http://www.doha-2006.com/img/photo/5801491.jpg vshttp://www.doha-2006.com/img/photo/5802002.jpg
50% - 50%

haha great opening post, with those 2 goofy pics.. hehe... cute tho....

hmm, looking at it, i think it will be third time lucky for Taufik, just...

one thing's for sure, its gonna be a cracking game!

Bring it on!

great start :D haha :D lol :p I think the match tomorrow will be the best as TH seems extremely motivated :) GOOD LUCK to LD! :D :p haha :D

its gonna be a great match, i just hope there will be no controversial calls by the linejudge and let them play their game.

Funny how during the group phrase, and team final... everyone (besides Indra) says Lin Dan 55-45 Taufik... then all of a sudden, after 2 consecutive wins over Taufik, Lin Dan's odds not only does not increase, but decrease... where is the logic to that??? Lin Dan won convincingly today with plenty of energy left and his record against Taufik this year is 5-0 for Lin Dan... but people still think Taufik has a 50% chance after another tough battle with LCW, and TH is known for his stamina challenge...:confused:

Someone with intelligence, please enlighen me on this...:p

yup, or else, deja vu HK 2006 and AG 2002! haha...

seriously, i havent heard any rumblings of dubious line calls these past week, so hopefully the final will remain so, free of errors, full of entertaintment of the right kind!

Funny how during the group phrase, and team final... everyone (besides Indra) says Lin Dan 55-45 Taufik... then all of a sudden, after 2 consecutive wins over Taufik, Lin Dan's odds not only does not increase, but decrease... where is the logic to that??? Lin Dan won convincingly today with plenty of energy left and his record against Taufik this year is 5-0 for Lin Dan... but people still think Taufik has a 50% chance after another tough battle with LCW, and TH is known for his stamina challenge...:confused:

Someone with intelligence, please enlighen me on this...:p

since they are both on fire! :p they could be 50-50 :p
but I think it should be 60-40 for LD :p :D hehe :D

yup, or else, deja vu HK 2006 and AG 2002! haha...

seriously, i havent heard any rumblings of dubious line calls these past week, so hopefully the final will remain so, free of errors, full of entertaintment of the right kind!

Last time, I checked... Chen Jin had over 3 arguments with the umpire regarding line-calls during his team semi-final game with Simon.S.:rolleyes:

since they are both on fire! :p they could be 50-50 :p
but I think it should be 60-40 for LD :p :D hehe :D

You are one intelligent man!!! Thanks for enlightened me.:p I hope they will be both on fire to produce a good match, and Taufik won't be on crack and give it up in the middle of the match(just kidding:p)

really? hmmmm.. oh well... hehe..

anyway, cant wait for the final 2moro, nd tonite's MD SF, Koo/Tan in action, the sole MAS survivor... Go Tan/ Koo! hehe...

Please tell me....nerve wrecking match.

TH has back brace, did you notice the bulge on the back? And he looked like a pot belly for TH or was it the brace?

His stamina is the factor if he lost.Wish him the better 50%.

I think it shouldn't be fifty2 on this encounter.
1. LD's confidence should obviously be greater than TH's.
2. TH vs LCW took twice amount of time than LD vs LHI.
3. TH's stamina is obviously inferior than LD's.

I'd say TH vs LD is 30 - 70 percent to win the match.
Nonetheless, I expect another great rematch from these two fascinating players.

You are one intelligent man!!! Thanks for enlightened me.:p I hope they will be both on fire to produce a good match, and Taufik won't be on crack and give it up in the middle of the match(just kidding:p)

no problem, I'm glad to help :p ;) :rolleyes: I'm sure TH won't give up his LAST AG! :D

btw, I'm not a man. I'm just a boy ;) :) my profile is wrong :( ;)

I'm sure TH won't give up his LAST AG!

Yeah true, I think walking off in the middle of an AG final would be disastrous lol :D! Plus he's had two good, uninterrupted matches with Lin Dan already in this AG so I don't see any reason why this match should be any different (disaster-wise :p).

Yeah true, I think walking off in the middle of an AG final would be disastrous lol :D! Plus he's had two good, uninterrupted matches with Lin Dan already in this AG so I don't see any reason why this match should be any different (disaster-wise :p).

let's hope for this then :D lol :p ;) :) :D

Amazing. LD played TH 3 times in a week. I think TH will win this time: 51%-49%.

I set 50-50percent because anything don't make sure. Lin come back with win over Lee 21-3,...i don't think Lee H I is bad player. I still appreciate his skill. If as TH's stamina is obviously inferior than LD's. these only subtract 1% for victory. Otherwise, I worry to Lin's finger on near match.

Although registered in this forum some time ago, I 've been a "diver"(in Chinese:) ) till now :D , inspired by this amazing "star wars" episode I,II&III.

3 times in 2 weeks 2 top talents fight against each other on the court. Can anybody recall such fantastic moment in badminton history? :confused:

LD must give himself confidence and play a patient game.

TH pushed LD to three games in the two meetings...it will not be a quick game.

This is a top level match, and anyone can have a good day, or bad one.

I say whoever eats more wheaties in the morning will win.

Tell the truth, I don't think it is good for both Lin Dan and Taufik meeting again in the final. Lin Dan has beat Taufik 5:0 in a row, and even twice in the past week. So what's the meaning of this coming match?

If Lin Dan wins again, then it just means Lin Dan's better which has already been proved 5 times in a row.

If Taufik wins, then it doesn't mean he's better than Lin Dan at all. But it will give die hard Taufik fans here to brag Taufik's best in the world, and to prove the ridiculous theory that Taufik can win as he wants to.

Lin Dan has lost to Bao, Lee HI, even Susilo. So if he loses again tomorrow, doesn't change he's still the best. What the ranking system for? It is the more objective way to compare players. You cannot just count one match and ignore all the others.

That's the reason I don't like Lin-Taufik rematch. It's like a trial, if you are guilty in this court, you may file again in an upper court, you just cannot have the same trial again in the same court.

Good point.

I find a rivalry interesting, just as in any other sport.

So, the rematch between Lindan and Taufik is useless. It could change the head to head from 5:0 to either 6:0 or 5:1.

Since Lindan has won several matches coninuesly against Lee CW, so that's not that interesting either. I would like to see whether Lindan can beat Bao CL because Bao just holds a recent 1 winning streak again Lin. But unfortunately Bao was not good enough to even meet Lin in the final.

Tell the truth, I don't think it is good for both Lin Dan and Taufik meeting again in the final. Lin Dan has beat Taufik 5:0 in a row, and even twice in the past week. So what's the meaning of this coming match?

If Lin Dan wins again, then it just means Lin Dan's better which has already been proved 5 times in a row.

If Taufik wins, then it doesn't mean he's better than Lin Dan at all. But it will give die hard Taufik fans here to brag Taufik's best in the world, and to prove the ridiculous theory that Taufik can win as he wants to.

Lin Dan has lost to Bao, Lee HI, even Susilo. So if he loses again tomorrow, doesn't change he's still the best. What the ranking system for? It is the more objective way to compare players. You cannot just count one match and ignore all the others.

That's the reason I don't like Lin-Taufik rematch. It's like a trial, if you are guilty in this court, you may file again in an upper court, you just cannot have the same trial again in the same court.

2cents, it seems that you're really worried if everyone esp. TH's fans doesn't approve that LD is the Best...
Don't worry 2cents, LD did win twice out of three of his meetings with TH in the big event that TH himself said really motivated to win.

I myself a TH's fan, and I give u my word... Lin Dan is the current world's best player and he is currently better than TH.

