Matches to look out for:
(with predictions in bold)

MS
Lin Dan v Taufik - the mother of all first round matches
Boonsak v Ronald
Chen Hong v Hafiz
Ng Wei v Kuan Beng Hong
Don't know whether Peter Gade will appear, and if he does, will he be in good enough shape to take on Eric Pang

WS
Kaori Mori v Julia Wong
Maria Kristin v Ella Karachkova
Judith Meulendijks v Saina Nehwal
Pi Hongyan v Wong Mew Choo
Yip Pui Yin v Yu Hirayama
Xing Aiying v Lee Hyun Jin

MD
Fu/Cai v Boe/Nielsen
Ong SH/Tan BS v Ohtsuka/Masuda
Jonas/Lars v Eng Hian/Sukmawan
Fairuz/Lin v Guo/Xie
Koo KK/Tan BH v Chan CM/Hoon TH
Gan TC/Zakry v Sudket/Patapol

WD
Grether/Schenk v Kristiansen/Juhl
Wong/Chin v Marissa/Polii
Emms/Kellogg v Ogura/Shiota

XD
Saputra/Li v Jonas/Kristiansen
Kellogg/Clark v Polii/Rizal
Hwang Yu Mi/Lee Yong Dae v Marissa/Limpele

I think Kuan Beng Hong will win againts Ng Wei , it gotta be his time this year to shine after being overshadowed by Lee chong wei most of the time. I am hoping that he would win againts Ng Wei.

:) agree with most of your predictions except CH vs Hafiz.....:cool: I think Hafiz will make it this time!:rolleyes:

Lin Dan jia you!!! :D :p Don't get send home so early ;) :) Take it to three sets :crying: :p hehe :D

Aiya... I believe in Rian/Eng Hian!!! Must win!!!
Same goes for Joko/Hendra.. Cai/Fu.. Tan/Ong..
Flandy/Vita!!! Zhao TT/Zhang Jun!!! JIA YOU!!!!!!!!

haizzz....duno whether i can get the tickets anot...
i heard its all sold out

haizzz....duno whether i can get the tickets anot...
i heard its all sold out
Yeah the tickets are all sold out for the 1st round...LD vs TH shud be the main cause of it, as it is not often you had tickets sold-out on the opening day.

My calls (winners in bold):

XD
Nova WIDIANTO /Lilyana NATSIR - Chiou Hwee HAW/Peng Soon CHAN Easy start to their campaign
Sock Ai OOI/Mohd Fairuzizuan MOHD TAZARI - Mette SCHJOLDAGER/Lars PAASKE Experience should carry them through
Kamilla RYTTER JUHL/Thomas LAYBOURN - Suzanne RAYAPPAN/David LINDLEY A superior pair
Pei Tty WONG/Kien Keat KOO - Nina VISLOVA/Alexandr NIKOLAENKO Let's see how far they can go
Natalie MUNT/Michal LOGOSZ - Yu Hang OOI/Bin Shen TAN No comment
Min Jung KIM/Jun Bum JEON - Nadiezda KOSTIUCZYK/Robert MATEUSIAK No comment
Ling GAO/Bo ZHENG - Katrin PIOTROWSKI/Ingo KINDERVATER Next
Birgit OVERZIER/Kristof HOPP - Wai Chee Louisa KOON/Tanama Putra ALROY No comment
Valeri SOROKINA/Vitalij DURKIN - Tingting ZHAO/Jun ZHANG Next
Britta ANDERSEN/Joachim FISCHER NIELSEN - Kennie ASUNCION/Kennevic ASUNCION Calling for a surprise here
Joanna Swee Ling QUAY/Daniel A SHIRLEY - Gail EMMS/Nathan ROBERTSON English pull through in a tough one
Yujia LI/Hendri Kurniawan SAPUTRA - Lena FRIER KRISTIANSEN/Jonas RASMUSSEN No one bets against our Jonas... no one
Gresya POLII/Muhamad RIZAL - Donna KELLOGG/Anthony CLARK Experience wins out
Miyuki MAEDA/Keita MASUDA - Jenny WALLWORK/Robert BLAIR Good day for the English continues
Yu Mi HWANG/Yong Dae LEE - Vita MARISSA/Flandy LIMPELE Hard to bet against that stud Lee Yong Dae
Elodie EYMARD/Svetoslav STOYANOV - Saralee THOUNGTHONGKAM/Sudket PRAPAKAMOL Our favourite Thai ease through

WS
Anna RICE - Hye Youn HWANG Koreans showing well
Li LI - Kamila AUGUSTYN Li in a tough one
Lin ZHU - Anu NIEMINEN No comment
Kaori MORI - Pei Xian Julia WONG Julia will have the crowd behind her but Mori too good
Maria Kristin YULIANTI - Ella KARACHKOVA INA girl should win
Petya NEDELTCHEVA - Hae Won KANG Ever-improving Bulgarian to nick it
Jie YAO - Sara PERSSON Easy win
Tine RASMUSSEN - Rachel HINDLEY No comment
Judith MEULENDIJKS - Saina NEHWAL Tough one but Judith should prevail
Mew Choo WONG - Hongyan PI Pi to win, but only just. She'll be bagged after this match though
Juliane SCHENK - Moon Hi KIM No comment
Lin WANG - Huaiwen XU No other reason other than I like Wang Lin :p
Yu HIRAYAMA - Pui Yin YIP Yippy to continue her good form
Susan HUGHES - Lan LU Easy win on the cards
Aiying XING - Hyun Jin LEE No comment
Eriko HIROSE - Sutheaswari MUDUKASAN Eriko in a romp

