I will be there from october 3 to 6. may be...
Anybody is going beside me??

It's wierd for this Macau Open. There's normally 2 or 3 tournaments in a row for 3 weeks in the same region. Which helps to make long trips to different continent a better value.

Macau Open seems to be a stand alone tournament........ unless u can count the Beijing Test Olympics the next week. hmmmmmmmm

I think CHN will send their best to Macau SAR. This Macau GP Gold got rescheduled from previously January. Agree, the new schedule is really inefficient!

I think CHN will send their best to Macau SAR.

Yup. Last year China did just that! ;)

I will be there from october 3 to 6. may be...
Anybody is going beside me??

I wish i can go... i'm sure HauGe will have a great time there ;)

I wish i can go... i'm sure HauGe will have a great time there ;)
:D:D not casino..I could not even win my PAWs lately...:crying::crying:

how can u buy ticket in HK in advance?

I think CHN will send their best to Macau SAR. I think there is a good chance of this. Politically, China will show support to Macau and HK as they have returned to being part of China.

how can u buy ticket in HK in advance?Last time, you can buy a ticket at the door. On semifinal day, tickets were available. This year is a different venue. Don't know how many seats there are.

I think there is a good chance of this. Politically, China will show support to Macau and HK as they have returned to being part of China.

With Team CHINA pulling out of the Chinese-Taipei GP Gold, they should be all out at the Macau Open GP Gold.

Hmm...its amazing that this GP Gold event attracts most of the top ranked players, esp in MD.

Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah, Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto, Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi, Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae will be there :eek: Some backup pairs like Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan (good), Tantowi Ahmad/Viki Indra Okvana, Devin Lahardi/Lingga Lie will also be there. There's another odd pairing (to make up the number I guess) in Nova Widianto/Mohd Rijal :eek: Djarum is also well-represented as expected by the presence of Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki and Rendra Wijaya/Fran Kurniawan partnering yet again after their brief split. And...Halim Heryanto Ho/Eric Go will be competing there too :eek:

IN WD, INA is well represented by Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir, Yulianti/Richi Puspita Dili (yes), and Lita Nurlita/Nitya Krishinda. The Djarum pair Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa is not there :cool:

In XD, INA's lineup is not the usual (dunno why :cool:). Nova Widianto is partnering Vita Marissa :eek:, while Lilyana Natsir is partnering Mohd Rijal. Hmm....is it because Greysia Polii is still injured and Flandy is not there? Why don't Nova just rest at home? Let Vita/Butet concentrate on WD :cool: Anyway, INA is represented by the backup pair Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita and Lingga Lie/Nitya Krishinda. No Tantowi Ahmad/Yulianti though, even though both players are there :confused:

The list is out.....

Very intersting combination..Not many European players....no LCW .Boonsak and Sony but Has Taufik and Simon..

Who is Rio Willianto and Davin Prawissa???Tangkas Club? anyone kows??

I actually would like to see Natsir partner with some young guy. Nova is old and cannot keep the pace throughout the whole match, especially when facing strong opponents like Zheng/Gao.

Hmm...its amazing that this GP Gold event attracts most of the top ranked players, esp in MD.

Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah, Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto, Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi, Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae will be there :eek: Some backup pairs like Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan (good), Tantowi Ahmad/Viki Indra Okvana, Devin Lahardi/Lingga Lie will also be there. There's another odd pairing (to make up the number I guess) in Nova Widianto/Mohd Rijal :eek: Djarum is also well-represented as expected by the presence of Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki and Rendra Wijaya/Fran Kurniawan partnering yet again after their brief split. And...Halim Heryanto Ho/Eric Go will be competing there too :eek:

IN WD, INA is well represented by Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir, Yulianti/Richi Puspita Dili (yes), and Lita Nurlita/Nitya Krishinda. The Djarum pair Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa is not there :cool:

In XD, INA's lineup is not the usual (dunno why :cool:). Nova Widianto is partnering Vita Marissa :eek:, while Lilyana Natsir is partnering Mohd Rijal. Hmm....is it because Greysia Polii is still injured and Flandy is not there? Why don't Nova just rest at home? Let Vita/Butet concentrate on WD :cool: Anyway, INA is represented by the backup pair Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita and Lingga Lie/Nitya Krishinda. No Tantowi Ahmad/Yulianti though, even though both players are there :confused:

I actually would like to see Natsir partner with some young guy. Nova is old and cannot keep the pace throughout the whole match, especially when facing strong opponents like Zheng/Gao.

While this is true for the Long Run, I don't think PBSI WILL RISK partnering Butet with someone else until after the Olympics 2008. That's the unfortunate thing because Nova/Butet (despite their inconsistency and well-cited weakness) are the ones who win the important titles so far (two World Championships :eek:).

The list is out.....

Very intersting combination..Not many European players....no LCW .Boonsak and Sony but Has Taufik and Simon..

Who is Rio Willianto and Davin Prawisa???Tangkas Club? anyone kows??

I am pretty sure Rio, Davin, and Achmad Rivai [MS] who entered this Macau Open are all from Ratih, that leading club from Banten. :) One of the INA Superliga Badminton top 8 clubs...

