MEN'S SINGLES
Chen Yu vs Chen Hong -- a battle of the Chens...Chen Hong to win.

Chen Jin vs Mohd Hafiz Hashim (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- can Hafiz break his jinx and won a match against Chen Jin? I don't think so....Chen Jin to win!

MEN'S DOUBLES
Fang Chieh-Min/Lee Sheng-Mu vs Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man -- the unknown Chinese Taipei pair has impressed me by beating Hoon/Tan today. However, their luck should run out by tomorrow. The Korean pair should win the match!

Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae vs Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- it could be an all-Korean Final on Sunday and the increasingly dangerous pair of Jung/Lee should have an edge over the veteran Malaysian pair of Choong/Lee.

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- can the Jap beat the relatively inconsistent young Chinese player? I certainly hope so!

Yao Jie vs Hwang Hye Youn -- the Korean created an upset by beating the second seed Xie Xingfang today. However, I think Yao Jie will win.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Lena Frier-Kristensen/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl vs Saralee Thoungthongkam/Sathinee Jankrajangwong -- the home pair has a slight edge, but not that both Kamilla and Saralee will be playing in the XD earlier.

Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui vs Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- with no Chinese pair left in the draw, the Korean pair should take the title.

MIXED DOUBLES
Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thongthongkam (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- a thrilling match in store...althought the Korean is slightly superior, home advantage favor the Thai pair. I hope the Thai pair win!

Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl vs Lee Yong Dae/Hwang Yu Mi -- the Korean has a slight edge after several impressive performances in the past few weeks. But, the Danes are no pushover. Like the first match, it could go into the rubber set.

MEN'S SINGLES

Chen Jin vs Mohd Hafiz Hashim (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- can Hafiz break his jinx and won a match against Chen Jin? I don't think so....Chen Jin to win!




Well think again - Who won the Philippines Open and who got knocked out ?

Well think again - Who won the Philippines Open and who got knocked out ?

CJ got knocked out in PO? Cant really remember la. Beatan by who?

MEN'S DOUBLES
Fang Chieh-Min/Lee Sheng-Mu vs Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man -- the unknown Chinese Taipei pair has impressed me by beating Hoon/Tan today. However, their luck should run out by tomorrow. The Korean pair should win the match!

i certainly hope the taipei pair to win even though the chance is quit tiny, however it will be a good experience for the new comer

CJ got knocked out in PO? Cant really remember la. Beatan by who?

What does it matter if you cannot remember ? It was Hafiz that won it - that's all you need to remember !

What does it matter if you cannot remember ? It was Hafiz that won it - that's all you need to remember !

But im kinda interested on who had beatan him :p

What does it matter if you cannot remember ? It was Hafiz that won it - that's all you need to remember !

If i remember correctly, Chen Jin did not take part in 2006 PO.

i thin cj no play in PO

chen jin did not play in PO n hafiz never beat him be4 ...

i want chen jin meet chen yu in final ....

What does it matter if you cannot remember ? It was Hafiz that won it - that's all you need to remember !

ERR....I don't think any Chinese players were in Manila for the Philippines Open. You can't compare the standards of players there vs in Bangkok this week!

i predict the malaysian women will win, but then i would, wouldn't i?? :D

CJ is strong but i hope MHH to win.

i think chinese women are in trouble with only one representation on semifinal from WD and WS category...
hmmm.. i hope it will happen more in the future... dont get me wrong but it will be more interesting with no domination from one country....

i agree .. like ms n md ... it is not dominated by one or two country only ...so it's more interesting 2 see ... ws n wd are boring ... hehehe

:eek::eek: bao chunlai was beaten by chen hong??????????? :crying:
:crying:hix hix hix.............:crying::crying::crying::crying:
but he has tried with all his best.............jia you bao.....i hope u'll win in your next match....:)

i think chinese women are in trouble with only one representation on semifinal from WD and WS category...
hmmm.. i hope it will happen more in the future... dont get me wrong but it will be more interesting with no domination from one country....

Strongly agreed.
This is what I hope to see as well in womens' badminton.

