I was at the stadium today, so perhaps I am better equipped to make predictions today :), plus I can make some comments based on what I saw today.

MS

Peter Gade v Kenneth Jonassen
Peter never looked in trouble today. Kenneth was pretty steady, too, coming back from way behind in the first set to romp through. I still think Peter is tops in Denmark.

Chen Hong v Bao Chunlai
This is actually about 50-50. Chen Hong looks quite impressive today, whereas Bao was gifted by unforced errors from Lee CW. To sum it up, Chen's offensive looks strong and fast, while Bao's defense stood up to LCW's attacks, forcing LCW to go for the lines.

WS

Wong Mew Choo v Eriko Hirose
Even though I would like Wong to win, somehow I tend to pick her opponents.
Good spirited play by Wong against Xu and in the end, she just pipped it. It was pure grit all the way. Rally away. In the end, after countless long rallies, Xu lost to Wong's superior fitness. Eriko could not find her rythm in the first game, but once she did, she never looked in trouble against Yippy. Excellent footwork from the dimunitive player. Wong's main weaponry is superb fitness and retrieval. Pi and Xu may be too unfit to counter against that but I think Eriko can play that kind of game.

Zhu Lin v Yao Jie
Zhu was so dominant against Hwang Hye Youn today that I hardly noticed her match. It just went past quickly. Also barely watched Yao's match against Petya. From the few glances I saw, Zhu looks in control. Yao had a tough match today.

MD

Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya v Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae
The Koreans looked a bit out of sorts against Clark/Blair. The English were causing multitudes of problems for the Koreans. I can see why they can get into the WC final. But Jung/Lee just had enough quality to pull through. Tony/Candra looked in total control as usual. At the moment, they are firm favourites for the title. Enough said.

Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong v Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan
Kido/Setiawan had an excellent, tension-filled match today against Erikssen/Lundgaard, winning the rubber game by 30-28. It got quite a reaction from the crowd, about half supporting the Danes, and half the Indons. Koo/Tan was mostly in control of their match against the Malaysian-killers Sakamoto/Ikeda. The Japanese gave quite a good account of themselves (at least I now know why they could have won against Malaysian pairs), but Koo/Tan were just too cool. For the sake of at least some Malaysian participation in the final day, I go for a Koo/Tan win, although I feel this is close to 50-50.

what time semi final will be started?

WD

Gao Ling/Huang Sui v Hwang Yu Mi/Kim Min Jung
These two pairs are of different class.

Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota v Gresya Polii/Vita Marissa
Did not really notice the Indons' defeat of the Singaporeans Jiang/Li, but from the performance shown by Kumiko/Reiko today, one feels that nobody save Gao/Huang can beat them. The Japanese defeat of the formerly invincible Yang/Zhang was one of the highlights of the day, so much so that even the LCW/BCL match was largely ignored while the WD match was playing out its exciting conclusion. For some reason, the crowd was totally behind the Japanese right from the start, and I think they felt the vibe. The Chinese were in offensive mood but somehow, the Japanese managed to return just about everything. The Japanese were given fewer chances to attack, but those few chances were taken very well. In the end, the deciding factor was the Japanese's defense. When the final point was won, the stadium erupted (oblivious of LCW trailing badly in the first game). Reiko/Kumiko, overwhelmed by the occasion, acknowleged the crowd a number of times and given standing ovation. Even Wong MC and KKK/TBH were not rewarded with such superstar treatment.

Wanna see Kido/Hendra win, but, MAS pair is still too strong & consistent. I watched them at Asian Games, wow, they're so solid! Anyway, Tony/Chandra is still my fave. Yeah, fortunately, for the next few month, Tony will play as Indonesian again.

According to the schedule, the semifinals start at 1 pm.

XD

Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir v Zheng Bo/Gao Ling
This is a hard one to predict, since the Chinese pairing is new and not proven yet. But I feel that Zheng Bo is a better partner for Gao and therefore, be able to upset the proceedings.

Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms v Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Britta Andersen
Nathan sports a close-cropped head (as is Gade, now that I recall). Emms is as usual in her excellent form. Meanwhile, the Danes did not really defeat Zhang Jun/Zhao TT. It was more like Zhang Jun defeating Zhang Jun/Zhao TT. Even time he made a silly error, he would look at the lights as if blaming it for all his troubles. Zhao TT just looked at him. I am glad they took him away from Gao Ling; he would have pulled her down with him (but poor Zhao TT). The Danes played well, too, but I think the English have too much class and pedigree.

WD

Gao Ling/Huang Sui v Hwang Yu Mi/Kim Min Jung
These two pairs are of different class.

Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota v Gresya Polii/Vita Marissa
Did not really notice the Indons' defeat of the Singaporeans Jiang/Li, but from the performance shown by Kumiko/Reiko today, one feels that nobody save Gao/Huang can beat them. The Japanese defeat of the formerly invincible Yang/Zhang was one of the highlights of the day, so much so that even the LCW/BCL match was largely ignored while the WD match was playing out its exciting conclusion. For some reason, the crowd was totally behind the Japanese right from the start, and I think they felt the vibe. The Chinese were in offensive mood but somehow, the Japanese managed to return just about everything. The Japanese were given fewer chances to attack, but those few chances were taken very well. In the end, the deciding factor was the Japanese's defense. When the final point was won, the stadium erupted (oblivious of LCW trailing badly in the first game). Reiko/Kumiko, overwhelmed by the occasion, acknowleged the crowd a number of times and given standing ovation. Even Wong MC and KKK/TBH were not rewarded with such superstar treatment.

Been told that result of INA WD and Korean is not certain yet....too bad that the results had not been updated...

Unbelievably,

the 3 ko's (Kumiko, Reiko, Eriko) are still in the tournament; well worth multiple times the price for the entrance

LCW is out while his girlfriend in still in

Semi-finalists for WS represent different countries
Semi-finalists for WD represent different countries
Semi-finalists for XD represent different countries
4 countries are represented by the semi-finalists of MD (including USA)

Peter Gade went from being zero to numero uno; doubtful that he could even step onto the court, let alone pull off a win against Eric Pang, he is now (in my books) the favourite for the title

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MO Semi final line up

is that confirmed for WD?

hcyong said he was at the stadium, so i think it's confirmed that the korean WD won..

Excellent summary and insight by Hcyong. By being at the stadium watching proceedings, it's makes for more realistic and objective predictions. I'd say he's a little infatuated by the 3 cute Jap girls, hehehehe:p :p

Looking forward to a post semi-final report

Excellent summary and insight by Hcyong. By being at the stadium watching proceedings, it's makes for more realistic and objective predictions. I'd say he's a little infatuated by the 3 cute Jap girls, hehehehe:p :p

Looking forward to a post semi-final report

Well, since all 4 courts were playing at the same time, can't give full attention to any one match. Especially when Eriko was playing, I almost ignored the other courts.

I was trying to figure out how she could cover the court given her short stature, but I guess she is just fast. I also noticed one other thing. She tends to do a little jump just before her opponent hits the shuttle. Even if she was at the center of her court, with ample time (relatively speaking) to receive the shuttle, she will jump on the spot at the moment just before her opponent connects with the shuttle. With all her running and jumping, she seems to be bouncing and floating around the court.

Well, since all 4 courts were playing at the same time, can't give full attention to any one match. Especially when Eriko was playing, I almost ignored the other courts.

I was trying to figure out how she could cover the court given her short stature, but I guess she is just fast. I also noticed one other thing. She tends to do a little jump just before her opponent hits the shuttle. Even if she was at the center of her court, with ample time (relatively speaking) to receive the shuttle, she will jump on the spot at the moment just before her opponent connects with the shuttle. With all her running and jumping, she seems to be bouncing and floating around the court.

Ahem, I can see why you were distracted by Eriko:p :p . I think that little jump you described is some sort of trigger mechanism. If you look at golfers, they display similar tendencies (not jumping before they hit the ball of course). It's so that they have consistent rhythm with their golf swings. So in eriko's case, it may be a way to get into her comfort zone and approach every point in the same manner.

If any of this doesn't make sense, just ignore it :D

I have to admire a player like Peter Gade for getting on court and then blowing players like Susilo and Chen Yu away that easily, specialy after he has been serious ill and went to a hospital. At the same time I think we have witnessed a more mature BCL who with time will only be better and better. He is a serious contender for the title.

the remaining 2 MS players have been in the top 8 a long time but as someone already mentioned CH and KJ are very underrated and people never expect anything from them, still CH problary has the best jump smash at the moment and KJ the best defense and their consistency in tournaments says everything imo. Maybe not a typical world number one but still a legend for playing like they do.

Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota v Gresya Polii/Vita Marissa
Did not really notice the Indons' defeat of the Singaporeans Jiang/Li, but from the performance shown by Kumiko/Reiko today, one feels that nobody save Gao/Huang can beat them. The Japanese defeat of the formerly invincible Yang/Zhang was one of the highlights of the day, so much so that even the LCW/BCL match was largely ignored while the WD match was playing out its exciting conclusion. For some reason, the crowd was totally behind the Japanese right from the start, and I think they felt the vibe. The Chinese were in offensive mood but somehow, the Japanese managed to return just about everything. The Japanese were given fewer chances to attack, but those few chances were taken very well. In the end, the deciding factor was the Japanese's defense. When the final point was won, the stadium erupted (oblivious of LCW trailing badly in the first game). Reiko/Kumiko, overwhelmed by the occasion, acknowleged the crowd a number of times and given standing ovation. Even Wong MC and KKK/TBH were not rewarded with such superstar treatment.

Nice report, and my heart is pumping! :p Guess my eyes won over my heart this time. :D Way to go, Reiko and Kumiko! :)

You could say the 3 "ko's" KO'ed their opponents:D

Well, since all 4 courts were playing at the same time, can't give full attention to any one match. Especially when Eriko was playing, I almost ignored the other courts.

I was trying to figure out how she could cover the court given her short stature, but I guess she is just fast. I also noticed one other thing. She tends to do a little jump just before her opponent hits the shuttle. Even if she was at the center of her court, with ample time (relatively speaking) to receive the shuttle, she will jump on the spot at the moment just before her opponent connects with the shuttle. With all her running and jumping, she seems to be bouncing and floating around the court.
..hcyong, appreciate for providing some "fan-perspective" insights/reviews for us...:cool:
Re Eriko's "tends to do a little jump just before her opponent hits the shuttle", i think Eriko must've read her opponent quite well. Anticipating with readiness and full concentration on her opponent's next shot...;)
For the Kido/Setiawan vs. KKK/TBH match, i think one advantage the MAS pair will have is "fresher" bodies in comparison to their INA counterpart. And that Tony/Candra pair is running thru their opponents as if this is just another stroll in the park..:p :D ;):cool:

the remaining 2 MS players have been in the top 8 a long time but as someone already mentioned CH and KJ are very underrated and people never expect anything from them, still CH problary has the best jump smash at the moment and KJ the best defense and their consistency in tournaments says everything imo. Maybe not a typical world number one but still a legend for playing like they do.

Well said, and especially true to CH! Who is at a nothing to lose mode now.
It is quite sad seeing him beating many of his Chinese counterparts in the recently but didn’t get selected to play in the Asia Game and knowing that he has a very slim chance to play at Beijing 08.

As for KJ, he might reach the final if it is BCL or CH, but PG is just too familiar with his game.

Good luck to all 4 of the players that I like.

