Any of u who r supprters or fans of saina sign in here and post, results/pics/any comments, regarding saina here:) .
P.s does anyone know any links where i can watch saina's matches in the indonesia open..

poor... Saina has out from Indonesia Open in Qual round. She lost to Indonesian young girl Yuan Kartika 17:21; 21:23

Any of u who r supprters or fans of saina sign in here and post, results/pics/any comments, regarding saina here:) .
P.s does anyone know any links where i can watch saina's matches in the indonesia open..

Too bad she lost. Saina was a fine young lady. Manage to talk to her few times during the PO. It was tough for her playing hard games. I'm not suprised she lost. She need to improved on her conditioning. Anyway she is still young.. i'm sure we will see more of her in the future wining titles.

Too bad she lost. Saina was a fine young lady. Manage to talk to her few times during the PO. It was tough for her playing hard games. I'm not suprised she lost. She need to improved on her conditioning. Anyway she is still young.. i'm sure we will see more of her in the future wining titles.


It is tough to back up for another tournament only a few days after --- she is probably still basking in her glory in the Philippines Open.

20060

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I am very happy for Saina Nehwal. I watched her played well at the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne just weeks ago. I told Saina, herself, that she will one day be a World Singles Champion. But I didn't think she believed me. Saina is only 16.


Cheers... chris@ccc

I am very happy for Saina Nehwal. I watched her played well at the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne just weeks ago. I told Saina, herself, that she will one day be a World Singles Champion. But I didn't think she believed me. Saina is only 16.
Cheers... chris@ccc

Tragically, I think there are probably a few 16-year-olds in China who may be able to beat her even now. It will be interesting to watch the coming World Junior Championships.

Thanx Chris and zia.Chris, im sureshe will become a world singles champion:D
bUt i was certainly not expecting her to go out in qualifying,im sure it is because of fatigue, she will do much better in the next tournament.Zia thanx for the score update.:)

Thanx Chris and zia.Chris, im sure she will become a world singles champion:D
but i was certainly not expecting her to go out in qualifying,im sure it is because of fatigue, she will do much better in the next tournament.Zia thanx for the score update.:)

I was able to watch the finals of the Philippine Open in the Philsports Arena. :D My friends and I (and probably most of the audience) liked how Saina Nehwal played. I can say that most of us became instant fans of her. I hope she'll continue her ascent in the WS ranking. :D

Her style reminds me a little of Susi Susanti's style of playing. :D

good to see many fans of saina:D

Move over Sania, Saina is here

P Revathi
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UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENT: Saina Nehwal is the first Indian to win a 4-star badminton tournament.

WATCH VIDEO

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There is a new teenage sporting sensation in Indian sports. Move over Sania Mirza as now it is the turn of another Hyderabadi girl to make the headlines.


Saina Nehwal has became the first Indian woman to win a 4-star badminton tournament and her parents Usha and Harvir Singh Nehwal are on cloud nine.


After all their 16-year-old daughter has done what no Indian has done till now.


Saina's win in the Philippines Open saw her parents, both of whom are former badminton players, celebrating.


And now they proudly show off the medals and trophies that their daughter has won till date.


"Saina was was a very different kind of child. At the age of seven-eight months we were worried about her because she was very serious and would never smile. One day, I took her to the badminton court and when she saw a game, she started laughing," her father Harivir Singh says.


Saina's talent was noticed when she was just nine and former all England champion P Gopichand took her under his wing when she was 13.


"I think her achievement is phenomenal because no Indian woman has done it so far. Also to do so when she is just 16 is great. She has got many tournaments to play in future. It is remarkable not only for her but also for Indian badminton," Gopichand says.


Saina's game is simple as she relies on power to subdue her opponents.


It was on display at the 2006 Commonwealth Games when she was part of the team which won the team bronze.


And now her parents want her to go for the biggest prize of them all.


"Determination accha hai uska. Mehnati bhi hai. Woh accha Olympian banegi aur jeetegi (She is very determined and works hard. I want her to win a medal in the Olympics)," her mother Usha Nehwal adds.


At 16 Saina's best is yet to come. She celebrated her birthday just 10 days back and her parents could not have asked for a better gift from her.

Move over Sania, Saina is here

At 16 Saina's best is yet to come. She celebrated her birthday just 10 days back and her parents could not have asked for a better gift from her.

For all Saina's fans, it is good that you are singing her song. I
However, I think it is still early days. To expect her to beat top Chinese players would be very hard. This could be her only win for a long while.

Just on that last game with Julia Wong of Malaysia in the Philippines Open, I think Julia could have won if she had attacked Saina more. To be fair, I think Julia should get some accolades too. Well done Julia for reaching the final.

"I am shocked and still don't know how this happened," said not Saina after the Philippines Open, but Xu Huaiwen, world number four, after she was defeated by Saina. "This kid will be on the top in a year," proclaimed the disappointed yet impressed Xu after the game.

This is what Xu said after her loss in the philippine open.

Tragically, I think there are probably a few 16-year-olds in China who may be able to beat her even now. It will be interesting to watch the coming World Junior Championships.

Hi hcyong,

Yes, you are correct. But so far I can find two, namely, India's Saina Newhal and China's Wang Lin, gifted and talented. It will now depend on how hard they train for the coming World Junior Championships.

Perhaps, they will meet each other at the Finals.

Cheers... chris@ccc

I hope more sponsors will support her now that her talent is being recognized. :)

One of the things that endeared her to the audience was the fact that during the quarter and semi finals, she was wearing a shirt with her name in black pen ink written on strips of masking tape stuck on the back of her shirt. That's in contrast to the well funded japanese team with beautifully matching uniforms.

I hope she'll be invited to play in this year's MVP Cup. :D

I hope more sponsors will support her now that her talent is being recognized. :)

One of the things that endeared her to the audience was the fact that during the quarter and semi finals, she was wearing a shirt with her name in black pen ink written on strips of masking tape stuck on the back of her shirt. That's in contrast to the well funded japanese team with beautifully matching uniforms.

I hope she'll be invited to play in this year's MVP Cup. :D

Your sentiments could not have been at a better time, and going to first causes, Nehwal's win.:p

Mittal Champions Trust (India) is essentially providing carte blanche full support to participate in any international tourneys. Also, Yonex-Sunrise is stepping in. So, invitations would only help to better baddy!

And as Gopi, the recently appointed Head Coach at Badminton India, is reported to have said earlier "If we are able to produce a stream of players who can perform well at the international level, media attention will come and it will make a big difference to the sports." Surely seems the recipe for popularity!:D The Indian Open 07 will be revived by India and hosted as a 5* Grand Prix event! Read about these here: click (http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1710983,0000.htm) and here (http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/007200606011553.htm).

Then there is Project 2010 with a definite eye for medals at the Commonewealth Games, and India is also gearing up for WC09. More on this in this report (http://sport.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1600326.cms).

Holy cow:eek: ,

Ive seen her play when i was in India, AP hyderabad when I was 18-21 and now im 24 and in usa seein all players whom I only saw hangin around Chetan Anand, jwala gutta and this saina...

just keep goin on saina u are one more feather to the cap and makin hyderabadis proud again.....

wish i could see her game or clip or anything , anyone any video of hers????

Regards
Kris wt a k

Your sentiments could not have been at a better time, and going to first causes, Nehwal's win.:p

Mittal Champions Trust (India) is essentially providing carte blanche full support to participate in any international tourneys. Also, Yonex-Sunrise is stepping in. So, invitations would only help to better baddy!

And as Gopi, the recently appointed Head Coach at Badminton India, is reported to have said earlier "If we are able to produce a stream of players who can perform well at the international level, media attention will come and it will make a big difference to the sports." Surely seems the recipe for popularity!:D The Indian Open 07 will be revived by India and hosted as a 5* Grand Prix event! Read about these here: click (http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1710983,0000.htm) and here (http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/007200606011553.htm).

Then there is Project 2010 with a definite eye for medals at the Commonewealth Games, and India is also gearing up for WC09. More on this in this report (http://sport.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1600326.cms).

I was so impressed by Saina's game during the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in March that I posted a thread on "Tribute to Indian Star, Saina Nehwal", with many pictures of Saina in action. You may wish to view some of them.

http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=32237

yeah.. when i first saw her played in Philippines Open, i thoght, "wow, this young girl is just unbelievable!"

I would like to see her shine in the next tournaments...

nice thread Loh- v well presented:)

Here's a photo taken with Saina at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games

That's a nice one, Maz! Caught us by surprise!

I don't think I can take another one with her as security here is much tighter than in MEC. Unless I can borrow ants VIP pass (or even Glen's of Philippines) and steal a photo with Saina, without ants intruding. ;)

This is a great thread, but shouldn't this be in the "Professional Players" sub-forum? Maybe we can ask Kwun to move this thread so that it won't get lost in the "2006 Tournaments" sub-forum. :D

Tragically, I think there are probably a few 16-year-olds in China who may be able to beat her even now. It will be interesting to watch the coming World Junior Championships.

Hi saina fan, Loh, Maz, MikeJ & hcyong,

Just received a link about the Asian Junior Badmintion Championship, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, 3-July-2006..

http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=302932&ssid=93&sid=SPO

Could Saina be our next Asian Junior Ladies Singles Champion?

Good Luck to Saina.

Cheers... chris@ccc

Sir
Greetings. I am Dr Harvir Singh ,Saina Nehwals father, Scientist by profession. I do not want to put any question . Simply I want to thank the fans of Saina for their compliments. I enjoy to read the praise /critisisum radarding Saina game. Thnks to all fans.She is still child so I maintains her records.
Thanks for giving me the chance.
Yours faithfully
Harvir

Dear Dr Harvir Singh,

I am surprised but glad that you visit this site :))) hope your daughter becomes the best that she can be. Maybe if you come to malaysia, hope to see her play as even I havent seen her play, I am anxious to know and see how she plays.

Regards,
Jason,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Sir
Greetings. I am Dr Harvir Singh ,Saina Nehwals father, Scientist by profession. I do not want to put any question . Simply I want to thank the fans of Saina for their compliments. I enjoy to read the praise /critisisum radarding Saina game. Thnks to all fans.She is still child so I maintains her records.
Thanks for giving me the chance.
Yours faithfully
Harvir

Could Saina be our next Asian Junior Ladies Singles Champion?

Good Luck to Saina.

Cheers... chris@ccc
Yes, Saina is playing at The Asian Junior Badminton Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 3-July to 9-July-2006.

And Saina(World Rank No.42) is seeded No.2 in the Junior Ladies Singles, behind Korea's Jang Soo Young(WR No.39), but in front of Singapore's Xing Aiying(WR No.44) and China's Wang Yihan(WR No.85).

So... Good Luck to Saina.

Cheers... chris@ccc

Dear Sir
Thanks for the compliments. She will be in Kuala Lumpur from 1.7.06 to 10.7.06.playing the Jr Asian Championship.
Thanks
Yours sincerely
Harvir Singh

Hello Mr Harvir Singh.
Your daugther played very well. With her commitment and your neverending support, i'm sure she will make an impact in the world badminton arena. Anyhow i also hope she will do well in the Jr Asian Championship.

It's been a long time since Camellia,has there been anyone who can challenge China's supremacy in the woman singles.A young bright star has finally emerged from India to trouble the chinese girls.She is indeed skilful player who also packs power.Saina will be a delight to watch.

Dear Sir
Thanks for the compliments. She will be in Kuala Lumpur from 1.7.06 to 10.7.06.playing the Jr Asian Championship.
Thanks
Yours sincerely
Harvir Singh

Dr Singh

You're a lucky father with such a talent as Saina. As I've mentioned in my other thread, I've seen your lovely daughter play in Singapore and met her again in Melbourne this March. What a change a year or two can make! She was in devastating form during the MCG and many of us here, particularly those from Australia like Chris, Maz, BadFever, Kim, FEND, had a chance to witness her brilliant display.

Are you a badminton player yourself and did you influence Saina in taking up the game? How was Saina when she was young?

Do give her your encouragement, especially when she is 'down' as it will happen from time to time, and start to treat her like a young lady, not a child anymore! We in BF will be following her progress closely and wish her well in her training and future development.

Please say a big hello to Saina on our behalf! :p

Dear Dr. Harvir Singh,

First of all, I'd like to say that your daughter is very blessed to have a very loving and supportive father. :)

If you and your daughter Saina have the time, please join our local (Philippine) badminton forum. Here is the link to our site:

Pinoybadminton, inc. (http://www.pinoybadminton.com.ph/)

Our local badminton players can learn a lot from your daughter's experience and talent.

Thank you for your time.



