China Open Super Series Draw

[badMania]

Its out...

Bad draw for MS:
Bao Chunlai vs Taufik Hidayat -- Taufik faces his nemesis and I don't think he can beat Bao in Guangzhou.

Simon Santoso vs Peter Gade -- unlucky Simon, but, he can beat Peter as we saw in Denmark Open.

Wong Choong Hann vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro -- a tough opening match for Sony. If he wins, he will face possibly Lee Hyun Il for a place in QF where Lee Chong Wei (yet again) will await him.

Bad draw for MD yet again:
Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi vs Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya -- AG/Joko have to face another early exit :mad: I think they need to raise their ranking up to 8 in order to avoid all these bad draws.

Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto vs Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen -- likewise, Luluk/Alvent could go out as early as in R32.

Q3 vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan -- Q3 is likely to be Songphon Anugritayawon/Tesana Panvisvas. Kido/Hendra avoid Koo/Tan, but, they have Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun, Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen, and Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man in the bottom half. Oh, not to mention giant killer like Tadashi Ohtsuka/Keita Masuda :cool: The opponent in R16 is either Tan Bin Shen/Ong Soon Hock or Rasmus Andersen/Peter Steffensen.

Reasonable draw for WD:
Kamilla Augustyn/Nadiezda Kostiucyzk vs Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nur Sugianti -- a tricky draw for Rani/Endang. The winner will face the top-seed Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen in R32.

Q2 vs Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir -- Vita/Butet will face Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui in R16...expect an explosive match! The winner will entertain possibly the fourth seed Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing.

Jo Novita/Greysia Polii vs Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen -- sigh...another Chinese pair in R32...bye bye.

Bad draw also for XD:
Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa vs Han Sang Hoon/Lee Hyo Jung -- Flandy/Vita face a formidable foe in Han Sang Hoon/Lee Hyo Jung in R32. The winner of the match will face either the recently crowned World Junior Champion, Lim Khim Wah/Mak Hee Chun or Yoo Yeon Seong/Kim Min Jung.

Jens Eriksen/Helle Nielsen vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir -- the World Champion is off-form and their draw is not too bad, with Chen Hong Ling/Chou Chia-Chi possibly the opponent in R16. However, if Flandy/Vita could clear the first 2 rounds, then the two INA pairs will fight one another for a place in the last 4.

[jasonmarc]

First round,....MS.....LCW VS Boonsak.....tough
TH VS BCL .........tough
Simon VS PG ..........tough

All this tough matches ...makes the tounament exciting...

[hcyong]

MS draw bottom-half heavy, a big test for LCW.

[hcyong]

Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa vs Han Sang Hoon/Lee Hyo Jung -- Flandy/Vita face a formidable foe in Han Sang Hoon/Lee Hyo Jung in R32. The winner of the match will face either the recently crowned World Junior Champion, Lim Khim Wah/Mak Hee Chun or Yoo Yeon Seong/Kim Min Jung.


Lim Khim Wah/Mak Hee Chun cannot play in the XD event. The Koreans are stronger but for Vita/Flandy, their 1st round is much harder, 2nd round is a breeze.

[PlayaFromMalaya]

china open! im sure lee chong wei wont win this

[abedeng]

Bad draw for MAS MD, Koo/Tan will probably square off with Choong/Lee at q-finals. Fairuz/Zakry had to make 1st round date against the French Open winners, surely an early exit for them .....

In WS, Wong Mew Choo may face Pi Hongyan/Eriko Hirose in 2nd round, if she passes, Zhu Lin or Zhou Mi is waiting. Julia will face Jiang Yanjiao after a long absence in the Super Series tour.

In WD, Wong/Chin expected to square off with Lilyana/Vita. They can only win if Chin's back holds, and that too is a big IF .....

MS is pretty reasonable draw for LCW (despite drawing Boonsak), but he might meet WCH or Sony in the q-finals. Hafiz will be slaughtered by Lin Dan as usual .....

[george@chongwei]

lee chong wei will once again try his best to win this tournament...

[PlayaFromMalaya]

what will happen if hafiz managed to beat lin dan?..haha..hell freezes

[george@chongwei]

there r some interesting matches in the 1st round...lee chong wei vs BP, wch VS sony,BCL vs TH n more....

[Loh]

what will happen if hafiz managed to beat lin dan?..haha..hell freezes

Then he's doing a habitual China thing by paving the way for LCW! :D;):rolleyes:

[apontoh]

it's a pity that Taufik's rank slipped to 9th for the draw...now facing a possible R1 exit...poor TH.

[eaglehelang]

china open! im sure lee chong wei wont win this

That is provided LCW is taking part. He might rest his knee and opt out either China or Hong Kong SS. Logically he should be skipping China SS since it's earlier, less time for his knee to heal.

[huangkwokhau]

I have to be there on wednesday and thursday to see those actions........

[huangkwokhau]

Bad draw for Alroy...in XD, they will meet He Han Bin/Yu Yang
In MD, Shen ye and He hanbin....good luck!!

[george@chongwei]

I have to be there on wednesday and thursday to see those actions........
hope u will take some photos n share wif all of us in this forum:):D

[huangkwokhau]

hope u will take some photos n share wif all of us in this forum:):D

Dont depend on me....hehe..I still owe many pics that I have not uploaded yet but our Kwun will be there..:D

[robin7]

Source: The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2007/11/6/sports/19387036&sec=sports)

Chong Wei, however, may opt to compete in only one of the last two rounds of the Super Series in China (Nov 20-25) and Hong Kong (Nov 27-Dec 2).
“I still need time to recover. It may be wise for me to play in one tournament. I will discuss this with my coach,” he said.

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I think it would be better for LCW to skip the China Open and concentrate on the Hong Kong Open.

[taufik-ist]

i hope MK/HS can defend their title in CHina Open :)....

[robin7]

i hope MK/HS can defend their title in CHina Open :)....
I didn't know that they are the defending champions.

