S'pore Open 2007 - May 4, 2007 - Quarterfinal Day

[PlayaFromMalaya]

Hafiz!! U Lost To A Strong Player!!

[Jofianty]

Oh no LD lost ...
can't believe it, anyway what happend in SWISS SUPER SERIES?

[~sss~]

OPSSSS....boonsak ponsana...

[Dreamzz]

wow, an amazing result, CJ and LD out before the semis ....

[Jessica]

No excuses please...boonsak win simply because he play better..Congrat..

[cao ci dan]

:crying: :crying: Bravo Boonsak!
Left Chen Yu now...:( :)

[X Ball]

Yes, Hafiz lost to a better player. So stop blasting Hafiz!

[Misty100]

Hafiz is a lousy player, and he deserves to lose... his yoyo-king title is not given for nothing.

[ixory]

Woooo...LD lost this is the BIGGEST upset for today...

[Jessica]

wow, an amazing result, CJ and LD out before the semis ....Same as Koo/Tan out in the first round.So,life is really unpredictable.Sometimes the things that we are sure will happened may not happen but when we think that it definetely will not happens,it will happen.:rolleyes: I doubt life is is full of suprises.

[huangkwokhau]

I love badminton now...you will not know what will happen..cant wait for some upsets in Indo open..I sense that some Indo grils will make a bit noise in Indo open...lets see!!

Boonsak is not stable but he is unpredictable...I guess LD did not expect his loss...

[IndoAmerican]

I will be cheering for Ronald Susilo, Gunawan/Wijaya, Widianto/Natsir, and Kido/Setiawan tomorrow... I still have some INA blood, you know!

[baldybodhi]

what happened with China?
do u think that their perform not so good in this events?
event Xie Xingfang..

[Jessica]

For me...definetely cheer for CCF/LWW because i have malaysian blood..Ha..ha..

[baldybodhi]

what happened with China?
do u think that their perform not so good in this events?
even Xie Xingfang..

[IndoAmerican]

...it will happen.:rolleyes: I doubt life is is full of suprises.
Bubba Gump said "Live is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you will get"

[huangkwokhau]

no hope for our MXD!!!!!!!!!!
OUR coach CHEN Xingdong is not a good coach!!!!!

Pls dont bash Chen Xing dong...he got Zhao/Gao into 3 titles and more XD pairs as well...

Losing one time is not big deal..plus INA XD pairs are quite strong...so it is not like losing to weaker pairs...

Dont be upset!!!:D :D

[ixory]

For me...definetely cheer for CCF/LWW because i have malaysian blood..Ha..ha..

yayaya...same as me..:p

[hartono]

Yes, Hafiz lost to a better player. So stop blasting Hafiz!

Of course he lost to a better player, no doubt ! The problem is just almost everybody is better than him :).

[apontoh]

Yeah, badminton is becoming unpredictable, well at least in the non-WD and non-WS events ..haha..

the Indonesian Open will be interesting...will see how far the Chinese Army can march with INA's full force + home support.

[baldybodhi]

can't wait for tomorrow..
Candra/Tony..
Markis/Hendra..
Nova/Lily...
Flandy/Vita..
So bad, N/L vs F/V for tomorrow..but at least..
one place for Indonesia to enter finals match!!

[mmooww]

Of course he lost to a better player, no doubt ! The problem is just almost everybody is better than him :).

hahahahhaa.. i agrre vf u..
LCW is a good player too.. but CW lose smtg named LUCK..
try harder nx time bah, CW!!:cool:

[IndoAmerican]

Losing one time is not big deal..plus INA XD pairs are quite strong...

Yea, I like Gao and thought that they could beat Widianto/Natsir, but I guess the INA players are now in the form and back on track from the draught...

[X Ball]

Bubba Gump said "Live is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you will get"


"And that is all I have to say", quote Forest Gump.:D

[Hitman71]

Boonsak wins, hmmmm must be the new 2007 model of gosen racket hahahahaha and suddenly HH lost yesterday seems not so bad.

[TPA_AON]

yeah yeah yeah ... MAN !!! U did a great job !! and we are proud of u !!!!!!!
Good luck for tomorrow !!!!!!!!!



