Anybody knows when the draw will be conducted... :cool:

is anyone going for this, and bring a camera please? :D

is anyone going for this, and bring a camera please? :D

actually in every sport even the audience allow to bring their video camcorder, even in last world championship 2006 & olympic also no problem.

actually in every sport even the audience allow to bring their video camcorder, even in last world championship 2006 & olympic also no problem.

Just All England when you are not allowed them, but people still take it inside! :) :p

According to the official IBF web site, the draw for Japan Open should be done yesterday. But who knows the draw? where to find it?

I cannot find it either on IBF web site or official Japan open site.

According to the official IBF web site, the draw for Japan Open should be done yesterday. But who knows the draw? where to find it?

I cannot find it either on IBF web site or official Japan open site.yaya.. watta hack is happenning there...? the website of BA MAlaysia also haven update 4 a few days ady..

The draw is finally out.

Some interesting matches: Bao CL vs Taufik, and Lee CW vs Sony

japan oen draw

http://www.internationalbadminton.org/draws.asp

wow,Simon Santoso vs Kuan Beng Hong in the 1st round.

KBH will win for sure.

wow,Simon Santoso vs Kuan Beng Hong in the 1st round.

Malaysia No. 3 against Indonesia No. 3

Perfert match to test which country is stronger and settle down the long time fierce rivalry

MD 2nd round: Tony/Candra vs. JR / Lars... will be an interesting match. :rolleyes:

2nd round (actually, 1st game for both): BCL vs. TH... Let's see who go home extra earlier this time. :rolleyes:

How come Li Yu, ranked 107th in the single, has to be in the qualification round, while Zhu Weilun, ranked 334th and many others ranked lower than Li Yu, can be in the main draw ?

Is this decided by ranking or something else?

Thanks in advance.

By the way, any expert here can answer my previous questions: who won the most title? and who won the most prize money in total? Thanks.

How come Li Yu, ranked 107th in the single, has to be in the qualification round, while Zhu Weilun, ranked 334th and many others ranked lower than Li Yu, can be in the main draw ?

Is this decided by ranking or something else?

Thanks in advance.

By the way, any expert here can answer my previous questions: who won the most title? and who won the most prize money in total? Thanks.

Other main draw players:

OHTSUKA Shinya ranked 147
IKEDA Yuichi ranked 167
SHINKAI Yusuke ranked 187
SAMEON Salim ranked 211
OCHIRPUREV Batkhurel ranked 301
Zhu Wei Lun ranked 334

Just name a few, how come Li Yu, ranked 107th, has to fight in the qualification round?

Malaysia No. 3 against Indonesia No. 3

Perfert match to test which country is stronger and settle down the long time fierce rivalry
Is KBH Malaysia No.3 ? In terms of world ranking or true strength ? I thought Wong Choon Hann is Malaysia no. two or three while Roslin Hashim ( 2006 Korean Open runnerup ) should be Malaysia No.4 and KBH or Yeo Kay Bin is the fifth or sixth player from Malaysia.

Rather bad drawing for INA's MS in 2nd round -- TH vs BCL and Sony vs LCW. Really hard test for both of them, this is one risk for low-rank shuttlers. Making surprise in Tokyo?

Is KBH Malaysia No.3 ? In terms of world ranking or true strength ? I thought Wong Choon Hann is Malaysia no. two or three while Roslin Hashim ( 2006 Korean Open runnerup ) should be Malaysia No.4 and KBH or Yeo Kay Bin is the fifth or sixth player from Malaysia.

It's a bit confusing here. If WCH is around, I think he would be No 2 by merit, and that relegates Hafiz to No 3. However, this No 3 spot is hotly contested by Roslin and KBH. Not sure about YKB. Since WCH is not around, I think it's a straight fight between Roslin and KBH.

i thought japan open is on april/may every year?!
oh no......

Whoever players representing Malaysia in Japan open. Please give us your best performance, not matter you lose or win. We want to see your winning confident!

i thought the national ranking is based on the world ranking by WBF? confusing also haha

2nd round (actually, 1st game for both): BCL vs. TH... Let's see who go home extra earlier this time. :rolleyes:

Of course Bao will go home first....

Of course Bao will go home first....

by the way, i noticed there is no Indonesia participant in this year JO MD draw......only chandra+tany.....why....??? only one pair in qualifier round...:confused: :confused:

Of course Bao will go home first....

Agreed. Taufik should have the crowd on his side.