Well said, and especially true to CH! Who is at a nothing to lose mode now.
It is quite sad seeing him beating many of his Chinese counterparts in the recently but didn’t get selected to play in the Asia Game and knowing that he has a very slim chance to play at Beijing 08.

As for KJ, he might reach the final if it is BCL or CH, but PG is just too familiar with his game.

Good luck to all 4 of the players that I like.
Well, i always regard Chen Hong as a player with high skills and don't understand why he isn't that popular or doesn't gain much respect from the others.He can beat his teammates including Lin Dan.

By the way, Tony Gunawan praised Bin Shen/Soon Hock after the match and said that they are getting nearer to the level of high standard MD. Tony is still so humble even though he won.:)

My calls (as always, winners in bold)

MS
Peter Gade v Kenneth Jonassen
Peter has always had a psychological edge. Ill or not, he will take out Kenneth in 2 games.
Chen Hong v Bao Chunlai
Interesting one. Will there be team orders? I would favour CH as he's playing pretty loosely and, through no fault of his, is always underrated

WS
Wong Mew Choo v Eriko Hirose
While Eriko if a better player, I just can't see WMC throwing away this golden opportunity in front of the rabid home fans. As always, WMC will grind out every point. We shall see how Eriko stands up to it.
Zhu Lin v Yao Jie
The Chinese girl will win convincingly..., I meant the one playing for China :p :p

MD
Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya v Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae
The question is how long can the Koreans keep Tony/Candra on the court.
Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong v Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan
Many factors working against Markis/Hendra, not least the draining epic encounter with the old Danish guys yesterday. Throw in a boisterous partisan crowd and a MAS pair brimming with confidence and you get a home win.

WD
Gao Ling/Huang Sui v Hwang Yu Mi/Kim Min Jung
Probably the least competitive match of the day. The Chinese will devour the Koreans.
Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota v Gresya Polii/Vita Marissa
It seems like the 2 cute JAP girls are destined for the final.

XD
Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir v Zheng Bo/Gao Ling
I think Nova/Butet like that winning feeling again. It'll be close but I have a sneaky feeling the CHN pair might nick it this time.

Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms v Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Britta Andersen
Always liked the ENG pair and I think they are ready for prime time again.

Peter Gade will win over Kenneth... simply because Peter Gade is the better player of the two as proven many times before.:cool:

Chen Hong is just unstoppable at this time, and as good as Bao is at the moment, I still bet my money on Chen Hong winning the semi-finals.

then Peter Gade vs Chen Hong... and as much as I like to see Gade win the first tournament of this year; Chen Hong just seems to be on a big time winning streak, and probably will earn his head-trick with this MO. (China open 06, Denmark open 06, then Malaysia open 07):p... I still have faith in Gade though!!! Gade 1:1 Chen Hong in 2006 head to head. (Japan open for Gade, World Championship for CH)

Well, i always regard Chen Hong as a player with high skills and don't understand why he isn't that popular or doesn't gain much respect from the others.He can beat his teammates including Lin Dan.

Chen Hong always has my respect!!!:D He already won 2 consecutive tournaments he entered recently(China Open 06, Denmark Open 06), what else can you ask for from a 28 year old man???:p At the same time, he beat all the top players from LD, PG, TH, CJ, CY and a lot of others in 2006!!!:cool:

By the way, Tony Gunawan praised Bin Shen/Soon Hock after the match and said that they are getting nearer to the level of high standard MD. Tony is still so humble even though he won.:)

You are talking about the great one in badminton, you know! And for the benefits of the sport, it is always good to encourage the young generation to improve the quality of competition.:p

Chen Hong always has my respect!!!:D

Agree, love the way CH plays. Smash city! :D

Chen Hong always has my respect!!!:D He already won 2 consecutive tournaments he entered recently(China Open 06, Denmark Open 06), what else can you ask for from a 28 year old man???:p At the same time, he beat all the top players from LD, PG, TH, CJ, CY and a lot of others in 2006!!!:cool:



You are talking about the great one in badminton, you know! And for the benefits of the sport, it is always good to encourage the young generation to improve the quality of competition.:p

Yeah, great player with great personalities!!!

MS

Peter Gade v Kenneth Jonassen
Peter never looked in trouble today. Kenneth was pretty steady, too, coming back from way behind in the first set to romp through. I still think Peter is tops in Denmark.

Chen Hong v Bao Chunlai
This is actually about 50-50. Chen Hong looks quite impressive today, whereas Bao was gifted by unforced errors from Lee CW. To sum it up, Chen's offensive looks strong and fast, while Bao's defense stood up to LCW's attacks, forcing LCW to go for the lines.

Wong Mew Choo v Eriko Hirose
i think that wong mew choo will most probably win!!cause wong mew choo is a great player !!she can beat world number 4 is already a great achivement for her!!!so eriko also improve!but still the bext is wong mew choo!!!

Zhu Lin v Yao Jie
Zhu was so dominant against Hwang Hye Youn today that I hardly noticed her match. It just went past quickly. Also barely watched Yao's match against Petya. , Yao had a tough match today.


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Gao Ling/Huang Sui v Hwang Yu Mi/Kim Min Jung
These two pairs are of different class.

Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota v Gresya Polii/Vita Marissa
Did not really notice the Indons' defeat of the Singaporeans Jiang/Li, but from the performance shown by Kumiko/Reiko today, one feels that nobody save Gao/Huang can beat them. The Japanese defeat of the formerly invincible Yang/Zhang was one of the highlights of the day, so much so that even the LCW/BCL match was largely ignored while the WD match was playing out its exciting conclusion. For some reason, the crowd was totally behind the Japanese right from the start, and I think they felt the vibe. The Chinese were in offensive mood but somehow, the Japanese managed to return just about everything. The Japanese were given fewer chances to attack, but those few chances were taken very well. In the end, the deciding factor was the Japanese's defense. When the final point was won, the stadium erupted (oblivious of LCW trailing badly in the first game). Reiko/Kumiko, overwhelmed by the occasion, acknowleged the crowd a number of times and given standing ovation. Even Wong MC and KKK/TBH were not rewarded with such superstar treatment.



