Men's Team

Semifinals will be held tomorrow:
MAS v KOR
CHN v ???
The ??? will be decided today on a round-robin format by the 3 group runners-up (rather strange competition format, I personally think).

0900 JPN v INA
1300 THA v INA
1700 JPN v THA

Against both teams, I can see INA secure both points even by the singles (Taufik, Sony, Simon) alone. And if any of them should fail, I don't see Kido/Setiawan and Luluk/Alven (as second pairing) losing either.

It would also mean INA has two back-to-back ties today before facing CHN tomorrow.

Women's team

Semifinals will be held tomorrow:
SIN v JPN
CHN v ???
The ??? will be decided today on a round-robin format by the 3 group runners-up.

0900 KOR v INA
1300 KOR v HKG
1700 HKG v INA

Once again, it's been proven very hard to predict the women's event. Except for China, women's badminton has been on course towards equality.

There are no obvious favourites today. Is Novita or Polii injurd? I wasn't following the news yesterday, just saw the results.

Looking at the lineups, KOR has strong doubles, capable of both points against HKG and at least one against INA (very possibly both). Also, Lee YH and Jun JY are very formidable as 2nd and 3rd singles.

HKG has to rely on Wang and Yippy to get two points and hope for another one elsewhere. I think its hopes are slim.

INA has to get one point in the doubles against KOR because I can see KOR stealing a singles point.

Final prediction: KOR 55%, INA 50%, HKG 5%

Final prediction: KOR 55%, INA 50%, HKG 5%

the total is 110% ?

0900 JPN v INA
1300 THA v INA
1700 JPN v THA

Against both teams, I can see INA secure both points even by the singles (Taufik, Sony, Simon) alone. And if any of them should fail, I don't see Kido/Setiawan and Luluk/Alven (as second pairing) losing either.

It would also mean INA has two back-to-back ties today before facing CHN tomorrow.

...you bet your bottom dollar$$$!!.:p ..
As those 2 other teams will have no pressure on them...;)..

So, pressure is on for Taufik and da boys..They control their destiny as they virtually HAVE TO WIN both ties......no slip ups, none of those..
As whether they can secure all their MS, there's no guarantee they can win all 3 of them...Do they have enough gas in their tank?? Does Taufik has enough in his tank?? Will they deliver and force another rematch against the all-mighty wall of CHN on Tuesday??...We shall await....and await indra will..hehe:rolleyes: :p :D ;)

...you bet your bottom dollar$$$!!.:p ..
As those 2 other teams will have no pressure on them...;)..

So, pressure is on for Taufik and da boys..They control their destiny as they virtually HAVE TO WIN both ties......no slip ups, none of those..
As whether they can secure all their MS, there's no guarantee they can win all 3 of them...Do they have enough gas in their tank?? Does Taufik has enough in his tank?? Will they deliver and force another rematch against the all-mighty wall of CHN on Tuesday??...We shall await....and await indra will..hehe:rolleyes: :p :D ;)

I think Simon and Sony can beat Sho Sasaki and Tadashi Ohtsuka. Even if Taufik lost to Shoji Sato (unlikely at this moment) and Luluk/Alvent lost to Shoji Sato/Sho Sasaki (also unlikely), there is still Kido/Hendra to save the day.

Against Thailand, I also don't see Simon and Sony dropping points. Taufik vs Boonsak is quite tough...but...Boonsak doesn't seem to be in good form lately. As for the two doubles, Kido/Hendra have beaten Sudket/Pattapol quite frequently. So, that point is save. Luluk/Alvent vs Songpol/Nattapon is again hard to say since the INA pair is pretty wretched at this point.

Taufik, Kido/Setiwan are definitely one class above the Japanese, and Thailand players... only question is how well will both sides perform.

If both sides are able to perform at 100%, Taufik, Kido/Setiwan will definitely win their perspective games.:cool:

On paper, the rest of the Indo's team should still be better than either Japan, and Thailand.

A good start for Taufik as he took the first set 21-15 in 14 mins.

In the women's team, Hwang Hye Youn also took the first set 21-13, after winning 7 consecutive points to reach match point. Nana is simply too weak :cool:

..hmm, looks like this thread will be pretty "peaceful" tonight, with only INA, JPN, THA, KOR & HK competing...hehe:rolleyes: ;) ..
Btw, are you watching it on tv??...:p ;)

Taufik was cruising at 17-12, but, Sato suddenly took control and grabbed 7 straight points to lead 19-17. Now, Taufik has levelled it again at 19-19. A tense ending to the second set...

..hmm, looks like the thread will be pretty "peaceful" tonight, as only INA, JPN, THA, KOR & HK are playing...hehe:rolleyes: ;) ..
Btw, are you watching it on tv??...:p ;)

No I am not watching it...in fact, I will off to New Zealand in a matter of hours. I will just keep myself updated of the first few matches.

Phew...it was a near comeback for Sato. But, Taufik reeled off 4 straight points to win the set and the tie. INA leads 1-0.

Nana lost 8-21 on the second game. what a fight. :rolleyes:
the double is pretty interesting. jo novita is still injured. greysa is paired up with vita. the rest of the match up

LEE Kyung Won/LEE Hyo Jung vs Liliyana/NURLITA Lita
LEE Yun Hwa vs FIRDASARI Adriyanti
HWANG Yu Mi/HA Jung Eun vs POLII Greysia/MARISSA Vita
JUN Jae Youn vs BERNADET Pia

taufik won 21-19.

The thread is indeed very peaceful...hehe...no more boisterous and over-enthusiastic MAS fans :p

Looks like Jo's injury will not heal up before the individual events. I think INA will probably give that one up too.

Lita/Natsir are doing great so far. they managed to lead 9-8.

Simon had an even easier task. Leading 11-5 against Sho Sasaki.

The Korean pair took 3 points in a row. 11-9 for the Koreans.

The Koreans are doing much better now after the break. 17-10.

The Koreans take the first game 21-11.

Simon lead 21-19 after the Japanese managed to save 4 game points

Simon took the first set 21-19, after another near comeback by Sho Sasaki when the score was 20-16 to Simon's advantage :cool:

Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung also took the first set comfortably 21-11. The INA pair was able to get close and it was only 9-11 at the interval. After the break, the KOR pair got 5 straight points and then 3 more to lead 19-10.

The Indonesian pair is now down 8-18 on the second game.

It was much closer in the second set and the Jap even took the lead at the interval at 11-8. Simon better wakes up :cool:

Korea clinch the second tie 21-9 to lead 2-0.

The Jap player still maintains the 2-pts lead at 16-14 in the closing stage of the second set.

The thread is indeed very peaceful...hehe...no more boisterous and over-enthusiastic MAS fans :p
...a couple of days break...they'll be back def. for the semis though..hehe;) :D :cool:

The Jap on the verge of levelling it at 1-1 with a 20-16 lead :cool:

Oh dear...on to the rubber-set now as Sho Sasaski took the second set 21-17 :mad:

Simon is still inconsistent...brilliant against Chen Jin yesterday and for the opening stage of today's match...then...crumbling later on :eek:

Let's see if he can come back and win the rubber set convincingly :cool:

Firda had a good lead over the Korean 19-8 now

Firda took the first game 21-10.

Simon is leading 18-17.

19-18 for Simon.

Firda was down 1-3 but managed to win 3 points in a row to lead 4-3

Simon finally won his match 21-19, 17-21, 21-19. A close match.

8-8 for Firda now.

Phew...Simon eventually won the match 21-19, 17-21, 21-19. 2-0 to INA now and Sony should also win comfortably.

Firda took the first game 21-10.

A good one...confirmed our expectation that she should at least take a set (or perhaps win this one). Come on Firda...

Firda is still leading 11-9 at the interval. Can this be the start of another great comeback?

16-15 now for Firda.

Tense closing moments...19-18 to the Korean.

Firda levelled it at 19-19 now.
Can she take the next 2 pts to prevent a rubber-set?

Deuce now....gee....20 a piece....
Come on Firda!!!

Firda lost 20-22. Urgh. So close.

Hope she'd fight in the third game.

Aaarrggghhhh, Firda lost 22-20

Sigh...the Korean took the 2 points to level it at 1-1.
Now...does Firda has the stamina to last 3 games?

Back to the men's event...Sony is leading 13-11...not that convincing considering that the opponent is a double specialist :cool:

I wonder whether all the 5 matches would be played?

5 straight points for Sony makes it 18-11.

I wonder whether all the 5 matches would be played?

Since this is the first tie of the day, all the 5 matches in both INA vs KOR and INA vs JAP will be played.

If INA wins and has a convincing 3-0 over THA later tonight (the second tie), I assume that the remaining 2 matches will not be played. Likewise THA vs JAP (scheduled at 17:00pm Doha time) will not be played as INA has won both ties.

Similar scenarios will follow for the women's event, although it's probably not as straight forward if KOR were to lose to HKG later in the second tie. If that's the case, HKG will still have to play INA to determine the semi-finalist.

Wow, Firda is on fire, winning 7 points in a row to lead 10-2.

Sony won the first set 21-13 and leads 6-1 now.

Haha, Firda goes berserk, 12-3 now.

Wow, Firda is on fire, winning 7 points in a row to lead 10-2.

Good sign for her....it could be similar to the first set where she won convincingly....come on Firda!!

