my predicted winners on the left ....


MS

Hidayat Taufik [5/8] vs Sridhar Anup [9/16]
Chen Hong [2] vs Yeoh Kay Bin [9/16]

looks like a TH vs CH final is in prospect, i can't see the indian or the malaysian troubling these 2 too much even though YKB has had a good tournament.


WS

Wang Chen [1] vs Jiang Yanjiao [3/4]
Wong Mew Choo [5/8] vs Lu Lan [2]

i would say these 2 matches are almost 50-50, but i'm going with WC due to her experience and WMC due to home ground advantage.


MD

Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah [1] vs Mohd. Tazari Mohd./Abdul Latif Mohd. Zakry [5/8]
Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong [2] vs Tsai Chia Hsin/Hu Chung Hsien

this should be pretty straight forward unless CTF/LWW decide to make a meal of it again.


WD

Yang Wei/Zhao Tingting vs Ogura Kumiko/Shiota Reiko
Cheng Shu/Zhao Yunlei vs Aroonkesorn Duang-Anong/Voravichitchaikul Kunchala

much as it pains me to say this, but i doubt my favourite pair can defeat the CHN powerhouses. expect an all CHN affair, how predictable!


XD

Yu Yang/He Hanbin [5/8] vs Nurlita Lita/Fitriawan Devin Lahardi
Zhao Tingting/Xu Chen [5/8] vs Wong Pei TtyMohd. Tazari Mohd. Fairuzizuan [5/8]

again, i'm going for an all CHN final in the XD, they are just too strong with most of the top XD pairs away.

looks like there will be live on RTM tomoro.....haha....livescore reporter can take leave finally and concentrate on the match. RTM commentator will take over.

how about the rest of us who don't have access to RTM??

what time the live tomorrow?

haha....can ask loh, or kktan to help. or those ppl who watch live at TV can help to post the score.

SF schedule

1.30 P.M. XD
2.10 P.M. WS
2.50 P.M. MS
3.50 P.M. WD
4.30 P.M. MD

alfa-2, how did you hook up to the internet? GPRS or 3G modem?

u mean at the stadium, i used the abc media wi fi. hehehe......

do they provide that free? or do you know someone who got you connected?

Is the WiFi free? If it is free, I should bring my WiFi phone there!

yeah free. a few line to choose from somemore.

sigh* chong wei arr... mai disappoint us again ho bo, hope 2 c WMC in final. all m'sian MD on card hehehe

Jiang Yanjiao and Lu Lan to beat Wang Chen and Wong Mew Choo!!!

Jiang Yanjiao and Lu Lan to beat Wang Chen and Wong Mew Choo!!!

definitely possible, like i said, it'll be close ...

Wow...Despite of LCW lose,the semis is still very interesting...I am glad that KKK/TBH in the semis..Going to the stadium later...Hopefully can watch some exciting matches...

What, Tazari is playing both MD and XD, i would rather him to concentrate on XD ! ! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY LEE CHONG WEI LOST ! ! ! ! so sad . . .:crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:

Jiang Yanjiao and Lu Lan to beat Wang Chen and Wong Mew Choo!!!
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

Chen Hong still wanna play, he doesnt know LYB is attacking him now, does he?? LYB isnt gonna let him off, Somemore go until SEMI-FINAL ! ! :eek: :eek: LYB wanna reserve him for next year Olympics, he dare enough to compete outside the China Team, if he wins, i tell you all, the GREATEST POLITICS will happen in China Team, SO, better let Taufik WIN ;)

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY LEE CHONG WEI LOST ! ! ! ! so sad . . .:crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
Sabar lar JIE JIE!!!!!! U no online MSN?? come chat chat hahaha :D:D

Jiang Yanjiao and Lu Lan to beat Wang Chen and Wong Mew Choo!!!

NO WAY ! ! WANG CHEN & WMC WIN ! :o

Sabar lar JIE JIE!!!!!! U no online MSN?? come chat chat hahaha :D:D

Busy browsing through BC :p

I still feel Chen Hong purposely provoking LYB man, very funny he still playing, u all dont think so :D Something must be wrong somewhere :D

Chen Hong still wanna play, he doesnt know LYB is attacking him now, does he?? LYB isnt gonna let him off, Somemore go until SEMI-FINAL ! ! :eek: :eek: LYB wanna reserve him for next year Olympics, he dare enough to compete outside the China Team, if he wins, i tell you all, the GREATEST POLITICS will happen in China Team, SO, better let Taufik WIN ;)
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying: if CH din play den it might be a LCW - TH final!!!! GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

SORRY people, i forsake Yeoh Kay Bin (as if he is invisible, predicted the FINAL pulak, LOL :D ) Okay, Yeoh Kay Bin, if u can beat Chen Hong today, good news for everyone :)

Yeah, everyone will be preparing to watch LIVE from TV later, alfa-2 can retire from being a LIVE reporter, he whole night didnt go toilet, did he? :D :D

Yeah, everyone will be preparing to watch LIVE from TV later, alfa-2 can retire from being a LIVE reporter, he whole night didnt go toilet, did he? :D :D
guess not.... wonder did he brought a bottle along... hmmm......... :D:D:D

For Malaysians, TV1 is starting LIVE at 2 pm.