And in return, please acknowledge my hero TH as at least a great player also... pls don't make an analogy like TH is the guilty person on court or whatever. He's just a great player who still wants to fight for his hopes although he failed several times.;)

you are absolutely right, ssuly. Lindan is the best currently. We share the same thought.

Second, we are both Taufik fans :) just not die hard fans. We are on the same boat now. ;)

Taufik is very talented, no body can deny that. But since he lost already twice in Doha, it is too much work for him (my poor Taufik) to take the same homework three times. Is it a penalty or what?

LD must give himself confidence and play a patient game.

he is confident :D he does play patient :D haha :D lol :D :p

Forget Taufik Vs Lin Dan.

This is the match to watch tomorrow. Two months ago in madrid Rexy in an interview with trash talk say Luluk/Alven as a Pair are finished. And Luluk as a player cannot improve.

(see this thread)

http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=37818&highlight=Rexy+Trash+Talk

Then just this week he threatens to quit as national coach for malaysia, says his players do not have discipline and do not listen to his game plan.

(he then withdrew his resignation-see here):
http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=38708&highlight=Rexy+Quit


So now he has his Pair playing the pair he says are finished in the final.

Should be a great match.

hahaha..
no matter how...
he should be happy coz his boy is the onlis to reach final in badminton event.
let's wait for 2morow exciting final clash between mas & ina...
still believe in Koo for me....

you are absolutely right, ssuly. Lindan is the best currently. We share the same thought.

Second, we are both Taufik fans :) just not die hard fans. We are on the same boat now. ;)

Taufik is very talented, no body can deny that. But since he lost already twice in Doha, it is too much work for him (my poor Taufik) to take the same homework three times. Is it a penalty or what?
a failure gave up after he failed, a future champion learnt after he failed. We can only hope that our TH is the later.:D It's nice to know you, 2cents!:)

It sounds like Rexy slap his face. Since he got 2 faces, so he did it completely professional to slap his two faces. One for Luluk/Alven, the other for Koo/Tan.

Me also think KKK/TBH will win.

a failure gave up after he failed, a future champion learnt after he failed. We can only hope that our TH is the later.:D It's nice to know you, 2cents!:)

Thanks ssuly, let's just hope it would be an exciting match in the men's final. Although I'm kind of disappointed to see them fight again. But they are the best two in the world. I just hate to see other players are so far behind.

now the LD vs Taufik is no more interesting for me...
maybe a new generation should rise now...
there is too boring with LD as the onli ace but there are no queen & king with onli jack...

I am in fact surprised by Luluk/Alven going so far... Maybe they want to prove they are not finished.

Anyway, KKK/TBH should win since it seems Luluk/Alven are afraid of speed-power pairs.

Forget Taufik Vs Lin Dan.

This is the match to watch tomorrow. Two months ago in madrid Rexy in an interview with trash talk say Luluk/Alven as a Pair are finished. And Luluk as a player cannot improve.

(see this thread)

http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=37818&highlight=Rexy+Trash+Talk

Then just this week he threatens to quit as national coach for malaysia, says his players do not have discipline and do not listen to his game plan.

(he then withdrew his resignation-see here):
http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=38708&highlight=Rexy+Quit


So now he has his Pair playing the pair he says are finished in the final.

Should be a great match.

Lin Dan vs. Taufik Hidayat is never boring ...and good for badminton! Just like Martina Navratilova vs. Chris Evert and Bjorn Borg vs. John McEnroe was good for tennis... and Lakers vs. Celtics was good for basketball... :)

For those who are in Indonesia, the match is supposedly going to be aired by RCTI live... :D

Yeah true, I think walking off in the middle of an AG final would be disastrous lol :D! Plus he's had two good, uninterrupted matches with Lin Dan already in this AG so I don't see any reason why this match should be any different (disaster-wise :p).TH won't walk off or fold games, his wife and father in law will be watching the match.

Luluk and Alven will give a good fight tomorrow! They were former number 1 in 2004 and cannot be considered pushovers. Yes they played horribly in the team event, but now they are good enough to beat the number 3 ranked pair from Korea.

Hoping to see Malaysia's doubles pair standing on TOP of the podium. It's a very long time since Negaraku is being played in the badminton court. All the best guys! Keep up ur superb and outstanding form!

Badminton is not science or math ... that's my explanation ...

TH - LD: 55 - 45 (2 sets)
TH - LD: 45 - 55 (3 sets)

Funny how during the group phrase, and team final... everyone (besides Indra) says Lin Dan 55-45 Taufik... then all of a sudden, after 2 consecutive wins over Taufik, Lin Dan's odds not only does not increase, but decrease... where is the logic to that??? Lin Dan won convincingly today with plenty of energy left and his record against Taufik this year is 5-0 for Lin Dan... but people still think Taufik has a 50% chance after another tough battle with LCW, and TH is known for his stamina challenge...:confused:

Someone with intelligence, please enlighen me on this...:p

KKK is my hero~~~~
Hope he n Boon Heong can play like today during tmr's final.....
hope thy play relaxly so that they wun make silly mistakes....

Seems you are a die-hard LD fan... :D Ppl have different standards about "best players". How long has ZJH been World No.1? How many titles has he won? Not many. So in some sense he is far from the "best". But he is the best in the sense that he showed the best badminton that has ever been shown.

As to the LD-Taufik match, I think it is very meaningful. Taufik is in a long process of recovering to his top form. In the middle of 2006 he was still at the level of BCL, Chen Yu, Boonsak, and on a bad day he even lost to Sato. Then around Oct. he has already recovered to somewhere around LCW. I think that's why he tried his best in Jap open. He thought he could beat LD but he turned out to be wrong. Judging from what I saw in this AG, he really improved his agility and power comparing to Jap open. He beated BCL and LCW relatively easily (in the LCW game TH was leading all the time). So the only one who can check how much TH has recovered is LD.

It doesn't matter how many times one lose. ZJH lost to Joko many times. But the ONE match that has been remembered is the one in which ZJH beated the crap out of Joko. So what matters in the long run is the badminton, not wins or loses.

Chinese players tend to do better in team events because they know even if they lose, it will not be the end of their team. So they can perform all out.

The key to tomorrow's final, is who win the 1st game. Taufik now has stamina for two great games. So if he wins the first, it will be very hard for LD to come back. But if LD wins the first, basically no hope for Taufik... So I would say 55:45 favoring LD.

That said, it's really hard to predict. XXF against WC is really similar to LD against TH. WC has better technique but XXF has great reflex and better stamina. When they are levelled at 1:1, my prediction was it's over for WC. But WC proved me wrong. :cool:
Tell the truth, I don't think it is good for both Lin Dan and Taufik meeting again in the final. Lin Dan has beat Taufik 5:0 in a row, and even twice in the past week. So what's the meaning of this coming match?

If Lin Dan wins again, then it just means Lin Dan's better which has already been proved 5 times in a row.

If Taufik wins, then it doesn't mean he's better than Lin Dan at all. But it will give die hard Taufik fans here to brag Taufik's best in the world, and to prove the ridiculous theory that Taufik can win as he wants to.

Lin Dan has lost to Bao, Lee HI, even Susilo. So if he loses again tomorrow, doesn't change he's still the best. What the ranking system for? It is the more objective way to compare players. You cannot just count one match and ignore all the others.

That's the reason I don't like Lin-Taufik rematch. It's like a trial, if you are guilty in this court, you may file again in an upper court, you just cannot have the same trial again in the same court.

I would say 30 - 70 3 sets if not 0:100. :D

TH is the only one nowadays who has the ability to beat LD in two games.

Badminton is not science or math ... that's my explanation ...