MD

Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya v Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae
The Koreans looked a bit out of sorts against Clark/Blair. The English were causing multitudes of problems for the Koreans. I can see why they can get into the WC final. But Jung/Lee just had enough quality to pull through. Tony/Candra looked in total control as usual. At the moment, they are firm favourites for the title. Enough said.

Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong v Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan
Kido/Setiawan had an excellent, tension-filled match today against Erikssen/Lundgaard, winning the rubber game by 30-28. It got quite a reaction from the crowd, about half supporting the Danes, and half the Indons. Koo/Tan was mostly in control of their match against the Malaysian-killers Sakamoto/Ikeda. The Japanese gave quite a good account of themselves (at least I now know why they could have won against Malaysian pairs), but Koo/Tan were just too cool. For the sake of at least some Malaysian participation in the final day, I go for a Koo/Tan win, although I feel this is close to 50-50.



Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir v Zheng Bo/Gao Ling
This is a hard one to predict, since the Chinese pairing is new and not proven yet.

Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms v Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Britta Andersen
Nathan sports a close-cropped head (as is Gade, now that I recall). Emms is as usual in her excellent form. Meanwhile, the Danes did not really defeat Zhang Jun/Zhao TT. It was more like Zhang Jun defeating Zhang Jun/Zhao TT. Even time he made a silly error, he would look at the lights as if blaming it for all his troubles. Zhao TT just looked at him. I am glad they took him away from Gao Ling; he would have pulled her down with him (but poor Zhao TT). The Danes played well, too, but I think the English have too much class and pedigree.

I am sure that Kido/setiawan had learned something since last defeat..I do not see if Malay pair can beat them easily...eventhough they had along match and this INA pair has a lot of power and stamina....will be a great match regardless who wins...I am still cheering for INA pair...

Malaysia Live at tv2 1:30 pm ?

what time is it now in Malaysia??

12:57pm malaysia

20 mins more b4 live....thank god there'll be no news and commercial breaks.....it's not RTM1 showing today it's RTM2......well....let's just wish that it's not RTM 1 broadcasting tomoro.....

Peter Gade will win over Kenneth... simply because Peter Gade is the better player of the two as proven many times before.:cool:

Chen Hong is just unstoppable at this time, and as good as Bao is at the moment, I still bet my money on Chen Hong winning the semi-finals.

then Peter Gade vs Chen Hong... and as much as I like to see Gade win the first tournament of this year; Chen Hong just seems to be on a big time winning streak, and probably will earn his head-trick with this MO. (China open 06, Denmark open 06, then Malaysia open 07):p... I still have faith in Gade though!!! Gade 1:1 Chen Hong in 2006 head to head. (Japan open for Gade, World Championship for CH)

Among compatriots, there is a clear No. 1 because they train so often and know the compatriots' weaknesses by heart.(That's why KKK/TBH fear their compatriots more than outsiders.)
For CHN MS, he's CH. For DEN, PG; MAS, LCW; INA, TH; KOR, LHI...
The good thing is CH has shown he still has it in him to win but the opportunities would be few so he knows he has to take MO and his determination is 200% when he wants it.
I don't think there' ll be any match orders for CH anymore because LYB needs CH more than CH needs LYB.

Gud day everyone!!! :)

For those of you who are unaware, the semifinals has already started. GL & ZB have already won their first set 21 - 8 against LN & NW. On the other side, the English pair GE & NR finished the 1st game 21 - 17 against the Danish team BA & JFN.

Can anyone watching it live through web streaming please give live commentary? Thank you.

I have problem with RTM2 over here.

I can't believe the score line between CHN pair and INA XD pair. Seems like GL/ZB is very promising. Sorry to Nova/Butet.

GL/ZB won 21:8, 21:9. The Indo pair basically gave up at the end. Nova's defence was like sh*t. :cool:

Gud day everyone!!! :)

For those of you who are unaware, the semifinals has already started. GL & ZB have already won their first set 21 - 8 against LN & NW. On the other side, the English pair GE & NR finished the 1st game 21 - 17 against the Danish team BA & JFN.

Hello everyone...
I think WMC will bt Eriko Hirose..
She's great.. 6-6 now

WMC leading at 1st set interval.
11-10

ZL and Yao game going to start soon.

Hirose improved a lot. i wonder if she can maintain this pace for the rest of the match.

what is the next match??when is KKK/TBH Vs Kido/Setiawan??

WMC sealed the 1st set 21-18

On the other hand, Zhu Lin is powering away in the 1st set against Yao.

WMC leading at 1st set interval.
11-10

ZL and Yao game going to start soon.

WMC take the 1st game ...21-18

WMC has good angles.....same goes for eriko....close game...hope WMC can pull through

3 mistakes and Hirose lost the first game. 21-18

what is the next match??

If WMC vs. EH match was finished first then the next match will be between KJ vs. PG. If not then it will be CH vs. BCL.

By the way, WMC won the 1st set 21-18.

when is KKK/TBH Vs Kido/Setiawan??

It says in the tournament software that the match will start at 5pm Malaysia Time.

WMC leading 11-6... 11-7 now.

WMC 15, Eriko 8

a very animated Li Mao.

Hirose isn't able to move WMC around as she did in the 2nd game. WMC is just consistently returnning. the match will be WMC's at this pace.

Wow....ZHU LIN is so dominant.

