Kim/Ra's 7 losses

[ye333]

I heard that Kim/Ra lost a total of 7 matches during their 8-year partnership. I only know 3 of them:

1. 00 Olympics loss to Zhang/Gao.
2. 01 WC loss to Zhang/Gao.
3. 04 Olympics loss to Rasmussen/Olsen.

Anyone knows the other 4 losses? Thanks!

[event]

I heard that Kim/Ra lost a total of 7 matches during their 8-year partnership. I only know 3 of them:

1. 00 Olympics loss to Zhang/Gao.
2. 01 WC loss to Zhang/Gao.
3. 04 Olympics loss to Rasmussen/Olsen.

Anyone knows the other 4 losses? Thanks!2003 Japan Open - lost in Semi-finals to Zhang/Gao
Three other losses listed in another thread: here (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=78765&postcount=7) but I'll quote them:

In 1999's AE, they lost to Simon Archer and Joanne Goode in the Quarter Finals.
in 1999's Japan Open, they lost to Liu Yong and Ge Fei in the semi Finals.
In 1999's Sudirman Cup, they also lost to Ge Fei and Liu Yong.That's 3 losses in 2 months. Interestingly, Korea kicked butt at the AE and JO that year. Ha/Chung won silver in XD at both, as did Lee/Yoo in MD. Ha/Kim won gold at Japan & bronze at AE in MD while Ra/Chung won gold at AE and bronze at JO in WD.

[seawell]

There are 3 losses!

In 1997's WC, they lost to Minarti and KUSHARJANTO in the Quarter Finals.
In 1997's Sudirman Cup, they lost to Ge Fei and Liu Yong in the Finals
In 2001's Sudirman Cup, they lost to Gao Ling and Liu Yong.

[jamesd20]

They Also Lost to Robertson/Emms (I think in the thailand or one of the early tournament in 2005 I think)

[event]

They Also Lost to Robertson/Emms (I think in the thailand or one of the early tournament in 2005 I think)That's highly unlikely. BWF's head-to-head shows 6:0. We all know those head-to-head's often miss certain tournaments like the Sudirman Cup or Asian Games but, further, Kim & Ra never played together in a tournament after the Olympics.

In 2005, Ra played in 2 international tournaments (Sudirman and Canadian Open) and Kim in one (Sudirman). While they both played at the Sudirman, they did not play together. Kim played 2 MD matches with Ha while Ra played mixed with Lee Jae-jin in the 3 preliminary round matches. Ra and Lee actually beat Robertson/Emms 2-1.

As far as I can tell, Robertson/Emms only took one game from Kim/Ra in those 6 matches, at the 2004 Swiss Open. I'm not sure about the 2002 AE but the other 4 matches were all 2-0 for the Koreans.

[sugar_free]

They Also Lost to Robertson/Emms (I think in the thailand or one of the early tournament in 2005 I think)
I thought they retired after 2004 Olympics... In 2005 Sudirman Cup they didn't play together, although they did admit that they are partner off-court...:D

[robin7]

1. 00 Olympics loss to Zhang/Gao.
2. 01 WC loss to Zhang/Gao.
3. 04 Olympics loss to Rasmussen/Olsen.
Both defeats at Olympics ('00 & '04) were the most painful losses.:crying: