Asian Badminton Championships 2006: Final (02/04)

[badMania]

MEN'S SINGLES
Lee Chong Wei vs Boonsak Ponsana -- close candidate for match of the final as well.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Hoon Thien How/Tan Boon Heong vs Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah -- as one of you aptly put it....the master vs the apprentice.


WOMEN'S SINGLES
Wang Chen vs Kaori Mori -- Wang should win

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing vs Du Jing/Yu Yang -- some said Du/Yu has 80% chance of winning...which I think is too exaggerating. Iin terms of experience and ranking, Chien/Cheng remains the favorite. Chien/Cheng has troubled the top Chinese pairs.

MIXED DOUBLES

Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam (MATCH OF THE FINAL) -- hope I can watch it...the only chance for Team Indonesia to claim a title.

[Sammy]

MIXED DOUBLES

Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam (MATCH OF THE FINAL) -- hope I can watch it...the only chance for Team Indonesia to claim a title.

Well, not through RTM unless you wanna watch ACPC final.:D

[x50926x]

Well, not through RTM unless you wanna watch ACPC final.:D

Well, you can always ask someone with Starhub Cable for live scoring...:p

[jasonmarc]

Noticed Bin Shen have been partnered with Chew Choon Eng latel, where is the origin partner, Ong Soon Hock? is he injured or what????:confused: :confused: :confused:
Can any of U tell me ? pls

[Sammy]

Well, you can always ask someone with Starhub Cable for live scoring...:p

Hahaha...ok...cool...thanks:cool:

[alloh]

MEN'S SINGLES
Lee Chong Wei vs Boonsak Ponsana -- close candidate for match of the final as well.



I think Boonsak has great chance to win the title. Because I still can see the tired on LCW after CWG then direct to this ABC.

[SmartCivet]

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing vs Du Jing/Yu Yang -- some said Du/Yu has 80% chance of winning...which I think is too exaggerating. Iin terms of experience and ranking, Chien/Cheng remains the favorite. Chien/Cheng has troubled the top Chinese pairs.

Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing never beaten China WD pairs.
Now DU/YU's ranking points is 17520 while CYC/CWH is 25311, but you must notice, DU/YU only have five( not six ,exclude Asian Championships 2005 ) mathches record.simply calculate, their ranking poins should be 10*17520/5=35040 if they have ten mathches record.

At the quarter of 2006 Swiss Open, DU/YU beat CYC/CWH 11:15 15:6 15:8. And DU/YU is the wd champion of 2006 swiss open.
So DU/YU should have more chance to get the wd title:)

[SmartCivet]

IF DU/YU get the WD titile ,their ranking points will be 21720, they will rank the tenth,advance ten place from 20th.

[jamesd20]

Well, not through RTM unless you wanna watch ACPC final.:D

Can someone video of this for me please? I am intrigued!!

Who is the favourite? Do one country dominate?

[xijiayu]

Noticed Bin Shen have been partnered with Chew Choon Eng latel, where is the origin partner, Ong Soon Hock? is he injured or what????:confused: :confused: :confused:
Can any of U tell me ? pls

Read from newspaper the other day, he is injured for sometimes i think.

[badMania]

IF DU/YU get the WD titile ,their ranking points will be 21720, they will rank the tenth,advance ten place from 20th.

I still hope they will lose :D

[SmartCivet]

I still hope they will lose :D

I know,you are Indonesian! you support indo!you always hope china will lose!but at the most time,you always feel disappointed.after all, china always take the most titles of badminton international games.:D

I think you should be very joyless in NOV,6,2005. The china players sweep all the titles in hongkong open.your Location shows "Hong Kong", I think you would see the scene.

[winex8888]

Does anyone know the sequence of the finals matches?

[badMania]

I know,you are Indonesian! you support indo!you always hope china will lose!but at the most time,you always feel disappointed.after all, china always take the most titles of badminton international games.:D

I think you should be very joyless in NOV,6,2005. The china players sweep all the titles in hongkong open.your Location shows "Hong Kong", I think you would see the scene.

Don't get so worked up buddy. Don't vent all your frustration on me just because two of China's women's singles "suprisingly" lost to "supposedly more experienced" opponents. :rolleyes:

Of course, China is still the dominant team in world badminton and everyone (including me) has the "eyes" to see that. There is no need to brag about it! I can live with Chinese players winning titles, but I would prefer to see upsets especially in the ladies event :D


You will feel a slight tinge of disappointment if the team you support loses, and sport is not always about winnings :cool: Also, winning and losing in the racquet games are pretty common. So, I don't really get too excited or upset easily when watching racquet games.

My personal experience tells me that badminton is still not the sport that gives me extreme heartache or joy. Taufik winning (losing) the Olympic gold or the Indonesian team winning (losing) the Thomas Cup do not really generate enough joy (heartache) for me....as much the victory that Manchester United got in the Champions League in May 1999 + the treble they achieved in that year. The later event was so filled with drama that it is easily my happiest moment as a fan of any sporting event!

Or try this for heartache....your team is leading all the way up to the final day and were up 1-0 till the last few minutes of the season...then the unexpected happened...2 goals scored in the dying minutes. Your team eventually lost the league title at the last few moments to your most bitter-rival! Even worse case: you lose the league only because of 1 goal difference.

Those 2 scenarios happened to the other team that I support....and those were really terrible feeling! Coupled with the fact that in one of the scenarios....you were initially going for 4 titles...including a prestigous European title (lost the final in injury time)....but ended up with nothing at the end of the season! Easily my worst moments as a football fan!

So...my advice to u....take it easy mate!

[badMania]

Does anyone know the sequence of the finals matches?

Usually...its XD, WS, MS, WD, MD.

[ricksakti]

Hey, BadMania why do you call Natsir butet? strange name... never heard that name before? any special history??

[madbad]

OK, I got 8/10 correct for the SF. Really thought the SIN pair would upset the THAI pair in XD. Nevertheless, my final predictions:

Lee Chong Wei vs Boonsak Ponsana - LCW 60% (is he carrying an injury?)
Hoon Thien How/Tan Boon Heong vs Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah - CTF/LWW 75% (men teach boys how to handle final pressure)
Wang Chen vs Kaori Mori -- Wang should win - WC 95% (thanks for showing up Kaori)
Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing vs Du Jing/Yu Yang - Du/Yu 55% (rested youngsters edge it out)
Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam - Nova/Butet 70% (superior and in better form)

[byelnats]

What a bad forecast for the Indonesian Thomas Cup contingent. None of them make it to the final :(. PBSI better starts planning something. The Indonesian team performance is abysmal compared to Malaysia. Aaaarrggghhh, I'm soooo MAD. They should just fire all those incompetent fools admin in PBSI!

Hope Nova/Lilyana will win and save the Indonesian team face. What a shame if they did not bring back a single title in this competition.

*PRAYING REALLY REALLY HARD*

[weeyet]

What a bad forecast for the Indonesian Thomas Cup contingent. None of them make it to the final :(. PBSI better starts planning something. The Indonesian team performance is abysmal compared to Malaysia. Aaaarrggghhh, I'm soooo MAD. They should just fire all those incompetent fools admin in PBSI!

Hope Nova/Lilyana will win and save the Indonesian team face. What a shame if they did not bring back a single title in this competition.

*PRAYING REALLY REALLY HARD*

Don't worry, Choong-Lee only beat Luluk-Alven in 3 games, but I think the home crowd factor contributed a lot to Malaysian's success in the competition, for example, Hoon-Tan vs Chandra-Sigit, Chandra-Sigit significantly did not display their level.

[weeyet]

OK, I got 8/10 correct for the SF. Really thought the SIN pair would upset the THAI pair in XD. Nevertheless, my final predictions:

Lee Chong Wei vs Boonsak Ponsana - LCW 60% (is he carrying an injury?)

NOt sure whether he is injured, but he is not in form, you could see that today, from his match against Park Sung Hwan, as he didn't have any training after the Commonwealth Games

[cooler]

Thailand's Boonsak storms into Asian badminton finals Sat Apr 1, 10:04 AM ET



Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana has stormed into the men's singles final of the Asian Badminton Championship, setting up a showdown with the Malaysian top seed.

Boonsak, a law student from Bangkok, delivered a hard-fought victory over China's Chen Yu in their semi-final clash at the Johor Baru indoor stadium. He will battle Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei for the singles crown.

Chong Wei, the home crowd's obvious favourite, dismissed South Korea's Park Sung Hwan in the other semi-final, and his performance throughout the event has marked him as the clear favourite.

But the Malaysian underplayed the hype on Saturday, saying the Thai shuttler would be a tough opponent.

"Boonsak has beaten all the top players in the world before, which means he has the quality. Add that to his never-say-die attitude on the court and I have to be on my toes tomorrow," Lee said.

"No doubts -- he is a good player and the match could go either way."

The two last met four months ago at the Southeast Asian Games team event in Manila, and it was Lee who triumphed in three games under the 15-point format.

But for Boonsak, that match is already ancient history.

"The Manila meeting was the first time we played each other. But that was under different circumstances. Tomorrow would be different again," Boonsak said.

"There is my personal target to achieve, and having made it to the first final of the year in a major meet, I want to do well. Hopefully the Malaysian crowd would be behind me just like they had been in my previous matches."

Malaysia's winning ways continued in the men's doubles draw, with the unseeded 2004 World Junior champion pair of Hoon Thien How and Tan Boon Heong slated to face veterans Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah in the final.

