The schedule for the first day are out, with 65 matches being played tomorrow. Here's the pick of the first day of competition.

MS ROUND OF 64 (14 MATCHES)
Kendrick Lee Yen Hui vs Bjoern Joppien (MATCH OF THE DAY)-- a tough first match for Kendrick and I hope he progresses.

Joachim Persson vs Shon Seung Mo

Klaus Raffeiner vs Nguyen Tien Minh -- Minh has been showing progress this year and he should win tomorrow.

Sony Dwi Kuncoro vs Raul Must -- an easy workout for Sony.

Kuan Beng Hong vs Stuart Gomez -- ditto for Kuan...if he loses in the first round again, there's nothing I can't say!

Lee Hyun Il vs Chetan Anand -- tricky first tie, but the Korean should progress.

Eric Pang vs Chan Yan Kit

MD ROUND OF 64 (9 MATCHES)
Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda vs Mike Beres/William Milroy

Michael Logosz/Robert Mateusiak vs Ian Palethorpe/Kristian Roebouck

WS ROUND OF 64 (14 matches)
Kaori Mori vs Anu Nieminen

Jeanine Cicognini vs Fransisca Ratnasari -- Nana's debut at the WC and she should win!

Wong Mew Choo vs Chien Yu-Chin (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- a tough one for both players...I think the Malaysian player can win.

Rachel Hindley vs Xing Aiying -- the young Singaporean player has been wobbling lately. She should win though.

Jiang Yanjiao vs Saina Nehwal -- again, the Indian is unlucky to draw the Chinese player in the first round. Jiang to progress!

WD ROUND OF 64 (18 MATCHES)
Jo Novita/Gresya Polii vs Rachel Van Cutsen/Paulien Van Dooremalen -- the Indonesian no 1 pair has the honour of playing in the first match of the WC this year. They should pass their first test!

Johanna Persson/Elin Berglom vs Diana Dimova/Petya Nedeltcheva -- the Bulgarian pair has a good run at the Hong Kong Open and should beat the Swedish pair.

Duang-Anong Arunkesorn/Kunchala Vorawichitchaikul vs Lim Pek Siah/Chor Hoi Yee -- the more experienced Malaysian pair could win.

Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna vs Nina Vislova/Valeri Sorokina

Birgit Oversier/Carina Mette vs Wei Yili/Zhang Jiewen -- a breeze for the Chinese pair.

Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia vs Emelie Lennartsson/Sophia Hansson -- the Singaporean pair shouldn't have a problem.

Ha Jung Eun/Hwang Yu Mi vs Lena Frier-Kristensen/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl -- I am picking the Danish pair to win because of their experience.

XD ROUND OF 64 (10 MATCHES)
Natalie Munt/Robert Blair vs Keita Masuda/Tomomi Matsuda -- a tricky tie for the England pair, but, they should manage.

Songol Anukritayawan/Kunchala Vorawichitchaikul vs Koo Kien Keat/Wong Pei Tty (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- the Malaysian pair won win, perhaps in 3 sets.

Lars Paaske/Helle Nielsen vs Zhang Wei/Yu Yang -- tough to pick out a winner...probably the Danes?

Jonas Rasmussen/Britta Andersen vs Kristian Roebuck/Jenny Wallwork -- the Danes have shown improvements as a pair this year. They should win.

Shintaro Ikeda/Satoko Suetsuna vs Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk -- the Polish pair to win!

Kuan Beng Hong vs Stuart Gomez -- ditto for Kuan...if he loses in the first round again, there's nothing I can't say!

please KuanBeng Hong,don't lose in the 1st round again...please...
jia you!

please KuanBeng Hong,don't lose in the 1st round again...please...
jia you!

Have faith, Beng Hong will get thru round 1. No doubt about it :D

I think he MUST go through the first round no matter what...I hope he can do well in the first match...So,any broadcasting tomorrow???

I think he MUST go through the first round no matter what...I hope he can do well in the first match...So,any broadcasting tomorrow???
Err... Broadcasting Kuan Beng Hong first round match ? No, I really don't think so.:D

Roslin's match was broadcast in WC01 when he was no.1 seed. Then he lost!!

Oh...Then better don't broadcast...I don't wish he lost...

G@mbateh Mew choo and others Malaysian players...

Eric Pang vs Chan Yan Kit

Ha Jung Eun/Hwang Yu Mi vs Lena Frier-Kristensen/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl -- I am picking the Danish pair to win because of their experience.

Lars Paaske/Helle Nielsen vs Zhang Wei/Yu Yang -- tough to pick out a winner...probably the Danes?


Agree with your predictions except the ones above, although they would be close.

Ohww, please broadcast mixed double pair kien keat and pei tty, pretty please....

I think he MUST go through the first round no matter what...I hope he can do well in the first match...So,any broadcasting tomorrow???

Astro Channel 83 will start broadcast around 5pm and Beng Hong play at around 9pm so I think there's a chace we may see him in action, just not sure is he in camera court?