So those who are at the stadium, is it Sold out?

Loh, you and your gang got your tickets?

Good lah RTM. Malaysia Boleh!:D
Also see you in singapore open. Hopefully LCW can regain form. He looks as if he's on depression mode now, after so long still cannot recover. :crying: Not a good sign for world championship. But the dbls looks good. Welldone Rexy!:D
rgds

looks like there will be live on RTM tomoro.....haha....livescore reporter can take leave finally and concentrate on the match. RTM commentator will take over.

As a devoted Malaysian supporter i hope ykb can pull off the upset of his career and beat chen hong...although it isnt v.likely lol

What, Taufik said it is getting easier and easier to beat Lee Chong Wei in today's paper :eek: :eek: :eek: That means what?? If only i can see yesterday's match LIVE :rolleyes:

come on Malaysians..........!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haha....can ask loh, or kktan to help. or those ppl who watch live at TV can help to post the score.

sorry kktan... not going today. rest day for ahtankor. he he after marathon from qualifying day. rest assured ahtankor will be there on sunday to cheer YEOH KAY BIN!!!!! if he wins today. i know Loh is going today cause i bought for him the tickets.:)

What, Taufik said it is getting easier and easier to beat Lee Chong Wei in today's paper :eek: :eek: :eek: That means what?? If only i can see yesterday's match LIVE :rolleyes:
hey, where's the source?? i haven't read anything like that... LCW is his friend, so that comment is detrimental to their friendship...

i just remembered that in Doha asian games, Taufik said to Anup sridhar that he was just giving him a free badminton lesson when Anup said that given another opportunity, he will defeat taufik...:p:p:D:D

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY LEE CHONG WEI LOST ! ! ! ! so sad . . .:crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:

Hmmm,seems LCW have got 'Taufik-phobia', the head-to-head statistic now is really stunning 7-2 for TH. LCW lost last night was quite similar with his sad story in Japan Open and Doha AG/06, gave-up in straight-sets.

As many predictions before, final encounter between TH vs CH will happen tomorrow. Very clear, MAS chance to grab the title once again coming from MD. But never close any possible, WMC can create the surprise.

XD and WD (looks like) are CHN own. Devin/Lita do your best!

hey, where's the source?? i haven't read anything like that... LCW is his friend, so that comment is detrimental to their friendship...

Abstracted from The Star. (http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2007/4/14/sports/17442753&sec=sports)
==========================================

Chong Wei was a dejected figure after his seventh defeat to Taufik but took the defeat in his stride and said: “I gave my best. I gave all that I had but it was not good enough to win.

“However, I am quite happy with my performance. I am slowly getting back my rhythm under coach Misbun (Sidek).

“I made some unforced errors against Taufik and with that I lost my confidence. I must admit that Taufik controlled the match. I have to look forward to the coming tournaments.”

Taufik, who is looking for his third Asian title, was equally baffled with Chong Wei’s form.

“I don’t know why there is a drastic drop in his form. My matches against him are getting easier and easier. I have won all my matches against Chong Wei in straight games.

“I had a relatively easy match against Chong Wei. I am up against India’s Anup Sridhar but he is no easy meat. Anup has reached the semi-finals in several tournaments and I know he will be a difficult player to beat,” said the soon-to-be-father Taufik whose wife is expecting their first child in August.
“But I am eager to win the ABC title. It is quite some time since I last won a title. There is some hunger in me and I aim to go all the way. I have nothing to lose. Right now I am a very relaxed player and enjoying my game.”
================================================== =

oh... i just read above that Taufik said it is getting easier and easier to beat Lee Chong Wei... somehow, this “I don’t know why there is a drastic drop in his form. My matches against him are getting easier and easier. I have won all my matches against Chong Wei in straight games. " is less harsh...:D

haven't the matches started?.....it's 1.35 now.....tv1 is showing at 2.00...

live online!!!!!!!!
Taufik vs ind

ind 13-11 taufik

ind 14-12 taufik

live online!!!!!!!!
Taufik vs ind

Do u mind to give us the URL to view online?