WMC having a good lead on 2nd set. Should be alright cruising in to her 1st SS final.

a very animated Li Mao.

Hirose isn't able to move WMC around as she did in the 2nd game. WMC is just consistently returnning. the match will be WMC's at this pace.

Tell us more how animated Li Mao is.
Can't watch the live streaming. :crying:

extraordinary play by WMC

come on, WMC, seal it

wait a min... i just checked the tournamentsoftware website, and it says Bao Chunlai advances, walkover??

Tell us more how animated Li Mao is.
Can't watch the live streaming. :crying:



Can't fly to KL either:crying:, WMC go go go

Hirose is trying to mount a comeback. but probably a bit too late. 19-16. she was down 19-12 or something like that.

walkover? I thought CH wants to prove his value?

kwun, WMC plays differently today, powerful n confident play

she found her problem. she wasn't pushing the shuttle to all corners, and move WMC around. but WMC is at 20 now.

yeah, go check the brackets... I think my eyes are playing tricks on me :(

WMC did it!!!!
21-18, 21-19

a great achievement from WMC...really hope that she will give a good fight to ZL. She will be the underdog:D

COngratulatios to Mew Choo!! Way to go girl! First Malaysian WS player to reach the finals?? Hope she can play her best in the finals tomoro :)

walkover? I thought CH wants to prove his value?

Oh no... China fix their match again.. I want PG vs CH final... down with LYB :mad:

PG vs. KJ next...

Very dissapointed with the WS ending... Eriko played very well to catch up, then final smash loose net out of court :(

Oh no... China fix their match again.. I want PG vs CH final... down with LYB :mad:

wait a minute, anybody can confirm this? If it is true, BCL will be in the final without dropping a single sweat...:mad:

Very dissapointed with the WS ending... Eriko played very well to catch up, then final smash loose net out of court :(

I think both players played well today, only that WMC play very well thru out the whole match, that's why she deserves our applause...Eriko played well near end of the match...but, hat off to both:o

COngratulatios to Mew Choo!! Way to go girl! First Malaysian WS player to reach the finals?? Hope she can play her best in the finals tomoro :)

not sure mew choo is the first ever Malaysian WS player to reach MO final, but for sure she is the first one for these few decades:D

wait a minute, anybody can confirm this? If it is true, BCL will be in the final without dropping a single sweat...:mad:

It says walkover in tournamentsoftware (+ other court playing WD instead of MS2).. I base my 'fixing' allegation on absolutely nothing...

On the otherhand Den-Den single is pretty hardcore.... KJ has that 'Im gonna ******* really bad' look on his face.

on the other court, WD. Gao/Huang is tied with Hwang/Kim at 16-16

YAY!! Congratz to WMC :D so happy for her
I like Eriko's sweet face ;)
Exciting match..

WMC played really well today .. i didnt know she is good at cross court smash too ... just like LCW .... i was in the stadium last nite .. she played not as good as today as she smashed more and took control almost the whole game except for the last few points for 2nd game.... WMC GOGOGO ! grab the TITLE ! she is not the 1st to enter final ...

PG vs KJ @ TV2 Malaysia... wow... PG really play good... fast... faster than before...

PG vs KJ @ TV2 Malaysia... wow... PG really play good... fast... faster than before...

I think his new aerodynamic head helps... On other fashion statements KJ has 'lost' the weird trouser-shorts he was wearing at Cop. Masters.

second set: KJ 12-9

[quote=pramilainc]It says walkover in tournamentsoftware (+ other court playing WD instead of MS2).. I base my 'fixing' allegation on absolutely nothing...

I think you are right, BCL 'enjoy' walkover...based on Gade not fully recovering physical, he might not be able to challenge BCL in the final (from past experience, Gade always outclass Kenneth, so he will be in the final tomorrow)...hmmm:rolleyes:

BCL will be the new MO champion

second set: KJ 13-10

how come another walkovewr for Chandra/Tony?

second set: KJ 18-14

Whoa, KJ just took the 2nd game 21-16

KJ won the 2nd set... 21-16

This is ridiculous. To have 2 walkovers in the SF!!??!! :mad: :mad:

Gao Ling /Huang Sui just wrapped it up.

3rd set... PG jump smash! 1 - 0

Also congrats to WMC for reaching her first final. She'll have an uphill task against Zhu Lin.

This is ridiculous. To have 2 walkovers in the SF!!??!! :mad: :mad:

yes, and the audience paid for it....

both players raise the tempo! PG still leading 7-4...

Most probably the player injured.

What happen to Jung & Lee.... Unlink CH they are immune from LiYongBoitis..

live score freezeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

PG smash and smash... 11 - 6

live score freezes...

PG nv stop smashing.. but KJ nv give up.. attack back! KJ 8 - 13

very fast game.... KJ chasing... 10-13

3 easy points for PG... but beautiful dropshot from KJ... 16-11

who is playing now on next court?

PG getting closer... 17-11

PG closer and closer.. 19-11

Peter gades won!!!

PG in the final... 21-11

final score for PG: 21-15, 16-21, 21-11

What happen to Jung & Lee.... Unlink CH they are immune from LiYongBoitis..
Haha..congrats to YongBo.He invented a new disease.Whoever that got infected with this disease will follow his words no matter what!!!
Pity the China team players..Sigh....

who is playing now? score..pls

Haha..congrats to YongBo.He invented a new disease.Whoever that got infected with this disease will follow his words no matter what!!!
Pity the China team players..Sigh....
Is winning everything? what about respect to the sport and the fans?

I just want to see a honest game. I just want to see my hero plays.

Is that too much to ask for? Thanks a lot LYB.

(If he really did order a walkover)

Haha..congrats to YongBo.He invented a new disease.Whoever that got infected with this disease will follow his words no matter what!!!
Pity the China team players..Sigh....

Was I wrong in thinking CH can defy match orders....I heard he's planning to retire since he's getting married. Might be a good idea to do so when he is champion material but have to play support role.
On the other hand , walkover may not be an advantage to BCL esp. when PG's match was not gruelling.

livescore is back..INA WD vs Japan

Also CH would have a had a better chance against PG than BCL... atleast according to last time these 2 played against Gade

I hope Badminton International does something about it...this is worst..Chinese Team had shown no respect to spectators..is that true that BCL had a walkover??this is so ridiculous...

I remembered what XXF said about Taufick..this is for you XXF..shame on your chinese team..especialy LYB...I have no respect to LYB.....poor CH...I hope CH moves to other countries

shiota/ogura leads 11-10.

Polii is quite a tricky player. Vita is not very consistent.

hope INA WD can take first set...16-15 for INA

japan WD leads 20-18

Polii is the more dangerous player of the INA pair. JPN girls are doing well to feed a lot to her and moving her around while defending quite successfully.

JPN leads 20-19..come on INA..make it 20-20

yes...20-20 now

Poliie is talented players..she plays well with any INA girls...

oops..Japan takes 1st set

I hope Badminton International does something about it...this is worst..Chinese Team had shown no respect to spectators..is that true that BCL had a walkover??this is so ridiculous...

I remembered what XXF said about Taufick..this is for you XXF..shame on your chinese team..especialy LYB...I have no respect to LYB.....poor CH...I hope CH moves to other countries

come on guys, the reason is not clear yet, let's not be so subjective.

If the result is fixed then I think CH would be ordered to give CJ to advance yesterday. There have had many all-chinese matches in the past year but how many walkover occured? Let's wait until what the official say before we get too upset.

Hope CH is doing ok, same thing goes to the Korean team.

Something to ask you all.If I am not mistaken whenever there is a match between CH and his compatriot, he will always be the victim to conceed walkover.Why hah????

so nice to watch JPN girls play. they all work so hard. the INA pair is relatively much more laid back.

Shiota/Ogura improved on their consistency in the past year. their defense is also smooth and not as clumsy as before.

Poliie is talented players..she plays well with any INA girls...

Vita is weak. if INA wants any breakthrough in WD, they need to pair Polii with Lilyana Natsir...

I would question the logic of forcing CH to give a walkover to BCL, especially since CH has been doing much better than Bao recently.

Let us look at 2006 China Open, where CH beat Bao in the final in straight sets. Then the head to head stats against Gade from last year, CH 1:1 Gade, and Bao lost to Gade without a single win... why would LYB have more faith in Bao than CH if he DID order the walkover???:confused:

The bright side is that Peter Gade now has a much better chance of winning the 1st tournament of this year if Bao is the winner of the other semi-final... Gade for the win!!!:cool:

INA takes 2nd game 21-17

Vita is weak. if INA wants any breakthrough in WD, they need to pair Polii with Lilyana Natsir...

I had seen Vita play before....this is new partnership...I disagree with you...if they reach SF...it means they are good....it takes time to form partnership....

I hope INA WD can take 3rd set...whoever wins will play tough match tomorrow against Gao/Huang....

come on INA..leading 7-3 now

I have to sya that INA WD improves so much compare to last year....

Yes...9-3 for INA

11-3 for INA...japanese girls must be tired...

NO..NO..Japanese is catching up now...6-11..ome on INA!

come on INA..14-9

the momentum is with INA. JPN girls went back to their old inconsistent and predictable style while the INA girls are playing smarter and more deceptive than their opponents.

INA still elads 15-11.....Japanese will not give up for sure

the momentum is with INA. JPN girls went back to their old inconsistent and predictable style while the INA girls are playing smarter and more deceptive than their opponents.

hey kwun? u watch it live on TV? any online live broadcasting?

Vita is weak. if INA wants any breakthrough in WD, they need to pair Polii with Lilyana Natsir...

Watching their performance in Kejurnas when Jo Novita paired Vita Marissa v Purwati/Meiliana is showed that Jo played well much better than Vita.
And the next day Jo paired with Lilyana lost to Polii/Mundiatsi. Polii played well in this match while Jo made many ue. Polii also win in mixed paired with Chandra beat Nova/Lilyana.

I agree that Polii is best INA WD and Polii/Jo is currently best combination. Just my opinion that Jo & Polii has same playing style, defencive & good placing. Much the opponent knew the weakest point on this pair, WPT/CEH or Saralee/Sathinee knew well it, they allways give high lob to them. Not surprised that WPT/CEH had trouble against new pair Polii/Vita, they are different style.
It's better Polii or Jo paired with Single player like Firda, Maria or Pia who has attacking play. But Vita isn't bad choice too.

Hope INA WD can take 3rd set...18-13

anyone know the reason why tony/candra walkover jae jung and yong dae?
did the kor pair sustain any injury or sth?

YES!!YES!! INA WD won.....

INA wins the game!!!

Yahoo!!!!!! INA's ladies are improving a lot. I'm so happy!!

the momentum is with INA. JPN girls went back to their old inconsistent and predictable style while the INA girls are playing smarter and more deceptive than their opponents.


Are you guys watching the matches live? If so, can you please give me the link to watch it online?

Where do I go to download CCTV application?

Congrat to Polii/Marissa! You deserve to win. It will difficult to face Gao Ling/Huang Sui, but I think this pair is nothing to loose. Just perform well. At least Indonesia has been represent with 1 1/2 in final tomorrow. Will Astro Indonesia coverage the final? I really want to watch Chandra/Tony facing KKK/TBH, and beat them

you guys can find the live link in one of the thread in the forum.

INA girls takes 3rd game 21-13.

JPN girls played well in the first game, consistent and offensive. their play degrades as the match goes on and later on they started to rush their rallies after the INA learned their style. at the end, they were just outplayed.

while INA girls started so-so, they got more and more consistent and stayed calm to control the rally. they knew exactly where to place the shuttle to make the most damage.

Now waiting last match, MK/HS vs KKK/TBH. Crowd home must be given little pressure to KKK/TBH because Malaysian people really hope that their 'jaguh' will win this match. I think MK/HS must take this advantage, no need nervous.

you guys can find the live link in one of the thread in the forum.

INA girls takes 3rd game 21-13.

JPN girls played well in the first game, consistent and offensive. their play degrades as the match goes on and later on they started to rush their rallies after the INA learned their style. at the end, they were just outplayed.

while INA girls started so-so, they got more and more consistent and stayed calm to control the rally. they knew exactly where to place the shuttle to make the most damage.

Are you watching LIVE? if not..how come you can analyse the game???

Vita is weak. if INA wants any breakthrough in WD, they need to pair Polii with Lilyana Natsir...

I agree. Also in XD, I think better Flandy pairing with Polii than Vita

is the MD INdo pair found way to beat MAS? Indo lead

MK/HS vs KKK/TBH, very thight score now 11-9 for MK/HS. Come on Indonesia!

come one INA MD..13-10..I do not think Malay pair can beat them easily like last time

Yes..14-11 for INA MD

come on KKK/TBH .... fire up.....

15-13 for INA...Malay is catching up now

Come on Mk/HS!!! 15-13 now.......Make it 21-15 hehhe

from the statistic, they seem to be playing very defensively

15-14 for INA...watch out INA

oh ya, its leveled now

15-15 now..come on..MK/HS

owww....come on

MAS is leading now

Are you watching LIVE? if not..how come you can analyse the game???

Are you guys getting smooth streaming? I only get the voice commentary and stuck at a video frame

Now tie 16-16, come on MK!!!

very tight 18-17 for INA

MAS force to lift the shoots, Kido smash is powerful

YES..come on..19-17 for INA...close it out...

Oh no...19-19 now

Are you guys getting smooth streaming? I only get the voice commentary and stuck at a video frame

yeah. tvants is pretty smooth. only hung a couple of times for me all night.

wow, very fast game

Malay takes 1st set...too bad

YES, MAS hold the first game 21-19

yeah. tvants is pretty smooth. only hung a couple of times for me all night.


Oh I am using WMP as the TVAnts (program) download is only going at 2kb/s

won YEAH
MAlaysia kkk -tbh won first match
rtm2 live now
21-19

Oh noooo! Why lost after lead? I think it a bit difficult to MK/HS to win in 2nd set reminding that they played very thight with Danish pair last night... :(

too bad thta MK/HS had a good lead to lose first set...hope that they can take 2nd set

from statistics, MAS pair got 14 pts from "others" in game 1, I think it was forced & unforced error (not winner). MK/HS still has mental problem to be repaired.

again??? 4-4 tie now. So sad, but I think KKK/TBH will take 2nd set and go to final :(

from the statistics, the MAS pair is getting more aggressive comparing to game 1......8-6 to MAS now

MAS pair race to 10-7

Come on MK/HS, do not surrender :)

wondering if KKK/TBH will be as formidable as Tony/Candra in years to come.

MAS pair lead a way to the final! I hope CW/TG will beat them tomorrow.

14-10 to MAS now

INA pair fighting back 12-14 now

MAS pair lead a way to the final! I hope CW/TG will beat them tomorrow.

don't give up hope easily, MK/HS r good as well. they can turn the table over.

If KKK/TBH win, tomorrow will be interesting!! A senior formidable pair vs a upcoming formidable pair.Come on KKK/TBH!!! Jiau You!!!!

KKK/TBH has awesome defense. living up to the expectation for being a malaysian pair.

Finish line in sight 18-14 to MAS

17-13 now. I feel crowd home in stadium!

No quit in the INA duo 16-18 now

18-16! Come on MK/HS! Still have a chance to turn the table

It is finish now, 20-16

Won!!! Won!! KK/TBH Won!!! 21-16 2nd set...Hooray..tomorrow will be very interesting!!!

KKK & TBH triumph 21-19, 21-16, Congrats to them and looking forward to an awesome final with the "Masters", Tony & Candra

21-19 21-16. Woww KKK/TBH really good ya. Congrat for both! MK/HS must repair their mental I think...

21-19 21-16. Woww KKK/TBH really good ya. Congrat for both! MK/HS must repair their mental I think...

Don't be too hard on Markis & Hendra. They're my favourite doubles pair because they play great. They'll be fine.

Anyone know what was the "real" reason for CH's withdrawal?

YAY!!! Hip Hip Hurray!!!
So glad to see WMC and KKK/TBH in the final tmr :D :D :D

Don't be too hard on Markis & Hendra. They're my favourite doubles pair because they play great. They'll be fine.

Yeah, they are also my fave, but this is the second time. Like their coach, Herry IP said, if this time Mk/HS lost, means KKK/TBH play better. I think not play better, but MK/HS did many UE.

It is a 50-50 game. very lucky for TBH KKK.

Anyone know what was the "real" reason for CH's withdrawal?

there are 2 possibilities....either he is injured.....
or another plausable answer is match fixing again....well.....we have no proof.....since chen hong is retiring soon.....who knows....

Well,i am really glad that KKK/TBH win but tomorrow is a very hard battle between the new promosing and talented pair and the old experience plus excellent pair.I really can't predict who will win coz anyone has the chance to win.Just hope tomorrow the Mas pair will play seriously.

Really happy today !! WMC and KKK/TBH won !! I think we have a chance to break the chinese domination in WS for the very very first time !! Just hope that WMC can play her normal game, and Zhu Lin run out of steam.

KKK/TBH(/Rexy) vs the legends. Wow !! Asian games champion against olympic games champions. I hope TBH can cut out his errors. He still seems to make more errors than KKK. Good luck to them tomorrow !!

Really happy today !! WMC and KKK/TBH won !! I think we have a chance to break the chinese domination in WS for the very very first time !! Just hope that WMC can play her normal game, and Zhu Lin run out of steam.


One person breaking China WS domination??? ROFL, LMAO...:eek::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
First of all, Zhu Lin has been way more dominant than WMC in this tournament plus her games were all short, and you expect her to run out of gas first???:confused:

If miracle happens, but then China still has ZN, XXF, and several others top WS players... how are you suppose to beat that kind of domination with a player whom has just reach her first final game appearance??? Get real...:rolleyes:

Just came home from the stadium. Wow, the whole stadium can be described as "roaring" esp when Malaysian players playin!!! Other players got some big big cheers from us too! We Malaysian just love badminton... lol....

Congrats for KKK/TBH. Their perfomance today will simply terrific. Keep on fighting!

Malay takes 1st set...too bad

U better don't call we(chinese) a Malay!! we r not Malay!! We are Malaysian(Malayisa citizen).

U better don't call we(chinese) a Malay!! we r not Malay!! We are Malaysian(Malayisa citizen).

haha... i agree! Its not being racist or anything.. but all malaysians are not all malays! cheers!

congrats to the players who won today!!

i heard the matches were not-so-interesting and the tickets were NOT sold out as previous days..

tomorrow, a lot of players won't even come to watch the finals.. zzz...

i heard the matches were not-so-interesting and the tickets were NOT sold out as previous days..

tomorrow, a lot of players won't even come to watch the finals.. zzz...
yes, today's competition was a huge letdown with two walkovers... only the MD match provide some 'compensation' for us fans... the rest are really zzz...

cynthia u went too right? u all went..
mei ying, cynthia, winnie, hian hui, mei yen, wenjie took a group photo, then the pizza man held 2 pizzas behind.. LMAO!!!!!
and i know that hendra a.g.'s voice sounds like a duck, cuz he called ong soon hock like "ong soon HOOOOOOOCK"
i know terry spoke with choong hann, chen jin about me..
i know terry was talking with with hendra a.g. while hendra was sitting with rian.. hahahahahaha and joko never came to hall..
huhuhuhuhu..

wish i was sitting nearer to court 1 :p

btw.. when the song Ice Ice Baby (by Vanilla Ice) was played, Nathan Robertson was doing warm up... and suddenly, he started to dance to Ice Ice Baby.. the Vanilla Ice way.. ahahah..

Yannie, it was full house today. I expect tomorrow to be the same, as it's very rare to have two Malaysian finalists.

MS
Only one game today. Peter was sharp in a very competitive match against Kenneth. He does not look like he was hospitalised just a week ago.
Predicted title winner: Peter Gade

WS
Zhu Lin was dominant against Yao Jie, so it wasn't a very interesting match. But Zhu Lin looks sharp and fast. Wong Mew Choo's match against Eriko can be considered the best match of the day. Both games were tight, and both players played very interesting rallies. In the end, Wong just had that little bit extra. I also believe the will of the crowd got her a few points.
Predicted title winner: Zhu Lin (she looks like the next Zhang Ning). I hope that once again, I am proven wrong.

MD
Lee Yong Dae hobbled around on a bad ankle, so Tony/Chandra got a rest day today. KKK/TBH played a very fast game against Kido/Setiawan. The match was mostly drives, counter-drives, nets and counter-nets. The majority of the match was played at the front of the court. I think the Indons got dragged into playing the game that the Malaysians want. The normally steady Hendra Gunawan showed brief glimpses of brilliance but his game was riddled with unforced and slightly-forced errors, especially in the second game.
Predicted title winner: Tony Gunawan/Chandra Wijaya (I believe they will succeed in slowing down the game and frustrating the Malaysians)

WD
Ah, after the exit of the first ko, the other two ko's followed suit. The Indons thoroughly deserved the win. They played a very good attacking game, while the Japanese looked a little bit jaded. Gao/Huang was slightly troubled by the Koreans in the first game; the Koreans defended well and was like a dam holding back the water, but in the second game, the dam broke and the torrent of water was released.
Predicted title winner: Gao Ling/Huang Sui (just too strong)

XD
Gao/Zheng looks the top XD pair in the world right now, having no trouble dispatching of Widianto/Natsir. Both players combined very well and I feel they are better than Gao/Zhang Jun partnership. Emms is great as usual and Robertson is temperamental as usual. I expect a good final.
Predicted title winner: Gao/Zheng

MO SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
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okay, just finished reading thru the SF thread and sounds like it was another fantastic day of competition...i actually read some of the posts in this thread last night, but was too sleepy to write anything..anyways..
- The WD match between the JPN vs. INA pairs sounded quite entertaining. I don't know what happened to the JPN pair which caused them to lose focus, and the match, after being in control and enjoying the momentum from their QF's victory.
- WMC's victory must be the most pleasant surprise, esp. for the M'sian fans. Albeit the absences of ZN & XXF, the extensive training WMC had gotten from ZM, months earlier, must've really paid off. Now, will she continue her outstanding performance in the Final??
- The ankle injury suffered by LYD(Korea) is quite unfortunate as he is scheduled to perform in front of the home crowd next week.
- The lost of INA's XD pair of Nova/Lilyana was not a surprise. Like i've mentioned before, IMO, until Lilyana gets a new partner, their 2005 WC title could possibly be their biggest & last big win in their partnership.
how come another walkovewr for Chandra/Tony?
..hehe, talk abt a stroll in the park...:p :D ;)
*kwun, i noticed you've posted quite a few posts the last couple of days. Good to have you back posting again;) :cool: