Well, this trip, I tried to hunt for autographs whenever I can (while concentrating on the matches). Here are the ones I manage to get:

Shoji Sato
Kaori Mori
Kanako Yonekura

Andrew Smith

Chan Choong Ming
Koo Kian Keat
Lee Wan Wah

Ronald Susilo

Chen Hong
Lu Lan
Zhu Lin
Zhang Jie Wen

Mia Audina

Pi Hong Yan

Peter Gade
Kenneth Jonasson

Liliyana Natsir
Nova

Overall, the japanese autographs looks the best. Of the chinese players, Lu Lan's looks the most cool. Chen Hong's can't even make out what he wrote.

Getting the japanese players' autograph is the most hilarious as they have no idea what I am saying and when I approached them, they seem shocked and blur. Luckily, Kanako seems to know some english as she pointed to the particular page I wanted and said "here?". Of course, my favourite is Kanako. :p But Shoji's autograph is the best looking.

Misses:
Eriksen/Lunsgaard
Bao Chun Lai (not my priority anyway)
Eriko Hirose

bro EastDevil ....... can scan the Nova + Lilyana one ? Thanks.

Well, this trip, I tried to hunt for autographs whenever I can (while concentrating on the matches). Here are the ones I manage to get:

Shoji Sato
Kaori Mori
Kanako Yonekura

Andrew Smith

Chan Choong Ming
Koo Kian Keat
Lee Wan Wah

Ronald Susilo

Chen Hong
Lu Lan
Zhu Lin
Zhang Jie Wen

Mia Audina

Pi Hong Yan

Peter Gade
Kenneth Jonasson

Liliyana Natsir
Nova

Overall, the japanese autographs looks the best. Of the chinese players, Lu Lan's looks the most cool. Chen Hong's can't even make out what he wrote.

Getting the japanese players' autograph is the most hilarious as they have no idea what I am saying and when I approached them, they seem shocked and blur. Luckily, Kanako seems to know some english as she pointed to the particular page I wanted and said "here?". Of course, my favourite is Kanako. :p But Shoji's autograph is the best looking.

Misses:
Eriksen/Lunsgaard
Bao Chun Lai (not my priority anyway)
Eriko Hirose

Hello, just curious, when you let them sign for autograph, you just use paper/notebook? Or must have a poster with their face? or you let them sign on your shirt? :D

EastDevil.. ur the man! Kindly post the pictures of the autographs? I never bother to get one. And since you say the japs autograph look the best.. i'm kinda curious how it looks like.

yeah Kanako is one of my fav jap player too..

Need some advice, it might sounds senseless but this is my first time going to tournament like this. Can I ask the players to sign their autograph on my notebook? Anyone who has experience with autograph hunting, please kindly let me know. Thanks. :)

Need some advice, it might sounds senseless but this is my first time going to tournament like this. Can I ask the players to sign their autograph on my notebook? Anyone who has experience with autograph hunting, please kindly let me know. Thanks. :)
:) u can ask them to sign on ur notebook,poster,shirt...anyway..i saw somebody asking peter gade to sign on his ipod!n he did it.Cool man!

bro EastDevil ....... can scan the Nova + Lilyana one ? Thanks.

No scanner. ha ha :D

Hello, just curious, when you let them sign for autograph, you just use paper/notebook? Or must have a poster with their face? or you let them sign on your shirt? :D

I got this Moleskine notebook (its those traditional small notebook without lines and uses a leather-wrapped cover with a elastic band used by those old poets and artists long ago) and shove it to them with a Mont Blanc. Got to make it attractive for them to sign right? haha :D

EastDevil.. ur the man! Kindly post the pictures of the autographs? I never bother to get one. And since you say the japs autograph look the best.. i'm kinda curious how it looks like.

yeah Kanako is one of my fav jap player too..

I'll try to get them scanned when I visit some friends who has a scanner. The japanese players' autograph are usually slightly more elaborate.

Need some advice, it might sounds senseless but this is my first time going to tournament like this. Can I ask the players to sign their autograph on my notebook? Anyone who has experience with autograph hunting, please kindly let me know. Thanks. :)

They are willing to sign anywhere (but know your limits). A few things I learnt:

1) Try not to do it when they are in a bad mood like right after losing a tough thriller or something.

2) Make it simple. Give them the book and pen in ready condition. Cause right after a match when they were walking past the front row, they can get a little disoriented (Pi Hong Yan had a hard time unscrewing my pen as she was panting and stuff... Wait, I know it doesn't sound right...).

3) Best is approach them when they are in the stands relaxed.

One of my purpose in autographs is a form of encouragement to the players. Apart from some weirdo player that do not like to give autographs, I believe most players feel appreciated and encouraged if fans bother to approach them for autographs/pictures. Its some form of verification of their hardwork and achievement.

If you manage to get a scanner, don forget scanning up Koo Kien Keat's...

What's he attitude when being asked for autograph? Im curious coz he's sort of cool n arrogant type of player

If you manage to get a scanner, don forget scanning up Koo Kien Keat's...

What's he attitude when being asked for autograph? Im curious coz he's sort of cool n arrogant type of player

You're kind of right. He doesn't have any kind of facial expression at all when signing the autograph. Not even when I smiled at him.

Hi all, Thanks for the great tips! I managed to get a few of the players' autograph. Once again, thanks a lot. :D

Hi all, Thanks for the great tips! I managed to get a few of the players' autograph. Once again, thanks a lot. :D

Hey, which are the ones? :p

You're kind of right. He doesn't have any kind of facial expression at all when signing the autograph. Not even when I smiled at him.

KKK is simply very friendly after the match over Mohd/Lin... I couldn't really get him sometimes... sigh :o ...

KKK is simply very friendly after the match over Mohd/Lin... I couldn't really get him sometimes... sigh :o ...

Even though he didn't show any expression doesn't mean he is not friendly. I wouldn't consider him friendly or not based on one incident. Anyway, if he is not friendly, he would not have signed in the first place.

Even though he didn't show any expression doesn't mean he is not friendly. I wouldn't consider him friendly or not based on one incident. Anyway, if he is not friendly, he would not have signed in the first place.

Of course im not saying that he is unfriendly..

He's a joker n simply amusing when he's in mood

But he becomes cloudy n emotionless after losing a match... He simply needed at least a week to regain his usual self when Malaysia failed to reclaim Thomas Cup...

Hey, which are the ones? :p

I managed to get LD, XXF, GL, ZN, Rasmussen's autograph.