Matches involving Malaysian Players

11:00AM WS Salakjit PONSANA vs Mew Choo WONG [8] - A tricky opener for newly crowned China Open Champion as the Thai has beaten her during the Sudirman Cup this year. But the Malaysian should prevail.

12:20PM MS Kay Bin YEOH vs Yi LU - A tough match but Kay Bin should win over the winner of Austrian and Bitburger Open.

1:00PM MD Simon MOLLYHUS/Anders KRISTIANSEN vs Bin Shen TAN/Soon Hock ONG - The Malaysians beat the Danes in straight sets in the China Masters this year. Can they repeat the feat?

1:00PM MS Hafiz HASHIM vs Simon SANTOSO - A rematch of Indonesia Open 1st round this year where Simon beat Hafiz in 2 comfortable sets. Can Hafiz avenge his loss this time?

1:40PM MS Hyun Ii LEE vs Roslin HASHIM - A rematch of China Open 1st round. Can Roslin make it right this time?

3:00PM MD Lutfi Zaim ABDUL KHALID/Wee Kiong TAN vs Jae Jin LEE/Ji Man HWANG [8] - The 8th seeds should win over the young Malaysians.

3:40PM MD Chieh Min FANG/Sheng Mu LEE vs Choon Eng CHEW/Chieng Hun HONG - The Taiwanese pair has improved a lot recently.

4:20PM MS Weilun ZHU vs Tsuen Seng LEE - Playing Chinese players never be easy for Tsuen Seng but the more experienced Malaysian should win.

5:00PM WD Pek Siah LIM/Chiou Hwee HAW vs Wei YANG/Jiewen ZHANG [2] - The Olympic and World Champs are strong for the Malaysians.

7:00PM MD Quang Minh NGUYEN/Thanh-Hai TRAN vs Khim Wah LIM/Hee Chun MAK - A 50:50 game.

7:40PM MS Beng Hong KUAN vs Chong Wei LEE [2] - Too bad for Beng Hong to face Chong Wei in the opener.

9:00PM MD Lars PAASKE/Jonas RASMUSSEN vs Tan Fook CHOONG/Wan Wah LEE [5] - A tough opener for the Malaysians.

9:40PM MS Choong Hann WONG vs Peter GADE [5] - Another tough opener for Choong Hann after French and China Open. A rematch of Japan Open 1st round. Can Choong Hann make it this time?

9:40PM XD Craig COOPER/Renee FLAVELL vs Lutfi Zaim ABDUL KHALID/Liu Ying GOH - A 50:50 game.

10:20PM MD Zakry ABDUL LATIF/Fairuzizuan MOHD TAZARI vs Haifeng FU/Yun CAI [2] - A rematch of China Open 1st round. Can the Chinese pair avenge their loss this time?

WS Salakjit PONSANA vs Mew Choo WONG [8] - Malaysian number one should win this match and sure meet again in Sea Games, Korat next month.

12:20PM MS Kay Bin YEOH vs Yi LU - I think Kay Bin will win in 3 sets.

1:00PM MD Simon MOLLYHUS/Anders KRISTIANSEN vs Bin Shen TAN/Soon Hock ONG - The Malaysians will win in 3 sets also.

1:00PM MS Hafiz HASHIM vs Simon SANTOSO - I look Hafiz can win this time according China Open performance, but a tough match.

1:40PM MS Hyun Ii LEE vs Roslin HASHIM - Yes this is rematch of China Open. Roslin sure will fight and try to win this time especially first set.

3:00PM MD Lutfi Zaim ABDUL KHALID/Wee Kiong TAN vs Jae Jin LEE/Ji Man HWANG [8] - The Korean pair easy to beat Malaysian junior.

3:40PM MD Chieh Min FANG/Sheng Mu LEE vs Choon Eng CHEW/Chieng Hun HONG - The tough match but the Malaysian should win this time.

4:20PM MS Weilun ZHU vs Tsuen Seng LEE - The Malaysian easy to win. I think 2 set.