Why so many people worry about Taufik and Beng Hong's 1st round?

The difficulty of the match will grow exponentially round after round. The 1st round opponents' strength is the top 64, (supposed all the best go to WC, actually the strength is top 212 from reality check). Then the 2nd round opponents' strength is top 32, then top 16, ...

If someone choke at the first round, let it be. He's either not good enough, or runs out of luck already.

First matches are always tricky. Need to get used to conditions. Those higher seeds might have byes but it means their opponents already have had a match to get used to conditions. Add to that the pressure of expectation in playing the WC means there are real chances of top seeds facing difficult matches early on.

I think he should be able to advance to 2nd round.

Birgit Oversier/Carina Mette vs Wei Yili/Zhang Jiewen -- a breeze for the Chinese pair.


When did Wei Yili switch partner?:D

Klaus Raffeiner vs Nguyen Tien Minh macth
the munber one Vietnamese player,he should win in 3 sets.

please KuanBeng Hong,don't lose in the 1st round again...please...
jia you!

hehe...I'm being patriotic and going for the opposite, long shot...Go Stuart!

Astro Channel 83 will start broadcast around 5pm and Beng Hong play at around 9pm so I think there's a chace we may see him in action, just not sure is he in camera court?

*#%@!! How come Singapore only showing the two final days??? Regret subscribing to SCV. World Cup also must pay extra ...

Klaus Raffeiner vs Nguyen Tien Minh macth
the munber one Vietnamese player,he should win in 3 sets.

No, he should win in straight games.

*#%@!! How come Singapore only showing the two final days??? Regret subscribing to SCV. World Cup also must pay extra ...

As a SCV subscriber, if you want more Badminton telecast, you have to call or email them, otherwise they think there's no demand.If you can email them 2007 IBF lineup, then they can budget time and money for it in advance.FYI, SCV will telecast from Friday, QF onwards. It sounds great until one realises that Astro's showing the whole tourny 'live' and HKG gets it from Thursday on.So all of you from Singapore who subscribes to SCv, pls take the trouble to register your displeasure, otherwise you're going to get more UK or US sports diet.Email SCV.

Preview: Day 1 for Malaysians

MS

Kuan Beng Hong v Stuart Gomez (Aus)
Kuan's form is shitty, but not shitty enough to lose to Gomez, no disrespect meant to the Aussie.

WS

Wong Mew Choo v Chien Yu-Chin (Tpe)
The redraw was tough on Wong. I still expect her to win but it will a struggle all the way until she meets Zhang Ning in R16 (if she can get that far).

WD

Ooi Sock Ai/Mooi Hing Yau v Bankier/Mason (Sco)
Both pairs are unknown to me, but given their rankings, the Malaysians have no excuse for losing this.

Fong Chew Yen/See Phui Leng v Kurdelska/Matusewicz (Pol)
It's not the top Polish pair, so the Malaysians should have no excuse also.

Lim Pek Siah/Chor Hooi Yee v Duang-Anong/Kunchala (Tha)
Both pairs are reasonably good, and my feeling is that they are evenly matched. I will still go for the Malaysians due to their experience and probably the absence of expectations (they are not affiliated with BAM, so no pressure from there).

XD
Koo Kien Keat/Wong Pei Tty v Songpol/Kunchala (Tha)
A tough first round match for Koo/Wong. To be brutally frank, neither pair can make it far anyway. I feel it may be better for every single player in this match to concentrate on their respective MD or WD events. BAM does not seem to put much import in the Koo/Wong partnership recently also. So perhaps a loss here will be a blessing in disguise. BTW, the Thais are seeded, but I expect this match to be close.

Birgit Oversier/Carina Mette vs Wei Yili/Zhang Jiewen -- a breeze for the Chinese pair.


When did Wei Yili switch partner?:D

Errr....since either end of last year or this year onwards. Zhang Dan is now paired with Zhao Tingting, while Wei Yili is partnering Zhang Yawen.

Errr....since either end of last year or this year onwards. Zhang Dan is now paired with Zhao Tingting, while Wei Yili is partnering Zhang Yawen.

What's time difference between JKT and MAdrid....

What's time difference between JKT and MAdrid....

The match will start at 10am Madrid time (4pm HK time and 3pm Jakarta time).

1st round match's schedule for INA squad :
- Jo/Gress vs Van Cutsen/Van Dooremalen (18/09 ; 03.00pm--Jakarta time)
- Nana vs SUI's Cicognini (18/09 ; 03.55pm)
- Sony vs Estonian R.Must (18/09 ; 08.00pm)
- TH vs Ng Wei (19/09 ; 06.40pm)
- Markis/Hendra vs Iranian pair (19/09 ; 08.30pm)
- Nova / Lilyana -- BYE
- Luluk/Alven : I don't see their name in today's match overview,maybe they will play lately night.Anyone knows?
I think no problem for them to advance in R/32.

*#%@!! How come Singapore only showing the two final days??? Regret subscribing to SCV. World Cup also must pay extra ...

