Now 21-21, service to Sony. LCW 12-3 ahead.

Hafiz, convert this matchpoint!!!!

Maybe CHEN JIN already have no confidence to first set

hafiz win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congra............

Hafiz wins ... good comeback in the 3rd set

and wow!!! HH won

WAAHHHH!!! HH won. what a mirracle.

Yahoo, Hafiz is the sneaky one, 23-21.

Can't say whether I am happy or disappointed with him. A bit of both.

Yes yes Hafiz won
He managed to fix his yo yo string and pulled it off

HH n LCW is definately bc in form
go mas

from 1-7 lost 6 point until 21 point alll..........and then win the game......
hafiz sometine crazy !!!!!

Meanwhile LCW is at 14-5. Sorry, make that 15-5.

Hafiz Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!

I still don't know why people think it's hard to come from behind in the PAR system. I have seen many comebacks.

how many points HH catched up in a row?b4 at 19-20

What a miracle. left 20-17 still can win the match. BAGUS BAGUS.

OK, now my favourite XD pair against ENG pair who beat Nova/Lilyana yesterday.

Now Chong Wei, please

Now Chong Wei, please dont do a Hafiz in the

LCW cruising 17-8.

and now at least HH proved his yo-yo game performance is over...hehe

Oh , There will be ZHENG BO/GAO LING !!!!!!!

Now Chong Wei, please dont do a Hafiz in the second set.

hafiz is great!!!wow!!i wish i m in korea now!!

WMC smiles at LCW, makes him perform better, perhaps ....
Anyway, he's now 19-9.

HH is still playing the yoyo game. Luckily, the yoyo in the up trend at the end of the game.

Something wrong

we just wait 2nd game for LCW

Something wrong with my postings

LCW steps off the gas, lead is down to 19-13. WMC better hug him during the 2nd game interval.

Gao Ling fires a few smiles, 3-0 lead before ENG score, 1-3.

This time ,CHEN JIN has a slow start !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LCW wins it 21-14, and takes time out to kiss WMC.

ENG not smiling back, 4-3. Zheng Bo fires artillery, 4-4.

LCW takes 1st pt of 2nd game, 1-0.
ENG pair set their defences, 5-4.

Yes yes Hafiz won
He managed to fix his yo yo string and pulled it off

He should not fix his yo yo, should throw it away. Yoyo is not what we want.

His matches so far really yoyo, up and down, but luckily for him, the ending of the game is on his up side.

I still don't know why people think it's hard to come from behind in the PAR system. I have seen many comebacks.

I guess it work both ways easy to catch up- also easy for opponent to get the last point and since Hafiz hasnt been known for his fighting spirit, which is why its very heartening to see him coming back from 17-20 down.

But the defences was easily compromised, 7-5 to CHN.
CJ musters a better challenge, 2-2.

LCW wins it 21-14, and takes time out to kiss WMC.

hahahahahaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!

Come LCW, banish your ghosts

Gao Ling annihilates some loose returns, 10-6.
LCW gains back some ground, 4-3

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :D :D :D :p ;) :) ;) :D that's how i feel about hafiz winning. he could give people heart attack. i knew he will listen to me and remember all england. ha ha ha. interesting men singles semi finals. if chong wei wins, and he looks good right about now, then malaysia will fight each other and china will fight each other. and finals will be between china and malaysia. i wonder if bao will suddenly not feel well and let lin dan go through. :cool: and doubles is the one i am most interested in. this could well be another KKK/TBH and TG/CW final. har har har.

lcw left his subaru at the hotel for the 1st time....

GL/ZB get back to stock more ammunition, 11-6
LCW and CJ are stuck, 4-4.

GL/ZB use armour piercing bullets, 13-6.
LCW and CJ still at it, 5-5.

Rayappan/Lindley wear multiple layers of kevlar, 8-14.
LCW up by 1, 7-6.