tvants !!!!!!!
ind 14-16 taufik

http://download2.tvants.com/pub/tvants/tvants1/win32/bin/TvantsSetup.EXE

ind 16-16 taufik

ind 17-17 taufik

ind 18-19 taufik

ind19-19 taufik

ind 19-21 taufik

support india!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ind 4-5 taufik

Li de quan, help me out here :P
there's like 4 gdtv channels on tvants and they are all showing cctv5 broadcasts (ping pong)...whats the url that youre using right now

ind 5-6 taufik

上海体育台SPORTS(SH)
not gdtv

ind 7-10 taufik

Li de quan, help me out here :P
there's like 4 gdtv channels on tvants and they are all showing cctv5 broadcasts (ping pong)...whats the url that youre using right now

Go to this channel, 上海体育台 (Shanghai Ti Yu Tai)

7-11 for taufik

Can someone please post the RTM link for live on-line viewing please. Thanks! :)

ind 8-15 taufik

http://download2.tvants.com/pub/tvan...vantsSetup.EXE
上海体育台SPORTS(SH)

ind 10-16 taufik

ind 11-17 taufik

ind 12-18 taufik

I support Indonesia.. Taufik..hhaa

support india!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ind 13-18 taufik

ind 14-18 taufik

ind 14-19 taufik

Taufik Won. and Will be beat Chen Hong in Final


ind 12-18 taufik

ind 14-21 taufik
21-19,21-14 game for taufik

what about XU Chen/ZHAO Tingting VS MAS ?????????????
UPDATE ,PLEASE

Now Ch Vs Ykb

Easy to win..HHaaa... Good luck Taufik...

ind 14-21 taufik
21-19,21-14 game for taufik

how to search for the channel??

I support Chen Hong. If Chen Hong go to final, I want to see what LYB Say... LYB is stupid coach...hhaaa

Now Ch Vs Ykb

ch 5-2 ykb

6-3 for ch

got it.


CH's game is still sharp

7-4 for CH

His Training Is Not So Good As In National Team.

i think...CH will win. his game is better.

9-8 For Ch

10-9 For Mas

how old is CH?.............

Ch 11- 10 Ykb

who is that coach?

Chen Hong is still coached by chinese coach

15-12.............

17-12..................

17-12 for ch

19-14...........................

19-14 for CH

malaysian ykb................. kena bungkus

Ch 21-14 Ykb, First Set

CH...won..........21-14

Good... CH Win first set.... I support CH to win... And Malaysia no more for MAN Single...

Good... CH Win first set.... I support CH to win... And Malaysia no more for MAN Single...
CH will win in straight sets.:)

ch 11- 7 ykb , toilet break

any malaysian???????????????
what about XD ???????????????

12-10 For Ch

13-10 For Ch

i my god......come malaysia

Ch 14-14 Ykb

15-14 For Ch

16-15 For Ch

17-15 For Ch

Ch 21-14,17-21 Ykb

YKB should thank those linejudges!

Although it's Chen Hong's fault that he let it affect him.

sorry for out of topic.. wanna give you all some information.. Today, no.1 mixed doubles world player, Nova Widianto get marriage with Eny Widiowati..
All of badminton player (Pelatnas) comes to visit him in Solo..

what!!! CH lost from KYB on second set.....:crying::eek::crying::eek::crying::crying: :crying::crying::crying:

*LOL* lineman kelong *LOL*

*LOL* lineman kelong *LOL*

Seriously? Shame on our linejudges :(

Sigh... what cheats

Ch 21-14,17-21,6-11 Ykb

what now...? score please..

10-11 Ykb.....,,,

lol how courageous from chen hong..he still goes for the lines despite quite a few previous questionable line calls going against him

11-12 YKB... intense stuff

what a drop kill... 12-12

what a drop kill... 12-12
indeed...that was fatally deceptive lol

Chen Hong Jia You! 16-13

BRILLIANT NETPLAY CHEN HONG!!!!!!!!! holy shizzz what a netkill

18-14 Chen Hong!!
China Boleh

Ch 21-14,17-21,21-17 Ykb

CH VS Taufik,
of course ,taufik will be winner.

Good stuff :D:D:D:D

Next up, WMC vs LL

what`s the next match??

wow...mew choo gambateh yaa!!

any Malaysian people????????????

CH VS Taufik,
of course ,taufik will be winner.

I agree... I thought for a while CH was going to lose it... he seem a bit slow now... at the end the won in 3 sets but looked very exhausted...

Taufik, on the other hand, didn't sweat that much and maintain his composure - won in 2 sets.

It will be an interesting final tomorow:cool:.

ms's winner should be Taufik.
CH is not in good form now.
of course,Taufik is sronger than CH.

damn was hoping for an upset between chen hong and yeoh kay bin

LL leads 13-9 against WMC

LL leading...16-14

Ll 16-14 Wmc

LL still leading 18-15

LL won first set...21-17

LL wins 21-17 over WMC

mew choo lost first game 21-17:crying:

2nd set
2-1...LL leads

wmc leading
4-3

wmc jia you.....

6-7 now...wmc leading

Ll 21-17, 6-11 Wmc

mew choo leading second game....11-6

go MC go........

15-16...wmc leading

18 all now.....

17 all!!! go Lu Lan!!!!!!!! China Boleh!!!

Ll 21-17, 21-18 Wmc

LL won 21-17,21-18

WMC?
losstttt????
nooooo.... all chinese final on WS, WD and XD?
OMG... and they are not even sent their 2nd string?

Yayyyyyyy well done China... with a B class set of players pew pew pew!! :D

from 7-15 to 21-18 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great

haiz...so close....once mew choo was leading...but nvm la...u had done ur best...n mew choo is so energetic...i noticed that lu lan was tired when she played with mew choo...

next is wd.....

next is ws.....

The Jap girls look okay... but China will pew pew pew into the finals of WD

Oops,typing error...actually is WD

CHN keading now 10-6(WD)

malaysia boleh!!!

hope koo kien keat will win in final

17 all!!! go Lu Lan!!!!!!!! China Boleh!!!

since when china joint bolehland..hehehe :D :D :D :D

In MD semis, CTF/LWW won over another MAS pair in 3 sets.

next kkk n tbh.....

what did i say? wmc no chance... haha

thanks for the tvants.. i can watch kkk-tbh now

21-18 for CHINESE TAI PEI, FIRST SET

no wonder i thought tsai chia hsin looks familiar.. i remember we discussed if he looked like cai yun during doha asian games

chinese taipei won the first game 21- 18

good job, chinese taipei!

MAS game 2 21-16

what the score for KKK n KBT????

maybe next time CAI/FU can beat KKK/TBH.

game 3 MAS 8 TPE 1

looks like kkk/tbh have finally woken up.

Game 3 MAS 11 TPE 6

yes.. maybe..

malaysia 11-5

Hu Chung Hsien is too poor today!!!!!!!!!!!!
too more error from Hu Chung Hsien !!!!!!!!!

Game 3 MAS 14 TPE 8

Hu Chung Hsien is too poor today!!!!!!!!!!!!
too more error from Hu Chung Hsien !!!!!!!!!

but their service is good

Game 3 MAS 19 TPE 10

malaysia 20-10........

Game 3 MAS 21 TPE 10

malaysia won........... lolzzzzzzzzzzz

TPE won G1?
wow TPE md is improving a lot
go kkk/tbh

haih just now rtm didnt show xd WPT/MF
it was a close match n sure interesting
CHN won 21-19, 23-21
WPT/MF was chasing fr behind in g2 15-20 n level it at 20-20 but lost 21-23.
i can see them a bit on tv on the next court.nway good job WPT/MF
i though rtm will show MAS vs CHN since got MAS player in action
haih.so dissapointed with rtm.


CHN didnt send their best team but still they dominate with 3 sure title in ws, wd n xd. n CH in ms final. haih. YKB lost but he gave a gd fight.
wmc also lost but can see she did her best. WC also lost :(

poor YW was injured while playing in G2 but she didnt ask for break at all n still they won easily

Congratulation to KKK/TBH for making into the final. All the best for them in tomorrow final.

which channel is airing?

congrats kkk n tbh...all the best 2moro

Great, thanks!

now just finding it with TVAnts, or sopcast...

kkk/tbh not very on form today..
anyway, congratz to both of them ;)

SEMI-FINAL RESULTS - YONEX SUNRISE BADMINTON ASIA CHAMPIONSHIPS


SEMI FINALS

MEN'S SINGLES:

Hidayat Taufik [5/8] (Ina) bt Sridhar Anup [9/16] (Ind) 21-19, 21-14;

Chen Hong [2] (Chn) bt Yeoh Kay Bin [9/16] 21-14, 17-21, 21-17;

WOMEN'S SINGLES:

Jiang Yanjiao [3/4] (Chn) bt Wang Chen [1] (Hkg) 21-13, 21-17;

Lu Lan [2] (Chn) bt Wong Mew Choo [5/8] (Mas) 21-17, 21-18;

MEN'S DOUBLES:

Lee Wan Wah-Choong Tan Fook (Mas) bt Abdul Latif Mohd.Zakry-Mohd.Tazari Mohd.Fair (Mas) 11-21, 21-13, 21-15;