TH - LD: 55 - 45 (2 sets)
TH - LD: 45 - 55 (3 sets)

wow!! just a newly opened topic already hit 30++ msgs.... this 2 players really attract lots of badminton fans huh!! wakaka

No matter what happen I hope both pair will show us their form today. This must be a thriller if they did.

Although registered in this forum some time ago, I 've been a "diver"(in Chinese:) ) till now :D , inspired by this amazing "star wars" episode I,II&III.

3 times in 2 weeks 2 top talents fight against each other on the court. Can anybody recall such fantastic moment in badminton history? :confused:

the answer is YES!! This kind of occurence might never happen again in the badminton history.:cool:

This is the biggest match of the year in badminton history ... we are all very excited ... it's like the Final World Cup in Soccer, or the Super Bowl in American Football ... :cool: :D :) ;)

the answer is YES!! This kind of occurence might never happen again in the badminton history.:cool:

This is the biggest match of the year in badminton history ... we are all very excited ... it's like the Final World Cup in Soccer, or the Super Bowl in American Football ... :cool: :D :) ;)

haha :D really this big, eh? :rolleyes: lol :D :p hope it is as good as we expected it to be then! :D lol :p

Me also think KKK/TBH will win.

me too! :D BOLEH KKK/TBH!!! :p

Thanks ssuly, let's just hope it would be an exciting match in the men's final. Although I'm kind of disappointed to see them fight again. But they are the best two in the world. I just hate to see other players are so far behind.
That is the final parring I am hoping for - TH vrs LD, two players who will be recognized the best of their times and will talked about long after their careers are over, and dominate so many discussions in BC. Also, both are playing their best now. If not for them who do you want to see in the final? I am with you that there are really no potential players coming up to challenge China, other than from within China when the likes of LD, LCW, PG, TH, CH and LHI retire, unless you consider Simon and Tommy are the ones. There are no young guns from Denmark, Korea and Malaysia coming up. For fans in us, that would not be healthy for badminton because we want to watch exciting badminton, pitting nation vrs nation.

TH won't walk off or fold games, his wife and father in law will be watching the match.
Still 14 minutes to lunch break, Cooler get back to work...lol

TH won't walk off or fold games, his wife and father in law will be watching the match.

ha* :D he better not :rolleyes: wink* wink* :D haha :p

...
That said, it's really hard to predict. XXF against WC is really similar to LD against TH. WC has better technique but XXF has great reflex and better stamina. When they are levelled at 1:1, my prediction was it's over for WC. But WC proved me wrong. :cool:

it seemed you were not good at predicting. You thought Taufik gonna win, but he lost, you thought Xie XF gonna win, she lost. You are good at opposite predicting. ;)

I am not a die-hard for any body. I predicted Xie XF would not have better chance than Wang Chen (read my prediction again). Xie XF could get 50% at most to beat Wang Chen, no more. I even said Wang Chen could repeat her trophy again in the national championship in China winning over Xie XF again. For Chinese (CHN mainland, not including Hong Kong), I also pointed out Xie XF was the weakest link today. Now I'm right again, all other Chinese players won today(including Hong Kong players) except Xie XF. :D :D :D

Do you know why TH walked out in HO? He had to leave early as his wife was waiting to go shopping with him ... he he he ... :D ;) ... just joking ...

TH won't walk out this time for sure - I can guarantee you that. INA ranks 22nd at the moment with only 1 Gold, 1 Silver, and 6 Bronzes ... behind neighbors: THA, MAS, SIN, VIE ... it's embarassing for INA :o ... another Gold from TH would be huge and it matters ... :)

TH won't walk off or fold games, his wife and father in law will be watching the match.

Do you know why TH walked out in HO? He had to leave early as his wife was waiting to go shopping with him ... he he he ... :D ;) ... just joking ...

TH won't walk out this time for sure - I can guarantee you that. INA ranks 22nd at the moment with only 1 Gold, 1 Silver, and 6 Bronzes ... behind neighbors: THA, MAS, SIN, VIE ... it's embarassing for INA :o ... another Gold from TH would be huge and it matters ... :)

lol :D haha :p

INA 22nd?! :eek: that's low :cool: how many countries have participated :rolleyes: I guess CHN is 1st then, rite :confused: ;) :)

The fans on this forum have a lot to say about this match.

I am not sure other matches would bring out so much discussion.

I am looking forward to it as a good match. They have both shown they deserve to be in the finals.

http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/medals/InfoMedal.aspx

Total 32 countries got medal(s) so far ... I don't know how many participated

lol :D haha :p

INA 22nd?! :eek: that's low :cool: how many countries have participated :rolleyes: I guess CHN is 1st then, rite :confused: ;) :)

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TH won't walk out this time for sure - I can guarantee you that. INA ranks 22nd at the moment with only 1 Gold, 1 Silver, and 6 Bronzes ... behind neighbors: THA, MAS, SIN, VIE ... it's embarassing for INA :o ... another Gold from TH would be huge and it matters ... :)

Yeah, I told them Korea needs badminton golds to compete Japan, and Indonesia needs badminton golds to compete Malaysia, and China, hey, China doesn't need any badminton gold! but none of them listen to me, even China doesn't listen to me, keep reaping badminton golds which don't help them at all in the medal list, because China got too many golds already, 96 golds. Japan leads Korea 31:24. and Singapore ties with Malaysia, both lead Indonesia by 3:3:1

When did I predict Taufik gonna win? I said LD-Taufik 55:45.

btw, my prediction on XXF - WC is based on their previous games I watched, usually WC dominates at first, then after a while she gets tired and lost.

I have to admit I haven't watched XXF's recent games, so may be she's having a bad form in this AG.

it seemed you were not good at predicting. You thought Taufik gonna win, but he lost, you thought Xie XF gonna win, she lost. You are good at opposite predicting. ;)

I am not a die-hard for any body. I predicted Xie XF would not have better chance than Wang Chen (read my prediction again). Xie XF could get 50% at most to beat Wang Chen, no more. I even said Wang Chen could repeat her trophy again in the national championship in China winning over Xie XF again. For Chinese (CHN mainland, not including Hong Kong), I also pointed out Xie XF was the weakest link today. Now I'm right again, all other Chinese players won today(including Hong Kong players) except Xie XF. :D :D :D

2cents
Thanks ssuly, let's just hope it would be an exciting match in the men's final. Although I'm kind of disappointed to see them fight again. But they are the best two in the world. I just hate to see other players are so far behind.
That is the final parring I am hoping for - TH vrs LD, two players who will be recognized the best of their times and will talked about long after their careers are over, and dominate so many discussions in BC. Also, both are playing their best now. If not for them who do you want to see in the final? I am with you that there are really no potential players coming up to challenge China, other than from within China when the likes of LD, LCW, PG, TH, CH and LHI retire, unless you consider Simon and Tommy are the ones. There are no young guns from Denmark, Korea and Malaysia coming up. For fans in us, that would not be healthy for badminton because we want to watch exciting badminton, pitting nation vrs nation.
...yah, esp. with the statement "If not for them who do you want to see in the final?"..I know the 2 top WS players are out, but i'm sure there are many fans/people out there who want to see them compete in the Final.
Same thing with MS, with those top 2 WS players out, I think this is what the people/fans have been waiting for and want to see=the current top 2 MS players in the circuit..Say, if LD doesn't meet Taufik in the upcoming Final, then people will wonder, "I wonder if LinDan would've met and played Taufik in the Final instead of such and such player(s)...etc.", or vice versa...
Another reason is, people and fans are interested to see how will Taufik deal with LD in their 3rd encounter in so many days??..Is Taufik able to finally figure out how to get a win against LD?? Will LD be able to maintain his consistency and winning form vs. Taufik??..all those good stuff...:cool:;)