Kevlar able to stop CHN bullets, 9-14. But GL/ZB use cluster bombs, 16-9.
CJ pull away, 10-7.

Where's yannie? Isn't she aware Chen Jin is playing?

Hafiz decided not to yoyo anymore and left his favourite toy only for LCW to pick it up?

hmmmm, after a slow start seems like cj is coming back into the game

come on chong wei!!!i dun care how many cars u hav juz drive the best and the fastest!!!

LCW make up some ground, 8-10. But to no avail, 8-11, and he needs more "motivation" from WMC.

GL/ZB have a breather before final attack, 18-11.

Oh no suddenly Chong Wei plays with Hafiz yo yo.

GL/ZB call for air support, 20-11. LCW still 3 points adrift, 9-12.

Helicopter gunships destroy the opposition, 21-12. LCW 1 pt behind, 11-12.

12-12 Go LCW you can do it!

12-12 now, obviously WMC had "something" done to LCW during the break.

come on la LCW...........

LCW finds tat yoyo'ing isnt doing him any good.....and has passed it back to Hafiz.

Ohhh c'mon LCW, banish him... so kan cheong!

CJ wipes the smile on LCW's face, 14-12.

TO CHEN JIN ,It's really a slow start !!!!!!

sometimes i think we critisize our player too much. i believe they are giving their best. but they are playing with our hopes and dreams on their shoulder and it is very hard sometimes not to be so critical of their performance. *sighs* this is because, we could never do what they do and we wish they will fulfill our fantasy.

LCW looks into WMC's eyes, 13-14. But he gazed too long, CJ back up 15-13.

mew choo!! giv chong wei a wink or a smile!!!

Chong Wei put down the yo yo and play badminton instead...

GL/ZB's bazookas are jammed, 3-2, ENG serving.

No problem, jam is cured with some "snake oil". 5-2

LCW world number 5, better do sumtin b4 u turn out to b world number 50 la.....

Oh oh, don't tell me LCW is playing rubber, 13-17 down.

go LCW. head down, with all your might....

aiyo... ohhh no no no, 18:13 oredi, heart attack man!

18-13 ... Come on LCW don't let it go to 3!

Yes, this looks ominous, 13-18 down.
GL/ZB take no prisoners, 7-4.

Oh oh, don't tell me LCW is playing rubber, 13-17 down.

playing yoyo not rubber

good now hafiz has a yoyo team mate too.

LCW tries to salvage his pride, 15-19. Gao/Zheng show no mercy, 10-5.

I briefly saw Chen Jin against Chen Hong last week. He looks in good shape. I think he just had a slow start. The second set looks lost to LCW. The third set will be interesting.

CJ at gamepoint!!!
ZB/GL at breakpoint, 11-5.

aiya, rubber again? how come i feel like LCW might not win this. i have a different feeling than the one i had about hafiz. praying hard my gut is wrong!!!!!!

LCW gonna to lose in double set for sure............

Come Back Chen Jin
Come On You Can
你能！！！

GL/ZB torture the opposition, 13-7.
3rd game about to start.

damnit! rubber set, seems like my heart can take this anymore, better go and lie down.

Rayappan/Lindley screaming in pain, 7-14.

ENG pair escape their captors, 8-14.
CJ 2-0 up.

go CJ! you can do it!!

LCW puts his name in the scoresheet, 1-2.

Gao Ling/Zheng Bo call for tracker dogs, 15-10.
LCW lead 3-2.

If I am in Korea now I shall be screaming MALAYSIA BOLEH LEE CHONG WEI BOLEH!!!!!

5-3, Keep it up LCW.

LCW try not to slip up, 5-2
Gao/Zheng locate ENG whereabouts, 19-10.

ZB/GL capture ENG pair, 20-11

CJ close in again, 5-5
CHN pair execute ENG pair, 21-11

woww...LCW played all the games in 3 sets...muz be very tired then...Hope he can win the match now..

Pt for pt. Will be glued to ASTRO tomorrow.