I am pretty sure Rio, Davin, and Achmad Rivai [MS] who entered this Macau Open are all from Ratih, that leading club from Banten. :) One of the INA Superliga Badminton top 8 clubs...

wow...thats good news...I hope other clubs will follow Djarum's footstep.....:D:D
I heard there will be some withdrawal for WS...so I hope at least 2 will be promoted to Main draw ( Pia and Maria febe)

Hmm...its amazing that this GP Gold event attracts most of the top ranked players, esp in MD.

Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah, Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto, Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi, Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae will be there :eek: Some backup pairs like Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan (good), Tantowi Ahmad/Viki Indra Okvana, Devin Lahardi/Lingga Lie will also be there. There's another odd pairing (to make up the number I guess) in Nova Widianto/Mohd Rijal :eek: Djarum is also well-represented as expected by the presence of Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki and Rendra Wijaya/Fran Kurniawan partnering yet again after their brief split. And...Halim Heryanto Ho/Eric Go will be competing there too :eek:

IN WD, INA is well represented by Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir, Yulianti/Richi Puspita Dili (yes), and Lita Nurlita/Nitya Krishinda. The Djarum pair Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa is not there :cool:

In XD, INA's lineup is not the usual (dunno why :cool:). Nova Widianto is partnering Vita Marissa :eek:, while Lilyana Natsir is partnering Mohd Rijal. Hmm....is it because Greysia Polii is still injured and Flandy is not there? Why don't Nova just rest at home? Let Vita/Butet concentrate on WD :cool: Anyway, INA is represented by the backup pair Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita and Lingga Lie/Nitya Krishinda. No Tantowi Ahmad/Yulianti though, even though both players are there :confused:

US should host a 1-star US Open at Vegas, looks like casino will help to attract top players ?

wow...thats good news...I hope other clubs will follow Djarum's footstep.....:D:D
I heard there will be some withdrawal for WS...so I hope at least 2 will be promoted to Main draw ( Pia and Maria febe)

I agree with you that Pia and Febe are the most likely to be promoted directly into the main draw [usually a 32-player draw for WS]

Imagine if the 8 big clubs in INA are like Ratih and Djarum... [funding their players to get experience]... INA will be a 'model' awesome badminton powerhouse... ;) Sort of like the US in tennis... Bolittieri Tennis Academy funds talented youths until they become good pros [Agassi, Seles, Courrier, Capriati, and Sharapova]...

Mmm, maybe the difference between tennis and badminton is: after they are sufficiently rich, they are on their own... In badminton, the players always need the sparring partners to practice their 'soft' touch aspect... So they probably will always be part of a club. In tennis, the individual athletes can be purely non-club affiliated after they have enough funds...:D

Hmm...its amazing that this GP Gold event attracts most of the top ranked players, esp in MD.
..actually there's already another thread for this tourney, here;):cool::
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47509
Not sure if kwun wants to merge these 2 threads or not??..:confused:

when is macau open?

According to entry list from Macau Badminton website, INA will send many players :

- MS : TH, Simon, Alamsyah Yunus, Tommy Sugiarto, Andreas Adityawarman, Achmad Rivai, Andre K. Tedjono, Ari Yuli Wahyu, Dionysius H.Rumbaka and Wisnu Haryo Putro

- WS : Adriyanti Firdasari, Pia Zebadiah, Fransiska Ratnasari, Melicia Kurniawan, Sylvina Kurniawan, Maria Elfira, Maria Febe, Rosaria Pungkasari

- MD : Kido/Setiawan, Luluk/Alvent, Joko Riyadi/Hendra AG, Bona Septano/Muhammad Ahsan, Devin Lahardi/Lingga Lie, Tantowi Ahmad/Viki Indra Okvana, Rio Wilianto/Davin Pradiwisa, Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan S.Dasuki, Fran Kurniawan/Hendra Wijaya.

- WD : Vita/Lilyana, Yulianti/Richi Puspita Dili, Lita Nurlita/Nitya K.Maheswari

- XD : Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa, Muh.Rijal/Lilyana Natsir, Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita, Lingga Lie/Nitya K.Maheswari

Meanwhile CHN also participates with their top-gun here :

- MS : LD, BCL, Chen Jin, Chen Yu, Gong Weijie, Chen Hong
- WS : ZN, XXF, Zhu Lin, Lu Lan, Wang Lin
- MD : Cai/Fu, Xie Zhongbo/Guo Zhendong
- WD : Gao/Huang, Wei Yili/ Zhang Yawen, Zhao Tingting/Yu Yang
- XD : Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen, Zheng Bo/Yu Yang (new combination pair?!)

Malaysia have a big representation. Didn't know Halim Haryanto's surname was 'Ho'. I think the chinese commentators never ever used a chinese name for him unlike Tony, Candra, Susi, Mia...

Why Sony Name was not in the list?? Looks like TH was send to everywhere...

The draw is out for Macau Open...

A projected explosive clash between LD & TH in the QF !!

- WS : ZN, XXF, Zhu Lin, Lu Lan, Wang Lin
- XD : Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen, Zheng Bo/Yu Yang (new combination pair?!)

No Jiang YJ and Yihan???
This is not the first time Zheng bo/Yu Yang play together,I guess their first performances were at Last year Japan Open(lost to nova/natsir) N Macau Open(lost to Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Juhl).Correct me if Im wrong

Malaysia have a big representation. Didn't know Halim Haryanto's surname was 'Ho'. I think the chinese commentators never ever used a chinese name for him unlike Tony, Candra, Susi, Mia...

We are not allowed to use it during Soeharto era.....sometimes in certain businesses, my name is Rudy Huang..instead of my whole indonesian name....

No Jiang YJ and Yihan???
This is not the first time Zheng bo/Yu Yang play together,I guess their first performances were at Last year Japan Open(lost to nova/natsir) N Macau Open(lost to Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Juhl).Correct me if Im wrong

Those girls plus Zhu jing Jing and Yang weei/ZJW will be in bitburger......

We are not allowed to use it during Soeharto era.....sometimes in certain businesses, my name is Rudy Huang..instead of my whole indonesian name....

rudy hadisuwarno :D :D :D :p.. just kidding

Those girls plus Zhu jing Jing and Yang weei/ZJW will be in bitburger......
bitburger N macau are held at the same time???
Yang/Zhang should be in Macau than bitburger

rudy hadisuwarno :D :D :D :p.. just kidding

Or maybe Rudy Hartono?????:p

Why Sony Name was not in the list?? Looks like TH was send to everywhere...

th is chasing for OG points :D

rudy hadisuwarno :D :D :D :p.. just kidding
haha.....yes..I am hair stylist.....all will get free haircut...:D:D

bitburger N macau are held at the same time???
Yang/Zhang should be in Macau than bitburger

Yep..chinese send quite a few....go to Bitburger thread...you will see all participants...

I will be there from october 3 to 6. may be...
Anybody is going beside me??

Which hotel will you staying in Macau? And which hotel is near the venue? Normally, I stay at the official hotel of the event. However, I think it's fully booked or maybe blocked by the organizers. Can I book in the official hotel thru the organizers even if I'm not with any of the participating teams? Thanks. I'm considering to go since it's less than 2 hours away from Manila.:)

Which hotel will you staying in Macau? And which hotel is near the venue? Normally, I stay at the official hotel of the event. However, I think it's fully booked or maybe blocked by the organizers. Can I book in the official hotel thru the organizers even if I'm not with any of the participating teams? Thanks. I'm considering to go since it's less than 2 hours away from Manila.:)
I have tried already...95% hotels are booked due to Golden week...

Royal Macau quoted me for special price is HK$ 1780 but for sure, ..I will stay in HK and take ferry everyday if I can not get my hotel....

My assitant will email me the 4 stars and 3 stars tomorrow and I will let you know...

It will definitely be cheaper to take the ferry back and forth each day from HK for those living in HK.

It will definitely be cheaper to take the ferry back and forth each day from HK for those living in HK.

Yep..round trip around HK$ 300 to 320..night service is more expensive...

I called Macau association regarding tickets..

You can reserve thru their website ..

Ticket price: Free seating

October 2 to 5 : HK$ 20
October 6 &7 : HK$ 60

I called Macau association regarding tickets..
You can reserve thru their website ..
Ticket price: Free seating
October 2 to 5 : HK$ 20
October 6 &7 : HK$ 60
That's reasonable affordable.

My tentative trip to Macau thru Air Asia:
Kuala Lumpur LCCT(KUL) to Macau(MFM) 04 Oct 2007 Departs 0630 Arrives 1015 AK 50 RM431.99
Macau(MFM) to Kuala Lumpur LCCT(KUL) 09 Oct 2007 Departs 1950 Arrives 2335 AK 53 RM256.99
Total Package Price RM688.98

That's reasonable affordable.

My tentative trip to Macau thru Air Asia:
Kuala Lumpur LCCT(KUL) to Macau(MFM) 04 Oct 2007 Departs 0630 Arrives 1015 AK 50 RM431.99
Macau(MFM) to Kuala Lumpur LCCT(KUL) 09 Oct 2007 Departs 1950 Arrives 2335 AK 53 RM256.99
Total Package Price RM688.98
wow...thats cheap....make sure you go...........hehe

wow...thats cheap....make sure you go...........hehe
That's only air fare. Problem in getting cheap hotel over there.:crying:

That's only air fare. Problem in getting cheap hotel over there.:crying:
stay in HK...hehe...about HK$ 1400 to 2300 right now

stay in HK...hehe...about HK$ 1400 to 2300 right now
Then I have to reconsider it.;)

Then I have to reconsider it.;)
in HK cheaper..I can tell where to stay

in HK cheaper..I can tell where to stay
Hau-ge, can u work out how much do I have to prepare? Accommodation + food + transportation + tickets... OMG, I think it's over my budget.

Why LCW not take part in Macau Open?Any idea?

Why LCW not take part in Macau Open?Any idea?
Resting...2 weeks later, there are 2 SS...tough to play ....

So according to recent attendance of opens, Taufik is the fittest MS player around leh. :D

Resting...2 weeks later, there are 2 SS...tough to play ....

So according to recent attendance of opens, Taufik is the fittest MS player around leh. :D
Th is desperate to get more points.......:D:D

yeah especially after the bad result in WC....

I hope Taufik can get points as many as he can. TH reached the time to "gantung celana".... so he has to go to many tournaments to get gold OG '08 again...again...and again.... hehehe that's mean in OG'16 haha...

Ayo Taufik...:p:p:p

.. I fink he needs more point than TH to qualify for the Olympics too.

.. I fink he needs more point than TH to qualify for the Olympics too.
I think Sony has more points than TH....

I think Sony has more points than TH....

According to the latest WR, Updated 13/09/07

9. Sony Dwi Kuncoro - 50882 pts
10. Taufik Hidayat - 48238 pts

Its only 2644 pts difference, Hopes both can make it to Olympics too...

According to the latest WR, Updated 13/09/07

9. Sony Dwi Kuncoro - 50882 pts
10. Taufik Hidayat - 48238 pts

Its only 2644 pts difference, Hopes both can make it to Olympics too...
That's WR. I may be wrong but OR (Olympic Ranking) starts from SO07 so may be different.

.. I fink he needs more point than TH to qualify for the Olympics too.

it was strategy to made TH (instead of Sony) as 1st Single in next TC

That's WR. I may be wrong but OR (Olympic Ranking) starts from SO07 so may be different.

Any place to get the updates Ranking points for Olympics..:cool::confused:

If I am not mistaken, there were 3 different types of Ranking systems :
1. World Rankings
2. SS Rankings
3. Olympic Rankings.

Which is totally confusing, IMHO, BWF should join 1 & 3 Ranking Sytems :rolleyes:

Any place to get the updates Ranking points for Olympics..:cool::confused:

If I am not mistaken, there were 3 different types of Ranking systems :
1. World Rankings
2. SS Rankings
3. Olympic Rankings.

Which is totally confusing, IMHO, BWF should join 1 & 3 Ranking Sytems :rolleyes:
..i don't know of any official link, which updates the ranking points for next yr's Olympics, but maybe these links can be of some help..;)

Olympic Qualifying points regulation - based on BWF World Ranking starting from May 01, 2007 til April 30, 2008 (page 3):
http://www.internationalbadminton.org/PDF%20-%20Regulations/OLYMPIC%20QUALIFYING%20REGULATIONS%20for%20BEIJING %202008%20am.pdf

Historical list of current BWF World ranking (for 2007):
http://www.internationalbadminton.org/histrankingmonths.asp?year=%202007%20&cat=m

And here's the link to how they calculate the WR points:
http://www.internationalbadminton.org/NEWWRPoints.pdf

..the rest, we'll just do the math..;):cool:

it was strategy to made TH (instead of Sony) as 1st Single in next TC
I bets it will be a wise move as TH form is hard to predict against any second Mens singles players from any other countries in TC.... :D

guys,check this out!
http://www.macaubadminton.org.mo/macauopenwebsite/about.htm

Taufik scheduled to play Lin Dan... in the quarterfinals AGAIN! :rolleyes:

Overall a pretty good draw for INA... :D I can't complain too much... :D

By the way, so many INA WS in the qualification this time... 7?

What's this? Nova-Vita?!? and Lilyana-Rijal?!? :confused: Yes, we know Greysia is injured but pairing Nova-Vita?!?

What's this? Nova-Vita?!? and Lilyana-Rijal?!? :confused: Yes, we know Greysia is injured but pairing Nova-Vita?!?

What a strange combination.... :cool: New pairing could have counted for OLYmpics Ranking points too :confused:

What's this? Nova-Vita?!? and Lilyana-Rijal?!? :confused: Yes, we know Greysia is injured but pairing Nova-Vita?!?

richard may do a trial and error for creating new XD
btw, nova used to be paired with vita before vita got injured badly

I think we must make another thread than using same thread with JO and Chinese Taipei Open. The topics so many....... Pussyyyiiinnkkkkk... (confuse????)

Any place to get the updates Ranking points for Olympics..:cool::confused:

If I am not mistaken, there were 3 different types of Ranking systems :
1. World Rankings
2. SS Rankings
3. Olympic Rankings.

Which is totally confusing, IMHO, BWF should join 1 & 3 Ranking Sytems :rolleyes:
..i've found a site which has a dummy listing of the Qualified players for the OG, and it's up-to-date, here;):cool::
http://www.badzine.info/content/view/356/2/
http://www.badzine.info/olympics/

What's this? Nova-Vita?!? and Lilyana-Rijal?!? :confused: Yes, we know Greysia is injured but pairing Nova-Vita?!?

That's the first thing that cross my mind too. Sometimes PBSI officials think in a different way :confused:

Since Yulianti and Tantowi are competing, they don't even put their name in the XD :confused:

Apa ini.....walaw.....

richard may do a trial and error for creating new XD
btw, nova used to be paired with vita before vita got injured badly

I don't think so :cool: This might just be a break to rest Flandy and to let Nova play in MD and XD since he's already there :cool: Either that or Richard wants to let Rijal play because that's his first tourney since the World Championships and he might be itching for actions :p If Rijal/Butet do play well, he might reshuffle Rijal/Greysia AFTER THE OLYMPICS.

Nova/Butet and Flandy/Vita WILL BE PBSI's two XD pairs for the Olympics. No questions or changes.

So, possible XD pairs after Olympics:
1. Mohd Rijal/Greysia Polii -- need more playing hrs, esp against top oppositions.
2. Tantowi Ahmad/Yulianti -- they manage to stretch Sudket/Saralee this time round in Taipei (20-22 in the first set), so, a respectable result for them. They will need 1-2 years old GP Golds and occasional SS events to reach top 10 level. But, I have faith in them.
3. Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita -- backup pair, but not dependable to win the big titles (see their result in the current Chinese-Taipei Open).

Proposed new pairings:
1. Lingga Lie/Lilyana Natsir -- Lingga has been stagnating since he's split with Yulianti, with no stable partner. Butet should be a good partner for him.
2. Mohd Rijal/Lilyana Natsir -- depends on Macau Open's performance.
3. Lingga Lie/Greysia Polii -- see above.

I don't think so :cool: This might just be a break to rest Flandy and to let Nova play in MD and XD since he's already there :cool: Either that or Richard wants to let Rijal play because that's his first tourney since the World Championships and he might be itching for actions :p If Rijal/Butet do play well, he might reshuffle Rijal/Greysia AFTER THE OLYMPICS.

Nova/Butet and Flandy/Vita WILL BE PBSI's two XD pairs for the Olympics. No questions or changes.

So, possible XD pairs after Olympics:
1. Mohd Rijal/Greysia Polii -- need more playing hrs, esp against top oppositions.
2. Tantowi Ahmad/Yulianti -- they manage to stretch Sudket/Saralee this time round in Taipei (20-22 in the first set), so, a respectable result for them. They will need 1-2 years old GP Golds and occasional SS events to reach top 10 level. But, I have faith in them.
3. Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita -- backup pair, but not dependable to win the big titles (see their result in the current Chinese-Taipei Open).

Proposed new pairings:
1. Lingga Lie/Lilyana Natsir -- Lingga has been stagnating since he's split with Yulianti, with no stable partner. Butet should be a good partner for him.
2. Mohd Rijal/Lilyana Natsir -- depends on Macau Open's performance.
3. Lingga Lie/Greysia Polii -- see above.

after OG.. i think flandy will retire, and it's better to pair vita with nova again, PBSI can look for new partner for butet cos she's still young enough..

after OG.. i think flandy will retire, and it's better to pair vita with nova again, PBSI can look for new partner for butet cos she's still young enough..

I think Nova will retire too. Remember he will be 30 this coming October.

Nova Widianto (born Klaten (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaten), Central Java (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Java); 10 October (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_10) 1977 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977)) is a male badminton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton) player from Indonesia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia) and his tall 179 cm.

Butet will be 23 next year and can last until the Olympics 2012.

For the other young players:
Mohd Rijal/Greysia Polii (22/21)
Nadya Melati (22)
Alamsyah Yunus (22)
Tantowi/Yulianti (21)
Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan (21)
Yulianti/Richi Puspita Dili (21/19)
Nitya Krishinda (20)
Viki Indra Okvana (20)
Tommy Sugiarto (20)
Pia Zebadiah (19, highly suspicious)

:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::c rying::crying::crying: lee chong wei is not taking part in this tournament...but it is a good idea becoz he is too tired after playing in 2 tournamnets in 2 weeks...it is a good idea by him...to rest and pay attention on the next 2 SS....which will be held in October:D

WD re-draw. Vita/Lilyana will face Gao Ling/Huang Sui in the first round. OMG, can they revenge?

WD re-draw. Vita/Lilyana will face Gao Ling/Huang Sui in the first round. OMG, can they revenge?

Very bad draw. I thought they are going to concentrate in WD since they are temporarily being split with their partner in XD.

It's also a re-match betwen Yulianti/Richi Puspita Dili and Ng Hui Lin/Goh Liu Ying.

I believe that on WS, there are some withdrawal...I have not got the names yet....nmore likely Pia and Maria will be promoted to main draw...

Oh...no..Vita/Lilyana vs Gao Ling/Huang Sui??? why re-draw????? I hope they can revenge........

Oh...no..Vita/Lilyana vs Gao Ling/Huang Sui??? why re-draw????? I hope they can revenge........


In JO , Gao L/HSui won in QF right....:confused:..it was a three games match right...:confused:...Blur already..too much badminton already...

In JO , Gao L/HSui won in QF right....:confused:..it was a three games match right...:confused:...Blur already..too much badminton already...
Yes..it was 3 sets but INA was leading 17-12 and got defeated by GL/HS.....so I hope that they repeat same thing..........INA WD has a good chance to fight CHN WD...the rest of INA WD ( except Jo/Polii) are not reliable yet.....

Yes..it was 3 sets but INA was leading 17-12 and got defeated by GL/HS.....so I hope that they repeat same thing..........INA WD has a good chance to fight CHN WD...the rest of INA WD ( except Jo/Polii) are not reliable yet.....

vita/butet lost to gl/HS 20:22,19-21,19-21 :o

Yes..it was 3 sets but INA was leading 17-12 and got defeated by GL/HS.....so I hope that they repeat same thing..........INA WD has a good chance to fight CHN WD...the rest of INA WD ( except Jo/Polii) are not reliable yet.....

I would say..."include Jo Novita/Greysia Polii". They are not even as strong as Vita Marissa/Greysia Polii and the now formidable pairing of Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir.

Very bad draw. I thought they are going to concentrate in WD since they are temporarily being split with their partner in XD.

It's also a re-match betwen Yulianti/Richi Puspita Dili and Ng Hui Lin/Goh Liu Ying.


I think this time..Yulianti/Richi can handle them.....

