Thailand Open Day 1 (26/07)

[badMania]

The main draw will start tomorrow morning with matches in MS (2 rounds), WS, and XD. A total of 80 matches will be played.

Here's some of the interesting matches (predicted winners in bold as usual):

MS ROUND 1/64
Andrew Smith vs Shoji Sato -- the English player is seeded 9/16, but, I think the Jap will win.

Marcus Jansson vs Alamsyah Yunus -- a tricky test for the young Indonesian player. Can he win?

Boonsak Ponsana vs Kenn Lim -- should be a breeze for the home favorite, but Chen Hong should await him tomorrow night.

Mohd Roslin Hashim vs Park Sung Hwan -- Roslin lost to Kendrick last week and he faces another tough first-round opponent. I don't think he can win.

Sho Sasaki vs Peter Gade -- a tricky test also for the Danes (who is in a honeymoon in Thailand), but he should manage.

Mohd Arif Abdul Latif vs Hong Seung -- with Lin Dan's withdrawal, the young and promising Arif should win.


WS ROUND 1/32
Pia Zebadiah vs Eriko Hirose -- tough first draw for Pia. It will be a huge upset if she manages to win!

Lee Hyun Jin vs Judith Meulendijks -- tricky draw for the newly crowned Macau Open champion, but, she should win.

Adrianti Firdasari vs Yu Hirayama -- again, a tough first draw for the Indonesian girl. I hope she advances.

Salakjit Ponsana vs Lu Lan -- the Chinese should win.

Kanako Yonekura vs Yao Jie -- yet another tough match for both players. Yao to win.

XD ROUND 1/32
Eric Go/Mona Santoso vs Devin Lahardi/Yunita Tetty -- the newly formed Indo pair should win their first match.

Lingga/Yulianti vs Hsieh Yu-Hsing/Yang Chia-Tseng -- I believe this is the young Indonesian pair's second World Grand Prix tournaments, after the Indonesia Open this year. They came back from Thailand with a victory in the Satelitte event few months ago. I think they will win their first match.

Keita Masuda/Tomomi Matsuda vs Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl -- the Danes won the Macau Open few days ago after an impressive victory over Zhang Jun/Gao Ling. They should reach at least the semi-final to have yet another rendevous with the Chinese pair.

[Erwin]

I'm quite curious about the Shon Seung Mo vs. Sony Dwi Kuncuro match. Probably the best first round match!

[djake]

I'm quite curious about the Shon Seung Mo vs. Sony Dwi Kuncuro match. Probably the best first round match!

I don't think Sony is playing. SSM is playing Chan Kwong Beng (Malaysia) in the first round.
I'm intrigued by HRH Princess (of Thailand ?) in the mixed doubles playing against Lee Jae Jin and Lee Hyo Jung !

[ants]

Yes the princess of Thailand is playing in Mixed Doubles. But she is not a threat. Her opponent should win with a breeze.

[meeya]

The main draw will start tomorrow morning with matches in MS (2 rounds), WS, and XD. A total of 80 matches will be played.

MS ROUND 1/64
Andrew Smith vs Shoji Sato -- the English player is seeded 9/16, but, I think the Jap will win.



what does it mean when a player is seeded 9/16? usually it's 1st seed, 2nd seed.....

[badMania]

what does it mean when a player is seeded 9/16? usually it's 1st seed, 2nd seed.....

MS usually has up to 16 seeded players (based on rankings). If he's seeded 9/16, then his ranking (based on the players involved in the tourney) is 9 to 16.

Some notable early results:
Andrew Smith bt Shoji Sato 21-14, 21-15 -- this guy has improved a lot...and could pose some threat in the future. He should win again tonight and face either Chen Yu or LCW tomorrow.

Marcus Jansson lost to Alamsyah Yunus 11-21, 12-21 -- a good result for the young and inexperienced Indonesian player. He will face Lee Hyun Il later at night.

Hsieh Yu-Hsing lost to Chen Hong -- 21-16, 17-21, 13-21 -- another struggle by Chen Hong. Jeffer could push him yet again tonight.

Jeffer Rosobin, Boonsak Ponsana, Vountus Indra Mawan (the young Malaysian player) and Chen Jin also advance (after his opponent withdrew). I made a mistake in my earlier post. Boonsak will face another young Malaysian player (Mohd Nazri Latifi) tonight and he should advance to Round 1/16 to face Lee Hyun Il tomorrow. Vountus also has a winnable tie against Jung Hoon Min.

[hcyong]

Man, Kuan Beng Hong lost again. To John Moody. His string of poor performances continue.

[wynn000]

aiks........ how come??

[wynn000]

very dissapointed...........

[hcyong]

what does it mean when a player is seeded 9/16? usually it's 1st seed, 2nd seed.....

It means he is seeded 9th to 16th. There will be eight players in total who will be seeded 9/16. This is instead of directly seeding 9th, 10th, 11th etc.

[tehsham]

Man, Kuan Beng Hong lost again. To John Moody. His string of poor performances continue.
What ?????:crying: :mad:

[jug8man]

so much for his confidence boosting Melaka Open Title.

Only in Malaysia perhaps?

[badMania]

Sigh...not even a Melaka Open title will raise KBH's spirit. He lost tamely yet again 19-21, 11-21 in 30 mins to John Moody. Other young Malaysian players like Beryno Wong, Mohd Shafiq Jamaluddin, and Wee Chung Pei can beat their first round opponents without any problems.

KBH has to seriously think about his future....a break from badminton will be good for him.

[ants]

John Moody give KBH bad vibes. At least Msia is sending more of their younger players now. I don't understand this KBH. Always lose to unknown players. Not that the unknown players are not good. Just that.. its KBH.

