72 matches will be played today, with 2 rounds in WS and XD. Here's the pick of today's matches

MEN'S SINGLES ROUND OF 16
Peter Gade vs Wong Choong Hann (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- a huge match for the recently recovered Malaysian. He had done well to beat Kaldau yesterday. However, I think Peter is still too strong for him.

Joachim Persson vs Kendrick Lee Yen Hui -- Kendrick has been displaying some good form lately, beating Bjorn Joppien twice. I think he has a good chance to enter the quarter-final.

Przemyslaw Wacha vs Kenneth Jonassen -- the Danes to win.

Mohd Roslin Hashim vs Lee Tsuen-Tseng -- so far so good for the older Hashim brother. He should win in the battle of the Malaysians.

Chetan Anand vs Chen Hong -- a tricky match for the Chinese, but, nothing less than a title here will be satisfactory for him.


MEN'S DOUBLES ROUND OF 16
Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Hendra Wijaya vs Mathias Boe/Joachim Fischer Nielsen -- I put my money on the Singaporean brothers.

Rian Sukmawan/Eng Hian vs Shen Ye/He Hanbin (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- a tough match for Rian/Eng Hian and I hope they will prevail.

Chris Langridge/David Lindley vs Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Lin Woon Fui -- technically, shouldn't be a problem for the now Malaysian no 1 pair. However, the English pair has troubled Luluk/Alvent before.

WOMEN'S SINGLES ROUND OF 32
Maria Kristin Yulianti vs Huang Chia-Chi -- Maria is on a roll and I hope she continues her good form.

Yao Jie vs Adrianti Firdasari (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- a bad draw for Firda yet again. It will be a miracle if she can beat Yao.

Ella Karachova vs Wang Lin -- I am rooting for Wang Lin in this tournament :D

WOMEN'S DOUBLES ROUND OF 16
Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nur Sugianti vs Ekaterina Ananina/Anastasia Russkikh -- Rani/Endang should win!

Natalie Munt/Joanne Nicholas vs Pan Pan/Tian Qing

Jwalla Gutta/Shruti Kurien vs Jo Novita/Gresya Polii (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- a tough match in store for Jo/Gresya. But, they do have an edge.

MIXED DOUBLES ROUND OF 32
Devin Lahardi/Yunita Tetty vs Robin Middleton/Liza Parker -- should be a breeze for the INA pair.

Jurgen Wouters/Paulien Van Dooremalen vs Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa -- ditto for Flandy/Vita.

Daniel Shirley/Joanna Quay Swee Ling vs Kristof Hopp/Birgit Overzier

Lars Paaske/Helle Nielsen vs Robert Blair/Jenny Wallwork

Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Li Yujia vs Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- the world champion's first match since Madrid and the Singaporean pair is unlucky to draw them.

how many hours to go when its live?

agree .... i think peter gade will beat him ... but i still pick him as my favourite

who will Chen Yu meet today??
thankz!agree with all your predictions!!

"Joachim Persson vs Kendrick Lee Yen Hui -- Kendrick has been displaying some good form lately, beating Bjorn Joppien twice. I think he has a good chance to enter the quarter-final."

Yes I'm quite surprised but I was rather disappointed that Ronald Susilo lost to Saman in R1! Hope Kendrick will keep the Singapore flag flying.

how many hours to go when its live?

playing time should be in afternoon *GMT + 1

it depends on where you are now :rolleyes:

"Joachim Persson vs Kendrick Lee Yen Hui -- Kendrick has been displaying some good form lately, beating Bjorn Joppien twice. I think he has a good chance to enter the quarter-final."

Yes I'm quite surprised but I was rather disappointed that Ronald Susilo lost to Saman in R1! Hope Kendrick will keep the Singapore flag flying.

Loh.... but I think Person would win 60&-40%, but of course I hope Kendrick can kick ass arrr :D

Loh.... but I think Person would win 60&-40%, but of course I hope Kendrick can kick ass arrr :D

Yes I think Persson is no mean player (Is he the Dane who beat KBH at 3rd singles during the Thomas Cup?). But Kendrick has nothing to lose and so long as he believes in himself that he could defeat Persson as he has also beaten KBH before, and concentrates on the process taking each point at a time, he should do well. ;)

who will Chen Yu meet today??
thankz!agree with all your predictions!!