Hoon and Tan overcame the South Korean pair of Hwang Ji Man and Jung Tae Keuk in their semi-final clash, while Choong and Lee brushed aside the second seed Luluk Hadiyanto and Alven Yulianto of Indonesia in the other semi-final.

In the women's singles, defending champion Wang Chen of Hong Kong will go for her third title after booking her place in the final with an easy straight games win over China's Jiang Yanjia.

Wang, who is also the tournament's top seed, won the title in Jakarta in 2003 and again in Hyderabad, India last year.

In the final, she will face her old foe Mori Kaori of Japan in a repeat of last year's showdown where the China-born shuttler won in straight games under the 15-point format.

"It has been a tough tournament, especially my victory over China's Jiang Yanjia in the semis. I expect Kaori to be just as tough an opponent in the final. She is a fighter and a very steady player too," Wang said.

"So patience is the key to victory."
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last time i saw boonsak was him against jin chen of 06 china master which boonsak look sharp. I view boonsak had made improvement since the athen olympic. He brings a different flavor of MS which is good to watch instead chenhong, LD, PG all the time:D If boonsak wins, it would give a big boost of badminton to thailand. Imagine hearing crowds yelling 'BOON-SAK-BOON-SAK':P

[kelly]

Well, you can always ask someone with Starhub Cable for live scoring...:p

does anybody know wat time the final starts??and is rtm showing it live?

[badMania]

Hey, BadMania why do you call Natsir butet? strange name... never heard that name before? any special history??

It's a nickname, just like those that you ppl have for Boonsak.

[x50926x]

does anybody know wat time the final starts??and is rtm showing it live?

It should be 2pm on Supersports.

[x50926x]

Usually...its XD, WS, MS, WD, MD.

But yesterday it was XD, WD, MS, WS, MD.

[Carbonexer]

XD match started. Nobody post live scoring?

Ind:Tha
10:8

[ricksakti]

Boonsak is one of my favorites players. He got something that others do not have. Go boonsak..

[Carbonexer]

11:10 now....................

[Carbonexer]

13:10 .......................

[Carbonexer]

13:12......................

[Carbonexer]

15:12.................

[Carbonexer]

16:13.................

[Carbonexer]

17:15..................

[Carbonexer]

Ind took the 1st game 21:16

[luvCW]

what time is MS???

[Carbonexer]

Ind:Tha 2nd game
5:4

[badMania]

Ind took the 1st game 21:16

A good start for the World Champion.

I believe that when they are in form, only 4 pairs have the ability to beat Nova/Butet: Zhang Jun/Gao Ling (no 1 nemesis), Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms (used to be able to beat them comfortably, but have not been able to beat them since Nathan returned from his injury...with 2 losses in the HK Open quarter-final and All England semi-final), Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen (slowly emerging to be a real world class XD pair), and Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung (haven't really met them in the recent months...but Nova/Butet has lost a number of times to them early to mid of last year).

[Carbonexer]

6:5.............

[Carbonexer]

7:6..........................

[Carbonexer]

8:7.................

[minglee]

Great... keep posting pls///

[badMania]

7:6..........................

Still pretty tight...with services changing hands....hopefully they maintain the momentum.

[Carbonexer]

9:8...................

[Carbonexer]

10:9 thai never have the chance to lead so far

[Carbonexer]

10 all............. perhaps now

[Carbonexer]

yes 10:11.......................

[badMania]

yes 10:11.......................

A crucial pt of the match....hopefully the Indo pair can regain the lead and take the set.

[Carbonexer]

what time is MS???
Sorry I have no idea.

12:11

[Carbonexer]

14:12....................

[Carbonexer]

yes 14 all..................

[Carbonexer]

15 all................

[badMania]

14:12....................

GOOD! at least the 2 points gap is secured....as long as services keep changing hands, Nova/Butet should be able to take it.

[Carbonexer]

16:17..............

[Carbonexer]

17:18.......................

[badMania]

17:18.......................

Sigh...not a good sign :cool:

[Carbonexer]

oh no............. 19:18

[Carbonexer]

19 all.................

[Carbonexer]

yes 19:20................

[badMania]

oh no............. 19:18

Come on Nova/Butet....just need to maintain the momentum and take the gold!

[Carbonexer]

20 all...........................

[badMania]

20 all...........................

Steady...steady....

[Carbonexer]

20:21....... go thai

[Bresis]

21-20 now to the Thai

[Carbonexer]

towel break now

[minglee]

hopefully can go into 3 games... any pair wining i am also happy....

[badMania]

towel break now

Crucial last few pts. Hope the Indo pair can win!

[Bresis]

Is it 23-21 now?? My streaming got stuck

[Carbonexer]

Thai won the 2nd game. Yes!!!!!

[badMania]

Thai won the 2nd game. Yes!!!!!

SIGH...its always tight from the very beginning. I hope Nova/Butet can bounce back and take the rubber.

[Carbonexer]

Can't post anymore. Streaming not smooth anymore. Too many users hog their bandwidth.

[tutu_h]

http://www.chinabadminton.org/bbs/index.asp?boardid=17 go here for live streaming now for those who do not have Live TV broadcast.

[Carbonexer]

11:8...........................

[Carbonexer]

11:9...........................

[tutu_h]

the quality of live streaming of the chinese www.gdtv.com.cn (http://www.gdtv.com.cn) is very good.

[alloh]

XD match started. Nobody post live scoring?

Ind:Tha
10:8


Errr.... Ind should be India. And Indonesia should be Ina right?

[badMania]

11:9...........................

Again...too tight to be comfortable. At least they reach the break with the 2 points gap secured. Now just need to concentrate and win the remaining 10 pts.

[**KZ**]

yea....thx again for providing the scoring....again RTM is independable

[Carbonexer]

not looking good for thai..... 17:10

[Carbonexer]

17:12 go go thai.............

[tutu_h]

yea....thx again for providing the scoring....again RTM is independable

hey **KZ** go here http://www.chinabadminton.org/bbs/index.asp?boardid=17 for live streaming thru' chinese website. very good quality, no lagging at all.

[Carbonexer]

18:13..................

[badMania]

17:12 go go thai.............

Perfect...it should be secured, unless the Indo pair lost their focus,

[Carbonexer]

18:14 m'sian crowd support thai.

[Carbonexer]

20:14..................

[mirrura]

yea....thx again for providing the scoring....again RTM is independable
Yeah..it's funny. I'm in Malaysia, this is a competition held in Malaysia but I'm watching from a Chinese website :)

[**KZ**]

i was hoping the thai could win....

[Carbonexer]

Indonesia won the match.

[Bresis]

Yeah..it's funny. I'm in Malaysia, this is a competition held in Malaysia but I'm watching from a Chinese website :)

hehe..yup..the irony of it...

[badMania]

Indonesia won the match.

Phew...Nova/Butet finally won their first title of the year. Congrats!

[**KZ**]

RTM sucks....they broadcasted live ABC yesterday...but was only like 1 hr? give astro better lar...haiyo....waste my time....and then the news breaks....damn frustrating....and then b4 they go back to the games you even have to listen to a few fellows talking crap....

[ricksakti]

heyhey... the best pair of xd. Why the crowd supported Thai pair? RTM sucks. Thank you fo rthe update.

[Bresis]

what's next? WD or MS? oops..WS starting now

[tutu_h]

WS is the next to come

[tutu_h]

Wang Chen : K.Mori
5:5

[tutu_h]

Wang Chen : K.Mori
6:5

[tutu_h]

Wang Chen : K.Mori
8:9

[tutu_h]

Wang Chen (HK China) : K.Mori (Japan)
10:11

[tutu_h]

Wang Chen (HK China) : K.Mori (Japan)
17:14

[tutu_h]

Wang Chen (HK China) : K.Mori (Japan)
19:14

[tutu_h]

Wang Chen (HK China) : K.Mori (Japan)
21:14

Wang Chen won the 1st Game

[lecxy615]

Wang Chen (HK China) : K.Mori (Japan) 1:3

[lecxy615]

Wang Chen (HK China) : K.Mori (Japan) 2:4

[lecxy615]

first set won by WangChen (21:14)
2nd set: Wang Chen (HK China) : K.Mori (Japan) => 3:6

[lecxy615]

first set won by WangChen (21:14)
2nd set: Wang Chen (HK China) : K.Mori (Japan) => 4: 9 (Wang Chen looked tired)

[tutu_h]

Wang chen made a lot of unforced errors in the second game.

[kwun]

i was hoping the thai could win....

same here. while i also like the INA pair, i favor the Thai pair more. ah well, they have to play bridesmaid to the INA yet again. let's hope they will play better next time!

[lecxy615]

first set won by WangChen (21:14)
2nd set: Wang Chen (HK China) : K.Mori (Japan) => 6:11

[lecxy615]

first set won by WangChen (21:14)
2nd set: Wang Chen (HK China) : K.Mori (Japan) => 8:15

[lecxy615]

Lineman couldn't decide on a placing by WangChen (near d outer line) and d judge gave it a let

[lecxy615]

first set won by WangChen (21:14)
2nd set: Wang Chen (HK China) : K.Mori (Japan) => 9: 20

[lecxy615]

first set won by WangChen (21:14)
2nd set: Wang Chen (HK China) : K.Mori (Japan) => 9: 21 (12 mins)

[tutu_h]

Wang chen has got 7 out of 10 out with just few inches away from the line.

