MEN'S SINGLES
Sairul Amar Ayob vs Wu Yunyong -- the Chinese should take it!

MEN'S DOUBLES
Rian Sukmawan/Eng Hian vs Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi -- Djarum vs Pelatnas...another close candidate for match of the day. I am rooting for the Pelatnas pair to break their duck!

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Li Wenyan vs Adriyanti Firdasari -- I hope I am proven wrong here...and Firda does have a chance tomorrow!

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nur Sugianti vs Katrin Piotrowski/Michaela Peiffer -- on paper, the opponents today were much stronger. So, the Pelatnas pair is also expected to break their duck!

MIXED DOUBLES
Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa vs Robert Blair/Jenny Wallwork (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- a tricky tie for Flandy/Vita. Again, they are expected to win...but...English pairs seem to have found the right strategy to beat INA pairs lately :cool:

Go Sairul and Go Rian/Eng Hian!!!

when does the game start?

Go Sairul and Go Rian/Eng Hian!!!

Wow...yannie...I didn't know u are a fan of Rian/Eng Hian :eek:

Wow...yannie...I didn't know u are a fan of Rian/Eng Hian :eek:

Since Denmark Open a week ago HAHAHAHA... I like them damn much!!!
Actually not their FAN, but friend of their friends... :D :D :D

Since Denmark Open a week ago HAHAHAHA... I like them damn much!!!
Actually not their FAN, but friend of their friends... :D :D :D

Hahaha...must be that tall and handsome Rian Sukmawan ah :p
He's actually very young...only 21 yo...even younger than Kido/Hendra.

Hahahhaa. Ya.. yannie knows rian since long time ago but forgot huh...

no live via net is it?? anyone plz clarify..thanks a lot!!

i think malaysia will win!!cause SAIRUL AMAR AYUB is a experience player than wu yun yong!!!all da best to SAIRUL!!!GO GO SAIRUL AMAR AYOB!!WIn your 1ST TITLE

MEN'S SINGLES
Sairul Amar Ayob vs Wu Yunyong -- the Chinese should take it!

MEN'S DOUBLES
Rian Sukmawan/Eng Hian vs Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi -- Djarum vs Pelatnas...another close candidate for match of the day. I am rooting for the Pelatnas pair to break their duck!

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Li Wenyan vs Adriyanti Firdasari -- I hope I am proven wrong here...and Li Wen Yan does have a chance tomorrow!

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nur Sugianti vs Katrin Piotrowski/Michaela Peiffer -- on paper, the opponents today were much stronger. So, the Pelatnas pair is also expected to break their duck!

MIXED DOUBLES
Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa vs Robert Blair/Jenny Wallwork (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- a tricky tie for Flandy/Vita. Again, they are expected to win...but...English pairs seem to have found the right strategy to beat INA pairs lately :cool:

agree with others!!except men single!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At last, Team Pelatnas wins its first title in the 3-weeks European tour. Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nur Sugianti have also won their first title as a pair after they beat Katrin Piotrowski/Michaela Peiffer in straight sets 21-16, 21-16. Congratulations!

Up next is the crunch match between Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa and Robert Blair/Jenny Wallwork.

Hahaha...must be that tall and handsome Rian Sukmawan ah :p
He's actually very young...only 21 yo...even younger than Kido/Hendra.
Hahaha, badMania is so smart... lmao!
I knew him since like a year ago, Kowi intro us to each other, but I forgot until AFTER denmark open this year.. i was like.. have i seen this guy before? Then Kowi reminded me hahaha.. so stupid right?

i think malaysia will win!!cause SAIRUL AMAR AYUB is a experience player than wu yun yong!!!all da best to SAIRUL!!!GO GO SAIRUL AMAR AYOB!!WIn your 1ST TITLE
agree with others!!except men single!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It wont be Sairuls FIRST title right??? Huh.. Didnt he win NZL Open before or something...

It was a tough battle as expected in the first set. The scores were quite tight, with the English pair leading 11-10 at the interval. Then, they stormed ahead 17-14, only to be equalized at 17-17. It was at this point that the English pair (like yesterday), got 3 consecutive points to lead 20-17. The INA pair only managed 1 more point before the English pair sealed the first set 21-18 :cool:

Come on Flandy/Vita!!