This is what my friend from ESPN says:

World Badminton Championships will be shown live on

SuperSports (Ch22)

22 to 23 Sept (8pm) (QF & SF) and
24 Sept (10pm) (FINALS).

Enjoy! :)

This is what my friend from ESPN says:

World Badminton Championships will be shown live on

SuperSports (Ch22)

22 to 23 Sept (8pm) (QF & SF) and
24 Sept (10pm) (FINALS).

Enjoy! :)

Correction. Pls let your friend know it's ch 21 , not 22.

Kendrick Lee lost the first set to Bjorn Joppien 17-21.

Meanwhile, It's level at 1-1 between Jo Novita/Gresya Polii and Rachel Van Cutsen/Paulien Van Dooremalen :cool: The Indonesian pair took the first set easily 21-10, but the Netherland pair levelled it by taking the second set 21-19. Jo/Gresya better don't screw it up in the decider!

Correction. Pls let your friend know it's ch 21 , not 22.

I think you're right. That was what I saw from the papers before he emailed us today. :)

Kendrick currently leads 11-9 at the interval of the second set. I hope he takes the second set!

Meanwhile, Jo/Gresya are cruising 17-8.

jo novita leading 17-8 now

jo/poli 18-9 . Go jo novita/greysa poli

Where are you guys watching? (livescore?)

Jo novita/greysa poli is the first player to win 21-10 19-21 21-9 bt R van custen / van dooremalem from netherlands.
kendrick lead 14-12

live score right

LULUK/ALVEN got Bye in fist round

Jo Novita / greysia Polii def Van Cutsen / Van Dooremalen 21-10 19-21 21-9

Jo Novita/Gresya Polii are through to the next after winning in 3 sets: 21-10, 19-21, 21-9.

Kendrick Lee fights back to take the second set 21-18. Can he win the decider?

kendrick took the 2nd set 21-18 rubber game now for kendrick vs b. joppien

NANA going to play now

GO NANA GO NANA

Hmm...Kendrick is struggling against Bjorn Joppien in the deciding rubber. He trails 13-15 in yet another tight game.

Kendrik trailing 18-15... he might be the casualty here.

yup now kendrik trails 15-18

Kendrik is out. Lost 22-20 in the 3rd set.

Joachim persson beat shoon song mo 1st 22-20 another tight match

Kendrik is out. Lost 22-20 in the 3rd set.

too bad ........ Kendrick is out 17-21 / 21-18 / 20-22

It seems that the court are having draft problems on the court again.

It was deuce between Kendrick Lee and Bjorn Joppien at 20-20. Exciting stuff...Kendrick managed to level the score when Joppien was at match point.

Ultimately, Kendrick lost 20-22 in the exciting rubber game. Bjorn Joppien will now meet Lee Chong Wei in the next round.

Joachim Persson also took the first set 22-20 in his match against the Olympic silver-medallist Shon Sheung Mo.

In the WS match, Fransisca Ratnasari currently leads 11-7 at the interval.

Kendrik is out. Lost 22-20 in the 3rd set.

Oh, how unlucky!

Hope that Ronald will have more luck. :cool:

easy game for h wijaya/liu f 21-8

nana win 1st set 21-18

ahhh...all the best for kuan beng hong....march on.

Persson (DEN) bt Shon (KOR) : 22-20 , 21-13
The dane springs another surprise (read: after TC).. LCW better watch out...

Joachim Persson bt Shon. Even though Persson is the seeded player, it is still a minor upset in my books because Shon had shown good results recently. Joppien beating Kendrick is also a minor upset in my books.

why astro channel 83 didnt show the matches now????always replay the timetable...haiz.....

It was an unconvincing victory from Fransisca Ratnasari as she only managed to beat her relatively unknown opponent 21-18, 21-17. She needs to play better if she is to have any chance of beating either Wong Mew Choo or Chien Yu-Chin in the next round.

It's close as expected between Songpol Anukritayawan/Kunchala Vorawichitchaikul and Koo Kien Keat/Wong Pei Tty. The first set just ended with the Thai no 2 pair taking it at 23-21.

can anyone tell me where i can find the results for the day so far? www.tournamentsoftware.com (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com) has good live score engine but they dont register the matches already completed. can anyone help?

How about Kuan Beng Hong???Has he on action already???Really hope he can win...Please update the results...

KBH hasnt started playing yet. KBH match will be at 4:40pm according to schedule. Currently they are playing 1pm matches.
KBH should not have problem winning because I have seen his opponent play in the recently concluded Aussie Open. Stuart lost to an unknown Indo club player. Unless KBH plays below expectation, i do not see him losing this match. Well, KBH did complain about not getting used to his new coach's training and playing style tho. Hopefully, he is able to play true to his ability.

how about Mew Choo???when is her match???

Ya...we must add 6 hours to Mas time..Thanks a lot deretolive...Lets hope him can really win..How about the XD...KKK and his partner???

