Zhang Ning Lost!!!!!

[donchang]

Oh my god... zhang ning has lose to yip py ( 2 straight games 19-21 19-21) in the quarter final of the woman singles.. now China has only left Xie Xing Fang in the single to grab the gold..

[zqloy]

Hope there is another upset then. Watch out XXF!

[tommy_bun]

Oh my god... zhang ning has lose to yip py ( 2 straight games 19-21 19-21) in the quarter final of the woman singles.. now China has only left Xie Xing Fang in the single to grab the gold..

I also feel sadabout ZN lost, but i think china still has the chance to take gold,XIE XF can deliver it,coz her strong contender is only WANG C,but there's a curse for whoever can beat ZN she can be the winner just like WANG LIN did in CHINA MASTER, Judith did in MACAU and WANG YIHAN did in WORLD CUP

[Qidong]

From her name's spelling, YIP Pui Yin sounds like a native Hong Kong player instead of an import from Mainland China (anyone can confirm?). Good Job, Yip Pui Yin, I'm proud of you.

[red00ecstrat]

Oh my god... zhang ning has lose to yip py ( 2 straight games 19-21 19-21) in the quarter final of the woman singles.. now China has only left Xie Xing Fang in the single to grab the gold..

2 straight games? that's impressive! well done yip pui yin!:D

[kaylee]

at least now we don't have to see china vs china in finals again...:D :p

[zqloy]

From her name's spelling, YIP Pui Yin sounds like a native Hong Kong player instead of an import from Mainland China (anyone can confirm?). Good Job, Yip Pui Yin, I'm proud of you.

She is indeed a 100% hongkie. Not some imported players from China.

[Qidong]

She is indeed a 100% hongkie. Not some imported players from China.

Great. Can't wait to see a Yip Pui Yin and XXF final. One is from the place I came from, the other one has the same last name as mine. Not sure who to root for. :p :D

[zqloy]

YPY's skills is nth exceptional compare to ZN but she has excellent fighting spirit which maybe its the reason why she won. She plays like a guy, dive here and there (maybe its the height or footwork problem), she remembers me bout Foo Kok Keong's nvr say die attitude.

[DinkAlot]

With the NSS, much more is possible with ZN's upset being one of them.

[cooler]

YPY's skills is nth exceptional compare to ZN but she has excellent fighting spirit which maybe its the reason why she won. She plays like a guy, dive here and there (maybe its the height or footwork problem), she remembers me bout Foo Kok Keong's nvr say die attitude.
i use to label foo kok keong as a 'scrapper' :D

[Qidong]

With the NSS, much more is possible with ZN's upset being one of them.

What is NSS? :confused:

[fukusami16]

yeah..i was damn surprisd when ZN lost....But its good ....Let the korean and Hk players work themselves out....

[elwin81]

Ya, saw Yip played in Macau Open. Her style is really like a guy. Jump smash !!!!!!!!!!!

Comgratulation to Yip.

[DinkAlot]

What is NSS? :confused:

New Scoring System.

[chessymonkey]

woah.. really supprised that Yip toke down ZN
saw her performance in Macau open and she was like the opposite of
wong sung, lacking the fine detailed skill but raw offensive power..
Jump smash followed with a net rush..
i would imagine ZN could easily drive her outta gas..like what happened back in macau open final..
guess she managed to do enough damage before the energy bar goes empty this time..
really interested in seeing the video, hope smone got it taped down and upload

[Han]

From her name's spelling, YIP Pui Yin sounds like a native Hong Kong player instead of an import from Mainland China (anyone can confirm?). Good Job, Yip Pui Yin, I'm proud of you.

She may very well be the first "Hong Kee" to win Asian Games gold :)

[chessymonkey]

last time i checked HK has a gold already
just not in badminton thats all

[bananaboy]

Could it be an all Hong Kong Womens' singles final... Wang Chen vs Yip Pui Yin.:p:D:D:D Not likely though... as XXF is still in the way.:cool:

[Qidong]

Could it be an all Hong Kong Womens' singles final... Wang Chen vs Yip Pui Yin.:p:D:D:D Not likely though... as XXF is still in the way.:cool:

Or an all Cantonese women's singles final. I believe XXF speaks better Cantonese than Wang Chen. :)

[Cheung]

Her fighting spirit is very good and she's a very popular character. I think she's refreshing to see. She doesn't have the finesse but her attitude is a welcome change for HK people seeing Wang Chen's choking style.

That's great victory for her. Didn't see it in the news.

[Cheung]

Or an all Cantonese women's singles final. I believe XXF speaks better Cantonese than Wang Chen. :)
Must be, XXF is from GuanDong:D

FuHF speaks fluent cantonese.

[madbad]

Well, the warning signs were there already with WMC stretching ZN to 3 close games in the team event. Look at WMC's style. She's a chaser with limited skills. Looks like these type of players give ZN the most trouble. Plus she's not getting any younger and the NSS probably has a little to do with it too. Congrats to Yippy.

[Pete LSD]

:cool: I suppose they know how to use all those colourful HK slangs and lingos. :D


Must be, XXF is from GuanDong:D

FuHF speaks fluent cantonese.

[ants]

THat is a shocker. I think its just one of the bad day that come at the wrong time for ZN.

[eskey]

Actually I was laughing (funny to me, dun know why) reading below comments from ZN, taken from doha-2006 website. I watched her play once, and indeed she does lots of jump smashes, maybe because of that ZN bit scared and contributed to her lost hehe

Of Yip, she commented: "She plays a little bit like a man in terms of her smashes and attacking style. She is an opponent who likes to smash the shuttle. I knew I could lose to her in this regard."

[Han]

Actually I was laughing reading below comments from ZN, taken from doha-2006 website. I watched her play once, and indeed she does lots of jump smashes, maybe because of that ZN bit scared and lost hehe

Of Yip, she commented: "She plays a little bit like a man in terms of her smashes and attacking style. She is an opponent who likes to smash the shuttle. I knew I could lose to her in this regard."

It's not easy for someone who hardly lose to come out with sensible answer when he/she unexpected lost, it happened to Lin Dan and now Zhang Ning. Now, what Taufik said started to make sense, "I can't always win" :D

[StanleyC]

From her name's spelling, YIP Pui Yin sounds like a native Hong Kong player instead of an import from Mainland China (anyone can confirm?). Good Job, Yip Pui Yin, I'm proud of you.

She is only a 19 years old HK girl, purely local. few years ago she was just playing the matches in some local school badminton matches but now she can beat the seeded no 1, that is a really really great achievement for her, particularly she is not a full time player like the Chinese team. look forward to seeing her further advancement....

[Baderz_Jas]

ZN lost :eek: aiya :D YPY is good :p 19 and 19, that's close :p hope XXF will win at the end :D jia you :p

[Baderz_Jas]

THat is a shocker. I think its just one of the bad day that come at the wrong time for ZN.

and for China as well :p all MD's OUT!!! :D hehehe :D

[Baderz_Jas]

Or an all Cantonese women's singles final. I believe XXF speaks better Cantonese than Wang Chen. :)

this will be better than an all HK final! :D

[seawell]

Zhang Ning was too tired:o ,after all, she was already 31 years old .
Hoping Xie Xingfang can win this champion.:D

[Baderz_Jas]

Zhang Ning was too tired:o ,after all, she was already 31 years old .
Hoping Xie Xingfang can win this champion.:D

true true :p IMO, ZN will retire before OG08 in Beijing :o
XXF should become the champion :D ;) hehe :D

[winstonchan]

Very surprised and really unexpected to see an all Hong Kong LS final. I think this is HISTORY. A big Thumb Up to Yip who's a local girl.