Can the moderator help me to delete the previous thread? I have accidentally posted twice. Thanks!

[hcpoirot]

Interesting to note: (Another silly chatter :D)

Korea didn't send their top and most experience shutters. Lee Hyun Il, One MD, and the women doubles. Probably they had secret training back in Korea. :D

And of course, now I know why China didn't send their top players. The players they send here didn't qualify into Thomas or Uber Cup team. The Thomas and Uber Cup members and their reserve players had an intensive training . (Probably)

So it mean Xia Xuan Ze already a member of China Thomas squad. Yeah!
Very good. XXZ already in Thomas Cup squad 4 times, (2000,2002,2004 and this year)

At least this is my opinion and it maybe also wrong.

[abedeng]

Any of you guys from Indonesia know about the extent of Taufik's injury? The Thomas Cup will be much less intense without him at his best.

[badMania]

The XD matches have been concluded.

No problem for the world champion Nova/Butet so far, cruising through in 2 sets, although the first set is pretty close at 21-18. They will now entertain Gan Teik Chai/Fong Chew Yen in the QF. Gan/Fong beat China's young pairing of Shen Ye/Pan Pan easily.

Zhang Wei/Yu Yang beat Devin Lahardi/Vita Marissa in 3 sets: 21-17, 13-21, 21-19....so close in the third set. Nova/Butet has to be careful and should meet them in the semi-final. Zhang/Yu is also the only Chinese pair remaining in the XD draw...thanks to the presence of the experienced Zhang Wei and the ever-improving Yu Yang.

Its interesting to see that China could produce a world class mixed pair from a not-so-good men's doubles player and a relatively better women's doubles player. Zhang Jun used to be Zhang Wei's partner in MD and I believe they are nowhere classified as a top pair. Yet, he is a world class mixed pair with Gao Ling for the past few years. Perhaps Zhang/Yu could be one top pair soon? The Japanese pair of Keita Masuda/Tomomi Matsuda awaits them in the QF.

Muhd Rizal/Endang Nur Sugianti expectedly beat the Viet pair, albeit in 3 sets: 11-21, 21-19, 21-13. They will now meet the CG bronze medallist Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Li Yujia in the QF tomorrow. A tough match and in terms of ranking, the Singaporean is more superior. Hope the Indo pair can win though....

Anggun Nugroho/Yunita Tetty deposes the Chinese young pairing of He Hanbin/Zhao Yunlei 23-21, 21-13 and will now face the second seeded Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam in the match of the roud tomorrow. The Thai also beat another young Chinese pair of Gong Weijie/Tian Qing early this morning. They have not been playing well since Saralee's injury late last year. Anggun/Yunita have also beaten them in the SEA Games individual event semi-final. An interesting match tomorrow and the Thai has a slight edge despite them still not being in their top form yet.

MIXED DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL
Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir vs Gan Teik Chai/Fong Chew Yen
Keita Masuda/Tomomi Matsuda vs Zhang Wei/Yu Yang
Muhammad Rizal/Endang Nur Sugiantivs Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Li Yujia
Anggun Nugroho/Yunita Tetty vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

[badMania]

The top half of MS Round 2 match is completed.
LCW again through in 2 sets: 21-13, 21-7

Chetan Anand beats Markus Wijanu 21-15, 27-25. A good experience for the Indonesian youngster. Honestly, he still lacks exposure as this is considered his first overseas GP tournament. At least, the second set is pretty tight.

LCW will face Chetan Anand as I expect in the third round later this evening....the CG gold medallist against bronze medallist....easily match of the round!

Poompat Sapkulchanart beat Li Yu 10-21, 21-18, 21-19. He faces Ng Wei next. Ng himself has no problem beating his Sri Lankan opponent in 2 sets.

Qiu Yanbo receives a walkover...maybe KBH is injured? He will meet Park Sung Hwan who beat Yogendran Krishnan 21-7, 21-13.

Yeoh Kay Bin is also through to Round 3 after another easy victory over Chin Sheng-Ming 21-14, 21-7. He will face Sony who beat Sho Sasaki 22-20, 21-16.

MEN'S SINGLES ROUND 3 (TOP HALF)
Lee Chong Wei vs Chetan Anand (MATCH OF THE ROUND)
Ng Wei vs Poompat Sapkulchananart
Qiu Yanbo vs Park Sung Hwan
Sony Dwi Kuncoro vs Yeoh Kay Bin

[badMania]

All the matches for MS Round 2 are completed.

Chen Yu beats Kendrick Lee in 3 sets 17-21, 21-15, 21-16

Nguyen Tien Minh's advance is stopped by Mohd Roslin Hashim 15-21, 16-21. We will definitely see more of this player in the coming months, esp in the Vietnam Open.

MEN'S SINGLES ROUND 3
Lee Chong Wei vs Chetan Anand (MATCH OF THE ROUND)
Ng Wei vs Poompat Sapkulchananart
Qiu Yanbo vs Park Sung Hwan
Sony Dwi Kuncoro vs Yeoh Kay Bin
Chen Yu vs Sairul Amar Ayob
Chan Yan Kit vs Jang Soo Young
Mohd Roslin Hashim vs Boonsak Ponsana -- another interesting match
Simon Santoso vs Mohd Hafiz Hashim -- another close candidate for match of the round. I hope Simon win.

[badMania]

Some matches have been completed in MD Round 1.

Not much surprises, except for Shen Ye/He Han Bin beating the Thai no 1 pair of Sudket/Pattapol in 3 close sets: 21-18, 15-21, 22-20

Candra/Sigit advances but they are still pretty rusty, winning only 21-17, 21-15 over unfancied Chinese Taipei player. They will face the Indian pair of Kurian/Diju this evening.

The defending champion Markis/Hendra has no difficulty storming past their Sri Lankan opponents 21-2, 21-10. They will face a stiff test in the second round against Lee Jae Jin/Han Sang Hoon -- possibly match of the round.

Other pairs such as Gong Wei Jie/Zhang Wei, Tan Bin Shen/Chew Choon Eng, Hwang Ji Man/Jung Tae Tuk, Hoon Thien How/Tan Boon Heong, Chen Hung Ling/Lin Yu Lang all progress to Round 2.

6 more matches in Round 1 to be completed....

[kemana]

sorry to interrupt , why did kkk/ccm quit?

[moonsilk]

The top half of MS Round 2 match is completed.
LCW again through in 2 sets: 21-13, 21-7

Chetan Anand beats Markus Wijanu 21-15, 27-25. A good experience for the Indonesian youngster. Honestly, he still lacks exposure as this is considered his first overseas GP tournament. At least, the second set is pretty tight.

LCW will face Chetan Anand as I expect in the third round later this evening....the CG gold medallist against bronze medallist....easily match of the round!

Poompat Sapkulchanart beat Li Yu 10-21, 21-18, 21-19. He faces Ng Wei next. Ng himself has no problem beating his Sri Lankan opponent in 2 sets.

Qiu Yanbo receives a walkover...maybe KBH is injured? He will meet Park Sung Hwan who beat Yogendran Krishnan 21-7, 21-13.

Yeoh Kay Bin is also through to Round 3 after another easy victory over Chin Sheng-Ming 21-14, 21-7. He will face Sony who beat Sho Sasaki 22-20, 21-16.

MEN'S SINGLES ROUND 3 (TOP HALF)
Lee Chong Wei vs Chetan Anand (MATCH OF THE ROUND)
Ng Wei vs Poompat Sapkulchananart
Qiu Yanbo vs Park Sung Hwan
Sony Dwi Kuncoro vs Yeoh Kay Bin


Poompat is a thai!!
He is the 2nd MS of the Thai Team...:D

[badMania]

sorry to interrupt , why did kkk/ccm quit?

CCM/KKK as well as WCH were withdrawn from ABC by Yap Kim Hock probably because they had a gruelling schedule over the past fortnight (esp for WCH). LCW also voiced out that he was initially planned to be withdrawn, but Yap still includes him to let him better adapt to the 21-pts system in preparation for the Thomas Cup.

[badMania]

One more upset in MD Round 1. Mohd Fairuzuzian Mohd Tazari/Lin Woon Fui lost suprisingly to a Jap pair Shuichi Nakao/Keishi Kawaguchi 18-21, 18-21.

Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah beat Hendra Gunawan/Joko Riyadi in two close sets 21-19, 21-18. A good experience for the Indonesian young pair.

Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto beat Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda also unconvincingly 21-15, 21-16.

MEN'S DOUBLES ROUND 2 (to be played this evening)
Candra Wijaya/Sigit Budiarto vs Thomas Kurian/V. Diju
Shuichi Nakao/Keichi Kawaguchi vs Hoon Thien How/Tan Boon Heong -- the Jap may yet suprise again although I think the Malaysian World Junior Champion should win.
Cheng Hung Ling/Lin Yu Lang vs Shen Ye/He Hanbin
Keita Masuda/Shoji Sato vs Hwang Ji Man/Jung Tae Tuk -- the Jap also might win
Gong Weijie/Zhang Wei vs Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah
Lee Jae Jin/Han Sang Hoon vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- tricky tie for Markis/Hendra....I hope they can prevail.
Chew Choon Eng/Tan Bin Shen vs Gan Teik Chai/Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif -- the young Malaysian pair is on a rise....they should win, although Chew/Tan is relatively more experienced.
Thomas Sanave/Rupesh Kumar vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto -- shouldn't be a problem for Luluk/Alvent/ I think they have beaten the Indian pair in Jaipur last mth.

[kemana]

thank you badmania *^_^*
i was worried they were injured

[hcpoirot]

@badmania,

Good analysis about China XD. Indeed you are right. I always wonder why they chose not so well men doubles player to play XD instead of a really good MD like Cai Yun or Fu Hai Feng?

From Ge Fei/ Liu Yong, Zhang Jun/ Gao Ling, Chen Qi Qiu/ ZTT, all the men are not very good MD. But of course the ladies are top WD specially GF and GL.

But they changed the pattern a bit when they pair Zhang Ya Wen/ Xie Zhong Bo. Both are quite a good WD and MD players. No wonder they are number 2 in the world right now.

[hcpoirot]

Probably match of the day of MS today will be Hafiz VS Simon, cause they will probably meet again in Thomas Cup.

[jasonmarc]

Probably match of the day of MS today will be Hafiz VS Simon, cause they will probably meet again in Thomas Cup.

I think so, Simon is eager to prove his ability, Hafiz is at his lowest form now, both of them has a lot to prove to the world, it's going to be interesting match, and i think Simon is going to win!! but very close...........

[badMania]

But they changed the pattern a bit when they pair Zhang Ya Wen/ Xie Zhong Bo. Both are quite a good WD and MD players. No wonder they are number 2 in the world right now.

Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo is still rather inconsistent in terms of their performance. They still have to yet to reach the status of a world class pair. The same goes for Sang Yang/Zheng Bo. They impressed only in 2004, after which they have really fallen badly up to today. The only MD world class pair China has right now is Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun. I don't think Li Yongbo is gonna play either one in XD.

Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen is fast becoming a top pair in XD....they are a real prime candidate for the gold in Beijing Olympics just 2 years from now.

[SmartCivet]

thanks to the presence of the experienced Zhang Wei and the ever-improving Yu Yang.

No! Zhang Wei is still a very young player(no more than 20 years old).He is not the having retired and experienced Zhang Wei!

[tutu_h]

Lee Chong Wei just bt Chetan Anand
21-14,21-14

[Baderz_Jas]

Lee Chong Wei just bt Chetan Anand
21-14,21-14

ooo, thanks. But we all expected that! :D :p

[seven]

No! Zhang Wei is still a very young player(no more than 20 years old).He is not the having retired and experienced Zhang Wei!

What a headache! :o :p
Thanks for the information SmartCivet! :)

[tino4]

Lee Chong Wei just bt Chetan Anand
21-14,21-14

where did u get the result?

[SmartCivet]

Poompat beat NG Wei 21-17, 21-18, another upset.
successive win over LEE Tsuen Seng/Li Yu/NG Wei, Poompat is becoming a upcoming star.

[seven]

where did u get the result?

http://bam.org.my:8080/abc2006/upload/results/ms.html

Also :
Poompat SAPKULCHANANART, PARK Sung Hwan, Sony Dwi KUNCORO, and CHEN Yu have reached the quarter finals.

[seven]

Poompat beat NG Wei 21-17, 21-18, another upset.
successive win over LEE Tsuen Seng/Li Yu/NG Wei, Poompat is becoming a upcoming star.

Yes, this is a nice tournament for him.
Next round against Lee Chong Wei will be VERY hard though... :rolleyes:

[seven]

http://bam.org.my:8080/abc2006/upload/results/ws.html

Wang Chen - Eriko Hirose
Lee Yun Hwa - Jiang Yanjiao
Trupti Murgunde - Chen Li
Seo Yoon Hee - Kaori Mori

[badMania]

Poompat beat NG Wei 21-17, 21-18, another upset.
successive win over LEE Tsuen Seng/Li Yu/NG Wei, Poompat is becoming a upcoming star.

YUP....he has shown his potential since his win over Sony in Jaipur last mth. At that time, I have not even heard of him! So, Sony has some excuses of not winning that tie.

Poompat faces LCW next....chance of upset is still there...but pretty slim. LCW is playing like a champion now and only Lin Dan or an in-form Taufik will beat him currently.

Sony is still unconvincing after a 3-set victory over Yeoh Kay Bin 21-6, 20-22, 21-14. He has to play better to defeat Park Sung Hwan in the quarter-final tomorrow.

[badMania]

The Indian gals are having one of their better tournaments. Trupti Murgunde beats yet another fancied opponent...this time Kanako Yonekura in 2 close sets: 21-17, 21-19. Can she make it 3 in a row by beating Chen Li tomorrow?

However, Saina Nehwal could not follow her compatriot's footstep after losing in 3 sets....despite taking the lead in the first and yet another close score in the rubber: 21-16, 10-21, 19-21. The other seeded players progress as expected.

WOMEN'S SINGLES QUARTER-FINAL
Wang Chen vs Eriko Hirose (MATCH OF THE ROUND)
Lee Yun Hwa vs Jiang Yanjiao
Trupti Murgunde vs Chen Li
Seo Yoon Hee vs Kaori Mori

[badMania]

Wow...Simon made it to the quarter-final! He has just beaten Mohd Hafiz Hashim 21-17, 21-16. A good result for him...and he should have a chance against either Boonsak or Roslin.

What happen to Hafiz? He was out of the CG team and yet still lost this time! At this rate, WCH will take up the second singles spot and KBH the third!

Women's Doubles seem to be playing now. Wong/Chin and Lim/Quay made it through to the quarter-final easily. Chien/Cheng is also through after straight-forward victories over Mooi/Fong. Meanwhile, Jiang/Li beat the cute Jap pair of Ogura/Shiota 21-18, 21-14 in the match of the round. A good result for them. They have a tougher match against possibly Du Jing/Yu Yang next.

[nugroho]

Wow...Simon made it to the quarter-final! He has just beaten Mohd Hafiz Hashim 21-17, 21-16. A good result for him...and he should have a chance against either Boonsak or Roslin.

What happen to Hafiz? He was out of the CG team and yet still lost this time! At this rate, WCH will take up the second singles spot and KBH the third!

Women's Doubles seem to be playing now. Wong/Chin and Lim/Quay made it through to the quarter-final easily. Chien/Cheng is also through after straight-forward victories over Mooi/Fong. Meanwhile, Jiang/Li beat the cute Jap pair of Ogura/Shiota 21-18, 21-14 in the match of the round. A good result for them. They have a tougher match against possibly Du Jing/Yu Yang next.


cool for simon... at least he prove him self today

[badMania]

I think so, Simon is eager to prove his ability, Hafiz is at his lowest form now, both of them has a lot to prove to the world, it's going to be interesting match, and i think Simon is going to win!! but very close...........

Your prediction is spot on....Simon did win and its pretty close!
I predicted Hafiz to win....BUT I am happy with the results :D

[tutu_h]

Wow...Simon made it to the quarter-final! He has just beaten Mohd Hafiz Hashim 21-17, 21-16. A good result for him...and he should have a chance against either Boonsak or Roslin.

What happen to Hafiz? He was out of the CG team and yet still lost this time! At this rate, WCH will take up the second singles spot and KBH the third!

Women's Doubles seem to be playing now. Wong/Chin and Lim/Quay made it through to the quarter-final easily. Chien/Cheng is also through after straight-forward victories over Mooi/Fong. Meanwhile, Jiang/Li beat the cute Jap pair of Ogura/Shiota 21-18, 21-14 in the match of the round. A good result for them. They have a tougher match against possibly Du Jing/Yu Yang next.

Means after this, Hafiz will play as 3rd MS in Thomas Cup??? and WCH will be the 2nd MS?

from the ranking table

8 (http://www.badmintoninternational.net/Rank/publish.asp?Details=12370) 12370 HASHIMMuhd Hafiz B MAS 25654 (http://www.badmintoninternational.net/Rank/msingles.asp?plyid=12370&rkno=528)
9 (http://www.badmintoninternational.net/Rank/publish.asp?Details=4240) 4240 WONGChoong Hann MAS 25589 (http://www.badmintoninternational.net/Rank/msingles.asp?plyid=4240&rkno=528)


Wong.C.H is just 65 points away from Hafiz and Hafiz has to deduct away his previous point earned from Thailand Open 2005.

Points to deduct from older event

4/3/2005 SIAM CEMENT THAILAND OPEN 2005 3* 3600.00 (http://www.badmintoninternational.net/Rank/singlespt.asp?plyid=12370&evtno=4/4/054369)Winner

am I right?
someone who r good at it, care to tell?

[kemana]

Wow...Simon made it to the quarter-final! He has just beaten Mohd Hafiz Hashim 21-17, 21-16. A good result for him...and he should have a chance against either Boonsak or Roslin.

What happen to Hafiz? He was out of the CG team and yet still lost this time! At this rate, WCH will take up the second singles spot and KBH the third!

Women's Doubles seem to be playing now. Wong/Chin and Lim/Quay made it through to the quarter-final easily. Chien/Cheng is also through after straight-forward victories over Mooi/Fong. Meanwhile, Jiang/Li beat the cute Jap pair of Ogura/Shiota 21-18, 21-14 in the match of the round. A good result for them. They have a tougher match against possibly Du Jing/Yu Yang next.
wah , that is really good for Simon!~:D
did i remember it wrong? i think he beat hafiz in the sea game too.

[badMania]

Means after this, Hafiz will play as 3rd MS in Thomas Cup??? and WCH will be the 2nd MS?
am I right?
someone who r good at it, care to tell?

I have done my own calculations:
WCH's points will be 24869 prior to Thomas Cup Finals. This includes the deduction of 1920 from Japan Open 2005 and 1200 added from Singapore Open 2005. He will be playing second singles.

KBH's points will be 22715, after deducting 1440 from Siam-Cement Thailand Open 2005 and 1920 from Japan Open 2005; adding 1350 each for 2 events: Djarum Indonesia Open 2005 and China Masters 2006. Wow...he nudges ahead of Hafiz to become the third singles now.

Hafiz's points will be 22234, after deducting 3600 from Siam-Cement Thailand Open 2005 and 1920 from Japan Open 2005; adding 420 from Wilson Badminton Swiss Open 2006 and 1680 from Asian Badminton Championships 2006.

Thefore, you are right....WCH will be second singles and KBH will be third singles. Yap Kim Hock can afford to drop Hafiz. Definitely bad news for Hafiz.....but overall may not be that bad for Malaysia?

[badMania]

wah , that is really good for Simon!~:D
did i remember it wrong? i think he beat hafiz in the sea game too.

He beat LCW in the SEA Games individual event while Sony beat Hafiz.

[tutu_h]

I think you are right....WCH will be second (if he has no other points deducted before the Thomas Cup Finals). Yap Kim Hock can even afford to drop Hafiz and play KBH as the third singles. Definitely bad news for Hafiz.....but overall may not be that bad for Malaysia?

in this case, the most POSSIBLE line up bt. INA and MAS in the Thomas Cup will be:

LCW vs Sony
WCH vs Simon
KBH (or Hafiz) vs Markus
KKK/CCM vs Candra/Sigit
LWW/CTT vs Alven/Luluk

*if Taufik is confirmed not playing.

[badMania]

in this case, the most POSSIBLE line up bt. INA and MAS in the Thomas Cup will be:

LCW vs Sony
WCH vs Simon
KBH (or Hafiz) vs Markus
KKK/CCM vs Candra/Sigit
LWW/CTT vs Alven/Luluk

*if Taufik is confirmed not playing.

A grim prospect for Team Indonesia :(

First, we will see how far can Sony and Simon progress in the ABC. Sony will have a chance to play LCW if he beats Park Sung Hwan tomorrow. Bad news is...Park won their last encounter in the HK Open 2005.

[event]

He beat LCW in the SEA Games individual event while Sony beat Hafiz.A lot of these results are giving things to think about before the Thomas/Uber Cup events.

Lee Yun-hwa of Korea took out Taiwan's top player. Lee Yun-hwa kicked butt in the 2004 UC so I won't be surprised to see her as the 3rd singles in some matchups.

Jun Jae-youn, on the other hand, losing to an unknown from Hong Kong. That's not promising. Korea needs to score a point from singles if they want to finish 2nd again. Seo Yoon-hee's performance against Mori will give a hint about another key matchup.

Hafiz losing to Simon. Thanks badMania for that reference to the SEA Games. It is worth noting that there are certain tournaments that Indonesians just seem to do well in. ABC is sort of in that category but the Thomas Cup is definitely moreso. It sort of makes you think that at least we might see Indonesia in the final against China rather than Malaysia. No matter how many Malaysians Sony and Simon beat, though, unless I see it with my own eyes, I won't believe that Indonesia can beat China without Taufik healthy and committed.

[badMania]

Jun Jae-youn, on the other hand, losing to an unknown from Hong Kong. That's not promising. Korea needs to score a point from singles if they want to finish 2nd again. Seo Yoon-hee's performance against Mori will give a hint about another key matchup.

Hafiz losing to Simon. Thanks badMania for that reference to the SEA Games. It is worth noting that there are certain tournaments that Indonesians just seem to do well in. ABC is sort of in that category but the Thomas Cup is definitely moreso. It sort of makes you think that at least we might see Indonesia in the final against China rather than Malaysia. No matter how many Malaysians Sony and Simon beat, though, unless I see it with my own eyes, I won't believe that Indonesia can beat China without Taufik healthy and committed.

Hmm...Yip Pui Yin is not really an "unknown" player. She's been in the circuit for quite some time now...and she could surprise us once in a while. Korea's women singles is unfortunately in a bad shape. Korea vs Japan should be an interesting matchup.

Even with the encouraging results, as an Indonesian myself, I have more or less given up on the prospect of Indonesia winning the Thomas Cup. I think Denmark stands a better chance of "stealing" the Cup from China.

Results from recent China Masters 2006
Peter Gade bt Lin Dan
Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen bt Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun
Kenneth Jonassen bt Chen Hong

[badMania]

2nd round matches in WD have been completed. Not much surprises, except for perhaps Jiang/Li beating Ogura/Shiota as reported earlier and the emergence of yet another young Chinese pair Zhao Yunlei/Cheng Shu. They beat the more experienced Tomomi Matsuda/Aki Akao in 3 sets: 21-14, 16-21, 23-21.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL
Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui vs Lim Pek Siah/Joanne Quay Swee Ling
Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing vs Zhao Yunlei/Cheng Shu -- a tricky tie for the Chinese Taipei pair...but they should prevail.
Pan Pan/Tian Qing vs Saralee Thungthongkam/Sathinee Jankrajangwong -- Pan/Tian could sneak a win here....but I am still picking Saralee/Sathinee to win.
Du Jing/Yu Yang vs Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- I hope the Singaporean could win...but Du/Yu should be more superior.

[badMania]

All except 1 match have been completed in MD:
As expected, Candra Wijaya/Sigit Budiarto beat Thomas Kurian/V. Diju 21-10, 21-16. They will face the Malaysian World Junior Champion Hoon Thien How/Tan Boon Heong in the quarter-final tomorrow.

The young Chinese pair Shen Ye/He Hanbin also won as expected and they will face Hwang Ji Man/Jung Tae Kuk next.

Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan got a walkover...so maybe either Lee Jae Jin or Han Sang Hoon is injured...phew! They will face the Malaysian evergreen pair Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah in the match of the round tomorrow. The 2 pairs have been beating each other over the past few encounters. Markis/Hendra beat them in Indonesia Open. However, they lost to the Malaysian in the SEA Games team-event final. With Lee Wan Wah still not in top form, I think Markis/Hendra will win!

Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto beat Thomas Sanave/Rupesh Kumar 21-16, 21-18....still very unconvincing. They will need to be in their top form to beat either Gan/Abdul Latif or Chew/Tan.

[SmartCivet]

who knows the result of Boonsak vs Roslin? I think the match is finished.

[badMania]

who knows the result of Boonsak vs Roslin? I think the match is finished.

Still not updated yet....dunno also :D
Only 2 matches are still without results: Boonsak vs Roslin and Gan/Abdul Latif vs Chew/Tan.

[hcpoirot]

wah , that is really good for Simon!~:D
did i remember it wrong? i think he beat hafiz in the sea game too.

Simon beat LCW at the individual event but lost to WCH in team event.

Indonesia players (Sonny, Simon and Luluk/Alven) tend to win in individual events and made major blunder in team event if they met tough opponents.

[badMania]

who knows the result of Boonsak vs Roslin? I think the match is finished.

Boonsak beat Roslin....13-21, 21-12, 22-20.

MEN'S SINGLES QUARTER-FINAL
Lee Chong Wei vs Poompat Sapkulchananart -- the Thai might suprise yet again
Park Sung Hwan vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro -- another candidate for match of the round. Tough test for Sony and I hope he can win.
Chen Yu vs Jang Young Soo
Boonsak Ponsana vs Simon Santoso (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- Simon's confidence must be pretty high after beating Hafiz out. Can he reach his first semi-final in a major event by beating Boonsak tomorrow? I hope so, but my money is on Boonsak.

[hcpoirot]

Japan WD had a bad results in ABC 2006.

Their first WD lost to Singapore WD. And the second pair lost to unknown China WD. Not to mention Kanako lost to India WS.

With this results Korea and also Netherlandhad a big big chance tobe Uber runner up this year.

I don't know what happen with the Japan WD. After they play so well last year, this year their results so far are not very good. (with or without new scoring) Probably their opponents already know their style and tactic of playing.

[**KZ**]

wonder where has roslin been for so long...this is the first tournament he's joined since....when?

[hcpoirot]

Before this tournament start, I predict that Indonesia MS will had the worst results compare with Malay or Korea palyers.

But it turns out that the Malay MS had the worst results here. They send 10 of their top players. (minus WCH and then KBH injured) and only LCW can reach the QF.

Taufik, Peter, Kenneth, Lee Hyun Il and Chinese top MS didn't even play here.

Not good considered that Thomas Cup will begin less than a month.

[badMania]

The younger Malaysian pair of Gan Teik Chai/Abdul Latif Mohd Zakry beat their compatriot 21-17, 16-21, 21-10 to reinforce their claim as possibly Team Malaysia's no 3 pair after CCM/KKK and CTF/LWW. However, Rexy will have a headache of whether to choose this pair or the other young pair of Mohd Tazari Mohd Fairuzizuan/Lin Woon Fui as the third pair to take to the Thomas Cup.

MEN'S DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL
Candra Wijaya/Sigit Budiarto vs Hoon Thien How/Tan Boon Heong -- the young Malaysian pair is no easy opponent. Candra/Sigit will have to be at their best.
Shen Ye/He Hanbin vs Hwang Ji Man/Jung Tae Kuk -- the more experienced Korean pair should win.
Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- expect a thrilling and explosive match. The younger Indonesian pair might yet again win if they play the right strategy from the very beginning
Gan Teik Chai/Abdul Latif Mohd Zakry vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto -- a close candidate for match of the round. Can Luluk/Alvent have their revenge after losing in the AE quarter-final 2 mths ago? On paper, they should prevail!

[hcpoirot]

The MD matches specially between Indonesia and Malaysia also will be very important for Thomas Cup strategy later if tey meet.

[ye333]

Man I think your way of putting it is kind of misleading. Zhang Jun's partner is another Zhang Wei. This Zhang Wei is a young guy. The two "wei"'s are different characters in Chinese.


The XD matches have been concluded.

Its interesting to see that China could produce a world class mixed pair from a not-so-good men's doubles player and a relatively better women's doubles player. Zhang Jun used to be Zhang Wei's partner in MD and I believe they are nowhere classified as a top pair. Yet, he is a world class mixed pair with Gao Ling for the past few years. Perhaps Zhang/Yu could be one top pair soon? The Japanese pair of Keita Masuda/Tomomi Matsuda awaits them in the QF.

Muhd Rizal/Endang Nur Sugianti expectedly beat the Viet pair, albeit in 3 sets: 11-21, 21-19, 21-13. They will now meet the CG bronze medallist Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Li Yujia in the QF tomorrow. A tough match and in terms of ranking, the Singaporean is more superior. Hope the Indo pair can win though....

Anggun Nugroho/Yunita Tetty deposes the Chinese young pairing of He Hanbin/Zhao Yunlei 23-21, 21-13 and will now face the second seeded Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam in the match of the roud tomorrow. The Thai also beat another young Chinese pair of Gong Weijie/Tian Qing early this morning. They have not been playing well since Saralee's injury late last year. Anggun/Yunita have also beaten them in the SEA Games individual event semi-final. An interesting match tomorrow and the Thai has a slight edge despite them still not being in their top form yet.

MIXED DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL
Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir vs Gan Teik Chai/Fong Chew Yen
Keita Masuda/Tomomi Matsuda vs Zhang Wei/Yu Yang
Muhammad Rizal/Endang Nur Sugiantivs Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Li Yujia
Anggun Nugroho/Yunita Tetty vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

[alloh]

:crying: Reiko lost .....
No mood to watch ABC liao lah !!!!
Wa mai .... wa mai liao..... ~!

[badMania]

Man I think your way of putting it is kind of misleading. Zhang Jun's partner is another Zhang Wei. This Zhang Wei is a young guy. The two "wei"'s are different characters in Chinese.

Well....I didn't know that this Zhang Wei is a new and young player. Thanks for the correction.

[abedeng]

:crying: Reiko lost .....
No mood to watch ABC liao lah !!!!
Wa mai .... wa mai liao..... ~!

Aiyyaa, got other cute girls for u to see ... Besides the Singapore girls really do deserve their win, they did well in CG last week and only lost to Wong/Chin's experience and formidable defence.

[kemana]

He beat LCW in the SEA Games individual event while Sony beat Hafiz.
thank you for the correction:)
this is certainly a good news for team Indonesia

[alloh]

Aiyyaa, got other cute girls for u to see ... Besides the Singapore girls really do deserve their win, they did well in CG last week and only lost to Wong/Chin's experience and formidable defence.


Hey, come on ah~! I am not that "flower heart" one ok?
I don't simply look at other girl and change heart lah.
I hope the japs girls Shiota/Ogura will have better performance then. Otherwise thier badminton career might end soon :(
Their only achievement is the Denmark Open 2005 as the winner. The rest all .... aiii ..... no eye to see lah.

Reiko-San .... my heart will go on~!

[abedeng]

I don't simply look at other girl and change heart lah.
I hope the japs girls Shiota/Ogura will have better performance then.

Reiko-San .... my heart will go on~!

And there goes the "Titanic" theme song ... ;)

Mebbe coaches should make rules, all international women's players must be cute as well as talented (like those in tennis). With them around, there will not be any shortage of interest or sponsorship, cute girls sell better ... :D

We can then dispense with the terrible 21 pts every rally game and go back to 15 pts server only set.

[jamesd20]

Taufik, Peter, Kenneth, Lee Hyun Il and Chinese top MS didn't even play here.

Not good considered that Thomas Cup will begin less than a month.

Peter/Kenneth cannot compete in ABC as they are not representing asian country. They shall compete in european championships.