Koo Kien Keat [2]-Tan Boon Heong (Mas) bt Tsai Chia Hsin-Hui Chung Hsien (Tpe) 18-21, 21-16, 21-10;


WOMEN'S DOUBLES:

Cheng Shu-Zhao Yunlei (Chn) bt Aroonkesorn Duang Anon-Voravichitchaikul Kuncha (Tha) 21-14, 21-6;

Yang Wei-Zhao Tingting (Chn) bt Ogura Kumiko-Shiota Reiko (Jpn) 21-15,21-9;


MIXED DOUBLES:

Xu Chen [5/8]-Zhao Tingting (Chn) bt Mohd Tazari Mohd.Fair-Wong Pei Tty (Mas) 21-19, 23-21;

He Hanbin-Yu Yang (Chn) bt Fitriawan Devin Lahard-Nurlita lita (Ina) 21-16, 21-12;

cheeyf, wpt tied her hair today. tidy and nice ;) and prettier..hehe :D
but too bad i could only see her fr other court..grrr

well well, so i got all my predictions right except for WS.

yan yan got it spot on after all!

Huh wat a games,KKK/TBH win..but seem KKK done lot of mistakes today whatever congratulation to them.

I am very happy Taufik reaches the finals against Chen Hong! I dont know about his motivation in this tournament but maybe he wants to beat chen hong :P

well well, so i got all my predictions right except for WS.

yan yan got it spot on after all!

lolz.. lu lan will beat yanjiao tomorrow.. revenge from denmark open 2006 final..

but i support both of course, both so cute and nice.. yanjiao very talktive.. lu lan very down to earth..

China always a bunch of good players..even 2nd tier still perform well...
I am glad that TH got into final..time for TH for a revenge...actually i love CH and TH...want TH at least has a title..haha..CH got one before

kkk/tbh not very on form today..
anyway, congratz to both of them ;)

Yes, they made many more mistakes than normal. However, I would say this tourny is to help them fine tune again for Sin/Ina open, where everyone will be waiting for them :) Lol, all of them will be aiming to beat Koo and Tan.

Just came back from the stadium..Really happy to see a lot of players..Taufik is very good looking and very tall...I am glad that KKK/TBH win..Really worry for them when they lose the first set..Yup..They are not so in condition today especially KKK...He did several mistake and was not so sharp in front the net like usual and TBH smashing seem like not enough of power...However,mas will sure get the mens double champion but very sad that all the other player lose..YKB play actually quite well againt CH and manage to force him to rubber set...

Just came back from the stadium..Really happy to see a lot of players..Taufik is very good looking and very tall...I am glad that KKK/TBH win..Really worry for them when they lose the first set..Yup..They are not so in condition today especially KKK...He did several mistake and was not so sharp in front the net like usual and TBH smashing seem like not enough of power...However,mas will sure get the mens double champion but very sad that all the other player lose..YKB play actually quite well againt CH and manage to force him to rubber set...

so, you did get to meet any of them, shake hands, get autographs, maybe a hug or two? (before they played of course, after that with all the sweat might be a little gross ...)

hahaha. maybe she will can shake hand or something tomorrow. im so jealous of jessica.

yeah. kkk made several mistakes. stil.. THEY WON!

it was an unusually horrible game for KKK.... hoping to see a full bald, but i guess a shorter version of KKK is relatively fine!!!

could it be that KKK was not too focused in the job at hand ? Too many celebrations already.... and may be thinking too highly of himself .... Sure hope that's not the case. To be a REAL CHAMPION, the road is still very long !

The TPE pair did well in the first set. Sure woke up the Malaysian pair !

lol. cant wait for tomorrow. go kkk tbh

cheeyf, wpt tied her hair today. tidy and nice ;) and prettier..hehe :D
but too bad i could only see her fr other court..grrr

yup.hehe.so, not messy after her smashes.hehe. wah u can even see that she is prettier tying her hair?
hehe. i couldnt see her properly. can only see the scoreboard next to the tv court. but i saw she clinch her fist after chasing from 15-20 to 20-20.hehe.
can also hear d crowd cheering.
haih
so geram rtm didnt show tat match with MAS.:mad:

Just came back from the stadium..Really happy to see a lot of players..Taufik is very good looking and very tall...

taufik tall?? i thought 'only' 173cm..

taufik 173 cm?
means lydia is taller

dunno taufik but KKK really tall..hehehe..

taukfik doesnt luk tall. lol. nvm. he plays well also.

wpt tied her hair. yeah. prettier. lol

hahaha kkk tall.. okay i think.. not that tall.. 180cm.. but tbh definitely seems tall.. especially when i'm standing next to him.. wah! looking up at the 'sky'

hahaha kkk tall.. okay i think.. not that tall.. 180cm.. but tbh definitely seems tall.. especially when i'm standing next to him.. wah! looking up at the 'sky'

you have to forgive yannie, she's been living in denmark for so long where the people there are much taller. also she comes from the country which produces giants like XZB and yao ming, so her standards are a little higher than ours ... :D

could it be that KKK was not too focused in the job at hand ? Too many celebrations already.... and may be thinking too highly of himself .... Sure hope that's not the case. To be a REAL CHAMPION, the road is still very long ! !He has already said his fitness is down maybe 20%. Although he said it wouldn't affect him, I think it does have some effect which you cannot tell until you actually play under the stress of the tournament.

