Korea Open 2007 - Day 5 (SF)

[DinkAlot]

...11-6, T/C: nice push by Lee
...11-7, T/C: nice smash
...11-8, T/C: Koreans making a push
...11-9, T/C: Koreans getting closer
...11-10, T/C: Koreans are pumped, nice attacking!

[kwun]

Dink, cctv5 is on delay cast. they are still on game 1...

[DinkAlot]

12-10, T/C: service error by the Koreans
12-11, T/C: Candra's a bit shakey these past few points

[sickgal]

then you've better have dinner. WD next followed by two WS
8-5 to KOR

haha..I wanna faint then...:pso long... here is 9.20am... so maybe I'll have my morning tea while awaiting for MS..hehe

[DinkAlot]

Dink, cctv5 is on delay cast. they are still on game 1...

Whoops! I'll be quiet now. :o I can't tell, it's very blurry on TVU Player.

Sorry all! :p

[z3048018]

oh, you're not in MAS?

[kwun]

these koreans boys can go far. we will definitely see them in the olympics for sure.

[z3048018]

DinkAlot, it was good while it lasted!!
KOR 15-10

[kwun]

both Tony and Candra gained some weight...

[z3048018]

second that about the KOR..bloody awesome they are

[z3048018]

17-12 to KOR.....

[DinkAlot]

DinkAlot, it was good while it lasted!!
KOR 15-10

Is that the 3rd set score? :eek:

[z3048018]

match point KOR..........

[DinkAlot]

17-12 to KOR.....


Nooooooo, Kwun has to be 4 for 4. :p

[z3048018]

yes it is DinkAlot...well,

[ctjcad]

Tony and Candra, buckle up!!!!...:p:D:D:p

[DinkAlot]

match point KOR..........

Oh dear...the Koreans are very strong and have played well.

[z3048018]

yes it is DinkAlot...well, they won the match now 21-12

[sickgal]

so its all korean MD in the final?

[LI De Quan]

Tony/Candra23-21,16-21,12-21JUNG/LEE

[DinkAlot]

yes it is DinkAlot...well, they won the match now 21-12

Holy Cow! :eek: Dang, too bad I missed it.

Congrats to the Koreans!

[z3048018]

i guess the KOR were only toying around with them in the first set, just to give us some 'excitement'?!! :D

[sickgal]

seems like everyone now then may beat CW/TG oh...perhaps not when it comes to IO..hehe

[DinkAlot]

i guess the KOR were only toying around with them in the first set, just to give us some 'excitement'?!! :D

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. :p

[sickgal]

oh, you're not in MAS?

hehe..I'm in England...haha..thats why I go for the English team just now..wakakaka

[z3048018]

be back after the CHN/GER WS match

[alfa2]

wow the koreans are doing such a great job.....or is it kim her, msian coach??......or was it the local crowd support?

[ctjcad]

..wow!! another "legend" in the making now??:p:D:D;)...congrats to the KOR pair in defeating the current KO Open MD champs:D:cool:...forcing a rubber set and clinching their tickets to the Final..Looking at the match(2nd set), the KOR pair definitely focused their attack on Candra..attacking relentlessly..and forcing Candra to make plays or errors..:p :( ..
Hmm, now, with the end of the KO, Tony and Candra will split up again, how are they going to find time to spar & practice together with the AE looming in less than 2 months??:confused:...Remember, both of them mentioned earlier that they didn't have time to practice and spar together prior to these back to back tourneys..:p:(

[cooler]

what racket is tony G is using? definitely not NS9k. Prolly AT700 or AT900?

[sickgal]

here starts the MD...hehe

[DinkAlot]

what racket is tony G is using? definitely not NS9k. Prolly AT700 or AT900?

AT *cough* 900... *cough* ;)

[ctjcad]

both Tony and Candra gained some weight...
:)..hehe, concur!!..:p:D:D:p..They need to shed off some pounds and those waistlines to become a bit more agile and quick..:p:D:o;)

[sickgal]

ooppss.s..its the WD>..

[spchu]

All chinese affair in Men Singles and now all korean affair in Men Doubles. Tomorrow is going to be a boring finals

[sickgal]

Z/Y are superb..fought all the way back to 23-21...

[ctjcad]

what racket is tony G is using? definitely not NS9k. Prolly AT700 or AT900?
...perhaps he needs a new smashing partner, maybe in Markis Kido(j/k):p :D ;) ...Still watching the match, Candra definitely is killing their chances, making errors after errors, and self-destructing in the 3rd set...Saw a couple of times Tony just grimaces in disappointments..:p..But, as usual, the calm and humble Tony just smiles back to the Korean pair..:cool:

[cao ci dan]

:) My predictions:
MD
Tony/Candra v Jung JS/Lee YD

Not gonna happen.