[thiery]

Maybe KBH should call it a day. He has no improvement. I'm very very disappointed.

[zqloy]

Sigh...not even a Melaka Open title will raise KBH's spirit. He lost tamely yet again 19-21, 11-21 in 30 mins to John Moody. Other young Malaysian players like Beryno Wong, Mohd Shafiq Jamaluddin, and Wee Chung Pei can beat their first round opponents without any problems.

KBH has to seriously think about his future....a break from badminton will be good for him.
Really beginning to think tat he cant play outside Malaysia la.....
Some said tat he is another LCW in making, sorry i cant see tat... his weak mental is the problem he could'nt overcome himself.... LCW at his age had redi beaten a string of top players in the world, while for KBH sadly to say, its the opposite way.......

[madbad]

Well, the BAM has tried everything with KBH. The switched him over to Li Mao but it's his mental state that is most fragile. He still has that TC mental block which, if he does not overcome, will end his career in a hurry. Poor chap, I'm sure he's trying his hardest but even if the body is willing, his mind isn't :(

[wynn000]

i think he juz still cant overcome some problem....
although i am very dissappointed but till support him lah

[jug8man]

Come on lahhh KBH... I never suported you.... but now i feel pity for you.... You want like this ka?????

Come on La!

[EastDevil]

Man, Kuan Beng Hong lost again. To John Moody. His string of poor performances continue.

He lost to a moody guy? :p

[EastDevil]

John Moody give KBH bad vibes. At least Msia is sending more of their younger players now. I don't understand this KBH. Always lose to unknown players. Not that the unknown players are not good. Just that.. its KBH.

Maybe lack of match intelligence to deal with unfamilar opponents/situations?
:D

[Simp84]

Really beginning to think tat he cant play outside Malaysia la.....
Some said tat he is another LCW in making, sorry i cant see tat... his weak mental is the problem he could'nt overcome himself.... LCW at his age had redi beaten a string of top players in the world, while for KBH sadly to say, its the opposite way.......
Maybe it is more of his attitude...
He was probably over confident with his recent victory in Melacca open..
Overlooked unknown players... however... John Moody is not a bad player... he is NZ ace.... seen him play and has won quite a number of Australasia titles

[madbad]

Any more results?

[badMania]

Some more results in the MS Round 1/16 (4 more still yet to be completed)
Mohd Roslin Hashim lost to Park Sung Hwan 17-21, 21-14, 21-14 (the longest match so far...and MATCH OF THE ROUND). Park will meet his compatriot...Hwang Jung Woon later tonight.

Sho Sasaki lost to Peter Gade 8-21, 13-21 -- easy win for Peter. Peter will face the Thai no 2 player, Poompat Sapkulchananart tonight...a tricky tie for him yet again.

Krishnan Yogendran bt Chetan Anand 23-21, 21-11 -- a good victory for the non-BAM player. Somehow, these non-BAM players perform better than KBH in recent months. The Malaysian will play Yousuke Nakanishi tonight...a winnable tie for him.

Meanwhile, both Hafiz and Shon Sheug Mo also won the first round matches and will meet each other tonight. Hafiz should win that one...

[X Ball]

Maybe lack of match intelligence to deal with unfamilar opponents/situations?
:D

John Moody is a very athletic guy --- he would eat you alive if you are not fit or just a pretender.

KBH is still raw and when he is losing, he will throw it all away. He needs a psychologist to help him. Maybe Li Mao and other people will help him. I wish I can be his motivator, he will get his ears burn if he sees me.:D

[zqloy]

Some more results in the MS Round 1/16 (4 more still yet to be completed)
Mohd Roslin Hashim lost to Park Sung Hwan 17-21, 21-14, 21-14 (the longest match so far...and MATCH OF THE ROUND). Park will meet his compatriot...Hwang Jung Woon later tonight.

Sho Sasaki lost to Peter Gade 8-21, 13-21 -- easy win for Peter. Peter will face the Thai no 2 player, Poompat Sapkulchananart tonight...a tricky tie for him yet again.

Krishnan Yogendran bt Chetan Anand 23-21, 21-11 -- a good victory for the non-BAM player. Somehow, these non-BAM players perform better than KBH in recent months. The Malaysian will play Yousuke Nakanishi tonight...a winnable tie for him.

Meanwhile, both Hafiz and Shon Sheug Mo also won the first round matches and will meet each other tonight. Hafiz should win that one...

K. Yogendran is a BAM player. He is under Li Mao i think...... The non BAM is Sairul Amar.

[BadFever]

Some said tat he is another LCW in making, sorry i cant see tat...

He is too far away from comparison with LCW. LCW only lose to one and only one international player most of the time, in most tournament. :crying: KBH lost in first round (in MO) and for the second time again, first round in this tournament when playing non-Malaysian players. Looks like any international players can beat him, whether it's home ground or not. Sad.

[X Ball]

I think it is a 'furphy' (ploy) that PG engages in bringing the wife --- to make it seem like he is taking it easy with this Open. I think he is playing to win.

It will be a titanic battle between LCW and PG at the end.

[jug8man]

Krishnan Yogendran bt Chetan Anand 23-21, 21-11 -- a good victory for the non-BAM player. Somehow, these non-BAM players perform better than KBH in recent months. The Malaysian will play Yousuke Nakanishi tonight...a winnable tie for him.


Actually, K Yogendran is in BAM Senior National Squad. Same as KBH, Lee CW, Wong CH & etc.

Interesting to see a Malaysian of Indian decent beat Anand Chetan from India.