MS
Yousuke NAKANISHI - Sung Hwan PARK Korean to prevail
Kenneth JONASSEN - Yen Hui Kendrick LEE Kenneth will come out strong
Anup SRIDHAR - Chetan ANAND Chetan to win the Battle of India
Peter GADE - Eric PANG If Peter plays, he wins
Boonsak PONSANA - Ronald SUSILO Calling for an upset here
Yu CHEN - Dicky PALYAMA Chen too strong
Kay Bin YEOH - Andrew SMITH Home crowd advantage pulls Yeoh through
Choong Hann WONG - John MOODY Let's see how much qualifying has taken out of WCH
Dan LIN - Taufik HIDAYAT A fresh & confident Taufik edges LD in a crazy no holds barred brawl :eek:
Yan Kit CHAN - Jin CHEN I smell a thrashing
Sony Dwi KUNCORO - Tsuen Seng LEE Now that Sony is warmed up, he should take care of business easily
Muhd Hafiz B HASHIM - Hong CHEN Calling for a hometown upset
Wei NG - Beng Hong KUAN Kuan plays inspired to pull off another upset
Kasper OEDUM - Chunlai BAO Easy win
Przemyslaw WACHA - Shoji SATO Sato should win
Bjoern JOPPIEN - Chong Wei LEE Comfortable opponent to open his account

WD
Ling GAO/Sui HUANG - Aki AKAO/Tomomi MATSUDA Cannon fodder
Elodie EYMARD/Weny RAHMAWATI - Johanna PERSSON/Elin BERGBLOM Walkover
Jing DU/Tingting ZHAO - Fiona MCKEE/Charmaine REID More cannon fodder
Petya NEDELTCHEVA /Diana DIMOVA - Hing Yau MOOI/Yu Hang OOI A hometown win?
Yu Mi HWANG/Min Jung KIM - Yawen ZHANG/Yili WEI Walkover
Shruti S KURIAN /Jwala P GUTTA - Nina VISLOVA/Valeri SOROKINA No comment
Endang NURSUGIANTI/Rani MUNDIASTI - Suzanne RAYAPPAN/Jenny WALLWORK INA girls come out victorious
Chew Yen FONG/Phui Leng SEE - Lita NURLITA/Nathalia POLUAKAN Could be close but INA edges it
Pek Siah LIM/Joanna Swee Ling QUAY - Joanne NICHOLAS/Natalie MUNT ENG ladies in a tough one
Chiou Hwee HAW/Yin Loo LIM - Yanmei JIANG/Yujia LI Should be no problem for SIN pair
Lena FRIER KRISTIANSEN/Kamilla RYTTER JUHL - Nicole GRETHER/Juliane SCHENK No comment
Gresya POLII/Vita MARISSA - Pei Tty WONG/Eei Hui CHIN Home team takes it in 2 games
Anastasia RUSSKIKH/Ekaterina ANANINA - Kamila AUGUSTYN/Nadiezda KOSTIUCZYK No comment
Kumiko OGURA/Reiko SHIOTA - Gail EMMS/Donna KELLOGG Tough English pair edges it
Man Ching WONG/Hoi Wah CHAU - Miyuki MAEDA/Satoko SUETSUNA No comment
Carina METTE/Birgit OVERZIER - Wei YANG/Jiewen ZHANG No contest

MD
Haifeng FU/Yun CAI - Mathias BOE/Joachim FISCHER NIELSEN Dare I call an upset... not just yet
Soon Hock ONG/Bin Shen TAN - Tadashi OHTSUKA/Keita MASUDA MAS pair rides home crowd
Tony GUNAWAN/Candra WIJAYA - Kristof HOPP/Ingo KINDERVATER The cream rises to the top
Glenn WARFE/Ross SMITH - Ashley BREHAUT/Aji Basuki SINDORO Qualifiers to take the Aussie skirmish
Rian SUKMAWAN/Eng HIAN - Lars PAASKE/Jonas RASMUSSEN What did I say about Jonas earlier...
Anthony CLARK/Robert BLAIR - Albertus Susanto NJOTO/Yohan Hadikusumo WIRATAMA Tough ENG pair wins
Hendra A GUNAWAN /Joko RIYADI - Roman SPITKO/Michael FUCHS A win is on the cards
Jae Sung JUNG/Yong Dae LEE - Svetoslav STOYANOV/Mihail POPOV Will be tough to stop the Koreans
Shuichi SAKAMOTO/Shintaro IKEDA - Hendri Kurniawan SAPUTRA/Hendra WIJAYA SIN pair in a close one
Zhendong GUO/Zhongbo XIE - Mohd Fairuzizuan MOHD TAZARI/Woon Fui LIN MAS pair to edge it
Kien Keat KOO/Boon Heong TAN - Chong Ming CHAN/Thien How HOON The grudge match–Asian champs to win
Simon MOLLYHUS/Anders KRISTIANSEN - Tan Fook CHOONG/Wan Wah LEE The old guys roll on
Ji Man HWANG/Gun Woo CHO - Luluk HADIYANTO/Yulianto ALVEN Can the INA pair continue their Asian Games form?
Ye SHEN/Hanbin HE - Markis KIDO/Hendra SETIAWAN INA pair have something to prove
Teik Chai GAN/Mohd Zakry ABDUL LATIF - Sudket PRAPAKAMOL/Patapol NGERNSRISUK [I][COLOR="Blue"] MAS pair to win but Thais always tough
Michal LOGOSZ/Robert MATEUSIAK - Jens ERIKSEN/Martin LUNDGAARD HANSEN EVEN older guys roll on

Yeah the tickets are all sold out for the 1st round...LD vs TH shud be the main cause of it, as it is not often you had tickets sold-out on the opening day.
Also, cheaper 1st round tickets than to pay more if they play in the MSF, lucky fans darn!!! LOL!:rolleyes:

Can't deny the new drawing rule has big impact on the SuperSeries. Players may not like it but is good for this sport.