Tony/Candra 23-21 16-21 12-21 JUNG/LEE
:rolleyes: :cool: It did happened!

[cooler]

...perhaps a new smashing partner, maybe in Markis Kido:p :D ;) ...Still watching the match, Candra definitely is killing their chances, making errors after errors, and self-destructing in the 3rd set...Saw a couple of times Tony just grimaces in disappointments..:p..But, as usual, the calm and humble Tony just smiles back to the Korean pair..:cool:
yes, candra performance slip the most as games progress.

In the MO, the MAL has the edge on speed over cw/tg
In KO, the korean has the edge of power (and a bit of stamin) over cw/tg. The korean maintained lethal power in game 1,2 and 3.
Poor CW/TG, the NSS really not in their favors.

[alfa2]

anyone hoping BCL could win LD???

[sickgal]

wow!! the 2nd match was thrilling...24-22...

[ctjcad]

yes, candra performance slip the most as games progress.

In the MO, the MAL has the edge on speed over cw/tg
In KO, the korean has the edge of power (and a bit of stamin) over cw/tg. The korean maintained lethal power in game 1,2 and 3.
Poor CW/TG, the NSS really not in their favors.
..could be lost of concentration which is probably caused by fatigue..:confused: :p
...whatever it is, that hampered TG & CW in both the MO & KO, it's definitely showing with their ages...Perhaps like others have said, reality is, father time has arrived and they can no longer perform at their max. capabilities:confused: :rolleyes: :p ..*sigh*, imagine those yrs & wonder what would happen if Tony was competing F/T??..:p
I guess their performances, so far, could be used as a barometer for the rest of their SS appearances; whether they train more and/or ride those treadmills..:p :D :cool:

[cao ci dan]

LIN DAN'S GONNA WIN!!!
what's the score now?

[sickgal]

haha..i'll be the 1st one to go for BCL...hehe

[sickgal]

no more live coverage from cctv5???its not badminton anymore...

[sickgal]

ZJ/YW is leading 11-6

[ctjcad]

...no more postings or anything, wow!...esp. after the defeat of MAS' MD pair and Hafiz and now the dismantling of the "aged" TG & CW, this thread has also....DIED..:confused: :p :D :p ..
*anyways, i'm gonna sign off also..but anyone else, feel free to update the rest of the scores..:p :) ;) :cool:

[alfa2]

i think kkk should stop playing XD as it is tiring him out....i mean wat the heck was the coach thinking??? helping kkk to get more cash??? in the olden days where park joo bong can won 2 titles at the same time is totally different than today where doubles are played in a very fast and furious way.back in those olden days, "i-lift-u-smash-me-then-u-lift-i-smash-u-then-mayb-i-lob-n-u-lob-also" way of playing was time consuming where players of both side will have enough time to recover from their tiredness, so physical fitness wasn't part of the main key in winning a game......but not now anymore, where skill, speed, power n physical fitness are all crucial. so kkk must stop XD starting from the next tournament so that he can maintain his game standard throughout teh year and it just isnt fair for TBH.

[sickgal]

is cctv5 still showing badminton????? anyone plz help..hehe

[01353]

yep, wd now, gao/huang vs kr

[sickgal]

perhaps it may come to alive again when its MS...hehe

[alfa2]

yeah.....less ppl are interested in women's match.

[sickgal]

why is it that match???thought its now supposed to be WS...even if they broadcast the delayed game..its supposed to be the both chinese pairs in another WD..

[sickgal]

and now comes the match of LD's sweetheart...hehe

[alfa2]

actuali I myself duno who is playing against who in women's match.....sad huh?

[chris-ccc]

yes, candra performance slip the most as games progress.

In the MO, the MAL has the edge on speed over cw/tg

In KO, the korean has the edge of power (and a bit of stamin) over cw/tg. The korean maintained lethal power in game 1,2 and 3.

Poor CW/TG, the NSS really not in their favors.

Hi cooler,

It's not that the NSS is not suitable for CW/TG...... I still think that the MO and the KO are just too close in the SS schedule.

There should be at least a 2 weeks' break between any 2 SS events.

And if it was played in the OSS, they should be played with a 3 weeks' break.

Cheers... chris@ccc

[cooler]

lan lu vs xxf, i thingk lan lu can repeat her win over xxf just like last time.
It was like a walk in the park for lan lu after beating xxf last time.