Mike

i am not saina supprter or fans but lee chong wei fans.i hope you all don't mind if i left some message for her
i hope saina will go to quarter-final or final in the asian junior championship.she must practice hard if she want win this championship because there are many professional junior players want win this championship espeacialy malaysia and indonesia
so,good luck

Saina to lead India in Asian junior badminton
Jun. 30, 2006

A 12-member junior team, led by teenage sensation Saina Nehwal, would be seen in action at the Asian Junior Badminton Championship in Kuala Lampur from July 3-9. Saina, seeded second in the tournament, has got a bye in the first round. The team members are scheduled to leave for Malaysia tonight. The 16-year-old girl from Hyderabad reached the pre-quarterfinal in the previous edition but with a recent Grand Prix title -- Philippines Open -- under her belt, the world no 42 would look to prove herself in the junior circuit as well. World no 39 and top seed in the tournament, Korea's Jang Soo Young and third seed Xing Aiying of Singapore could pose a challenge for the Indian starlet

Here is a link http://sport.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1698230.cms

where Saina made some comments on her approach to the Asian Junior Badminton Championship in Kuala Lumpur 2006.

Cheers... chris@ccc

Mike form Phillipines
Dear Sir
Saina is a very humble and god fearing girl. She started playing at the age of 9 with great coach in India Mr. S M Aarif and later with Mr Gopi Chand All England winner. She has envey to those who take the honour on the stage that is why always keen to touch that level by diong at least 6 hr practice daily. She is 12 standard student but now a days finds no time to go to school. Our full support is with her and always prey to almight to help her in her mission. I wish that every body becomes like her in the game.
Thanks for the good words.
Yours sincerely
Harvir
father of Saina

Thanks for the good words.
Yours sincerely
Harvir
father of Saina
Hi Dr Harvir Singh,

It's good to know, according to this link http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1775989,00070007.htm that Saina is doing well in the Korea Open 2006.

Wishing Saina "Best of Luck".

Cheers... chris@ccc

Greetings,

Just received news that Saina is now ranked 30th in the Women Singles World Ranking as at 7-Sep-2006.

CONGRATULATIONS SAINA !!!.

Link 1 = http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1793725,00070007.htm
Link 2 = http://www.internationalbadminton.org/womensingles.asp?Page=2&PageNo=GO

Cheers... chris@ccc

thanks a lot chris... thanks saINa now people can not talk about saNIa for a reason.. :-) I wish I could support the desi players in madrid.... all the best... oh btw there is a picture missing here...

sir harvir singhji aap zara photo upload keejiye...

http://www.internationalbadminton.org/womensinglessplitmain.asp?playerid=52748&rk=30&rp=15126&rd=September%2014%202006

ALL THE BEST SAINA, KEEP UP THE POSITIVE SPORTING SPIRIT FOR WC06 AT MADRID....

Hi
I m a gr8 fan of saina nehwal
i like her play
shes awesome
i hope she becomes da gr8est player on earth
best of luck 4 Saina

Women's Singles Round of 32 i.e. Round I
Aspire Hall 3 - 06 DEC 2006 - Start Time: 1:40 PM @ Doha i.e. 4:10 PM (IST)
DURA Nadeesha (SRI) VS NEHWAL Saina (IND)
Saina Nehwal Won Da Match [:)] [:)] [:)] [:)] [:)] [:)]
21-10
21-6
Next Match
Women's Singles Round of 16
Aspire Hall 3 - 06 DEC 2006 - Start Time: 21:00 PM @ Doha i.e.11:30 PM (IST)
HIROSE Eriko (JPN) VS NEHWAL Saina (IND)
Saina Nehwal Lost Da Match [:(] [:(] [:(] [:(] [:(] [:(] [:(]
23-25
7-21

Women's Singles Round of 16
Aspire Hall 3 - 06 DEC 2006 - Start Time: 21:00 PM @ Doha i.e.11:30 PM (IST)

HIROSE Eriko (JPN) VS NEHWAL Saina (IND)
Saina Nehwal Lost Da Match [:(] [:(] [:(] [:(] [:(] [:(] [:(]

23-25
7-21


Hi Carbonex8200LT,

Is it because that Saina Newhal ran out of fitness and stamina ??? :confused::confused::confused:

After a long first game, Saina scored only 7 points in the second. :(:(:(

Cheers... chris@ccc

Hi Carbonex8200LT,

Is it because that Saina Newhal ran out of fitness and stamina ??? :confused::confused::confused:

After a long first game, Saina scored only 7 points in the second. :(:(:(

Cheers... chris@ccc

Yes, itz true
as the match was very long indeed 25-23:eek:
But Saina Gave Eriko a very tough fight
& lost her stamina for the second game:(

Yes, itz true
as the match was very long indeed 25-23:eek:
But Saina Gave Eriko a very tough fight
& lost her stamina for the second game:(

Do we have recordings of these games at all??

Do we have recordings of these games at all??

I Wish Some 1 wud share this video
it wud b a gr8 help
thanks

Greetings & A Merry Christmas to Everyone,

Just received this article from The Hindu News Update Service.

If 2005 was tennis sensation Sania Mirza's year, 2006 belonged to Saina Nehwal.

Well Done Saina !!! :):):)

Cheers... chris@ccc

====== start article ======

Indian Badminton celebrated Saina's emergence

New Delhi, Dec. 24 (PTI): Circa 2006 celebrated the birth of a new sporting star in Saina Nehwal, who burst onto the international badminton scene with feats which no Indian shuttler had achieved ever before.

Sixteen-year-old Saina won a major international title, stood at the runner up podium at World Junior Championship, helped Indian team to a bronze medal finish in Commonwealth Games and made some big names of the world bite the dust.

In her very first year in international circuit, the Hyderabad-based teenager was India's top women badminton player, climbing a staggering 87 rungs in the singles rankings to attain her career-best ranking of world number 27 three weeks back.

Starved of sporting icons, the media and the badminton fraternity hailed Saina as the brightest prospect to emerge from the country in years.

It took 21 years for an Indian to win the prestigious All England title when Pullela Gopichand won it in 2001, after Prakash Padukone's famous 1980 triumph.

Shuttle queen Aparna Popat has done the country proud in many international meets and Saina emerged as an inheritor of that legacy.

There were other proud moments for the sport as well with the country earning a quarterfinal appearance in Thomas Cup and a bronze medal in the mixed team event of the Commonwealth Games.

India also swept the honours in South Asian Games in Colombo, winning five gold, four silver medals and one bronze medal.

If 2005 was tennis sensation Sania Mirza's year, 2006 belonged to Saina, who showed a burning desire to excel and who dreams of winning an Olympic medal.

Always regarded as a promise in the domestic arena, the Gopichand protege even took her admirers by surprise by the way she blossomed in the international scene.

Saina created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a four-star badminton grand prix when she won the Philippines Open title in Manila in May. She went on to record sterling wins in other events as the badminton faternity world over took notice of the young girl from India.

She finished the year on a high when she defended her Indian Satellite Open title in Mumbai.

But above all Saina challenged the superiority of the nimble-footed Chinese, Malaysian and Koreans and showed that will and guts could transcend any barrier.

That she would make it a memorable year was evident when she scored big wins in the Uber Cup qualifiers in Jaipur in February.

India upset Thailand 3-2 with young Saina showing nerves of steel to overcome the challenge of Sarojita Chansrisukot in the decider of the thrilling tie.

Although India's hopes of making it to the final round were dashed by Singapore, Saina played another stunner against Xing Aiying before losing narrowly.

In the Melbourne Games, a bold move by coach Vimal Kumar saw India bag the bronze medal. After initial hiccups, Kumar chose to play Saina in the singles in place of the seasoned Popat and the teenager did not let her coach down.

====== end article ======

Thanks For Posting that article chris@ccc
:) :) :)

awesome chris..

Saina's getting her quota of recognition, I am waiting to see more enthusiasm among the Indian parents to encourage their girls into sports.

I hope Saina continues to play with a positive spirit, work hard and aspire to become World No.1, a role model for the girls in India.

Sir
Thanks for the encouragements. We wish you a happy Xmas and New year 2007.
Saina and parentsl

First Of All A Very Very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2007 To Every1.
Well, From Past few days Saina is rocking on all Indian newspapers.
:) :) :)
so many articles about her acheivemants in first yr in Senior Circuit (2006)
vow!! wid pics all around
After Sir Prakash Padukone & Sir Gopichand's acheivement in International Circuit it is She who awakened Badminton again in India
Year 2006 was rocking for Indian badmiton
Wish All da best Saina For 2007
May u acheive great heights
Regards,
T/\/@I<33R$

Saina Nehwal


http://cms.mumbaimirror.com/portalfiles/1/8/200612/Image/010107/s19.jpg
Perhaps it’s more than coincidence that a mere shuffle of letters connects India’s tennis queen and the country’s badminton princess. But if the career graph of the former is anything to go by, Saina should brace herself for a bumpy ride. After exploding on the scene in 2006, the Haryana girl, who turns 17 in March, will be eyeing the national title (she has been runner-up in last two years) and the Junior World championship gold (finalist last year) among other international events




Saina Nehwal: The year celebrated the birth of a new sporting star in Saina, who burst onto the international badminton scene with feats which no Indian woman shuttler had achieved before.
Sixteen-year-old Saina won a major international title (the Philippines Open), stood runner-up podium at the World Junior Championship, helped the Indian team to a bronze-medal finish in the Melbourne Commonwealth Games and made some big names of the world bite the dust.
In her very first year on the international circuit, the Hyderabad-based teenager was India’s top women badminton player, climbing a staggering 87 rungs in the singles rankings to attain her career-best ranking of world number 27.
The Gopichand protege challenged the superiority of the nimble-footed Chinese, Malaysian and Koreans and showed that will and guts could transcend any barrier.
Her scalps included Malaysia’s Sutheaswari Mudukasan and Pei Xian Julia Wong, Japan’s Imai Sachiyo, world No. 4 Xu Huaiwen of Germany, and South Korea’s Bae Youn Joo.

hey duuude carbonex..

Happy new year and happy times for Saina.. Cheers

Anyways I see you referring to Padukone and Gopi as Sir's are you at hyd coaching under them or what??

Regards
Krishna
Once a Hyd Badminton player at IRISET, Tarnaka
now a alaska badminton enthusiast

Dear Krishna
Happy new year2007and good luck .
Yours
Harvir

With regards. I am happy for your constant touch with saina progress during the year 2006. It is all your good wishes that it happened . Please in the future also .Wish you a happy and prosperous new year 2007.
With regards
harvir Singh

uote=Carbonex8200LT]First Of All A Very Very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2007 To Every1.
Well, From Past few days Saina is rocking on all Indian newspapers.
:) :) :)
so many articles about her acheivemants in first yr in Senior Circuit (2006)
vow!! wid pics all around
After Sir Prakash Padukone & Sir Gopichand's acheivement in International Circuit it is She who awakened Badminton again in India
Year 2006 was rocking for Indian badmiton
Wish All da best Saina For 2007
May u acheive great heights
Regards,
T/\/@I<33R$

Saina Nehwal


http://cms.mumbaimirror.com/portalfiles/1/8/200612/Image/010107/s19.jpg
Perhaps it’s more than coincidence that a mere shuffle of letters connects India’s tennis queen and the country’s badminton princess. But if the career graph of the former is anything to go by, Saina should brace herself for a bumpy ride. After exploding on the scene in 2006, the Haryana girl, who turns 17 in March, will be eyeing the national title (she has been runner-up in last two years) and the Junior World championship gold (finalist last year) among other international events




Saina Nehwal: The year celebrated the birth of a new sporting star in Saina, who burst onto the international badminton scene with feats which no Indian woman shuttler had achieved before.
Sixteen-year-old Saina won a major international title (the Philippines Open), stood runner-up podium at the World Junior Championship, helped the Indian team to a bronze-medal finish in the Melbourne Commonwealth Games and made some big names of the world bite the dust.
In her very first year on the international circuit, the Hyderabad-based teenager was India’s top women badminton player, climbing a staggering 87 rungs in the singles rankings to attain her career-best ranking of world number 27.
The Gopichand protege challenged the superiority of the nimble-footed Chinese, Malaysian and Koreans and showed that will and guts could transcend any barrier.
Her scalps included Malaysia’s Sutheaswari Mudukasan and Pei Xian Julia Wong, Japan’s Imai Sachiyo, world No. 4 Xu Huaiwen of Germany, and South Korea’s Bae Youn Joo.[/quote]

hey duuude carbonex..

Happy new year and happy times for Saina.. Cheers

Anyways I see you referring to Padukone and Gopi as Sir's are you at hyd coaching under them or what??