He has already said his fitness is down maybe 20%. Although he said it wouldn't affect him, I think it does have some effect which you cannot tell until you actually play under the stress of the tournament.

besides, they haven't really played any hard games yet, most of the top pairs are away so there's no one really to test them. let's see if CTF/LWW can put in a consistent effort tomorrow to upstage the in-form pair.

at least for once rexy won't be too stressed.

I felt YKB had done a good job, though he lost, but i like his attitude, keep trying until the last breath ! ! It was obvious Ch conquering the game, but there were moments where CH nearly paid the backwash :o

you have to forgive yannie, she's been living in denmark for so long where the people there are much taller. also she comes from the country which produces giants like XZB and yao ming, so her standards are a little higher than ours ... :D

hahahaha and yao ming!!! *faint*

i saw TH watching the game between CH n YKB leh.. any 1 saw it?

i saw TH watching the game between CH n YKB leh.. any 1 saw it?actually not only taufik ,mulyo also there

The most heartache for me was seeing WMC playing. She has an upper hand, but made a lot of unnecessary mistakes :( Her shuttles placement were horrible, won in the last season against LuLan, it simply shown her inconsistency, i put so much hope on her :(

The most heartache for me was seeing WMC playing. She has an upper hand, but made a lot of unnecessary mistakes :( Her shuttles placement were horrible, won in the last season against LuLan, it simply shown her inconsistency, i put so much hope on her :(
tats is bcos she's not 100% fit yet.. she havent fully recover from her leg injury..i heard i xory said that when she approached her for photo, she was putting ice on her knee and cant even stand up to take pics:crying:

i saw TH watching the game between CH n YKB leh.. any 1 saw it?

yeah, they're analysing CH's game and planning how to defeat him tomorrow. hopefully CH won't get sucked into playing at the net with TH, cause we all know TH's netplay is amazing.

besides, they haven't really played any hard games yet, most of the top pairs are away so there's no one really to test them. let's see if CTF/LWW can put in a consistent effort tomorrow to upstage the in-form pair.

at least for once rexy won't be too stressed.

tat mean Rexy won't be in court to guide either of them right???

yeah, they're analysing CH's game and planning how to defeat him tomorrow. hopefully CH won't get sucked into playing at the net with TH, cause we all know TH's netplay is amazing.
hey so u got the schedule for tomolo match? wana know the time for MS and MD..

CH was making YKB uses up his energy today, im very certain TH is smarter to play with cunning CH !

tat mean Rexy won't be in court to guide either of them right???

i'm sure he'll be there watching, to takes notes and analyse their play. but i'll be surprised if he offers any advice, that might be showing favouritism. maybe he'll advise the losing pair against the winning pair to make it more competitive. but at least he'll know that he's got both the gold and silver in the bag.

hey so u got the schedule for tomolo match? wana know the time for MS and MD..

starts at 1.30pm with XD then WS, MS, WD and lastly MD.
so probably about 40mins to 1hr between matches, something like that.

ya i saw them too
hehe
i guess TH is analysing CH's match for 2moro

tat mean Rexy won't be in court to guide either of them right???
i think it is not right to gv any pair advices..we'll see tomolo

starts at 1.30pm with XD then WS, MS, WD and lastly MD.
so probably about 40mins to 1hr between matches, something like that.it should MS playing at last match bcoz if MD playing last match it not so exciting mas vs mas :cool::cool:

ya i saw them too
hehe
i guess TH is analysing CH's match for 2moro

Finally i see you here, everytime is either you take over or i take over to report results, LOL, couldnt meet up at the same time, u were in the stadium too? ;)

CH was making YKB uses up his energy today, im very certain TH is smarter to play with cunning CH !
ops.. angela..beware of the words used :p :D :D u know what i mean..haha:D

starts at 1.30pm with XD then WS, MS, WD and lastly MD.
so probably about 40mins to 1hr between matches, something like that.
thx a lot

it should MS playing at last match bcoz if MD playing last match it not so exciting mas vs mas :cool::cool:
but most of the malaysian are waiting for the game featuring MAS players.. so if they made it earlier, maybe after the match, half of the ppl will have left

thx a lot


but most of the malaysian are waiting for the game featuring MAS players.. so if they made it earlier, maybe after the match, half of the ppl will have lefti dont think so last time MO first round LD vs TH also full house tomorow TH vs CH why not?