Chen Jin never participated in PO. I hope Hafiz will do well and advance to the Finals. It will be a close match. For WS.. i hope Yao Jie will win.
After winning the ABC title in doubles... i hope LWW and CTF can win this TO. :)

:eek::eek: bao chunlai was beaten by chen hong??????????? :crying:
:crying:hix hix hix.............:crying::crying::crying::crying:
but he has tried with all his best.............jia you bao.....i hope u'll win in your next match....:)
BCL....:crying: :crying: i wanna cry too.....he's getting worst!!:crying: :crying: i thought he's the strongest after PG,LCW and LHI is out...but he......*sigh*:( :( :(

BCL....:crying: :crying: i wanna cry too.....he's getting worst!!:crying: :crying: i thought he's the strongest after PG,LCW and LHI is out...but he......*sigh*:( :( :(

It's been Lin Dan era for a quite long time. Before that, it was Chen Hong era. He used to dominate, won a lot of titles. He is still a 6* star title holder (how many people equal to or better than that? only Lin Dan, Taufik, Chen Jin) . He plays at very high level, with decent skills and powerful attacks. He's also polite, and selfish-less (his off court at Korean open). He looks good, well beauty is in the eye of beholder. Generally he's a nice guy, while very few people like him here :confused: :confused: :confused: Very few people even count him as one of the top players.

If we define top players as top ranked players, the top fours are:
Lin Dan, Lee CW, Gade, and Chen Hong !

If we define top players as won highest star tournaments(6 and up), the only top players are (happen to be 4):
Lin Dan, Taufic, Chen Jin and Chen Hong!

Lin Dan and Chen Hong are the only 2 top players in both category, if Chen Hong is not one of the top players, who is entitled to? Maybe only Lin Dan can claim that. No body else can! Even though badminton has entered Lin Dan era from Chen Hong era for quite a long time, Chen Hong is still a strong competitor.

BCL, well, I have to admit, he's a runner up expert. Anyone remember he won anything big, 6 star Danish open in which year?

I predicted Chen Yu would achieve something early. Simply because he's a long time victim of the current IBF system. He's good enough to be at any tournaments, but unfortunately he did not have chance to participate really. So he deserves something.

By the way, I am not a fan of any particular player, I'm just a fan of badminton. That's the key difference between my posts with other die hard fans.

i know chen hong is a good player ... but i think he is in 2nd group players .... the top player should be lindan, peter gade, lee chongwei n taufik hidayat ... they win a lot of tournament n beat a lot of top player many times .... but for chen hong, i think he still difficult 2 beat players like lindan, chong wei, hyun il, peter gade n taufik ...

My bet is on Chen Hong. He has been advancing into the later rounds of tournaments consistently for the recent months. Its about time he makes the final step. Furthermore, he is the only guy I have seen smashing like that with a NS8000, power. He got to be rewarded for hanging in there while everybody keep saying he is going down.

it's time 4 chen jin n chen yu to show their strength n win the title ....

hopefully he can win to then the wc ... but i think it's still difficult 4 him ...

group #1 : Lindan, Lee CW, Taufik H, n Peter Gade
group #2 : Bao CL, Kenneth J, Hafiz, Chen Hong, Chen Jin, Lee Hyun Il
group #3 : Chen Yu, Kuan Ben Hong, Shon SeungMo, Park Sun Hwan, Bonsak, Eric Pang, etc

Final : Chen Yu vs Chen Jin ... remember that, hehehe

My bet is on Chen Hong. He has been advancing into the later rounds of tournaments consistently for the recent months. Its about time he makes the final step. Furthermore, he is the only guy I have seen smashing like that with a NS8000, power. He got to be rewarded for hanging in there while everybody keep saying he is going down.

You are absolutely right. Here is another double standard.

When Gade losses, people said Gade is still the best, even he lost because of his age (just check some posts today). While for Chen Hong, people said he is not good no matter what he is still winning, he is not good simply because he is getting old.

So getting old, as an excuse, can make Gade the best, no matter how he performs. While getting old, as a reason, can make Chen Hong inferior, no mattter how he performs.

Is it funny or not?

hehehe maybe after winning the wc, it might change people mind about him ...

You are absolutely right. Here is another double standards.

When Gade losses, people said Gade is still the best, even he lost because of his age (just check some posts today). While for Chen Hong, people said he is not good no matter what he is still winning, he is not good because he is getting old.

Do you think is it funny?

Nolar..Actually i watched a few of his matches and i think that he is a top player. I was really happy when he bet Lin Dan for the All England title 2005.

hehehe maybe after winning the wc, it might change people mind about him ...

Gade never win wc yet ;)

Nolar..Actually i watched a few of his matches and i think that he is a top player. I was really happy when he bet Lin Dan for the All England title 2005.

Same feelings too. Even when I watched him lost to Chen Jin, I felt he's better than Chen Jin.

I understand that Chen Yu comes out on top of Lin Dan, BCL, and Chen Hong during serious training sessions. What he lacks is to play as well under big time 'match atmospherics', and as a consequence is always out of the national team for team competitions.

I understand that Chen Yu comes out on top of Lin Dan, BCL, and Chen Hong during serious training sessions. What he lacks is to play as well under big time 'match atmospherics', and as a consequence is always out of the national team for team competitions.

I've heard that too. He seemingly does well only against his own team mates. Playing against someone who trains day in day out with you makes it a totally different ball game. For example, there is no on-court coaching, and the familiararity of the opponent's game now is so extreme that there are literally no more surprises. So along with this radical change in dynamics, we should also be expecting some results to occasionally veer off the expected path.

However, I still feel Chen Hong stands in better stead to win the semi finals. Afterall, he has been there and done that. But both men have huge stakes in this game. For Chen Yu, the chance of being in another final and having a shot at gold has eluded him for the past 3 years, while Chen Hong is still struggling to find some winning form ahead of the World Championships. All in all, I hope it will be a great match. Sometimes it matters not that both sides are from the same country. A great match is still a great match regardless of the setup.

3 Chens all enter MS SF, but WS, XD........

Final : Chen Yu vs Chen Jin ... remember that, hehehe

nope,hafiz vs chen hong

BCL....:crying: :crying: i wanna cry too.....he's getting worst!!:crying: :crying: i thought he's the strongest after PG,LCW and LHI is out...but he......*sigh*:( :( :(

cograts cao ci dan coz bao cannot go to final...poor bao fans(padan muka):D :D

nope,hafiz vs chen hong

Spot on ! I concur, it will be the FIZ vs CHong in the Final !

MEN'S SINGLES
Chen Yu vs Chen Hong -- a battle of the Chens...Chen Hong to win.

Chen Jin vs Mohd Hafiz Hashim (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- can Hafiz break his jinx and won a match against Chen Jin? I don't think so....Chen Jin to win!

It's THREE CHENs and a SHIM in the semis. My money's on CHEN to win the title.

hope hafiz can bt chen jin today...also cograts to chong tan fook and lee wan wah coz can go to semi final.wish they use all their energy to win the games...

Is there a live TV on the internet that airs the Thailand Open? If yes, where can I view it?

Is there a live TV on the internet that airs the Thailand Open? If yes, where can I view it?

Didn't someone mention Astro will broadcast the semi Final at 2pm ?

yup, Astro is showing the TO Semis today

starting at 2pm, till 6pm, on Channel 80 (astro supersports)

1st match is about to start at Astro Supersport - mixed doubles between Thai and Korea.

After long rally, Thai draw first blood!

Thai v Korea
1 - 0

Thai v Korea
2 - 5

Thai v Korea
4 - 6
5 - 6

Thai regained lead 7 - 6, now 8 - 6.

Thai 11 - Korea 7, now taking short break.

OK i now in office can not watch thru Astro but have you guys here should be no problem! :)

I hope "tom yam" will go final!

Thai won 1st set.

Korea 2 Thai 0 in 2nd set.

Korea v Thai
2 - 1
2 - 2

Lots of smashes from the Thais, now leading 5 -2.