Woooo...LD lost this is the BIGGEST upset for today...

[huangkwokhau]

Yeah, badminton is becoming unpredictable, well at least in the non-WD and non-WS events ..haha..

the Indonesian Open will be interesting...will see how far the Chinese Army can march with INA's full force + home support.

It is scary actually to play in Istora...those fans can scream and cheer like maniac...I am fariad that whoever play against Indo players will be intimidated...so skill will be number 2...mentalilty has to be number 1 to survive...

[LI De Quan]

My god!!!! LD lost!!!
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This is my feeling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IndoAmerican]

My god!!!! LD lost!!!

Unexpectedly, if I may add, this will open the door to Susilo tomorrow...

[apontoh]

It is scary actually to play in Istora...those fans can scream and cheer like maniac...I am fariad that whoever play against Indo players will be intimidated...so skill will be number 2...mentalilty has to be number 1 to survive...

it's great that Istora has its unique characteristic compared to others..hehe
Chinese players haven't gone to Indo Open for years now...so next week will be great. looking forward to it....but I'm hoping Indo can at least win two titles. Hopefully WD will be one of them!

[ixory]

My god!!!! LD lost!!!
:crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
This is my feeling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So do u want to watch other match tommorow???:D :p

[apontoh]

Unexpectedly, if I may add, this will open the door to Susilo tomorrow...

Boonsak and Susilo in the Singapore Open semis, who would've thought???

[X Ball]

My god!!!! LD lost!!!
:crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
This is my feeling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our deepest condolence. U don't deserve this as a faithful fan. Now you know how it feels when LCW loses.:D

[huangkwokhau]

I expect PG vs Ronald in final...

[alohio12]

U really learning fast.....a quote from LYB...the great teacher of CHN..:D breaking peoples leg.....:D

Uh, no. Actually "break a leg" is a common term used in the United States.

[badMania]

The final scene at the SIS was amazing....the whole stadium simply errupted when Boonsak nailed the final point. Majority of us were rooting for him :D

The other exciting moments were when the INA WD pair saved a couple of match points and had 2 game points of their own...only to lose the second set and the match. It's a pity that Vita and Greysia are going to be split up again :cool: I don't think Jo Novita is a better partner for Greysia.

[huangkwokhau]

The final scene at the SIS was amazing....the whole stadium simply errupted when Boonsak nailed the final point. Majority of us were rooting for him :D

The other exciting moments were when the INA WD pair saved a couple of match points and had 2 game points of their own...only to lose the second set and the match. It's a pity that Vita and Greysia are going to be split up again :cool: I don't think Jo Novita is a better partner for Greysia.

So Marissa with whom?? Endang and rani should be split also...I think they should put Pia with natsir..may be marissa for now...any news badmania?

Where do you stay in HK? I stay in Tung chung...shuffle between LA and HK/Jkt

[volcom]

I predict Chen Yu will win SO

[FU4EVA]

Sad that LD lost. Now china hope left on the weakest single player CY. Can he win the title for his compatriots? This is not really a good tournament for China. So little semi finalist compared in All England where they totally monopoly most of the place in the semi final. Hope they will fare better in the IO though is quite hard because of the environment there. This will also a good lesson for them to train harder and be careful of any player so that they can win the world championship

[badMania]

So Marissa with whom?? Endang and rani should be split also...I think they should put Pia with natsir..may be marissa for now...any news badmania?

Where do you stay in HK? I stay in Tung chung...shuffle between LA and HK/Jkt

I don't think they will split Rani/Endang. They have been showing good results, much better than Lita/Nathalia. Vita will concentrate on XD with Flandy and they should grab the Olympics spot with their consistent performance so far. Butet will not play in WD since she's going to concentrate on XD for the Olympics.

I stay in Clear Water Bay...but will move back for good to SG mid June. HKG has been a nice place for the past 5 years I am there :D

[huangkwokhau]

I don't think they will split Rani/Endang. They have been showing good results, much better than Lita/Nathalia. Vita will concentrate on XD with Flandy and they should grab the Olympics spot with their consistent performance so far. Butet will not play in WD since she's going to concentrate on XD for the Olympics.