Next, double X vs Ella.

Not good, CJ up 8-6.

LCW sees tears in WMC's eyes, 7-8.

seems like neither of them are too stable in this match, one can get many points all the sudden.

tmr's game, CJ vs. hafiz

:p

9-7, Come on LCW get a lead, you're making me nervous...

But CJ shows no sympathy, 9-7.

Cj Come On !!!!

CJ pulling away, 10-7.

I think Chen Jin is going to win this match.:(:(

let's go CJ! (i thought i will give some support to CHN)

LCW tries not to disappoint WMC, 9-10

10-10! Goooo, keep it up, now get a lead!

And he uses his willpower to level the score, 10-10.

Toilet time CJ 11-10

LCW goes to comfort WMC, 10-11 down.
Ella at double X at 2-2

seems like neither of them are too stable in this match, one can get many points all the sudden.

tmr's game, CJ vs. hafiz

:p

You can say LCW is not stable or CJ is not stable (same goes for Hafiz and Sony). It takes two to make a yoyo match.

Fight continues, LCW 11-12 down.

Double X show her class, 8-3
CJ up 13-11.

CJ is pulling away, 14-11.

15-12 - Doesn't look good for LCW.

LCW- Please stop the rot. You may not even be top 10 player in the world if u keep with yr slide.

Li Mao will be questioned by Kim Hock when he is back in Malaysia later.

17-12 Now. Only thing left to do is to pull off a Malaysian Open performance!

It takes a miracle now, CJ 17-12 up.
Ella fighting back 8-10.

LCW is a fighter 15-17.

18 - 15 for CJ....................

OMGAWD!=(
Come on LCW!!!!!
aiks!

Do a Hafiz NOW!!! ;)

CW jia you!!jia you!!GAMBATE!!

lose la.............

CJ leading 19-16

i knew it, i felt it in my guts :C

and 20-16 CJ will be win

19-16.......no more............

And LCW lost 16-21

so sad....Left with Hafiz only

Aww LCW loses again. He has to play better than this :(.

no dream final where a malaysian player will surely have a place. hafiz have to beat chen jin now. aiyah!

Thought so, LCW lost ... Ah, well.

Wonder if Hafiz has a chance against CJ? Not likely.

wah!!!:crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: y is tis happening????y is it keep repeating???chong wei~~~tell me y???:crying: :crying: :crying:

Yes.. I also sad.. all china players so not happy to watch...

so sad....Left with Hafiz only

final will be china against china..........HAfiz wont give coinfidence to people.......

Bye Chong Wei!! So disappointed. Yap Kim Hock said that he is going to question Li Mao if LCW loses. So this lose may turn out to be good as Li Mao doesn't admit that LCW is in sliding form rite now.

so sad!!haih...y?so sad!!!CW!!y??????

You know ,CHEN JIN and LIN DAN are HAFIZ's "coach"
his teachers!!!!
ahhahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahahhahha.........HAfiz cannot win la....unless allah help la

Only match in Mens Singles I'll be looking forward to is Hafiz vs Chen Jin. Hoping Hafiz can pull off an upset despite the fact I'd usually be cheering on CJ. Still I'm glad at least one of the two will be in the final. Haven't seen either of them in a final for awhile.

is it Malaysia no more skill single players??? where they all go???? y just depend on these lousy players????

That you know: Without Fang Kai Hsiang, Tong Xin Hu, All China players are nothing....

Fang and Tong born in Indonesia... That is FYI...OK..

You know ,CHEN JIN and LIN DAN are HAFIZ's "coach"
his teachers!!!!
ahhahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

is it Malaysia no more skill single players??? where they all go???? y just depend on these lousy players????
Jeez man it's not that bad. They sure aren't lousy. Hafiz made it to the SF and LCW to QF. Sure LCW hasn't been on top of his form lately, but I can only dream that New Zealand could have MS players reach the SF or even QF lol...

Chen Jin is a good player. Don't underestimate him. Even if LCW is on good form, Chen Jin may upset him.

Hi. Ask New Zealand goverment to recruit coaches from Indonesia and China...But salary must better...man..

Jeez man it's not that bad. They sure aren't lousy. Hafiz made it to the SF and LCW to QF. Sure LCW hasn't been on top of his form lately, but I can only dream that New Zealand could have MS players reach the SF or even QF lol...

is it Malaysia no more skill single players??? where they all go???? y just depend on these lousy players????

What is this? Only a few points seperate a hero from a pariah?

Keep on giving all your cheap jibes for Hafiz.I pray that someone let him knows about it,so that he can prove you all wrong.For me,he is the only one left in the KO to lift the title.BIG DREAMS but that's what we are entitled.

Hi. Ask New Zealand goverment to recruit coaches from Indonesia and China...But salary must better...man..

We have a coach from China I think. But I don't think Badminton is popular enough here anyway. I don't think they'd get paid very well at all :p.

Keep on giving all your cheap jibes for Hafiz.I pray that someone let him knows about it,so that he can prove you all wrong.For me,he is the only one left in the KO to lift the title.BIG DREAMS but that's what we are entitled.
Hope he can do wat u said!!he actually is a potential player!!But he always dissapointed us la!!anyway we should give him support la!!he is the only malaysian left in man single!!;)

Jeez man it's not that bad. They sure aren't lousy. Hafiz made it to the SF and LCW to QF. Sure LCW hasn't been on top of his form lately, but I can only dream that New Zealand could have MS players reach the SF or even QF lol...

But u would be disappointed too if All Blacks turn out to be All blanks in the international Rugby arena. Are you a New Zelander?

OH... But From Indonesia don't have right...

must recruit the better coach.. the coach must have good reputation like Rexi..hhaaaa...

We have a coach from China I think. But I don't think Badminton is popular enough here anyway. I don't think they'd get paid very well at all :p.

Keep on giving all your cheap jibes for Hafiz.I pray that someone let him knows about it,so that he can prove you all wrong.For me,he is the only one left in the KO to lift the title.BIG DREAMS but that's what we are entitled.

Yeah a lot of people have given up on Hafiz already. But that's very unfair. He's obviously played very well in this tournament to get to the SF so just wait until the game tomorrow to judge him. I believe he has a chance. I think Chen Jin is more likely to win in the end but Hafiz always has a chance.

But u would be disappointed too if All Blacks turn out to be All blanks in the international Rugby arena. Are you a New Zelander?
Yeah I'm an NZer. I don't follow the Rugby too much though :). Still yeah I would be disappointed if they COMPLETELY bombed out and didn't achieve anything. But I think it's a little over the top to call LCW and Hafiz "lousy". They are both great players in my opinion. A little off form perhaps but still great players.

OH... But From Indonesia don't have right...

must recruit the better coach.. the coach must have good reputation like Rexi..hhaaaa...

If I was in charge (and we had the money) I probably would :D. I'm proud of Daniel Shirley's international achievements though, if we had more players like him I think we'd be alright :).

chong wei, chong wei.....why so oftenly u give us crap nowadays.no wonder ppl call u jaguh kampung overseas....haiihhhh !!! :(:(:(:(:(:(

in MO, LCW said that he was glad that he lost because now ppl won't call him 'jaguh kampung'...funny, he should stop ppl from calling him 'jaguh kampung' by winning outside msia not by losing in msia....

chong wei, chong wei.....why so oftenly u give us crap nowadays.no wonder ppl call u jaguh kampung overseas....haiihhhh !!! :(:(:(:(:(:(

Look, no player set out to play crap. Even in MO07, it's quite clear from his slower speed that his injury is still lingering. I hope LCW and Coaches will have the good sense to rest him completely and tell him to skip that national tournament in Feb.Or AE07. Choose one.
A total and complete rest is what he needs now to rejuvenate him. Otherwise, he'll keep on losing and even to lesser players!

haiz..
chong wei is turning into mr. quarter-finalist...
with two consecutive quarters...
luckily hafiz is still the yoyo king...
this time he bounce it high and not drop to the ground...
maybe koo/tan will be the finalist pair with 3 appearance and all in final...
anyway...
hope the best to malaysia player in KO ^^

What? After two quarterfinals, he becomes mr quarterfinalist? Give him a break. It's not as if he's not trying.

Look, no player set out to play crap. Even in MO07, it's quite clear from his slower speed that his injury is still lingering. I hope LCW and Coaches will have the good sense to rest him completely and tell him to skip that national tournament in Feb.Or AE07. Choose one.
A total and complete rest is what he needs now to rejuvenate him. Otherwise, he'll keep on losing and even to lesser players!

This is what i couldn't understand. Despite his injury,his still entered the national tournament. Why IS it so important to keep his unbeaten record on home soil rather than nursing his injury? He might exagerate his injury as well.

Look, no player set out to play crap. Even in MO07, it's quite clear from his slower speed that his injury is still lingering. I hope LCW and Coaches will have the good sense to rest him completely and tell him to skip that national tournament in Feb.Or AE07. Choose one.
A total and complete rest is what he needs now to rejuvenate him. Otherwise, he'll keep on losing and even to lesser players!

a good sportman will know tat losing is losing no matter watsoever the reason is....it's just like the performance of Hafiz before this, yoyo'ing around. We supporters of LCW shouldnt give ourselves excuse of why he lost again this time because of this, this n this.....He is just not as good as the others, thats why he lost. Maybe he got lucky before this.....but not anymore.

now koo/tan are malaysia's biggest hope of winning a title in KO....
but im not counting out Hafiz 100% as he is famous for surprising(sometimes good, sometimes bad surprises) us.....

so lets all giv them our full support n BASH the hell out of them when the time comes..hehe....

btw, watching hafiz play really makes me nervous..he sometimes win a point in the most brilliant fashion and then he loses the next point in the most frustrating way ever....

so to everyone watching hafiz play tomorrow(and maybe on sunday also), make sure there arent any glass items nearby..haha....juz a frendly reminder..

Wow! Haven't been following but I just went to Tournament Software and found that:

+Tony/Candra beat Fu/Cai. Congrats! USA! USA!

+Nothing new, looks like it's going to be another all Chinese WS Final. :p

+Chen Jin beat LCW, no small feat. Could be another all Chinese MS Final. :D

+XD: status quo. I say time and time again, Robertson/Emms is a force to be reckoned with. And Gao Ling has got to be the best women's mixed player with recent...maybe even distant memory. As long as you pair her up with a guy that can keep hammering the bird, GL will win.

Well, he deserves the drop. Perhaps it will take some pressure off him.

Yes, I agreed Lee Chong Wei ranking should be dropped, I think he's more like 4-8 based on his current form. I don't think his lost has anything to do with pressure, I think the Chinese players figured out how to play against him. The only way to break the Chinese wall is have multiple capable bodies like Malaysia men's doubles, Team Chinese is tasting the same madicine in MD department with only Fu/Cai.

KKK/TBH rose to #50. Still not good enough to guarantee direct main draw entry, but at least guarantee entry to qualification rounds.
I think by the time Korea Open is over, KKK/TBH ranking should rise further as they are already in the SF. I hope they do well in All England.

so now the bashing begins when a player plays badly for a few tournaments? what happened to SUPPORTING YOUR PLAYERS??? my friends?