I do not think GL/HS likes this draw either.....you do not want to tough opponents so early....well..draw is draw...what can we say...Vita/Butet needs to win more matches to get seeded.....if not...they will meet seeded players in next 2 SS

I do not think GL/HS likes this draw either.....you do not want to tough opponents so early....well..draw is draw...what can we say...Vita/Butet needs to win more matches to get seeded.....if not...they will meet seeded players in next 2 SS

I like GL/HS meet vita/natsir in the opening round,It is just like a challenge for them.They cant look down this pair.Vita/natsir are quite strong,hope GL/HS can handle them again N LYB can find new formula for preventing GREAT WALL breaking down.

I like GL/HS meet vita/natsir in the opening round,It is just like a challenge for them.They cant look down this pair.Vita/natsir are quite strong,hope GL/HS can handle them again N LYB can find new formula for preventing GREAT WALL breaking down.


I like my chances this time..I think INA WD knows how to beat them.......they need to be more patience to finish the points.....good news is that eitehr GL or Vita or Butet still have a lot of energy and fresher....like to see tough matches for both....edge is still on CHN side but I would love to see upset....

I like my chances this time..I think INA WD knows how to beat them.......they need to be more patience to finish the points.....good news is that eitehr GL or Vita or Butet still have a lot of energy and fresher....like to see tough matches for both....edge is still on CHN side but I would love to see upset....

Right from the beginning when I knew that Vita was paired with Lyliana, they would be the WD No. 1 or the dark horse in every tournament...it is only a matter of time...

Although deep down, I am very sure that the INA pair will be able to handle the Chinese pair, my concern is Vita/Lyliana's fitness after playing in two hard tournaments....do they still have the fuel to defeat the mighty Chinese pair?

Vita/Lyliana come in the right time...only a year prior to OG....they still have suffcient tme to perfect their mutual understanding and build up their confidence...At this stage it is not important for them to be No. 1....it is more important for them at this stage to be able to defeat the strongest pair in the WD department...

speaking of tough draws

India's # 1 WS's player Saina Nehwal is drawn against Zhang Ning in rd 1. Tough break for this talented player but good to see her in these GP Gold events.

Vita/Lilyana scalps this year:
1. Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui (
2. Du Jing/Yu Yang
3. Yang Wei/Zhao Tingting (all right, they are being split now)
4. Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota
5. Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia
6. Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung

IF they beat Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing,
that will mean....7 of out the top 11 ranked players :eek:

I am very sure they WILL BEAT Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg too...so...that will leave Gao Ling/Huang Sui, Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen, and Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen as the potential scalps. IF Gao/Huang were to lose in Macau, that will leave 2 CHN pairs to beat!

Unbelievable...

Is there any live coverage for Macau Open? I search in tournament software, but nothing

Is there any live coverage for Macau Open? I search in tournament software, but nothing
I am afraid....there is no LIVE score...........they may update the score on their website........:(:( but I will be there to watch LIVE...:D:D

Vita/Lilyana scalps this year:
1. Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui (
2. Du Jing/Yu Yang
3. Yang Wei/Zhao Tingting (all right, they are being split now)
4. Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota
5. Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia
6. Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung

IF they beat Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing,
that will mean....7 of out the top 11 ranked players :eek:

I am very sure they WILL BEAT Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg too...so...that will leave Gao Ling/Huang Sui, Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen, and Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen as the potential scalps. IF Gao/Huang were to lose in Macau, that will leave 2 CHN pairs to beat!

Unbelievable...

I hope that it will happen tonight.........

I am afraid....there is no LIVE score...........they may updatd the score on their website........:(:( but I will be there to watch LIVE...:D:D

Hau ge thank you. So you will report every single match in Macau, good.....
Anyway, I still hope one TV station will coverage live SF and Final... I wish.....

Hau ge thank you. So you will report every single match in Macau, good.....
Anyway, I still hope one TV station will coverage live SF and Final... I wish.....
I will be dead if I have to report any single results...:D:D:D

We may have to point 2 or 3 agents here to post for BC.......:D

Vita/Lilyana scalps this year:
1. Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui (
2. Du Jing/Yu Yang
3. Yang Wei/Zhao Tingting (all right, they are being split now)
4. Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota
5. Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia
6. Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung

IF they beat Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing,
that will mean....7 of out the top 11 ranked players :eek:

I am very sure they WILL BEAT Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg too...so...that will leave Gao Ling/Huang Sui, Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen, and Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen as the potential scalps. IF Gao/Huang were to lose in Macau, that will leave 2 CHN pairs to beat!

Unbelievable...

We are proud of our INA tomboys! The only weapon on Earth that can break the Chinese WD Great Wall domination... :)

We are proud of our INA tomboys! The only weapon on Earth that can break the Chinese WD Great Wall domination... :)
I doubt so.. Even they failed to win against a Taiwanese pair.. How can they manage to beat CHN pair consistently :rolleyes:

I am afraid....there is no LIVE score...........they may update the score on their website........:(:( but I will be there to watch LIVE...:D:D

That's our Hau-ge....never dissapoint us...U are the man..:D:D:D

:DThat's our Hau-ge....never dissapoint us...U are the man..:D:D:D
cant promise too much!!!!:D:D

I doubt so.. Even they failed to win against a Taiwanese pair.. How can they manage to beat CHN pair consistently :rolleyes:

I agree. Lilyana/Vita always lost in crucial points. They must improve this, or they will always fail against Chinese pairs, since Chinese pairs famous with their determination until the end.