[cooler]

i didnt count but on the 2nd game of china vs korea WD, at 2-1, it might be a new record of shots exchanged in a rally.

[me-ow]

what happen to the WS??? i miss it. Who won??? what the score????

[cooler]

lan lu vs xxf, i thingk lan lu can repeat her win over xxf just like last time.
It was like a walk in the park for lan lu after beating xxf last time.

oops, i got the name wrong, it was wang lin that beat xxf like a walk in the park.

lan lu vs xxf
21-17
12-21
15-8 still playing

[sickgal]

great come back from XXf...jia you !!!!

[z3048018]

wow, close match the WS....17 all

[z3048018]

the XD between DEN and ENG showing on cctv-5

[z3048018]

go XXF, if you win, LD should as well (????)

[z3048018]

match point now to XXF

[z3048018]

LL saved one match point......
and now were at a duece

[sickgal]

my gosh!! its 20-20 in the rubber game...XXF...jia you!!

[z3048018]

match point to XXF

[z3048018]

aiya....this is another intriguing match

[sickgal]

and now its 21-21...isk isk..

[z3048018]

another opportunity for XXF 22-21

[z3048018]

XXF wins 23-21 yyyyeeaaahhhh

[sickgal]

HHooorraayyy!!! XXf won and cruise to final!!

[z3048018]

the game i have been waiting for (after 7 hours!!) is next

[sickgal]

and here comes the match i've been waiting.....jia you BCL

[z3048018]

with the XD just finished on cctv-5, will we see the MS live? that will be something!! :D

[sickgal]

LD is leading by 2-0...isk isk

[z3048018]

2-0 to LD...any team orders i wonder??

[sickgal]

LD is still leading by 3-2

[sickgal]

i wish for BCL's victory...haha....that's why..hoho

[z3048018]

LD still ahead leading by 4-2

[sickgal]

what is cctv5 showing??news?

[sickgal]

now LD is leading by 6-4...

[z3048018]

aiya, figure skating on cctv-5 :(

[sickgal]

now its 8-4...faint faint...isk isk

[sickgal]

now its all chinese players what...why they didnt broadcast it...

[01353]

xxf won ,and cctv5 isnt brodcasting ld vc bcl now!! maybe is just chn vs chn so...

[z3048018]

10-6 to LD...i guess with the all CHN SF from here on, people are getting bored?

[z3048018]

another 2 points gives LD 12-6 lead

[z3048018]

LD is quite dominate today. if it were someone else.....15-8

[01353]

cannt bear cctv5 isnt brodcasting bcl vs ld, maybe is just china vs china?

its sking now

[z3048018]

it's a killing 18-11 to LD

[sickgal]

LD is ahead by 18-11....isk isk...BCL..jia you jia you

[z3048018]

first set to LD 21-12

[z3048018]

guess he has a dinner date with XXF :P

[z3048018]

trails 3-5 in the second

[Baderz_Jas]

Lin Dan 5-6 :) Jia you :D :p he can do it ;) :)

[z3048018]

trails 5-6 now......

[Baderz_Jas]

wah...CJ is on fire :) :D hehehe :p ;) HH got 9 and 11 :eek: :D :)
LD 5-9 now :crying: :D

[01353]

guess he has a dinner date with XXF :P

:D:D WHY DO U GUESS SO?

[sickgal]

here comes the BCL...wakakkakak.....win the 2nd game..plz...

[z3048018]

is it another one of his 2nd set lapses? trailing 5-10 now (as sickgal would say "faint"!!)

[z3048018]

come on LD....in two sets ok!!

[sickgal]

BCL..go go go..keep the distance at 5 points....

[z3048018]

LD 10-15 down.....

[sickgal]

no no no.....BCL...jia you jia you......push LD to rubber game....

[Baderz_Jas]

LD 10-15 :crying: maybe he is doing his 2nd set lapses :crying: Jia you jia you :( :D

[z3048018]

3 points down is LD

[sickgal]

BCL.....4 more points to seal the 2nd game....jia you jia you!!

[z3048018]

to summarize:

LD needs 8 pts
BCL 2 more pts

[sickgal]

2 more points to go...jia you.....

[cao ci dan]

LIN DAN C'MON!!!!!!

[z3048018]

LD as usual will leave the 2nd set for the decider

[sickgal]

game point...BCL..gam ba te!!!!!!!