5:00PM WD Pek Siah LIM/Chiou Hwee HAW vs Wei YANG/Jiewen ZHANG [2] - The Chinese pair to strong.

7:00PM MD Quang Minh NGUYEN/Thanh-Hai TRAN vs Khim Wah LIM/Hee Chun MAK - The Malaysian junior must win 1st set if they want beat Vietnese number one.

7:40PM MS Beng Hong KUAN vs Chong Wei LEE [2] - Easy for Malaysian number one coz Beng Hong performance still no so good especially his footwork and movement.

9:00PM MD Lars PAASKE/Jonas RASMUSSENvs Tan Fook CHOONG/Wan Wah LEE [5] - Malaysian pair should win this match.

9:40PM MS Choong Hann WONG vs Peter GADE [5] - 50-50

9:40PM XD Craig COOPER/Renee FLAVELL vs Lutfi Zaim ABDUL KHALID/Liu Ying GOH - The Malaysian junior will chance win this match.

10:20PM MD Zakry ABDUL LATIF/Fairuzizuan MOHD TAZARI vs Haifeng FU/Yun CAI [2] - A rematch of China Open 1st round. May be this match very tough. I think Chinese pair win 3 sets. [/quote]

OK, matches have started with a couple of WS and MS. I guess I just figured out a possible reason why they had to stagger the 1st round matches. Must be a small stadium floor as they can only hold 3 courts. You can only squeeze in so many games a day based on this configuration.

JAP girls are dong well:
Kaori 11-5 Chan (HK)
Eriko 11-3 Eva Lee (US)

Also Nguen TM 7-10 KJ

OK, matches have started with a couple of WS and MS. I guess I just figured out a possible reason why they had to stagger the 1st round matches. Must be a small stadium floor as they can only hold 3 courts. You can only squeeze in so many games a day based on this configuration.

JAP girls are dong well:
Kaori 11-5 Chan (HK)
Eriko 11-3 Eva Lee (US)

Also Nguen TM 7-10 KJ

i saw Eva Lee from the US warming up with her mom yesterday in the practice court. she is playing Eriko today. she is probably the best player US have but even so Eriko will be a tough opponent.

i saw Eva Lee from the US warming up with her mom yesterday in the practice court. she is playing Eriko today. she is probably the best player US have but even so Eriko will be a tough opponent.

That is cool, a tournament player warming up with her Mom :). Don't expect Eva to make it past Eriko. Already lost 7-21 an down 2-3 in the 2nd. Take lotsa nice pics today!

That is cool, a tournament player warming up with her Mom :). Don't expect Eva to make it past Eriko. Already lost 7-21 an down 2-3 in the 2nd. Take lotsa nice pics today!

i think partly because she is the only one from the US playing here. apparently the other ones decided not to participate in the HKO and instead go for other tournament elsewhere.

Oop, poor Eva just lost. Hope she'll enjoy the remainder of her time in HK. Kaori about to polish off Chan. Nguyen and KJ deadlocked at 16-16

Matches involving Team INA

11:00AM MS Sony Dwi Kuncoro [7] vs Boonsak Ponsana -- a tricky match, but, Sony should handle Boonsak.

12:20PM XD Hsieh Yu-Hsin/Chien Yu-Chin vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir [2] -- a good practice match for the World Champion to stretch their muscles.

12:20PM MD Tsai Chia-Hsin/Hu Chung-Hsien vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto -- the Chinese-Taipei pair has beaten Koo/Tan last week, and I hope Luluk/Alvent do not underestimate this pair and progress to a rematch with Eriksen/Hansen.

01:00PM MS Mohd Hafiz Hashim vs Simon Santoso -- a tough match for both players, but, Simon has improved this year and he should beat Hafiz.

01:00PM MD Alroy Tanama Putra/Hui Wai Ho vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan [3] -- like Nova/Butet, a practice match for Kido/Hendra to get used to the court.