Finally i see you here, everytime is either you take over or i take over to report results, LOL, couldnt meet up at the same time, u were in the stadium too? ;)

hehe
yea
both of us taking different shift for tat.
hehe
no la
i didnt go watch.quite far lo but now a bit regret didnt go watch.
must be interesting 2 c mas in xd, ms, n md.hehe. esp when hear d crowd cheer for the non tv court but we watching tv dono what's happening there.haha.

thx a lot


but most of the malaysian are waiting for the game featuring MAS players.. so if they made it earlier, maybe after the match, half of the ppl will have left

If im not wrong, i remember, most of the time, they will put it last if the match is all Malaysian's affair. In Malaysia i mean. (the last time was dunno when) :p

i dont think so last time MO first round LD vs TH also full house tomorow TH vs CH why not?
haha i said so cos i was in the stadium during MO final.. after WMC played, then the nx match was WD or XD, forgot d.. then the ppl around me left..maybe for break n they only back before the MD game start

hehe
yea
both of us taking different shift for tat.
hehe
no la
i didnt go watch.quite far lo but now a bit regret didnt go watch.
must be interesting 2 c mas in xd, ms, n md.hehe. esp when hear d crowd cheer for the non tv court but we watching tv dono what's happening there.haha.

Hahahaha, why regret, there are many tournaments coming soon, it is quite exhausted to watch LIVE, not as enjoy as we think :o Hope your PC is alright, i heard it was quite slow right, and hope your school work is done too after so much focus on here. I didnt get fired :D

so did u saw angela in it? hehe:D:eek::eek: so many ppl there and a lot of reporter and i dunno who is angela is :D:D:D just know it now:p:p

MD will always be popular no matter who's playing.
that's why (and i'm not trying to be sexist here, but it's true!) you'll find most organisers will never put WS or WD as the last event because the stadium may be half empty by then.
it's always wisest to have something exciting at the start and at the end, to keep people in the hall all through the day.

MD will always be popular no matter who's playing.
that's why (and i'm not trying to be sexist here, but it's true!) you'll find most organisers will never put WS or WD as the last event because the stadium may be half empty by then.
it's always wisest to have something exciting at the start and at the end, to keep people in the hall all through the day.

For some reason at the AE semis this year, they had the WS and WD right at the end, there were loads of empty seats and I was able to move to the front row. Wonder why they did it, to stagger the crowd leaving perhaps?

For some reason at the AE semis this year, they had the WS and WD right at the end, there were loads of empty seats and I was able to move to the front row. Wonder why they did it, to stagger the crowd leaving perhaps?

semis might be different because there are more games to be played, so it might be pretty late by the time it finishes. so it's possible to let some people go home earlier after watching the games they came for, especially the younger ones. for the finals however, with only 5 games played, you'll rarely find WS or WD played last.

hahaha. maybe she will can shake hand or something tomorrow. im so jealous of jessica.

yeah. kkk made several mistakes. stil.. THEY WON!Well..I didn't shake hand but i did observe and see KKK/TBH cleary..Luckily i sit near the player sitting area so i just keep on looking at them...TBH was a very funny guy as he always laugh and play with his teammates or rexy...:) Don't jealous,you will meet them one day..