If the cards fall in the right places, we may soon see a Malaysian of Indonesian decent beating top Indonesian Shuttlers.

Cheers

[pauline]

Man, Kuan Beng Hong lost again. To John Moody. His string of poor performances continue.
:eek: :eek: what?!......really dissapointed.....
why always lose to unknown player....

[X Ball]

If the cards fall in the right places, we may soon see a Malaysian of Indonesian decent beating top Indonesian Shuttlers.

Cheers

Who are we referring to ? Can't be Simon, Sony, Sugiarto because they are not Malaysians?:D

[Simp84]

John Moody is a very athletic guy --- he would eat you alive if you are not fit or just a pretender.

KBH is still raw and when he is losing, he will throw it all away. He needs a psychologist to help him. Maybe Li Mao and other people will help him. I wish I can be his motivator, he will get his ears burn if he sees me.:D
Athletic ah....? are u sure? lol.. I thought hes a bit lame when he play haha
Maybe u were referring to another guy.. goes by the name John Gordon lol

[tehsham]

Who are we referring to ? Can't be Simon, Sony, Sugiarto because they are not Malaysians?:D
Well I thin Jug8man refers to Vountu Indra Mawan a junior player

[Jessica]

Why Kuan Beng Hong will lose hah...Really very dissapointed to his perfomance...I think that he is really not that good...Who say that he is the future LCW...What i can say is he really make me very very dissapointed...I expect him as least go into quarter-final...Anyone watching the macth...And who is John Moody...He lose to him...Really strange...

[Jessica]

Why Kuan Beng Hong lose hah...Really very dissapointed to his perfomance...I think that he is really not that good...Who say that he is the future LCW...What i can say is he really make me very very dissapointed...I expect him as least go into quarter-final...Anyone watching the macth...And who is John Moody...He lose to him...Really strange...:crying: :crying: :(

[Jessica]

Heh...CW will meet Chen Yu in the night today....I hope that he can win....What do you all think...Has Chen Yu beaten him???

[pauline]

Heh...CW will meet Chen Yu in the night today....I hope that he can win....What do you all think...Has Chen Yu beaten him???
Chen Yu is the one who beat Chong Wei in Indonesia Open.....

[X Ball]

Athletic ah....? are u sure? lol.. I thought hes a bit lame when he play haha
Maybe u were referring to another guy.. goes by the name John Gordon lol


I am not sure now.....isn't John Gordon the Aussie person.

I remember seeing John Moody playing for NZ in the CommonWealth --- I thought he played well. Reasonably fast for a KIWI:rolleyes:

[X Ball]

Chen Yu is the one who beat Chong Wei in Indonesia Open.....

Expect Chen Yu to be whipped today. LCW is in no mood to lose today.

[Jessica]

Expect Chen Yu to be whipped today. LCW is in no mood to lose today.Hopefully...I hope he can beat Chen Yu but i think will drag the game to the rubber set...Lets us wait..I believe CW can do this..:)

[Simp84]

I am not sure now.....isn't John Gordon the Aussie person.

I remember seeing John Moody playing for NZ in the CommonWealth --- I thought he played well. Reasonably fast for a KIWI:rolleyes:
John Gordon is the buff guy.. from NZ...
John Moody is quite a "soft" type of player.. His footwork is like Baos.. kinda lame one haha :D But overall hes quite good.. 22yo this year...

[wynn000]

wat is the different of `walkover` and `withdraw`??

[pauline]

Expect Chen Yu to be whipped today. LCW is in no mood to lose today.
yeah,but......frankly,I'm a bit worried....

[zqloy]

yeah,but......frankly,I'm a bit worried....

No worries. If he is in form like during Macau Open, dont think he'll lost Chen yu. He was beaten by Chen in Indo Open because he just came back from 1 week break after Thomas Cup and din hv enough proper training.

[pauline]

If Wong Mew Choo advance into the 2nd round, Xinfang is waiting for her.....wonder if it would be an interesting match.....

[pauline]

No worries. If he is in form like during Macau Open, dont think he'll lost Chen yu. He was beaten by Chen in Indo Open because he just came back from 1 week break after Thomas Cup and din hv enough proper training.
I think I always worry too much:p
must believe LCW can....

[jasonmarc]

He is too far away from comparison with LCW. LCW only lose to one and only one international player most of the time, in most tournament. :crying: KBH lost in first round (in MO) and for the second time again, first round in this tournament when playing non-Malaysian players. Looks like any international players can beat him, whether it's home ground or not. Sad.

looks like, he has dropped from 2nd liner to bottom-liner player ....so sad for him...:crying: it's all depend to himself....for his own future...cant keep on like this no one can help him...only himself....or he might have to follow Lee tsuen sing steps....:crying:

[jasonmarc]

Actually, K Yogendran is in BAM Senior National Squad. Same as KBH, Lee CW, Wong CH & etc.

Interesting to see a Malaysian of Indian decent beat Anand Chetan from India.

If the cards fall in the right places, we may soon see a Malaysian of Indonesian decent beating top Indonesian Shuttlers.

Cheers

what? who is coming to play for Mas? from Indon?....:confused:

[jug8man]

Well I thin Jug8man refers to Vountu Indra Mawan a junior player

Yup,
Vountus Indra Mawan.

We are Truly a multicultural country.

[cao ci dan]

If Wong Mew Choo advance into the 2nd round, Xinfang is waiting for her.....wonder if it would be an interesting match.....
Lee Chong Wei's gf versus Lin Dan's gf....seems like rematch of LD and LCW....interesting:D :D

[**KZ**]

i thought xinfaing injured?