02:20PM WD Fiona Mckee/Charmaine Reid vs Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti -- Rani/Endang have been stopped in early rounds many times this year. However, they should beat the Canadian pair today.

04:20PM MD Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi vs Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo -- the match of the day for INA players and AG/Joko have a tough match against the improving Guo/Xie. The Chinese pair has an edge.

Matches involving Team INA

11:00AM MS 02:20PM WD Fiona Mckee/Charmaine Reid vs [B]Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti -- Rani/Endang have been stopped in early rounds many times this year. However, they should beat the Canadian pair today.

They should retire if they can beat the Canadians by a wide margin ;). I estimate the Canadians won't get more than 24 points in 2 games.

who is the title-holder in Hongkong Open (2006)..I just know Kido/Hendra as defending champion here...please let me know..thxs

lin dan is the defending champ too....

who is the title-holder in Hongkong Open (2006)..I just know Kido/Hendra as defending champion here...please let me know..thxs

MEN'S SINGLES - Lin Dan (beating Lee Chong Wei in an epic 3-setter)

WOMEN'S SINGLES - who care, either Zhang Ning or Xie Xingfang

MEN'S DOUBLES - Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (a dramatic win over Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah in 3-sets, with nail-biting final few points)

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - who care too....either Gao Ling/Huang Sui or Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen

MIXED DOUBLES - Zheng Bo/Zhao Tingting (beating Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir in 2 close sets)

Apart from the men doubles, all the rest were grabbed by china. Lin Dan, Xie Xing Fang, Yang/Zhang and Zheng Bo/Zhao Ting Ting

Despite having a game point at 20-19 in the 2nd game, Tien Minh lost to Kenneth in straight sets 15-21 21-23.

Despite having a game point at 20-19 in the 2nd game, Tien Minh lost to Kenneth in straight sets 15-21 21-23.

And with that went my PAW. :(

Gong Weijie is leading 11-8 in the 2nd game after taking the 1st 21-18 against Dicky.

And with that went my PAW. :(
And so did mine. But I see a lot of potential in this Vietnamese.

Apart from the men doubles, all the rest were grabbed by china. Lin Dan, Xie Xing Fang, Yang/Zhang and Zheng Bo/Zhao Ting Ting

oh..many thxs...so defending champ dominated by CHN team (only 1 INA)...I think this year more competitive...hope INA team will take 2 title again (MD and MS or XD) like in China open..:cool::p

GONG Weijie beat Dicky PALYAMA 21-18 21-12. It compensates my PAW on Tien Minh a bit.

11-0 :eek: What happen to Chen Hong's Wife? :cool:

wow ZYW/WYL are crushing the TPE pair lol.

wow ZYW/WYL are crushing the TPE pair lol.
EGG finally broken at 3-13 now

a few interesting matches for the day:

Boonsak vs. Sony (11am)
Hafiz vs. Simon (1pm)
Lee Hyun Il vs. Roslin (1.40pm)
Zhou Mi vs. Wang Chen (3pm) (how cruel is the draw!!!)
Guo/Xie vs. Joko/Hendra (4.20pm)
Cheng Shao-Chieh vs. Lu Lan (6.30pm)
Jonas/Lars vs. Choong/Lee (8.30pm)
WCH vs. Peter Gade (9.10pm)
Zakry/Fairuzizuan vs. Fu/Cai (9.50pm)

pretty exciting for a 1st rounder.

Zhou Mi vs. Wang Chen (3pm) (how cruel is the draw!!!)
Too bad they have to face off in the 1st round.

a few interesting matches for the day:

Hafiz vs. Sony (1pm)
Lee Hyun Il vs. Roslin (1.40pm)
Zhou Mi vs. Wang Chen (3pm) (how cruel is the draw!!!)
Guo/Xie vs. Joko/Hendra (4.20pm)
Cheng Shao-Chieh vs. Lu Lan (6.30pm)
Jonas/Lars vs. Choong/Lee (8.30pm)
WCH vs. Peter Gade (9.10pm)
Zakry/Fairuzizuan vs. Fu/Cai (9.50pm)
pretty exciting for a 1st rounder.