I think he plays Richard Vaughan next.

There's nothing exceptional in Persson's game.KBH lost to him because of nerves.Kendrick,should be able to defeat him.

There's nothing exceptional in Persson's game.KBH lost to him because of nerves.Kendrick,should be able to defeat him.

Well what's exceptional about KBH's game? I don't think he's any better than Perrson or Kendrick as these three guys are at about the same level with Kendrick having a bit more experience than the other two.

KBH got play Denmark Open ??

No KBH is not playing =)

Well what's exceptional about KBH's game? I don't think he's any better than Perrson or Kendrick as these three guys are at about the same level with Kendrick having a bit more experience than the other two.

I hope Kendrick has learned not to give up too easily as he was predisposed to in many previous outings when he faced a strong player. Again I'm harping on his mental aspects. I was hoping that he could give Ronald Susilo a better fight than the scores revealed during the finals of the recent Luxemborg Open, but then Kendrick seemed to just give in if the score of the second game was any indication.

Granted that Ronald knows a great deal about his game, his strengths and weaknesses, Kendrick himself should play to his strengths and change the setting and the score to his advantage. The ability to do this on the spot is a mark of a better player and differentiates him from other less creative and mentally immobile opponent.

Devin Lahardi/Yunita Tetty have won their first match, beating Robin Middleton/Liza Parker 21-17, 21-13. Next, they will meet the young Chinese pair Zhang Wei/Zhao Yunlei for a place in the QF later tonight.

I think he plays Richard Vaughan next.
thankz!:D should be easy for him!!:)

The Japan Open champion Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa also won easily 21-12, 21-12 over Jurgen Wouters/Paulien Van Dooremalen. They are expected to play He Hanbin/Tian Qing later tonight.

They have also been handed a good draw for next week's Dutch Open, where it's expected that they will get their second title.

hope WCH will have a good performance against PG although he had just recovered, he must find back the confidence since 5 months haven't participate any tournaments.

WCH always play his heart out. He give 150% in everygame.

i think if you would hope WCH to win the match...
it's almost impossible as he juz return from a long break...
it's much better if we hope WCH will get 1 set or having the score up to 16+

agree with you, but really happy to saw him back, let him enjoys the games.

is there any live coverage for Astro??

i think maybe reach semi-final just have live telecast for Astro or maybe don't have coverage at all.

WCH always play his heart out. He give 150% in everygame.

yep! :D I hope he wins but I think PG will be too strong for him :crying: it's his 1st tournament back :( :)

OMG, Susan Hughes trashed by Jiang Yanjiao
21-6, 21-7.

JYJ is too good for Susan but I thought Susan can do better than that.

Maria Kristin Yulianti lost the first set to Huang Chia-Chi 19-21 :cool:
It's gonna be a close and tough match for her as she leads 11-8 at the interval of the second set.

In the other court, Adrianti Firdasari leads Yao Jie 9-7. Come on Firda!

Still 12-11 to Maria.
Meanwhile, Firda leads 11-8 at the interval of the first set.

Maria vs Huang
13-14
14-14
15-14

Firda vs Yao
12-11
12-12
12-13
12-14
13-14

Maria vs Huang
17-15
18-15
18-16
18-17
19-17
20-17
21-17 -- YESSS....Maria clinches the second set! Now on to the rubber set.

Firda vs Yao
14-14
15-14
15-15
15-16
15-17
16-17
17-17
18-17 -- come on...3 more points!

Maria vs Huang (rubber set)
5-0
5-1
6-1
7-1
7-2
8-2
8-3
8-4
9-4
10-4
11-4 -- Maria should take this match.

Firda vs Yao (Set 2)
0-1
1-0
2-1
2-2
3-2
3-3
4-3
4-4
5-4
5-5 -- exchange of services at the moment...

yup, can't see WCH beating PG even after his impressive win over kaldau.

Maria vs Huang (rubber set)
12-4
12-5
12-6
13-6
14-6
14-7
15-7
16-7
16-8
16-9
17-9
18-9
19-9
20-9
20-10
20-11
20-12
20-13
20-14
20-15
20-16
21-16

Maria Kristin Yulianti has won the match 19-21, 21-17, 21-16.

Firda vs Yao (Set 2)
5-6
6-6
7-6
8-6
8-7
8-8
8-9
9-9
9-10
10-10
10-11
11-11
12-11
13-11
14-11
14-12
15-12
15-13
15-14

Firda vs Yao (Set 2):
15-15
16-15
16-16
16-17
17-17
17-18
17-19
18-19
18-20
18-21 -- sigh...close but not enough to seal the match! Firda has a good chance to close it when she was leading 15-12!

from 20-9 to 21-16 :eek:
Maria, so closed to be choker

Firda vs Yao (rubber set)
0-1
0-2
1-2
1-3
1-4
2-4
2-5
2-6
3-6
3-7-- does not look good for Firda at the moment :cool:

from 20-9 to 21-16 :eek:
Maria, so closed to be choker

Indeed...a near heart attack! Luckily, she had a big lead...otherwise...

Hmm... not bad... Go..go.go...

Firda vs Yao (rubber set)
3-8
3-9
4-9
5-9
6-9
7-9
8-9
8-10
8-11

Firda vs Yao (rubber set)
9-11
9-12
9-13
9-14
10-14
10-15
10-16
10-17 -- looks like it's a gone case now :mad:

yaiks...good bye firda. Dang not much improvement i saw from her.

Firda vs Yao (rubber set)
11-17
11-18
11-19
11-20
12-20
12-21

A total collapse in the closing stages...and Firda has lost to Yao Jie 21-18, 18-21, 12-21. She should have taken the second set.

What next?.... Dang, this tourney is not really biting

"Joachim Persson vs Kendrick Lee Yen Hui -- Kendrick has been displaying some good form lately, beating Bjorn Joppien twice. I think he has a good chance to enter the quarter-final."

Yes I'm quite surprised but I was rather disappointed that Ronald Susilo lost to Saman in R1! Hope Kendrick will keep the Singapore flag flying.

Susilo lost because he pulled his hamstrings luckily for him it was only a minor injury and he should recover in a few days:)

What next?.... Dang, this tourney is not really biting

it won't start to get really interesting until the tomorrow at least.
the best game on offer tonight has to be WCH vs PG.
it's really because of the absence of the major CHN/KOR/INA/MAS players ...

wa... wang lin lost 1st set 19:21 :)

did CCTV5 showing live

anyone tell me pls

the live score is freezing :(

yeh mine also freezing

Indeed...a near heart attack! Luckily, she had a big lead...otherwise...

hahaha...im the one who read this score also like having a heart attack. this is way better than reading the result in the newspaper...

it's been frozen for such a long time

egrrhhhh ...... frozen :(

live score is back.....

Indonesian WD ( Polii) will meet Chinese WD in quater

live score is back and results are updated.

More bad news...

In MD, Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Hendra Wijaya have lost in straight sets to Mathias Boe/Joachim Fischer-Nielsen 13-21, 8-21.

The Djarum pair Rian Sukmawan/Eng Hian also lost in rubber sets to the Chinese young pair of Shen Ye/He Hanbin 19-21, 21-16, 13-21.

Thankfully, in WD, the no 2 seed Jo Novita/Gresya Polii have beaten Jwalla Gutta/Shruti Kurien 21-18, 21-14 and will meet Pan Pan/Tian Qing in the QF tomorrow. It's gonna be a tough match as always against the Chinese pairs.

woah, LTS leading against roslin ...
21-16 and now 9-12 ...

Wacha and KJ is very tight in rubber set now. so exciting.........

woah, LTS leading against roslin ...
21-16 and now 9-12 ...

I think Roslin and LTS like to play long rallies and their match time is significantly longer than others......in 2nd set already more than half an hour. Still not finish yet........ :D

KJ and wacha now at 21-21 in the 3rd set!

22-22 now, very close game ...

KJ prevails 25-23 ... he must be relieved ...

KJ prevails 25-23 ... he must be relieved ...