Sony was perhaps still warming up during the early first game. He took the first game 21-13 and now lead 7-1 in the second game.

Good sign for her....it could be similar to the first set where she won convincingly....come on Firda!!
Yep. She's facing Yun Hwa again in the single competition.
15-5 now.

Sony now raced to a 10-2 lead.

Sony is on fire too....as he leads comfortably 11-2 at the interval of the second set. It will be over soon...

18-7 for Firda now.

16-6 now. Firda should seal this.

Yep. She's facing Yun Hwa again in the single competition.
15-5 now.

I noticed that just now...initially I didn't give Firda a chance...but now....my opinion of her has slightly changed :cool:

She should win it...barring a major collapse.

Firda won the first point for Indonesia by beating Lee Yun Hwa 21-10 20-22 21-7. Great job Firda.

Sony now lead 13-6

It seems that Yun Hwa ran out of gas in the rubber. Firda practically bulldozed over her. Good sign!

Didn't realize Singapore manage to squeeze to the SF. They have come a long way.

Kudos to Firda....she should stand a chance against Yip Pui Yin.

Now...if INA were to advance, they have to take another point from KOR (hopefully the doubles). If Pia wins...it will be a bonus...but...I take it as she will lose to Jun Jae Youn.

Strategy against HKG:
Both doubles have to win....and with Lilyana's help...they should be able to take care of that. Firda vs Yip is 50-50....but..Firda is on fire...so...she probably could win. If she lost, there's still Pia. She should take care of the relatively unknown HKG third-singles (Ng Ka Shun). So, INA has a chance to beat HKG.

However, we have to hope that HKG will beat KOR....and that's a bit difficult. They only have 2 singles to rely on. Yet, they have defeated Thailand previously (who has 2 strong doubles). So, it will be a mini-miracle if INA were to advance to the semi-final.

Sony lead 17-7.

Didn't realize Singapore manage to squeeze to the SF. They have come a long way.

Indeed...Loh will be very happy with the girls' progress.

Can anyone give me a little bit of information on the Korea's second pair and third single.

It is too easy for Sony right now as he takes it 21-13, 21-9 to give INA a 3-0 victory over JPN. Taufik will be back to face Boonsak Ponsana in just under 2 hrs (6pm HKG time, 1pm Doha time) :eek: Unfortunately, I will be going to the airport in an hr...so...I could only check the updates 2 hrs later at HKIA.

Luluk/Alvent better perform today....another rubber-set will be totally unacceptable :cool:

Sony won comfortably to clinch the deal for Ina, 21-13, 21-9.

Why is Luluk/Alvent the first double for Ina:eek:

Greysa/Vita's match is on the way. They are down 2-4. Fight!

Can anyone give me a little bit of information on the Korea's second pair and third single.

Jo/Greysia have beaten Hwang Yu Mi/Kim Min Jung quite a number of times this year. I think Kim Min Jung is better than Ha Jeung Eun.

Greysa/Vita down 6-8.

Why is Luluk/Alvent the first double for Ina:eek:

Because all the 3 JAP singles are involved in the doubles.

The scheduling is a complete mess....Kido/Hendra have to be involved in 2 matches in 1-2 hrs time :cool:

Greysa/Vita down 7-11. FIGHT LADIES.

The KOR pair is leading 11-7 now....can Greysia/Vita come back?
Once again, it's evident that the INA pairs have often let the opponents gain 4-5 points in a row, which is very costly :cool:

Seems like the other two matches are not being played for the men's team.

10-14 for Greysa/Vita

Seems like the other two matches are not being played for the men's team.
K, I was wrong. Luluk/Alvent down 1-7. LMAO.

Two more points for ina. 12-14.

A terrible start for Luluk/Alvent....down 3-11 at the interval....:mad:

Greysa/Vita 13-16

Greysa/Vita 14-17.

Greysa/Vita 15-19.:mad:.

Luluk/Alvent fought back to level the match 12-12

Greysa/Vita 17-19. Can they level the match?

18-19 now for Greysa/Vita.

19-19. Two more points ladies!!!111!!

Luluk/Alvent 16-17

The Korean pair took two straight points to end Greysa/Vita's comeback.
19-21.

Luluk/Alvent 18-19

Please advise ... US Pacific Time.

Ina failed to clinch a medal from Bowling through Putty as she is ranked 4th. She messed her last game badly.

Luluk/Alvent managed to take the first game 22-20 and now lead 5-3 in the second game.

Greysa/Vita was able to have an early lead 7-3 but the KOR managed to take 4 points in a row. 7-7 now

Ina failed to clinch a medal from Bowling through Putty as she is ranked 4th. She messed her last game badly.

There's still game 5 and game 6...not to worry...

