MEN'S SINGLES
Ronald Susilo vs Kendrick Lee Yen Hui -- an all-Singaporean final for once...and I am betting on Ronald to clinch his first title since the 5* Japan Open 2004.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Michael Logosz/Robert Mateusiak vs Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- probably the last match of the finals since Robert Mateusiak is also involved in the XD final. Hendra/Joko need to win this one to prove that they are ready to step up a level!

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Xu Huaiwen vs Maria Kristin Yulianti -- Maria has done well in the past few days, with two notable scalps: over Pi Hongyan and Petra Overzier (bronze-medallist at the WC this year). It will be a perfect week if she can beat the German tomorrow. However, I still think that Xu is superior!

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nur Sugianti vs Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia -- a perfect chance for Rani/Endang to win their first title also. They stand a good chance since Li Yujia is likely to be exhausted after playing in the XD final.

MIXED DOUBLES
Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk vs Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Li Yujia -- the first match of the final...and I hope it goes to 3 sets :D The Singapore pair has the edge and I hope they win!

MEN'S SINGLES
Ronald Susilo vs Kendrick Lee Yen Hui -- an all-Singaporean final for once...and I am betting on Ronald to clinch his first title since the 5* Japan Open 2004.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Michael Logosz/Robert Mateusiak vs Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- probably the last match of the finals since Robert Mateusiak is also involved in the XD final. Hendra/Joko need to win this one to prove that they are ready to step up a level!

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Xu Huaiwen vs Maria Kristin Yulianti -- Maria has done well in the past few days, with two notable scalps: over Pi Hongyan and Petra Overzier (bronze-medallist at the WC this year). It will be a perfect week if she can beat the German tomorrow. However, I still think that Xu is superior!

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nur Sugianti vs Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia -- a perfect chance for Rani/Endang to win their first title also. They stand a good chance since Li Yujia is likely to be exhausted after playing in the XD final.

MIXED DOUBLES
Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk vs Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Li Yujia -- the first match of the final...and I hope it goes to 3 sets :D The Singapore pair has the edge and I hope they win!
..badMania, as usual, thx for the preview...I actually wanted to watch the Semis this morning(U.S. time) but was still too sleepy...I will try to catch the Finals matches later tonight/early morning..hehe:p:eek: :D ;) ..
Hmm, looks like Mr. Mateusiak & Ms. LiYJ will have a chance for double titles each..:rolleyes: ;) :cool:

Good to hear only one pair of pelatnas failed to reach the final. Devin/Tetty is still a young pair. They will improve if they continue to work hard. Maria Kristin is a big surprise here. Seems like she is better than the other two. The other two WS of Indonesia seems to have reached the ceiling. Let's hope tomorrow is a start of good career for Maria.

wow, when was the last time we saw an all SIN final?
nice work ...

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Xu Huaiwen vs Maria Kristin Yulianti -- Maria has done well in the past few days, with two notable scalps: over Pi Hongyan and Petra Overzier (bronze-medallist at the WC this year). It will be a perfect week if she can beat the German tomorrow. However, I still think that Xu is superior!




In fact, Hongyan is ill, she's suffering from a big fever .. =/
she still don't know if she will be able to defend her title in denmark ...
we'll know it in few days

..for those interested in watching the matches via live webcast, the Finals will start at 12 pm GER local time:
http://www.bitburger-open.de/en/index2.html

**For those in the U.S. or Alaska region and would like to watch, the time difference between GER and U.S. Pacific time is 9 hrs(or just add 3 hrs ahead). Which means it'll be 3 am PDT(U.S.)
However it will be broadcasted @ 2 am PDT/MST because tonight @ 2 am, we will move the time back by 1 hr(daylight saving time). So set your clock and alarm(if you're planning to get some sleep first)..;):)

Has it started yet?

..for those interested in watching the matches via live webcast, the Finals will start at 12 pm GER local time:
http://www.bitburger-open.de/en/index2.html

**For those in the U.S. or Alaska region and would like to watch, the time difference between GER and U.S. Pacific time is 9 hrs(or just add 3 hrs ahead). Which means it'll be 3 am PDT(U.S.)
However it will be broadcasted @ 2 am PDT/MST because tonight @ 2 am, we will move the time back by 1 hr(daylight saving time). So set your clock and alarm(if you're planning to get some sleep first)..;):)

nope.. it's still 11 o'clock
:P

Thanks ...

Does Europe also change the clock for Daylight Saving today?

nope.. it's still 11 o'clock
:P

Has it started yet?
Thanks ...

Does Europe also change the clock for Daylight Saving today?
..it should start within 10 minutes or so...i don't think they are on a Daylight saving time, but i just checked on 2 different Worldtime websites and both are showing 2 different German time..?!?!..:confused: :rolleyes: :p :D
BTW, DoublesPlayer, just curious, are you Indonesian also??..:rolleyes: ;)

..nice presentation....and the webstream is pretty smooth, so far(the webstream was paused for a few minutes there)..hope they'll have commentating in English, cos right now, they're talking in German..:p;) :) :cool:
..oh no, no sound at all now..:p:confused:

...wah,..screen either too small to view or too large to get a cleaner view...can't find scoreboard on the screen also..:p:confused: .

i actually met you last year at wc in anaheim and sgvbc, i'll pm you

..it should start within 10 minutes or so...i don't think they are on a Daylight saving time, but i just checked on 2 different Worldtime websites and both are showing 2 different German time..?!?!..:confused: :rolleyes: :p :D
BTW, DoublesPlayer, just curious, are you Indonesian also??..:rolleyes: ;)

Xu d Maria 21-17 21-17

maria kristin was lost to Xu 17-21-17-21. however, it is a good job!

...wah,..screen either too small to view or too large to get a cleaner view...can't find scoreboard on the screen also..:p:confused: .

Try this: Open windows media player
Press ctrl+U and type in mms://134.96.211.36/bbo

The stream will play in windows media player separately from your web browser and you should be able to adjust the screen size

:mad: in the end no gold medal for indo... huk huk

bad day.. bad day ......
indonesia failed to won a tittle.... 3 players/pairs in 3 finals ... :(
not a comeback yet

2 titles for Robert Mateusiak! Congrats!

Ronald Susilo won without any problems.

And also CONGRATS to XU HUAIWEN!

Try this: Open windows media player
Press ctrl+U and type in mms://134.96.211.36/bbo

The stream will play in windows media player separately from your web browser and you should be able to adjust the screen size
..Pingo, thanks anyway for the tip...too bad i can't see it better; wish if that was available last night....Anyways, i went to sleep early, didn't watch the whole Finals as i couldn't bear to watch a muted webcast and the small screen size...:p:(;):)

2 titles for Robert Mateusiak! Congrats!

Ronald Susilo won without any problems.

And also CONGRATS to XU HUAIWEN!

hmmm, looks like the INA squad was a no-show in the Finals..:rolleyes: .and this thread also, not many following..:p:).
As for the matches themselves, I don't know how many sets they went to, but the young INA players, esp. the MD pair of Joko/Hendra, still has some work to do, not up to par yet...:rolleyes:

yeah..just look at the number of post replies n also the pages..not even up to 3... perhaps most of the ppl focused in the WC... thus not much ppl paying attention to this one... but i bet it wont happen in the coming DO...cant wait for it!! hehe..

I'm glad that RS finally win something after a slow recovery to fitness since he ruptured his Achilles tendon last year. Granted this is only a 2* event and no big names particpated, a win is still a win. This would boost his confidence ahead of the Asia Game at Doha.

Although seriously I donot habour any hope that he could get into even Semi Final when the top MS players in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Korea are eager to land the last major title for the year, I do hope that he could get into the QF and caused some upsets along the way. Anything further than a QF berth at Doha would a real bonus for Singapore badminton.

Pics of Bitbuger Open 2006

More Pics of Bitbuger Open 2006

who's this player?

Congratulations to all, happy to see them in action, Denmark Open is next!

seawell, thanks for sharing all the pics(limited in numbers there are)...BTW, i really like the way how Hendri Saputra went horizontal in that 1 pic...hehehe:p:eek: ;) :) :D :cool:

who's this player?
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=25959&stc=1&d=1162217271
She looks nice. :) :rolleyes:

Thanks for the pictures. Really appreciated although this is only a low profile tournament.

Is that an AT700 Susilo is using?:confused:

Hmm, looks like PBSI still had to count on Hendra/Markis and Lily/Nova to winning titles.

Even in the events with lots of top players didn't play they cannot win a title. Specially in MD,WD and Mix. Where England and Denmark pairs didn't send their best pairs.

who's this player?
..i believe she is STAPUSAITYTE, Akvile from Lithuania (noticed the 'ST' letters (on top) and 'L' (at bottom) on the back of her jersey, those are clues)...:rolleyes: ;)
Or you can look here at their WS Main draw :
http://www3.milon.de/konkurrenz/3125/komplett.html?SID=11622331624546454ab5c4c

..i believe she is STAPUSAITYTE, Akvile from Lithuania (noticed the 'ST' letters (on top) and 'L' (at bottom) on the back of her jersey, those are clues)...:rolleyes: ;)
Or you can look here at their WS Main draw :
http://www3.milon.de/konkurrenz/3125/komplett.html?SID=11622331624546454ab5c4c

I have never heard of her, but you have convinced me.

I have never heard of her, but you have convinced me.
..hehe, looking at the list of players involved in this small tourney, for sure i'm not familiar with some of the players either...:p :D ;)

..i believe she is STAPUSAITYTE, Akvile from Lithuania (noticed the 'ST' letters (on top) and 'L' (at bottom) on the back of her jersey, those are clues)...:rolleyes: ;)
Or you can look here at their WS Main draw :
http://www3.milon.de/konkurrenz/3125/komplett.html?SID=11622331624546454ab5c4c

She is Akvile Stapusaityte ,from Lithuania !

Hmm, looks like PBSI still had to count on Hendra/Markis and Lily/Nova to winning titles.

Even in the events with lots of top players didn't play they cannot win a title. Specially in MD,WD and Mix. Where England and Denmark pairs didn't send their best pairs.

I beg to differ! There are many positive results I see in Bitburger.

There are several established doubles pairs in all the three events u mention. I personally didn't expect the INA players to win the titles at Bitburger. It is a positive surprise to have 3 finalists!

MS: Tommy Sugiarto is drawn against Sairul as early as in the second round. I didn't expect he will beat the top seed, which he eventually did! Remember that he had to play 6 sets on Wednesday....and that was why I think he lost to Holvy De Pauw.

WS: A finalist in this event is considered a miracle, esp since Maria Kristin has beaten both Pi Hongyan and Petra Overzier (both considered Europe's top singles) en route to the final. It was expected that Maria is to be beaten by Xu Huaiwen.

MD: Michael Logosz/Robert Mateusiak is one of the better European doubles pair. They have beaten Sigit/Trikus in the Athens Olympics. Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi still lacks match experience against the top pair, so, I am not surprised they lost as well. Nevertheless, they had very good victories over Hendri/Hendra and Boe/Fischer-Nielsen over the week.

WD: Before the tournament, I have already half expected Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia to win the title here. It was already a surprise that Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nur Sugianti can beat the top seed in three hard-fought sets.

XD: Similarly, Devin Lahardi/Yunita Tetty are not expected to win here because it's only their 3rd tournament as a pair. I am satisfied that they can reach the semi-final, beating one of the seeds en-route.

she is totally beautiful...

She is Akvile Stapusaityte ,from Lithuania !

she is totally beautiful...

Badminton needs more players that look like this to become more popular :D.

she came to train many times in my club =p
she's far more beautiful in real !

she came to train many times in my club =p
she's far more beautiful in real !

What you are so lucky:eek: .

seawell, thanks for sharing all the pics(limited in numbers there are)...BTW, i really like the way how Hendri Saputra went horizontal in that 1 pic...hehehe:p:eek: ;) :) :D :cool:

I like that too.. remind me of Dennis Rodman who rebounded a ball like that.

What you are so lucky:eek: .

Any more pictures of her when she was in your club Syaoran_Style (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/member.php?u=3571)??
In one glance she's topped my most beautiful womens badminton player.
Yeah we do need more of such players for the boys to get inspired though!! ;)

ctjcad (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/member.php?u=6490) thanks again for the times... I fell asleep just before the games started here in alaska.... Thanks for the times though.

http://www.badminton.lt/bylos/nuotraukos/20040619/20040621_062.jpghttp://www.badminton.lt/bylos/nuotraukos/20050910/2005_09_10_210.jpg
http://www.badminton.lt/bylos/nuotraukos/20041128/20041129_67_d.jpg
http://www.badminton.lt/bylos/nuotraukos/20060820/2006_08_20_43.jpg

For her new fans heres something to cheer them up.. References are the most important be it a thesis or a article..
http://www.badminton.lt/fotogalerija.php?zid=83&puslapis=0
http://www.badminton.lt/fotogalerija.php?zid=83&puslapis=1
http://www.badminton.lt/zaidejas_apie.php?zid=83
Oh btw she looks even more cute in the recent BitBurger Open.

lol. you really do know where to look