[tehsham]

Any more result???

[badMania]

Some picks from tonight's matches:

MS ROUND 1/32
Lee Chong Wei vs Chen Yu (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- if LCW is in his top form, he will win...but...does he have the motivation to go far in this tournament, esp after Lin Dan's withdrawal? Nevertheless, I still pick LCW to win!

Lee Hyun Il vs Alamsyah Yunus -- huge match for the young Indonesian player. It will be a major upset if he can win tonight.

Boonsak Ponsana vs Mohd Nazree Latifi -- expected to be another breeze for the home favorite.

Chen Hong vs Jeffer Rosobin -- the Chinese has struggled in the past few tournaments. Jeffer will definitely push him to the distance! Chen to win in 3 sets (again)!

Jang Young Soo vs Chen Jin -- another breeze for Chen Jin.

Poompat Sapkulchananart vs Peter Gade -- the Thai no 2 player has the potential to sneak a surprise or two...but the Danes should be too powerful for him!

Shon Seung Mo vs Mohd Hafiz Hashim -- Hafiz to prevail!

James Chua vs Eric Pang -- the Sarawakian beat Nguyen Tien Minh earlier in the afternoon, but the Netherland player should win.


Some results from the WS ROUND 1/32 (a few more matches have yet to be finished):
Ai Goto bt Julia Wong Pei Xian 21-18, 7-21, 21-15 -- no luck for young Julia...losing in 3 sets. The Japanese player will meet Soratja Chansrisukot tomorrow (quite possibly the only home player left in the main draw by end of today).

Pia Zebadiah lost to Eriko Hirose 21-19, 14-21, 12-21 -- a good match for Pia...the most important thing is the experience gained in pushing the relatively more superior Jap to 3 sets. Good one! Meanwhile, Eriko will meet Judith Meulendijks tomorrow.

Adrianti Firdasari bt Yu Hirayama 21-10, 21-16 -- a good result for Firda...can she beat Kaori Mori tomorrow?

Zhu Lin bt Monthila Meemek 21-9, 21-12 -- no luck for the local player...

Pai Min-Jie bt Lydia Cheah Li Ya 28-30, 21-14, 21-17 -- a marathon match for both players (65 mins) and the Chinese Taipei player won the right to face Zhu Lin tomorrow.

Salakjit Ponsana lost to Lu Lan 15-21, 10-21 -- another bad draw for the Thai...going down to the young Chinese player in 2 quick sets.

[**KZ**]

judith has improved alot...european players often improve later in their playing career like PG...same story with judith...
it's nice to see other european countries other than england or denmark producing good home grown players...

and ong soon hock injured again? after winning malacca open beating KKK/CCM....he has been replaced

[zqloy]

judith has improved alot...european players often improve later in their playing career like PG...same story with judith...
it's nice to see other european countries other than england or denmark producing good home grown players...

I think PG is already one of the best player in the world since he is 21-22... :cool:

[cao ci dan]

i thought xinfaing injured?
guess she's ok now!!!:D :D

[pauline]

Min Jie PAI (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=11775&player=70)http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/TPE.gif[TPE] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=11775&c=TPE)-http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/MAS.gif[MAS] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=11775&c=MAS)Li Ya Lydia CHEAH (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=11775&player=82)28-30 21-15 21-17
another 28-30 and the longest match so far for today..
too bad Lydia lost....

[badMania]

More updates for WS ROUND 1/32 (all matches completed)
Kanako Yonekura lost to Yao Jie 19-21, 8-21 -- Yao survived a tricky tie and faces another tough match against Lu Lan tomorrow.

Wong Mew Choo bt Anu Nieminen 17-21, 21-12, 21-19 -- phew...a close shave for Wong. She will not have an easy time tomorrow against Xie Xingfang.

In the XD, it was another disappointing result for Devin Lahardi/Yunita Tetty, losing to Eric Go/Mona Santoso in 2 straight sets 12-21, 11-21. This pair has a bleak future...as compared to other pairs like Mohd Rizal/Greysia Polii or Anggun Nugroho/Vita Marissa.

Let's see if Lingga/Yulianti can beat the Chinese Taipei pair....

[elwin81]

Good job by WMC to win against Anu.

It will be a tough match tomorrow. I bet XXF will win although she is not in good form recently.

badMania, are you just looking at the score board? No TV coverage is it?

[badMania]

Good job by WMC to win against Anu.

It will be a tough match tomorrow. I bet XXF will win although she is not in good form recently.

badMania, are you just looking at the score board? No TV coverage is it?

There is no TV coverage!

Further updates:
Lingga/Yulianto lost narrowly to Hsieh Yu-Hsing/Yang Chia-Tseng 21-18, 19-21, 21-13 -- a pity for the young Indonesian pair.

Oops there is a mistake in my earlier report...it seems that Devin Lahardi/Yunita Tetty won their match 21-14, 21-18. They will meet Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam tomorrow...in possibly the match of the round.

The Asuncion siblings have won their first round match and will face Jeon Jun Bum/Kim Min Jung in Round 1/16.

[2cents]

The match between LCW and Chen YU should be over now. Anyone has the latest result. Can Chen Yu stop LCW again like last time they met?

[Maz]

I say go MOODY...the sole representative from Oceania! He has a great chance of beating PEI Wei Chung in the next round too.

[badMania]

The match between LCW and Chen YU should be over now. Anyone has the latest result. Can Chen Yu stop LCW again like last time they met?

I believe it's still underway.

All the matches in XD Round 1/32 have been completed. No surprises as the top 4 seeds all advance to Round 1/16. The notable upset is perhaps Songpol/Kulchala losing to Fang Chieh-Min/Chien Yu-Chin.