Luluk/Alvent 7-7.

what time CCTV1 will be showing the Men's Semi tomorrow? Please advise ... US Pacific Time.

KOR pair again took 3 points in a row to lead 11-10 now. Fight ladies.

There's still game 5 and game 6...not to worry...
Oh I didn't realize it's not ended. Perhaps, she's still playing her 4th game since her score for the 4th game is really low.

Luluk/Alvent 14-11.

Greysa/Vita 12-14. Same story from the first game.

Luluk/Alvent 16-12

Greysa/Vita 13-15.

Luluk/Alvent 20-14.

Greysa/Vita 14-16

Luluk/Alvent finally won 22-20 21-14.

Greysa/Vita 16-18. Impossible for Ina ladies to reach SF.

Greysa/Vita 17-19.

Greysa/Vita lost 19-21 18-21. There goes the chance.

It was not meant to be....as the girls lost 19-21, 18-21. I would have thought putting Lita/Butet as the second doubles would have made more sense :cool:

i'm going to zzzz. Hopefully Pia can at least win.

Pia was given a walkover...definitely a strategy by Korea to conserve some energy for the later match against HKG. So, Korea wins 3-2.

In the men's event, I thought Kido/Hendra should also give the match...but...they still fight. They have taken the first set 24-22.

Kido/Hendra lead 11-10 at the interval of the second set...again..not very convincing performance from them :cool:

In the closing stage now...Kido/Hendra leading 18-16.

Kido/Hendra took the second set 21-17 and INA wins 5-0.
Now, the question is do they have the stamina to come back around 1.5 hrs later to face Sudket/Pattapol?

OOT. INA probably will get first gold medal from bowling women's single since Putty Armein get the highest score and break AG record. Still waiting from several bowlers, but I think the result is not change anymore. Congrat!

Ina failed to clinch a medal from Bowling through Putty as she is ranked 4th. She messed her last game badly.

i saw in the website she's #1 ?

1. ARMEIN Putty Insavilla INA 1395
2. NETRVISETH Angkana THA 1331
3 ISHIMINE Kanako JPN 1328

is boonsak injured??

is boonsak injured??

ya.. it looks like he's injured...

ina lead 1:0

ya.. it looks like he's injured...

ina lead 1:0

Anyone know what happened to him? Yeah I looked at the score and got a bit shocked :confused:. Hope he'll be ok for the individuals.

in the Men's Team, there's a chance of China facing Indonesia again :rolleyes: :p cool :cool: :D

Markis/Hendra won, still waiting from Simon. If win, Indonesia will face China again :( Surprise from HKG, Yip Pui Yin beat Hwang Hye Yeon. But, I predict that another games will goes to KOR.

If HKG make surprise with topple down KOR 3-2, INA-HKG in women's team event at 17.00 will determine which team goes to semi final.

Markis/Hendra won, still waiting from Simon. If win, Indonesia will face China again :(

this will be interesting :cool: ;) :rolleyes: hope CJ will play alot better this time :D :(

I hope INA will revenge to CHN. TH and MK/HS probably win, and SDK will get over BCL for the first time. It's only my dream, but still hope that will be a miracle on 5th Dec :)

hey guys i tot team semis will be on tuesday but how come the official website states that it'll be played tommorow?

Hmm probably I made a mistake, the SF will be held on 4th Dec. But, it is very thight schedule if INA win and go to final because some of INA players in individual event schedule also on 5th Dec

Logging in from the airport waiting for my flight to Auckland at 9pm HKG time.

Taufik is spared a tough match against Boonsak, while Kido/Hendra and Simon won again, even though Simon struggled in 3 sets :cool:

OT: I also noticed the possible gold medal from Bowling. I think Bowling can contribute at least 2 golds. We have the women's team and possibly men's singles to mine the golds...

boonsak was injured... just as i thought... in now way could he have lost to nguyen that easily... he was coming off a shoulder injury i think.. losing the national title that he held for 6 years:(

Then,can he play the single event???Or he will withdraw???

I hope INA will revenge to CHN. TH and MK/HS probably win, and SDK will get over BCL for the first time. It's only my dream, but still hope that will be a miracle on 5th Dec :)

I don't think so :o :p sorry ;) :crying: I think it's gonna be 3-1 or 3-0 :crying: :D sorry :( ;)

OT: Arrived safely in Auckland only to find Putty missing out on the gold to a Malaysian :mad:

Luckily, Ryan Lalisang made up for that by grabbing gold in the men's singles.

Good to know that you arrived safely in Auckland ... :)

You're one badminton mania ... still watching badminton at the airport ... cool :cool:

OT: Arrived safely in Auckland only to find Putty missing out on the gold to a Malaysian :mad:

Luckily, Ryan Lalisang made up for that by grabbing gold in the men's singles.