Ya...we must add 6 hours to Mas time..Thanks a lot deretolive...Lets hope him can really win..How about the XD...KKK and his partner???
they go won in 3 set!
but i forget the score the 1st set's score is 23-21(thai pair won)

Wow...that great...This is a good beginning...I am so happy although this is only the first round..BTW,where you all get the results..Is there any live scoring online...???

According to the papers, Mew Choo's match was supposed to start at 6.40pm (Malaysian time). Astro is now showing MS between Andrew Smith and an unknown player from Spain.

Are you going to watch KBH match...It is very late...1 pm of Mas time...Sigh..tomorrow got to go to school...

Are you going to watch KBH match...It is very late...1 pm of Mas time...Sigh..tomorrow got to go to school...

According to the papers, the match is at 10.40pm (Malaysian time). However, it may not be shown live if the match is not played on "TV court".

Joachim Persson bt Shon. Even though Persson is the seeded player, it is still a minor upset in my books because Shon had shown good results recently. Joppien beating Kendrick is also a minor upset in my books.

Agree. Sounds dangerous for LCW, these two being in his path. LCW better be reminded that in the NSS, it's not necessarily the more skillful player who wins, but the one who makes fewer errors. And beware the draft, precision playing LCW!

Astro is very very rich i believe. It is because it starts to broadcast LIVE from round 64 until the final day... The tourament is from Span... This is really the first time ever in badminton history!

omg....mew choo down now....

omg...mew choo lose 1st set...18-21....c`mon mew choo u can do it!!!!!!

she`s down again....

What...Mew Choo...Jia You...You gonna win...

mew choo really is in trouble now....why nobd gv her support one??????

Mew Choo is going to lose...14-19 trial in second set

mew chow lost in 1st round, it's a bad sign for mas team

Sigh...lose in the first round..I hope she can win but it seem....

oo. WMC won 2nd set 22-20....amazing....

mew chow lost in 1st round, it's a bad sign for mas team

sorry, not yet, mew chow is catching up 20-20 :)

yeah!!!!mew choo won 2nd set 22-20!!!!!!g@mbateh!!!

Astro Channel 83 will start broadcast around 5pm and Beng Hong play at around 9pm so I think there's a chace we may see him in action, just not sure is he in camera court?

I really confuse want watch kuan beng hong playing or not coz he always make my heart dup...dap...dup...dap

oo. WMC won 2nd set 22-20....amazing....

he..he WMC will win the game :D

yeah!!!!mew choo won 2nd set 22-20!!!!!!g@mbateh!!!

btw, what does gambateh mean ?

phew..
wat a close 1...
WMC is juz one step to end his madrid trip but she make an amazing & unbelieveable come back...
hope she can win 3rd set easily...

Wong MC incredible. Last time I checked, she is a set down and 20-16 down. Now that I just checked, she won the second set 22-20 and leading 4-1 in the third. What fighting spirit!

yeah!!mew choo leading now...

btw, what does gambateh mean ?

it's japanese for do your best, or keep it up ...

seems WMC control the game now.....

can someone post the link for the livescore please?

WMC jia you...
malaysia boleh!!!
keep the leading & win it!

can someone post the link for the livescore please?

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/(X(1)S(dykxfx45ewxnog45hre3qf55))/sport/livescore.aspx?id=12171

wow wmc is so amazing

wow...mew choo won 18-21/22-20/21-10....fantastic!

I had a huge feeling she would win after that second set. Her excellent stamina usually sees her through tough, long-drawn matches. But the second set comeback was incredible. Down four match points and she won six points in a row to take the game.

she wasn't used to the stadium earlier maybe.....there was obviously alot of draft in the stadium....i thought she would lose and get a hell of a scolding from li mao....thankfully she won...

Wow..yes...she is simply terrific...Now i feel more relax...See..she can do it...

i thought all the while she has been a fighter with the never-give-up attitude, it's just that she lacks of some kinda "skills" to become top players like Mia, Camilla Martin and the chinese players. The match was crazy. I thought she was going to lose when chien was at her match point.

wow...mew choo won 18-21/22-20/21-10....fantastic!

i'm glad there's no heart-attack victim being reported :D

wow...wow and wow.i think it everyone will suprised if this is in final but unluckly it is in 1 round.

So, its Wong Mew Choo vs Fransisca Ratnasari in the next round. A severe test for the Indonesian player. I will be more than happy if she can win.

Don't worry...This is definitely a very very good beginning...So..now is who turn to play???

good stuff, nice comeback ... i still can't see her getting past ZN though, which is a shame.

You can't say like this...ZN has a lot of experience...Is not easy to beat her...

So, its Wong Mew Choo vs Fransisca Ratnasari in the next round. A severe test for the Indonesian player. I will be more than happy if she can win.