[hara^kazuko]

kuan beng hong :( , do you guys think he will improve if he is under Li Mao for a longer period? I dunno, to me he's near to the end.. but he can always turn back if he really wants to

[X Ball]

Steady fellows. One loss does not spoil a whole career. Let us put him in the bottom barrel to start again. He has got good touches but is mentally weak (LCW was like this if you guys can remember, always losing till we questioned his mental strength -- now what do we hear of him : he is good; he can beat LD from now on; he will be next world champion).

Li Mao has a first go at him (give him till the end of this year). If he does not buckle up then, I will ring him to tell him where he needs to put the screws right. LOL

[jasonmarc]

Hey guys, any latest results yet? please ....;)

[zqloy]

Steady fellows. One loss does not spoil a whole career. Let us put him in the bottom barrel to start again. He has got good touches but is mentally weak (LCW was like this if you guys can remember, always losing till we questioned his mental strength -- now what do we hear of him : he is good; he can beat LD from now on; he will be next world champion).

Li Mao has a first go at him (give him till the end of this year). If he does not buckle up then, I will ring him to tell him where he needs to put the screws right. LOL

But the thing is LCW's mental is nvr THAT weak, not even when he 1st come to the international badminton scene. He nvr lose to unknown player. KBH's loses to a whole string of unknown player is really really dissapointing....
But anyway i hope he can overcome the mental barrier la.... no one can help him but himself....

[pauline]

kuan beng hong :( , do you guys think he will improve if he is under Li Mao for a longer period? I dunno, to me he's near to the end.. but he can always turn back if he really wants to
I am dissapointed,but I'm sure Kuan is even more dissapointed than his fans do....
so,I'll keep supporting him....he'll improve under Li Mao for longer time,I really hope so...

[Jessica]

Any results...???Has LCW win???Where do you all get the results???

[elwin81]

Any results...???Has LCW win???Where do you all get the results???

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=11775&day=91825

[wynn000]

i think 3 set haven know yet

[X Ball]

Any results...???Has LCW win???Where do you all get the results???

Results URL:

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=11775&day=91825

[Jessica]

There are still no results....I am becoming unpatient...

[X Ball]

There are still no results....I am becoming unpatient...

If you are unpatient, I am impatient.

[jasonmarc]

lets hope for the good news to come!

[Budakkiwi]

Tan Chun Seang beat andrew smith tho...:D

[2cents]

lets hope for the good news to come!

One guy's gain is another guy's loss. What is the good news?:confused:

[hara^kazuko]

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Don't we have Thai BCers?

[hara^kazuko]

One guy's gain is another guy's loss. What is the good news?:confused:

It's not that difficult to figure out... Malaysians who support other than Lee Chong Wei are unusual

[wynn000]

aiks......... chong wei lose

[pauline]

opps....LCW lost....

[Jessica]

aiks......... chong wei loseWhats???Really...Where you got the results???Is this true...

[pauline]

the 1st and 3rd sets are so tight.........

[hara^kazuko]

opps....LCW lost....

are you sure? where's da news came from??? #%$@&!^@*@!

[X Ball]

He will be flying home to train for the World Championship !

[pauline]

Yu CHEN (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=11775&player=44)http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/CHN.gif[CHN] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=11775&c=CHN)-http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/MAS.gif[MAS] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=11775&c=MAS)Chong Wei LEE (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=11775&player=17)21-19 14-21 21-19

[Jessica]

opps....LCW lost....:crying: :crying: :crying: Really...He lose to Chen Yu again in 19-21,21-14 and 19-21...So pity...What a close match..Now depends on you ,Hafiz...:crying: Sad..

[wynn000]

21-19 14-21 21-19

[hara^kazuko]

No way! I'm waiting to see Lee Chong Wei this week!! This ain't gonna be true!!

I wont be seeing any further badminton tourments, my exams are drawing near... why...

What has Chen Yu got that Lee Chong Wei couldnt beat him for the second time???

[wynn000]

KBH lose now LCW lose haiz.........nothing

[jasonmarc]

oh No, he lost for the 2nd time to Chen Yu in two month joys for BCL!!!!!

[Jessica]

Ok..hara^kazuko....please calm down...All of us are sad...I think maybe he is too tired after the MO...No wonder LD pulls up...I know why already...He knew that his energy has finish...

[Budakkiwi]

He probably saw that it was pointless to go the extra distance in the rubber set in the absence of LD...

[X Ball]

No way! I'm waiting to see Lee Chong Wei this week!! This ain't gonna be true!!

I wont be seeing any further badminton tourments, my exams are drawing near... why...

What has Chen Yu got that Lee Chong Wei couldnt beat him for the second time???


Maybe it is a CASH OVERLOAD ! The papers had him carrying a cheque of RM 300 plus thousand dollars that he won so far this year.:eek:

[wynn000]

i wonder how was li Mao feel now

[Jessica]

I think Li Mao is okay lah...Maybe is Li Mau plan this...I think he feel pointless with the absent of LD...Now he coming back for traning to beat LD in the Korea Open...

[X Ball]

Li Mao does not like Thai food anyway --- so he will say thank you for getting home early !

[hara^kazuko]

Maybe it is a CASH OVERLOAD ! The papers had him carrying a cheque of RM 300 plus thousand dollars that he won so far this year.:eek:

is that a joke?

[X Ball]

is that a joke?

Did you think it was something else ?:)

[Jessica]

No...this is not a joke..He really earn that much in half year...So,he is good although he lose this time..