[robin7]

i hope MK/HS can defend their title in CHina Open :)....

I didn't know that they are the defending champions.
...for China Open and Hong Kong Open.

[taufik-ist]

I didn't know that they are the defending champions.


...for China Open and Hong Kong Open.

they won china open 2006 and wolrd cup 2006 in china back to back by beating cai/fu (china open) and Lin Woon Fui /Mohd Tazari (world cup) in final

[alfa-2]

when will tazari, lwf. tbs back in action again??

[taufik-ist]

when will tazari, lwf. tbs back in action again??

i don't know :D

[ctjcad]

i hope MK/HS can defend their title in CHina Open :)....

I didn't know that they are the defending champions.

...for China Open and Hong Kong Open.

they won china open 2006 and wolrd cup 2006 in china back to back by beating cai/fu (china open) and Lin Woon Fui /Mohd Tazari (world cup) in final
..are the defending China Open's MD champions, as they prevailed over Fu & Cai in last yr's Finals. And yes, Kido & Setiawan are also the defending HK Open champions, winning over CTF & LWW;):
http://www.internationalbadminton.org/results2006.asp

[badMania]

Ayo Kido/Hendra!!!
Defend both your titles in HKG and China Opens!

[yannie]

when will tazari, lwf. tbs back in action again??

sea games right?
i think tbs/osh might be sent for copenhagen masters..

[yannie]

Ayo Kido/Hendra!!!
Defend both your titles in HKG and China Opens!

badMania, I copy your message okay..

Ayo Kido/Hendra!!!
Defend both your titles in HKG and China Opens!

[eaglehelang]

sea games right?
i think tbs/osh might be sent for copenhagen masters..


when will tazari, lwf. tbs back in action again??

Zakry, Fairuz, TBinShen/OngSC are competing in China and Hong Kong Open. They passed the selection trials. Gan/Lin lost both matches in selection so they wont get to go for these 2 SS.
Rexy started selection trials for SS. KKK/TBH and CTF/LWW get automatic places cos their world ranking is highest. But if they do badly, they also have to go for selection. SO far, they did ok - winner Denmark, runner-up France.

Gan/Lin are sent to Vietnam Open and SEA Games (early Dec).

[huangkwokhau]

Zakry, Fairuz, TBinShen/OngSC are competing in China and Hong Kong Open. They passed the selection trials. Gan/Lin lost both matches in selection so they wont get to go for these 2 SS.
Rexy started selection trials for SS. KKK/TBH and CTF/LWW get automatic places cos their world ranking is highest. But if they do badly, they also have to go for selection. SO far, they did ok - winner Denmark, runner-up France.

Gan/Lin are sent to Vietnam Open and SEA Games (early Dec).


I wish INA did same thing...I think this is healthy competition...to create hunger/eagerness to win..........good for Malaysia!

[oyl928]

i had posted the China Super Series Draw in my blog, together with the seeding report. here is the links:


Draw: Men's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/11/draw-china-super-series-2007-mens_06.html)
Draw: Men's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/11/draw-china-super-series-2007-mens.html)
Draw: Women's Singles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/11/draw-china-super-series-2007-womens_06.html)
Draw: Women's Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/11/draw-china-super-series-2007-womens.html)
Draw: Mixed Doubles (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/11/draw-china-super-series-2007-mixed.html)
Seeding Report (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/11/china-super-series-2007-seeding-report.html)

[abedeng]

they won china open 2006 and wolrd cup 2006 in china back to back by beating cai/fu (china open) and Lin Woon Fui /Mohd Tazari (world cup) in final

Yup, and if they don't get service faulted again like in the China Masters, Kido/Setiawan might just rise again ....

[Krisna]

I remember Kido-Hendra was the best MD on Earth for a couple of months leading up to the 2006 Asian Games [very late in 2006]... that's when we all saw the amazing rise of KKK-TBH... Now the world MD is really up for grabs... Maybe only DEN is declining here... MAS, CHN, and INA all have good chances to grab the 2008 Olympic Gold...

[george@chongwei]

camon chongwei...!
hope that lee chong wei can won these 2 tournaments...

[hcyong]

camon chongwei...!
hope that lee chong wei can won these 2 tournaments...

LCW will only take part in one.

According to XBall, LCW is now unbeatable. If he is right, then no problems for him. But we'll see...

[hcyong]

I remember Kido-Hendra was the best MD on Earth for a couple of months leading up to the 2006 Asian Games [very late in 2006]... that's when we all saw the amazing rise of KKK-TBH... Now the world MD is really up for grabs... Maybe only DEN is declining here... MAS, CHN, and INA all have good chances to grab the 2008 Olympic Gold...

Yes, DEN has declined a lot. ENG has declined as well. CHN has remained stagnant. MAS, INA and KOR are rising.

[abedeng]

Yet, neither MAS, INA or CHN top pairs are consistent enough to be a clear leader. But at least MAS and INA had the benefit of their aged pairs' 2nd wind.

[CLELY]

Wish Kido/Setiawan can bring their 1st SS title from this tournament to prove their world champ status. Last year, they were so superb in China -- winner of China Open, Hongkong Open and Invitational World Cup. No doubt, world #1 KKK/TBH is the hardest opponent for them en route to defend the title!

Based on drawing CHN will represented by their primary and new talent players in all division. Seems the Great Wall has top ambition, once again eager to realize clean-sweep here after failed in Cheng Du last July that unpredictable INA stole WD title. Who will stop China brigade this time? MD as CHN weakest sector opens big opportunity for others to grab it.

[eaglehelang]

Yes, DEN has declined a lot. ENG has declined as well. CHN has remained stagnant. MAS, INA and KOR are rising.

Don't forget Japan. They havent won strings of titles but KKK/TBH and other Malaysian pairs have been beaten by them in important events.