Thai v Korea
6 - 2
7 - 2
7 - 3
8 - 3

Thai v Korea
6 - 4
9 - 4
10 - 4
10 - 5
11 - 5, Korea smashed into the net

On tv today will be MixD Korean vs Thais, WS Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin, Hafiz vs Chen Jin, MD Msian Pair vs korea and Denmark Vs Thai in Women's Doubles.
The rest of the matches will not be shown.

Thai v Korea
11 - 6
12 - 6
12 - 7
13 - 7
14 - 7

Looks like Thai pair is in top form
15-7
16-7
17-7
18-7

Thai v Korea
19-7
19-8
20-7, match point for thai

After Korea saved a few match points, Thai won the 2nd set 21-11 and the match.

this thai pair is jaguh kampung also .... hehehe

thanx 4 Tjun2x ....

WS warming up - between Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin.

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
1-0, 1st point to Jap.

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
1-1
2-2

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
2-3
3-3

I would want to see Hafiz vs Chen Hong or Chen Yu in the Finals. Not interested to see both Chinese player play in the Finals.
If Chen Jin goes thru to the Final vs Chen Hong... Chen Jin will surely Win. But if Chen Yu vs Chen Jin play each other... it will be a battle.

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
4-3
5-3, chinese sent shuttle out
5-4
5-5, chinese smashed

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
5-6
5-7
5-8
5-9, Zhu Lin warming up.....

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
6-9
7-9
8-9, good defense by Jap
8-10
9-10
9-11

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
9-12
10-12
10-13, best rally of the match, chinese kept the pressure

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
10-14
11-14, mistake by Zhu Lin

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
12-14
12-15
12-16
12-17

group #1 : Lindan, Lee CW, Taufik H, n Peter Gade
group #2 : Bao CL, Kenneth J, Hafiz, Chen Hong, Chen Jin, Lee Hyun Il
group #3 : Chen Yu, Kuan Ben Hong, Shon SeungMo, Park Sun Hwan, Bonsak, Eric Pang, etc

i'm not really agree.....
i think taufik is in group #2........not in group #1.....:p

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
13-17
14-18
14-19
15-19
16-19

wow! lee yong dae & hwang yu mi beat thomas and kamilla rather easily! 21-17 21-13.

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
16-19
17-19, ambitious shot by Zhu Lin sent shuttle out
17-20, game point for chinese
18-20

Zhu Lin won 1st set 21-18

How you know the score? Singapore got show?

wow! lee yong dae & hwang yu mi beat thomas and kamilla rather easily! 21-17 21-13.

Dear Vince_kan,

You can check for match scores in: www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=11775&day=91828

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
1-0
2-0
2-1
2-2

Was wondering if it is showing anywhere online? The match that is....


Dear Vince_kan,

You can check for match scores in: www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=11775&day=91828 (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=11775&day=91828)

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
2-3
2-4
3-4
3-5
3-6
3-7

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
3-6
3-7
3-8
4-8
5-9

Was wondering if it is showing anywhere online? The match that is....

after searching for any possible means in the morning, i've resigned to the fact that we'll only be able to catch the finals here in singapore tomorrow.

Many thanks to Tjun Tjun for the scores though. :D

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
5-10
6-10
7-10
7-11

Selected matches are currently shown live on Astro Channel 80.

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
8-11
8-12
9-12
10-12, still hope yet for the jap

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
10-13
11-13
11-14
11-15

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
11-16
11-17
11-18
11-19, precision drop shot by chinese

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
12-19
13-19, beautiful drop shot by jap

Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin
13-20
14-20
14-21

Zhu Lin won. Very determined play by Hirose but Zhu Lin was too good today.

Chen Yu has beaten his more acomplished team mate 24-22 21-13!

Next match is between Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin.

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
1-0
1-1
1-2
1-3

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin.
2-3, fantastic cross-court drop shot!
3-3

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin.
4-3
4-4
5-4, extraordinary drop shot by Hafiz

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin.
5-5
5-6
5-7, Hafiz sent shuttle long

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin.
5-8
5-9
6-9
7-9

hehehe i hope chen jin win this game ....

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin.
7-10
8-10
9-10
9-11, Hafiz smashed out

thanx 4 chun2 ... where is everybody ... ???