BCL and LCW will be in the same bottom half....A battle begin again within one month...I think LCW will make a strong revenge...So...be careful...

by the way, i noticed there is no Indonesia participant in this year JO MD draw......only chandra+tany.....why....??? only one pair in qualifier round...:confused: :confused:

Because PBSI sends the 2 main MD pairs ONLY to the China Open.

Forget the pair in the qualifying round. They are most probably paying their own ways to be there or based in Japan themselves since they are not Pelatnas's pair.

2nd round (actually, 1st game for both): BCL vs. TH... Let's see who go home extra earlier this time. :rolleyes:
:eek: :eek: :eek: wow....interesting,hope to see Bao win but wanna watch the match between LD and TH...so BCL have to go back earlier!!:o

here u go 4 da draw...

http://internationalbadminton.org/draws.asp

:eek: :eek: :eek: wow....interesting,hope to see Bao win but wanna watch the match between LD and TH...so BCL have to go back earlier!!:o

:crying: Want to see LD and TH too but don't want BCL to lose as well :crying: Another interesting match between Ch and PG... can CH keep his form :confused: :rolleyes: :D

Suprised not alot of MD participating JO06... only 24 pairs. Fu/Cai are favourites! Hope they can win... Jia You :D :p

Suprised not alot of MD participating JO06... only 24 pairs. Fu/Cai are favourites! Hope they can win... Jia You :D :p
Yeah!!!:D Fu/Cai to win!!should not be a problem!!:cool:

MD 2nd round: Tony/Candra vs. JR / Lars... will be an interesting match. :rolleyes:
...yah, that match and even with the lack of players playing, i'm looking fw to Tony/Candra's rematch against Fu/Cai in the Semifinals...that should be another barn-burner...:rolleyes: ;) :) :cool:

Tony/candra should beat Fu/cai this time

the draw for MS is totally incredible :

1. TH vs BCL
2. Sonny vs LCW
3. Simon vs KBH

what a fantastic 1st and 2nd round. this time, the ticket for 1st and 2nd is really best value for money

BCL and LCW will be in the same bottom half....A battle begin again within one month...I think LCW will make a strong revenge...So...be careful...

Well if BCL doesnt get pass TH then LCW wont be gettin his revenge will he?

this is gonna be good...
if BCL beats TH and LCW he must be doin somethin right at training

the draw for MS is totally incredible :

1. TH vs BCL
2. Sonny vs LCW
3. Simon vs KBH

what a fantastic 1st and 2nd round. this time, the ticket for 1st and 2nd is really best value for money

Nothing incredible....TH will easily defeat BCL, Sony will go back earlier and KBH will be shocked to know that Simon is far better than him:D

from the draw released, seems that the Indonesian players have a tough draw.

In MS, as we knew already that Taufik will meet Bao Chun Lai, Sony will meet Lee Choong Wei and Simon Santoso will meet Kuan Beng Hong.
IMO, the bigger chance to go through the next round is from Taufik and Simon. If Taufik can play normally and motivated, he could beat Bao. Simon showed a promising performance before, so hope he could prove it this time.
For Sony, it is not impossible to beat LCW, but it is just a very very hard mission for him. LCW is better all the way.

In WD, Jo/Greysia will met Yang/Zhang. I hope they could push the Chinese to the deuce or even play a rubber game. But again, it is hard to have an upset here. The other WD will meet Wong/Chin. It is hard also for them. But since their opponents are better, so I hope they will play nothing to lose and well, let's hope for a miracle.

In XD, Rizal/Greysia will meet 2 times olympic gold medallist Zhang/Gao. A good experience for them. Since this CHN pair are not as strong as before, we could hope an upset here. Also for Flandy/Vita, I hope they could manage the ENG pair, runner up WC 2006. As for Nova/Lilyana, they have to go through at least to SF. Only Nova/Lilyana has rather a good draw, but they have to be careful of course with the Danes, Jonas/Britta. They should manage their 1st match.

The draw is finally out.

Some interesting matches: Bao CL vs Taufik, and Lee CW vs Sony

This is most ridiculous! All the INA MS players are gonna go out first game. BCL vs TH is 50-50 and there is no way in hell Sony can take on LCW. Simon vs KBH is also 50-50. So depressing...

This is most ridiculous! All the INA MS players are gonna go out first game. BCL vs TH is 50-50 and there is no way in hell Sony can take on LCW. Simon vs KBH is also 50-50. So depressing...