[Jessica]

BCL win easily and he will be happy with the absent of LCW....I think every player will be happy that he has lose coz he is the strongest opponent...

[pauline]

The score tells us LCW had done his best....

[X Ball]

Maybe it was the TOM YAM he had that made him overexert and lose. Maybe he had a bad day at the office (his court). There is too many maybe's that I can think of. But for now, he has to fly home with his head bowed again.

Yes, we can still rely on dependable Hafiz. Or maybe James Chua would revive my interest in him -- he is capable. LOL

[pauline]

KBH lose now LCW lose haiz.........nothing
yeah,so sad:crying: ......
but we still have Hafiz and a few of young players...

[zqloy]

Cheer up la everyone! Looks like LCW is really tired after one tournament to another. Might be a good thing for him though.... more preparation for WC...
Even LD and others players withdraw from this tournament what...

[kopperkane]

Maybe it is a CASH OVERLOAD ! The papers had him carrying a cheque of RM 300 plus thousand dollars that he won so far this year.:eek:
This statement is very unfair to LCW.

Nobody likes to lose.

Chen Yu is no push over and has the ability to beat him in the past.

Now Badminton is LCW's career and he deserves every penny/sen he's got from Badminton.

:)

[hara^kazuko]

Maybe it was the TOM YAM he had that made him overexert and lose. Maybe he had a bad day at the office (his court). There is too many maybe's that I can think of. But for now, he has to fly home with his head bowed again.

Yes, we can still rely on dependable Hafiz. Or maybe James Chua would revive my interest in him -- he is capable. LOL

No, I think he did too much Thai massage

[X Ball]

This statement is very unfair to LCW.

Nobody likes to lose.

Chen Yu is no push over and has the ability to beat him in the past.

Now Badminton is LCW's career and he deserves every penny/sen he's got from Badminton.

:)


You are right it is unfair. I apologise --- I was overcome with disappointment and flabergasted with his losing, like everybody else.

[seawell]

Yu CHEN (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=11775&player=44)http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/CHN.gif[CHN] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=11775&c=CHN)-http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/MAS.gif[MAS] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=11775&c=MAS)Chong Wei LEE (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=11775&player=17)21-19 14-21 21-19

yeah,yu!:cool: I know you will beat him!:D

[EastDevil]

I think Li Mao is okay lah...Maybe is Li Mau plan this...I think he feel pointless with the absent of LD...Now he coming back for traning to beat LD in the Korea Open...

You seems to imply that Chen Yu is some schoolboy who doesn't deserve to beat LCW. And LD is the only player worth beating. The other players around are also dedicated players who trained very hard too, you know?

[X Ball]

No, I think he did too much Thai massage


Yes I did not think of that. It is possible. I once had a maasage there and could not walk properly for a few days. LOL

It is good to be humourous even tho our pin-up boy lost. I hope Chen Yu loses to the next person !:D

[hara^kazuko]

You seems to imply that Chen Yu is some schoolboy who doesn't deserve to beat LCW. And LD is the only player worth beating. The other players around are also dedicated players who trained very hard too, you know?

I think no one had expected the defeat this time though, have mercy

[X Ball]

You seems to imply that Chen Yu is some schoolboy who doesn't deserve to beat LCW. And LD is the only player worth beating. The other players around are also dedicated players who trained very hard too, you know?

I think at this point everybody is implying everything. Nothing makes sense for LCW fans.:D

[X Ball]

yeah,yu!:cool: I know you will beat him!:D

Yeah sure. Rub it in !:mad: :D

[EastDevil]

I think no one had expected the defeat this time though, have mercy

This got to be expected somehow. Starting from the Malaysian Open, LCW have been playing in a lot of tournaments and reaching the finals, that's an awful lot of games. No player can maintain solid performance for that long, they will definitely slip sometime and crashes out. LCW is definitely good, but he's also human. He deserves more mercy with the kind of expectations.

[fukusami16]

haha..Yeah agreeiable..but I dont htink lcw put much effort in this match against Chen yu....He might be too tired..ANd u guys see eventhough Lcw didn put much effort....but he still manage to drag chen yu to rubber set ...And the score is quite closed compared .....I mean this is my ipinion ..No offense ..

[pauline]

ok,come on Hafiz,we all count on u,bersemangat!

[hara^kazuko]

I think at this point everybody is implying everything. Nothing makes sense for LCW fans.:D

yeah, very true indeed... And it's the reason why I have never wanted non-malaysian shuttler to win...

[X Ball]

I think no one had expected the defeat this time though, have mercy

We do not expect mercy and we will give no mercy. Hafiz, you need to 'fiz' the opposition !:D IT IS UP TO YOU (by Barbara Streisand) !

[EastDevil]

I think at this point everybody is implying everything. Nothing makes sense for LCW fans.:D

Got to give other players some chance to play in finals. At this moment, my guess is Peter Gade, Bao Chun Lai and Boonsak. Never underestimate the miracles of kampung players (or whatever you call that in Thai). :D

[hara^kazuko]

This got to be expected somehow. Starting from the Malaysian Open, LCW have been playing in a lot of tournaments and reaching the finals, that's an awful lot of games. No player can maintain solid performance for that long, they will definitely slip sometime and crashes out. LCW is definitely good, but he's also human. He deserves more mercy with the kind of expectations.

It's also because Lee Chong Wei had rarely failed to get into the finals of most tournaments, the early exit was somehow disppointed...

It's just a temporary moment for LCW fans to lose their logical senses, we didn't demand LCW to win every single match though

[EastDevil]

A bit disappointed Andrew Smith didn't proceed. He's kind of nice to watch.