Also, cheaper 1st round tickets than to pay more if they play in the MSF, lucky fans darn!!! LOL!:rolleyes:

Yujia LI/Hendri Kurniawan SAPUTRA - Lena FRIER KRISTIANSEN/Jonas RASMUSSEN No one bets against our Jonas... no one
..if Ms. Frier Kristiansen is Jonas' new XD partner?? or just temporary?? what happened to Jonas reg. XD partner, Britta Andersen?? Is she injured??:confused:

..if Ms. Frier Kristiansen is Jonas' new XD partner?? or just temporary?? what happened to Jonas reg. XD partner, Britta Andersen?? Is she injured??:confused:
Here she is:
Britta ANDERSEN/Joachim FISCHER NIELSEN - Kennie ASUNCION/Kennevic ASUNCION Calling for a surprise here

The pick of the R32:

MS
Lin Dan vs Taufik Hidayat (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- undoubtedly the clash of the day and I agree with hcyong that Lin Dan will take this.

Kenneth Jonassen vs Kendrick Lee Yen Hui -- a new year and a new aim for both players? Kenneth should take this.

Peter Gade vs Eric Pang -- on paper, Peter will win, but, his condition is not good...so...the improving Netherlands player has a chance.

Boonsak Ponsana vs Ronald Susilo -- a tough tie for both players...Boonsak has the slight edge.

Sony Dwi Kuncoro vs Lee Tsuen Tseng -- Sony managed to beat 3 players yesterday...does he has the stamina to go a step further into R16?

Mohd Hafiz Hashim vs Chen Hong -- a parting gift from Chen Hong before he formally retires?

Ng Wei vs Kuan Beng Hong -- close match...with Ng having the slight edge.

Bjorn Joppien vs Lee Chong Wei -- tricky, but, manageable for the defending champion.

WS -- the withdrawal of the top 2 seeds make this a more interesting field
Li Li vs Kamilla Augustyn -- since I am in SG now...hopefully, Li Li can win :P

Kaori Mori vs Julia Wong -- hmm...can Julia provide the first upset?

Maria Kristin Yulianti vs Ella Karachkova -- I hope the Indon player can build on her good European form at the end of last year to reach QF here.

Judith Meulendijks vs Saina Nehwal -- come on Saina....

Wong Mew Choo vs Pi Hongyan (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- Pi has been struggling late last year and I hope Wong can win.

Wang Lin vs Xu Huaiwen -- I like Wang Lin...hehe..she's cute...but her performance is the worst among the Chinese youngsters :cool: Can she win today?

Yu Hirayama vs Yip Pui Yin -- after that unbelievable Asian Games achievement, "Hak Mui" should build on her success with a win.

Xing Aiying vs Lee Hyun Jin -- hmmm...a tough match for young Aiying...hopefully she can take it.

MD
Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun vs Mathias Boe/Joachim Fischer Nielsen -- should be a breeze for the World No 1. Currently, only Kido/Hendra and the Malaysian pairs have the chance of beating them.

Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya vs Kristoff Hopp/Ingo Kindervater -- a good match for the veteran to stretch their legs...again, should be a comfortable win for the veteran pair and they should meet Fu/Cai in the QF.

Rian Sukmawan/Eng Hian vs Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen -- tough luck for the Djarum pair. Paaske/Rasmussen should win.

Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi vs Roman Spitko/Michael Fuchs -- its good to see that AG/Joko have some fans here...(esp yannie :D ). Can this year be their year? They should pass their first test here.

Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo vs Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Lin Woon Fui (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- unlucky for both pairs...and they have beaten each other. Home crowds tilt the balance in favor of the Malaysians...slightly...

Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong vs Chan Chong Ming/Hoon Thien How -- ex pairs clashing against each other. The Asian Games champion should win...but...I wouldn't rule out a surprise win by Chan/Hoon.

Hwang Ji Man/Cho Gun Woo vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto -- a new combination for Korean...with Lee Yong Dae's usual partner in the junior event now starting to come up to the senior ranks. A tough match for Luluk/Alvent...

Shen Ye/He Hanbin vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan -- also a tough start for Kido/Hendra...but...they should progress.

Gan Teik Chai/Abdul Latif Mohd Zakry vs Sudket Prapakamol/Patapol Ngernsrisuk -- yet another interesting clash with the Malaysian pair holding the edge.

Michael Logosz/Robert Mateusiak vs Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen -- the Polish pair has created some upsets before. Can they upset the second seed today?

WD
Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nur Sugianti vs Suzanne Rayappan/Jenny Wallwork -- the Indonesian pair has a good finish last year, winning the Dutch Open. Quarter-final finishes this week and next week should be a good start for them.

Fong Chew Yen/See Phui Leng vs Lita Nurlita/Nathalia Poluakan -- shouldn't be a problem for Lita/Nathalia.

Gresya Polii/Vita Marissa vs Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui -- tough luck for the newly formed Gresya/Vita. But, if they can beat the Malaysian pair, they have a good chance of reaching semi-finals :cool:

Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota vs Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- should be an interesting clash...and the cute Japanese pair is on the rise again.

XD
At this moment, Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir, Lars Paaske/Mette Schjoldager, Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl and Koo Kien Keat/Wong Pei Tty have won their matches.

Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Li Yujia vs Jonas Rasmussen/Lena Frier-Kristensen -- a new partner for Jonas and it will be interesting to see how they fare against the experienced Singaporean pair.

Mohd Rizal/Gresya Polii vs Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg -- poor Gresya...another tough start for her. I hope for an upset...

Daniel Shirley/Joanna Quay Swee Ling vs Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms -- an interesting match...with the World Champion winning it...

Lee Yong Dae/Hwang Yu Mi vs Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- hmm...can Flandy/Vita beat the young Korean pair?

MD
Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun vs Mathias Boe/Joachim Fischer Nielsen -- should be a breeze for the World No 1. Currently, only Kido/Hendra and the Malaysian pairs have the chance of beating them.

Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya vs Kristoff Hopp/Ingo Kindervater -- a good match for the veteran to stretch their legs...again, should be a comfortable win for the veteran pair and they should meet Fu/Cai in the QF.

Michael Logosz/Robert Mateusiak vs Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen -- the Polish pair has created some upsets before. Can they upset the second seed today?

I will root for the Poles.

And Fu/Cai will be stopped by Tony/Chandra in QF.

Tough luck for top ranked MAS pairs, playing against each other ....

..if Ms. Frier Kristiansen is Jonas' new XD partner?? or just temporary?? what happened to Jonas reg. XD partner, Britta Andersen?? Is she injured??:confused:

I hope this continues... watching JR/Britta Anderson play is very irritating. All of JR is brilliance is nullified by trivial mistakes by BA.

I will root for the Poles.

And Fu/Cai will be stopped by Tony/Chandra in QF.

Tough luck for top ranked MAS pairs, playing against each other ....

Totally agree. Danes going downhill. May not even last till OG08. Poles getting better just less known and fancied.
However KKK/TBH likely to lose. Were stretched to rubber in last MDQ match. Not a good sign.

Totally agree. Danes going downhill. May not even last till OG08. Poles getting better just less known and fancied.
However KKK/TBH likely to lose. Were stretched to rubber in last MDQ match. Not a good sign.

I think it is hard to judge the players by their close games. For every match, the conditions are different --- so many factors involved, e.g. temperament (players taking it easy and not stretching themselves), the opposition putting in a fight, different style of play (and in this case, the KK/BH styles are known to the other Malaysian pair), etc.

As far as I am concerned, KK/BH, as a pair, will be feared in this tournament and they have done well so far. If they win the next match, I think opponents would be wary of them. Take note, no one wins a big tournament (in this case the Asian Games) and then wilt away so quickly. KK/BH's forte is in their youthfulness and power play combined with their attacking game strategy which was asked by Rexy. These are stilll there and will pulverise their opponents as the pair gets warmed up in the tournament.

My bet is they will win this tournament, carrying their good form forward in this Super Series. And they have every reason to because they want to go up the ranking, currently languishing in the ranking as a pair.

From the draw I see a few Russian players playing in this super series. Do they have Chinese coaches?

Maria Kristin comes back strongly in the second set, after losing the first one 19-21. She's leading 11-4 at the interval.

Home crowd sees Julia Wong advancing to R16 after she beat Kaori Mori in straight sets. The first upset in WS....

Maria Kristin takes the second set easily 21-6. Can she repeat her good showing?

Kaori MORI - Pei Xian Julia WONG Julia will have the crowd behind her but Mori too good
Maria Kristin YULIANTI - Ella KARACHKOVA INA girl should win

Well looks like a little surprise here ... Wong has actually won the match 21-19, 21-8 (!)
And Yulianti lost her first set, but is now having a good lead in the second one.
Yao won her first one quite tight 21-18.


And by the way - i think Lin will be sent home pretty fast, if Taufik shows some enthusiasm.

Julia really scored a big upset win...
WOW... lucky her....
I've seen her play b4 in AG and it horrible tat time...

And by the way - i think Lin will be sent home pretty fast, if Taufik shows some enthusiasm.

yes yes... true enough.. if TH reli wants something i think he will show his best..
unless of course TH's best is incomparable against LD haha:D :D :D ;) :p

Still tight at the moment...Maria edges ahead 16-14 in the crucial closing stages. Come on Maria....

TH will show us a totally different style of play...totally new!

Wait until 6 p.m. If the match were in Jakarta, I would absolutely take a day off:)

Nervous moments...19-19 in the rubber set...

Match point to Maria but levelled....at 20-20.

Ding dong battle going on...Ella had match point at 21-20....again levelled at 21-21.

Match point again to Maria...22-21. Eventually, Maria Kristin takes it 19-21, 21-6, 23-21!!! Phew...a good win for her...and she will face Petya Nedeltcheva in another winnable match tomorrow.

Wow Maria scrapes through by the skin of her teeth 23-21. As for my Julia (non) prediction, I thought she was in awful form. Looks like the home crowd picked her up... did they ever:eek:

Wow Maria scrapes through by the skin of her teeth 23-21. As for my Julia (non) prediction, I thought she was in awful form. Looks like the home crowd picked her up... did they ever:eek:

Maria was up against a higher ranked opponent (top 25). Her opponent will be the now ranked no 10 Petya Nedeltcheva.

Maria was up against a higher ranked opponent (top 25). Her opponent will be the now ranked no 10 Petya Nedeltcheva.

I think Petya is much improved and will beat Maria. To compound her disadvantage, Maria'll also be fatigued after today's grueling encounter.

TH will show us a totally different style of play...totally new!

Wait until 6 p.m. If the match were in Jakarta, I would absolutely take a day off:)
new??
how new??

Gade is leading Eric Pang 6-5

Hey PG is playing... :)

Hey PG is playing... :)
Yeah, but he's struggling. Guess that illness sure is having an effect on him (no disrespect to Eric Pang)

so has gade won yet??

yea.. he is struggling.... 22-20, 21-11 win over Eric Pang

Dicky Palyama took the first set against Chen Yu 22-20 and Chen leading 11-6 during game 2 interval

yea.. he is struggling.... 22-20, 21-11 win over Eric Pang
Looks like he found his form in the second game. If Eric was ever going to beat Peter, this was the day.

