i guess this is india' s first grand prix event being held in banglore.
Are any of the top seedslike LCW LD BCL PG etc going to come?
cause last time at the ABC in india the whole chinese team didn't come because " THE MISSED THE FLIGHT"

dont hink the draws or the participating players have been decided on, but even if we get the kind of participation as in the Philipine or Thai Open it will be a bonanza for badminton fans in india....

im gonna be in Hyd irrespective of whosoever participates cheering for anup sridhar and rest of the indin players.

we shud start a list of possible BC members who might show up

what are the dates???

what are the dates???

sept 4th to 9th - hyderabad

Anup Sridhar's profile in India should be better now that he had defeated Taufik and Hafiz to reach the World Championship's quarterfinals. I hope Indian badminton shall rise quickly. We need the whole world to pay attention more to badminton.... More prize money quickly, otherwise... few talented athletes will want to play badminton for a living...

Quite a lot of top 10 MS will play here but not so for other categories. LCW, BCL, CY and Taufik will play here.

Quite a lot of top 10 MS will play here but not so for other categories. LCW, BCL, CY and Taufik will play here.

whos ur source mr poirot, the draws are being conducted 2mrrw

ok, as per the seedings put out for the tournament -

world champ- zhu lin of CHN is seeded 1 and most importantly mi zhou is in the list of players

in md's gunawan and chandra along with runners up in world cship the korean pair as also scheduled to b here

Z Jiewen and partner Y Wei are seeded 1 in WD

good news
Anup said in an interview that TAUFIK IS COMMING and that he would love to play him again. It's also a good chance for some of the juniors like ajay and anand

I hope Anup will bring more adventures and excitement to badminton world.

bohoot bohoot syukriya to anup for his ability to bring that excitement.he's handsome,tall and full of suprises.a good package to be a hot personality.

i will dismiss Shah rukh now and anup is my new bollywood star.

I hope Anup will bring more adventures and excitement to badminton world.

bohoot bohoot syukriya to anup for his ability to bring that excitement.he's handsome,tall and full of suprises.a good package to be a hot personality.

i will dismiss Shah rukh now and anup is my new bollywood star.
Anup will be pleased with the rockstar image he's getting from fans like you [and me]:D

Anup.....i hope you are reading this!!!!!

i will dismiss Shah rukh now and anup is my new bollywood star.


man, you are so funny... anup in bollywood movies... :p :p

ajay jayaram isn't playing he is down with jaundice

CHAK DE!!
Make sure Shah Rukh Khan is not reading this!!! :D
I hope Anup will bring more adventures and excitement to badminton world.

bohoot bohoot syukriya to anup for his ability to bring that excitement.he's handsome,tall and full of suprises.a good package to be a hot personality.

i will dismiss Shah rukh now and anup is my new bollywood star.

man, you are so funny... anup in bollywood movies... :p :p
dude, im not a man..
But that's fine.It maybe due to my nickname here..

CHAK DE!!
Make sure Shah Rukh Khan is not reading this!!! :D
Shah rukh have a special place in his fans' heart.There's a space.
But Anup is much more special more.At least for me.

Anup will be pleased with the rockstar image he's getting from fans like you [and me]:D

Anup.....i hope you are reading this!!!!!
Does he have time?
i doubt if any shutllers are listening for what we have discussed in this forum.
But who knows,right?

Quite a lot of top 10 MS will play here but not so for other categories. LCW, BCL, CY and Taufik will play here.
Seems like ChN likes to send BCL everywhere ? :rolleyes::rolleyes: PO07 then go INDIA?

Seems like ChN likes to send BCL everywhere ? :rolleyes::rolleyes: PO07 then go INDIA?

haha yea. I've always seen BCL everywhere. lol. no matter in what kind of tournaments. lol. maybe he got picked coz' his handsome?! :D sorry.. OT a bit already. haha.

haha yea. I've always seen BCL everywhere. lol. no matter in what kind of tournaments. lol. maybe he got picked coz' his handsome?! :D sorry.. OT a bit already. haha.
Have any reason?

Have any reason?

hmm. have any reason what? lol :confused:

wew hope he (BCL) will participate............

This is certainly not good news either for India or for badminton. :(

43 Dead In Bomb Blasts

HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - ...
Bombs packed with metal pellets killed 43 people on Saturday (25 Aug) at a packed street food-stall and an amusement park.
Police have found another dozen bombs -- fitted with timers and placed in plastic bags -- at bus stops, cinema halls, road junctions and pedestrian bridges across Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh state, after Saturday night's blasts in the city.
Nearly 80 people, including women and children, were wounded by the three blasts that went off within the space of a few minutes. Some of the wounded were in critical condition.
The police said each of the bombs also contained ammonium and were rigged with alarm clocks.
Eleven people died in two blasts at the Lumbini amusement park during a laser light show, while 32 died in the explosion at the street food stall in the heart of the city's commercial district, police said.
The blasts in Hyderabad, one of India's biggest cities, are the latest in a series of militant attacks in large urban centers in the past two years, including New Delhi and the commercial hub of Mumbai.

This is certainly not good news either for India or for badminton. :(

43 Dead In Bomb Blasts

HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - ...
Bombs packed with metal pellets killed 43 people on Saturday (25 Aug) at a packed street food-stall and an amusement park.
Police have found another dozen bombs -- fitted with timers and placed in plastic bags -- at bus stops, cinema halls, road junctions and pedestrian bridges across Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh state, after Saturday night's blasts in the city.
Nearly 80 people, including women and children, were wounded by the three blasts that went off within the space of a few minutes. Some of the wounded were in critical condition.
The police said each of the bombs also contained ammonium and were rigged with alarm clocks.
Eleven people died in two blasts at the Lumbini amusement park during a laser light show, while 32 died in the explosion at the street food stall in the heart of the city's commercial district, police said.
The blasts in Hyderabad, one of India's biggest cities, are the latest in a series of militant attacks in large urban centers in the past two years, including New Delhi and the commercial hub of Mumbai.
That was grievous.my condolence to all indians.

Oh my...just when I thought Hyderabad is a safe city :mad:

Oh my...just when I thought Hyderabad is a safe city :mad:

Yes, Hyderabad is a safe city.
It's no more unsafe than any other large city occasionally targeted by deranged and fanatic people. :)

I'd agree that Hyderabad is unsafe if you'd agree that New York, London, Tokyo and Madrid are unsafe (they too have been attacked, haven't they?). :rolleyes:

The crazies are everywhere... but that doesn't mean we must live in constant dread. :mad:
All the best to the organizers of the Indian Open. :)

Let's just say that: starting yesterday, Hyderabad is in the same category as New York, London, Tokyo, Madrid, and Jakarta. Any city worty of organized terrorist attacks cannot be categorized as a safe city...