WMC is like 'lius pongoh' si bola karet :rolleyes: , fransisca must play 'ulet' if she wants to beat WMC, wmc is a tough player

You can't say like this...ZN has a lot of experience...Is not easy to beat her...

yeah, i know, i should try and be more positive.
but nana vs WMC will also be another entertaining game i think ...

congratulations mew choo....her performance tdy is good...but i think she has to be more aggressive coz tdy she`s too conservative..but anyway...good luck for mew choo

Thank goodness mew choo won ! It would be unimaginable for her to prepare so long and go home after first round. At least chien still can play doubles :p

another Malaysian women doubles,lim/chor are playing now....they lose 1st set 17/21...tdy i read newspaper n saw their target is go into quarter final!!!

yeah, i know, i should try and be more positive.
but nana vs WMC will also be another entertaining game i think ...

I ever see MWC play on Sea Games Philipinnes and its no special. she lost to Adriyanti Firdasari( Indonesian ranked-2) in Final. Hopefully Nana can win. its YOUR time Nana. Proove that PBSI (badminton Organization of INA) is not make a mistake delegating you to WC2006. KEEP :mad:SPIRIIIIT!!!!!

the WD pair playin now are not official national players....they quit the national team and are now playing for a club

One player may change from time to time...We can't conclude them just based on one match....We should be more subjective...

why BAM dont want recall them to play for Malaysia??they are good also...i remember lim pek siah won gold medal in commenwealth games in 2002 right??

WD Malaysian won 2nd set: 21-16. Now into rubber set.

In case you all are not yet aware of, the scores are updated in the site already.http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/(X(1)S(x3taja45dq1tko45horcq1bj))/sport/matches.aspx?id=12171&day=95458

lim/chor lose 17-21/21-16/17-21...

The Thai no 2 pair Duang-Anong Arunkesorn/Kunchala Vorawichitchaikul have progressed to the next round at the expense of the Malaysian club pair Lim Pek Siah/Chor Hooi Yee in 3 tight sets 21-17, 16-21, 21-17.

Nguyen Tien-Minh also progressed after a straight forward victory over a French player 21-5, 21-10. MInh has an uphill task against Chen Jin in the next round.

sony........ sony... sony.... sony

Up next is Sony Dwi Kuncoro vs Raul Must. Sony MUST win :D

The XD match between Lars Paaske/Helle Nielsen and Zhang Wei/Yu Yang also go to rubber-set after the Chinese pair won the second set 21-17. Paaske/Nielsen won the first 21-14.

In case you all are not yet aware of, the scores are updated in the site already.http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/(X(1)S(x3taja45dq1tko45horcq1bj))/sport/matches.aspx?id=12171&day=95458

do we have another website to see the score beside the link and BC, our "super" had blocked the link ...:mad: :mad: :mad:

cmon sony ............

Sigh..What a close set to the Mas pair...

sony........ sony... sony.... sony

Relax! Sony will surely win against an unknown Estonian player .......:D :D :D

do we have another website to see the score beside the link and BC, our "super" had blocked the link ...:mad: :mad: :mad:

why do they block the url ?

use proxy to 'fool' your 'super' :D

Sony is not convincing....he's only leading 14-9 in the first set.

ya, lim/chor lost, malaysia's first casualty. WMC's win lit up my day, especially the way she came back from nowhere ! She has to reduce her unforced errors by a lot though to have a crack at ZN

Relax! Sony will surely win against an unknown Estonian player .......:D :D :D

i'm just encouraging him :D

The XD match between Paaske/Nielsen and Zhang/Yu is very very close as it enters the closing stage. The Chinese pair leads 12-11 in the rubber set.

Sony takes the first set 21-14 :cool:

Sony won 1st 21-14. But I must say the Estonian did not play too badly .....

sony is going to win :)

Tjun Tjun, are you watching live telecast or watching live score ?

Somebody must be injured in that XD match. There's no update for about 5-10 mins now.

i'm impressed by the estonian actually....ur rite tjun tjun he did not play badly

Sony won 1st 21-14. But I must say the Estonian did not play too badly .....

i know you can watch live, can u tell me how sony plays today ?

people I just checked astro 83 no such channel how come??@!#!@:crying::crying:

The other XD match between Jonas Rasmussen/Britta Andersen and Kristian Roebuck/Jenny Wallwork has ended with the Danish pair winning in two straight sets 21-15, 21-16.

how about match Nguyen Tien Minh vs Raffeiner Klaus ?

At halfway mark of 2nd set Sony is leading 11-4. Go, go, go Sony!

Sony leads 14-5 in the second set. He better wins it quickly :cool:
He will surely have a tougher match against Andrew Smith on Wednesday.

Sony is playing reasonably well. Leading 15 -5 now.

how about match Nguyen Tien Minh vs Raffeiner Klaus ?

Minh has won comfortably.

Sony sent shuttle into net 15 -6.

people I just checked astro 83 no such channel how come??@!#!@:crying::crying:
Firstly make sure you subscribe to the sports package. Then, download the service under the menu selection.

Kunchoro 16-6, 5 points to wrap up the match. Go Sony!

Sony is playing reasonably well. Leading 15 -5 now.

i'm glad to hear that :D

Sony Kunchoro 18-6.

The XD match between Paaske/Nielsen and Zhang/Yu is suddenly back on again :cool: What happened during the past 15 mins? The Chinese pair leads 18-13.

Sony sent a powerful smash 20 -7!

Sony committed 2 errors 20-9.

Sony has done it 21-10. Hurray!!!!

I have to say Raul Must gave a gutsy play.Sony did not have it easy. It is nice to know that Estonia can produce quite a good player. Well done, Raul!

Sony Dwi Kuncoro has won in straight sets 21-14, 21-10. He will face Andrew Smith on Wednesday.

what?1st day matches all finished alrdy meh???

wmc is cute today with the pink outfit..so adorable..huhu;)

It appears that there is no more live telecast from Astro ....... Sony's match is the last one. Can somebody confirm?

what?1st day matches all finished alrdy meh???

Cannot be. Kuan Beng Hong's match has not started yet .....:crying: :crying: :crying:

wmc is cute today with the pink outfit..so adorable..huhu;)

Please tell this to LCW what you've just told us. LCW will be mighty proud .... :D :D :D

Cannot be. Kuan Beng Hong's match has not started yet .....:crying: :crying: :crying:
NOooooooooo I just downloaded the channel...
and then as soon as I switched to it... no more!! LOL!!!!!:crying::crying:

broadcast is over i think....

Thats two WC Shon Seung Mo, Olympic Silver Medalist, was handed a first round loss!

broadcast is over i think....

Well, I suppose we cannot complain too much as Astro has kindly given us live telecast starting from 1st day of the championship. I think this is the first time in history that we've live telecast in round of 64. :D :D :D

Well, I suppose we cannot complain too much as Astro has kindly given us live telecast starting from 1st day of the championship. I think this is the first time in history that we've live telecast in round of 64. :D :D :D
nooooooooooooooooo~~~~
I think i will stay up later to check out for any replays lol

Noo come on Lars, come on Helle... you can make it!
Is this the same Zhang Wei that used to play men's doubles with Liu Yong? and who also played with Cai Yun in the Sudirman Cup a few years back?

Xing Aiying in trouble against Rachel Hindley. Lost first game and trailing in the second.

Xing Aiying in trouble against Rachel Hindley. Lost first game and trailing in the second.

Aiying has not been performing well lately. She lost to Shinta Mulia Sari in the QF of the Cheers-Singapore Satelitte last month :cool:

Petra Overzier has taken the first set in her match against Lee Yun Hwa 22-20. The score is level at 7-7 in the second set.

Meanwhile, Xing Aiying manages to turn things around and takes the second set 21-16. It will go to a rubber game!

Perhaps the tightest match so far:
Roman Spitko/Michael Fuchs bt Erwin Kehlhoffner/Thomas Quere 21-16, 19-21, 29-27 :eek:

Keep giving us the updates, thanks guys.

No. They are different. This Zhang Wei is young and that one has already retired for quite some time.

btw, if you know Chinese pinyin, this one is Zhang Wei3 and that one is Zhang Wei4. Different tone.

Noo come on Lars, come on Helle... you can make it!
Is this the same Zhang Wei that used to play men's doubles with Liu Yong? and who also played with Cai Yun in the Sudirman Cup a few years back?

Kuan Beng Hong vs Stuart Gomez is now playing at Court No 2.
Surely, he will not screw up this time :cool: But, he trails 3-5!

The match between Petra Overzier and Lee Yun Hwa is still very very tight at 17-15 for the German girl.

Xing Aiying is now leading 11-6 at the interval.
Kuan has levelled it at 7-7.
The German girl still leads 18-17.

Dramatic...the Korean girl levels the score at 1-1 after she wins the second set 21-19! She was trailing 17-18!

Xing Aiying still leads 16-11...while Kuan starts to pull away, leading 13-9.

Even the first round (R64) has some very good matches. Lee Yun Hwa and Petra locked in a tight struggle.

Is Lee Yun Hwa having the same 1st round match jitters like Wong Mew Choo? I've the feeling that should the Korean win the 2nd set, she'll win the rubber set like WMC.

Xing Aiying has won in 3 sets: 20-22, 21-16, 21-12. She will meet Zhang Ning on Wednesday.

Kuan Beng Hong is also leading 18-14 in the first set.

Petra Overzier must be seething at losing the second set. She has an early 7-1 lead in the rubber game.

Come on, KBH ....

Good job, badMania!

It looks over for Lee Yun Hwa now. Probably a spent force.

why astro channel 83 didnt show the matches now????always replay the timetable...haiz.....

You have to get use to Astro. This is how they work, setup a dedicated channel for the sport but only show live coverage for 2-3 hours.

How is KBH doing now?

is KBH playing now?

KBH won already, easily cruised.