Chinese players tend to do better in team events because they know even if they lose, it will not be the end of their team. So they can perform all out.
...i concur with you..;) .I guess it's because their *overall* depth(Men's & Women's) has much more quality than the rest of the competition..;) :cool:

i think the chances of LD winning is good, probably around 55:45 or 60:40. but you cant under-estimate TH. last time people did that, he won olympic gold. he is a very good player and could astonish LD tomorrow.

ps. im suprised indra hasn't replied yet...:confused:

i think the chances of LD winning is good, probably around 55:45 or 60:40. but you cant under-estimate TH. last time people did that, he won olympic gold. he is a very good player and could astonish LD tomorrow.

ps. im suprised indra hasn't replied yet...:confused:
....IMO, the key is, whoever controls the tempo early and can sustain it consistently will win the match. What i mean by that is, whoever is the "aggressor" or "initiator" will stand on that podium and claim the Gold Medal..;) :cool:

Abt indra, i believe he's off for the weekend. He's probably recovering from another heart pounding couple of hrs from the Semis' matches. Remember it's already weekend in INA and i don't think he logs in to BC/BF on weekends. If one noticed, he usually posts during weekdays, work hrs over in INA...but i'm sure we'll all hear from him in the next couple days or so..hehe:p :D ;)

Yeah, I heard from Li Mao that Malaysia is not good at broadband faster Internet. I don't think Indonesia better than Malaysia. Taufik-ist mentioned that it costs thousands of dollars to get on the fast Internet in Indonesia. So indra must use high speed Internet at his work place only. So I'm sorry for indra that when people here laughing at him in weekends, he just cannot fight back. Poor indra!

Does anybody know if the players get points for the worldranking???

A few clarifications here:

- Indonesia's broadband is not better than Malaysia - true
- It costs thousands of dollars to get on the fast Internet in Indonesia - false (it's much cheaper than that, but some people can't afford that due to low income ... reminder: Rupiah is much lower now compared to before 1998).

Yeah, I heard from Li Mao that Malaysia is not good at broadband faster Internet. I don't think Indonesia better than Malaysia. Taufik-ist mentioned that it costs thousands of dollars to get on the fast Internet in Indonesia. So indra must use high speed Internet at his work place only. So I'm sorry for indra that when people here laughing at him in weekends, he just cannot fight back. Poor indra!

....IMO, the key is, whoever controls the tempo early and can sustain it consistently will win the match. What i mean by that is, whoever is the "aggressor" or "initiator" will stand on that podium and claim the Gold Medal..;) :cool:

Abt indra, i believe he's off for the weekend. He's probably recovering from another heart pounding couple of hrs from the Semis' matches. Remember it's already weekend in INA and i don't think he logs in to BC/BF on weekends. If one noticed, he usually posts during weekdays, work hrs over in INA...but i'm sure we'll all hear from him in the next couple days or so..hehe:p :D ;)
by what you're saying, LD's going to win the match :D

Yes, why not? :D ;) ... but I'm sure ctjcad will be cheering for TH, same as me ...

by what you're saying, LD's going to win the match :D

Does not anybody know about the worldranking points?

A few clarifications here:

- Indonesia's broadband is not better than Malaysia - true
- It costs thousands of dollars to get on the fast Internet in Indonesia - false (it's much cheaper than that, but some people can't afford that due to low income ... reminder: Rupiah is much lower now compared to before 1998).

Thanks for your clarifications. :D

Indonesia is a country most people not familiar with, although it is a big, actually huge country in population. When NBC broadcast Olympic, it introduced India as the dominant country in badminton, Actually it should be Indonesia, NBC media professionals just credit all Indonesia's to India.

So some people thought about India when heard of Indonesia, and others thought about Malaysia when heard of Indonesia. Indonesia needs to develope something unique for people to remember.

by what you're saying, LD's going to win the match
Yes, why not? :D ;) ... but I'm sure ctjcad will be cheering for TH, same as me ...
..hehe, i'll be cheering for Taufik *to go all out and give his best effort* for THIS YEAR..:D..win or lose for Taufik, let's hope he and LinDan can provide us an entertaining match as a preview to next yr's sequels(yes, to be directed by our own indra)..:p:D;)

DoublesPlayer
A few clarifications here:

- Indonesia's broadband is not better than Malaysia - true
- It costs thousands of dollars to get on the fast Internet in Indonesia - false (it's much cheaper than that, but some people can't afford that due to low income ... reminder: Rupiah is much lower now compared to before 1998).
Thanks for your clarifications. :D

..i think what taufik-ist meant to say was "thousands of *rupiahs*", not dollars, if you want to get on that "high-speed internet"(ie. Rp. 10,000 is roughly US$1.00)....;)..But then "fast internet" in INA is probably the speed of a high-speed dial-up modem or cable here in the U.S..hehe:p:D;)

From what my friends told me, the cost of high-speed Internet (0.5 - 1Mbps downlink) in Jakarta costs around Rp.500,000 monthly, 1US$ ~ Rp9,100 nowadays, so it's around US$55 monthly, which is a little more expensive as compared to what we pay in the US. BUT, it's a BIG BUT, many people in Indonesia don't make much, so Rp.500,000 is NOT affordable by some or many people.

..i think what taufik-ist meant to say was "thousands of *rupiahs*", not dollars, if you want to get on that "high-speed internet"(ie. Rp. 10,000 is roughly US$1.00)....;)..But then "fast internet" in INA is probably the speed of a high-speed dial-up modem or cable here in the U.S..hehe:p:D;)

hahaz ......... even Doha Asian Games misplaced it.
YOu can see this pics : http://www.dohaasiangames.org/gis/menuroot/news/photogallerybytopic.aspx?id=433&Cat_Id=23

anyway, broadband is only at big city as like Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung ....... and not all, only certain place has the broadband coverage.


Thanks for your clarifications. :D
Indonesia is a country most people not familiar with, although it is a big, actually huge country in population. When NBC broadcast Olympic, it introduced India as the dominant country in badminton, Actually it should be Indonesia, NBC media professionals just credit all Indonesia's to India.
So some people thought about India when heard of Indonesia, and others thought about Malaysia when heard of Indonesia. Indonesia needs to develope something unique for people to remember.

this is true, and for Rp 500,000 people better by food than internet.

it remind me one advertising in the TV around 6 months ago ....... when a school in the village will get the internet connection, people keep asking what is "internet" ............


From what my friends told me, the cost of high-speed Internet (0.5 - 1Mbps downlink) in Jakarta costs around Rp.500,000 monthly, 1US$ ~ Rp9,100 nowadays, so it's around US$55 monthly, which is a little more expensive as compared to what we pay in the US. BUT, it's a BIG BUT, many people in Indonesia don't make much, so Rp.500,000 is NOT affordable by some or many people.

..hehe, i'll be cheering for Taufik *to go all out and give his best effort* for THIS YEAR..:D..win or lose for Taufik, let's hope he and LinDan can provide us an entertaining match as a preview to next yr's sequels(yes, to be directed by our own indra)..:p:D;)
this is exactly what i am hoping for. i want to see both players playing at 110% and giving it all that they have. i dont want any excuses from anyside for losing.

Wow, this is unexpected reading KKK/TBH beating the INDO pair. Job well done to the MAS pair. Their combination is definitely working very well. I hope they are not going to take thing easy and let the gold medal slip again this time. Go all the way KKK/TBH.

The winner will be remembered as the champion of Asian Games 2006, who cares about the record head to head? As far as I know, these two are the greatest active players with colorful characters in the collision course, how often you can see this match up in the final? Just hope is not an one sided match.