[kungfukid]

can't wait for china open to begin. :) But i heard there will be a four-nations tournament btw China, Malaysia, Korea and Thailand on 16-17 Nov in Guang Dong, China. For those who can read chinese, http://www.bbeshop.com/news/2007/news_20071106a.htm
Acoording to the article, all the best players from these 4 countries will be participating including Chong Wei. Hope to see again Chong Wei's God-like performance!!

[yuqiu]

can't wait for china open to begin. :) But i heard there will be a four-nations tournament btw China, Malaysia, Korea and Thailand on 16-17 Nov in Guang Dong, China. For those who can read chinese, http://www.bbeshop.com/news/2007/news_20071106a.htm
Acoording to the article, all the best players from these 4 countries will be participating including Chong Wei. Hope to see again Chong Wei's God-like performance!!

從今日下午從廣東佛山市体育局召開的新聞發布會上獲悉，由中國羽毛球協會和廣東
省佛山市体育總會舉辦的佛山“中國移動杯”四國羽毛球爭霸賽，將于本月十六日
至十七日在佛山市岭南明珠体育館舉行。四支代表世界羽毛球技術先進水平的參賽
隊伍屆時將會聚一堂。
　　据佛山市体育局楊振富局長透露，屆時中國、馬來西亞、韓國、泰國的世界頂
尖羽毛球好手將會聚廣東佛山。這是今年繼丹麥公開賽和法國公開賽之后的又一項
國際級羽毛球賽事。
　　另据了解，出席四國羽毛球爭霸賽的運動員陣容鼎盛，男單世界排名第一的中
國選手林丹、世界排名第二的馬來西亞選手李宗偉，女單世界排名第一的中國選手
謝杏芳，男雙世界排名第一的馬來西亞選手古健杰/陳文宏、世界排名第二的中國選
手傅海峰/蔡贇，女雙世界排名第一的中國選手魏軼力/張亞雯都將出席本次比賽。

　　為了增強賽事的對抗性和觀賞性，本次比賽將采用蘇迪曼杯團体賽事制進行，
參賽的隊伍根据去年第九屆蘇迪曼杯比賽成績分成兩組，A組：中國、泰國；B組：
韓國、馬來西亞。十七日晚進行決賽。

The competition format is like the Sudirman Cup. Group A is China and Thailand. Group B is Korea and Malaysia. Winner of each group will then compete in final. China will send LD for MS, XXF for WS, FHF/CY for MD, WY/ZY for WD and XZ/ZY for MX. Malaysia will send LCW for MS, TBH/KKK for MD.

What is the purpose of this tournament? :confused: Anyone know?

[kungfukid]

I have no idea. Most probably for money.
I would prefer that Chong Wei skip this tournament in case of aggravating his knee injury.
But according to the organizers, it seems that he will be playing. confused... :s

[YOYO2007]

從今日下午從廣東佛山市体育局召開的新聞發布會上獲悉，由中國羽毛球協會和廣東
省佛山市体育總會舉辦的佛山“中國移動杯”四國羽毛球爭霸賽，將于本月十六日
至十七日在佛山市岭南明珠体育館舉行。四支代表世界羽毛球技術先進水平的參賽
隊伍屆時將會聚一堂。
　　据佛山市体育局楊振富局長透露，屆時中國、馬來西亞、韓國、泰國的世界頂
尖羽毛球好手將會聚廣東佛山。這是今年繼丹麥公開賽和法國公開賽之后的又一項
國際級羽毛球賽事。
　　另据了解，出席四國羽毛球爭霸賽的運動員陣容鼎盛，男單世界排名第一的中
國選手林丹、世界排名第二的馬來西亞選手李宗偉，女單世界排名第一的中國選手
謝杏芳，男雙世界排名第一的馬來西亞選手古健杰/陳文宏、世界排名第二的中國選
手傅海峰/蔡贇，女雙世界排名第一的中國選手魏軼力/張亞雯都將出席本次比賽。

　　為了增強賽事的對抗性和觀賞性，本次比賽將采用蘇迪曼杯團体賽事制進行，
參賽的隊伍根据去年第九屆蘇迪曼杯比賽成績分成兩組，A組：中國、泰國；B組：
韓國、馬來西亞。十七日晚進行決賽。

The competition format is like the Sudirman Cup. Group A is China and Thailand. Group B is Korea and Malaysia. Winner of each group will then compete in final. China will send LD for MS, XXF for WS, FHF/CY for MD, WY/ZY for WD and XZ/ZY for MX. Malaysia will send LCW for MS, TBH/KKK for MD.

What is the purpose of this tournament? :confused: Anyone know?


This tournament's sponsor is China Mobile.I don't know something in detail.

[CLELY]

This tournament's sponsor is China Mobile.I don't know something in detail.

Maybe, that is invitational tournament as a warming up for upcoming CHN SS in Guangzhou?!

[yuqiu]

We thought he wanted to play less to recover. Anyway more matches for us to watch. :D


Chong Wei puts on his thinking cap

Tuesday November 6, 2007



PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Chong Wei has made it clear to his rivals that he is serious in wanting to strive for consistently good performance on the international arena by winning the French Open in commanding fashion in Paris on Sunday.

The world number two crushed China's Bao Chunlai 21-11, 21-14 to win his third title in the Super Series.

He did not drop a game en route to winning the title, though his matches were anything but easy.

A case in point was Chong Wei’s semi-final against Chen Jin of China. The Malaysian won 21-8, 21-8 but the scoreline didn’t reflect the energy-sapping duel – Chen Jin had to be treated for cramps after the match.
It was remarkable for Chong Wei to chalk up the Paris success, considering that he was suffering from an injured knee.

He had fallen during training prior to the Danish Open in the preceding week and aggravated the injury in the semi-final loss to Chunlai in Odense.
For Chong Wei, who turned 25 on Oct 21, the French Open success was a belated birthday gift.

“My knee problem affected my physical condition. But I won this week on skill and tactical play. I was quicker in attacks and I was able to read my opponents' game well,” said Chong Wei in a telephone interview from Paris before leaving for home yesterday.

“Personally, this was one of my best weeks this year. I applied different strategies and it worked well for me. I have to thank the NSC (National Sports Council) medical team for their help, too. I had contemplated withdrawing from the French Open but I was well taken care of.”

Chong Wei, however, may opt to compete in only one of the last two rounds of the Super Series in China (Nov 20-25) and Hong Kong (Nov 27-Dec 2).
“I still need time to recover. It may be wise for me to play in one tournament. I will discuss this with my coach,” he said.

Coach Misbun Sidek said that Chong Wei had taken his game to a different level.

“Despite his condition, he believes in his ability. This time he showed that he was a thinking player. I was impressed with the way he won his matches. Their opponents did not know how to react to his different style of play,” said Misbun.
“He got his revenge over two Indonesian players (Sony Dwi Kuncoro at the Danish Open and Simon Santoso at the French Open). And in a space of a week, he avenged his defeat to Chunlai. Barring any injuries, Malaysia can look forward to more good showing from him.”


Courtesy of The Star

[Han]

We thought he wanted to play less to recover. Anyway more matches for us to watch. :D


Chong Wei puts on his thinking cap

Tuesday November 6, 2007



PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Chong Wei has made it clear to his rivals that he is serious in wanting to strive for consistently good performance on the international arena by winning the French Open in commanding fashion in Paris on Sunday.

The world number two crushed China's Bao Chunlai 21-11, 21-14 to win his third title in the Super Series.

He did not drop a game en route to winning the title, though his matches were anything but easy.

A case in point was Chong Wei’s semi-final against Chen Jin of China. The Malaysian won 21-8, 21-8 but the scoreline didn’t reflect the energy-sapping duel – Chen Jin had to be treated for cramps after the match.
It was remarkable for Chong Wei to chalk up the Paris success, considering that he was suffering from an injured knee.

He had fallen during training prior to the Danish Open in the preceding week and aggravated the injury in the semi-final loss to Chunlai in Odense.
For Chong Wei, who turned 25 on Oct 21, the French Open success was a belated birthday gift.

“My knee problem affected my physical condition. But I won this week on skill and tactical play. I was quicker in attacks and I was able to read my opponents' game well,” said Chong Wei in a telephone interview from Paris before leaving for home yesterday.

“Personally, this was one of my best weeks this year. I applied different strategies and it worked well for me. I have to thank the NSC (National Sports Council) medical team for their help, too. I had contemplated withdrawing from the French Open but I was well taken care of.”

Chong Wei, however, may opt to compete in only one of the last two rounds of the Super Series in China (Nov 20-25) and Hong Kong (Nov 27-Dec 2).
“I still need time to recover. It may be wise for me to play in one tournament. I will discuss this with my coach,” he said.

Coach Misbun Sidek said that Chong Wei had taken his game to a different level.

“Despite his condition, he believes in his ability. This time he showed that he was a thinking player. I was impressed with the way he won his matches. Their opponents did not know how to react to his different style of play,” said Misbun.
“He got his revenge over two Indonesian players (Sony Dwi Kuncoro at the Danish Open and Simon Santoso at the French Open). And in a space of a week, he avenged his defeat to Chunlai. Barring any injuries, Malaysia can look forward to more good showing from him.”


Courtesy of The Star

Chong Wei should do the wise thing that's not to promise too much hence putting unnecessary pressure to himself. Men's singles is the most fiercely contested event among all and on any given day, any top 15 players are capable to toppling one another. I am just happy if Chong Wei can be consistent and advance to semi final on all tournaments then go from there. Putting such a high hope to fan and imagine fail in early round on coming Super Series is really asking for trouble.

[taufik-ist]

Wish Kido/Setiawan can bring their 1st SS title from this tournament to prove their world champ status. Last year, they were so superb in China -- winner of China Open, Hongkong Open and Invitational World Cup. No doubt, world #1 KKK/TBH is the hardest opponent for them en route to defend the title!

Based on drawing CHN will represented by their primary and new talent players in all division. Seems the Great Wall has top ambition, once again eager to realize clean-sweep here after failed in Cheng Du last July that unpredictable INA stole WD title. Who will stop China brigade this time? MD as CHN weakest sector opens big opportunity for others to grab it.

i 'm glad mk/hs is not in the same half draw with TBH/KKK.. i hope they will meet in the final.. but the way to final is tough..they must beat cai/fu

[indra]

i 'm glad mk/hs is not in the same half draw with TBH/KKK.. i hope they will meet in the final.. but the way to final is tough..they must beat cai/fu

For MK/Hendra...Cai/Fu are easier than KK/TBH

[tjl_vanguard]

Bad draw for MAS MD, Koo/Tan will probably square off with Choong/Lee at q-finals. Fairuz/Zakry had to make 1st round date against the French Open winners, surely an early exit for them .....

In WS, Wong Mew Choo may face Pi Hongyan/Eriko Hirose in 2nd round, if she passes, Zhu Lin or Zhou Mi is waiting. Julia will face Jiang Yanjiao after a long absence in the Super Series tour.

In WD, Wong/Chin expected to square off with Lilyana/Vita. They can only win if Chin's back holds, and that too is a big IF .....

MS is pretty reasonable draw for LCW (despite drawing Boonsak), but he might meet WCH or Sony in the q-finals. Hafiz will be slaughtered by Lin Dan as usual .....

i love tat word man!! haha

[danielwong]

For MK/Hendra...Cai/Fu are easier than KK/TBH

but so far this year MK/HS never beat Cai/Fu in any tournament...
they are the third rank pair behind FHF/CY and KKK/TBH....