I agree. Lilyana/Vita always lost in crucial points. They must improve this, or they will always fail against Chinese pairs, since Chinese pairs famous with their determination until the end.

They were leading 13-9 when they lost it today :mad:
Similar case when facing Gao Ling/Huang Sui last week.

I hope the coach will do something to rectify this problem :cool:

Butet looked lost at the back of the court....:rolleyes:

Vita/Lilyana scalps this year:
1. Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui (
2. Du Jing/Yu Yang
3. Yang Wei/Zhao Tingting (all right, they are being split now)
4. Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota
5. Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia
6. Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung


Unbelievable...

It is SAD :crying::crying: to know the cuties was beaten by the Tomboys :mad::crying::crying:

Briefly looking at the draw, the hope for a title still rests on Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (3) :cool: Honestly, I will not expect a title from them in Macau (given the exertion and fatigue factor).

R32 vs Q3 -- possibly a MAS junior pair Teo Kok Siang/Vountus Indra Mawan

R16 vs Chien Yu-Hsun/Lin Yu-Lang or Lim Khim Wah/Mak Hee Chun -- tricky but should be manageable.

QF vs either Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Hendra Wijaya or Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda (8) or Gan Teik Chai/Lin Woon Fui or Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya -- interesting quarter, but I think Hendri/Hendra would qualify to the QF. Should be also manageable

SF vs either Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (2) or Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae (5). KKK/TBH should breeze to the QF, while Jung/Lee have a tricky tie against Chew Choon Eng/Hong Chieng Hun in the first round and either Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo or Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki in the second round. JJJ/LYD vs KKK/TBH will be an explosive encounter. It will be another thrilling match in the SF against either of this pair.

F vs either Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun (1) or Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah (4). Both pairs should breeze through to QF where Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man (7) and Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto (6) are likely to await them. Meanwhile, Choong/Lee have to beat the upcoming INA pair Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan in the first round.

INA's no 3 pair, Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi are unseeded and as always, they get a pretty bad draw :mad: They have a tricky tie against Chan Chong Ming/Hoon Thien How in the first round and then possibly Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man in the second round for a place in the QF.

Meanwhile, Luluk/Alvent face the MAS upcoming pair Khoo Chung Chiat/Abdul Razif Mohd Latif in the first round and either a qualifer or a Thai pair in the second round. They should fulfill their seeding.

We are proud of our INA tomboys! The only weapon on Earth that can break the Chinese WD Great Wall domination... :)

I doubt so.. Even they failed to win against a Taiwanese pair.. How can they manage to beat CHN pair consistently

We shall see.... ;)

Oh, give credit to this Taiwanese pair... they are very good! Loosing to them in rubber sets is not something embarrasing at all... :D

We shall see.... ;)

Oh, give credit to this Taiwanese pair... they are very good! Loosing to them in rubber sets is not something embarrasing at all... :D

They have now beaten Vita/Butet TWICE !!! :mad:
Plus...Butet was soooo offf form today :cool:

Last time, you can buy a ticket at the door. On semifinal day, tickets were available. This year is a different venue. Don't know how many seats there are.

Does anyone know how the reservations for tickets are handled? I've submitted a reservation form and asked some questions but have no reply yet. It seems like you'd just show up with your ID and hope they have a spot reserved.

It's my first trip to HK and did a last moment shift of my vacation dates to try to attend this. It might be a once in a lifetime thing for my wife and I so we don't want to miss it.

It's my first trip to HK and did a last moment shift of my vacation dates to try to attend this. It might be a once in a lifetime thing for my wife and I so we don't want to miss it.
..going to be a special gathering in the HK Open at end of November..Not sure if it's too late for you to change your trip again:p, but I heard there will be quite a group of BCers going to the HK Open..Even our kwun is going to make the trip to HK as well during that period..;):cool:
But if you're set, then that's okay, as our huangkwokhau and a couple others will be there for the Macau Open;)

..going to be a special gathering in the HK Open at end of November..Not sure if it's too late for you to change your trip again:p, but I heard there will be quite a group of BCers going to the HK Open..Even our kwun is going to make the trip to HK as well during that period..;):cool:
But if you're set, then that's okay, as our huangkwokhau and a couple others will be there for the Macau Open;)

I saw that! It's too late though. My wife's vacation days are set at the beginning of the year and our plane tickets are booked. We were lucky that it only cost us $70 to fly earlier and we had enough luck from HR to allow us to change dates. Otherwise we would have arrived at 10pm on the date the MO finished :(

Is there a BCer's meet-up for this too? We're in HK late Oct 3rd. I'm planning to watch as many days as possible.

I saw that! It's too late though. My wife's vacation days are set at the beginning of the year and our plane tickets are booked. We were lucky that it only cost us $70 to fly earlier and we had enough luck from HR to allow us to change dates. Otherwise we would have arrived at 10pm on the date the MO finished :(

Is there a BCer's meet-up for this too? We're in HK late Oct 3rd. I'm planning to watch as many days as possible.
Macau open starts on October 3 and honestly hotels in Macau are fully booked and expensive...so you can take a boat to macau from Hong Kong side and it costs about US$ 20 to US$ 25

For Macau Open, we do not plan to meet BCers as we have none probably in Macau...I kow me, Fastdrop will be there along with some players.........

Hi,

for better viewing, i had create some post in my blog regarding on BitBurger Open 2007 and Macau Open 2007, i had put in the seeding and Round 1 fixtures in table forms

here is the links,

BitBurger Open 2007:
Seeding Report (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/bitburger-sarlorloux-open-2007-seeding.html)

Men's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open-mens_24.html)
Men's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open-mens.html)
Women's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open_24.html)
Women's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open.html)
Mixed Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open-mixed.html)

Macau Open 2007
Seeding Report (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/macau-open-gp-gold-2007-seeding-report.html)

Men's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-open-2007-mens.html)
Men's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-gold-2007-mens.html)
Women's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-gold-2007-womens_25.html)
Women's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-gold-2007-womens.html)
Mixed Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-gold-2007-mixed.html)

Thank you,

Hi,

for better viewing, i had create some post in my blog regarding on BitBurger Open 2007 and Macau Open 2007, i had put in the seeding and Round 1 fixtures in table forms

here is the links,

BitBurger Open 2007:
Seeding Report (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/bitburger-sarlorloux-open-2007-seeding.html)

Men's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open-mens_24.html)
Men's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open-mens.html)
Women's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open_24.html)
Women's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open.html)
Mixed Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open-mixed.html)

Macau Open 2007
Seeding Report (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/macau-open-gp-gold-2007-seeding-report.html)

Men's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-open-2007-mens.html)
Men's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-gold-2007-mens.html)
Women's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-gold-2007-womens_25.html)
Women's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-gold-2007-womens.html)
Mixed Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-gold-2007-mixed.html)

Thank you,

thanks again :D

Does anyone know how the reservations for tickets are handled? I've submitted a reservation form and asked some questions but have no reply yet. It seems like you'd just show up with your ID and hope they have a spot reserved.

It's my first trip to HK and did a last moment shift of my vacation dates to try to attend this. It might be a once in a lifetime thing for my wife and I so we don't want to miss it.

Now I think you just pay at the door and it's free seating i.e. first come first served. I went last year (different venue) and that is what happened.

Sounds strange to see a big tournament to have free seating but this is sometimes the organisational aspects you will see. A couple of the tournaments in China were similar to this arrangement. It's a very different experience to those who are always used to buying a ticket and then having the set and row number on the ticket.

I won't be there until Friday so I can't report on the ticketing procedures. If you go on the days of the early rounds, I would be extremely surprised if you were unable to get a ticket.

Hi,

for better viewing, i had create some post in my blog regarding on BitBurger Open 2007 and Macau Open 2007, i had put in the seeding and Round 1 fixtures in table forms

here is the links,

BitBurger Open 2007:
Seeding Report (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/bitburger-sarlorloux-open-2007-seeding.html)

Men's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open-mens_24.html)
Men's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open-mens.html)
Women's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open_24.html)
Women's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open.html)
Mixed Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-bitburger-sarlorloux-open-mixed.html)

Macau Open 2007
Seeding Report (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/macau-open-gp-gold-2007-seeding-report.html)

Men's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-open-2007-mens.html)
Men's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-gold-2007-mens.html)
Women's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-gold-2007-womens_25.html)
Women's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-gold-2007-womens.html)
Mixed Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/09/round-1-macau-open-gp-gold-2007-mixed.html)

Thank you,

Very nice. Good job there :)

thanks again :D

your welcome, you guys support will give me motivation to continue blogging on badminton :D

Very nice. Good job there :)

thanks, happy viewing..

MAS going Monday..

AUS is going on monday night,

I am being told by Filipa Lamy ( Portugal player) she was in the same ferry with INA players today ( Djarum and PBSI)....

MAS going 4 am tomorrow.. Hahaha..

MAS going 4 am tomorrow.. Hahaha..

Yes...that's true. They will use Air Asia headed by Rashid Sidek, Wong Tat Meng, Rosman Razak (coaches), Julia Wong, Anita Kaur, Wong Choong Hann, Roslin Hashim, Gan Teik Chai/Lin Woon Fui.........Other players fly by next trips .

I am being told by Filipa Lamy ( Portugal player) she was in the same ferry with INA players today ( Djarum and PBSI)....


Anita told me she hope enjoy vs Filipa...

Yes...that's true. They will use Air Asia headed by Rashid Sidek, Wong Tat Meng, Rosman Razak (coaches), Julia Wong, Anita Kaur, Wong Choong Hann, Roslin Hashim, Gan Teik Chai/Lin Woon Fui.........Other players fly by next trips .

Again, No REXY this time :confused: :mad:

Again, No REXY this time :confused: :mad:

maybe rexy doesn want to give a pressure to them on court ..

Anita told me she hope enjoy vs Filipa...
are you sure anita is playing?
I got info plus confirmed by BAM itself....:(:( last friday

Yes...that's true. They will use Air Asia headed by Rashid Sidek, Wong Tat Meng, Rosman Razak (coaches), Julia Wong, Anita Kaur, Wong Choong Hann, Roslin Hashim, Gan Teik Chai/Lin Woon Fui.........Other players fly by next trips .
Blackrose/.....I just called BWF,,,they have confirmed that BAM decided to send Anita ...so I apologize but this information, I got from them ( BWF) but when I talked to BAM ( a lady), she said that Anita did perform well...

I guess they have changed their mind.............