Tell the truth, I don't think it is good for both Lin Dan and Taufik meeting again in the final. Lin Dan has beat Taufik 5:0 in a row, and even twice in the past week. So what's the meaning of this coming match?

If Lin Dan wins again, then it just means Lin Dan's better which has already been proved 5 times in a row.

If Taufik wins, then it doesn't mean he's better than Lin Dan at all. But it will give die hard Taufik fans here to brag Taufik's best in the world, and to prove the ridiculous theory that Taufik can win as he wants to.

Lin Dan has lost to Bao, Lee HI, even Susilo. So if he loses again tomorrow, doesn't change he's still the best. What the ranking system for? It is the more objective way to compare players. You cannot just count one match and ignore all the others.

That's the reason I don't like Lin-Taufik rematch. It's like a trial, if you are guilty in this court, you may file again in an upper court, you just cannot have the same trial again in the same court.

Forget Taufik Vs Lin Dan.

This is the match to watch tomorrow. Two months ago in madrid Rexy in an interview with trash talk say Luluk/Alven as a Pair are finished. And Luluk as a player cannot improve.

..good luck and enjoy the match..:p ;)

I'm in a dilemma, dunno which pair to support. May the best win :D
This match is definitely gonna be the most interesting of all finals.

Hoping to see Malaysia's doubles pair standing on TOP of the podium. It's a very long time since Negaraku is being played in the badminton court. All the best guys! Keep up ur superb and outstanding form!

I have my Neraga Ku lyric ready, we shall all sing together again since the Thomas Cup 1992 :D

I have my Neraga Ku lyric ready, we shall all sing together again since the Thomas Cup 1992 :D

I am sure it is all in our head and please if anyone can record the match.
Both KKK and TBH is so young !!!

1st Japan Open final, and now Asian games final. How do they do it?

1st Japan Open final, and now Asian games final. How do they do it?

Rexy is the man! ;)

me too! :D BOLEH KKK/TBH!!! :p

It's "KKK/TBH BOLEH" :cool: :p :D

It's "KKK/TBH BOLEH" :cool: :p :D

It's "THE SKIES BOLEH" :cool: :p :D

Can Taufik win? Maybe... maybe not.. Since XXF lost in the Semis... most likely LinDan will win. However it will be Taufik to break the jinks for not letting LinDan win so the the "posh and beck" of badminton doesn't have any Gold in hand.

when does AG final begin streaming (broadcast) tomorrow in north america west coast time?

I think Indonesia pair will win since have more experinece then KKK/TBH. They compete in Olympic, WC and etc before.

I doubt Luluk/Alvent can win this title since they worked hard and had thight match in two previous games. They more experience than KKK/TBH, but remain that Luluk/Alvent never win major title such as Olympics and WC because of Luluk's nerve in crucial point/game, I think KKK/TBH will take gold medal. It is really hard to admit that my beloved country pair worse than KKK/TBH. Opportunity 50.5-49.5 for KKK/TBH :)

If the indos can break the momentum and crack KKK/TBHs head mentally.. they will have higher chances of winning.

both pair will be nervous tomorrow...who can handle their nerve....they will prevail...tough to predict..since I am from Indo..I guess I have to support Luluk/Alvent....whoever wins tomorrow, both deserve THUMB UPs

You are one intelligent man!!! Thanks for enlightened me.:p I hope they will be both on fire to produce a good match, and Taufik won't be on crack and give it up in the middle of the match(just kidding:p)

Not in this time, man! This is the right time for TH to prove his ability better than LD's power. Will see the good fight tonight!

Malaysia players tend to reach peak performance in early stages and when come to final, their focus to the game and performance will be drop.

Come on KKK-TBH!!!!
Just a step away!!!!!!
Hopefully ,we will see them standing at the top of the podium!!

What time does the MD final match start in Doha time?

I'm sensing this is gonna be a very emotional finals match since both pairs have a lot at stake: KKK & TBH will want to deliver the gold they promised their countrymen, while luluk & Alven are hungry and would like to prove that they still have what it takes to win a major finals match.

Good luck to both.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heongvs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto -- as an Indonesian, I have to support fellow country-mates. I really hope that Luluk/Alvent will end their 2-years barren run without a title with a Gold Medal here. Honestly, even if they don't win another title in their career after this, they will forever be remembered for their contribution in the Asian Games!

MEN'S SINGLES
Lin Dan vs Taufik Hidayat (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- this is what everyone has been expecting...and after 2 close matches, it should be even nerve-wrecking today. I sense that Taufik has something to prove and he will want to win this badly!

Does not anybody know about the worldranking points?

The Asian Games matches will not be counted in the world rankings.

MEN'S SINGLES
Lin Dan vs Taufik Hidayat (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- this is what everyone has been expecting...and after 2 close matches, it should be even nerve-wrecking today. I sense that Taufik has something to prove and he will want to win this badly!

Global TV live broadcast 8pm
RCTI delayed broadcast 10:30pm...

:) I can't wait!

Heard from a friend that HK Cable TV will also telecast the matches "live" (probably Channel 62?). They should do it, considering that one of the finals will be an all-HKG Final :D

Come on KKK-TBH!!!!
Just a step away!!!!!!
Hopefully ,we will see them standing at the top of the podium!!
Yeah, hope they can stand on top of the podium with those shining gold medal around their neck. "THE SKIES BOLEH":D :D :D

i hope KKK/TBH do their best n beat the indo pair...yeah,they must stand on top of the podium.KKK/TBH BOLEH!!

I am sure it is all in our head and please if anyone can record the match.
Both KKK and TBH is so young !!!
If they win the gold medal, they will be the youngest gold medalist. KKK's only 21 and TBH only 19. OMG!:eek: :eek: :eek:

1st Japan Open final, and now Asian games final. How do they do it?
With lots of inconsistency :D If they don't win tomorrow, Rexy will ...

Rexy is the man! ;)
That is why we don't like the fact that Rexy coach them (no offence). :) Malaysia's MD players are already good, but with Rexy on their side, hmhh.. they become great. Some of our TV commentator (usually ex player) also highlight this...
Rexy said many times he wanted to prove himself that he is not only great as a player but also great as a coach...

Go home Rexy.... pleaase

That is why we don't like the fact that Rexy coach them (no offence). :) Malaysia's MD players are already good, but with Rexy on their side, hmhh.. they become great. Some of our TV commentator (usually ex player) also highlight this...
Rexy said many times he wanted to prove himself that he is not only great as a player but also great as a coach...

Go home Rexy.... pleaase
No way, Rexy stays put, also Indonesia has so many great MD players/coach already, share some of those talents with the world....hahahaha

No way, Rexy stays put, also Indonesia has so many great MD players/coach already, share some of those talents with the world....hahahaha

Yup he cant go coz we Malaysians luv Rexy too! :p:p:p

Taufik is highly motivated now. Here is what he said in Koran SINDO (someone please translate, thanks), after the match against LCW.

"Final besok adalah penampilan saya terakhir di Asian Games. Karena itu saya akan kerahkan semua kemampuan terbaik untuk meraih kemenangan."
"Kekalahan di dua pertandingan sebelumnya menambah motivasi dan semangat saya untuk bisa mengalahkan dia. Kita lihat saja besok."

When Taufik plays all out with such a high spirit (which nowadays is a rare case), it will be a very interesting game to watch. Rudi Hartono said that Taufik in his eyes not only a great badminton player, but a 'seniman badminton yang menguasai seni bermain bulutangkis." I agree with him!