Interestingly, Ronald is leading Boonsak 11-6 in the decider

seems like it isn't goin to be Eric's day after all....

i am actually not so surprised if ronald wins against boonsak...
ronald has been showing improvement lately

yohoo julia wong beat kaori.i'm surprised especially at d 2nd game score.:)
way 2 go julia.she has a bright future ahead n she is still young.m'sia boleh.btw PG won.congrats 2 both

chen yu losing in game 2.. 12-5

ok.... ronald got it.. 15-21, 21-10, 21-19

Ooooh, Ronald nearly blew it against Boonsak. Up 20-15 in the 3rd, he eventually won 21-19. Lots of fingernail biting, I bet.

chen yu losing in game 2.. 12-5
Chen Yu making a furious charge, closing it to 15-17
Now 16-18
He's caught up to 18-18. Anyone's game
Now at 19-19
Dicky at match point 20-19....
but Chen Yu scores 20:20
Chen Yu ahead now 21-20...
and is victorious 22-20.

Poor Dicky, lost his chance for a huge upset

18-16 now... wads next???? is he goin to fall to dicky??? haha :)

WCH is blowing off John Moody... 14-5... earlier on was 11-2 before interval

20-20 Chen Yu v Dicky Palyama

owh... i felt sorry for dicky.. 22-20... wad he needed was only 1 point...

WCH is blowing off John Moody... 14-5... earlier on was 11-2 before interval
Ahem, this is a G-rated forum, hehe:p :o

what happen 2 WMC match?y they not showing anything d?puzzle

haha.... btw has WCH's match finish?
it was on the scoreboard and the next min it was gone....
???

he won 21-13, 21-12
phew
ehhe

WCH won the match 21-13 21-12

WHOA! Akao & Matsuda beat Gao Ling & Huang Sui 21-16 in the first game:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

just lucky i think.. GL/HS will "bounce" back haha

thx cheeyf and wynn000 for the info..
WCH is on fire now....
hope the fire continues burning haha

just lucky i think.. GL/HS will "bounce" back haha
Gao & Huang won 21-6 in the second game. Looks like the giant has woken up.

Ahem, this is a G-rated forum, hehe:p :o
ROFL,
More BF blooper....
'goin to fall to dicky'
'ronald nearly blew it against boonsak'

Gao & Huang won 21-6 in the second game. Looks like the giant has woken up.
the giants sleepy again in game 3 haha... wonder the giant fully wake up or not

Akao & Matsuda lead Gao Ling & Huang Sui 11-10 in the decider. Surely not the mother of all upsets....
Ooop, CHN now up 12-11
Now up 14-12
The class is showing, 18-13
And they polish off the JAP pair 21-14

Gao Ling Huang Sui got it....
nice try by the Japs..

ROFL,
More BF blooper....
'goin to fall to dicky'
'ronald nearly blew it against boonsak'

Tsk, tsk, we must watch our filthy mouths :p :p :p

owh....Ooi/Mooi lost... so sad...

Tsk, tsk, we must watch our filthy mouths :p :p :p
that wasn't so filthy haha.....

Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng up next

Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng are poor at net play
however, they are extremely strong at smashing

yup their smashes are extremely strong..
that is also their secret weapon...
to beat them, just find a way to counter their smashes...

Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng are poor at net play
however, they are extremely strong at smashing
They must be smashing their way to victory, up 19-13 with 9 smash winners

They must be smashing their way to victory, up 19-13 with 9 smash winners

the problem is there is not much energy for lasting long to keep smashing

the problem is there is not much energy for lasting long to keep smashing
You could be right; the Danes won the second game 21-12

TH will show us a totally different style of play...totally new!

Wait until 6 p.m. If the match were in Jakarta, I would absolutely take a day off:)

Don't worry Indra. If TH is playing on Fri, I will cheer him on your behalf! :)

Ooooh, Ronald nearly blew it against Boonsak. Up 20-15 in the 3rd, he eventually won 21-19. Lots of fingernail biting, I bet.

I'm so relieved that Ronald has won as his compatriot Kendrick Lee has lost to Kenneth Jonassen rather badly. Unfortunately Boonsak was Ronald's defeated opponent. Singapore remains in action, hopefully for a longer time. ;)

Also good to know that Peter Gade has recovered and overcame R1 opponent Eric Pang.

Worrying time for Gunawan/Riyadi. It was supposed to be a relatively easy match for them.

Tsk, tsk, we must watch our filthy mouths :p :p :p

Or our 'filthy' imagination. :D

Most results so far are predictable.

Results of the day so far are:
Julia Wong bt Kaori Mori (Julia in hot contention for Malaysia #1 spot)
Ronald Susilo bt Boonsak Ponsana

I'm so relieved that Ronald has won as his compatriot Kendrick Lee has lost to Kenneth Jonassen rather badly. Unfortunately Boonsak was Ronald's defeated opponent. Singapore remains in action, hopefully for a longer time. ;)

Also good to know that Peter Gade has recovered and overcame R1 opponent Eric Pang.
Unfortunately, Ronald meets Peter Gade in the next round. I like both players so it's hard to cheer against either. Can we expect to see Ronald pull another one out of his hat?

Or our 'filthy' imagination. :D

Hehehehe, blame Cooler for digging up so much dirt:p :p :p

Worrying time for Gunawan/Riyadi. It was supposed to be a relatively easy match for them.
Goodness! Gunawan/Riyadi are out. I didn't see this one coming.

Unfortunately, Ronald meets Peter Gade in the next round. I like both players so it's hard to cheer against either. Can we expect to see Ronald pull another one out of his hat?

This is the best chance for Ronald to pull off an upset. I get the feeling that Peter has not fully recovered yet.

Goodness! Gunawan/Riyadi are out. I didn't see this one coming.

i didnt see it either... what an upset.. they even reached final last month in denmark... and i thought they have the best chance into semi afterall:crying:

yup their smashes are extremely strong..
that is also their secret weapon...
to beat them, just find a way to counter their smashes...

not many ppl in this world can just find a way and counter their smashes:p

Quay/Shirley just took the first game from Emms/Robertson

Quay/Shirley just took the first game from Emms/Robertson
Now this is an interesting one. While I predicted Robertson/Emms to prevail, I had this disturbing feeling that Shirley/Quay could spoil their plans. They have been playing well of late that's for sure. Let's see if they can keep up the pace.