Regards
Krishna
Once a Hyd Badminton player at IRISET, Tarnaka
now a alaska badminton enthusiast

Thanks & Happy New Year to u too.
Well i don't practice @ Hyd.
i practice @ Thane City & District Badminton Associstion [http://www.tcdba.org] , Thane , Maharashtra.
I referred Prakash Padukone and Gopichand as Sir's , as a sense of gratitude towards them . :)
I'm Not a Pro Player though, But a gr8 badminton freak [also a gr8 Saina fan :) ]
I m Playing Badminton from 2 years only :crying: , i wished i would have started earlier , now curently taken part in inter-school level tournments, local level tourneys etc
Glad to know u
Regards
T/\/@I<33R$

With regards. I am happy for your constant touch with saina progress during the year 2006. It is all your good wishes that it happened . Please in the future also .Wish you a happy and prosperous new year 2007.
With regards
harvir Singh

Thank You & Wish you & your family the same
yes, definitely we will be there in the future also to support & encourage ur daughter.
its all beacuse of her hardwork , dedication toawrds the game
& most important your support & encouragement which has made her acheive gr8 heights .
plz Do keep us informing about her daily progress through this wonderul Forum :)

3 cheers 4 saina
hip hip huray
hip hip huray
hip hip huray
:) :) :)

Dear
Thanks for the greetings. Wish you a happy new year 2007
Harvir

Best Of Luck For Malaysian Open 07 To Saina :)

Saina defeated Indonesia's current Junior National Champion, Sylvinna Kurniawan in the 2nd round of the 2006 World Championship in rubber sets. It was a close match, as both players are known for their fighting spirit, and could have gone either way. But we admit Saina is more powerful.

This year, Sylvinna won't play as a Junior anymore because she will become 19 sometime in 2007. So, another good player that will compete with Saina for the 2007 Junior World Championship (yes, they have it every year now) will be 17 year old Maria Febe from Indonesia. She was defeated by the eventual champion from China (who later on defeated Saina as well)... :cool:

Febe, like Sylvinna, is being coached by a Chinese legend, Fang Kaixiang. She did not win any 4 star tournament like Saina, but Febe did win one Satellite tournament. We shall see how well they progress after one year. :)

Badminton is more fun when there are so many countries that have great teenage badminton queens... :D

Sir
I am happy for your critical review about Saina. Let us see the bestand hope for the sameto come.
With regards
harvir

First Match Wid Judith MEULENDIJKS
She Won :- 21-10 17-21 21-18
Second Match Wid Mew Choo WONG
She Lost :- 21-17 21-12

But This is A gud begining 4 her 2nd yr in senior circuit
as she became 26th rank 4m 27th

20th to 28th January, 2007
62nd Interstate Interzonal & 71st Senior National Badminton Championships, Patna

31st January to 4th February, 2007
All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament 2007, Dehradun

Best Of Luck 4 These Events

Thank you Sir
Harvir

The hindu report
She moves with measured strides. She hits the shuttle flat with power and panache, straining every sinew. There aren't many players who can play quite like Saina Nehwal in India. In the domestic circuit, women are not used to her pace and style of play. Junior National champion Aditi Mutatkar (PSPB) found the speed at which Saina (PSPB) played quite unnerving in the women's final of the BSNL senior National badminton championship at the Secretariat Sports Club here on Sunday. Her best was not enough as Saina, the top seed, raced to a 21-19, 21-16 to clinch her maiden women's singles title from three successive finals.

A deceptive player, Aditi fought back from being down 1-7 in the first game to take the lead 13-12 when Saina netted a return. Aditi matched Saina at the net and from the baseline with some delicate drops.

Initially, she created problems and was dominating the rallies. But once Saina started to get her drops and overhead smashes going, Aditi had no choice but to relent. When Saina is set, it's next to impossible to even contemplate defeating her. That's exactly what happened in the second game

Hi Carbonex8200LT,

Thank you for the report.

I think Saina Nehwal has not only raised her own personal performance recently(in terms of her own World Ranking), but she has also raised the performances of many India's potential Ladies Badminton players as well.

Well Done Saina... for everyone at Badminton in India !!!

Cheers... chris@ccc

She Has Came Closer 2 Top 20 in WS
:) Her Current Rank is 21
But Slipped Back in Doubles To 97 th Rank :( :( :(

:) :) :) Congratulations 2 Saina

She Has Came Closer 2 Top 20 in WS
:) Her Current Rank is 21
But Slipped Back in Doubles To 97 th Rank :( :( :(

:) :) :) Congratulations 2 Saina

That is awesome! :eek:

I want to see more competition for the Chinese women... :p Indonesia will groom our own champions, of course. Then, we shall see who gets the 2012 or 2016 Olympic gold then... :)

So far the Women Singles gold medals in from the four Olympic games that had badminton [1992, 1996, 2000, 2004] are distributed:
1 for Indonesia
1 for Korea
2 for China

2008... er... I think it will go to China... :p
2012? Up for grabs!
2016? [if they still have badminton as an Olympic sport...]

wooow, congrats Saina. Continue to make us proud.

31st January to 4th February, 2007
All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament 2007, Dehradun

Eagerly W8in 4 Da Results

Very interesting... most Asian countries [like Malaysia, China, Indonesia, and Korea] all had their National Championships in November and December... I guess India is different.

Yeah dont worry about it, procrastination is in our lineage... ;-)

Dear Well wishers of Saina Nehwal.
First of all I wish a happy and prosperous year 2007 to all of you .Thanks for the encouragement to Saina through Badminton central .com I am thankful to th e site.
With regards
Harvir Singh

Dear Well wishers of Saina Nehwal. I am father of Saina Nehwal ,Moslty I tell her about the reactions of well wishers atleast 2to 3 times in a month. I hope she will come true to your expextations. Thanks
With regards
Harvir Singh
father of Saina Nehwal

Saina Had missed her intermediate exams 2wice and now she is studying in 2nd year in St. Ann's College in Mehdipattnam in hyderabad.

Her Father and Mother both were the state champions in Harayana.
Saina Was Born in Hissar(Harayana).
Everybody in Hissar call by the name "Steffi Saina".
Besides Badminton She Likes To Play Tennis,her favourate tennis player is Maria sharapova n' Roger fedrer.
Saina is a "Gadget-Freak".
She had a purchased a Mobile advertised by Maria sharapova on telivision.

Saina's Favourate Bollywood hero is Sahid Kapooor and Hritik Roashan.

Saina even beat her male opponents during practice.
Saina started playing Badminton at the early age oF six.
Saina was 5yrs old when her family shifted to Hyderabad from Hissar.
Saina never laughed when she was Small that's why her parents were worried about her.
Saina is soo busy in her practice that she haven't visited any Parties,Functions,Hotels or Resturant since 7 yrs.
.

Dear Sir
Your observations on Saina are correct except that she came to Hyderabad at the age of 8 not 6 and officially she started playing badminton at the age of 9 not 6.
Thanks
Harvir

Dear Sir
Thanks for the copliments for Saina
Harvir

Congrats
On Winnin Da 33rd Indian National Gamez, Guwahti Womens Singles Title :)
2007 Is Really Proving As A Lucky & Excellent Yr. 2 Saina
Regs
T/\/@I<33R$

Oh wooow, nice saina. I am eagerly waiting to hear you winning titles in the world arena.

All the best.

Dear Sirs
I thank one and all for their compliments for saina success at patana and Gowahati.
thanks
harvir

Hi sir i am Rajiv.i belong 2 harayana as u did but i have been living in delhi.It is mine 1st message out here in badminton central.But i had been messaging u n' Saina quite long in msn site which is ment 4 Saina.I had also played badmintön earlier but now i am workin as an sports editor in Times of india.I have seen Saina playin before she came into throne but i know from the start that this gal will go far ahead in future.Then i saw playin her in Melbourne commenwealth games in which she had done quite well.We kept meeting many times during her tourneys.Last i talked 2 her in Guwahati in which she clinched gold in singles 4 AP.We r friends in orkut too (its an friend network).I also met Usha antie couple of months earlier she's really nice i feel like mine mom while talking 2 her.I really respect you'rs hardwork in Saina's success without u it would not have been possible.Me as a part of media n' Saina's friend always be hoping the best 4 her.Good luck 4 the All england super series i am fully confident that she will do a great job out there n return as all england champ as her tutor did.Mine best of regards 2 yours family including anshu.Bye sir take care of yourselves n god bless.
Like you'rs Son~Rajiv

Hey I am not a sports editor but I got some news for this thread.

Recently one of my BC friends sent me some links of Phil06 games up for viewing.

He sent me three uploaded files, however only one of them seems to be working. Unfortunately I cant send him an email because it was sent from megaupload itself and not using any email address I can use to contact back.

""""
[quote=Megauploader]Phi2006.WSF.SNehwal.vs.JWong.rar

Password for the encrypted file:
BadmintonCentral.com

Megaupload
Part 1 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HY8GIQ05
Part 2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IWGXWZH2
Part 3 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T0LOELRX
""""

If any of you guys also got these messages please try to trace this guy and let him know that the part two and three are not working. So there is no use of downloading any of these files as all the three together build the main file.

And looks like he really wanted to upload the game, but made a mistake, as was seen from the extension of the file in Part 1, unlike what I initially thought was phishing.

Regards
Krish wt a k

Mine best to Saina 4 the All England Super Series going 2 held in Birmingham,England from 6th 2 11th of feb in the coming month.I hope she will be back wib the glory of being All England champ.So let's hope 4 the best.

Hi guys,

As I said one of my BC friends has posted some videos for me. I thought I can share them with you for non-commercial purposes only.

Phi2006.WSF.SNehwal.vs.JWong

As three parts
Megaupload
Part 1 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HY8GIQ05
Part 2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IWGXWZH2
Part 3 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T0LOELRX

or as a single part
http://www.sendspace.com/file/c2g336

Password for the encrypted file:
BadmintonCentral.com

Thanks for the mystery badminton fan and friend.

Video files posted here are strictly for non-commercial purposes only.

Hi buddy thaks 4 sharing all that stuff's wid us.Hey if u want a match-up (double's) video of Saina in Melbourne Commenwealth Games let me know that i will upload them as quickly as i can.

Please please please... I'd love to see desis play mae.
and I dont have a good badminton collection by indian players either.
I'd be really happy if you can upload any other games.

Hey guys I also posted this page link at
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41190

Thanks
Yet Another Badminton Enthusiast
Kris wt a k

Jullian seink of Germany bt. Saina 16-21,21-19,21-19 in a tough faught battle at Yonex German Open tournament.With this defeat the indian participation ended in this following tournament.Saina will be playin in the All England Super Series which will be goin to held in Birmingham,England in this month from 6th to 11th.So Guys let's hope some donut's for india out there!

I have some exciting pic's from German open i will upload them tomorrow.As they r fresh,i am editing them a bit.

ooooooooh no... Saina dont let defeat take you down.
When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. (http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/8360.html)
(http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Napoleon_Hill/)- Napoleon Hill (http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Napoleon_Hill/)

But hey I just saw Phil 06 WS Finale for the first time yesterday, and it was a great feeling to see Saina win that game man.. I felt like I could have been there and cheer her..

And now, Im excited for her All England open. I wish you good luck and perseverance Saina. Eagerly waiting for the AE open.

Regards
Yet Another Badminton Enthusiast
Kris wt a k

I wish Happy Holi to all of u badminton freeks! Guys keep encouraging Saina to touch new heights of Success.Nothing matters if she lost in German open i am sure that she will top the podium in All England.Keep givin you'rs blessings to the gal because she really needed it.She will be not at home when every body in India will be celebrating Holi as she have to go 4 All england! So mine heartiest blessings of Holi to Saina n' whole Nehwal family.

AAaaah ma....
I did not know it was HOLI until someone actually reminded me.
Sounds like I am missing all the fun..
Wish you guys a colorful holi.

For the rest of the non-desi BC memebers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi

For the desis, here are some Gopichand AE2001 finale games to celebrate

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=520655&postcount=1

Regards
Kris

Can any 1 of u put her photo at the wikipedia article?
cuz it looks quite empty.

But bro 1st tell me where's that wikipedia article? I will put in the pic

hi here's the link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saina_Nehwal

This thred is dedicated to Saina Nehwal who has sacrificed her full childhood in the world of Badminton.She started playin badminton at the age of 9.But her 8 years sacrifice n' hard work paid out in year 2006 when she became the 1st Indian lady to won a 4 star badminton championship called Phillipines Open.From then she haven't looked back n' she's performing consistently nationaly n' internationaly.She became National champ in the begining of year 2007.So guys to keep her goin u please keep giving your blessings to her.Me myself was a national badminton player earlier but now i am working as an Sports Editor in Times oF India.I keep touring wid indian badminton teams around the globe so i am aware of the badminton world.Infact i am very close to whole badminton teams including Saina who is one of mine colligues.Her whole family has done a lot in her uprising espacilly her father Mr. Harvir Nehwal.He's very decent man,her wife Mrs. Usha Nehwal is pitty good too,soft spoken n' loving mom.I have talked to her many times around Hyderabad,Surat etc n' while talking to her i have found talking to mine mom.Saina's whole family is a badminton freek besider her elder Sis Anshu who is a renowned fasion Model in Hyderabad.So u guys really have passion n' love for badminton r heartly invited to be a part of this thred and whole heartedly requested to encourage the sweet angel Saina in her game.So guys let's hope the best 4 Saina in her future tourney's n' pray to god to keep her goin always!