Cai/Fu wins some and lose some, Bao wins some and lose some, every player from every country wins some and lose some tournaments, as there is only one champion afterall. do you see us bash them when they don't make it to the top when they are in bad form? NO! we sure are disappointed, but we still SUPPORT THEM, in the least by NOT criticizing their loss. i am quite disappointed by the attitude of some fans here. i think some of you guys needs to rethink how a fan is supposed to behave.

yeah, i agree with you kwun.. it's always the case, when our players start winning, they will cheer and create a hooray for them.. but when the players lose, people will start critisising them.. definately, these are not true supporters.. true supporters will support their players no matter how good or bad they perform.. go on chong wei! see you in All England in march.. :)

I didn't even expect Hafiz to get pass Ng Wei to begin with...:p Afterall, Hafiz has been playing so bad, that even Ng Wei defeated him in Doha team event.:D:D:D.. but if he does break the great wall in this Korea Open, it will be a bigger story than Gade winning Malaysia Open after being hospitalized prior to the tournament.:p My friend, your prediction is starting to take shape. Hafiz in semi finals. Let's see it happen later today, hehehe:D

I'm sad for FU/CAI tandem, maybe they should try a different approach next time.

Agree wholeheartedly. Anyone can jump on the bandwagon when someone's a winner.

A true fan is one that supports his/her player through thick and thin. Especially through thin. When your player is at rock bottom and you still support him/her, you are a true fan.

Also, now and then it's good to congratulation your opponents. I rarely see that here. :p In every other sport I played, in the U.S., win or lose, we congratulate the opponent. :)


so now the bashing begins when a player plays badly for a few tournaments? what happened to SUPPORTING YOUR PLAYERS??? my friends?

Cai/Fu wins some and lose some, Bao wins some and lose some, every player from every country wins some and lose some tournaments, as there is only one champion afterall. do you see us bash them when they don't make it to the top when they are in bad form? NO! we sure are disappointed, but we still SUPPORT THEM, in the least by NOT criticizing their loss. i am quite disappointed by the attitude of some fans here. i think some of you guys needs to rethink how a fan is supposed to behave.

I'm sad for FU/CAI tandem, maybe they should try a different approach next time.

Disagree, losing 21-19, 21-19 to one of the bests is nothing to be disappointed about. With the NSS, it's even more of a fine line between winning and losing.

Fans must also allow that the opponents are very good players. We should support our favourite players when they are trying their best. We should chide them when they just give up, but we must give them the benefit of the doubt. After all, the player is the one who suffers the loss the most.

Fans must also allow that the opponents are very good players.

Badminton players should be more like American College Football Coaches. They always give high praise to their opponent before the games even if the opponent isn't that good.

Why?

Simple.

If you win, you "beat" a good team. Good for your rankings.

If you lose and you bashed your opponent, what does that make you? After all, you lost to them. :p

Agree with kwun that we should support the players through thick and thin. We shouldn't call them 'lousy' players or Mr Quarter FInalist just bcoz of the recent defeats. There is no so-called lousy player in my opinion. For Lee Chong Wei, though i am disappointed with his poor run of form, i still support him, my most favourite MS player at this moment. But i think that Li Mao and LCW should do some analysis rite now and make some improvement. AND i don't agree with him playing in the tournaments before with injury along. It could exagerate his injury.

..(just finished reading the rest of the posts)..
phew, well, what can i say..It was another thrilling day, full of pent-up emotions, up til the LCW vs. CJ match:cool: ...Even the server was affected by the excitement as, i believe, it crashed momentarily last night as well:p...Anyways:
- I didnt' notice any big upsets on the QF day...as all the projected winners were able to squeeze thru..But there were lots of close and exciting matches nonetheless..;)
- The match between LCW vs. CJ sounded great. I know LCW has been battling a bit of a nagging injury, but to see him fight all the way til the 3rd set must be quite encouraging. So, M'sian fans, don't let his lost put you down. It's still early in the yr and he still has time to make it up this yr.;)
- Of couse, what else can we say abt the veteran pair of Tony & Candra. After being denied a title last week in the MO, being hungry to win this KO would be an understatement, IMO.;) :cool:
..once again, thanks again for all the entertaining play by play and scores update:)..and looking fw to more of the same on the SF day..;) :cool: