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since i am here in the Tian He Stadium, i will post some regular news and tidbits from what's happening around here. i won't be posting results as you can get those from other news sources as well as tournamentsoftware.com
- anyway, last night during the BC server crash, i was actually at dinner. apologies about the crash. the server ran out of disk space and then choked on itself. Murphy law dictates that it have to happen during a big tournament. i have cleared up a lot of junk and now it is up and running again.
- oh about the dinner... HuangKwokHau and I had dinner with Hendrawan and SDK at a Chinese restaurant. Hendrawan and SDK are both very friendly. Hendrawan's English is pretty good! SDK surprising didn't eat that much, i thought he would need to eat more as he will be burning a lot of energy.
- the audience turn out is pretty good for a weekday, i am surprise how many people are there. i think maybe 40% occupied during the day, and 60+% during the evening. that's not bad for 2nd round. i wonder how many people took vacation days to come watch??
there are a lot of MAS supporters among the crowd, people cheer when LCW was announced. and of course a lot of cheers for Chinese player. the crowd was really cheering for the Xie/Guo vs. Hendra/Joko match. i can't wait for even more thundering atmosphere during the final.
- sitting down and kneeling down on the floor whole day to take photos is getting quite tiring. i should've brought more comfortable shoes.
- i always have this warm fussy and surreal feeling when i come to a tournament like this and be able to see these international players. we talk and chat about them everyday here in BC but to be able to stand among them is like a dream come true. i walked passed Zhu Lin right after her match against Zhou Mi. i was able to hear her huffing and puffing like she just finished a marathon. she really worked hard during the match.
that's it for now. the media room is still quite empty but journalists and photographers are starting to arrive. i will post more random tidbits as the day goes on.
wilfredlgf
11-22-2007, 10:33 PM
Who is that fella in the middle? Should I know him?
X Ball
11-22-2007, 10:36 PM
since i am here in the Tian He Stadium, i will post some regular news and tidbits from what's happening around here. i won't be posting results as you can get those from other news sources as well as tournamentsoftware.com
- anyway, last night during the BC server crash, i was actually at dinner. apologies about the crash. the server ran out of disk space and then choked on itself. Murphy law dictates that it have to happen during a big tournament. i have cleared up a lot of junk and now it is up and running again.
- oh about the dinner... HuangKwokHau and I had dinner with Hendrawan and SDK at a Chinese restaurant. Hendrawan and SDK are both very friendly. Hendrawan's English is pretty good! SDK surprising didn't eat that much, i thought he would need to eat more as he will be burning a lot of energy.
- the audience turn out is pretty good for a weekday, i am surprise how many people are there. i think maybe 40% occupied during the day, and 60+% during the evening. that's not bad for 2nd round. i wonder how many people took vacation days to come watch??
there are a lot of MAS supporters among the crowd, people cheer when LCW was announced. and of course a lot of cheers for Chinese player. the crowd was really cheering for the Xie/Guo vs. Hendra/Joko match. i can't wait for even more thundering atmosphere during the final.
- sitting down and kneeling down on the floor whole day to take photos is getting quite tiring. i should've brought more comfortable shoes.
- i always have this warm fussy and surreal feeling when i come to a tournament like this and be able to see these international players. we talk and chat about them everyday here in BC but to be able to stand among them is like a dream come true. i walked passed Zhu Lin right after her match against Zhou Mi. i was able to hear her huffing and puffing like she just finished a marathon. she really worked hard during the match.
that's it for now. the media room is still quite empty but journalists and photographers are starting to arrive. i will post more random tidbits as the day goes on.
KWUN, EXPOSED FINALLY !:D
He was already exposed long time ago.
wilfredlgf
11-22-2007, 10:38 PM
He was already exposed long time ago.I'd prefer if you keep the intimate details between you and kwun, thanks.
VegiSmash
11-22-2007, 11:25 PM
WITH Hendrawan and Sony??!! You lucky dog!
badMania
11-22-2007, 11:29 PM
I am off to GZ tomorrow...hopefully can get to watch them!
xymaerts
11-22-2007, 11:33 PM
Good Job.. Kwan is handsome too...hihih...BC is a china forum?I though Kwan is from USA?
arena has been rearranged today. there are only 2 courts and more audience stands have been extended to fill up the space.
Zheng/Gao, Sudket/Saralee, He/Yu are already on court stretching and warming up....
BC is international! :D
CLELY
11-22-2007, 11:40 PM
That's true! Hendrawan and Sony are really humble figures, down to earth shuttlers. Waiting more news from u, kwun...
george@chongwei
11-22-2007, 11:41 PM
hope u will give us some report after some match,kwun
Brave_Turtle
11-22-2007, 11:42 PM
Nice pictures!
May I know what kind of camera you are using? The image is so clear^^
**KZ**
11-22-2007, 11:51 PM
Good Job.. Kwan is handsome too...hihih...BC is a china forum?I though Kwan is from USA?
Duh....he's Asian-American?
robin7
11-22-2007, 11:53 PM
Wow, I didn't know that our boss is that good looking. I guess that photo was taken by our Hauge. Keep it coming...
they have a few practice courts on the side here in the stadium. you can see Flandi/Vita/Nova/Lilyana and Zhu Lin stretching...
xymaerts
11-23-2007, 12:01 AM
Boss Kwun, since so many forumers here are interested.. So pls tell us more...Such as, where u born? BC is located at where? And are you the one who setup BC??
Duh....he's Asian-American?
wood_22_chuck
11-23-2007, 12:20 AM
In the "Introduction" sub-forum, kwun has already "told us more." Maybe you can browse and update yourself on his bio.
-dave
X Ball
11-23-2007, 12:23 AM
Boss Kwun, since so many forumers here are interested.. So pls tell us more...Such as, where u born? BC is located at where? And are you the one who setup BC??
Kwun, correct me if I am wrong : this site is hosted out of Florida. It is all run by Asian Americans. You generate revenues through advertisements but it is not fully there yet. With the membership (once it gets to thousands), you will go IPO coz you have the numbers to show that people genuinely come into your website.
Once up (and that is the members are comfortable), you will offer membership fees (small ones at first :) ). But I guess that will depend on the advertisements that you get. You want to be the 'GATEWAY TO BADMINTON' or the badminton 'FACEBOOK'.
:D
wilfredlgf
11-23-2007, 12:24 AM
Someone start a thread on kwun and post his pics...
wood_22_chuck
11-23-2007, 12:28 AM
kwun already did, in the "Introductions" section.
-dave
xymaerts
11-23-2007, 12:53 AM
Hope you r not correct... No..no.. Don't introduce any member fees pls..
Kwun, correct me if I am wrong : this site is hosted out of Florida. It is all run by Asian Americans. You generate revenues through advertisements but it is not fully there yet. With the membership (once it gets to thousands), you will go IPO coz you have the numbers to show that people genuinely come into your website.
Once up (and that is the members are comfortable), you will offer membership fees (small ones at first :) ). But I guess that will depend on the advertisements that you get. You want to be the 'GATEWAY TO BADMINTON' or the badminton 'FACEBOOK'.
:D
Smichz
11-23-2007, 01:40 AM
SDK's smile reminds me of Ancol's monkey..it's a big one.
so this is the service judge in question in the Sudket/Saralee vs. Zheng/Gao match.
congrats to WMC for beating Zhu Lin.
ctjcad
11-23-2007, 01:59 AM
- oh about the dinner... HuangKwokHau and I had dinner with Hendrawan and SDK at a Chinese restaurant. Hendrawan and SDK are both very friendly. Hendrawan's English is pretty good! SDK surprising didn't eat that much, i thought he would need to eat more as he will be burning a lot of energy.
..thanks kwun, for the news:cool:...Hmm, wow, Hau-ge already had his first get-together w/kwun, heh??..so fast..:confused::D:p..
As for Sony, hmm, maybe he's already full??..Or did you guys order any non-halal food??..:confused:
- sitting down and kneeling down on the floor whole day to take photos is getting quite tiring. i should've brought more comfortable shoes.
Hmm, maybe Hau-ge can take some pics and relieve you, kwun..:);)..
Wow, I didn't know that our boss is that good looking. I guess that photo was taken by our Hauge. Keep it coming...
..yes, i didn't know our Hau-ge actually took that pic...Hmm, that digicam must've been set to anti-vibration..:p;)
KWUN, EXPOSED FINALLY !:D
He was already exposed long time ago.
Good Job.. Kwan is handsome too...hihih...BC is a china forum?I though Kwan is from USA?
Duh....he's Asian-American?
Boss Kwun, since so many forumers here are interested.. So pls tell us more...Such as, where u born? BC is located at where? And are you the one who setup BC??
In the "Introduction" sub-forum, kwun has already "told us more." Maybe you can browse and update yourself on his bio.
-dave
Someone start a thread on kwun and post his pics...
kwun already did, in the "Introductions" section.
-dave
Off topic (hope kwun won't mind me giving some details):
..yes, kwun was already "exposed" a while back & he already has his own thread:cool:...Here are a few links & pics abt kwun, with the last 2 of his past trips to S'pore and HK...
As for the location of BC itself, well, you guys can read kwun's Profile..;)
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12666 (kwun's intro)..
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24459&page=15 (w/ pics, post #264 and onwards)..
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19565&page=5 (w/pics, post #81 onwards)..
xymaerts
11-23-2007, 02:00 AM
Kwun,
Tq very much, with your pic & live score.. we are really like watching a live match.. keep it up with more report..
george@chongwei
11-23-2007, 02:01 AM
congrats to WMC for beating Zhu Lin.
wow,that was fast,kwun
xymaerts
11-23-2007, 02:03 AM
tq..reading now..:)
..thanks kwun, for the news:cool:...Hmm, wow, Hau-ge already had his first get-together w/kwun, heh??..so fast..:confused::D:p..
..yes, i didn't know our Hau-ge actually took that pic...Hmm, that digicam must've been set to anti-vibration..Hmm, maybe Hau-ge can take some pics and relieve you, kwun..:);)..
Off topic (hope kwun won't mind me giving some details):
..yes, kwun was already "exposed" a while back & he already has his own thread:cool:...Here are a few links & pics abt kwun, with the last 2 of his past trips to S'pore and HK...
As for the location of BC itself, well, you guys can read kwun's Profile..;)
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12666 (kwun's intro)
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24459&page=15 (w/ pics, post #264 and onwards)
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19565&page=5 (w/pics, post #81 onwards)..
it is so much more fun to be watching badminton than taking photos of badminton. the crowd are cheering at the top of their throat and all i can see is a little viewfinder. a few other photojournalists are just sitting there watching instead of doing work.
ctjcad
11-23-2007, 02:42 AM
it is so much more fun to be watching badminton than taking photos of badminton. the crowd are cheering at the top of their throat and all i can see is a little viewfinder. a few other photojournalists are just sitting there watching instead of doing work.
..just a warm up, kwun..;)..Wait til the Semis and Finals days:cool:....And then, of course, to be continued next week @ the HK Open...:p
Btw, you should take pics of the crowd "cheering at the top of their throat, lung & tongue"..We want to see the emotions of the crowd..:D;):cool:
**KZ**
11-23-2007, 06:50 AM
Boss Kwun, since so many forumers here are interested.. So pls tell us more...Such as, where u born? BC is located at where? And are you the one who setup BC??
I'm not asking you I'm making a statement...
Loopy
11-23-2007, 07:05 AM
it is so much more fun to be watching badminton than taking photos of badminton. the crowd are cheering at the top of their throat and all i can see is a little viewfinder. a few other photojournalists are just sitting there watching instead of doing work.
That is so so so true.
Watching the event live is just incomparable. Nothing beats that experience.
You even find yourself cheering madly for your favorite player :):)
2 days of sitting down and taking photos is starting to take its toll. today i developed a really annoying headache on one side of my head. i am going to take a rest tonight and will post some pics when i get to it tomorrow.
Louisa
11-23-2007, 08:35 AM
2 days of sitting down and taking photos is starting to take its toll. today i developed a really annoying headache on one side of my head. i am going to take a rest tonight and will post some pics when i get to it tomorrow.
thank you, rest more, take care and drink 1:1 of 1 _ _ plus:plain water to cure ur headache...
2 days of sitting down and taking photos is starting to take its toll. today i developed a really annoying headache on one side of my head. i am going to take a rest tonight and will post some pics when i get to it tomorrow.
Who say taking photos is easy? heheh.. get well soon mate. Relax and put some cold cucumber on your eyes. Take it easy.
huangkwokhau
11-23-2007, 08:51 AM
Who say taking photos is easy? heheh.. get well soon mate. Relax and put some cold cucumber on your eyes. Take it easy.
:D:D you know well how to take beauty sleep......:D:D
yannie
11-23-2007, 08:51 AM
Kwun! Wonderful pics.. Thanks.
Enjoy your trip to GZ.
jasonmarc
11-23-2007, 09:00 AM
:D:D you know well how to take beauty sleep......:D:D
Hauge U should try it....watching tooooo much badminton......'s beauties already.....time to take care your eyes......:D:D:D
i wonder if anybody noticed that during the Choong/Lee and Chia/Chung match, there was a long delay at around 4-3 on the first game. the umpire really dozed off that match. firstly he got the TPE/MAS names mixed up, then later on he got their scores mixed up. after nearly 5 mins of back and forth plus the interference of the tournament referee, he finally got the scores and names correctly and the match could proceed.
the Chinese crowd is really very sporting. they will cheer for any good rallies regardless of where the players are from. you will hear whole stadium cheering and clapping when they see a long a hard fought rally. of course, in times when Chinese are behind they will always goes for the JIA YOU! routine but that's very understandable.
Li Yongbo finally shows up today. he hasn't been sitting on the coaches chair during a match, but we know that he is around and have seen his face many times. he can hardly walk from point A to point B without being stopped by a journalist. so he is behind the curtain "getting right to work at what he is good at" (i got this quote from a fellow journalist's mouth.. ;) )
my personal kudos to Sudket/Saralee, Zheng/Gao is not easy meet and S/S played very well. they were a bit affected by some call objections (some are questionable, but there are at least one that i know and saw is a good call) on the 2nd game, but they kept on the pressure and won the 3rd game very closely.
huangkwokhau
11-23-2007, 05:25 PM
I met the legend badminton player, Tan Joe Hok...he is on his 70's but he could walk fast ...he refused to take a bus but walking from hotel to stadium and vise versa....I enjoyed his story, rivalry with Rudy Hartono, friendship with Tang, etc.........
vching
11-23-2007, 06:16 PM
I met the legend badminton player, Tan Joe Hok...he is on his 70's but he could walk fast ...he refused to take a bus but walking from hotel to stadium and vise versa....I enjoyed his story, rivalry with Rudy Hartono, friendship with Tang, etc.........
:eek::eek::eek: TAN JOE HOCK!!!!
omg so lucky of you!
i am a bit behind on photos. but here is Lilyana after winning...
and here is the one for WMC
pauline
11-24-2007, 02:12 AM
Thanks for all the awesome pics and news from GZ.
BCL won his match against PSH. and immediately he went up to the place where LYB is sitting and talked to him.
ctjcad
11-24-2007, 02:29 AM
2 days of sitting down and taking photos is starting to take its toll. today i developed a really annoying headache on one side of my head. i am going to take a rest tonight and will post some pics when i get to it tomorrow.
..kwun, hope you got plenty of rest last night, bro!!:p...Don't want to see you get sick and won't enjoy next week's HK Open (and get-together)..;)
Anyways, looks like you're back to being yourself today, with a few new posts & pics...Just take it easy..;):cool:
taking photos are time consuming process. besides sitting there and actually taking the photos, also need to download, filter, rate, and then convert and upload.
the arena itself has lots of spot lights and very warm. but here in the media room it is quite cool. unfortunately, they have some sort of concert going on outside and it is really loud and annoying.
ctjcad
11-24-2007, 02:36 AM
unfortunately, they have some sort of concert going on outside and it is really loud and annoying.
..you mean eventhough one is enclosed in the media room, one can actually hear the "loud & annoying" noise blaring from outside of the stadium???..:confused::p...:mad:
and here is the one for Bao Chunlai!
i am sitting here downloading photos while the INA vs. TPE match is going on. luckily i get to see glimpse of it on a TV here.
the funny thing is that even though the match is just around 50meters from where we sit, we have very bad reception for the TV broadcast!
ctjcad
11-24-2007, 02:56 AM
the funny thing is that even though the match is just around 50meters from where we sit, we have very bad reception for the TV broadcast!
..maybe watching it thru online webcast is smoother and better??..:confused::p;)
roller
11-24-2007, 03:22 AM
WMC is one of few pros using the NS7000. Hafiz had given up his NS7000 for AT900T.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37252&stc=1&d=1195804688
so WMC and LCW are both in finals...
i noticed that Tang Xinfu was sitting at the coaching seat and coaching CJ. i hope that means he health is now better and helping out the Chinese team again.
other thing i noticed is that Zhang Yawen gained a lot of weight while Wei Yili lost some. used to be the reverse!
oh. the biggest news personally for me today was actually breakfast.
i had breakfast with ... Rexy, Hendrawan and of course HuangKwokHau, in the middle, TonyG stopped by and said Hi. and then all the time we were talking about match fixing and bad line calls and Saralee was just happening to be sitting behind us!
ctjcad
11-24-2007, 04:55 AM
oh. the biggest news personally for me today was actually breakfast.
i had breakfast with ... Rexy, Hendrawan and of course HuangKwokHau, in the middle, TonyG stopped by and said Hi. and then all the time we were talking about match fixing and bad line calls and Saralee was just happening to be sitting behind us!
:p...and everybody was all there, all ears, listening to the chit-chat..hehe:D:p;)...And well, should we be surprised, Hau-ge is really enjoying the company of the players/coaches...When Hau-ge is present at a tourney, there's no place where one can escape from him...:D:);):cool:
coolhandluke
11-24-2007, 05:07 AM
and here is the one for WMCNice photo. Now I'm pretty sure that she can jump smash. ;)
taufik-ist
11-24-2007, 05:09 AM
:p...and everybody was all there, all ears, listening to the chit-chat..hehe:D:p;)...And well, should we be surprised, Hau-ge is really enjoying the company of the players/coaches...When Hau-ge is present at a tourney, there's no place where one can escape from him...:D:);):cool:
he.he iya.. he's nice and very helpful person :D :cool: :D
PlayaFromMalaya
11-24-2007, 05:28 AM
oh. the biggest news personally for me today was actually breakfast.
i had breakfast with ... Rexy, Hendrawan and of course HuangKwokHau, in the middle, TonyG stopped by and said Hi. and then all the time we were talking about match fixing and bad line calls and Saralee was just happening to be sitting behind us!
would u mind telling us what are the coaches' thoughts on china's match fixing?
would u mind telling us what are the coaches' thoughts on china's match fixing?
well, the setting was a light fun joking type of setting, so they took it quite jokingly. Rexy mentioned that once his older brother slapped the linejudge on the head when he thought he was biased.
Rexy also went to talk to the service judge after one match during this China Open and tried to talk any sense into him. but he believe the judge don't understand much English.
my feeling is that they honestly do not like it. (duh, isn't that obvious?) they have a very righteous attitude towards it and that is if one care about badminton and understand badminton, then one should understand that badminton should be played fairly. i have a lot of respect for that.
MSHSBadmPlayer
11-24-2007, 09:30 AM
well, the setting was a light fun joking type of setting, so they took it quite jokingly. Rexy mentioned that once his older brother slapped the linejudge on the head when he thought he was biased.
Rexy also went to talk to the service judge after one match during this China Open and tried to talk any sense into him. but he believe the judge don't understand much English.
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
xymaerts
11-24-2007, 09:55 AM
Kwun,
Where do u sit in the stadium.. If i not mistaken, i saw u on the TV.. U sit very very close to the court rite?..hihih
Kwun,
Where do u sit in the stadium.. If i not mistaken, i saw u on the TV.. U sit very very close to the court rite?..hihih
yeah usually i sit very close. if you see a not too old, nerdy looking, tall skinny Chinese guy with glasses and short hair, then it is probably me! i wear the official ugly dark green vest, white t-shirt and blue jeans. ;)
PlayaFromMalaya
11-24-2007, 10:00 AM
if his wearing the same shirt as that on the first page...then i think i saw him..holding up his camera at the end of lee's match
some more tidbits. there are a lot of photojournalists in the arena, i believe 20 if not 30 of us. some of them sit next to the court like what i usually do. some have huge lenses and shoot from up high among the audience. some choose to use huge lens but sit at court level. usually i sit next to the court side or at the rear end of the court as i don't have those $$$ big lenses. the court side seems to be popular though and sometimes we have 2 rows of photojournalists packed in front there.
**KZ**
11-24-2007, 10:12 AM
If I were a player for example LCW and I had just beaten BCL in the final and I had a few biased line calls or any other ridiculous excuse against me (Sudket got faulted for lifting his racket up) I would definitely voice it out loud during the interview after my game....somethin like "I'm very happy I won my game...blah blah...I hope I'll be back next year but I hope the China Open next year would be free from biased judging and would be a fairer tournament than this year"......I don't care if they boo I'll still wave and smile...
another interesting tidbit from where i was sitting.
- i was at one point sitting next to Rexy/Misbun and they were coaching Choong/Lee. Rexy i believe spoke either Indonesian or Malaysian to Choong/Lee.
- at the other end of the court, Chinese coach was shouting out instructions to Guo/Xie, "slow down your speed, slow down your speed"
so WMC and LCW are both in finals...
What racket is Chong Wei using Kwun?
some more tidbits. there are a lot of photojournalists in the arena, i believe 20 if not 30 of us. some of them sit next to the court like what i usually do. some have huge lenses and shoot from up high among the audience. some choose to use huge lens but sit at court level. usually i sit next to the court side or at the rear end of the court as i don't have those $$$ big lenses. the court side seems to be popular though and sometimes we have 2 rows of photojournalists packed in front there.
Doesn't matter how many reporters, we know you're the one who provide unbiased and "WYSIWYG" report, thanks for all effort.
schuweiz
11-24-2007, 01:07 PM
Kwun,
Malaysian Language and Indonesian Language has alot of similarities and they are from the same roots. All Malaysian knows "Bahasa Melayu" regardless of either they are Malaysian Chinese, Malaysian Indian, or the Malays. I believe that one time in a Chinese commentary in one of the game(i forgotten) says that the Malaysian Badminton team has very unique players and the most striking of all is that they know multiple languages even multiple dialects of chinese which includes hokkien, teochew, hakka, hainam, cantonese, mandarin...... english and malay..... should visit malaysia one time if you haven't !:D
another interesting tidbit from where i was sitting.
- i was at one point sitting next to Rexy/Misbun and they were coaching Choong/Lee. Rexy i believe spoke either Indonesian or Malaysian to Choong/Lee.
- at the other end of the court, Chinese coach was shouting out instructions to Guo/Xie, "slow down your speed, slow down your speed"
Kwun,
Malaysian Language and Indonesian Language has alot of similarities and they are from the same roots. All Malaysian knows "Bahasa Melayu" regardless of either they are Malaysian Chinese, Malaysian Indian, or the Malays. I believe that one time in a Chinese commentary in one of the game(i forgotten) says that the Malaysian Badminton team has very unique players and the most striking of all is that they know multiple languages even multiple dialects of chinese which includes hokkien, teochew, hakka, hainam, cantonese, mandarin...... english and malay..... should visit malaysia one time if you haven't !:D
It will be hard to Malaysianize Kwun, he have learn how to eat Durian, Lojak, Pak Kuk Teh, Rendang, ... Not "Dim Sum" or "Wan Tan Mee" :D
schuweiz
11-24-2007, 01:53 PM
Hehehe :D.... believe there's more room to for introduction to other tasties such as Keropok, Asam Laksa, Mee Jawa, Nasi Minyak, Nasi Lemak, Mee Kari, Curry Puffs..... hmmm..... thinking of these food triggers salivation.....:crying::crying::crying:
It will be hard to Malaysianize Kwun, he have learn how to eat Durian, Lojak, Pak Kuk Teh, Rendang, ... Not "Dim Sum" or "Wan Tan Mee" :D
cooler
11-24-2007, 03:32 PM
KWUN, EXPOSED FINALLY !:Dhe had exposed himself in BF many times before;)
cooler
11-24-2007, 03:48 PM
WMC is one of few pros using the NS7000. Hafiz had given up his NS7000 for AT900T.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37252&stc=1&d=1195804688mia audina uses ns7000
cooler
11-24-2007, 03:53 PM
What racket is Chong Wei using Kwun?it was mentioned before that he uses 3U AT900P
bananakid
11-24-2007, 04:20 PM
WMC is one of few pros using the NS7000. Hafiz had given up his NS7000 for AT900T.
That will definitely have a negative impact on the sale of AT900T from now on...:p:D:D
xymaerts
11-24-2007, 05:40 PM
And yes is u... I do have recorded the match between LCW vs CJ.Guys, take a clear look of our Boss. He is so engross into the game..That is one slow motion play the capture u.. Your head is following the shuttle till it drop on court...
By the way, all the coaches know u? How come they can eat breakfast with u and chit chat with u? And is all the player & coaches aware of www.badmintoncentral.com??
yeah usually i sit very close. if you see a not too old, nerdy looking, tall skinny Chinese guy with glasses and short hair, then it is probably me! i wear the official ugly dark green vest, white t-shirt and blue jeans. ;)
lots of fans waits outside the officials entrance for their favorite players, armed with autographing materials, they starts to line up right after the match finishes. these ones are already waiting for BCL long before he got out and by the time BCL leaves, there must be 30+ girls out there screaming and cheering!
Tang Xinfu as mentioned is back on the Chinese team, which is great for the Chinese and probably done so because of Olympics and recent decline of some players. here is the best closeup i got of him from a few feet away.
a couple of members mentioned that CJ is wearing diapers. i was confused but now i understand:
Doesn't matter how many reporters, we know you're the one who provide unbiased and "WYSIWYG" report, thanks for all effort.
thanks Han.
naturally, 90% of the journalists are local Chinese. by their affiliation their reports are going to be more Chinese oriented.
i just write what i see and hear. but unfortunately what i see is limited by how much time i have. i just don't have time to go interview players like other journalists do.
And yes is u... I do have recorded the match between LCW vs CJ.Guys, take a clear look of our Boss. He is so engross into the game..That is one slow motion play the capture u.. Your head is following the shuttle till it drop on court...
oh dear, caught on tape slacking off!!
seriously though, it is very tempting to just sit there and watch the match instead of taking photos!
By the way, all the coaches know u? How come they can eat breakfast with u and chit chat with u? And is all the player & coaches aware of www.badmintoncentral.com?? (http://www.badmintoncentral.com??)
hehe. i have connections... :p;)
Cheung
11-24-2007, 07:55 PM
Tang Xinfu as mentioned is back on the Chinese team, which is great for the Chinese and probably done so because of Olympics and recent decline of some players. here is the best closeup i got of him from a few feet away.
Wonder if he'll be in HK again. I want my pic with him again!
vching
11-24-2007, 08:10 PM
oh. the biggest news personally for me today was actually breakfast.
i had breakfast with ... Rexy, Hendrawan and of course HuangKwokHau, in the middle, TonyG stopped by and said Hi. and then all the time we were talking about match fixing and bad line calls and Saralee was just happening to be sitting behind us!
how lucky:eek::eek:
I wonder if I could get some players signing the petition:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
haha im dreaming:crying::crying:
how lucky:eek::eek:
I wonder if I could get some players signing the petition:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
haha im dreaming:crying::crying:
rumors has it that quite a few teams got together and complained about how the tournament is being carried out, and as a result, we see very few incident on the semi-final day. let's hope that will continue for the finals.
ksooi
11-24-2007, 10:12 PM
Wonder if he'll be in HK again. I want my pic with him again!
dont be greedy...you already hav one :D
jimbo
11-24-2007, 10:17 PM
kwun, by any chance (from Msia's camp), do u know what's Wong Tat Meng (WMC's coach) tactics when WMC facing XXF? :)
sunday. they have reduce the court further to just one court.
organizer seems to have prepared more for the final days. i saw a few sets of drums in the arena, as well as very very loud PA system with proper announcer. sounds exciting!
i saw Sudket/Saralee walking into the stadium 10mins ago.
Cheung
11-24-2007, 10:22 PM
dont be greedy...you already hav one :DI need a better quality one!
turns out drums are being played by what look like elementary school students.
and then there is dancing...
Cheung
11-24-2007, 10:42 PM
Instant photojournalism. Do they have wifi in the stadium?
vivian
11-24-2007, 10:48 PM
han , waiting for the final match ? haha same as me
robin7
11-24-2007, 10:49 PM
i saw Sudket/Saralee walking into the stadium 10mins ago.
Kwun, can u kindly take a photo of LCW & WMC together?
waile
11-24-2007, 10:51 PM
Kwun,
Malaysian Language and Indonesian Language has alot of similarities and they are from the same roots. All Malaysian knows "Bahasa Melayu" regardless of either they are Malaysian Chinese, Malaysian Indian, or the Malays. I believe that one time in a Chinese commentary in one of the game(i forgotten) says that the Malaysian Badminton team has very unique players and the most striking of all is that they know multiple languages even multiple dialects of chinese which includes hokkien, teochew, hakka, hainam, cantonese, mandarin...... english and malay..... should visit malaysia one time if you haven't !:D
please be aware that the national language of Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia, and not Bahasa Melayu as was reiterated two weeks ago in the Parliament. :D
lots of dancing. must have gone through 4 or 5 dance groups.
Saralee/Sudket and Nova/Lilyana are all on court warming up for their finals match.
audience are starting to trickle in. not very full yet. but i expect it to fill up very quickly.
got some photos of the cups, flowers and the podium. so you know what to expect... ;)
Kwun, can u kindly take a photo of LCW & WMC together?
i will if there is such a chance, but i dunno if i will get the chance.
Instant photojournalism. Do they have wifi in the stadium?
no!! i have to run back and forth between stadium and media room. next time i will bring my own wifi router! ;)
a lot of new photojournalists whom i have not seen in previous days. it is going to be REALLY crowded and that means limited camera angles. :(
jimbo
11-24-2007, 10:55 PM
no!! i have to run back and forth between stadium and media room. next time i will bring my own wifi router! ;)
Appreciate ur efforts. After reading ur "spontaneous" on field report with pics, I feel like myself sitting in the stadium :D xie xie :)
Cheung
11-24-2007, 11:00 PM
a lot of new photojournalists whom i have not seen in previous days. it is going to be REALLY crowded and that means limited camera angles. :(Saw this happen at Macau recently. In HK the year before, it was really crowded on semifinals day.
Good shots... and great coverage guys. Badzine and the rest of the others will be very happy.
ksooi
11-24-2007, 11:19 PM
I need a better quality one!
well you knw who to blame then ;)
Good shots... and great coverage guys. Badzine and the rest of the others will be very happy.
just to clarify, i am here under BC and not working with BZ here. ;)
the crowd as requested...
WMC won WS. the media room right now is pretty empty and quiet. everybody watching BCL vs. LCW
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37363&stc=1&d=1195975634
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37364&stc=1&d=1195975634
victory photo for BCL.
seems like he was posing for me, doesn't it?? ;)
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37365&stc=1&d=1195978918
just to clarify, i am here under BC and not working with BZ here. ;)
I know ur not working for Badzine.. what i mean is everyone including badzine is happy. :) Nice coverage.
and the possibly shameful umpire.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37366&stc=1&d=1195979036
terry
11-25-2007, 02:33 AM
Umpire really look like sleepy.
robin7
11-25-2007, 02:33 AM
and the possibly shameful umpire.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37366&stc=1&d=1195979036
I don't wanna see him in Beijing next year.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
wilfredlgf
11-25-2007, 02:34 AM
I don't wanna see him in Beijing next year.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
You might not but someone else will sit in that seat anyway.
kkkfans
11-25-2007, 02:55 AM
and the possibly shameful umpire.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37366&stc=1&d=1195979036
hate this umpire!!!!so unfair!!!!!
hate him!!!
Oldhand
11-25-2007, 02:57 AM
victory photo for BCL.
seems like he was posing for me, doesn't it?? ;)
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37365&stc=1&d=1195978918
Maybe he thinks you're a LCW fan :p
Brave_Turtle
11-25-2007, 02:58 AM
Umpire really look like sleepy.
ahahha, I can't beleive someone can be sleepy with a game like that.
Nice picture^^
pjswift
11-25-2007, 04:19 AM
and the possibly shameful umpire.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37366&stc=1&d=1195979036
This pic should be on the sports pages tomorrow. Anyone has his name?
Cheung
11-25-2007, 04:34 AM
Good pics of WMC and BCL. You have got the nack of right timing.
Smichz
11-25-2007, 04:35 AM
Just seen an episode of The West Wing Season 4, guess the title..
"Evidence Of Things Not Seen".
Then it's useless..:cool:
Good pics of WMC and BCL. You have got the nack of right timing.
yeah. it is call 10fps. ;)
Jofianty
11-25-2007, 04:48 AM
victory photo for BCL.
seems like he was posing for me, doesn't it?? ;)
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37365&stc=1&d=1195978918
ha..ha..ha...probably you're right. bao is posing for you.
thanks for the very nice bao's pic :)
jimbo
11-25-2007, 04:50 AM
kwun, any "gossips" on today's MS scandal? :p
Chu Liuxiang
11-25-2007, 04:53 AM
4 billion? :eek: :eek:
Um, China's population is 1,321,851,888. :cool:
Who are the other 2,678,148,112? :D
In the years to come.:D
Chu Liuxiang
11-25-2007, 04:54 AM
This pic should be on the sports pages tomorrow. Anyone has his name?
His surname is Wang if I am not mistaken but could not recall his name.
Oldhand
11-25-2007, 05:01 AM
yeah. it is call 10fps. ;)
You have a Canon EOS 1D Mk III? :eek: :eek: :eek:
If you ever think of giving it away, lemme know :p
wilfredlgf
11-25-2007, 05:07 AM
Then it's useless..:cool:
Not quite.
You can't tell scientists that gravity doesn't exist because you can't see it when evidence shows of its influences to other physical matters in the universe.
chity hour
11-25-2007, 05:24 AM
a couple of members mentioned that CJ is wearing diapers. i was confused but now i understand:
i thought it was his spandex (underwear)
but diapers is more suitable for him since he is still young :p
george@chongwei
11-25-2007, 06:22 AM
and the possibly shameful umpire.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37366&stc=1&d=1195979036
i hope he will be sacked ASAP!!
wilfredlgf
11-25-2007, 06:29 AM
Fellas, fellas. Calm down. Don't throw stereotypes around like they are baseballs.
The umpire have erred (depending on which side you're on) so the focus should be on how to increase the quality of judging.
Regardless of whether it is externally influenced or a genuine human error, shouldn't it be more worthwhile to look at the avenues that allow for the recurrence of such incidents not to happen again, or at least reduce it to the most minimal of occurences?
Here's a fact though, one umpire didn't win China the MS medal - BaoCL played a good game today as well. He might have pointed out or whatsoever, but it is still the umpire or line judges who gave him the points.
Better still, none of those hardworking peasants and factory wage earners in Wuhan had anything to do with LCW losing today.
Get a grip.
ixory
11-25-2007, 07:53 AM
Kwun,do u have any picture of player when they off court??..:p
Kwun,do u have any picture of player when they off court??..:p
no i don't. i do see some of them during breakfast in the official hotel. but as i too was having breakfast i didn't bring a camera.
i will see if i can get some during HK Open. but i cannot promise.
badMania
11-25-2007, 10:03 PM
Tang Xinfu as mentioned is back on the Chinese team, which is great for the Chinese and probably done so because of Olympics and recent decline of some players. here is the best closeup i got of him from a few feet away.
Yup....Om Tong (or Uncle Tong) as Lius Pongoh and the other INA officials called him, was in Guangzhou and probably in Hong Kong today. This showed that INA's officials still have a lot of respect for Tang Lao Shi.
badMania
11-25-2007, 10:04 PM
Kwun, it was nice meeting u on Satuday. Will you be in Hong Kong this week?
Kwun, it was nice meeting u on Satuday. Will you be in Hong Kong this week?
yes indeed. too bad we didn't get a chance to hangout and talk! i will be in HKO with limited schedule so hopefully we will have a chance to chat then!
chavin
11-26-2007, 07:10 AM
His surname is Wang if I am not mistaken but could not recall his name.
Wang in MAS is money. (wang = money) thats a real sleepy wang futface, very dissappointed with this wang. better not have this wang, partially took away an exciting game. welldone wang !!!:mad:
robin7
11-26-2007, 07:52 AM
and the possibly shameful umpire.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37366&stc=1&d=1195979036
Astro showed replay today. His name is Wang Zhenghe.
zqloy
11-26-2007, 08:07 AM
Wang in MAS is money. (wang = money) thats a real sleepy wang futface, very dissappointed with this wang. better not have this wang, partially took away an exciting game. welldone wang !!!:mad:
LOL..... nice rhyme :D
You have a Canon EOS 1D Mk III? :eek: :eek: :eek:
If you ever think of giving it away, lemme know :p
yeah. i have a mk3. awesome camera for badminton!
Oldhand
11-26-2007, 10:54 PM
yeah. i have a mk3. awesome camera for badminton!
Oh no, he has a MK III... and I don't :crying: :crying: :crying:
By the way, 10fps or not, your pics are fabulous :p
george@chongwei
01-02-2008, 07:34 AM
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37363&stc=1&d=1195975634
wong mew choo even use this picture to put in her friendster...:p:)
credits to Badmintoncentral there stated:)
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