This thred is dedicated to Saina Nehwal who has sacrificed her full childhood in the world of Badminton.She started playin badminton at the age of 9.But her 8 years sacrifice n' hard work paid out in year 2006 when she became the 1st Indian lady to won a 4 star badminton championship called Phillipines Open.From then she haven't looked back n' she's performing consistently nationaly n' internationaly.She became National champ in the begining of year 2007.So guys to keep her goin u please keep giving your blessings to her.Me myself was a national badminton player earlier but now i am working as an Sports Editor in Times oF India.I keep touring wid indian badminton teams around the globe so i am aware of the badminton world.Infact i am very close to whole badminton teams including Saina who is one of mine colligues.Her whole family has done a lot in her uprising espacilly her father Mr. Harvir Nehwal.He's very decent man,her wife Mrs. Usha Nehwal is pitty good too,soft spoken n' loving mom.I have talked to her many times around Hyderabad,Surat etc n' while talking to her i have found talking to mine mom.Saina's whole family is a badminton freek besider her elder Sis Anshu who is a renowned fasion Model in Hyderabad.So u guys really have passion n' love for badminton r heartly invited to be a part of this thred and whole heartedly requested to encourage the sweet angel Saina in her game.So guys let's hope the best 4 Saina in her future tourney's n' pray to god to keep her goin always!

lol this is a very nice article about her rajiv but correct me if im wrong there is already a thread dedicated to miss saina.... but hope she ddoes well in da futuree :o

Ya dear itr true but i think have an thread 4 her n' thanks 4 the compliments dude.

Hi guys,

As I said one of my BC friends has posted some videos for me. I thought I can share them with you for non-commercial purposes only.

Phi2006.WSF.SNehwal.vs.JWong

As three parts
Megaupload
Part 1 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HY8GIQ05
Part 2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IWGXWZH2
Part 3 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T0LOELRX

or as a single part
http://www.sendspace.com/file/c2g336

Password for the encrypted file:
BadmintonCentral.com

Thanks for the mystery badminton fan and friend.

Video files posted here are strictly for non-commercial purposes only.


Thank You Very Much For Sharing That Video:)
If U Have Ne Other Videos Plz Do Share With Us
Regs,
T/\/@I<33R$

Hey Guys 2morrow is our beloved Saina's B'Day (17th Mar)
She's Turning 17 2morrorw
Wish her A Very Very Happy 'B'Day
May Dis Yr. Bring New Success 2 Her
Happy B'Day In Adv. Saina
I Have Lauched A Fansite 4 Dis Occasion Plz Giv Ur Valuble Suggestions To Improve It
http://www.SainaNehwal.homestead.com

Hey thats a nice web site.. hope to see more pictures of her in action...

and Saina

"I WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND HOPE THE YEAR GIVES YOU MORE STRENGTH AND COURAGE TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS"

Regards
Krishna

MANY MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF DA DAY SAINA:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Happy Birthday Saina!
May you have a beautiful,joyful and happy life.

New Delhi: Promising shuttler Saina Nehwal has supported Badminton Association of India’s decision to restrict players’ participation in international tournaments to attend training camps, saying it was important to improve fitness level to go beyond preliminary rounds in competitions. “I think we need time for training to stay fit. It is not first and second round always. We have to move beyond that at tough competitions. We have to be extra fit to compete with other fast Asian players,” Saina said. “The movement on the court plays an important part and to improve on this aspect of the game we need time for training,” she said before leaving for Malaysia where she will participate in the Badminton Asia Championship today.

1st Match:-
Saina Nehwal Vs. Hirayama Yu Of Japan

All De Best Saina

New Delhi: Promising shuttler Saina Nehwal has supported Badminton Association of India’s decision to restrict players’ participation in international tournaments to attend training camps, saying it was important to improve fitness level to go beyond preliminary rounds in competitions. “I think we need time for training to stay fit. It is not first and second round always. We have to move beyond that at tough competitions. We have to be extra fit to compete with other fast Asian players,” Saina said. “The movement on the court plays an important part and to improve on this aspect of the game we need time for training,” she said before leaving for Malaysia where she will participate in the Badminton Asia Championship today.
..by herhttp://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif..i would guess she is under the National team and tutelage of Mr. Gopichand..:confused:

..by herhttp://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif..i would guess she is under the National team and tutelage of Mr. Gopichand..:confused:

I actually did not understand what she meant by her statement, anyways I am coming over to Hyderabad end of April and hopefully will also see her personally.

I actually did not understand what she meant by her statement, anyways I am coming over to Hyderabad end of April and hopefully will also see her personally.
...of her statement of being (extra) fit, is shown here: "..saying it was important to improve fitness level to go beyond preliminary rounds in competitions.";)

New Delhi: Anup Sridhar led the Indian charge with a straight-set first round victory in the Asian badminton championship in Johar Baru, Malaysia, yesterday. Sridhar made light work of Bangladesh’s Mostafa Javed Mohammad for a 21-3 21-9 win in the men’s singles. Ravinder Singh also advanced to the second round with a 21-17 21-11 verdict against Dinuka Karunaratne of Sri Lanka. Among the women, Saina Nehwal eked out a hard fought 21-18 10-21 21-15 against Hirayama Yu of Japan.

awesome... What was the Hirayamass ranking anyways?

Yonex Team - 2007 Tour Update / Women Singles

BWF Women Singles Ranking

As Of April 12 2007

Rank # 23 Saina Nehwal India

http://SainaNehwal.homestead.com

Yonex Team - 2007 Tour Update / Women Singles

BWF Women Singles Ranking

As Of April 12 2007

Rank # 23 Saina Nehwal India

http://SainaNehwal.homestead.com

Oops... Srry Pic Didn't Upload Correctly
Here It Is

Denmark Open: Yesterday me and 2 other guides also had to pick up Saina who came here alone!

She's a nice, lovely and pretty girl! Go Saina! All the best!!! Hope to see you on Friday ^^

Denmark Open: Yesterday me and 2 other guides also had to pick up Saina who came here alone!

She's a nice, lovely and pretty girl! Go Saina! All the best!!! Hope to see you on Friday ^^




Hey yannie,

We, especially Saina's dad, Dr Harvir Singh, are pleased to know that we have a good ambassador from Badminton Central like you to look after Saina. :):):)

Please tell her that she has many fans@Badminton Central wishing her well.

Go Saina, Go !!!

Cheers... chris@ccc
:):):)

Dear Well wishers of Saina Nehwal
Greetings. I thank all of you for your good words to Saina. As a father I am dong service to girl kid.
Wish you a happy DUSSHERA (A festival in India of Victory of truth over bad evils)
With regards
Harvir Singh

Thanks Madam for the kind cooperation in Denmark. I wish you all the best.
Harvir Singh
saina 's father

I hope Saina will do well in Denmark. Maybe a quarterfinal appearance this time?

Good la, then I can watch her play on Friday when I go.. ^^

Good la, then I can watch her play on Friday when I go.. ^^

I hope your presence will bring her good luck :D
If not, be warned :cool:

I watched Saina play at the recent Macau Open. I took a special interest in watching her just because of this thread. It was her quarterfinal match against the Korean Jun JaeYung. I think the performance was creditable but there is one aspect of her game which can be raised a few notches. I'm talking about her footwork.

Consider foot positioning - her feet positioning is pretty much OK. I see sometimes when she is wrongfooted, the footwork becomes less clean. Sometimes when she does the little hop to pretension the legs, both feet land on the floor slightly out of synchrony. This slows down her first step when moving towards the shuttle. Not so noticeble when she's fresh but becomes more visible when she tires.

Speed of legs - on an adjacent court, two chinese ladies were having a singles game. Compare their movement with Saina's and you'll see a big difference. Saina doesn't have the same acceleration and rhythm changes when moving towards the shuttle. She can slowly (it's all relative) accelerate but her movement seems wanting for change of speed.

Tiredness - I saw after the first half of the 2nd game, Saina was having difficulty in reaching the shuttle and just reaching them a split second slower. This would get her into more difficulties because this becomes a cumulative effect. If her acceleration can be improved, I think the movement can be more efficient and she'll be less prone to fatigue in the game.

Mind you, Jun Jaeyung is no pushover and Saina did well to nearly grab the first game.

Thanks Madam for the kind cooperation in Denmark. I wish you all the best.
Harvir Singh
saina 's father
Good la, then I can watch her play on Friday when I go.. ^^
..yannie, he (Dr Harvir Singh) might be referring to you for picking up Saina at the airport and taking her to the hotel..;):cool:

Consider foot positioning - her feet positioning is pretty much OK. I see sometimes when she is wrongfooted, the footwork becomes less clean. Sometimes when she does the little hop to pretension the legs, both feet land on the floor slightly out of synchrony. This slows down her first step when moving towards the shuttle. Not so noticeble when she's fresh but becomes more visible when she tires.

Tiredness - I saw after the first half of the 2nd game, Saina was having difficulty in reaching the shuttle and just reaching them a split second slower. This would get her into more difficulties because this becomes a cumulative effect. If her acceleration can be improved, I think the movement can be more efficient and she'll be less prone to fatigue in the game.
..(i haven't seen Saina played before), but could her "less than clean footwork" be the result of her being fatigue (knowing she's playing in the QF Rd.)?!.. :confused:

Saina has had direct entry into the main draw at the Dutch and also in the current Danish Open. If memory serves me right she was also a direct entry into the main draw at Macau.

Gopichand has been working with her and accompanied her to Macau. His tutleage is proving beneficial as can be seen from her performances.

She is definitely in the running to be a serious title contender at the Vietnam Open in early Nov

Saina at the Danish Open tomorrow - after two consecutive QF apperances in Macau and the Dutch Open a tough battle awaits Saina in RD1 facing 3rd seed Chinese Zhu Lin. This match will test Saina's all round play and mental strenghth and a prelude to see where her game is against more reputed and tougher opposition.

Good la, then I can watch her play on Friday when I go.. ^^
Yes Madam
You are well come to see the game either live or on tournamentsoftware.com
With regards
Harvir

I watched Saina play at the recent Macau Open. I took a special interest in watching her just because of this thread. It was her quarterfinal match against the Korean Jun JaeYung. I think the performance was creditable but there is one aspect of her game which can be raised a few notches. I'm talking about her footwork.

Consider foot positioning - her feet positioning is pretty much OK. I see sometimes when she is wrongfooted, the footwork becomes less clean. Sometimes when she does the little hop to pretension the legs, both feet land on the floor slightly out of synchrony. This slows down her first step when moving towards the shuttle. Not so noticeble when she's fresh but becomes more visible when she tires.

Speed of legs - on an adjacent court, two chinese ladies were having a singles game. Compare their movement with Saina's and you'll see a big difference. Saina doesn't have the same acceleration and rhythm changes when moving towards the shuttle. She can slowly (it's all relative) accelerate but her movement seems wanting for change of speed.

Tiredness - I saw after the first half of the 2nd game, Saina was having difficulty in reaching the shuttle and just reaching them a split second slower. This would get her into more difficulties because this becomes a cumulative effect. If her acceleration can be improved, I think the movement can be more efficient and she'll be less prone to fatigue in the game.

Mind you, Jun Jaeyung is no pushover and Saina did well to nearly grab the first game.
Sir
Thanks for being very critical. I will explain her the details you have mentioned.
Thanks
With regards
Harvir

Saina has had direct entry into the main draw at the Dutch and also in the current Danish Open. If memory serves me right she was also a direct entry into the main draw at Macau.

Gopichand has been working with her and accompanied her to Macau. His tutleage is proving beneficial as can be seen from her performances.

She is definitely in the running to be a serious title contender at the Vietnam Open in early Nov

Saina at the Danish Open tomorrow - after two consecutive QF apperances in Macau and the Dutch Open a tough battle awaits Saina in RD1 facing 3rd seed Chinese Zhu Lin. This match will test Saina's all round play and mental strenghth and a prelude to see where her game is against more reputed and tougher opposition.
Sir
Pray to almighty for better result.
Harvir

Sir
Pray to almighty for better result.
Harvir

All the best to Saina, Dr Singh :)

..(i haven't seen Saina played before), but could her "less than clean footwork" be the result of her being fatigue (knowing she's playing in the QF Rd.)?!.. :confused:
Possibly. It's became more noticable as the match progressed.

Fatigue is a funny thing - it's affected by mental condition as well as physical condition. Both factors may both apply.