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
10-11
10-12, hafiz backhand into net
11-12, hafiz smashed

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin.
11-13
11-14, Chen Jin great recovery
11-15

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
12-15
12-16
12-17
13-17
13-18

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
13-19
13-20
13-21

Chen Jin played a steady, solid game whereas Hafiz played too much fancy shots.

come on,Hafiz!!!

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin, 2nd set
0-1
0-2
0-3

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
1-3
1-4
1-5, more mistakes by Hafiz

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
1-6
1-7

Disappointing play by Hafiz so far.....

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
2-7
3-7

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
4-7

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
4-8
4-9

Chen Jin continues to play solid, patient game .....

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
4-10
4-11

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
5-12
6-12

chen jin play more mature, solid n powerful ... he can backup lindan asap ...

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
7-12
7-13
7-14

final : chen jin n chen yu .... it's good lindan didnt play in TO .....

2morrow yao jie vs zhu lin ...i think ...

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
7-15
7-16

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
7-17
8-17
8-18

for wd, korean pair will win this title ....

has hafiz already tired ?

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
9-18
9-19
10-19

has chen jin already met chongwei be4 ? it will be very interesting ....

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
10-20
10-21, Chen Jin won easily!

no malaysian fans support hafiz .... ???

so 2morrow chen jin vs chen yu ...rather boring ....

now support Lee/Choong

arghh,can't watch Lee/Choong.....going to tuition now...
go Lee Wan Wah/Choong Tan Fook!!

yao jie retired on second game??

Chen Jin played a steady, solid game whereas Hafiz played too much fancy shots.

From your pm what a let down to all Hafiz fan

Hafiz is going down the drain.

i'm not really agree.....
i think taufik is in group #2........not in group #1.....:p

at this moment, yes, but he will got him self in group 1 when comes to WC and Olympic...:D ! I think KBH shouldnt in group 3, he should be at the bottom group at this moment!:(

any result???..

Hafiz is going down the drain.

Still in the drain since Thomas Cup!:crying: :mad: !!!!

I dont think LWH/CTF able to win their match against KOR pair, they are simply to fast for LWH/CTF to handle!

no malaysian fans support hafiz .... ???

Everytime hafiz plays.... we really "no eyes see" :(
Dont wanna get too disappointed.....

Everytime hafiz plays.... we really "no eyes see" :(
Dont wanna get too disappointed.....

100% agree, its kinda expected result!

CTF LWW lost liao....so disappointing day for malaysia....i don't know bout the women's doubles

Any latest results?

Lee Wan Wah/Choong Tan Fook lost to the Koreans in straight sets. :crying: :crying: :crying:

don't you guys have astro? it's on now the semis

wd oso lost....

Next match is the WD between the Thaisand Danes.... warming up now.

Thai v Danish
0 - 0, about to start

Thailand v Denmark
1-0
1-1

Thailand v Denmark
1-2
2-2

Thailand v Denmark
3-2
4-2,Dane sent shuttle to the net

Thailand v Denmark
5-2
5-3, Danes smashed

malaysia all lost....haixx....if LCW hasn't lost to chen yu he would've been into the final ady....too bad it was chen yu's day....he is on top form

Thailand v Denmark
6-3
7-3
8-3

Thailand v Denmark
9-3
9-4

Thailand v Denmark
10-4
11-4

Hafiz lost because he played a very casual game like in the Thomas Cup.

Thailand v Denmark
11-5
12-5, Saralee smashed

Thailand v Denmark
12-6
13-6
13-7

Thailand v Denmark
13-8
13-9

Thailand v Denmark
14-9
15-9, absolutely fantastic cross court drive by Sathinee

Thailand v Denmark
15-10
15-11

Thailand v Denmark
16-11

Thailand v Denmark
17-11
18-11

Thailand v Denmark
18-12
19-12, unforced error by danes

Thailand v Denmark
19-13
20-13

Thailand v Denmark
21-13, saralee smashed and the dane sent the shuttle wide
Thai pair won 1st set

Hafiz Hashim and Chen Jin
10-20
10-21, Chen Jin won easily!

Hafiz got toasted pretty bad.