I stay in Clear Water Bay...but will move back for good to SG mid June. HKG has been a nice place for the past 5 years I am there :D
Oh..Clear water bay!!! I have to go to HKG every 5 or 6 weeks....nice place but cant live there ...too expensive!! more than LA....

[tommy_bun]

I predict Chen Yu will win SO

Hope he does.....

[tommy_bun]

there's a rumour that vita has problem with greysia.

[X Ball]

Oh..Clear water bay!!! I have to go to HKG every 5 or 6 weeks....nice place but cant live there ...too expensive!! more than LA....

I wouldn't mind living in HK but I am happy in KL. The food in HK is superb.

[huangkwokhau]

there's a rumour that vita has problem with greysia.

too bad...do you know why? any scoop???

[tommy_bun]

sorry my englis is not good so I'll tell you in bahasa, "katanya vita tersinggung dengan perkataan polli."
however they will still play until sudirman

[pjswift]

Boonsak and Susilo in the Singapore Open semis, who would've thought???
Why not? They may not have big weapons but are all rounders who play thinking badminton. They just gnaw at the opponents' weaknesses until they are drained of their confidence.(or become mentally weak as some fans always like to put it?)

[badMania]

sorry my englis is not good so I'll tell you in bahasa, "katanya vita tersinggung dengan perkataan polli."
however they will still play until sudirman

That was what being rumoured. They did not look "kompak" in the court...esp when Vita was making lots of mistakes.

[pjswift]

Sad that LD lost. Now china hope left on the weakest single player CY. Can he win the title for his compatriots? This is not really a good tournament for China. So little semi finalist compared in All England where they totally monopoly most of the place in the semi final. Hope they will fare better in the IO though is quite hard because of the environment there. This will also a good lesson for them to train harder and be careful of any player so that they can win the world championship
I'm sorry you regard CY as CHN's weakest MS but he has always beaten CJ, hasn't he? Well he can match PG and has an added advantage over PG in SF tomorrow because PG 's tank may have been used up by KJ today. CY still looks fresh as spring dew!
I am happy LD lost because it means the probability of a fake MSF is zero. Of course Boonsak played well but we rooted for him all the way because the last thing we want is LD in the MSF. At least now, CY has the freedom to play his best so we can compare his play here with what he displayed in the AE07.Maybe someone can do a compare and contrast analysis later.

[arcaloveher]

3 Cheers for Boonsak !

[jeyel]

Alriiight CTF/LWW

[abedeng]

It is possible that China will only win 2 titles this time. I don't think Chen Yu will get through Gade. And Tony/Candra are gunning for revenge against Cai/Fu. Even if Cai/Fu wins, they still have to meet either Choong/Lee or Kido/Setiawan, both pairs have better head-to-head against them.

In XD, Xie/Zhang will find it tough against THA and INA pairs.

[abedeng]

Very happy to see that some of my predictions are wrong, good to see some upsets. Goes to show that Gao Ling/Zheng Bo and Lin Dan are mere mortals too ......

Also today we saw some shows of dissatisfaction from a few players (Nathan, Gade, Jonassen, Lin Dan). I thought Nathan was going to throw his racquet onto the head of the "loud" line judge several times.

Unfortunately my predictions for MAS players are right, only Choong/Lee survived, and they too gave me heart stopping moments in 1st game, from 17-9 up, they allowed the opponents to level 19-19.

Fairuz/Zakry played well only in patches, I can't believe Fairuz could miss several sitters only to smash wide or to the net. Once they lost the tight 1st game, I knew there is no chance of a comeback. Mentally they are not like Koo/Tan or Choong/Lee.

But the most incredible battle must go to Cheng Shao Chieh, in the end Xu had too much experience for her.

[hcyong]

Incredible matches today:
Boonsak bt Lin
Hirose bt Wang (also my favourite result of the day)
Didn't watch the whole match, but I think Zheng/Gao's first loss as a pair should be pretty incredible, too.

[hcyong]

Yes, Hafiz lost to a better player. So stop blasting Hafiz!