[sickgal]

yesss....21-14....BCl...work hard in rubber game..n cruise to final..hehe

[z3048018]

decider as BCL takes the 2nd 21-14

[sickgal]

ooppss...seems I'm the only one here go for BCL...aiks aiks...feel intimidated...wakakaka.... but my support will still go for BCL...hehe

[*izzyC*]

ooppss...seems I'm the only one here go for BCL...aiks aiks...feel intimidated...wakakaka.... but my support will still go for BCL...hehe
Count me in gal! Bao CL jia you!!

[z3048018]

falling behind is BCL 6-3

[sickgal]

BCL is down by 4-6....isk isk...jia you oh

[sickgal]

Count me in gal! Bao CL jia you!!

hey there!!!! so happy to see u here to give support to me(in supporting BCL) n BCL..haha...:D:D:D

[me-ow]

6-5 for LD... Go LD, win the 3rd set:cool:

[cao ci dan]

LIN DAN PLEASE WIN THIS!!!
JIA YOU!!!:D
:crying: as Fu/Cai didn't make it!!

[z3048018]

gap has closed to 1. LD still leads 7-6

[sickgal]

isk isk isk.....down to 6-9....faint faint...

[z3048018]

LD increases lead to 10-6

[z3048018]

sickgal, what's "..isk isk isk"?

[z3048018]

BCL down by 5 at the interval

[sickgal]

LIN DAN PLEASE WIN THIS!!!
JIA YOU!!!:D
:crying: as Fu/Cai didn't make it!!


mmmm...:rolleyes::rolleyes:..BCL wins this would be much better since fu/cai didn't make it.....:p:p:p

[sickgal]

sickgal, what's "..isk isk isk"?

some expression of words for sobbing i guess...wakakaka

[Hendra89]

which channel do you watch, folks? :o please tell me :)

[z3048018]

LD applies pressure to go up by 6 13-7

[z3048018]

we're watching the live score by tournament software, well, i am

[z3048018]

5 more pts for LD...

[z3048018]

less 1 pt for LD 17-7

[sickgal]

oh my gosh....really can faint this time...7-16....

[z3048018]

3 more to go.....LD LD LD

[sickgal]

okay......so we'll have the couple in for the final!! congrats....

[z3048018]

13 more for BCL......

[z3048018]

19-9 to LD, two more green bottles

[Hendra89]

we're watching the live score by tournament software, well, i am

ouh :( ok, thank you :)

[z3048018]

match point to LD

[z3048018]

and takes it on the first go...21-10 in the 3rd

[sickgal]

la la la....another disappointment....sigh sigh...nvm ....

[z3048018]

so, tomorrow CHN can take a max of 4 gold medals...another boring day tomorrow?

[sickgal]

next XD.....i'll go for ....hard to choose... i prefer GL/ZB..but ZYW n XZB is a good pair too...may the best team wins....

[z3048018]

finally, the last match of the SFs. XD between GL/ZB vs ZY/XZB

[sickgal]

well well...they cruised to final with their endless effort they'd put in the training.... since players from other countries fail to beat them..so we just hv to expect to see all chinese in most of the events...

[ceeway]

bao bao ah~~~~~~:crying: :crying: a sad end 4u again....pls gambate aft CNY:o

[z3048018]

rooting for GL/ZB for today and tomorrow (please!)

[z3048018]

GL/ZB leads 4-2 now

[01353]

bcl didnt realize his promise made at china open that he will beat LD later..

[sickgal]

tight game...both level at 10-10

[sickgal]

bcl didnt realize his promise made at china open that he will beat LD later..

i think he wanted to...but could not make it...:crying::crying:

[ceeway]

GAO LING JIA YOU!!!!!!!!!!didnt shout it out in MO...choose 2conserve enery 4 KKK/TBH's show...so hav 2shout here..hehe

[ceeway]

i think he wanted to...but could not make it...:crying::crying:

totally agree!!!:crying: he said in his blog he wish the pig year wil bring him luck but...:crying:

[z3048018]

there are many chances for BCL....it's just a question right place, right time

[sickgal]

GL/ZB....jia you jia you~

[sickgal]

totally agree!!!:crying: he said in his blog he wish the pig year wil bring him luck but...:crying:

off topic...Bao and LD was born in the same year??1983?

[z3048018]

yes, another close set 15-13 to GL/ZB

[01353]

wonder wether boss jin could bring us a big surprise tomorrow

[z3048018]

GL/ZB edges closer to the first set 18-15

[ceeway]

off topic...Bao and LD was born in the same year??1983?

yes...they are both pigs :D :D :D only bao is few months senior thn lindan

[z3048018]

set pt now for GL/ZB

[z3048018]

GL/ZB takes the first 21-16

[sickgal]

yahoo...GL/ZB wins the 1st game by 21-16...

[01353]

off topic...Bao and LD was born in the same year??1983?

...someone said LD was born in 1981.
u know xxf was also born in 1981

[sickgal]

yes...they are both pigs :D :D :D only bao is few months senior thn lindan

sorry sorry..off topic again...hehe....i know LD's b'date is 13th of Oct..if I'm not wrong..what bout BCL???

[z3048018]

ZY/XZB leads second set 9-6

[z3048018]

GL/ZB fights back to 9 all

[z3048018]

GL/ZB takes a 1 pt lead into the interval

[z3048018]

they're going pt for pt

[z3048018]

pulling away are GL/ZB 17-13

[z3048018]

2 more pts for GL/ZB..should be no problem

[ceeway]

sorry sorry..off topic again...hehe....i know LD's b'date is 13th of Oct..if I'm not wrong..what bout BCL???

17 Feb...tats CNY eve 4tis year!!!:D :D :D

[sickgal]

2 more points to go..for GL/ZB to go to final..hehe

[z3048018]

finally, match point...no, they won 21-16 has GL/ZB

[suetyan]

...someone said LD was born in 1981.
u know xxf was also born in 1981
no, LD was born in 1983 :) and XXF is older than him 2 years:)

[sickgal]

17 Feb...tats CNY eve 4tis year!!!:D :D :D

thanks ya...hehe... means he'll be having the reunion dinner as well as celebrating his b'day..hehe..

[z3048018]

what a tough day today ;) :D

[sickgal]

thats the result for every match today...but a huge disappointment as there's NO live coverage at all... and i woke Up at 5am this morning just to watch it...darn...haha..

[z3048018]

let's hope tomorrow will be a different story....don't really want to dry my eyes over tournament software

[ceeway]

congrats gao ling!!!!!aiya..y ppl tend 2 4get zhen bo??congrats zhen bo!!!wish both of u all de best 4 2molo!!!!

[DinkAlot]

go XXF, if you win, LD should as well (????)

Uhhhh, what kind of logic is that? XXF won the WC but yet LD lost. Shouldn't LD have "won" then? :rolleyes: ...:p

[DinkAlot]

so, tomorrow CHN can take a max of 4 gold medals...another boring day tomorrow?

Maybe boring for you but very interesting for me. :D

[cao ci dan]

sorry sorry..off topic again...hehe....i know LD's b'date is 13th of Oct..if I'm not wrong..what bout BCL???
:) Should be 14th Oct 1983.

[DinkAlot]

OK, so to recap Day 5, the Semi Finals:

MS:
Lin Dan (1) over Bao Chun Lai (5/8): 21-12, 14-21, 21-10
Chen Jin (5/8) over Mudh Hafiz Hashim: 21-9, 19-21, 21-11

WS:
Zhu Lin (5/8) over Petya Nedeltcheva: 21-9, 21-16
Xie Xing Fang (2) over Lu Lan (5/8): 17-21, 21-12, 23-21

MD:
Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae (3) over Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya: 21-23, 21-16, 21-12
Lee Jae Jin/Ji Man Hwang (5/8) over Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (Q): 21-10, 21-18

WD:
Gao Ling/Huang Sui (1) over Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung (3/4): 21-19, 21-13
Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen (1) over Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili (3/4): 23-21, 22-24, 21-10

XD:
Gao Ling/Zheng Bo (5/8) over Zhang Yawen/Zie Zhongbo (3/4): 21-16, 21-16
Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Thomas Layborn (5/8) over Gail Emms/Nathan Robertson (5/8): 23-21, 22-24, 21-10

[hcpoirot]

After 2 SS tournaments, the most consistent player/pairs:

Gao Ling/ Huang Sui (we already predicted it)

Zhu Lin. A little suprise seeing her playing an awesome badminton for these 2 weeks. From MO to KO final, she had not lost even a set. (If I am not wrong) But she will meet her toughtest test, beating XXF tomorrow.

Zheng Bo/Gao Ling. One Asian Games gold medal 2006. One win in MO 2007 and try to win another title tomorrow. (And this is only their third times playing together)

[hcpoirot]

Of course Malaysia MD are good too. KK/TBH won one gold, one MO title and a SF KO 2007.

[Baderz_Jas]

Yes! :D :p I knew he could win :) Why does he always have 2nd set laypses :confused: Anyway, it's gonna be a great MS Final tomorrow (I think/hope :D)
Maybe XXF and LD can win tomorrow :rolleyes:
GL/ZB are a great pair hope they win tomorrow :) Jia you China :D :p