I think those details I mentioned may not be noticable to average spectator. I find it very interesting to compare each player's movements and footwork skills.

Good luck to Saina in all her matches:).

Possibly. It's became more noticable as the match progressed.

Fatigue is a funny thing - it's affected by mental condition as well as physical condition. Both factors may both apply.

I think those details I mentioned may not be noticable to average spectator. I find it very interesting to compare each player's movements and footwork skills.

Good luck to Saina in all her matches:).
Sir
Greetings. Yesterday she played very well against Seed 3 Current world champion. Saina lost in 3 sets. Fist she won may be fatigue overpowered her.
Thanks
Dr Harvir

Very impressed with Cheung's observations about Saina's game ... I hope as Dr. Harvir Singh is regular member on this site he forward these observations to Saina and her coaches, like Gopichand.

Jaydeep.

Very impressed with Cheung's observations about Saina's game ... I hope as Dr. Harvir Singh is regular member on this site he forward these observations to Saina and her coaches, like Gopichand.

Jaydeep.
Thank you. I'm sure the coaches have spotted it. I hope that a different source pointing out the same deficiencies will help add extra motivation. I must admit I would never have realised the changes of acceleration on my own. I had a very good singles coach who taught me the movement (but now I'm too old.:):))

It's great to see Saina acheiving more. Funnily enough, we have an ex-Indian team player coming to our club in HK. Maybe that's perked up my interest in Indian players.:)

I might be wrong... but I think Saina is better off playing for India in the World Junior Championship in NZ this week... instead of the Denmark Open... More playing experience and help India win something... A moral boost for Indian badminton in general...

Thank you. I'm sure the coaches have spotted it. I hope that a different source pointing out the same deficiencies will help add extra motivation. I must admit I would never have realised the changes of acceleration on my own. I had a very good singles coach who taught me the movement (but now I'm too old.:):))

It's great to see Saina acheiving more. Funnily enough, we have an ex-Indian team player coming to our club in HK. Maybe that's perked up my interest in Indian players.:)
Sir
Greetings. Mr Gopi Chand now and earlier Mr Aarif are doing their best for Saina to do better and better in badminton.
Thanks for your observation
With regards
Harvir

Saina Nehwal is the first woman badminton player to win four international competitions. I think she is going to serve the nation for many years, but she needs to work on her speed and movement. Isn't it?suggestions.....

Saina Nehwal is the first woman badminton player to win four international competitions. I think she is going to serve the nation for many years, but she needs to work on her speed and movement. Isn't it?suggestions.....

do you mean she's the first indian woman to do so?
she can't be the first woman ever to have won 4.

do you mean she's the first indian woman to do so?
she can't be the first woman ever to have won 4.
she cant???:confused:
why she cant??:o:(:rolleyes:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !

Newindpress
Saturday May 24 2008

Pavitra Srivatsan

Olympic stars have been in her eyes, ever since she picked up a badminton racquet. But 18-year-old Saina Nehwal, national women’s champion and world number 30, knows that dreams don’t translate into reality on their own. A fan of Roger Federer, Saina hopes to see the tennis champion in action at the Beijing Olympics. But her real focus is on badminton and making an honest attempt at Olympic glory. “I am quite young. I’ve already played at the Commonweath Games and the Uber Cup. I have many more big matches to come,” says Saina in this interview. Excerpts...

What went through your mind when you qualified for the Olympics?

It has always been my dream to participate in the Olympics and win a medal. I know that won’t be easy. Qualifying for the Olympics is only the first step. Now, I have to play consistently and improve my ranking. I have gained good experience by playing on the international circuit and have a good idea of how the top players play. This experience will help me improve my game. I am currently working on my game at a two-month camp with coaches from various parts of the world. I hope to improve all aspects of my game.

Both your parents played badminton. Did picking up a racquet come naturally to you?

Although I was quite active in most sports, I started playing badminton fairly late. I was into karate for a long time. I took up badminton at the behest of my father, at a summer camp at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad. Badminton started as just as another activity, but soon, I started participating in tournaments and winning.

Did these wins motivate you to take badminton more seriously?

The wins made me very competitive. Having always been a runner, my stamina was good and, as I never liked letting the shuttlecock touch the ground, I would lunge and try to hit everything. In tournaments, I participated in both singles and doubles, playing non-stop from morning till evening. Once I started winning, I just wanted to get better and better.

You started playing in the senior circuit at a fairly young age.

Yes. I was only 14 when I participated in the senior circuit. I hadn’t played any under-19 tournaments at that time and I was obviously a little hesitant. Again, big names like Aparna Popat playing in the senior circuit then and I knew I had to raise my game.

How difficult was it for you to make the transition from the junior to senior level?

Initially, I lost a few matches, but I had my share of wins. In 2004, I lost to Aparna Popat. But then in October 2005, I defeated her at the Asian Satellite Badminton Championship, which I went on to win. Aparna was ranked 26th in the world at that time, so the victory was an amazing boost to my confidence.

Is it easier to win as a newcomer, when the burden of expectations doesn’t exist, or when one has become an established name?

Once you start winning, everyone automatically expects you to keep on winning. But I don’t let other the expectations of other people put me under pressure. I have played against most of the top players in the world now and have had many close matches. I keep learning from each match and focus on working hard.

What do you feel about the Chinese domination of the game?

There is no such thing as Chinese domination. The world number 1, a Chinese, is very good, but the rest are beatable. One of the major differences between the top three or four players in the world and the others is that they train together and get to practise together. When you have the world’s top two players practising together, the level of competition is high and this helps both players improve their strokes and stamina.

How are you preparing for the Beijing Olympics? What is your idea of ideal match practice?

I want to go abroad, play a few more international matches and get quality match practice before the Olympics. The Super Series events in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand, all scheduled for next month, are on my agenda.

Have you set any year-end goals for yourself?

I don’t want to predict what rank I will have at the end of this year or the next. Of course, I want to be the world’s best player one day. I am waiting for the right moment. Till then, I hope to remain fit and injury free. That is all that matters right now.

pavitra.srivatsan@gmail.com

Hellocard

Name : Saina Nehwal
Age : 18
Nationality : Indian
Highest ranking : 21
Current ranking : 29

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Loh... It's great that 18-year-old Saina Nehwal gets to qualify to play at the Beijing Olympics 2008.

Hope that Saina will do well at the Super Series events in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand, all scheduled for next month, leading up to the Olympics.

:):):)
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Dear Sirs
I thank all the veiwers of the blog on Saina Nehwal.I thanks one and all,.At present she is practicing in Malayasia and will reurn to India on 28 th June.
yours sincerely
Harvir Singh
father of saina nehwal.

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Loh... It's great that 18-year-old Saina Nehwal gets to qualify to play at the Beijing Olympics 2008.

Hope that Saina will do well at the Super Series events in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand, all scheduled for next month, leading up to the Olympics.

:):):)
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Yes I'm very glad that Saina will be competing at the highest stage in Beijing. I hope to see her there as well as in Singapore next month. Hope she has grown taller, stronger and fitter and armed with an arsenal of potent skills. :)

wow, she is currently training in Malaysia??
under who?

Sir
Exact name I do not know . It is the place where National team of Malayasia is getting training.
Harvir
wow, she is currently training in Malaysia??
under who?

I would also like to know as I am keen to know her progress :)

Sir
Exact name I do not know . It is the place where National team of Malayasia is getting training.
Harvir

It has been a long time since i have write in to saina's thread...:o but i h've been constantly in touch wid saina's ongoings.I'm really overjoyed by the fact tat she and anup for the 1st time are going to represent the country at the olympic games its really a proud moment for us.I congratulate saina and her dad mr. Harvir nehwal for that.But as the frnd above sed qualifying is only the small part of the game.Main job is to prepare yourself to face the :eek: hard international competition.But i am sure saina will definitely tackle all these hurdles and certainly bring some more glory to the country....
regards
Rajiv

hi, welcome back, rajiv:p
keep posting ya?:)

Thanks to you my dear,its my pleasure to b here...keep provinding your prime support to Saina and whole indian team.

Saina: The untold story
Amanpreet Singh

What does it take to make a badminton star like Saina Nehwal? Ask her father Harvir Singh.

If Saina battles it out on the badminton court against the world’s best players, it has been no less a battle for her father to let her do the same.

Rarely a middle-class family can think of spending half of the monthly income on an eight-year-old child’s training without knowing if the gamble would pay off.

But Harvir Singh, a Scientist with the Directorate of Oilseeds Research Hyderabad, opted to go by the advice of PSS Nani Prasad Rao, the then badminton coach of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP), who saw immense potential in the girl.

“I met Nani Prasad Rao in December, 1998, at Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad. Saina was standing with a badminton racket on the court and he asked her to play. After watching her game, he said,‘She has the potential and if you want to train her, bring her to me as a summer trainee,” Harvir said.

The tough journey had started. Saina had to be taken to the stadium every day early in the morning and the distance from the house was 20 km.

“It was a challenge for both of us because I had to wake up early so that we could reach the stadium by 6 am. The training session used to last for about two hours.

After attending the training session, Saina had to attend school. This way I had to drive my scooter around 50 km daily as Saina, apart from attending rigorous practice sessions, had to concentrate on studies,” her father explained.

The impact of this tough routine began to show in the first week as Saina would often fall asleep on the back seat.

Sensing the danger, Saina’s mother started accompanying them on the two-wheeler. This continued for three months.

Ultimately, the family had to arrange a house near the stadium in 1999. This time the distance was about 7 km from the stadium.

But the travelling ordeal did not end here as Saina was asked to attend evening training sessions as well.

“With an extra training session, the travelling expenditure rose to Rs 150 per day. Added to this was the cost of training. Shuttles, racket, shoes, guttings and what not had to be purchased regularly. I spent around Rs 12,000 every month to keep her going those days,” Harvir said.

But how did the family manage such high-cost training? Saina’s father revealed that he had to sacrifice his savings.

“I started withdrawing money from my provident fund. Sometimes it was Rs 30,000 and other times it was nearly Rs 1 lakh. It happened more than five times when I had to shell out money from my PF savings due to Saina’s various requirements,” said Harvir.

He stated that the tight-rope walk continued till 2002 until Yonex Sunrise sports offered to sponsor Saina’s kit.

“It came as a big relief. Fortunately, she got BPCL support late in 2004. Ultimately, she was spotted by Mittal Sports Trust in December, 2005.

“But I had never disclosed to Saina my financial difficulties fearing that she might get disturbed knowing that her father was left with no savings for the future,” he said.

When asked if they got any help from the sports authorities, the answer said it all.

“Till 2003, she was getting Rs 600 per month from the Sports Authority of India (SAI). It was raised to Rs 2,500 in June, 2003. You can understand how I could have managed,” Harvir said.

Apart from the training cost, hefty telephone bills put extra financial burden on the family when Saina started touring foreign countries for events.

The byte-crazy media played a part too. Wherever she went, be it the Philippines or South Korea, her phone kept ringing.

“A major part of the prize money that Saina got from big competitions like the Philippines Open and World Junior Championship was utilised in paying her mobile bills, which were between Rs 40,000 and Rs 50,000 in the touring months,” he said.

But was the prize money enough when she began her career? “Saina was given just Rs 300 as prize money after winning the under-10 state level competition, held in Tirupati in 1999. The period between 1999-2004 was very trying for the family as we did not get any sponsor for her,” Harvir said.

It was not only the financial burden but the risk of lagging behind on the educational front which added to the pressure.

Saina had to skip examinations twice. She did not take her first year intermediate exams because of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games and later in May, she could not write supplementary exams as she was in the Philippines.

At present she is studying in the second year at Saint Ann’s College, Mehdipatnam Hyderabad. Ironically, the family, despite her big success at the international level, has not been able to celebrate much.

“She has never been to any party, any restaurant or cinema in the past seven years. When the electronic media personnel visited my home in May last year for shooting of a programme, I could not even offer them sweets. Do I need to explain why,” he asked. — PTI


The unstinted support of her family has helped Saina Nehwal emerge as a force to reckon with in world badminton. — PTI photo

Saina: The untold story
Amanpreet Singh

What does it take to make a badminton star like Saina Nehwal? Ask her father Harvir Singh.

If Saina battles it out on the badminton court against the world’s best players, it has been no less a battle for her father to let her do the same.

Rarely a middle-class family can think of spending half of the monthly income on an eight-year-old child’s training without knowing if the gamble would pay off.

But Harvir Singh, a Scientist with the Directorate of Oilseeds Research Hyderabad, opted to go by the advice of PSS Nani Prasad Rao, the then badminton coach of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP), who saw immense potential in the girl.

The tough journey had started. Saina had to be taken to the stadium every day early in the morning and the distance from the house was 20 km.

But how did the family manage such high-cost training? Saina’s father revealed that he had to sacrifice his savings.