It should be Hafiz vs Simon (01.00pm) and Boonsak vs Sony DK (11.00am), right kwun? Yeah, so many interesting matches today...

It should be Hafiz vs Simon (01.00pm) and Boonsak vs Sony DK (11.00am), right kwun? Yeah, so many interesting matches today...

yeah. thanks for the correction.

a few interesting matches for the day:

Hafiz vs. Sony (1pm)
Lee Hyun Il vs. Roslin (1.40pm)
Zhou Mi vs. Wang Chen (3pm) (how cruel is the draw!!!)
Guo/Xie vs. Joko/Hendra (4.20pm)
Cheng Shao-Chieh vs. Lu Lan (6.30pm)
Jonas/Lars vs. Choong/Lee (8.30pm)
WCH vs. Peter Gade (9.10pm)
Zakry/Fairuzizuan vs. Fu/Cai (9.50pm)

pretty exciting for a 1st rounder.


correction.....Sony vs Boonsak and Hafiz vs Simon...:p:cool:

a few interesting matches for the day:

Boonsak vs. Sony (11am)
Hafiz vs. Simon (1pm)
Lee Hyun Il vs. Roslin (1.40pm)
Zhou Mi vs. Wang Chen (3pm) (how cruel is the draw!!!)
Guo/Xie vs. Joko/Hendra (4.20pm)
Cheng Shao-Chieh vs. Lu Lan (6.30pm)
Jonas/Lars vs. Choong/Lee (8.30pm)
WCH vs. Peter Gade (9.10pm)
Zakry/Fairuzizuan vs. Fu/Cai (9.50pm)

pretty exciting for a 1st rounder.

i edited my posts.

the corrected one is even better. but i doubt i will be able to get there before noon time. :(

Boonsak and WMC turn now...Come on Boonsak and WMC!!!

So far all matches finish ahead of schedule... Good...

I hope we don't need to wait till 11am before the next matches start.

11-0 :eek: What happen to Chen Hong's Wife? :cool:

Chen Hong's Wife is who?

I hope we don't need to wait till 11am before the next matches start.
Ya...They should make it early in order to let all matches finish early today...

WINNING RATIO - (Boonsak PONSANA) 1 : 3 (Sony DWI KUNCORO)

August 27 2006 YONEX KOREA OPEN 2006 MS Boonsak PONSANA
September 11 2005 Asian Championships 2005 MS Sony DWI KUNCORO
August 21 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES 2004 MS Sony DWI KUNCORO
December 13 2003 SEA Games 2003 MS Sony DWI KUNCORO

WMC on the court now...jia you MC

The Ponsanas are next on:
Tough for Boonsak today. I think Sony is in tremendous form and should win.
Tougher for Slalkjit as she faces the super hot WMC, fresh off her destruction of the Chinese Armada at the CO.

lets give an early prediction of these match ^^
Boonsak vs. Sony (11am)
Hafiz vs.Simon (1pm)
Lee Hyun Il vs. Roslin (1.40pm)
Zhou Mi vs. Wang Chen(3pm) (how cruel is the draw!!!)
Guo/Xie vs. Joko/Hendra(4.20pm)
Cheng Shao-Chieh vs. Lu Lan (6.30pm)
Jonas/Lars vs. Choong/Lee (8.30pm)
WCH vs. Peter Gade (9.10pm)
Zakry/Fairuzizuan vs. Fu/Cai (9.50pm)

And so did mine. But I see a lot of potential in this Vietnamese.

Yes Robin, agree with you. The Vietnamese has scalped a few big names and always seem to run the big boys close. Needs a little bit more experience to catapult him into the big time.

here comes Sony...ur the man sony..INDONESIA BISA, INDONESIA JAYA

Chen Hong's Wife is who?