[taufik-ist]

but so far this year MK/HS never beat Cai/Fu in any tournament...
they are the third rank pair behind FHF/CY and KKK/TBH....

becos they met cai/fu rarely this year... they're often not in the same half draw or both of them had lost already :D :D

[Inky2000]

從今日下午從廣東佛山市体育局召開的新聞發布會上獲悉，由中國羽毛球協會和廣東
省佛山市体育總會舉辦的佛山“中國移動杯”四國羽毛球爭霸賽，將于本月十六日
至十七日在佛山市岭南明珠体育館舉行。四支代表世界羽毛球技術先進水平的參賽
隊伍屆時將會聚一堂。

The host of the invitational event is actually Foshan, not Guangzhou, although the two cities are only 30+km apart. The Foshan district was the hometown of Wong Fei Hong, Bruce Lee and renowned reformist (in late Qing Dynasty) Kang Youwei. Quite a charming little city.

[danielwong]

becos they met cai/fu rarely this year... they're often not in the same half draw or both of them had lost already :D :D


but they lost easily to them in China Masters Final...
apparently i supported them....

[danielwong]

The host of the invitational event is actually Foshan, not Guangzhou, although the two cities are only 30+km apart. The Foshan district was the hometown of Wong Fei Hong, Bruce Lee and renowned reformist (in late Qing Dynasty) Kang Youwei. Quite a charming little city.

Foshan China??? :D:D:D
so our Wong Choon Hann can display , Wong Fei Hong
" Foshan no shadow kick" and Lee Chong Wei can use
Bruce Lee "Jit Kuen Do" sure win!!!!!!!!:D:D:D

[alfa-2]

The host of the invitational event is actually Foshan, not Guangzhou, although the two cities are only 30+km apart. The Foshan district was the hometown of Wong Fei Hong, Bruce Lee and renowned reformist (in late Qing Dynasty) Kang Youwei. Quite a charming little city.

i thought bruce lee was borned in San Francisco and raised in hong kong.

[Han]

Don't forget Japan. They havent won strings of titles but KKK/TBH and other Malaysian pairs have been beaten by them in important events.

It's all about timing! Regardless how good individual/pair is, when Olympic comes, the player that plays the best will win, not necessary the best player!

[X Ball]

Lee Chong Wei is now beginning to feel good about himself - he has mastered his flaws.

If you guys have observed his matches lately, you would have seen a new confidence; less mistakes with his smashes (mostly 'in'); his defence has improved with better cross court returns; pushing deep backline shots that forced opponents to retrieve hurriedly often badly, and his net shots which often allowed him to tap home winners.

We can draw from this that he is now almost invincible -- only LD is a danger to LCW. So far, they have avoided playing each other in the last few tournaments. I am dying to see both in the finals of the China Open. It would show me how far LCW has come in terms of matching LD. Personally, I think LD will find it hard to beat LCW today.

[eaglehelang]

We can draw from this that he is now almost invincible -- only LD is a danger to LCW. So far, they have avoided playing each other in the last few tournaments. I am dying to see both in the finals of the China Open. It would show me how far LCW has come in terms of matching LD. Personally, I think LD will find it hard to beat LCW today.

Patience, Xball, patience. LCW is still recovering from his knee injury. You might have to wait a while longer if he doesnt go for China Open.
Remember he was grimacing throughout his match with Bao in France, esp after doing a jumping smash?

[abedeng]

For MK/Hendra...Cai/Fu are easier than KK/TBH

As for KKK/TBH, MK/Hendra and probably even Cai/Fu are easier than CTF/LWW. With the oldies around, I am not even sure that KKK/TBH can pass through the q-finals. Unless the aged Malaysians energy levels drop significantly in the 2nd half of 3rd game, like Macao GP and S'pore Super Series finals.

[X Ball]

Patience, Xball, patience. LCW is still recovering from his knee injury. You might have to wait a while longer if he doesnt go for China Open.
Remember he was grimacing throughout his match with Bao in France, esp after doing a jumping smash?


Think he is receiving positive treatment in terms of cutting down inflammation.

[eaglehelang]

Think he is receiving positive treatment in terms of cutting down inflammation.

The Star today quoted LCW saying that next week he'll decide which tourney to go to , depending on his knee condition.

[pjswift]

Maybe, that is invitational tournament as a warming up for upcoming CHN SS in Guangzhou?!
Not sure about warming up but LD can benefit from a practice match against LCW's new tactics before the more important CO.But who knows LCW may be naughty and stick to old game or not make it to finals.

[X Ball]

The Star today quoted LCW saying that next week he'll decide which tourney to go to , depending on his knee condition.

Yes but it also said he is not feeling the pain at the moment -- so I am pretty certain he will be there because the money is good, which is something he was reported as saying too.

[z3048018]

Gao Ling and Zhao Tingting :eek::eek:

[ants]

Yes but it also said he is not feeling the pain at the moment -- so I am pretty certain he will be there because the money is good, which is something he was reported as saying too.

If i were him , i will go as well. Anyway why have to play so hard when u already have pocketed some cash by just going?

[george@chongwei]

Gao Ling and Zhao Tingting :eek::eek:
does anyone knows why gao ling is not partnering huang shui anymore??
in ss...

[X Ball]

If i were him , i will go as well. Anyway why have to play so hard when u already have pocketed some cash by just going?

But I think once you go, the others are out to gun you down and claim your scalp to boast -- so he will have to save his reputation by playing harder.

[YOYO2007]

Who knows Taufiki's condition now?I hope he can go into finals in China Open.He needs a champion to improve confidence before Olympic game.

[markchan]

Yes but it also said he is not feeling the pain at the moment -- so I am pretty certain he will be there because the money is good, which is something he was reported as saying too.

Yes, and we are all waiting for a repeat top class performance from LCW....and this time hopefully he can tame LD in his own backyard...:D

[chemile]

Gao Ling and Zhao Tingting :eek::eek:

Poor Zhao TingTing. She always change her partner. I think this is the fourth time she change the partner, Yang Wei, Yu Yang, Gao Ling. Forgot one name she paired before Yang Wei. I have no idea what is in LYB's mind with ZTT. I think she is not bad for WD or XD player, but I think she can not break through No.1 in the world.
Huang Sui probably retire after badminton is not her 1st priority... I am not sure about it... But, she only played in few SS tournaments and absent in 2 last SS....

[Han]

Poor Zhao TingTing. She always change her partner. I think this is the fourth time she change the partner, Yang Wei, Yu Yang, Gao Ling. Forgot one name she paired before Yang Wei. I have no idea what is in LYB's mind with ZTT. I think she is not bad for WD or XD player, but I think she can not break through No.1 in the world.
Huang Sui probably retire after badminton is not her 1st priority... I am not sure about it... But, she only played in few SS tournaments and absent in 2 last SS....

Think on the positive side, Zhao Tingting is considered very lucky as the Chinese coaching staff is still trying to pair her up with someone very good. Remember how Zhang Jiewen was treated when they split her up? Partnering with Gao Ling is better than anyone else unless Zhao can't take the lecture from Gao Ling.

[X Ball]

Yes, and we are all waiting for a repeat top class performance from LCW....and this time hopefully he can tame LD in his own backyard...:D

That would be awesome WHEN it happens.

[indra]

Who knows Taufiki's condition now?I hope he can go into finals in China Open.He needs a champion to improve confidence before Olympic game.

TH is preparing himself for OG...He is letting other top players (LD, LCW, CJ, Bao) win as many SS titles as possible in the lead to the OG....

They all will realize that that OG Gold Medal 2008 belongs to TH...:D

[indra]

That would be awesome WHEN it happens.

But...That won't happen in the OG...

[YOYO2007]

TH is preparing himself for OG...He is letting other top players (LD, LCW, CJ, Bao) win as many SS titles as possible in the lead to the OG....

They all will realize that that OG Gold Medal 2008 belongs to TH...:D
:eek:I like taufik and have many game record about him in my computer.He has overall technique.Watching his each match is a good enjoyment.But as for me,Beijing 2008 is very difficult for him.
Good luck to him.

[X Ball]

But...That won't happen in the OG...

Haha, u still have faith in TH...think by then, he could slide further. Think about it.

[Loh]

Haha, u still have faith in TH...think by then, he could slide further. Think about it.

As I said, I think any of the top players, including TH, still have a chance to win the Olympic title.

We still have more than 10 months to go and it really depends on who peaks at the right time. And it now boils down to how they strategize or plan their training schedule to peak at the right time during the BO.

So even if some of them will not win any major titles along the way to the BO, it really should not be of great concern, so long as they remain at the apex. :)

[ants]

You will never know.. maybe the Gold medalist in OG 08 may not be the person or players who is the favourites to win it.

[ye333]

He can raise his ranking just be attending every tournament. Just check out the most recent ranking, he is No. 6 now. Sony No. 7 and Simon No. 10. So on the other hand TH really has pressure to play as many tournament as possible, otherwise he may lose his OG spot.

So we cannot really judge TH's form according to his recent record. This very unfit guy is playing as many (if not more) tournaments than the very fit LD and LCW. So it's natural that he cannot recover from fatigue and got knocked out early.

After May 1 2008, TH can have 3 months of "tournament-free" time. Can he boost his stamina before OG? Let's wait and see.

[badMania]

He can raise his ranking just be attending every tournament. Just check out the most recent ranking, he is No. 6 now. Sony No. 7 and Simon No. 10. So on the other hand TH really has pressure to play as many tournament as possible, otherwise he may lose his OG spot.


Either he or Sony Dwi Kuncoro might creep up to no 4 by the Olympics to get himself a favorable seeding and avoid the top guns at least before the SF. Peter Gade will lose a lot of points from the Malaysia Open Super Series, while Chen Jin could also lose the points from Swiss Open Super Series.

Poor Simon Santoso, unless he can rise up above either Sony or Taufik, he will not qualify for the Olympics despite his top 10 ranking. The same thing might apply for Chen Yu and Chen Hong.

The possible qualifiers as of today (38 in total, including 2 invited players):
China (3): Lin Dan, Bao Chunlai, and possibly Chen Jin
Malaysia (2): Lee Chong Wei, either Wong Choong Hann, Lee Tsuen Tseng or Mohd Hafiz Hashim
Indonesia (2): Taufik Hidayat, Sony Dwi Kuncoro or Simon Santoso
Denmark (2): Peter Gade, Kenneth Jonassen
Thailand: Boonsak Ponsana
Singapore: Ronald Susilio or Kendrick Lee Yen Hui
Hong Kong: Ng Wei or Chan Yan Kit
Japan: Shoji Sato
Korea: Park Sung Hwan
Poland: Przemyslaw Wacha
India: Anup Sridhar
Holland: Dicky Palyama
England: Andrew Smith
Wales: Richard Vaughn
Canada: Andrew Dabeka
New Zealand: John Moody
German: Bjorn Joppien
Vietnam: Nguyen Tien-Minh
Czech: Petr Koukal
Spain: Pablo Abian
Ireland: Scott Evans
Algeria: Nabil Lasmari
France: Simon Maonoury
Finland: Ville Lang
Portugal: Marco Vasconcelos
Austria: Juergen Koch
Ukraine: Vladislav Druzchenko
Sweden: Magnus Sahlberg
Switzerland: Cristian Boesinger
Chinese-Taipei: Hsien Yu-Hsin
Lithuania: Kestusis Navickas

[X Ball]

As I said, I think any of the top players, including TH, still have a chance to win the Olympic title.

We still have more than 10 months to go and it really depends on who peaks at the right time. And it now boils down to how they strategize or plan their training schedule to peak at the right time during the BO.

So even if some of them will not win any major titles along the way to the BO, it really should not be of great concern, so long as they remain at the apex. :)
You are telling the obvious - I was trying to stir him lah.