Anand is good at smash while Lee HI good at net. Anand had too many unforced errors, 10 now, otherwise, he could win. KBH and his opponent, together had 0 errors.

people I just checked astro 83 no such channel how come??@!#!@:crying::crying:

Put the decoder in stand by mode for a while

Put the decoder in stand by mode for a while
Thanks Sammy I already managed to tune in..
however to my disappointment the program ended right after I change to channel 83 hehe:D

Thanks Sammy I already managed to tune in..
however to my disappointment the program ended right after I change to channel 83 hehe:D

I think channel 83 will has a Day1 rap up from 12 midnight onwards

Anand is good at smash while Lee HI good at net. Anand had too many unforced errors, 10 now, otherwise, he could win. KBH and his opponent, together had 0 errors.

LHI is playing? please keep us updated

Ups, forget to add.

Another upset in XD, 9-16 seeded from Thailand lost to Malaysia pair KKK/Wong Pei Ty in 3 set also.

The seeded who walkover are: Jens E/Mette S, Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung from XD. Mette S/Britta A and LeeHyo Jung/Lee Kyung Won from WD.

Without the Korean pair in WD, 99% the WD semifinal will be all China pairs.

Denmark seeded XD pair lost to youngster Zhang Wei/Yu Yang from China.

About 6 years ago, China XD only had Liu Yong/Ge Fei with Zhang Jun/Gao Ling. Now they had 4 - 5 top XD pair with 3-4 quite young pairs.

Another top match: Jiang Yian Jiao VS Sainal Nehwal.

In first set Jiang won easily 21-10. But now in second set, Sainal gave Jiang a hard fight. 9-9.

Jiang won in straight set 21-10-21-16

But seems none of these can reach the same level as Liu/Ge and Zhang/Gao (around 00/01, then they went downhill)... Most of them are just young, fast and powerful, and NEW, so they can surprise those "seeded" pairs...


About 6 years ago, China XD only had Liu Yong/Ge Fei with Zhang Jun/Gao Ling. Now they had 4 - 5 top XD pair with 3-4 quite young pairs.

Denmark seeded XD pair lost to youngster Zhang Wei/Yu Yang from China.

About 6 years ago, China XD only had Liu Yong/Ge Fei with Zhang Jun/Gao Ling. Now they had 4 - 5 top XD pair with 3-4 quite young pairs.

Indeed...it's depressing to see that INA only sends one pair in XD and WD despite having 2-3 pairs already qualified to take part. They just don't wanna waste money :cool:

But seems none of these can reach the same level as Liu/Ge and Zhang/Gao (around 00/01, then they went downhill)... Most of them are just young, fast and powerful, and NEW, so they can surprise those "seeded" pairs...

Agree. Zheng/Zhao aren't exactly that young. The only threat will come from Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen.

The scoreboard in tournamentsoftware hasn't been updated for quite a while now... :confused:

The scoreboard in tournamentsoftware hasn't been updated for quite a while now... :confused:

Yes, he won. I am not sure about the score in the rubber game though.

Right. Zheng Bo is famous for big smashes though, so Zheng/Zhao is quite different from Chen/Zhao, since Chen QQ is a placement player.

btw, I think Xie Zhongbo is not young actually. He is at least 25/26. And he has injuries preventing him from playing his best.

Agree. Zheng/Zhao aren't exactly that young. The only threat will come from Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen.

3 sets?? Gee. This year the first rounds are pretty tough... It's the drawing or we are having more good players now? Or the 21 pts system?

I still remember last year, people like LHI, Hafiz, LCW, LD just get past 1st round like a breeze. No sweat.

Yes, he won. I am not sure about the score in the rubber game though.

It's only the first day and a few established and seeded players (mostly in doubles) already have to pack up.

These are the list of casualties:

MS
Shon Sheung Mo (unseeded, but, he's expected to progress)

MD
Michael Logosz/Robert Mateusiak (9/16)

XD
Songpol Anukritayawan/Kunchala Vorawichitchaikul (9/16)
Lars Paaske/Helle Nielsen (9/16)

The seeded who walkover are: Jens E/Mette S, Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung from XD. Mette S/Britta A and LeeHyo Jung/Lee Kyung Won from WD.

Without the Korean pair in WD, 99% the WD semifinal will be all China pairs.


what happen to them??????? :eek:

Similarly, the WD match between Ha Jung Eun/Hwang Yu Mi and Lena Frier-Kristensen/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl goes to 3 sets with very tight scores. The Danish pair won the first 22-20, but, the Korean levelled it at 21-18 in the second. The rubber set will be the last set to be played today and the Danes have a 6-1 lead.

In the last MS match for today, Yousuke Nakanishi beat Hsieh Yu-Hsing 21-19, 21-15. His next opponent will be Eric Pang.

LHJ is injured. So she will not play. And thus LJJ and LKW have to stay in Korea too.
what happen to them??????? :eek:

Another interesting statistics:
20 out of the 62 matches played today ended in rubber-sets, about 1/3 :eek:

At the moment, 5 of these 20 matches (excluding the 2 WD results which are not yet updated) ended in deuce for the rubber set. So, the excitement level has generally increased? :cool:

Back to the last match, Frier-Kristensen/Rytter-Juhl still lead 12-9 in the rubber-set.