Go Taufik

....IMO, the key is, whoever controls the tempo early and can sustain it consistently will win the match. What i mean by that is, whoever is the "aggressor" or "initiator" will stand on that podium and claim the Gold Medal..;) :cool:

Abt indra, i believe he's off for the weekend. He's probably recovering from another heart pounding couple of hrs from the Semis' matches. Remember it's already weekend in INA and i don't think he logs in to BC/BF on weekends. If one noticed, he usually posts during weekdays, work hrs over in INA...but i'm sure we'll all hear from him in the next couple days or so..hehe:p :D ;)
See, BCers are paying attention to Indra...Indra is slowly gaining star status like TH...hahahaha

With lots of inconsistency :D If they don't win tomorrow, Rexy will ...No matter KKK/TBH win or lose today...I think rexy will not go anyway because they are really a very talented pair...:p I saw them play and their playing method are hard to accept by some other MD like CY/FHF...:rolleyes: So...I believe that they have a bright future in badminton career and the important thing is they are young.....:) So,all of us will be proud of them no matter what the results are today..Just hope they can really enjoy the game today..:)

Well..do no why,this time i feel like support taufik to win the gold medal...

Seems you are a die-hard LD fan... :D Ppl have different standards about "best players". How long has ZJH been World No.1? How many titles has he won? Not many. So in some sense he is far from the "best". But he is the best in the sense that he showed the best badminton that has ever been shown.

As to the LD-Taufik match, I think it is very meaningful. Taufik is in a long process of recovering to his top form. In the middle of 2006 he was still at the level of BCL, Chen Yu, Boonsak, and on a bad day he even lost to Sato. Then around Oct. he has already recovered to somewhere around LCW. I think that's why he tried his best in Jap open. He thought he could beat LD but he turned out to be wrong. Judging from what I saw in this AG, he really improved his agility and power comparing to Jap open. He beated BCL and LCW relatively easily (in the LCW game TH was leading all the time). So the only one who can check how much TH has recovered is LD.

It doesn't matter how many times one lose. ZJH lost to Joko many times. But the ONE match that has been remembered is the one in which ZJH beated the crap out of Joko. So what matters in the long run is the badminton, not wins or loses.

Chinese players tend to do better in team events because they know even if they lose, it will not be the end of their team. So they can perform all out.

The key to tomorrow's final, is who win the 1st game. Taufik now has stamina for two great games. So if he wins the first, it will be very hard for LD to come back. But if LD wins the first, basically no hope for Taufik... So I would say 55:45 favoring LD.

That said, it's really hard to predict. XXF against WC is really similar to LD against TH. WC has better technique but XXF has great reflex and better stamina. When they are levelled at 1:1, my prediction was it's over for WC. But WC proved me wrong. :cool:
Well said, I agree with your take on TH, ZJH and China team. When I first saw the ZJH-JS match, I was in awe and admiration of ZJH, as I have never seen anyone play the game as he displayed in demolishing Joko, who was also a great player. I want to add one thing to XXF, i.e. her legs is like a stork, she only takes two steps to cover reach the birdie, therefore her reach is a big weapon for her.

discussion for the WS and WD finals goes here please...

discussion for the WS and WD finals goes here please...

It is clear that WD title goes to the incredible duo GAO LING/HUANG SUI.They're almost unbeatable this year.From 10 tournaments they have been in,they only lost 3 times in the final and won other 7.Lost to Yang/Zhang at GERMAN AND HONGKONG while lost to LEE/LEE at CHINA TAIPEH

Taufik is highly motivated now. Here is what he said in Koran SINDO (someone please translate, thanks), after the match against LCW.

"Final besok adalah penampilan saya terakhir di Asian Games. Karena itu saya akan kerahkan semua kemampuan terbaik untuk meraih kemenangan."
"Kekalahan di dua pertandingan sebelumnya menambah motivasi dan semangat saya untuk bisa mengalahkan dia. Kita lihat saja besok."

When Taufik plays all out with such a high spirit (which nowadays is a rare case), it will be a very interesting game to watch. Rudi Hartono said that Taufik in his eyes not only a great badminton player, but a 'seniman badminton yang menguasai seni bermain bulutangkis." I agree with him!

Go Taufik
Ningtyas, thanks for the quote..:cool: ..but i will give other people chance to translate what Taufik said...;)
My personal comment from reading, Taufik sounds "very self-assured"...I'm giddy to see what he has up his sleeve to show the rest of the fans/badminton world who are watching.. :rolleyes: ;)

Global TV live broadcast 8pm
RCTI delayed broadcast 10:30pm...

:) I can't wait!

If i'm not mistaken,Global shows it live on 8-10 pm (WS and MS) while RCTI Broadcasts the doubles ones

If they win the gold medal, they will be the youngest gold medalist. KKK's only 21 and TBH only 19. OMG!:eek: :eek: :eek:

I guess JANG HYE OCK is the youngest gold medalist.She won WD in 1994,she was 17 at that time.She was born in 1977.Correct me if i'm wrong

what time does the match start?? yea.. i agree.. i want KKK-TBH to win.. haha. this will be the first ever major event they would have won. They deserve it.. btw.. who beat cai yun-fhf?? and were kkk-tbh creamed by kido-setiawan last time??

KKK/TBH beat CY/FHF in just two set...

seriously?? haha.. that's good. =P guess they're startin to listen to rexy..

kido/setiawan and KKK/TBH hav nvr met....they hav just competed in 1 tournament tat's the JPN open where they were the runner-ups...

what time does the doubles final will be played?Msia time.

Taufik is highly motivated now. Here is what he said in Koran SINDO (someone please translate, thanks), after the match against LCW.

"Final besok adalah penampilan saya terakhir di Asian Games. Karena itu saya akan kerahkan semua kemampuan terbaik untuk meraih kemenangan."
"Kekalahan di dua pertandingan sebelumnya menambah motivasi dan semangat saya untuk bisa mengalahkan dia. Kita lihat saja besok."

When Taufik plays all out with such a high spirit (which nowadays is a rare case), it will be a very interesting game to watch. Rudi Hartono said that Taufik in his eyes not only a great badminton player, but a 'seniman badminton yang menguasai seni bermain bulutangkis." I agree with him!

Go Taufik
"The final tomorrow will be my last performance in Asian Games. Therefore, I will do my best to win."
"Two defeats that I suffered before will just make me even more motivated to win against him. We'll see tomorrow."


"badminton artist who mastered the art of badminton."

as posted here:
http://www.dohaasiangames.org/gis/Sports/BD/IGBDSchedule.aspx

WS Final : Yip P.Y. vs. Wang C.
MS Final : Lin D. vs. Hidayat T.
WD Final : Gao L./Huang S. vs. Zhang J./Yang W.
MD Final : Koo K.K./Tan B.H. vs. Hadiyanto A./Chandra A.Y.

Matches are set to commence 4 pm Doha time. 9 pm China time.
For U.S. based people, it'll start at 5 am PDT/8 am EST today..:p;)

*kwun/mods, i don't know, maybe you guys might want to merge this thread with the other 2 Finals thread, since there is no 1 single thread for the Finals.

as posted here:
http://www.dohaasiangames.org/gis/Sports/BD/IGBDSchedule.aspx

WS Final : Yip P.Y. vs. Wang C.
MS Final : Lin D. vs. Hidayat T.
WD Final : Gao L./Huang S. vs. Zhang J./Yang W.
MD Final : Koo K.K./Tan B.H. vs. Hadiyanto A./Chandra A.Y.