[X Ball]

PG is my favorite to win now with Hafiz and James Chua (the Sarawakian devil, got to put some fear in his name here) to take everyone apart that gets in their way !!!! LOL

[taufik-ist]

21-19 14-21 21-19

mmmmh that indicates that LCW still holds ##&^%$^^&

[EastDevil]

It's also because Lee Chong Wei had rarely failed to get into the finals of most tournaments, the early exit was somehow disppointed...

It's just a temporary moment for LCW fans to lose their logical senses, we didn't demand LCW for winning every thing though

Actually, I am happy that LCW crashed out early. All players will slip and its better to slip when it doesn't hurt too much. Furthermore, they don't slip often, so its better to happen early and quickly move on as that also mean they will be less likely to slip again in the near future. :D

[zqloy]

This got to be expected somehow. Starting from the Malaysian Open, LCW have been playing in a lot of tournaments and reaching the finals, that's an awful lot of games. No player can maintain solid performance for that long, they will definitely slip sometime and crashes out. LCW is definitely good, but he's also human. He deserves more mercy with the kind of expectations.

You're right la. Even LD and most of the chinese players withdrew from the Thai Open because everyone is too tired after a string of tournaments. Cant understand why BAM cant give LCW a rest.....

[pauline]

It's also because Lee Chong Wei had rarely failed to get into the finals of most tournaments, the early exit was somehow disppointed...

It's just a temporary moment for LCW fans to lose their logical senses, we didn't demand LCW for winning every thing though
I can accept LCW's defeat but kinda hard to believe what happened to Kuan........:o

[zqloy]

Actually, I am happy that LCW crashed out early. All players will slip and its better to slip when it doesn't hurt too much. Furthermore, they don't slip often, so its better to happen early and quickly move on as that also mean they will be less likely to slip again in the near future. :D
Yala better slip now rather than in WC!! :p

[X Ball]

Actually, I am happy that LCW crashed out early. All players will slip and its better to slip when it doesn't hurt too much. Furthermore, they don't slip often, so its better to happen early and quickly move on as that also mean they will be less likely to slip again in the near future. :D

I am pretty sure you spoke for yourself when you said you are happy. We are unhappy !!!:mad: :D

[hara^kazuko]

I am pretty sure you spoke for yourself when you said you are happy. We are unhappy !!!:mad: :D

hey, have you heard of a chinese idiom 否极泰来? a bad signal earlier which means Lee Chong Wei will mostly win in the WC

[X Ball]

I can accept LCW's defeat but kinda hard to believe what happened to Kuan........:o

I think they put a voodoo on everyone playing from Malaysia. Soon Hafiz might end up the same. Hope he brought along his talisman.:D I know James Chua,the Sarawakian Devil is immune to voodoo. Go James, the Devil !

[EastDevil]

You're right la. Even LD and most of the chinese players withdrew from the Thai Open because everyone is too tired after a string of tournaments. Cant understand why BAM cant give LCW a rest.....

Maybe LCW need more match practise? The likes of KBH won't be able to give much practise to LCW? :D

[X Ball]

hey, have you heard of a chinese idiom 否极泰来? a bad signal earlier which means Lee Chong Wei will mostly win in the WC

Without understanding a word you wrote in Chinese, I think you are right. He will win in the WC, just don't know which one.;)

[zqloy]

Actually, I am happy that LCW crashed out early. All players will slip and its better to slip when it doesn't hurt too much. Furthermore, they don't slip often, so its better to happen early and quickly move on as that also mean they will be less likely to slip again in the near future. :D

This makes me remember tat time when LD participates and winning almost every of them.... and at last he slips himself in the big tournament.... got kicked in the 1st round in Olympic....
Now the China seems more protective over their players, make them hv more rest b4 the big tournaments....

[EastDevil]

I am pretty sure you spoke for yourself when you said you are happy. We are unhappy !!!:mad: :D

Aiya, you guys got to give LCW some joker cards to loose sometimes. Three finals and one victory is a good result. Got to give LCW some time off to buy some TH rackets. haha :D

[taufik-ist]

ha..ha lcw's fans still keep finding excuses for lcw's lost :p

[taufik-ist]

I think it bothers u a lot, doesn't it ?:D

no..no just funny :D

lcw should pull out like Lindan did, his peak was down becos he played 3 tournament in a rows

[X Ball]

no..no just funny :D

lcw should pull out like Lindan did, his peak was down becos he played 3 tournament in a rows

To tell you the truth, I think he was asked to by BAM to play coz I remember him saying that he wanted to pull out.

I, personally, think he needs more conditioning to set him up for the World Championship. It is better to play and rest after this -- instead of the KO, which gets nearer to the WO.

[zqloy]

no..no just funny :D

lcw should pull out like Lindan did, his peak was down becos he played 3 tournament in a rows

Blame BAM! Bad BAM! Strain LCW til the max like tat.... :mad:

[zqloy]

To tell you the truth, I think he was asked to by BAM to play coz I remember him saying that he wanted to pull out.

I, personally, think he needs more conditioning to set him up for the World Championship. It is better to play and rest after this -- instead of the KO, which gets nearer to the WO.

Yup i remember he said that in some articles tat he wanna pull out since LD they all also not playin.... is really tiring man!

[libratwins]

i think i must forget to see LCW play in final live in astro...so sad
why LCW must lost to chen yu again???(hope he cannot go to final)
hope hafiz or another players will go to semi or final...you all can do it!!!

lin dan join or not TO???i think LCW's gf will lost to lin dan's gf ...

[hara^kazuko]

Yup i remember he said that in some articles tat he wanna pull out since LD they all also not playin.... is really tiring man!