The Danish pair, Lena Frier-Kristensen/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl won the match 22-20, 18-21, 21-17.

That's all for today....matches started at 4pm HK time and ended at around 2:15am. A total of 10 hours++ of badminton in the first day of the World Championships 2006.

Another interesting statistics:
20 out of the 62 matches played today ended in rubber-sets, about 1/3

At the moment, 5 of these 20 matches (excluding the 2 WD results which are not yet updated) ended in deuce for the rubber set. So, the excitement level has generally increased?
That's all for today....matches started at 4pm HK time and ended at around 2:15am. A total of 10 hours++ of badminton in the first day of the World Championships 2006.
Hmm, sure, the level of excitement seemed to generally increased, but the time duration hasn't been much shorter than the previous scoring system.
BTW, if i remember, the duration of time sounds about right, just like in last yr's WC.;)
Thanks all for the updates and providing scoreboard..:cool:

LHJ is injured. So she will not play. And thus LJJ and LKW have to stay in Korea too.

but how come they withdraw MD too?

LOL... serla and i were supporting kuan beng hong all the way and he won! hahaha... hope he can go further than usual though... kedah has lots of talented boys!

[QUOTE=ctjcad]Hmm, sure, the level of excitement seemed to generally increased, but the time duration hasn't been much shorter than the previous scoring system.
BTW, if i remember, the duration of time sounds about right, just like in last yr's WC.;)
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How many courts did they play on in the Opening rounds of WC last year?

Thinking about it though the scoring system should extend the opening rounds as more rallies have to be played to win matches in WS and WD where many are over quicker in older scoring system. RPS will decrease time taken to complete later rounds, or simply reduce the number of courts used.


Any body know how many courts this year?

Hmm, sure, the level of excitement seemed to generally increased, but the time duration hasn't been much shorter than the previous scoring system.
BTW, if i remember, the duration of time sounds about right, just like in last yr's WC.;)

How many courts did they play on in the Opening rounds of WC last year?

Thinking about it though the scoring system should extend the opening rounds as more rallies have to be played to win matches in WS and WD where many are over quicker in older scoring system. RPS will decrease time taken to complete later rounds, or simply reduce the number of courts used.
hmm, i believe, they used 5 courts in last yr's WC(same like any other tournaments)...and they used them til the R16 or QF round, if i'm not mistaken..
You can check these links for pics of the Opening Rds pics(sigh, can't believe it's been a yr already, seems like yesterday looking back @ those pics:rolleyes: :p ):
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25957

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25978

Re the longer/extended time for WS and WD, i can understand esp. going from 11 pts to 21 pts. But looking at the overall time, there isn't much difference with last yr's; as i thought IBF's goal in implementing a NSS is to "shortened" the time being played?!?!..;)

what happen to them??????? :eek:For news on Lee Hyo-jung, see Badzine (http://www.badzine.info/content/view/15/2/). Some detail on Mette Scholdager's injury are on Raphael's IBF article (http://www.internationalbadminton.org/newscontent.asp?pageid={3932E53D-7606-4FC9-8338-7F78AFF6B85B}). Both injuries were confirmed on Badzine's Newsflash (http://www.badzine.info/content/blogsection/1/4/).

but how come they withdraw MD too?Who withdrew from men's doubles?

LOL... serla and i were supporting kuan beng hong all the way and he won! hahaha... hope he can go further than usual though... kedah has lots of talented boys!

I suspect yannie is a Malaysian and not a Chinese :D

She is a Chinese. Maybe a Malaysian Chinese :P hahahaha. Out of topic.. anyway tomorrow's matches will be very exciting.

Did anyone watch the match btween Sony and R.Must?
At 2nd set when Must is 4-8 down to sony.. he made a mistake at a delicate net shot and immediately he screamed the F word so loud did anyone noticed?? lol:D

This is what my friend from ESPN says:

World Badminton Championships will be shown live on

SuperSports Plus(Ch21)

22 to 23 Sept (8pm) (QF & SF) and
24 Sept (10pm) (FINALS).

Enjoy! :)
Hope they will telecast all the Men's Single matches.

She is a Chinese. Maybe a Malaysian Chinese :P hahahaha. Out of topic.. anyway tomorrow's matches will be very exciting.

Yah, I have the same feeling as badMania.

Yannie is Chinese but heavily influenced by the Malaysian juniors around her age! Malaysian Chinese speak Mandarin as well as English - like ants? ;)

Yah, I have the same feeling as badMania.

Yannie is Chinese but heavily influenced by the Malaysian juniors around her age! Malaysian Chinese speak Mandarin as well as English - like ants? ;)

Hahaha... Yannie is 100% Chinese!! No doubt about that! Hahaha... If China against Malaysia, we'll support China, right yannie?!:D