He stated that the tight-rope walk continued till 2002 until Yonex Sunrise sports offered to sponsor Saina’s kit.

“It came as a big relief. Fortunately, she got BPCL support late in 2004. Ultimately, she was spotted by Mittal Sports Trust in December, 2005."

“But I had never disclosed to Saina my financial difficulties fearing that she might get disturbed knowing that her father was left with no savings for the future,” he said.

“Till 2003, she was getting Rs 600 per month from the Sports Authority of India (SAI). It was raised to Rs 2,500 in June, 2003. You can understand how I could have managed,” Harvir said.

“A major part of the prize money that Saina got from big competitions like the Philippines Open and World Junior Championship was utilised in paying her mobile bills, which were between Rs 40,000 and Rs 50,000 in the touring months,” he said.

At present she is studying in the second year at Saint Ann’s College, Mehdipatnam Hyderabad. Ironically, the family, despite her big success at the international level, has not been able to celebrate much.

“She has never been to any party, any restaurant or cinema in the past seven years. When the electronic media personnel visited my home in May last year for shooting of a programme, I could not even offer them sweets. Do I need to explain why,” he asked. — PTI



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cooler... Thank you for posting "Saina: The untold story".

Yes, there are always untold stories behind all our Badminton heroes. Much sacrifice is usually made in order to succeed.

It's great that Harvir Singh brought up Saina the way he did. Anyone who have met and spoken to Saina would know what I mean. It was a privilege for me to have met Saina. :):):)

We are happy that Saina did well in the last 3 tournaments just weeks ago, namely;
Singapore Super Series 2008: Finishing as the last 4 participants
Indonesia Super Series 2008: Finishing as the last 16 participants
Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold 2008: Finishing as the last 8 participants

We wish that one day Saina would have time to read and post at Badminton Central like her father did. :):):)

Cheers... chris-ccc
:):):)
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Its heartening to see the rapid strides made by Saina at the global level and saddening at the same time to see the plight of parents who risk their entire life savings for their ward's future.

Hope the Government and media realise this and support Saina in her future endeavours.

Keep going Saina and make us all Indian's proud at Beijing olympics.

Saina is planning to train Indonesia with some clubs....I do not know when she will decide as she needs more sparring partner.

Also a year ago, Gopichan just recruited another Indonesian coach as his assistant...Hadi Idris ( from Pelita club)

Indo-Asian News Service
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 (Hyderabad)

Saina Nehwal is a precocious talent, but even she never thought that she could be face to face with her dream so soon in her fledgling international career.

Come August and the 18-year-old badminton player from Hyderabad will be in Beijing playing for the country at the Olympics.

Winning a medal playing in her first Olympics might be too much to expect from her, but anyone who has followed her game in the last two years would not hesitate to wager on her as a dark horse. Her amazing run-up to the Games will only tempt the punter to put his money on her.

At 18, she is well aware of the expectations and the accompanying pressure, but Saina does not appear in any sort of stress even though her life at this point of time revolves around her game and national coach Pullela Gopichand.

Saina has been undergoing extensive training at the Gachibowli Stadium here and nothing seem to escape Gopichand's keen eye and analytical mind. The former All England champion is quietly shaping up her talent.

"I will take Olympics as any other tournament. I have grown up dreaming of an Olympics medal and I can only feel the enormity of the situation when I get on to the court in Beijing. I will try my best not to take any pressure and play freely," Saina told IANS after a rigorous work-out.

"World's top players will be there and it will be a big occasion for me. It will not be easy for me to win a medal, but I will give my best shot. This is just my second year of my international career and I am really happy that I will be part of the Indian contingent in Beijing.

"It is also a big occasion for my family. I know that because my parents were club level players and to see their daughter in Olympics is a big thing. But my parents do not talk about it for fear of putting pressure on me," she added.

The fact that she cracked the top-20 of singles rankings this month has given her the belief that she could fight it out and has the ability to do so.

Her performance in the Singapore Open, where she became the first Indian women to reach the semi-final of a Super Series event, and quarter-final appearance in Thailand Open, placed her at World No 18.

"I am happy that I am peaking at the right time for Olympics. The results in the last two tournaments have been a big confidence booster. I played well against seeded players and it has given me the belief that I can take on the big ones."

"I gave a tough fight to Chinese top-seed Xie Xingfang. I was running neck and neck but at 16-all I made mistakes and that took the game away from me. I will have to hold my nerve at such critical moments."

When girls of her age might be freaking out, Saina is happy to have nothing but badminton on her mind.

Her day starts at 5 a.m and she reaches the stadium by 6 a.m for training with Gopichand. She leaves at 10.30 a.m and after some rest is back on the court at 3.30 p.m for the evening session.

"I am following this regimen for quite some time now. I hardly get time to do anything else. Once in a while, I go out to see a movie for relaxation. I am not missing out anything in life because at the moment my focus is only on badminton," Saina said.

She is a second-year commerce student at St. Ann's College, but hardly gets time to open her books.

"I hardly get time to go to my college. But the teachers and principal are very supportive and they give me the freedom to take my exams whenever I am prepared," she said.

Gopichand said if not in this Olymics, Saina is certainly destined for bigger things in a couple of years.

"She has the potential to win an Olympics medal. She has just started her career. She will play in at least two more Olympics. Give her some time and she has the talent to bring a medal. Last three months she has shown tremendous improvement."

"It depends on individuals as to how they soak the pressure in big events like Olympics. There will be ten other top-ranked girls playing more or less at the same level and much will depend on how well she plays on that particular day," Gopichand said.

Indo-Asian News Service
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 (Hyderabad)

Saina Nehwal is a precocious talent, but even she never thought that she could be face to face with her dream so soon in her fledgling international career......



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Loh... Thank you for the article.

Saina Nehwal is a precocious talent indeed.

Wishing ALL THE BEST to Saina at the Olympic Games, Beijing 2008.

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she will have four olympic(if she play until 30 years old...)...oh...so good...the 1st indeed

she will make India proud of her:)

Saina Nehwal is modest but has a positive mental attitude and this is very good for her future. She cherishes challenges, learns from them and trains hard to overcome her weaknesses and her opponents at the next opportunity.

The Indian Express
Monday, July 21, 2008
Hyderabad

A tough draw is the last thing an Olympic-bound athlete would look for but Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal says she does not fear being pitted against top-ranked rivals in Beijing as difficult matches only bring out the best in her.

Saina said she would happily take a tough draw against the likes of world number one Xie Xingfang of China and Tine Rasmussen of Denmark as it would give her an opportunity test herself against the best.

"Both of them are excellent players but I would like to fight it out with these two players. I don't get scared playing top players. I just love playing against such players. If I beat them its really good. It doesn't matter if I lose and would give a good fight in the next match," the 18-year-old said.

"They are not easy to beat. But I will do my best. I have to really work hard and need lot of stamina and I am doing it in that regard," she said.

"The thing is that they make the opponents run a lot in the court and basically I need to make them run and pick up all the schedules and be ready for the smash," she said.

After putting up a stupendous performance in the Asian circuit and reaching a career-best world ranking of 16, Saina is hoping to continue her fine form in Beijing.

"I am training extensively for the past three weeks. Im looking forward for the next two weeks on how well I train. I am quite fit and feeling great now. I am confident that I would play well and put up a good show," she said in Hyderabad.

Confident about her performance despite being pitted against top players from China and other countries, Saina said, "Playing against top 20 players of the world will be very tough. But I have previously won against top players and thus achieved 16th rank, that too being only for two-years in the circuit.

"I am quite confident that if I match their speed I can beat the top players including those from China. If I play my best, I can," she said.

"It's not impossible to beat them but I need to be fit like them," said Saina, the lone female shuttler representing India in Beijing. Anup Sridhar is the other player representing India in Badminton.

Saina said she does not feel any pressure going into the mega event as there are hardly any expectations from her.

"Expectations and pressure will always be there. But they (rivals) are seniors in their 20s and 30s and they will be under more pressure," she said.

Getting a medal at the mega event will be fulfilling a very big dream, Saina said, adding "As a child it was always my dream to participate in Olympics and win a gold medal."

Saina, who pulled off sensational wins against higher-ranked players at Singapore and Thailand this year, is presently undergoing training at former All England champion P Gopichand's academy at Hyderabad.

Her coach and mentor Gopichand says the 16th ranked player in the world has been playing really well.

"Olympics will be a good experience for her. We would be taking one match at a time," the seasoned player who will also be going to Beijing, said.

"My parents have been very supportive and they want me to train more harder," Saina said. She faces her first encounter on August 9.

loh always keeps us up to date with this indian teenager..:):):p
i believe saina nehwal is 1 of the ws loh will support during the OG08:):D

loh always keeps us up to date with this indian teenager..:):):p
i believe saina nehwal is 1 of the ws loh will support during the OG08:):D

You would not only support your own players, like LCW and WMC, but also the underdogs, right? So long as they are not up against the other. ;)

Of course, I will also support our 18-year-old Aiying! :)

You would not only support your own players, like LCW and WMC, but also the underdogs, right? So long as they are not up against the other. ;)

Of course, I will also support our 18-year-old Aiying! :)
also for the sake of your paw right??:D:D:p
hehe..juz joking.:rolleyes::cool:

All the best Saina...
she is playing at 7.40 pm beijing time...that shud be around 5.10 IST

You would not only support your own players, like LCW and WMC, but also the underdogs, right? So long as they are not up against the other. ;)

Of course, I will also support our 18-year-old Aiying! :)
unfortuantely xing ai ying lost so early:(:(:(
what happen to her actually?

I noticed Saina Nehwal wasn't split dropping during her first round match at the Olympics...Why is that?
Does it help her (or anyone else's) game in any way?

Saina Nehwal all the best in youe next match, your style of play is really good hope you continue in round 16. Beating WANG Chen (http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/244315.shtml) was great.

Wang chen didnt get her dream,it becoz Saina Nehwal.. Today she lost By saina.. I really2 shock and sad about this result..

she was 15 and in XIIth!!!
man, they are saying her studies are getting affected yet she's in 2nd Year of College.
here's the source of my confusion: normal kids get in twelfth at 18 and in second year at 20.

she was 15 and in XIIth!!!
man, they are saying her studies are getting affected yet she's in 2nd Year of College.
here's the source of my confusion: normal kids get in twelfth at 18 and in second year at 20.
The source of your confusion is wrong information ;)

Saina Nehwal was born on 17 March 1990.
At the Beijing Olympics, she is 18 years old.

Saina Nehwal was born on 17 March 1990.
At the Beijing Olympics, she is 18 years old.



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For a Badminton event at the Olympic Games, it is a great achievement for a 18 year old to be remaining in a group of last 8 players. And Saina eliminated the No.4 seed on the way to that group.

So CONGRATULATIONS to Saina for doing so well. :):):)

Haven't watch Saina's Quarter-Finals match against Maira Kristin YULIANTI yet... but knowing that their first game went on for 28 minutes, finishing at 28-26, won by Saina, I would guess that exhaustion played a big part in Saina's failure to win the next 2 games.

There should be at least another 2 more Olympic Games for Saina to win a medal or more.

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Saina's father in tears as he pats his daughter
13 Aug 2008, 2020 hrs IST,PTI

HYDERABAD: Tears of joy welled up in the eyes of an emotional and ailing father of shuttler Saina Nehwal who came very close to becoming the first Indian woman badminton player to reach an Olympic semifinal in the Beijing Games on Wednesday.

Harvir Singh said he was "not too disappointed" with her the performance of his daughter, who lost to Indonesian Maria Kristin Yulianti in the quarter-final, and in fact "I'm proud that she went up to the quarter-finals".

"Saina has done very well for a girl who has no support except that of her family and I wish she continues to do so", mumbled Singh, his voiced choked with emotion.

Admitting that Saina's opponent was "formidable", Singh said he had no regret that her daughter had lost a match which she could have won.

http://olympics.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sainas_father_in_tears_as_he_pats_her_daughter/articleshow/3361835.cms
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all the best for Saina and family. Hope from now on she would receive more support she deserve

Unless Saina gets injured/not properly trained, she should be a strong title contender in the 2012 Olympics...

..saw her for the first time playing live as she defeated Wang Chen. At first i thought Wang would probably win the rubber set, as Saina would probably run out of energy, but it wasn't to be. Wang Chen also appeared or seemed to be slimmer than before.
After the match ended, Kevin, Fengwei and myself noticed 3 gentlemen (all wearing turban) waving and trying to call Saina, but to no avail. We thought one of them was Saina's father and wanted to call out his name "Dr. Singh"..:p

Eventhough she lost vs. Maria, Saina should have a pretty bright future ahead of her, esp. with her advantage in age...:cool:

There should be at least another 2 more Olympic Games for Saina to win a medal or more.





Even though she lost vs. Maria, Saina should have a pretty bright future ahead of her, esp. with her advantage in age...:cool:



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After having Zhang Ning doing so well at her older age, perhaps there would be another 3 more Olympic Games for Saina to win a medal (or more).

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After having Zhang Ning doing so well at her older age, perhaps there would be another 3 more Olympic Games for Saina to win a medal (or more).

:):):)
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Please don't cause her father to fret anymore. Saina, take the WS crown in London 2012! :D:D:D

Please don't cause her father to fret anymore. Saina, take the WS crown in London 2012! :D:D:D



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:D:D:D Loh ... For the 2020 Olympic Games, Saina will be still younger than Zhang Ning, who won the Womens Singles Badminton Gold at Beijing 2008.

Yes, of course, we hope that Saina could do it before 2020.

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My prediction is Saina and Yulianti will compete for Gold in 2012. It is good to see another non-Chinese players competing for the top WS spot. Go Saina!

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:D:D:D Loh ... For the 2020 Olympic Games, Saina will be still younger than Zhang Ning, who won the Womens Singles Badminton Gold at Beijing 2008.

Yes, of course, we hope that Saina could do it before 2020.

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In 2020, a very familiar number, Saina will eclipse ZN by taking her third WS Olympic crown! :D:D:D

My prediction is Saina and Yulianti will compete for Gold in 2012. It is good to see another non-Chinese players competing for the top WS spot. Go Saina!
how about wang yi han , jiang yan jiao they all..
they all gonna replacing zhang ning, XXF..etc..
dont forget them..china will be doing something to defend their title in the OG2012:)

The source of your confusion is wrong information ;)

Saina Nehwal was born on 17 March 1990.
At the Beijing Olympics, she is 18 years old.
then howcome she's in college? search this thread, i learnt it over here and that's how got confused. anyways, saw her speaking on times now the other day. i must say she needs to learn a lot about public speaking or she'll carry on sounding like ex-medium pacer venkatesh prasad. and maybe a bit of touch-up by the makeup man won't be bad although she looks fine.

wow,!!!!


REWARD - More than 57 000 US $ for Saina (http://www.badzine.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1245:reward-more-than-57-000-us--for-saina&catid=61:newsflash)
Figures keep falling after the Olympics and India's Saina Nehwal was promised no less that 2.5 million rupias, which is around 40 000 euros or 57 000 US $. The 18 year old shuttler qualified for the quarter final of the Olympic Games and was promised this amount of money today by her Haiyana government as well as 6 other Indian athletes amongst which Vijender Singh, who got a bronze medal in Boxing.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO SAINA !!! :):):)

Saina Nehwal has made it to the WS Final at the Taipei Open 2008.

At the Final tomorrow, Sunday 14-Sep-2008, Saina will be playing Lydia Cheah from Malaysia.

BEST OF LUCK TO SAINA !!!

:):):)
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Congratulations to saina....one last hurdle tomorrow!!!...all the best...

i think the OG had helped her alot.

Where can i get to see this tournament? is it aired anywhere??

Where can i get to see this tournament? is it aired anywhere??



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Hi crosscounty,

WELCOME TO BADMINTON CENTRAL !!! :):):)

You might be able to find some info from this page : click here (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=204)

Cheers... chris@ccc
:):):)
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At $170K Yonex Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold 2008, Sinhuang

Final -
(2) Saina Nehwal (IND,14) bt Lydia Li Ya Cheah (MAS,72) 21-8 21-19

Saina becomes the first Indian woman to win a golden grand prix tournament ... With this victory Saina will climbed on her best singles ranking, #12.

Heartily congratulation to Saina for this well deserved victory ... Her performance in Olympics was shot in an arm for her ... She had talent from the beginning but performance at Olympics helped her to believe on her own ability in thick or thin ... Really happy for her.

Jaydeep

At $170K Yonex Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold 2008, Sinhuang

Final -
(2) Saina Nehwal (IND,14) bt Lydia Li Ya Cheah (MAS,72) 21-8 21-19

Saina becomes the first Indian woman to win a golden grand prix tournament ... With this victory Saina will climbed on her best singles ranking, #12.

Heartily congratulation to Saina for this well deserved victory ... Her performance in Olympics was shot in an arm for her ... She had talent from the beginning but performance at Olympics helped her to believe on her own ability in thick or thin ... Really happy for her.

Jaydeep

congrates to saina...upcoming shiny star...:D...

well done Saina. She will be the first indian star for the future.

Yonex Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold 2008
Final - (2) Saina Nehwal (IND,14) bt Lydia Li Ya Cheah (MAS,72) 21-8 21-19



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Well Done ... Saina Nehwal !!! :):):)
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Congratulations to Saina!!!

congratulations to Saina.... well done

CONGRATS Saina! :)

Your next target, the SS titles! ;)

My prediction is Saina and Yulianti will compete for Gold in 2012. It is good to see another non-Chinese players competing for the top WS spot. Go Saina!

Put in Zhu Lin, Lu Lan, Wang Yihan, and Wang Lin for gold too... They won't go away that easily... ;)

Another Saina Nehwal fan here folkz.

COME ON INDIA

Another Saina Nehwal fan here folkz.

COME ON INDIA
hi there, welcome to the forum!:)

thanks for the welcome George.

nice to meet you

thanks for the welcome George.

nice to meet you
have fun surfing here:)
u can introduce yourselves more details on the introduction section of the forum..:)
heres the link>> http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75

CONGRATS Saina! :)

Your next target, the SS titles! ;)



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Yes ... Saina's next SS match will be at the Japan Super Series 2008 Badminton Tournament tomorrow, Wednesday 17-Sep-2008.

Not easy though; In Round 1, Saina will be playing against Mi Zhou, the former World WS No.1.

Good Luck to Saina !!!
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Yes ... Saina's next SS match will be at the Japan Super Series 2008 Badminton Tournament tomorrow, Wednesday 17-Sep-2008.

Not easy though; In Round 1, Saina will be playing against Mi Zhou, the former World WS No.1.

Good Luck to Saina !!!
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oh...she already beat wc in OG...zm also will lost to her...:p

Saina, she'll be playing in the Chinese open? Looking forward to it.

Became her fan just recently

Saina, she'll be playing in the Chinese open? Looking forward to it.

Became her fan just recently

ya....she is....welcome to bc forum...^^....enjoy urself here:)

Saina, she'll be playing in the Chinese open? Looking forward to it.



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Yesterday, Friday 26-Sep-2008, at the China Masters Super Series Quarter-Finals, Saina defeated China's Zhu Lin, currently ranked No.6 in the world.

It was a tough match with a score of 21-16, 21-23, 21-18 (in 56 minutes).

Congratulations to Saina !!! :):):)

Saina would be moving into the Top 10 World Ranking soon.

:):):)
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..the scoreline sure indicates a very tough & gritty win for Saina, esp. playing against one of the top WS players in China's WS armada, and in China. Good for her!:cool:

Yesterday, Friday 26-Sep-2008, at the China Masters Super Series Quarter-Finals, Saina defeated China's Zhu Lin, currently ranked No.6 in the world.

It was a tough match with a score of 21-16, 21-23, 21-18 (in 56 minutes).



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Today, Saturday 27-Sep-2008, at the China Masters Super Series Semi-Finals, Saina was defeated by Hong Kong's Zhou Mi, currently ranked No.7 in the world, 21-4, 21-19 (in just 26 minutes).

Perhaps Saina was too tired after the tough match against China's Zhu Lin yesterday.
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she probably needs some rest ...especially after the OG08, just like lu lan:(

I really enjoy watching Saina Nehwal. I am sure she will reach greater heights compared to her namesake. I hope sponsorship deals dont make her do ridiculous ads and she can concentrate on her game. Take care Saina and all the best for all the tournaments you appear in.

I really enjoy watching Saina Nehwal. I am sure she will reach greater heights compared to her namesake. I hope sponsorship deals dont make her do ridiculous ads and she can concentrate on her game. Take care Saina and all the best for all the tournaments you appear in.

ya...sure she will...welcome here...my friend...introduce urself here

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75

New Delhi: Badminton player Saina Nehwal is on a roll and is now ranked 12th in the world. This is the highest any Indian woman has ever reached in the world rankings.
Saina returned home on Monday night after an impressive game at the Asian Grand Prix series.
There were high expectations after her quarter final appearance at the Beijing Olympics and Saina lived up to it by winning the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix a few weeks ago.
She crashed out in the first round of the Japanese Open but reached semi-finals of China Open last week.
CNN-IBN spoke to a Saina in Hyderabad and she said that she is very happy after returning.
http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/09_2008/chatkbsharma_300.gif (http://features.ibnlive.com/chat/k-b-sharma/cat-2008-tips-for-verbal-ability/174.html)

“I am very happy about it. I never thought that I would reach 12 by September end. I was aiming at top 20 by the end of the year but now as I have reached 12, I am aiming at top 10 by the end of the year. It has been great five, six months for me. I have been playing well and I am beating good top players and I my game is improving. I play my best and I keep on improving my ranking,” says the victorious player.
Saina also talked about her future plans mentioning the name of the tournaments she is preparing for.
“Positive is that day by day I am improving my ranking which will really help me to get good draw in the future tournament and second thing is that I am getting to play good matches. Next year I'll be having good tournament like All England, Junior World Championship, so that will really help me to learn by playing with top players. These are the positive things that I have taken from them and one thing is that beating Julian in China was excellent match result, beating her with her hometown was unbelievable because the way the spectators were supporting her but still I was cool and I thought that I can do it. I was so focused that I had only one thought in my mind that I can win against it and I should beat world champion and I am really happy about it,” she adds.
The badminton player said that she is working hard and won’t repeat the mistakes she did in her recent game.
“Now, I will just working for two weeks and I have Commonwealth and Junior World Championship. For junior world championship I think I am pretty prepared for that but for future coming super series which is in November I have a good 20 days break after Junior Commonwealth Championship so I will see how to improve and how to play with those players, I will recollect at that time and hopefully I shouldn't repeat the same mistake which I did here.”

New Delhi: Badminton player Saina Nehwal is on a roll and is now ranked 12th in the world. This is the highest any Indian woman has ever reached in the world rankings.
Saina returned home on Monday night after an impressive game at the Asian Grand Prix series.
There were high expectations after her quarter final appearance at the Beijing Olympics and Saina lived up to it by winning the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix a few weeks ago.
She crashed out in the first round of the Japanese Open but reached semi-finals of China Open last week.
CNN-IBN spoke to a Saina in Hyderabad and she said that she is very happy after returning.


“I am very happy about it. I never thought that I would reach 12 by September end. I was aiming at top 20 by the end of the year but now as I have reached 12, I am aiming at top 10 by the end of the year. It has been great five, six months for me. I have been playing well and I am beating good top players and I my game is improving. I play my best and I keep on improving my ranking,” says the victorious player.
Saina also talked about her future plans mentioning the name of the tournaments she is preparing for.
“Positive is that day by day I am improving my ranking which will really help me to get good draw in the future tournament and second thing is that I am getting to play good matches. Next year I'll be having good tournament like All England, Junior World Championship, so that will really help me to learn by playing with top players. These are the positive things that I have taken from them and one thing is that beating Julian in China was excellent match result, beating her with her hometown was unbelievable because the way the spectators were supporting her but still I was cool and I thought that I can do it. I was so focused that I had only one thought in my mind that I can win against it and I should beat world champion and I am really happy about it,” she adds.
The badminton player said that she is working hard and won’t repeat the mistakes she did in her recent game.
“Now, I will just working for two weeks and I have Commonwealth and Junior World Championship. For junior world championship I think I am pretty prepared for that but for future coming super series which is in November I have a good 20 days break after Junior Commonwealth Championship so I will see how to improve and how to play with those players, I will recollect at that time and hopefully I shouldn't repeat the same mistake which I did here.”

New Delhi: Badminton player Saina Nehwal is on a roll and is now ranked 12th in the world. This is the highest any Indian woman has ever reached in the world rankings.

“I am very happy about it. I never thought that I would reach 12 by September end. I was aiming at top 20 by the end of the year but now as I have reached 12, I am aiming at top 10 by the end of the year. It has been great five, six months for me. I have been playing well and I am beating good top players and I my game is improving. I play my best and I keep on improving my ranking,” says the victorious player.



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Congratulations to Saina !!! :):):)

I think Saina would move into the Top 10 World Ranking sooner than she thinks.
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She's at 11 now...

SURPRISELY...no one congrates her in this thread...applause for saina...and sato sayaka also rising player...