2n d set now

Thailand v Denmark
1-2
2-2

so 2morrow chen jin vs chen yu ...rather boring ....

Its not boring if you can look at them as two good players fighting for the title and put any potential nationalistic/racist crap aside.

Thailand v Denmark
2-3
2-4

Thailand v Denmark
2-5, thai making a few errors in a row

Hafiz got toasted pretty bad.

I think he got roasted not toasted to be more precise.:o

Thailand v Denmark
3-5
3-6, thai smashed into the net!

Thailand v Denmark
4-6, danes sent the shuttle long

Good job Jin Jin... He has improved a lot since last year.
The TO MS final is between Chen Yu and Chen Jin.

All Malaysians are out of TO.

Thailand v Denmark
5-6
5-7, thai sent shuttle slightly long

Thailand v Denmark
6-7
7-7

Thailand v Denmark
7-8, aggresive shot by Frier
7-9, good shot by Frier again
7-10

Thailand v Denmark
8-10, reflex shot by saralee

Thailand v Denmark
8-11

I think he got roasted not toasted to be more precise.:o

He tend to always slip pretty bad out of a sudden despite seemingly on an up.

Thailand v Denmark
9-11
9-12

Thailand v Denmark
10-12
10-13
11-13, smashed deep by Thai

Thailand v Denmark
11-14
12-14, camilla sent shuttle wide

Thailand v Denmark
12-15
12-16, momentum shifting back to the danes

I think he got roasted not toasted to be more precise.:o

Seems that he is really "on the fire" and got roasted by CJ....

Thailand v Denmark
12-17
13-17
14-17, thai catching up

Thailand v Denmark
15-17
15-18

Thailand v Denmark
15-19
16-19

Thailand v Denmark
16-20
16-21, rubber game!

i didnt read the beginning, who's on the danish side?

Danes are Frier/Rytter (hope spelling is correct!)
rubber match is starting now

Thailand v Denmark
4-1
5-1, a series of errors by danes

Danes are Frier/Rytter (hope spelling is correct!)
rubber match is starting now

so laybourn and parnter is out?

5-1 huh? let see if the NSS allow a come back;)

Thailand v Denmark
5-2
6-2

Thailand v Denmark
7-2
8-2

Thailand v Denmark
9-2
9-3, danes won after a long rally

:rolleyes:Chen Yu is gonna WIN tomorrow:DChen Jin....maybe next time:p

Thailand v Denmark
9-4, Satinee sent shuttle into net

:rolleyes:Chen Yu is gonna WIN tomorrow:DChen Jin....maybe next time:p

china MS is looking pretty strong going into 2008 olympic

Thailand v Denmark
10-4
11-4, smashed into the body of Kamilla, huge lead for thai....

Thailand v Denmark
12-4, long again by danes

Thailand v Denmark
13-4
14-4, one way traffic for the thais

Thailand v Denmark
14-5
15-5, danes clashed rackets

Thailand v Denmark
16-6
17-6
18-6

Thailand v Denmark
18-7
19-7

Thailand v Denmark
20-7
21-7

thais in the finals tomorrow!

china MS is looking pretty strong going into 2008 olympic
:rolleyes: agree...since that other countries have only 1 top player each!!
Mas_LCW Indo_Taufik Den_PG S.Korea_LHI Thai_Boonsak

koreans strike back ... they re on fire now .... all korean final in MD, finalist in WS, WD, MD ....

Red Alert for Denmark, Indonesia n Malaysia ...

why korean play god in doubles but bad in singles ???

play good ... not god ...hehehe sorry

thanx 4 tjun2x ...again

tomorrow chen jin beat chen yu ... ithink so

thanx 4 tjun2x ...again

You're most welcome!

Unfortunately for us there are no Malaysians/Indonesians in tomorrow's finals.

chen yu might be the next zhang ning, the older he gets, the better he plays... who knows...

This is just another 'consistently' poor performance by Msia players, eventhough most top Chinese players pulled out in the final minute. For MD, I have doubt that CTF/LWW could improve more since they are not young anymore. We have a couple of young and potential pairs around and I think it's time to put more pressure on them to achieve some thing bigger.