It was a tough battle as expected in the first set. The scores were quite tight, with the English pair leading 11-10 at the interval. Then, they stormed ahead 17-14, only to be equalized at 17-17. It was at this point that the English pair (like yesterday), got 3 consecutive points to lead 20-17. The INA pair only managed 1 more point before the English pair sealed the first set 21-18 :cool:

Come on Flandy/Vita!!

Yeah... I support Flandy and Marissa too!!! Go Go GOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Seem that Flandy/Vita inconsistent, probably they will lost.

Falndy/Vita lost 18-21 18-21. They could not manage both set. I thought they more suitable if meet asian's pair than european's pair.

Grrrr....a match against a more experienced English pair really has become a nightmare to INA pairs lately. My fear was confirmed as Robert Blair/Jenny Wallwork yet again beat the INA pair 21-18, 21-18 :mad: Scores were very tight till 18-18, before the English pair got the 3 points that won the match! Every time Flandy/Vita got ahead 2-3 points, the English pair always equalized! It's really a disappointing match!

Anybody knows about track record and profile of Wu Yun Yong and Li Wenyan? Those are incredible, mainly Li Wenyan that reached final through qualification round?

Aob won 1st set 22-20... Go Ayob

李文妍 Li Wenyan:八一队，1983年出生，身高1.74米、体重60公斤.
2004 CHINA OPEN BEAT XU Huaiwen;
2005十运会 BEAT WANG Lin;
2000 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WS FIFTH;
2001荷兰青年公开赛 WS 冠军.

吴云勇：八一队 ，1979年出生，身高1.78米，体重67公斤.
1999年全国锦标赛团体冠军主力成员;
2002年全国羽毛球锦标赛男单亚军；
2003年印尼公开赛男单八强；
2003年新加坡公开赛男单八强；
2003年全国羽毛球冠军赛男单冠军;

Sairul Amar Ayob won 22-20, 14-21, 21-9.

Wow....Sairul Amar Ayob wins his first international title (I believe) after beating Wu Yunyong 22-20, 14-21, 21-9.

Congratulations Sairul!!

hooorrraaayyy!! m'sia won the men's single title!! many many congrats to Sairul Amar Ayob!!!!

李文妍 Li Wenyan:八一队，1983年出生，身高1.74米、体重60公斤.
2004 CHINA OPEN BEAT XU Huaiwen;
2005十运会 BEAT WANG Lin;
2000 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WS FIFTH;
2001荷兰青年公开赛 WS 冠军.

The translation pls

The translation pls

The translation : Wenyan born in one province of China in 1983, so she just 23 y.o. In 2004 she had beat Xu Huaiwen and in junior in 2000 she was on 5th rank. :)

Why the live score is empty? Firda not played yet?

The translation : Wenyan born in one province of China in 1983, so she just 23 y.o. In 2004 she had beat Xu Huaiwen and in junior in 2000 she was on 5th rank. :)

Thanx 4 ur translation Chemile

Adriyanti Firdasari just took the first set 21-16. It was quite an impressive display from Firda as she raced ahead from 6-6 to 11-6 at the interval. From then on, the first set was pretty much sealed. Let's hope she continues this momentum in the second set!

Li Wenyan: Team Ba-Yi, Born in 1983, Height 1.74m, Weight: 60kg
Recent Achievements:
2000: WJC Women's Singles (5th??)
2001: Dutch Junior Open -- Girl's Singles Champion
2004: Beat Xu Huaiwen in China Open
2005: Beat Wang Lin in the Chinese National Games

firda..... u can do it :)

Phew...it was much closer in the second set. Firda was leading 11-8 at the interval and then 18-14 in the closing stages. The Chinese player staged a late comeback to level the scores at 18-18 and 19-19. Luckily, Adriyanti Firdasari took the last 2 points of the match and won Team Pelatnas's second title of the day. It also marks a rare occassion in which both the WS and WD win titles in a grand prix :cool:

The last match of the Finals is also quite anticipated: between the Djarum pair Rian Sukmawan/Eng Hian and the Pelatnas no 3 pair Hendra Aprida Gunawan/Joko Riyadi.

so closed in 2nd set, finally Firda won

Firda has to prepare her mental stregth, too much u.e in 2nd.
Looking her potentially tall & sharp, she should be much better from this achievement. Neded more consistency, best playing I saw when she beat WMC in SEA Games.

fort the first time, indonesian ws won over chines ws player with stright sets after susy susanti's era :)

so closed in 2nd set, finally Firda won

Firda has to prepare her mental stregth, too much u.e in 2nd.
Looking her potentially tall & sharp, she should be much better from this achievement. Neded more consistency, best playing I saw when she beat WMC in SEA Games.