The China badminton commentator said ,Saina's parents were India badminton national champions.
That means Saina was born in a badminton family , this reminds me of Wang Lin, they have somethings in common

SURPRISELY...no one congrates her in this thread...applause for saina...and sato sayaka also rising player...
because everyone already expected saina to beg this WJC title..
no surprise at all..
she had already made several upsets in some ss tournaments..

because everyone already expected saina to beg this WJC title..
no surprise at all..
she had already made several upsets in some ss tournaments..

i know...still...winning junior champion is something important...no like any ss title...even games title u can chase in another 2 years or 4 years...u will never able to win a world junior title again...;)

The China badminton commentator said ,Saina's parents were India badminton national champions.
That means Saina was born in a badminton family , this reminds me of Wang Lin, they have somethings in common

I saw saina in a tv interview. her parents played badminton alright, but according to that interview, they played till state level, not national level.but yes, i agree, she's got the genes.and i hope she never gets a big head.

Saina will be world number one in 3 years: Prakash Padukone
BANGALORE: Saina Nehwal is a 'champion material' and in another three years, India can look forward to seeing a world number one in the Hyderabadi youngster, said legendary shuttler Prakash Padukone.

Seventeen-year-old Saina has most of the qualities a champion needs - physical, technical, mental and self-belief - the former All England Champion said.

"If she continues to work hard and remain focused, there is no reason why she can't reach the very top", Padukone, himself a former world number one and a World Cup winner, told here in an interview.

"It (Saina becoming world number one) is definitely possible. She is already at 11 (in world rankings) now. It's just a matter of time before she breaks into the top 10", he said.

"I think within a year, she is definitely capable of being in top five, and go on to even become number one may be in two-three years," he said.

This year has been an extraordinary one for Saina, who reached the quarterfinals in the Beijing Olympics and won the recent World Junior Badminton title.

"If she continues like this, she has got everything going right", Padukone said, terming her performance in the two events as impressive, creditable and commendable.

"One can look forward to some great performances from her in the future," he said.

Saina needs to plan her tournament schedule properly, Padukone said, advising her to be selective about tournaments and space them out in such a way that she gets enough time and rest and can work on her weaknesses in between.

Training for short stints abroad - may be in Malaysia or Indonesia - would be a good idea for her as such outings would help her familiarise more with the type of game that foreigners play.

"They (foreign players) play a different kind of game, compared to the Indians. So, that does not come as a surprise to you when you play them (If you have short training stints abroad)", Padukone said.

On her quarter-final defeat in Beijing Games, he said that was more due to lack of her experience. Saina was mentally very strong and had self-belief, which were the key factors.

"She believes now that she can beat the best in the world," Padukone said, but cautioned that she should also be prepared to face some defeats along the way as the other players would not give her titles on a platter.

"You have to be prepared mentally to face some reversals...may be one or two odd defeats will be there. That should not upset you", he said.

Source: http://sports.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Saina_will_be_world_number_one_in_3_years/articleshow/3719751.cms

From The Telegraph (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081122/jsp/sports/story_10146685.jsp) of 22 November 2008:

Saina, Bindra fired me up, says Anand

New Delhi: World champion Viswanathan Anand on Friday said the series of successes by various Indian sportspersons had motivated him in defending his title against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia.

“I am really happy to see so much sporting success for India this year. Apart from cricket, I followed Abhinav Bindra and Saina Nehwal’s triumphs. In fact, that gave me a little bit of extra motivation to win again,” Anand said on his return to Chennai.

Anand arrived in Chennai to a tumultuous welcome in the wee hours of Friday and was greeted by a horde of fans and quote-hungry reporters.

This is his first visit home after retaining his title, his return to the country being delayed by illness. He will be taking a couple of months off and will play his next tournament in February.

Anand, who looked tired, was received by his mother Sushila at the airport.
The large crowd that turned up overwhelmed him. “The reception and the enthusiasm of the fans is fantastic. I hope none of you gets killed in the melee,” he said.

The 38-year-old said he was proud of the thumping he gave former world champion Kramnik in the 12-game match — a format that is supposed to be the Russian’s forte.

“A three-point lead is unheard of, especially against a player like Kramnik,” he said, and admitted that his “opening preparations played a big part”.

“Games 3 and 5 were not only important wins but were also beautiful wins,” said Anand, referring to his three-point lead in Bonn last month.

Anand said he was also proud of his consistency and that he managed to peak at the right time because of which he reached the pinnacle of the game.

“I am pretty proud of my consistency. I have been in the top-three (in the world) from 1996... I also managed to peak in the right years which is very important,” he said.

Anand said he had not reached a cul de sac as far as the game was concerned. “I am still learning a lot about chess. I am enthusiastic about it and (still) motivated to play,” he told a news channel.

Asked about his legacy, Anand said, “I am happy and proud that I have contributed in making India a potential powerhouse in chess”.

Anand is the lone Grandmaster to win world titles in three formats — he won the 128-player knockout format in Teheran in 2000, the tournament format in Mexico in 2007 and the traditional match-play format last month.

Aside:
Does anyone know if Viswanathan Anand plays badminton? :)

huh???who is this guy???viswanthan anand???...forgive my naive...and tell me more about him...thanks...^^...

huh???who is this guy???viswanthan anand???...forgive my naive...and tell me more about him...thanks...^^...
from india..
the world chess champion;)

huh???who is this guy???viswanthan anand???...forgive my naive...and tell me more about him...thanks...^^...
Google has the answers, limsy.

And don't google for 'viswanthan anand'.
Try this spelling: 'Viswanathan Anand' ;)

By the way, Anand is the only Chess Grandmaster to have won the World titles in all three formats — the 128-player knockout format, the regular tournament format and the traditional match-play format.

thanks...uncle old hand...hehesorry for off topic

saina is now world no 10 officially, hope so she break into no 5 by this time next year.

saina is now world no 10 officially, hope so she break into no 5 by this time next year.



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:D:D:D Post#205 predicted it ... Let's hope for Saina Nehwal to do even better in 2009.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU-DEJ1IwVA

wow just realized that she was just 17... bright future ahead.....

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:D:D:D Post#205 predicted it ... Let's hope for Saina Nehwal to do even better in 2009.
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As we know, China's younger guards are now replacing the older ones. And there are lots of them of Saina's standard waiting in the wings. Therefore Saina will not have it that easy unless she continues to show great improvement.

It's amazing how callous bureaucrats can be :(

Here's the Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Potpourri/In_a_sorry_state/articleshow/3832735.cms) on Saina's travel woes.
She's been preparing for the Super Series Finals.

And here's NDTV (http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/showsports.aspx?id=SPOEN20080076331&ch=12/13/2008%203:14:00%20PM) on how they finally resolved it.

As we know, China's younger guards are now replacing the older ones. And there are lots of them of Saina's standard waiting in the wings. Therefore Saina will not have it that easy unless she continues to show great improvement.






It's amazing how callous bureaucrats can be :(

Here's the Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Potpourri/In_a_sorry_state/articleshow/3832735.cms) on Saina's travel woes.
She's been preparing for the Super Series Finals.

And here's NDTV (http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/showsports.aspx?id=SPOEN20080076331&ch=12/13/2008%203:14:00%20PM) on how they finally resolved it.



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It looks like Saina is not only having China's younger guards to do battle with, but also India's callous bureaucrats.

It's good news that things have worked out fine for Saina..

ALL the BEST to Saina at the 2008 Super Series Finals

:):):)
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Badminton need India & Europe to produce some goods!

Great to see her in KK...very nice girl....now India badminton got Atik Jsauhari and Jason ( Aussia guy) to prepare her for commonwealth games

all the best to her in the ss final:):)

Saina has advanced for the semi-finals in Masters Finals in KK.

What an impressive performance from a 18-year-old beating Pi Hongyan and Wong Mew Choo en-route to the semi-finals.

Seriously, I can foresee her to be ranked world number one by the year of 21.

congrates to saina too...

Saina Nehwal is a nice girl. spoken to her many years back. She is a very independant and polite girl.

I have seen her game improved many folds and it is great to see her played. She is young. Only 18 years old but with great potential to challenge the chinese girls in years to come. wish we Malaysian have a young girl like her.

Congratulaton Saina.

here is the link to Saina's new blog.
http://www.mittalchampionstrust.com/blogs/saina-nehwal.html

Not since her victory at a depleted Philippines Open a few years ago has Saina Nehwal played as well as she has at the 2009 Indonesia Open.

The gutsy Indian girl has downed China's Lu Lan 25-23, 21-19 in the semifinal.

That pits Saina against China's Wang Lin who trumped her just a week ago at the 2009 Singapore Open.

Perhaps it will be second time lucky for Saina Nehwal :)

Tomorrow will me a World Junior battle:p World junior champion 07 (Wang Lin) v World junior champion 08 (Saina) :D Too bad Wang Yihan lost to Lu Lan in the QF, if not, it would be another world junior battle in the semi final. Seems like all the juniors are improving and performing very well lately, especially Saina. Hope she can defeat Wang Lin tomorrow and get her first SS title :)

Tomorrow will me a World Junior battle:p World junior champion 07 (Wang Lin) v World junior champion 08 (Saina) :D Too bad Wang Yihan lost to Lu Lan in the QF, if not, it would be another world junior battle in the semi final. Seems like all the juniors are improving and performing very well lately, especially Saina. Hope she can defeat Wang Lin tomorrow and get her first SS title :)

its your time now,saina,go and grab it
just watched <dance,subaru>
so i will say
fight,saina
hehe:p

Terrific win to reaching her first Super Series final ... But final is difficult as Saina lost against same player in last week's Singapore Super Series quarters and still she is vunerable against top-5 players.

Good luck Saina!

Terrific win to reaching her first Super Series final ... But final is difficult as Saina lost against same player in last week's Singapore Super Series quarters and still she is vunerable against top-5 players.

Good luck Saina!
Saina lost to WL last week, but not means that this week she can't beat her :p CS/ZYL lost to ZYW/ZTT last week, but they defeated ZYW/ZTT this week. So.. anything is possible :p

suetyan, I wish the same ... In the final after losing first game Saina won second game and now match is in third game.

Congrats to Saina won her 1st SS title, haha

Not since her victory at a depleted Philippines Open a few years ago has Saina Nehwal played as well as she has at the 2009 Indonesia Open.

The gutsy Indian girl has downed China's Lu Lan 25-23, 21-19 in the semifinal.

That pits Saina against China's Wang Lin who trumped her just a week ago at the 2009 Singapore Open.

Perhaps it will be second time lucky for Saina Nehwal :)
Indeed, the second time has proved to be lucky!
I can see our huangkwokhau chatting with her as she waits for the prixe distribution ceremony :)

the future world number 1:D
congrates:D
need to improve ur game more to get pass chinese great wall in future:)

Saina lost to WL last week, but not means that this week she can't beat her :p CS/ZYL lost to ZYW/ZTT last week, but they defeated ZYW/ZTT this week. So.. anything is possible :p
suetyan, u r amazing !!! U were spot on ... Saina completed memorable comeback win over Lin Wang in 49 minutes.

At $250K Indonesia Super Series 2009, Jakarta

[F] (6) Saina Nehwal (IND,8) bt (3) Lin Wang (CHN,3) 12-21 21-19 21-9

With this Super Series title win she will definietly enter into top-5 world ranking when next ranking will get update.

Now that she has experienced the pressure of playing and winning a Super Series final, Saina Nehwal will be better prepared for the 2009 World Championships.

She will also hold the advantage of playing in Hyderabad, in front of her home crowd :)

In my view of her plays in the Final against WL, Saina seems to have good talents; she played very smart! Very promising in WS future. :)

she's just too good today...

Now that she has experienced the pressure of playing and winning a Super Series final, Saina Nehwal will be better prepared for the 2009 World Championships.

She will also hold the advantage of playing in Hyderabad, in front of her home crowd :)
..she might be playing at home & in front of her home crowd support, but at the same time she might be facing a different sort of pressure playing in front of them..

Well done, SN for ur first SS title.....hopefully more to come in your way.........

Well done, SN for ur first SS title.....hopefully more to come in your way.........
Next week Malaysia Grand Prix Gold, maybe Saina will grab her second title this year :D

suetyan, u r amazing !!! U were spot on ... Saina completed memorable comeback win over Lin Wang in 49 minutes.

At $250K Indonesia Super Series 2009, Jakarta

[F] (6) Saina Nehwal (IND,8) bt (3) Lin Wang (CHN,3) 12-21 21-19 21-9

With this Super Series title win she will definietly enter into top-5 world ranking when next ranking will get update.

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No doubt, Saina Nehwal is the star of the 2009 Djarum Indonesian Super Series Tournament. She played brilliantly in the rubber game with both her defensive and attacking moves and Wang Lin just could not wear her down. Luck was also a factor. Now that the ice of winning an SS tournament has been broken, I think SN will go on to win more tournaments with the guidance of her coach Gobichand, the former All-E MS champion. . She will definitely give the Chinese a run for their money.


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it's a great game by Saina.. bit by bit she dispose Wang L weakness & her never say die spirits deserved to be salute...