Matches are set to commence 4 pm Doha time. 9 pm China time.
For U.S. based people, it'll start at 5 am PDT/8 am EST today..:p;)

*kwun/mods, i don't know, maybe you guys might want to merge this thread with the other 2 Finals thread, since there is no 1 single thread for the Finals.
thx chris. it would be 6am here, just a tad better than 5am :D

does anyone know which channel on astro the finals will be shown tonight?
i want to record it because i need to go out for dinner, but am not sure which one of the 4 doha channels it's on.
:confused:

CNN.com
Badminton grudge match served up
POSTED: 12:06 p.m. EST, December 8, 2006
DOHA, Qatar (Reuters) -- Indonesian Taufik Hidayat pulled off one of the shocks of the Asian Games badminton competition on Friday, beating world number two Lee Chong Wei 21-16 21-18 to make the men's singles final on Friday.

The Olympic champion will face world number one and arch-rival Lin Dan on Saturday in the gold medal grudge match after Lin beat South Korean Lee Hyun-il 21-3 21-10.

Badminton 'bad boy' Hidayat had Lee on the back foot throughout the 43-minute match, forcing him into a series of mistakes and returning everything the Malaysian threw at him.

Buoyed by an arena packed with frenzied Indonesian supporters clutching startled babies and waving national flags, Hidayat broke clear towards the end of a tight second game to leave Lee with the bronze medal.

Hidayat's meeting with Chinese Lin will be the third this Games. Lin has won the previous two.

Hidayat fanned the flames of the pair's fierce rivalry before the Games when he described Lin as "arrogant".

The Indonesian had previously been docked ranking points and prize money after storming out mid-match against Lin in August.

Hidayat said he was determined to win after losing twice against Lin, and would not be settling for the silver medal.

"I'm aiming to win and I'm confident I can do it," he told reporters.

"It was a hard game today. All I could think was 'win, win, win'. There were so many people cheering for me it was amazing. It was like playing at home."

Lin's match lasted just 22 minutes, with the Chinese on the attack in almost every rally.

He said his opponent gave up after his trouncing in the first game and predicted that the match with Hidayat would be a different story.

"I didn't think it would be so easy -- he was very agitated," Lin told reporters.

"He (Hidiyat) is in very good shape here. I have to prepare myself for a tough match on Saturday."

as posted here:
http://www.dohaasiangames.org/gis/Sports/BD/IGBDSchedule.aspx

WS Final : Yip P.Y. vs. Wang C.
MS Final : Lin D. vs. Hidayat T.
WD Final : Gao L./Huang S. vs. Zhang J./Yang W.
MD Final : Koo K.K./Tan B.H. vs. Hadiyanto A./Chandra A.Y.

Matches are set to commence 4 pm Doha time. 9 pm China time.
For U.S. based people, it'll start at 5 am PDT/8 am EST today..:p;)

*kwun/mods, i don't know, maybe you guys might want to merge this thread with the other 2 Finals thread, since there is no 1 single thread for the Finals.
Thanks, I have to go out but I'll set the timer on and "hopefully' :o it will be shown on TV

Are all the matches really playing at the same time?

I don't think the matches are being played at the same time it will be 1600,1700,1800,1900 for the respective matches. I saw the schedule yesterday, but today it shows all runs concurrently which is impossible since there is only 3 courts in the Aspire Hall 3 if not mistaken.

I don't think the matches are being played at the same time it will be 1600,1700,1800,1900 for the respective matches. I saw the schedule yesterday, but today it shows all runs concurrently which is impossible since there is only 3 courts in the Aspire Hall 3 if not mistaken.
Ah ok maybe they just messed it up. I hope so :p!

I've browse through the pre-match buildup here. I guess today, LD and KKK/TBH will win. But I'm supporting TH and KKK/TBH. For me, LD is a superb athlete while TH is a badminton player not as good physically compared with LD, LD is better in recovering and jumping smashes, skill wise, it's still TH who is better.

Ah ok maybe they just messed it up. I hope so :p!
u are exactly right..
now there are onli 1 single start time tat is for WS..
others were left empty...
maybe it will be a continues final...

So, the Finals start in ~30 minutes right?

again the same prediction

if the game will end in 2sets, 85% of it will be TH

if it goes to the 3rd set, it must be LD

and of cuz, the chance of final going through 3sets is highly likely

so i would say 65:35 faovring LD

Nyah... this match will be TH. His wife told him that she will file a divorce if he doesnt win this match....) hehehe

So...When is the MD start...I really wanna watch it...WS is boring,the champion is between the two HK player...

WS match already started. WC leading with 9-5
why no one is interested for this match ???

So...When is the MD start...I really wanna watch it...WS is boring,the champion is between the two HK player...
Yesterday, the schedule for MD is 12am Mas time. Now i think it is suppose to start after the WD final. That's why there is no time stated for the other finals except WS.

WS match already started. WC leading with 9-5
why no one is interested for this match ???
Because HK will win and lose the final.

no,its vice versa. "No win,no divorce"

i have the feeling that taufik will win.. :eek:

14 - 11, Yip is crawling back.

no live stream?

no live stream?

it`s said cctv 5, but they are showing soccer at the moment, i pretty much hope that they will switch to badminton, a soccer game lasts 90 minutes :crying: :)

no live stream?

Not on CCTV-5 or Star Sports. :(

19-14, Wang Chen.

WS match already started. WC leading with 9-5
why no one is interested for this match ???

I am interested :). Countries is not an issue for me, I just want to see WC take the title :).

WC took the 1st set 21-14

Not much problem for WC so far. Can WC continue in the 2nd set? I think she can..........

1st set: Wang Chen 21-14 Yip P.Y.

There's only football match showing in CCTV-5 now. Am I watching a wrong channel?

21-14, Wang Chen wins the 1st Game.

Man, it's 5:20am here, I hope I can stay awake for all the Finals.

All the channels are showing soccer now...

There's only football match showing in CCTV-5 now. Am I watching a wrong channel?

No, should be the right channel. I hope CCTV-5 switches over to BAD soon.

it`s said cctv 5, but they are showing soccer at the moment, i pretty much hope that they will switch to badminton, a soccer game lasts 90 minutes :crying: :)

cctv5-soccer, GDTV-soccer...how about cctv-1?
i am watching hk cabletv..

21-14, Wang Chen wins the 1st Game.

Man, it's 5:20am here, I hope I can stay awake for all the Finals.

Wow and I thought it was bad for me! Only 2:00am here lol. Still... it will be around 5 or 6 before they all finish :o.

21-14, Wang Chen wins the 1st Game.

Man, it's 5:20am here, I hope I can stay awake for all the Finals.

u must as there will be 2 cracking matches later.

I am off for bad later.....sigh....

2nd set: yippy 6-3 WC

it`s said cctv 5, but they are showing soccer at the moment, i pretty much hope that they will switch to badminton, a soccer game lasts 90 minutes :crying: :)

yeah ... no GDTV or cctv something?

cctv5-soccer, GDTV-soccer...how about cctv-1?
i am watching hk cabletv..

Nope, CCTV1 = Chinese Soap Opera. CCTV4 = News.

2nd set: yippy 6-3 WC

wow, where u get this? ur score is more up to date.

again, I love the F5..... :D

Surely they wouldn't miss Lin Dan's final though. That should be a punishable crime.

i juz eager to watch mens event final...
especially MD...
now juz waiting for MS...
is it starting after WS?

11 - 7 advance yip

2nd set: yippy 13-7 WC

2nd set: yippy 13-7 WC

yeah it is nwy5633

Seems WC is struggling in 2nd set.
Come one..........

11-7, Yip!

I don't want to miss any of the Finals but I'm one sleepy panda.