[Loh]

The possible qualifiers as of today (38 in total, including 2 invited players):
China (3): Lin Dan, Bao Chunlai, and possibly Chen Jin
Malaysia (2): Lee Chong Wei, either Wong Choong Hann, Lee Tsuen Tseng or Mohd Hafiz Hashim
Indonesia (2): Taufik Hidayat, Sony Dwi Kuncoro or Simon Santoso
Denmark (2): Peter Gade, Kenneth Jonassen
Thailand: Boonsak Ponsana
Singapore: Ronald Susilio or Kendrick Lee Yen Hui
Hong Kong: Ng Wei or Chan Yan Kit
Japan: Shoji Sato
Korea: Park Sung Hwan
Poland: Przemyslaw Wacha
India: Anup Sridhar
Holland: Dicky Palyama
England: Andrew Smith
Wales: Richard Vaughn
Canada: Andrew Dabeka
New Zealand: John Moody
German: Bjorn Joppien
Vietnam: Nguyen Tien-Minh
Czech: Petr Koukal
Spain: Pablo Abian
Ireland: Scott Evans
Algeria: Nabil Lasmari
France: Simon Maonoury
Finland: Ville Lang
Portugal: Marco Vasconcelos
Austria: Juergen Koch
Ukraine: Vladislav Druzchenko
Sweden: Magnus Sahlberg
Switzerland: Cristian Boesinger
Chinese-Taipei: Hsien Yu-Hsin
Lithuania: Kestusis Navickas

Nobody from Russia? :eek:

[Loh]

You are telling the obvious - I was trying to stir him lah.

Oh yes I've forgotten your "King Stirrer" title! :D:D:D

[rexymania]

Its out...

Bad draw for MS:
Bao Chunlai vs Taufik Hidayat -- Taufik faces his nemesis and I don't think he can beat Bao in Guangzhou.

Simon Santoso vs Peter Gade -- unlucky Simon, but, he can beat Peter as we saw in Denmark Open.

Wong Choong Hann vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro -- a tough opening match for Sony. If he wins, he will face possibly Lee Hyun Il for a place in QF where Lee Chong Wei (yet again) will await him.

Bad draw for MD yet again:
Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi vs Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya -- AG/Joko have to face another early exit :mad: I think they need to raise their ranking up to 8 in order to avoid all these bad draws.

Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto vs Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen -- likewise, Luluk/Alvent could go out as early as in R32.

Q3 vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan -- Q3 is likely to be Songphon Anugritayawon/Tesana Panvisvas. Kido/Hendra avoid Koo/Tan, but, they have Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun, Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen, and Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man in the bottom half. Oh, not to mention giant killer like Tadashi Ohtsuka/Keita Masuda :cool: The opponent in R16 is either Tan Bin Shen/Ong Soon Hock or Rasmus Andersen/Peter Steffensen.

Reasonable draw for WD:
Kamilla Augustyn/Nadiezda Kostiucyzk vs Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nur Sugianti -- a tricky draw for Rani/Endang. The winner will face the top-seed Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen in R32.

Q2 vs Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir -- Vita/Butet will face Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui in R16...expect an explosive match! The winner will entertain possibly the fourth seed Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing.

Jo Novita/Greysia Polii vs Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen -- sigh...another Chinese pair in R32...bye bye.

Bad draw also for XD:
Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa vs Han Sang Hoon/Lee Hyo Jung -- Flandy/Vita face a formidable foe in Han Sang Hoon/Lee Hyo Jung in R32. The winner of the match will face either the recently crowned World Junior Champion, Lim Khim Wah/Mak Hee Chun or Yoo Yeon Seong/Kim Min Jung.

Jens Eriksen/Helle Nielsen vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir -- the World Champion is off-form and their draw is not too bad, with Chen Hong Ling/Chou Chia-Chi possibly the opponent in R16. However, if Flandy/Vita could clear the first 2 rounds, then the two INA pairs will fight one another for a place in the last 4.
can u give me the link........................

[george@chongwei]

can u give me the link........................
hey dude, go here>> the DRAW. (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=711809&postcount=9)

[Hitman71]

You will never know.. maybe the Gold medalist in OG 08 may not be the person or players who is the favourites to win it.

Like Hafiz maybe ? :eek: hahahahahahahahaha

[oyl928]

i had created 2 post regarding on BWF Super Series 2007.

Calender (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/11/bwf-super-series-2007-calander.html)
Winner List (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/11/bwf-super-series-2007-winner-list.html)

[jasonmarc]

i had created 2 post regarding on BWF Super Series 2007.

Calender (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/11/bwf-super-series-2007-calander.html)
Winner List (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/11/bwf-super-series-2007-winner-list.html)


Interesting!.....well done...oyl928:D:D

But there is a mistake in the list of winner for MS..for Swiss Open...the winner accually is Chen Jin...instead of Simon Santoso...;)

[pjswift]

He can raise his ranking just be attending every tournament. Just check out the most recent ranking, he is No. 6 now. Sony No. 7 and Simon No. 10. So on the other hand TH really has pressure to play as many tournament as possible, otherwise he may lose his OG spot.

So we cannot really judge TH's form according to his recent record. This very unfit guy is playing as many (if not more) tournaments than the very fit LD and LCW. So it's natural that he cannot recover from fatigue and got knocked out early.

After May 1 2008, TH can have 3 months of "tournament-free" time. Can he boost his stamina before OG? Let's wait and see.
Agree. TH will work his guts out just only for OG08. But OG08 points are not based on SS points.It's counted from SO07 onwards where BP is the big winner.

[robin7]

i had created 2 post regarding on BWF Super Series 2007. Calender (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/11/bwf-super-series-2007-calander.html) Winner List (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/11/bwf-super-series-2007-winner-list.html)


Interesting!.....well done...oyl928:D:D

But there is a mistake in the list of winner for MS..for Swiss Open...the winner accually is Chen Jin...instead of Simon Santoso...;)
...and the WS winner for Singapore Open should be Zhang Ning istead of Xie Xingfang.