The INA team is very unlcuky this year :(

This is most ridiculous! All the INA MS players are gonna go out first game. BCL vs TH is 50-50 and there is no way in hell Sony can take on LCW. Simon vs KBH is also 50-50. So depressing...

i'm not depressed :D , i'm glad they will meet 'top ranking' players in early round :D , btw malaysia vs indonesia will always be a tough match

Cause Japan Open are only 2 weeks after WC2006, there will be be little time to improve for a player. Players who play well in WC 2006 probably should find the same results here.

Some mouth watering fights:

Can Peter Gade get revenge against Chen Hong in QF?

Can LCW get revenge against Bao CL in SF?
But Bao had to play Taufik in R32. Hard draw! And Kenneth in QF.
Mean while LCW probably will meet Chen Yu who already beat him twice this year.

The unluckiest person must be Hafiz. He had the QF draw against LD probably for fourth time in a row. But at least he will reach QF round.

Seems like LD had the best chance to win the title.

In MD, 3 pairs had the biggest chance to win the title: Cai/Fu, Tony/Chandra and Jens/Martin.

In WS: Seems like another ZN VS XXF final.

In WD: Without Korean players, it will be another all Chinese WD SF.

In XD: Zhang/Gao had the chance to get revenge when they play Anthony/Donna in QF. Can they do it?

Lots of top players play here except Nathan/Gail. So it will be hard to predict the winner.

Some mouth watering fights:

Can Peter Gade get revenge against Chen Hong in QF?

Can LCW get revenge against Bao CL in SF?
But Bao had to play Taufik in R32. Hard draw! And Kenneth in QF.
Mean while LCW probably will meet Chen Yu who already beat him twice this year.

I think Chen Yu is going to have a hard time in second round against Korean Open runner up Roslin Hashim who beat him in Korean Open qtr final. LCW will have some Malaysian players to eliminate some of Chinese opponents for him. (same as Lin Dan).

The first round of matches sure does look interesting. Perhaps even more so than the later rounds!

The first round of matches sure does look interesting. Perhaps even more so than the later rounds!

They do! :D BCL against TH will be the most interesting! ;)

the draw for MS is totally incredible :

1. TH vs BCL
2. Sonny vs LCW
3. Simon vs KBH

what a fantastic 1st and 2nd round. this time, the ticket for 1st and 2nd is really best value for money

Good news for Simon.......KBH is not going to JO due to health problems....he might take part only in CO....:crying: ........:crying:

Good news for Simon.......KBH is not going to JO due to health problems....he might take part only in CO....:crying: ........:crying:

really? :eek: where does it say? :confused: :(

Good news for Simon.......KBH is not going to JO due to health problems....he might take part only in CO....:crying: ........:crying:

A silver lining in the current dark clouds surrounding Team Pelatnas indeed (if the news is true)! I can't imagine having all 3 MS eliminated as early as the first round. If KBH really stays at home, Simon has a chance to play Chen Hong in the Round of 16. I will be very very suprised if Taufik and Sony can beat Bao Chunlai and Lee Chong Wei respectively.

Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir will look forward to banish the disappointment from the WC early exit as they are once again seeded first. However, they will face a tricky tie against Jonas Rasmussen/Britta Andersen as early as the first round. The Danish pair has improved a lot over the past few months, so, Nova/Butet have to be in their top form! Another Danish pair also awaits in the second round as Lars Passke/Helle Nielsen are expected to beat Lee Jae Jin/Jung Youn Kyung (apparently, Lee Hyo Jung have not recovered). Let's see if the ex WC can bounce back in Japan Open. I will be satisfied with at least a semi-final apperance.

For the other 2 XD pairs, Mohd Rizal/Greysia Polii should pass their first test and meet Zhang Jun/Gao Ling in the second round. A win will be a huge huge upset. Likewise, Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa should also breeze through the first round and expected to meet the WC silver-medallist Anthony Clark/Robert Blair in the second round. Chance is 50-50....and I would be satisfied if they can enter quarter-final in their first tournament as a pair. Guess what, their quarter-final opponent is likely to be Zhang Jun/Gao Ling! The non-Pelatnas veterain pairing of Tri Kusharyanto/Minarti Timur also face a qualifier in the first round and should play against Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl in the second round. Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen should await the winner in the QF.

For the WD, Jo Novita/Greysia Polii ONCE AGAIN have to encounter a Chinese pair in Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen as early as the second round!

Finally, Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya are expected to play against Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen in an exciting second round match. The winner of that match should progress smoothly to the semi-final where the current WC Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng awaits.