Do badminton players have to follow all the orders given by BAM? Can't they have a choice of their own? They are not schoolboys and schoolgals anymore

[X Ball]

Do badminton players have to follow all the orders given by BAM? Can't they have a choice of their own? They are not schoolboys and schoolgals anymore

BAM is mean ! They want Return on their investment especially if you are a good player like LCW. Their other name is BIG ALLOWANCE MUM so they need to make sure their players follow the rules with the big allowance they give them.;)

[cao ci dan]

Go for it Bao....Chen Yu is making your way much more easier:D :D it's all up to you now...:cool: All the best!!

[taufik-ist]

BAM is mean ! They want Return on their investment especially if you are a good player like LCW. Their other name is BIG ALLOWANCE MUM so they need to make sure their players follow the rules with the big allowance they give them.;)

hmmmm BAM acts like PBSI :D

[xijiayu]

Well, no need to find any reasons when LCW lost. I think CY is good also and you cannot underestimate his ability. I would say just like TH, when he lost, no excuse for LCW too. I am impressed that one young single player is in last 16. I hope he will grow up more in future. We really need more young and potential single players after dissappointing display from KBH and others. BAM should give KBH one more year, if his performance continues like this, time to drop him from the team.

[EastDevil]

Do badminton players have to follow all the orders given by BAM? Can't they have a choice of their own? They are not schoolboys and schoolgals anymore

Do you disobey your paymaster?

[TKG2609]

maybe chen yu have a lot of progress ... so he play just a bit better than lee chongwei n almost the same as lindan .... hehehe....

[xijiayu]

YKB and JC also advance to last 16 and will now meet each other for a place in QF, probably against MHH. I hope YKB to win because I hope he will make it to Asian Games. If KBH's poor performance continues, we should drop him from Doha and send LCW, MHH, YKB and probably one young single for exposure. Win or lose doesn't matter for me in the AG and since we are difficult to get a point through 3rd MS, why not bring some young player for exposure?

[cooler]

You're right la. Even LD and most of the chinese players withdrew from the Thai Open because everyone is too tired after a string of tournaments. Cant understand why BAM cant give LCW a rest.....

i agree wif u and eastdevil too, BAM shoulda rested LCW. Instead, BAM let china's young fresh body to wear out LCW even more before the upcoming WC. Having good management is just as important as having good workers, in this case, players. So having lcw out early is actually hidden blessing, he can rest now like his nemesis LD:D
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Badminton-Top seed Chong Wei out of Thai Open
Thursday July 27, 2:22 AM
BANGKOK, July 26 (Reuters) - Top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia made a surprise early exit from the Thailand Open on Wednesday after losing to China's Chen Yu 21-19 14-21 21-19 in the men's singles.
Chong Wei, the world number one, launched a spirited fightback late in the match, but 27th-ranked Chen held on to take victory and advance to the third round.

Chen varied his game from powerful returns to delicate drop shots, which sent Chong Wei to the floor several times.

After losing the opening game, a visibly frustrated Chong Wei found his way back into the match, coming from behind to take the second game by seven points.

The Malaysian trailed in the third and final game but clawed his way back into the 59-minute contest, saving three match points to bring the game to 20-19, but Chen continued to attack, forcing an error to deny the Asian champion victory.

Second seed Peter Gade of Denmark had a comfortable win over Thailand's Poompat Sapkulchananart, wrapping up the second round match 21-7 21-13 in 35 minutes.

The four-time European champion frustrated Poompat by drawing him to the net with light flicks before smashing the shuttlecock high into the back of the court and forcing the Thai onto his backhand.

"Having the world number one go out makes no difference to me," Gade told Reuters. "I'm happy with my performance so far. I didn't give anything away today and it was a comfortable win for me."

China looked set to dominate the tournament after the opening day, with all of their players through to the next stage.

Third seed Chen Hong came from behind to beat Rosobin Jeffer of Indonesia 19-21 21-13 21-17 while fifth-seeded Bao Chunlai saw off Malaysia's Wong Beryno 21-8 21-14 in the second round.

Sixth seed Chen Jin of China defeated South Korean Jang Young Soo 21-14 21-17 to progress to the next round.

China's mixed doubles pairing Zhang Jun and Gao Ling scored a first round victory over Malaysia's Tan Bin Shen and Ooi Yu Hang 21-11 21-10 in just 20 minutes, while in the women's singles first round, top seed Xie Xingfang of China progressed with a 20-minute 21-7 21-10 victory over Rachel Van Cutsen of the Netherlands.

Team mate Zhu Lin beat Thai Monthila Meemek 21-9 21-12 while compatriot Lu Lan defeated Thailand's Salakjit Ponsana 21-15 21-10 to book her place in the second round.

[TKG2609]

tomorrow, chen jin beat liao ss, then beat peter gade in qf, n inthe semi beat hafiz, become the winner after he beat lee hyun il

[2cents]

tomorrow, chen jin beat liao ss, then beat peter gade in qf, n inthe semi beat hafiz, become the winner after he beat lee hyun il

Chen Jin is young but mentally tough. I saw him playing with Chen Hong before. It looked like Chen Hong was better in every aspects, but finally it was Chen Jin who won the match with convincing scores.

[cindie]

i think i must forget to see LCW play in final live in astro...so sad
why LCW must lost to chen yu again???(hope he cannot go to final)
hope hafiz or another players will go to semi or final...you all can do it!!!

lin dan join or not TO???i think LCW's gf will lost to lin dan's gf ...

No, LinDan does not join TO. Perhaps.. Chen yu has progressed better.. hence, LCW lost.