Where do you watch this match? The Live Stream provided by Bitburger does't work in my computer

Where do you watch this match? The Live Stream provided by Bitburger does't work in my computer

Hey, this is Denmark Open not Bitburger Open. :rolleyes:

Maria Kristin lost the first set to Jiang Yanjiao 20-22. I am actually quite impressed by her performance so far. So much better than Nana!!

It has been a tiring day for her so far, playing again after just 3 hrs of rest. I don't think Maria can beat Jiang...but...who knows? :cool:

I also don't know why she is not being sent to the Asian Games. Instead, Pia Zebadiah will be the 3rd singles. Her results in Bitburger and Denmark Open far oushine the other 2 supposedly better players.

Roslin and LTS is very tight in the rubber set 16-16
Yao Jie just manage to take the 1st set 21-19
Maria looking good at the 1st half of 2nd set.

LTS won against Roslin.
Wonder how he can beat CH tomorrow after a tiring match.

Hey, this is Denmark Open not Bitburger Open. :rolleyes:

Oops sorry i didn't read the title of this thread correctly, guess i need a glasses huh..:p

Amazing...Maria Kristin takes the second set 21-15 :eek:

Can she last the distance?

Przemyslaw Wacha....oooh

I wanted him to win, he's got such a nice personality
and seeing him play is a pleasure to the eye of any badmintonfan.

Maria Kristin lost the first set to Jiang Yanjiao 20-22. I am actually quite impressed by her performance so far. So much better than Nana!!

It has been a tiring day for her so far, playing again after just 3 hrs of rest. I don't think Maria can beat Jiang...but...who knows? :cool:

I also don't know why she is not being sent to the Asian Games. Instead, Pia Zebadiah will be the 3rd singles. Her results in Bitburger and Denmark Open far oushine the other 2 supposedly better players.

Maria has got unfair decision for a long time (I ever ask you in SIN Satellite how was Maria condition, looked has mental's problem or not). She was accused as UC Qualifying failed reason so weren' sent in any tournament then. Winning in 2 satellite and coach changing made her sent in European tournament.

Some rumour around Pelatnas is much family's player (parent, boy friend) has influenced to Hendrawan's view on his players. Maria's familes are live in Tuban (East Java), too far from Cipayung different with Firda & Fransisca. The Opposite story on Silvi Antarini, her parent given bad report to Pelatnas.

Both Hendrawan or Joko are same level as coach. They were good as player but not capable as coach.

Przemyslaw Wacha....oooh

I wanted him to win, he's got such a nice personality
and seeing him play is a pleasure to the eye of any badmintonfan.

tell us more about Wacha from your point of view. I never see him play before but I am sure he is good looking at the scores against KJ.

Maria Kristin has lost as expected to Jiang Yanjiao in rubber sets 20-22, 21-15, 10-21. I think she has run out of stamina after 5 long sets. Anyway, a very positive performance by her.

Maria has got unfair decision for a long time (I ever ask you in SIN Satellite how was Maria condition, looked has mental's problem or not). She was accused as UC Qualifying failed reason so weren' sent in any tournament then. Winning in 2 satellite and coach changing made her sent in European tournament.


When I was watching her at the SIN Satellite, she looked okay. Definitely not stressed by the possibility of demotion from Pelatnas.

Maria lost to Jiang Yan Jiao 20-22 21-15 11-21

win 19-21 21-17 21-16 over Huang Chia Chi
lost 20-22 21-15 11-21 to Jiang Yan Jiao

playing 2 matches in a day made badminton looke a bit unfair aspecially when one player played tougher in earliaer round

Devin Lahardi/Yunita Tetty have lost tamely to Zhang Wei/Zhao Yunlei 19-21, 11-21.

Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa are up next against He Hanbin/Tian Qing.

Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa are up next against He Hanbin/Tian Qing.

Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa have won 21-18 and 21-10

No problem as Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa have beaten He Hanbin/Tian Qing 21-18, 21-10.

Kristof Hopp/Birgit Overzier - Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl

11-21, 11-21


Great matches now:

Peter Gade - WCH

and

Robertson/Emms - Paaske/Nielsen

According to the live score, WCH is representing Denmark now. :D

(NOW) it shows MAS

so BAdmania... indonesia has only 2 pairs to play tomorrow in quarter final?