This is the best chance for Ronald to pull off an upset. I get the feeling that Peter has not fully recovered yet.

This is a very tight one!

With Ronald recovering almost 90% (?) from his Achilles tendon injury and Peter unfortunately just getting trapped in his migraine nightmare!

About a year ago, at the Aviva Open Singapore, Peter completely mastered Ronald. Now it remains to be seen whether Ronald could turn the tables. ;)

emms/robertson really not in good form lately.....WMC vs PHY.....close game for now....WMC leading 10-9

Most results so far are predictable.

Results of the day so far are:
Julia Wong bt Kaori Mori (Julia in hot contention for Malaysia #1 spot)
Ronald Susilo bt Boonsak Ponsana

Results of the day (beginning from the most sensational)
1. Spitko/Fuchs bt Gunawan/Riyadi
2. Julia Wong bt Kaori Mori
3. Ronald Susilo bt Boonsak Ponsana

Can you believe Saina smoked Judith 21-10 in the first game. Looks like Judith has woken up though, up 7-3 in the 2nd

goodness, how many games points does Wong MC need?

yeah WMC won the 1 set

goodness, how many games points does Wong MC need?

She's come out gunning in the 2nd game. Is there something wrong with Pi? Or is she being outhustled by WMC?

11-4 to wmc..great smash :D

Quay/Shirley just took the first game from Emms/Robertson

Woooo, keep it up, hope they pull off a win! :D.

WMC is steamrolling into round 2, 19-8 now
And it's over 21-10

11-4 to wmc..great smash :D

Are you watching it live..? in the stadium or on TV... what channel....pls tell me....:confused: ;)

live scoring :D ahaha..knew someone will ask..well im sorry

great WMC won......

Results of the day (beginning from the most sensational)
1. Spitko/Fuchs bt Gunawan/Riyadi
2. Wong Mew Choo bt Pi Hongyan
3. Julia Wong bt Kaori Mori
4. Ronald Susilo bt Boonsak Ponsana

Woooo, keep it up, hope they pull off a win! :D.
Unfortunately not, ENG pair in 3 games to justify their seeding

Wow...congrat to WMC for her first good sucess..Keep playing well..

Results of the day (beginning from the most sensational)
1. Spitko/Fuchs bt Gunawan/Riyadi
2. Wong Mew Choo bt Pi Hongyan
3. Julia Wong bt Kaori Mori
4. Ronald Susilo bt Boonsak Ponsana

could be a long list. still many matches to come

come on WANG LIN!!!

live scoring :D ahaha..knew someone will ask..well im sorry

Thats a good one !.....:D keep posting the latest results....:D Thx...

I wonder if there's a special Live Telecast for the Match Between LD and TH...at 6pm....

Based on my calculation, so far today, an average match (including time wasted between matches) takes about 40 mins.

For each court, avg 11 matches completed in 7 hours 30 mins.

Wang Lin takes 1st game 21-15 :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

What's going on with the results on tournamentsoftware.com? It seems from the results here and from the matches currently on the live scoring that the Robertson/Emms match, among others, has already finished but it the results still aren't up. I can even see the statistics but not the score! Strange. The livescore seems very up-to-date but the results for recent matches are just not there.

This is what I'm seeing simultaneously:

what time is the LD vs TH match [Jakarta time]?

Oh dear, looks like the roof caved in on Wang Lin :( :(

what time is the LD vs TH match [Jakarta time]?

it will start at about 6:30 pm.

how come gao ling isn't playing with zhang jun anymore?
Ting Ting seem to jumping from guys to guys.
First with zhengbo, then XXZ, and now with zhang jun.:p

oh! finally taufik vs taufik!

oh! finally taufik vs taufik!
You meant Lindan vs Taufik.
anyone can update the result pls

i didnt see it either... what an upset.. they even reached final last month in denmark... and i thought they have the best chance into semi afterall:crying:

CRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

joko and hendra were sitting separately after losing.. now they took a cab to hotel already..

rian back to hall.. also down after losing.. sitting alone now behind taufik hidayat..

how come gao ling isn't playing with zhang jun anymore?
Ting Ting seem to jumping from guys to guys.
First with zhengbo, then XXZ, and now with zhang jun.:p

maybe she's a man eater?

more likely though zhang jun is near retirement and so they have paired up for this year and zhengbo is gonnna play with gao ling now (cause shes the best wd or xd player).

Is anyone actually watching coverage of todays matches cause if anyone is i wanna know how!!!


:crying: :crying: :crying:

how come gao ling isn't playing with zhang jun anymore?
Ting Ting seem to jumping from guys to guys.
First with zhengbo, then XXZ, and now with zhang jun.:p

weiiiiiiiii ting ting is REALLY nice ok.. the sweetest girl from chinese team.. speak nicely about her ok :p :p :p

Is anyone actually watching coverage of todays matches cause if anyone is i wanna know how!!!


:crying: :crying: :crying:

go to this thread
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39927

Hey guys!!! LD vs. TH match has already begun. Hold your breaths.

nothing on GDSport, CCTV5 nor GSport:(

go to this thread
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39927

lol i meant like motion pictures. so i can watch lin dan kick taufik's ass. I guess ill have to refer to the numbers instead tho.

LD vs TH now 2-2..........

now 3-3
now 4-3
now 5-3
now 5-4
now 5-5 look like a tight 1st game, feeling each other out
now 7-5
now 7-6
now 8-6
now 8-7
now 8-8
now 11-10
now 14-12

CRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

joko and hendra were sitting separately after losing.. now they took a cab to hotel already..

rian back to hall.. also down after losing.. sitting alone now behind taufik hidayat..