[alfa-2]

Oh yes I've forgotten your "King Stirrer" title! :D:D:D

bananakid has been on the top spot too long too comfortable, it's time for you to topple him man!!!:D:D:D

[Han]

You will never know.. maybe the Gold medalist in OG 08 may not be the person or players who is the favourites to win it.

Yes, that's usually the case in big events like Olympic and World Championship, so Choon Hann shall win the title if he qualify :D:D:D

[oyl928]

Interesting!.....well done...oyl928:D:D

But there is a mistake in the list of winner for MS..for Swiss Open...the winner accually is Chen Jin...instead of Simon Santoso...;)


...and the WS winner for Singapore Open should be Zhang Ning istead of Xie Xingfang.

noted thanks, i will change it :D,

[robin7]

Lin Dan [1]
R32: Sung Hwan :eek:
R16: Hafiz or Q3
QF: Kenneth [8] or Anup
SF: Chunlai [3], Taufik, Chen Yu [6] or Chen Hong

Lee Chong Wei [2]
R32: Boonsak :eek:
R16: Andrew or Dicky
QF: Roslin, Hyun Il, Choong Hann or Sony [7]
SF: Chen Jin [4], Peter [5] or Simon

Bao Chunlai [3]
R32: Taufik :eek::eek:
R16: Yu Hsin or Q4
QF: Chen Yu [6] or Chen Hong
SF: Lin Dan [1] or Kenneth [8]

Chen Jin [4]
R32: Q2
R16: Sato or Q1
QF: Peter [5] or Simon
SF: Chong Wei [2], Boonsak or Sony [7]

Peter Gade [5]
R32: Simon :eek::eek:
R16: Ng Wei or Yan Kit
QF: Chen Jin [4]
SF: Chong Wei [2], Boonsak or Sony [7]

Chen Yu [6]
R32: Chen Hong :eek::eek:
R16: Kay Bin or Wacha
QF: Chunlai [3] or Taufik
SF: Lin Dan [1] or Kenneth [8]

Sony Dwi Kuncoro [7]
R32: Choong Hann :eek:
R16: Roslin or Hyun Il
QF: Chong Wei [2] or Boonsak
SF: Chen Jin [4], Peter [5] or Simon.

Kenneth Jonassen [8]
R32: Anup :eek:
R16: Eric Pang or Sasaki
QF: Lin Dan [1] or Sung Hwan
SF: Chunlai [3], Taufik, Chen Yu [6] or Chen Hong

Note: Chen Jin has the kindest draw as his real test will only come in QF.

[Xinguy]

Wah this china open match will be ssuper interesting men any singaporean player in the draw ronald susilo kendrick lee???

[tohcsh]

Source: The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2007/11/6/sports/19387036&sec=sports)

Chong Wei, however, may opt to compete in only one of the last two rounds of the Super Series in China (Nov 20-25) and Hong Kong (Nov 27-Dec 2).
“I still need time to recover. It may be wise for me to play in one tournament. I will discuss this with my coach,” he said.

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I think it would be better for LCW to skip the China Open and concentrate on the Hong Kong Open.

Oh.. I was so much looking forward to seeing LCW play in both... but never mind... as long as he is in for the Final of the SS which is (hopefully) held in KL.

[oyl928]

u can find the full draw for men's single here (http://badminton.loonsport.net/2007/11/draw-china-super-series-2007-mens_06.html). :D


Wah this china open match will be ssuper interesting men any singaporean player in the draw ronald susilo kendrick lee???

[vching]

my day 1 predictions here:



An unusually large amount of mouth watering matches litter the opening day of the China Open.

Wang Chen vs. Saina Nehwal
Both players put on unconvincing performances in the European circuit. Wang got eliminated by Malaysian Wong Mew Choo in the first round in Paris while the young Nehwal experienced a shock defeat in the hands of a lesser known opponent in the quarterfinals of the Vietnam Open. Wang's efficient and elegant footwork and her deceptive play will certainly put Nehwal in a difficult position. Although talented, Nehwal still lacks the grace and skill of the Chinese veterans. Given that Wang's prior injury will not affect her game, she should take this in 2 sets.

Julia Meulendijk vs. Zhu Lin
On paper the young Chinese appears to be a clear favorite for this match. However, world champion Zhu appears to be going through a slump in her career, with defeats to Chinese second stringer Lu Lan in Odsense and Ella Dhiel in Paris. Julia can be a lethal player at times, but this match will fall circumstantially; if Zhu is performing at her best, she will take this match in 2 sets. If however, she continues being inconsistent, she will break the home crowd's heart, and continue her horrendous run.




full article here:



The Badminton Blog - China Open Day 1 Predictions (http://thebadmintonblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/badminton-predictions-china-open.html)

[Han]

Bad news, Taufik decided to skip the China Open, he will join the team in Hong Kong. Got the news from Sina Sports
http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2007-11-20/04143305785.shtml

[samuel882]

Bad news, Taufik decided to skip the China Open, he will join the team in Hong Kong. Got the news from Sina Sports
http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2007-11-20/04143305785.shtml
As expected...... ;)

[vching]

My analysis:



Men's Singles
With the withdrawal of Olympic Champion Taufik Hidayat, the two clear favorites of the Men's Singles are top seed and World Champion Lin Dan and the second seeded Lee Chong Wei. Dark horses Bao Chunlai and Chen Jin will attempt to sneak in and steal the title, but I think ultimately the victor will be one of Lin or Lee. Lee has been in superb form lately, winning the French Open and displaying his newfound patient ala Morten Frost style of playing, which was his knee injury's blessing in disguise. On the other hand, Lin Dan has recorded a rare shock loss in the semifinals of the French Open to compatriot Bao Chunlai. However, Lin Dan has never been known to dwell excessively on a minor hiccup, and I believe he will be the main contender for his home ground title. Lee will do his best to upstage him, and the anticipated Lin vs. Lee finals could very well go either way.




full article: The Badminton Blog - China Open Analysis
(http://thebadmintonblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/badminton-analysis-china-open.html)