2nd set: yippy 13-7 WC

2nd set: yippy 13-7 WC

I read from a program schedule somewhere that CCTV-5 SHOULD BE showing the WS final by now...... Wonder why they are not doing so? :cool:

15-12, Yip-Yip Hooray!

i think i shall standby on CCTV5 for LD vs TH. tapping F5 is not a long time solution

I read from a program schedule somewhere that CCTV-5 SHOULD BE showing the WS final by now...... Wonder why they are not doing so? :cool:
caz there are no chn player...:D

19-15, Yipper...

huh?
we no need to tap f5 for latest score de...
there are live score on DOHA website..
refresh automatic de..

caz there are no chn player...:D

Sure there are, Hong Kong, China. :p

this is redicilous...i woke up at 5 am to watch baddy but now i am watchin somethin soccer??? wuts wrong with the schedules, these ppl never follow it.. i guess i would never ever believe it again = =

Come on,Wang Chen!

19 -19 .. ws final

i think i shall standby on CCTV5 for LD vs TH. tapping F5 is not a long time solution

Hahaha, we did had a good time tapping f5 yesterday didn't we? My favourite little key pad will continue to serve me if there are no broadcast on the baddy finals, like now.:D

19-19! What a come back.

auto refresh ? but the thing is sometimes it gets stuck like now for me 19-16 to YPY.

Hahaha, we did had a good time tapping f5 yesterday didn't we?

F5 is my favorite "F-Key". Well, next to Alt-F4. ;) :p

wang chen won !! now MS!!

22-20, Wang Chen wins! Congrats!

WC win the woman gold medal...Congrat a lot to her...

Wow.........congrats..........
what a come back from 2nd set.

wang chen won 14-21 20-22

wang chen won !! now MS!!

They need to hurry, I'm about to fall...a...sleeeep... :p

Hahaha, we did had a good time tapping f5 yesterday didn't we? My favourite little key pad will continue to serve me if there are no broadcast on the baddy finals, like now.:D
i did tell be4 if u wan to know the lates score...
there are no need tapping f5 so difficult...
go to search for live results at DOHA official wesite....
tat will be more easy caz it is a auto refresh page...

Dang CCTV5, still soccer.

astro only showing MS???? cos i pressed the info button on astro and it says "AG - MSG Finals 10.00-11.00" that sucks

F5 is my favorite "F-Key". Well, next to Alt-F4. ;) :p

Alt + f4 would be favourite shutting off key. Nothing beats 2 taps and closing up browsers and progs. Feels like a net kill eh? :D

They need to hurry, I'm about to fall...a...sleeeep... :p

don`t sleep :eek: come on :D

really? hmmmm.. oh well... hehe..

anyway, cant wait for the final 2moro, nd tonite's MD SF, Koo/Tan in action, the sole MAS survivor... Go Tan/ Koo! hehe...

yup~~go go go!!! KOo KieN Keat and Tan Boon Heong!!
hope they can win de gold medal!!!
i love u king koo kien keat!!:p :D

don`t sleep :eek: come on :D

Easy for you to say. You haven't been up for 24 hours and played BAD from 8pm to 3am...or have you? :eek:...:p

I`m pretty sure they will switch to badminton when it`s halftime at soccer

Any web live now?

Easy for you to say. You haven't been up for 24 hours and played BAD from 8pm to 3am...or have you? :eek:...:p

well I will play in a 24 hours tournament next year :cool: :D

heard that cctv1 will show MS...u guys can try try...

yup~~go go go!!! KOo KieN Keat and Tan Boon Heong!!
hope they can win de gold medal!!!
i love u king koo kien keat!!:p :D
yaya..
Koo is truly a great entertainner...
with his own style...
beautiful return...
all those shouting...
wow...
juz fantastic...
but seldom saw him shouting after partnering with Tan..
maybe it's Tan job now...
:D

:eek: :eek:

China vs Irak 0 - 1!!! very nice goal, but still no badminton:mad:

now is halftime at soccer!

dun be so worry la...
the match also haven start yet..
hahaha...

CCTV5 = Summary of results.

I think they are broadcasting the badminton match in CCTV1 but I can't access it currently.

I think they are broadcasting the badminton match in CCTV1 but I can't access it currently.

on cctv1 are by now cartoons!

I think they are broadcasting the badminton match in CCTV1 but I can't access it currently.

No, they aren't. Its cartoon now.

CCTV = Commercial. Hopefully when it comes back, it'll be LD vs. TH time! *knocks on wood* * keeps fingers crossed*

arrgh... now CCTV1 showing a stupid cartoon. But just now while preparing myself in CCTV5, saw an announcement in the bottom info bar saying they will broadcast badminton in CCTV1. But now, they say going to broadcast night news.....

I am on CCTV1 now showing cartoon, will tell you guys once baddy is on.

:eek: :eek:

China vs Irak 0 - 1!!! very nice goal, but still no badminton:mad:

that is a humillating goal.

CCTV5 now = Badminton!

CCTV5 now = Badminton!

Dang! I just got my hopes up high, it was yet another summary. :(

CCTV5 now = Badminton!

Tune in quick quick quick~!

now showing the highlights for CHN. Are you sure got badminton now ?

Tune in quick quick quick~!

It was just the summary.

arrgh... now CCTV1 showing a stupid cartoon. But just now while preparing myself in CCTV5, saw an announcement in the bottom info bar saying they will broadcast badminton in CCTV1. But now, they say going to broadcast night news.....
maybe they juz try to calm us down...
dunwan us to be too nervous and get heart attack..
:D

i hope KKK/TBH do their best n beat the indo pair...yeah,they must stand on top of the podium.KKK/TBH BOLEH!!

FULL FORM-- Koo kien keat and Tan Boon Heong BOLEH!!!!!!!!:D
hav 2 show the gold medal around u guys' neck 2 de audience!!!

It was just the summary.

Awww man Dink~! You gave us a such a jolt of adrenalin rush~!

man.... 10 minutes commercials...

can we watch cctv5 through ppstream?????

cctv 1 is showing night news..

maybe they juz try to calm us down...
dunwan us to be too nervous and get heart attack..
:D

yup.. if not sure will get heart attack:D
reli nervous!!

Dang! CCTV5 went back to Soccer.

OH NO! cctv 5 shows soccer 2nd half!

can we watch cctv5 through ppstream?????

CCTV 5 is showing soccer again.

Ahh it's started is it being shown?

Well TH has done as good as LHI already so at least it will be a better match than that :D.

the problem now is when will MS start?
if it start half an hour later...
why we search & search?
sure can't find the channel la...

Ahh it's started is it being shown?

no it isnt :mad:

4 - 1 hidayat advance

TH vs LD started!! TH leading 2-0............. OMG! where is the live streaming?????!!!!!!!!!!!

TH v LD

1-0 net ue LD
2-0 weak ret. smash TH
2-1 failed netting 2-1
3-1 long
4-1 smash TH
4-2 wide netting

hello....what channel is showing badminton??? GDTV??? CCTV5?? plz tell!!!!!

Now the MS has started and taufik leading 3-1...

no it isnt :mad:
Oh man they better get their act together! This is important stuff :eek:!

4-4 now!

Men single started already

Awww man~! This is really frustrating~! Where and when will baddy be broadcasted? CCTV1? CCTV5?

Taufik is leading 4-1.By the way, how long does the night news on cctv 1 last?

4-3 crossing half smash
4-4 3 time crossing smash LD

uhmmmmmm......... well......... I`m....uhmmm...just getting crazy...

soccer again...

Well guys...I guess back to f5 tapping...

4-3 crossing half smash
4-4 3 time crossing smash LD

what channel do you watch ??

I can't find anything on TV, only the DOHA website update.

4-5 stright smash LD
5-5 net smash LD

Why all the channels showing the stupid soccer???

5-4, LD! Good come back.