I agree. Compared to both Maria and Nana, Firda is more aggressive and more suited to play against the more established players. She did well today..considering that I expected the Chinese player to win!

At least she has won 2 GP titles (the NZ Open last year and now the Holland Open this year) and 1 SEA Games Gold, compared to Nana :cool:

Come on AG/Joko!!! Break your duck!!!

Since this is an all-Indonesian Final, let's see which pair do u guys support :D

I agree. Compared to both Maria and Nana, Firda is more aggressive and more suited to play against the more established players. She did well today..considering that I expected the Chinese player to win!

At least she has won 2 GP titles (the NZ Open last year and now the Holland Open this year) and 1 SEA Games Gold, compared to Nana :cool:

just send her to many tournaments (4,5,6 stars), i'm sure she will improve

Come on AG/Joko!!! Break your duck!!!

Sorry I'm on Eng Hian/Rian's side, he.he.

Go Eng Hian & Rian !!

Since this is an all-Indonesian Final, let's see which pair do u guys support :D


i'll support the winner :)

This could go to 3 sets....but Rian/Eng Hian are leading right now :cool:

The Djarum pair is leading 11-7 at the interval of the first set :cool:
The match goes pretty fast...

Just 1 smash winner so far from the Pelatnas pair as they trailed 11-16:cool:

Whoa... this guy so good ah?? Well done man! Taniah mat!
rgds:D
Sairul Amar Ayob won 22-20, 14-21, 21-9.

looking the statistics, less winner than "other" and other is 29 of 36 :eek:
is it mean "other" just for unforced error or also forced error?
I guess it's mean both error

Rian Sukmawan/Eng Hian take the first set 21-15 :mad:
They completely dominated from the beginning, never allowing the Pelatnas pair to even come close!

Once again, the Djarum pair establishes an early lead at 5-1.
The Pelatnas pair seems to have lost their form??

The Djarum pair is primed to win their second title this year as they lead comfortably 11-6 at the interval of the second set. The Pelatnas pair is not allowed to attack at all!!!

Again..again..and again...3 times finalists...and all three lost!!

The second set was a disaster as the Djarum pair strolled to a 21-10 win! So, Rian Sukmawan/Eng Hian end their European tourney with another title in their collection and a possible top 15 ranking by next week. Meanwhile, Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi are still waiting for their first GP title :mad:

they beat bin shen/soon hock very easily yesterday....adn i think they'll do the same today

I think the INA young pairs always have a problem of facing a pair with experienced player (like Eng Hian).

This year, Hendra A.G./Joko Riyadi lost a total of 9 times:
2 times to Albertus Susanto Njoto/Yohan Wiratama Hadikusumo
1 times each to Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah, Sudket Prapakamol/Patapol Ngernsrisuk, Zheng Bo/Gong Weijie, Chew Choon Eng/Hong Chieng Hun, Michael Logosz/Robert Mateusiak, Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen, and to Rian Sukmawan/Eng Hian.

Let's hope they will mature next year....

much improvement of Eng Hian/Rian
in early pairing, they lost to some Pelatnas players easily. I thaught they were good combination (Rian tall with hard smash and Eng Hian with tricky ball in the net), but not suitable.
Some results in this tournament prove me wrong, they showed better and better.

message from yannie:
YAYA!:D Rian won.

It's a good showing from the Indonesians players maybe with excception of Flandy/Vita. Pressure must have got into them. These are the non-main squad players except for the women's single and they managed to grab 3 titles.

Rani/Endang should have a good future with the height they had. How old are they btw?

It's a good showing from the Indonesians players maybe with excception of Flandy/Vita. Pressure must have got into them. These are the non-main squad players except for the women's single and they managed to grab 3 titles.

Rani/Endang should have a good future with the height they had. How old are they btw?
Endang is 23 or 24 y.o and Rani is older than Endang. I just remember Endang was member in INA Junior squad in Guangzhou 2000 (same with Li Wenyan)

This is not first international. Sairul was won NZ International. May be better said this is first title in 1 - 6 stars.