Peter Gade took the first game 21-17

anyone know who is coaching WCH in this tournament?

So far Indonesia have:

1 WD pair in QF

1 XD pair in QF.

And about Maria Kristin who been left out although she played much better than Firdasari and Fransisca.

Its not secret anymore that PBSI loved (LOVED) to use golden child program.
As long as you deliver good results.

Example: Taufik H who can do pretty much all he liked in Pelatnas cause we only had 1 MS now that can compete with other top MS players around the world.

So not to worry, if Maria show more prospect than Fransisca and Firda, she will be sent more and more important tournament next time.

But if PBSI left out her again, Maria probably shoul consider to play for other country.

Example: Look at Ronald Susilo who shine after he play for Singapore or Agus Hariyanto after play for HK. In Indonesia at that time, they only B or C team in PBSI.

Maria lost to Jiang Yan Jiao 20-22 21-15 11-21

win 19-21 21-17 21-16 over Huang Chia Chi
lost 20-22 21-15 11-21 to Jiang Yan Jiao

playing 2 matches in a day made badminton looke a bit unfair aspecially when one player played tougher in earliaer round

Its fair cause all the WS had also to play twice in one day.

But if the player had tough opponents to beat blame it on her ranking and her unlucky draw.

And of course this is 5 star events, a player not only had to had good skill but excellent stamina as well.

Chen Yu already moved to QF and probably will meet Peter in SF.

Menawhile Peter already leading 13-9 in second set against WCH.

Maria lost to Jiang Yan Jiao 20-22 21-15 11-21

Yeah! :D jia you, I think she has a big chance of winning! :D :p :D

Chen Yu already moved to QF and probably will meet Peter in SF.

Menawhile Peter already leading 13-9 in second set against WCH.

WCH not boleh this time :( :D :p maybe in 2007 when he's back into it :D

PG won straight set.

Next match:

Tine Rasmussen VS Wang Lin

PG won straight set.

Next match:

Tine Rasmussen VS Wang Lin

well done PG, expected this to happen! :o :D :p go Wang Lin, jia you! :D

@Baders,

Considering this is WCH first event after a long injury, he is doing good.

Another youngster match:

Joachim is leading Kendrick 1 set and second set lead by 16:13

Another youngster match:

Joachim is leading Kendrick 1 set and second set lead by 16:13

now 18-16 :D close match :D

Kendrick's pulling back 17-18 :eek: :D

Match point for Joachim 20-18 :)

Joachim Persson won 21-18, 22-20 :D well done to the young Danish :D

good result for wch i hope 2007 he still plays

Dick Palyama won as well 21-12, 12-21, 21-14 :)

could some one tell me the score of PGC bt WCH and LTS bt Roslin??..
thnxxxx

good result for wch i hope 2007 he still plays

he should, how old is he now? :confused:

Joachim won over Kendrik in 2 tight sets.

Mean while Tine leading over WL 11-8

all WS now! Tine Rasmussen leading 13-9 Wang Lin :) jia you Wang Lin :D :p

could some one tell me the score of PGC bt WCH and LTS bt Roslin??..
thnxxxx

PG won 21-17 and don't know the 2nd game, sorry :o :crying: :)

2Baders,

WCH probably around 30 now. Not young anymore. But PG also around 30. :D So age is not a reason for player not to be playing well.

God it scare me a lot when Guo Xin leading Lu Lan 10-1.

Turned out it was a mistake from the online scoring. The real score is Lu Lan VS Guo Xin 10-1 :D

Now Lu Lan steam roll Guo 16-1

Wang Lin lost first set 15-21 but leading 6-3 in second set.

Lu Lan lead Guo 17-4

Nooo WL behind Tine now 7-8

Lu Lan won first set 21-5

Now WL VS Tine 9-9

Tine lead again12:10

Lu VS Guo 4-4

Tine add another 2 points 14-10

Psuhing near end Tine VS WL 16:12.

Guo lead Lu Lan 8-5

WL almost lost 14-20

Guo lead 11-7 over LL

Tine won 21-15 21-17 over Wang Lin

great result for the danish, new camila martin??

Lu Lan won 2 sets against Guo Xin 21-5 21-17

Petra won 21-15-25-23 over Sara Persson

Mean while Pi Hong Yan lost 16-21 in first set over Anu N from Finland.

She lead second set with 11-10. Another upset?

Petra won 21-15-25-23 over Sara Persson

Mean while Pi Hong Yan lost 16-21 in first set over Anu N from Finland.

She lead second set with 11-10. Another upset?

Hongyan is struggling now.............opps

2Baders,

WCH probably around 30 now. Not young anymore. But PG also around 30. :D So age is not a reason for player not to be playing well.

really? :eek: :D I thought he is 26! :eek: :eek: he doesn't look old :eek: :eek: :D

PHY VS Anu 19-19

Tine won 21-15 21-17 over Wang Lin

ohhh :( :) :D I thought Wang Lin would win, but I was wrong :( :o :p

PHY wins 2nd game 23-21 :)

so BAdmania... indonesia has only 2 pairs to play tomorrow in quarter final?

Plus maybe Rani/Endang if they win their match later on :cool:

Blair/Clark lost first set 16-21 to Wales pair. What???

After sensational achievement in WC2006, this English pair results in other events so far were mediocre.

But its the toughest part for every players or pairs: to mantain their consistency play.

Only a few players and pairs can do that this year mantaining their level of play.

Jonas Rasmussen/Lars Paaske won 21-19, 21-11 :)

PHY leading 11-7 in third game

PHY leading in 3rd set 16-14

Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard won 21-14, 21-10 :)

PHY 20-19 in 3rd set :) go PHY, finish it

:eek: :eek: :eek: PHY lost to Anu Nieminen 16-21, 23-21, 20-22 :eek: :eek: :eek: an upset :eek:

Another upset Anu won in 3 sets.

Lately PHY didn't play very well. Looks like Lu Lan will ease into final with ease.

Blair/Clark won 16-21, 21-13, 21-5 :eek: :D

Clark/Blair win the match against Wales pair in 3 set.

Lin/Mohd Tazari won 1st game 21-19 :)

now they'd won the match..wondering no one update the 2nd n 3rd match though..the score were very exciting in the 2nd match!! congrats to them!! so happy that they'd made it!! hooRAY!!

now they'd won the match..wondering no one update the 2nd n 3rd match though..the score were very exciting in the 2nd match!! congrats to them!! so happy that they'd made it!! hooRAY!!

I'm suprised no-one has updated :eek: :confused: :D well done to Lin/Mohd Tazari, they lost 2nd game 25-27 :eek: :D they are playing He Hanbin/Shen Ye of China tomorrow :)

Yeah...

So happy Lin Woon Fui and Fairuz finally won!!! Omg we were rooting for them!!! *ha
AND WCH simply hasn't recovered fully yet. Sad.

www.badzine.info (http://www.badzine.info) (article from today)

support Lin Woon Fui/Fairuz

Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nur Sugianti have also progressed to the QF after beating Ekatarina Ananina/Anastasia Russkikh 23-21, 21-15. They will meet Lena Frier-Kristensen/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl in the QF.

An excuse given by Hendrawan:

"Skuad Asian Games sudah ditetapkan dan tidak akan ada perubahan," tandas Hendrawan. Penampilan Fransisca dan Adriyanti, menurutnya, sebenarnya tidak kalah dari Maria. Mereka kalah karena lawan yang dihadapi lebih berat.

It's clear that he favors Firda and Nana compared to Maria. Looking at the draw for next week Dutch Open, it's likely that Maria will be also the one who will progress further. She will yet again meet Rachel Van Cutsen (whom she had beaten this week) in the first round and then the winner between Anna Rice and Perrine Lebuhanic in the second round. I put my money on Maria to enter the quarter-final and another rendevous with Xu Huaiwen.

Nana will play a qualifier again in the first round, then either Huang Chia-Chi or Ella Karachkova in the second round. Firda will play Luiz Tania in the first round, then either Anu Nieminen or Pi Hongyan in the second round.

what's the score of PGC beating WCH?
21-17 , and second set?

what's the score of PGC beating WCH?
21-17 , and second set?
The 2nd set ---> 21-12

sigh...he lost already....