MS is still the most worried dept for me as we have absolutely no one who is on par with LCW. MHH has not progressed for long, KBH can be dropped from the national team if he continues to lose to unknown players. Other players like YKB and JC have not achieve anything impressive. Young MS from rashid's team have not proven themselves. I am really worried, to be honest.

tomorrow chen jin beat chen yu ... ithink so

wa..wa..wa:crying:... :crying:hafiz and ctf/lww lose.this lose make me so sad.

now i am thinking who i will support tomorrow if true chen yu go to final???
if i support chen jin he has bt hafiz but if i support chen yu he has bt chong wei:confused: this make me confuse lor.i just know tomorrow i will support ws from thailand,they had win proudly today but who will they meet tomorrow???

china MS is looking pretty strong going into 2008 olympic

Not really in my opinion. They have a lot of good depth, but when it comes to dependable ones, there's only Lin Dan. The rest is still not consistent enough to be depended on.

If we look at the potential champions materials around, its quite even in that each country have one or at most two of them. But China's advantage is that they have enough good quality players to wear out the best guys from other countries. :D

This is just another 'consistently' poor performance by Msia players, eventhough most top Chinese players pulled out in the final minute. For MD, I have doubt that CTF/LWW could improve more since they are not young anymore. We have a couple of young and potential pairs around and I think it's time to put more pressure on them to achieve some thing bigger.

MS is still the most worried dept for me as we have absolutely no one who is on par with LCW. MHH has not progressed for long, KBH can be dropped from the national team if he continues to lose to unknown players. Other players like YKB and JC have not achieve anything impressive. Young MS from rashid's team have not proven themselves. I am really worried, to be honest.

CTF/LWW is very young compared to the current world number one men's doubles. :p

this ws korean player is very amazing ...beat xxf n yao jie ... can zhu lin beat her ?

i think next time korean pairs will dominate MD again ... see Lee Hyun Dae ....

dont know which pair from indonesia, malaysia or china can stop them ...

i think its better if BAM (Malaysia) n PBSI (indonesia) give more opportunity to young player to play in international tournament .... can not just depend to old players ....

Hopes crashed. :(

yaya agree TKG2609

Too bad no Msians in the Final.. i think i will root for Chen Yu in the singles.

whoa...korean player lee yong dae in both mix and double final :eek:

whoa...korean player lee yong dae in both mix and double final :eek:Yes. They had 3 players who were in two semi-final matches each today but only Lee Yong-dae won both his matches. The other two, Lee Jae-jin and Lee Hyo-jung, who both had a few occasions to wear two hats in finals of tournaments in 2005, only succeeded separately today, not together in their mixed semi-final.

Both mixed and women's doubles tomorrow will be Korea vs. Thailand and both will involve Saralee Thoungthongkam.

Yes. They had 3 players who were in two semi-final matches each today but only Lee Yong-dae won both his matches. The other two, Lee Jae-jin and Lee Hyo-jung, who both had a few occasions to wear two hats in finals of tournaments in 2005, only succeeded separately today, not together in their mixed semi-final.

Lee Yong Dae seems to have formed a very lethal partnership with Jung Jae Sung in the MD and Hwang Yu Mi in the XD. I think the key thing is to find a younger partner for him. I think Jung Jae Sung is 26 or 27, while Lee Yong Dae has not even reached 18! As for the XD partnership, do you know how old is Hwang Yu Mi? They will go far...

As for Lee Jae Jin, he hasn't been winning titles with Lee Hyo Jung this year...despite not playing in MD :cool: . Only in the past 2 tournaments we have seen the new partnership with Hwang Ji Man. I am not sure how this new pair will fare in the LR...since Korea has the tendency to mix and match the players. I thought Hwang Ji Man is pretty settled with Han Sang Hoon. But...apparently Tan Kim Her has other ideas.

Lee Yong Dae seems to have formed a very lethal partnership with Jung Jae Sung in the MD and Hwang Yu Mi in the XD. I think the key thing is to find a younger partner for him. I think Jung Jae Sung is 26 or 27, while Lee Yong Dae has not even reached 18! As for the XD partnership, do you know how old is Hwang Yu Mi? They will go far...