Endang is 23 or 24 y.o and Rani is older than Endang. I just remember Endang was member in INA Junior squad in Guangzhou 2000 (same with Li Wenyan)

Rani Mundiasti is 22 yo (born in 4 OCT 1984)
Endang Nur Sugianti is 23 yo (born in 29 NOV 1983).
Both are young and very promising indeed.

It's a good showing from the Indonesians players maybe with excception of Flandy/Vita. Pressure must have got into them. These are the non-main squad players except for the women's single and they managed to grab 3 titles.


Hendra AG/Joko will definitely be in the main squad soon. As for Rani/Endang, they have the potential to be the no 2 pair. Flandy/Vita should be a main team squad, while Devin/Yunita will probably still remain in the second team.

message from yannie:
YAYA!:D Rian won.

Err.. u post my sms to u in here.. lmao..
Happy for Sairul as well :D
Good dutch open finals :D :D

The Djarum pair is primed to win their second title this year as they lead comfortably 11-6 at the interval of the second set. The Pelatnas pair is not allowed to attack at all!!!
badMania, thanks for all the updates(for the Dutch Open)...Sorry, i wasn't able to follow, let alone check in @ BC/BF at all the last week or so(quite busy)...Hmm, just wondering, which other title did Eng Hian/Rian S. won this yr??..Sorry again, i don't have any clue...:confused: :) .Thanks much!:cool:
I'll try to follow BC/BF for the AG tourney later on @ end of this month..:p;):)

Hmm, just wondering, which other title did Eng Hian/Rian S. won this yr??..Sorry again, i don't have any clue...:confused: :) .Thanks much!:cool:
I'll try to follow BC/BF for the AG tourney later on @ end of this month..:p;):)

They won the 2* NZ Open a few mths ago.

Nice success from INA squad in this November, great job for Firda-Rian/EH and also Rani/Endang. Hidoep Merah Poetih! But out of prediction, F/V must flopped to the unfamiliar England pair.

Really unusual formation of young-old pair Rian (20 s'thing) & EH (30),are they just temporary partnership? (because age difference between them is far enough) Maybe badMania know this.

Looks like Rian starting collect new fans here esp.good-look lover.

Finally, Sairul has brighten 'Truly Asia' country hope after five months faced series of failures. Congratz!

Bad day for the host with no title, poor Oranje...

Really unusual formation of young-old pair Rian (20 s'thing) & EH (30),are they just temporary partnership? (because age difference between them is far enough) Maybe badMania know this.


Rian Sukmawan has left Pelatnas and rejoined Djarum. So, the club pairs him up with Eng Hian who also left Pelatnas earlier this year.

As for whether they are in for long-term....it's still not sure yet.

Well, we do have a number of young-old pairings, like: Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir.

They won the 2* NZ Open a few mths ago.
..i see...thanks again for refreshing..;) :cool:

Rian Sukmawan has left Pelatnas and rejoined Djarum. So, the club pairs him up with Eng Hian who also left Pelatnas earlier this year.

As for whether they are in for long-term....it's still not sure yet.

Well, we do have a number of young-old pairings, like: Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir.

Thanx f/ sharing info, I guess PBSI will wait further progress from this pair. Hopefully, they can join the elite soon. Exactly, INA has Nova (born 1977) and Lilyana (born 1985) as WR#1 now but I doubtly they can exist 3-4 years later considering Nova's age not young anymore comparing Lilyana who will be 24/25 that means 'golden-age' for athlete. Probably PBSI has special tactics to overcome this age-gap matter.

Thanx f/ sharing info, I guess PBSI will wait further progress from this pair. Hopefully, they can join the elite soon. Exactly, INA has Nova (born 1977) and Lilyana (born 1985) as WR#1 now but I doubtly they can exist 3-4 years later considering Nova's age not young anymore comparing Lilyana who will be 24/25 that means 'golden-age' for athlete. Probably PBSI has special tactics to overcome this age-gap matter.

For Rian/Eng Hian, it's not PBSI's decision. It's up to Djarum and the individual players involved. Djarum has been very supportive and it is rewarded by the rapid rise of this pair. After this week, they will be ranked 11 or 12, just outside the top 10 :cool:

Indonesia has produced another great MD..:D:D