Sunday April 15, 2007

Rexy unhappy with Kien Keat-Boon Heong’s performance

By RIZAL ABDULLAH

JOHOR BARU: National doubles coach Rexy Mainaky blew his top after watching Malaysian hotshots Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong limp into the men’s doubles final of the US$125,000 Asian Badminton Championships at the Indoor Stadium here yesterday.
“This is the worst performance by the duo since they were paired together,” said Rexy after the All-England and Swiss Open champions struggled past Taiwan’s Tsai Chia-hsin-Hu Chung-hsien, coming back from a game down to win 18-21, 21-16, 21-10 in 44 minutes.
Kien Keat-Boon Heong will take on top seeds and defending champions Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah in today’s final.
“Kien Keat and Boon Heong did not move the shuttle all over the court. They also allowed their opponents to anticipate their moves. They need to do a lot better. I am not satisfied. They should focus on the game and not play to the gallery.
“Kien Keat was playing to the gallery. This should not happen in a game. He should stay focused.”
When asked about the final today where Kien Keat and Boon Heong will be up against Wan Wah-Tan Fook in a much anticipated battle between the Malaysians, Rexy said: “I will let them fight it out. Let the best pair win.”
Kien Keat, 22, made a lot of mistakes against the Taiwanese and this affected Boon Heong’s play and they lost the first game 18-21.
However, the Malaysians recovered mainly because their opponents also started making unforced errors and they won the next two games at 21-16, 21-10.
Said Kien Keat: “I admit that this is our worst performance. I was not focused. We were slow on the court today. We hope to give a better show in the final.
“Losing to a Malaysian pair in the final is much better than losing to a foreign pair. But we promise to give our best in the final.”
Kien Keat-Boon Heong won the first Asian Games gold for Malaysia in 36 years in Doha last December.
In January, the pair were victorious in the Malaysian Open, the opening leg of the inaugural Super Series.
Last month the pair became the first Malaysians in 25 years to win the All-England in Birmingham and the Swiss Open in Basel.
Wan Wah-Tan Fook were also stretched to the limit in their 11-21, 21-13, 21-15 win over compatriots Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari in 40 minutes.
For the final, Wan Wah said: “Kien Keat and Boon Heong are fast and aggressive. We lost to them in the Korean Open. “But we are the defending Asian champions and this will be the driving force for us in our bid to retain the title. There is nothing to lose.”

starts at 1.30pm with XD then WS, MS, WD and lastly MD.
so probably about 40mins to 1hr between matches, something like that.

Any live TV for the final? Either Astro or RTM?

The New Straits Times: Asian Badminton Championships: Top pair scrape through
By : K.M. Boopathy


http://www.nst.com.my/Sunday/Sport/20070415075755/insidepix1
National doubles coach Rexy Mainaky (right) gives Koo Kien Keat a tongue lashing during the semi-final against Taiwan’s Tsai Chia Hsin-Hu Chung Hsien yesterday. Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong won 18-21, 21-16, 21-10.
ALL ENGLAND champions Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong dished out a sloppy performance yesterday against Taiwan’s Tsai Chia Hsin-Hu Chung Hsien before managing a 18-21, 21-16, 21-10 win to make the men’s doubles final of the Asian Championships at Johor Baru City Stadium.

For the Malaysians, the 44-minute struggle was a rude awakening and their worst performance since winning the gold in the Asian Games last December.

Kien Keat-Boon Heong flirted with defeat until the Taiwanese started committing errors in the second game to spare them the embarrassment.

In the other semi-final, defending champions Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah defeated compatriots Fairuzizuan Tazari-Zakry Latif 11-21, 21-13, 21-15 in 40 minutes.

Kien Keat’s over confidence almost ruined the day for the Malaysian fans as the 22-year-old lost his focus and committed many unforced errors.
Kien Keat, usually reliable in crucial stages, chose the wrong moment to play to the crowd and this led to Chia Hsin-Chung Hsien capitalising on the situation. Boon Heong tried his best to unravel things, but Kien Keat’s erratic game led to the Malaysians looking vulnerable.

But Boon Heong managed to take control in the third game and this turned the tide their way.

An apologetic Kien Keat said: "This can be considered the worst performance of my career. I just lost focus.

"Maybe I was over confident. It’s a good experience for us. I was never under this kind of pressure situation before.

"I promise this will not happen again. My movement on court was so slow and I don’t understand what happened.

"Our target is to make sure that we don’t lose to a foreign pair. Now we have made it to the final. We are playing our teammates and anything can happen."

Boon Heong said: "I didn’t play well and probably my lack of warm-up led to it. We need to get our act right as Tan Fook-Wan Wah will not be easy to play."

An upset national doubles coach Rexy Mainaky took Kien Keat to task and told him to behave more professionally and respect the opponents.

"I’m unhappy with Kien Keat's performance and I’ve told him to forget about (winning) the World Championships or the Beijing Olympics if this is his attitude," said Rexy.

"Koo was over confident and it happened at the wrong time. We won the second game because the opponents made mistakes or else Kien Keat-Boon Heong would have packed their bags and headed home.

"Koo needs to be more professional and he must not look down on his opponents just because he has won big tournaments.

"Their training has also been disrupted by plenty of functions. I plead to everyone involved to spare the boys from these activities. Let's work together so that they can be focused on their Olympic target."

Tan Fook-Wan Wah, who had said that Kien Keat-Boon Heong are favourites, must be fancying their chances in the final after witnessing their struggle yesterday.

The boys are a bit complacent. Its not a different ball game when you are now at the top. The pressure is on. Lets keep up the good work! just "Cheong ah"...
:D

ops.. angela..beware of the words used :p :D :D u know what i mean..haha:D


ha.... i know..... :D :D don't slip your tounge :p

ha.... i know..... :D :D don't slip your tounge :p

But definitely learn how to spell "tongue" ! :D