[Bresis]

Seems that it is heading towards a rubber game...

[lecxy615]

1st set: Wang Chen 21:14 K. Mori
2nd set: Wang Chen 9: 21 K. Mori
3rd set: Wang Chen (HK China) : K.Mori (Japan) => 1:0

[tutu_h]

Lineman couldn't decide on a placing by WangChen (near d outer line) and d judge gave it a let

it is indeed very hard to decide, even the slow reply couldn't show exactly whether it is in or out.

[coolman]

second set of final wang chen was choke......totally cant play...she only got 9 points

[lecxy615]

1st set: Wang Chen : K. Mori => 21: 14
2nd set: Wang Chen : K.Mori => 9: 21
3rd set: Wang Chen : K.Mori => 7:4

[tutu_h]

does anybody know wat time the final starts??and is rtm showing it live?

u can also see the online streaming thru' chinese website.
http://www.chinabadminton.org/bbs/index.asp?boardid=17

[lecxy615]

1st set: Wang Chen : K. Mori => 21: 14
2nd set: Wang Chen : K.Mori => 9: 21
3rd set: Wang Chen : K.Mori => 10: 7

[lecxy615]

1st set: Wang Chen : K. Mori => 21: 14
2nd set: Wang Chen : K.Mori => 9: 21
3rd set: Wang Chen : K.Mori => 12: 8

[lecxy615]

14: 11 ..................

[**KZ**]

go japan!!go kaori!!

[lecxy615]

another live tv from http://planet.nana.co.il/livetv/gdtv.asx

[Bresis]

has the game ended yet? updates any1?

[taufik 4eva]

is tt channel for free

[tutu_h]

LCW and Boonsak r warming up now.

[lecxy615]

suddenly changed to news broadcast.....frustating.

[badMania]

Wang Chen has won in 3 sets.
The MS singles is now starting with both players warming up.

[tutu_h]

gonna start now

[tutu_h]

boonsak to serve, love all, play

[badMania]

LCW has gotten the first 2 pts of the game.
Another smash makes it 3-0

[badMania]

Boonsak got his first pt but Lee regains service 6-1 to LCW

[tutu_h]

LCW (MAS) : Boonsak (THA)
6:1

[lecxy615]

1st set: LCW vs Boonsak => 8:3

[alloh]

RTM .... ahahhaa.......
suddenly break for news !

[tutu_h]

wau, LCW's net cross court was really good, he did it 2 times

[lecxy615]

1st set: LCW vs Boonsak => 9:5

[badMania]

Boonsak got a few quick pts but LCW is still dominant: 8-4 now.

[lecxy615]

some splendid drop-shots by LCW. 10:5

[lecxy615]

11:5 , break.....

[Kamen]

$%^&*&$#$%^&*(*&^%^ Rtm1

[alloh]

WTF RTM !!!!
No more live for badminton!!!!

[tutu_h]

$%^&*&$#$%^&*(*&^%^ Rtm1

:D :D :D
go here for live streaming.
http://www.chinabadminton.org/bbs/index.asp?boardid=17

[badMania]

LCW first reachs the halfway mark of the first set, leading 11-5.

I have a feeling he likes the new system, with a fast-attacking play and cross-court shots. Both Taufik and Lin Dan will really have problems facing LCW.

Boonsak is also looking good. He has gotten a few more pts to make the scoreline a little tighter at 14-11, including some brilliantly played shots.

[alloh]

Luckily we ca watch it live from internet.
RTM suckz !!!!

[lecxy615]

Lcw 17-12 ...........

[alloh]

The poorest broadcaster in the world ..... RTM1 :D
That makes another Malaysia Boleh ~!
Suddenly change the badminton live to other live shows :D

WTF ... we are watching the MS final which Malaysian player in playing !!!

[badMania]

Another accurate shot by LCW and he makes it 18-12. He will take the first set.

[lecxy615]

LCW won 1st set wif 21-12 (15 mins)

[tutu_h]

I noticed that LCW is not as quick as he was in the WC2005 when he played against BaoCL. maybe he is too tired after CWG.

[Brave_Turtle]

noticed that LCW is not as quick as he was in the WC2005 when he played against BaoCL. maybe he is too tired after CWG.

I didnt notice it. I find he was very accurate and very quick.

[badMania]

Game pt to LCW after an out-of-court return by Boonsak. He clinches the set 21-12, after yet another poor return by Boonsak.

LCW ups the tempo in the middle of the first set when Boonsak was closing in at 14-11, which causes Boonsak to somehow lose his focus and make a number of unforced errors.

I think LCW will get yet another title.....he has been on a roll.

[lecxy615]

1st set: LCW : Boonsak => 21 - 12
2nd set: LCW : Boonsak => 3 - 7

[taufik 4eva]

is that channel for free

[tutu_h]

I didnt notice it. I find he was very accurate and very quick.

his Tempo only begun at the end of the first game.

[lecxy615]

1st set: LCW : Boonsak => 21 - 12
2nd set: LCW : Boonsak => 5 - 9

[badMania]

Boonsak leads in the second set 8-4.

[lecxy615]

1st set: LCW : Boonsak => 21 - 12
2nd set: LCW : Boonsak => 9 - 9

[badMania]

Boonsak still leads 9-8...he made a couple of unforced errors in the last few rallies.

[lecxy615]

1st set: LCW : Boonsak => 21 - 12
2nd set: LCW : Boonsak => 11 - 9 break

[Bresis]

CW leading 11-9

[badMania]

LCW is virtually unstoppable in the last few rallies. He got 8 consecutive points and now leads 12-10. Boonsak again lost his focus.

[lecxy615]

LCW oso made a few unforced errors, now ties at 12 - 12

[badMania]

Boonsak levelled the score at 13-13. LCW's out return makes it 14-13 to Boonsak.

[lecxy615]

Lcw 19:15 ..........

[badMania]

Yet another accurate cross-court shot by LCW, 14-14. Service changes hands and its 15-15, with LCW serving. A little breather for both players.

LCW just makes it 17-15.

[lecxy615]

LCW won wif 21-12, 21-15

[alloh]

LCW Boleh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[badMania]

Yet again, Boonsak got disoriented when LCW ups his tempo. 2 more pts to LCW, 19-15.

Boonsak regains his service, 19-16, but lost his serve again. LCW at game pt 20-16. LCW clinches it 21-16 after an out return by Boonsak.

Its 11 consecutive victories for LCW now (not including the matches in mixed team events at CG).

[Bresis]

Is WD or MD next?

[Brave_Turtle]

Good job LCW.

Have you guys noticed how good were Boonsak Backhand? I wouldn't dare to say better than Taufik but it's probably on the same level now.

I'm pretty sure he worked a lot on it.

[alloh]

I heard from the RTM commentator, he said actually BAM not arranged LCW to play in ABC, but LCW requests to play?

wooowww..... great LCW

[tutu_h]

should be WD if i am not mistaken coz they usually put the most exciting match as last to keep the spectators in the stadium.

[Bresis]

I heard from the RTM commentator, he said actually BAM not arranged LCW to play in ABC, but LCW requests to play?

wooowww..... great LCW

I thought it's actually LCW din want to play buy Yap Kim Hock requested him to play to get use to the new points system...

[lecxy615]

I heard from the RTM commentator, he said actually BAM not arranged LCW to play in ABC, but LCW requests to play?

wooowww..... great LCW

Actually is LiMao advised LCW to play instead of LCW willing to play himself. RTM commentator was gv wrong info.

[tutu_h]

I heard from the RTM commentator, he said actually BAM not arranged LCW to play in ABC, but LCW requests to play?

wooowww..... great LCW

it's the other way round. LCW was actually complaining that he is tired after CWG and hope to rest but the BAM wants him to get used to the 21 points system. that's what i saw in the news few days ago at www.thestar.com.my (http://www.thestar.com.my).

[badMania]

Good job LCW.

Have you guys noticed how good were Boonsak Backhand? I wouldn't dare to say better than Taufik but it's probably on the same level now.

I'm pretty sure he worked a lot on it.

Remember that Boonsak has beaten Taufik when Indonesia played Thailand in Jaipur. He has to work on his concentration during the match..because LCW appears to have the better of him when he ups the tempo of the game both in the first and second set. Those also happens when Boonsak was playing well.

[badMania]

LCW is now the Commonwealth Games and ABC champions.
He is the one to watch out for in Asian Games and World Championships later this year.

[tutu_h]

Actually is LiMao advised LCW to play instead of LCW willing to play himself. RTM commentator was gv wrong info.

I won't trust the RTM anymore after so many SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS rubbish.

[alloh]

Good job LCW.

Have you guys noticed how good were Boonsak Backhand? I wouldn't dare to say better than Taufik but it's probably on the same level now.

I'm pretty sure he worked a lot on it.

Yes.... Boonsak is a great player. He has imporeve a lot, especially his smash.
But we can see that LCW has better speed and strategy than Boosak.

[badMania]

Top 4 potential gold medallist in Asian Games (in order):
Lin Dan
Lee Chong Wei
Chen Jin
Lee Hyun Il

[tutu_h]

Top 4 potential gold medallist in Asian Games (in order):
Lin Dan
Lee Chong Wei
Chen Jin
Lee Hyun Il

how about Taufik hidayat?

[Brave_Turtle]

Yes.... Boonsak is a great player. He has imporeve a lot, especially his smash.
But we can see that LCW has better speed and strategy than Boosak.

I think LCW really dominated him on the net. LCW almost net kill 5-6 points.

Dominating the net forces Boonsak to lift and LCW would finish him with his jumpsmash.

[lecxy615]

quite impressed wif LCW's backcourt's smash.......LinDan, Taufik, beware of our LCW.......

[badMania]

how about Taufik hidayat?

He has won the Asian gold in 2002...so its unlikely that he has the motivation to play for the gold. At the moment, he is not even exposed to the new system yet, winning only 1 match against Nguyen Tian Minh in Jaipur. He lost easily to LCW.

Lin Dan is still the man to beat...because of his consistency. But, I fancy Lee Chong Wei....you have seen how quick he is today and he seems to be pretty comfortable with the new system.
I rank Chen Jin 3rd because from the few times I have seen him play, he really impresses me.

[badMania]

Chien/Cheng vs Du/Yu now. Still tight at 2-2.

[badMania]

Du/Yu is very fast....they lead 11-4. Chien/Cheng made a number of service errors.

[ants]

LCW was not playing his best today. But still can win. I hope he will recover and play his best in Thomas Cup.

[badMania]

Finally 2 pts for Chien/Cheng after being pegged back for so long. They still trails 6-16. The Chinese should take the first set.

[alloh]

LCW was not playing his best today. But still can win. I hope he will recover and play his best in Thomas Cup.


:) I think he did play very well today.
But TC can't only rely on LCW only. We hope the others can perform well also.

[badMania]

LCW was not playing his best today. But still can win. I hope he will recover and play his best in Thomas Cup.

It's scarry indeed....especially when he looks really at ease playing the new system.

Back to the game...Chien/Cheng lost the first set 11-21. The Chinese pair makes it hard for them to play their normal game. Hopefully the second half is more interesting.

[ants]

What i mean.. his form today wont be able to compete with LinDan or Taufik. He is tired actually.

[badMania]

The Chinese pair is indeed very sharp and they have an early lead in the second half, 5-2.

[badMania]

The lead is now 11-4. It has been smooth sailing for the Chinese pair. Chien/Cheng is being pegged back right from the beginning of the match. Its similar to watching Fu/Cai against Tony/Howard in the China Masters semi-final....one way attact from the Chinese pair.

[badMania]

The Chinese pair is leading 18-9 in the second set.

[badMania]

Hmmm...Chien/Cheng beginning to get their rhytm back in the end...but its too late. Du Jing/Yu Yang win 21-11, 21-16 in the fastest match of the final so far.

[Bresis]

oh no!! no more broadcast more gdtv??

[alloh]

Oh no .... http://www.chinabadminton.org/bbs/index.asp?boardid=17 is not showing the last match MD!

hopefully the BEST broadcaster in the world, RTM will have it live.

[KourKK]

Oh no .... http://www.chinabadminton.org/bbs/index.asp?boardid=17 is not showing the last match MD!

hopefully the BEST broadcaster in the world, RTM will have it live.

their broadcast is supposed to be from 5.30-6.00... so we'll be lucky to get the first set and abit

[KourKK]

the two pairs warming up now

[KourKK]

quick opening exchange.. 2-2

[KourKK]

mistake at the net by the young pair.. 3-2 to the veterans!

[KourKK]

good smashing by the young pair.. 3-4 to the vets

[lecxy615]

Chong/Lee 4:4 ........

[KourKK]

great play by tan boon heong, the kids winning 5-4

[KourKK]

WE LOVE RTM! RTM FOREVER!

ladeedah

[Bresis]

6-5 to the seniors

[KourKK]

the kids reach the first interval, leading 11-8

[Bresis]

ooh..seems that my rtm is lagging big time

[KourKK]

seniors take 4 quick points to lead 12-11

tan boon heong makes a good deceptive shot, 12-12

[lecxy615]

17 - 16 to the juniors

[KourKK]

18-17, boon heong and thein how leading

[KourKK]

the juniors win the first set 21-17

[lecxy615]

19 - 17 to the juniors

[KourKK]

and now RTM Transmission will end... @#)!!$#()@%*@ for some idiot news that being repeated for 15 minutes every hour..

[lecxy615]

game point ......

[Bresis]

the juniors won!

[lecxy615]

1st set won by junior pair 21-17

[mirrura]

Wow..amazing juniors. Boon Heong was good! C'mmon wan wah & Tan Fook!! Make it to rubber!

[xijiayu]

If the boys win the final, it would certainly be the biggest upset in the tournament history that a pair came from qualifying round to win the title. Great future for them. Hope to see them in Japan!

[Bresis]

my screen seems to be stucked..i can only hear live commentary

[KourKK]

hmmm.. and they're both using nanospeed 8000's by my eye.. and RTM broadcast will end in 2 minutes and counting

[KourKK]

correction.. has ended

[Bresis]

what's the score now? updates any1?? those watching from sg tv??

[lecxy615]

Rtm Unggul.........

[KourKK]

thats the end from RTM.. got some more stupid show after this news broadcast... anyone watching on Starhub Supersports?

[weeyet]

I hope Choong-Lee won! taht boost their confidence ahead of TC

[mirrura]

weeyet, aren't you in the stadium rite now?

[tutu_h]

Rtm Unggul.........

u forgotten the "Tetap"......RTM tetap Unggul.....hahahaha:D :D :D . they have different brain than normal human being.

the stupid thing comes again now - Pesta RTM 60.

[alloh]

RTM @#$%^&* !!!!
Every hour having news for 15 minutes.
And always have two idiot talking~!

[KourKK]

RTM @#$%^&* !!!!
Every hour having news for 15 minutes.
And always have two idiot talking~!


exactly.. and they arent even broadcasting more of the ABC after this news :crying::crying::crying: :mad::mad::mad::mad: :crying::crying::crying:

and government wants us to support our national athletes.. abit hard when NATIONAL tv broadcaster wont even give us that opportunity

[Bresis]

weeyet, aren't you in the stadium rite now?

yeah..u din go for the finals??:confused:

[weeyet]

weeyet, aren't you in the stadium rite now?
I didn't go today as I have project meeting, and because Malaysian MD already assured a win, with LCW looking good for gold :) ....

But I'm keeping contact with my friend who is in the stadium now

[Carbonexer]

RTM @#$%^&* !!!!
Every hour having news for 15 minutes.
And always have two idiot talking~!
LOL :D exactly!!! Words simply could not describe RTM. They are simply out of this world. Aliens indeed.

[Bresis]

updates any1?? have the juniors won??

[badMania]

1st set won by junior pair 21-17

The junior pair was formerly World Junior Champion....so...they have the potential to make the top 10 in time to come.

IMHO, CCM/KKK still lacks that something to make them into a real world class pair. CTF/LWW probably will be around for another 1-2 years and then its the 3-4 pairs below them who will really be Malaysia's future. Gan Teik Chai/Abdul Latif Mohd Zakry is a pair on the rise this year with some good performance. Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Lin Woon Fui is another pair that has been around for 2 years now. Both pairs need to win a GP title to really boost their confidence. Meanwhile, Tan Bin Shen/Ong Soon Hock has not been competing for quite some time...probably time to reshuffle them?

The latest sensation is undobtedly Hoon Thien How/Tan Boon Heong. They have decent performance as a junior pair last year, and if they can win the title today, it will be a solid morale and confidence-booster for them to compete with the best.

[KourKK]

haha....cant agree more...rili two pigs talking...wasting time...wif all their news...as if every hour of news is not enough...rtm wil rili be commented till death by malaysians supporters this time...especially thouse without other sources like astro...

even those with astro cant watch the finals... :crying:

[Malaysianfan]

Hopefully Choong/Lee can win this match. I think they really need this to have faith again in themselves. It seems that they have lost their confidence. Read in somewhere that Tan Fook said to the supporters after the commenwealth games mens double final that he can't play badminton alr as he is old now. It was sad to hear this.I think they really need sthg to be confident again.

[kelly]

somebody please update...

[Lionel]

WHAT??!!!EVEN ASTRO IS NOT BROADCASTING???CAN ANYONE PLEASE BE KIND ENOUGH TO TELL ME THE LATEST RESULT???ANYONE PLEASE!!i really LOVE rtm after this...so many times msia players enter finals but yet stil no broadcast...dunno wat rtm r thinking bout..

[mirrura]

somehow win or lose, i hope that boon heong/thien how's great run in this tourney won't last because usually inconsistency is very well known to malaysia. It seems that there are many "back-up" players coming up this year. Rexy's magic touch is proving to be good this time around

[Kamen]

pls update. our national tv sucks...................

[weeyet]

updates any1?? have the juniors won??
results from the stadium, Lee Wan Wah-Choong Tan Fook won

[Lionel]

ya...once u update everyone will be so grateful...jus be our good samaritian please someone...our angel..

[weeyet]

Happy that they won!
Hope the win will help them play well in TC

[Malaysianfan]

They won? second game? or won the match alr?

[Bresis]

oh..ww/tf won dee?!! That's fast considering they have to play 3rd game

[Lionel]

lee/choong won??wah...another rubber set for today...so whats the score??

[Lionel]

u mean the 3rd game also finished??or only 2nd game finished??

[weeyet]

Not so sure, but my friend sms me from stadium that Choong-Lee won 2-1