It's the manner in which he lost. I'm quite ok with the losses of other Malaysians. At least they showed they actually wanted to win. But Hafiz's general lack-a-daisiness just plainly pisses me off.

[ctjcad]

...wow, wow and wow:eek: :rolleyes: ;) ...As if this tourney doesn't have enough upsets, I thought we had enough of them from 2 days ago and then yesterday's upsets, but nooooo, not even close...:p

Some comments from me:

- Quite a big upset was the LD vs. BP match. For some reason, after seeing his last few defeats, it seems that LD has a bit of a struggle in finishing a match, whether he's leading or not..The ending must've been a pretty good one, filled w/heart-pounding moments. If the folks(yes, incl. myself), following the match on BC, were in "heart-pounding" mode, i can imagine all the folks watching the match *live* at the stadium..Must be pure pandemonium..:eek: :p :cool:
- Another upset(s), involved both of CHN's XD pairs which lost unexpectedly to INA XD pairs, in straight sets.:confused: :p Tomorrow's match between the 2 INA pairs could go either way.:cool:
- ZhangNing redeemed herself after losing to PiHY in AE, winning in straight sets..:cool:
- As for the MD upcoming Semis, i wouldn't count out CY&FHF. They could very well come out on top against Tony&Candra. I think both matches could go either way, so both should be terrific matches...

Overall, as expected, it was truly an exciting QF day...I'm sure the Semifinals day will be even more exciting..;) :cool:

[ctjcad]

It is scary actually to play in Istora...those fans can scream and cheer like maniac...I am fariad that whoever play against Indo players will be intimidated...so skill will be number 2...mentalilty has to be number 1 to survive...
:) ..the way you've described Istora, it seems like you're scaring everyone that want to go there:p :crying: ..I guess only the "brave" will "survive" & come out "alive"..:p :D ;)

[X Ball]

It's the manner in which he lost. I'm quite ok with the losses of other Malaysians. At least they showed they actually wanted to win. But Hafiz's general lack-a-daisiness just plainly pisses me off.

U know it pisses me off too but I recognise that a player has to be real motivated to perform at this highest level. It takes a lot out of the person to have to beat LCW and then go on to play tough. I think Hafiz expended his energy trying to prove his ability to beat LCW. His 3rd set was never a game he wins normally but I think he called on his reserves this time round. I would like to give him the benefit of doubt and say he has done well since Boonsak who beat him is playing at his peak and it would be difficult to beat Boonsak.

For me, I think the time must be near for both Hafiz and LCW to work harder because there is so much public 'glare' on their lack of performance - they are getting media, populace, and BAM's brunts. And money is not coming in anymore ! So it would not be too long before we see more commitment. Have a heart, give them support.:D

[$100 Dreams]

:) ..the way you've described Istora, it seems like you're scaring everyone that want to go there:p :crying: ..I guess only the "brave" will "survive" & come out "alive"..:p :D ;)

Is Istora the badminton stadium in indonesia? I went to the recent malaysian open and I tell u, it was scary.. dont go and watch live if u are supporting a non-malaysian or malay. Everyone is cheering for them, so if u cheer for their opponents, u get icy stares, like they wanna bash u up.

i was actually cheering for Lin dan. he was against a korean player. Anyway, beacuse obviously no one wanted lin dan to win so that Chong Wei gets one less challenge, everyone cheered for the korean guy. And me and a few others, when we cheered when lin dan got a point (which is when no one cheers), everyone will look at u like a maniac. haha...

that was off topic..

Anyway, eventhough lin dan lost this one, I am very very happy for Boonsak!! he is good.. i remember a few years ago he was THE dark horse. Use to unexpectedly beat ppl like xia xuanze, chen hong, peter gade and the other top players. I have been hoping he could regain that form.YAY!!

[ctjcad]

Is Istora the badminton stadium in indonesia?
...yes, but Istora Senayan Stadium (http://www.gelorabungkarno.com/) is more like a multi-purpose complex(has sports & non-sports areas); it's the same building as used in prior IO. It's also called Gelora Bung Karno or Bung Karno Stadium..;)
More pics of the venue: http://www.gelorabungkarno.com/index.html?code1=4&code2=0&code3=0