As for Lee Jae Jin, he hasn't been winning titles with Lee Hyo Jung this year...despite not playing in MD :cool: . Only in the past 2 tournaments we have seen the new partnership with Hwang Ji Man. I am not sure how this new pair will fare in the LR...since Korea has the tendency to mix and match the players. I thought Hwang Ji Man is pretty settled with Han Sang Hoon. But...apparently Tan Kim Her has other ideas.Jung Jae-sung turns 24 at the end of August. Lee Yong-dae will turn 18 a few weeks later. Hwang Yu-mi is 23 now. You're right about the mixing and matching. It isn't just a Tan Kim Her idea, either. It started before that. Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwun were the same age and played together when they were in middle school apparently and still from 1995 to 1997, his regular partner was Kang Kyung-jin. The same thing seems to have happened with Lee Jae-jin and Jung Jae-sung. They were seeing results back in 2000 when they were both in high school and then played together all through university but then were split up. Tan Kim Her may have done more mixing because this is a rebuilding period and finding the right combination has been a little tricky. This is Lee Yong-dae's 3rd year on the national team but he is only now coming into his own and I think Tan did right in finding him a strong partner. As for mixed, if Hwang passes her prime, there is always Ha Jung-eun, who is only a year older and she and Lee were runners-up in the nationals last year losing to Lee/Lee in the final.

Jung Jae-sung turns 24 at the end of August. Lee Yong-dae will turn 18 a few weeks later. Hwang Yu-mi is 23 now. You're right about the mixing and matching. It isn't just a Tan Kim Her idea, either. It started before that. Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwun were the same age and played together when they were in middle school apparently and still from 1995 to 1997, his regular partner was Kang Kyung-jin. The same thing seems to have happened with Lee Jae-jin and Jung Jae-sung. They were seeing results back in 2000 when they were both in high school and then played together all through university but then were split up. Tan Kim Her may have done more mixing because this is a rebuilding period and finding the right combination has been a little tricky. This is Lee Yong-dae's 3rd year on the national team but he is only now coming into his own and I think Tan did right in finding him a strong partner. As for mixed, if Hwang passes her prime, there is always Ha Jung-eun, who is only a year older and she and Lee were runners-up in the nationals last year losing to Lee/Lee in the final.

waoooo .... some new young guns from korea

but why they dont have any special player in men single ????

but why they dont have any special player in men single ????Define special. Lee Hyun-il is #7 in the world, was runner-up at the All England this year and won 2 tournaments last year. He was ranked #1 for almost a year back around 2003. Shon Seung-mo was the Olympic silver-medalist. Neither of them are consistent these days. Park Sung-hwan reached the QF of this event but in my opinion he isn't destined to be a champion. Korea's men's singles players have never dazzled the world like their doubles players but they're still good.

Lee Hyun-il ... was ranked #1 for almost a year back around 2003.

Can it be verified?

Ranked #1 for a year? How many players did that before? Any experts help to answer? Ranked #1 for a year is really the #1. If ranked #1 for a couple of days, even weeks, doesn't mean much. The ranking system had so many pitfalls. But for a year, is different!

Can it be verified?

Ranked #1 for a year? How many players did that before? Any experts help to answer? Ranked #1 for a year is really the #1. If ranked #1 for a couple of days, even weeks, doesn't mean much. The ranking system had so many pitfalls. But for a year, is different!Maybe I was exaggerating. I checked and I found he was #2 for several months in late 2003. I must have remembered that wrong. I wouldn't think being #1 for a whole year would be that rare. When LCW took the #1 spot away briefly a few months ago, hadn't Lin Dan been ranked #1 for a year or more continuously?

Can it be verified?Yes. You can verify it with the historical rankings function on the IBF website.Ranked #1 for a year?Well, technically, I didn't actually say for one year. I said "almost a year". Either way, it looks as if my memory was way off. In fact I can only find him ranked #1 for one week back in early 2004 (http://www.internationalbadminton.org/histmensingles.asp?rankno=425&cat=m).

If you want to check who was ranked #1 for the longest, try that function.