Are you at the stadium? You must be ...

3-3 now........

Are you at the stadium? You must be ...

no i'm in denmark... :p

i got many updates from mei ying and chong wei feng since early morning here.. hehehehe..

cmon taufik.................

Must be something wrong with the live scoring stats. All points have been won in the "other" category. LD 8-7 TH
LD 10-9 TH now
Nip and tuck LD 11-10 TH

i'd loved taufik to win this one....but i dun think he can do it again this time around....

LD vs TH
omgomgomg my heart is beating really fast..

Come on Dan Dan show him who's boss

COME ON.......... flandy and vita!!! kor 16-14 ina

LD staying ahead 13-11
Now up 14-11, first 3 point lead
TH clawing back but LD keeps pushing 15-12
LD determined to maintain an arm's length lead 16-13
Stretching it to 17-13

i hate it when lin dan leads.. >_<

cum on taufik!! hiyAayaA

LD staying ahead 13-11
Now up 14-11, first 3 point lead
TH clawing back but LD keeps pushing 15-12

16-13 for LD, time to step up the pace & bury your nemesis
17-13 now
18-14

don't slack off like in AG

uh oh, 18-16, TH up his pace too

i love when lin dan leads esp agains taufik :D :D

Looks like LD is pulling away but TH not giving up yet 18-15
LD 19-16 TH

COME ON.......... flandy and vita!!! kor 16-14 ina

This score been there for more than 15 minutes.....sucks.....oops...finally it appeared that INA took first game...23 - 21.......:o

:D I love it so much when LD leads!!YEAH!!!HE WON HE WON!!!...THE 1ST GAME!!

WOW FLANDY AND VITA won first set!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 23-21

2nd set: 5-3

so good so good

LD, u gotta win the first game. Let TH panic on the 2nd game this time

19-16 for LD
20-17 woohoo

lin dan will win.....

i hate it when lin dan leads.. >_<

O.o quit badminton and come back after the beijing olympics..he'll stop leading ;)

20-18, TH edging closer

WOOHOO, LD win the first set 21-19

LD can opt for 2 or 3 sets now.

gayness. looks like taufik loves being the underdog :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::c rying:

LD take the first set 21-19...Lets see what taufik do in the second set..

cmon taufik one more point...to deuce

YEAH BABY

GO Lin Dan

If lin dan wins i dont care how i do in my A2s tomorrow. Go baby go.

Got lindan and taufik! Give a good fight? See you all saturday! What time semi starts? Can sms me at +Ok-XtremeNx:D
Appreciate it.
tks.

BCF overload!!! Refresh slowing down as LD takes the 1st 21-19. Hope someone is recording the match :)

INA XD pair 23-21, 10-6 over KOR pair

TH is in big trouble. I think he will loose this one.

LD determined to bury the ghosts of the Asian Games, up 3-2
Opening up a 5-2 lead now
LD 6-4 TH

XD INA 12-12 KOR
XD INA 12-14 KOR

2nd set
LD vs TH 4-2

If LD win in 2 sets, a sweet revenge for LD.

Just occured to me

Where's Indra??? :D :D :D lol

LD determined to bury the ghosts of the Asian Games, up 3-2
Opening up a 5-2 lead now
LD 6-4 TH

XD INA 12-12 KOR
XD INA 12-14 KOR
and Indra ghost too:D

Just occured to me

Where's Indra??? :D :D :D lol
Glued to a TV???

2nd set
LD vs TH 4-2

If LD win in 2 sets, a sweet revenge for LD.

Looks to be heading that way. Lin Dan took too big a lead in the first set. Taufik couldn't catch up this time :(. GL in second though!

and Indra ghost too:D

lmao Great minds think alike

TH has never lead. LD 7-7 TH
XD KOR 17-13 INA. Looks like a rubber here

Glued to a TV???

Wish he was cause then he could tell me which channel it was on

:D I love it so much when LD leads!!YEAH!!!HE WON HE WON!!!...THE 1ST GAME!!
Great, hope he will keep up the good play.....:D

9-8 for LD now

uh oh, 9-11 TH leading now

Wish he was cause then he could tell me which channel it was on
Was mentioned earlier it was on an INA TV station (I think)
LD 9-8 TH
XD KOR 18-16 INA catching up

now taufik lead 9-10

Finally TH takes a lead 11-9
XD KOR 20-17 INA
KOR wins 21-17 to force the rubber

Wish he was cause then he could tell me which channel it was on
i checked all the webcast, GSport, GDSport, starsport, cctv5... no luck either

NO 11 9 taufik

Get him dan dan

LIN DAN'S GONNA WIN!!!!:D

:confused: Where's Baderz_Jas??:p

i checked all the webcast, GSport, GDSport, starsport, cctv5... no luck either

Yeah same lol. I just thought indra might have his own private link to taufik matches which he would be willing to share

TH barely staying ahead 12-11
But extends it to 14-11, his biggest lead
Now 15-11

XD INA 2-0 KOR

:confused: Where's Baderz_Jas??:p

At school i think

hahahahahaha..
when taufik and lin dan came to hall around 2-3 hours ago.. the crowds were screaminggggggggg

a lot of people are outside the stadium, and can't come in, coz all tickets are sold out

uh oh, 11-14 for TH

i think LD maybe rushing for a quick win on the 2nd and may back fire

Go go Taufik, win in 3 for once :).

lin dan 11-15 taufik, 2nd set

LD vs. TH 11-15

Looks like TH want a rubber match.

day one and livescore is down
:crying:

What rubber match? only two in it now

LD fighting back; TH 16-15
But TH wants some rubber 17-15 now

XD KOR 4-7 INA

15-17 for TH now

hahahahahaha..
when taufik and lin dan came to hall around 2-3 hours ago.. the crowds were screaminggggggggg

a lot of people are outside the stadium, and can't come in, coz all tickets are sold out

Lol it will probably be a bigger crowd than the finals :p.

it works fine to me

chen jin 7-2 chan yan kit, 1st set..

lee tsuen seng vs sony dwi kuncuro

lin dan 15-16 taufik, 2nd set

Come on Lin Dan Last effort now!!!

3rd set: flandy/vita 7-4 lee/hwang

Yes He's LEVEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW, all tie up at 17-17

yike, 17-19 for TH now

2nd set.. lin dan 17-17 taufik
1st set.. chen jin 11-2 c.y.k.

CJ must be on form... he's demolishing his opponent.

LD determined to put TH in his place 17-17. Great match!!
But TH edges ahead 18-17
TH can smell the finish line 19-17

XD KOR 7-7 INA now

Noooo, 18-20 for TH

now 19-20

ALL LEVEL at 20-20

chen jin has no coach, cuz coach is at lin dan's court

TH at game point 20-18
CJ laying a severe beat down on Chan 16-3!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

LD claws one back; TH 20-19 now
LD equalizes at 20-20; what a match!

Come on baby 20 20

omg.....cmon taufik

20-20 now o cmon taufik

chen jin has no coach, cuz coach is at lin dan's court

Doesn't need one :D.

wow, long rally, still 20-20

21-20 for LD, come on, 1 more to bury the rodent

21-20 ld-taufik

one more point

CJ decimates Chan 21-5
LD at match point 21-20

Anyone here thinks our boy can beat sony?

what now?........

lin dan 21-20.......

Poor Chan Yan Kit..He was unlucky to meet CJ..CJ just let him take 5 points in the first set..

lin dan 21-21 taufik

But TH pulls it back to 21-21
LD says, not so fast: 22-21 now
And finally victory is LD's 23-21

Very nervous...21-21..

22-21 match poiiint 2

Here is the Livescore, so you don't need to post every point:

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/(X(1)S(zl1yu4453jrfr53cibna0er2))/sport/livescore.aspx?id=13163

omg.....i need an aspirin now

dan won 23-21......

Bad news for TH fans. He just lost.

LD won....23 - 21

Yes baby

OW i just banged my head against the wall :crying:

Still WHO DA MAN BABY

GO SUPERDAN

Commiserations to taufik fans

:DYEAH!!!!HE WON!!!!IN STRAIGHT GAMES!!!!:D

omg taufik lost....

lindan won sad.............

Finally,LD win over taufik in two straight set...

Here is the Livescore, so you don't need to post every point:

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/(X(1)S(zl1yu4453jrfr53cibna0er2))/sport/livescore.aspx?id=13163

someone said he/she got problem with livescore la

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

SWEET REVENGE, SENT TH HOME EARLY

LIN DAN WINS IN 2 SET 21-19 23-21

No!!! Now there will be 10 "Why TH lost" threads...

Grats LD, close match as always. Hard luck TH, ah well guess I'll be cheering on CJ or LCW to win now :).

Here is the Livescore, so you don't need to post every point:

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/(X(1)S(zl1yu4453jrfr53cibna0er2))/sport/livescore.aspx?id=13163

someone said he/she got problem with livescore la...............

but it was a great match.....congrats to lin dan

LD the man to beat...

So what's going on elsewhere...
XD INA now up 14-12 on KOR
CJ 21-5, 7-3 over Chan of HK
Lee Tsuen Seng up 8-5 on Sony...hmmm....

it further supports that TH is not good for annual event. He is best for event hold for at least more than 1 year.

i asked...
anyone here thinks our boy can beat sony?

my friend said..

taufik seems like he's so relaxed, maybe didn't play seriously..

Oh cool LCW is playing the guy who said he'd beat him in WC last year lol.

i asked...
anyone here thinks our boy can beat sony?
Well, he's up 9-7 nut he's a pretty inconsistent player (as is Sony actually). Could go down to the wire

should be 1 taufik don care bout the open game

Oh cool LCW is playing the guy who said he'd beat him in WC last year lol.
Yeah, I remember that. Prepare for some carnage.

Flandy and Vita have knocked out Lee Yong Dae and partner! 21-14 in the rubber

should be 1 taufik don care bout the open game
#2 TAUFIK didn't play seriously

#2 TAUFIK didn't play seriously
#3 Taufik played left handed

my friend said..

taufik seems like he's so relaxed, maybe didn't play seriously..You should know that he is only care for the big tournament like Asian game or Olympic game...So,is not strange that he not take is seriously..;)

i cannot open the the live scores??i dont know what the problem in my computer.can anyone help me.???the main thing opens but its empty no court or players names in it

looks like LTS has been playing better lately compared to those days when he played under BAM....must be less pressure at KLRC

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

SWEET REVENGE, SENT TH HOME EARLY....

LIN DAN WINS IN 2 SET 21-19 23-21
...WITH US$300!!:p CONGRATULATIONS LIN DAN!!!:D

No!!! Now there will be 10 "Why TH lost" threads...

hahahaha....i miss this thread !!. I will give one first reason=Maybe he just needs 300 USD this month.

You should know that he is only care for the big tournament like Asian game or Olympic game...So,is not strange that he not take is seriously..;)
But think about it. If he keeps this "not serious" play up, he'll be relegated to the qualifying rounds in the Super Series. I don't think he'll want that

my friend said..

taufik seems like he's so relaxed, maybe didn't play seriously..

or maybe thats what he wants u to think :D

Hafiz v Chen Hong next. Big natches coming thick and fast
LCW 6-3 Joppien
CJ 21-5, 21-9 Chan (HK)
LTS 15-11 Sony

hey....
hahahahahhaha

malaysian players are so faint!!!

wei feng said one of the women's doubles' player forgot to bring her tournament shirt!!!

yay! so happy for flandy and vita!!!