==== Ku Pei Ting ;)

Since nobody support Boonsak,i will support him then..Come on,Boonsak!!!

here comes Sony...ur the man sony..INDONESIA BISA, INDONESIA JAYA
Please don't let us feel SORRY :cool:

Since nobody support Boonsak,i will support him then..Come on,Boonsak!!!

i AM with u again, JESS ;)

Chooo Chooo.....

WINNING RATIO - (Salakjit PONSANA) 1 : 4 (Mew Choo WONG)

October 22 2006 CHINA OPEN 2006 WS Mew Choo WONG
August 27 2006 YONEX KOREA OPEN 2006 WS Mew Choo WONG
December 13 2003 SEA Games 2003 WS Mew Choo WONG
September 7 2003 PROTON EON MALAYSIA OPEN 2003 WSQ Mew Choo WONG
December 9 2001 Malaysia Satellite 2001 (I) WS Salakjit PONSANA

Since nobody support Boonsak,i will support him then..Come on,Boonsak!!!

i AM with u again, JESS ;)

count me in....go Boonsak, fight till your last blood...:D

lets give an early prediction of these match ^^
Boonsak vs. Sony (11am) - agree
Hafiz vs.Simon (1pm) - agree
Lee Hyun Il vs. Roslin (1.40pm) - agree
Zhou Mi vs. Wang Chen(3pm) (how cruel is the draw!!!) - agree
Guo/Xie vs. Joko/Hendra(4.20pm) - agree
Cheng Shao-Chieh vs. Lu Lan (6.30pm) - no chance, LL will smear her
Jonas/Lars vs. Choong/Lee (8.30pm) - tough one to call but reluctantly agree
WCH vs. Peter Gade (9.10pm) - agree
Zakry/Fairuzizuan vs. Fu/Cai (9.50pm) - agree

My answers are in bold italics

i AM with u again, JESS ;)
Ya...ya...Thanks samuel...Lets support Boonsak together...:rolleyes:

count me in....go Boonsak, fight till your last blood...:D
Haiya...Louise...So early today...Good morning...;)

count me in....go Boonsak, fight till your last blood...:D
Thinking of changing my PAW to support Boonsak but never mind lah, too late.

Ok.. 1,2,3.....Booooon ....saaakk!!!!!!!!!

Haiya...Louise...So early today...Good morning...;)
hahaha, i have been in the office since 7.45am...

MC leading 5-1......

Aiyo...Boonsak...Add oil...

Yes Robin, agree with you. The Vietnamese has scalped a few big names and always seem to run the big boys close. Needs a little bit more experience to catapult him into the big time.
He has come close in many occasions but he just can't finish the match.

Salakjit is chasing now..6-7...

oh no,Salakjit is leading now

8-5 sony lead..where's the other SOny-ers or taufik-ers?? i'm alone? :D:D:D

cOME on ! Salakjit & Boonsak.
It will be nice to see both brother & sister advance into R16 !!!

11-5 yeaaaahhhh...go go sony..it's a sony :D

:crying::crying::crying:....Boonsak...Don't crash out in the first round again...

Go go... WMC & Sony, beat the Thai siblings...

Salakjit is chasing now..6-7...

oh no,Salakjit is leading now
Frankly speaking, I rather ask WMC to withdraw, she needs more rest, I mean, her knees. The fall in CO 3rd set was quite serious.

Anyway, may be she can cope with her injury...so, lets cheer for her.:D

come on boonsak and choo choo!!!

c'mon sony..devastate him..don't give boonsak any chance to win this match..ur the man..ur the prime mimister..:D:D:D:D

I'm only cheering for Sony because of my PAW. Yes, I'm a greedy PAW mercenary. :D
GO SONY

Boonsak...Where your power???

Frankly speaking, I rather ask WMC to withdraw, she needs more rest, I mean, her knees. The fall in CO 3rd set was quite serious.

Anyway, may be she can cope with her injury...so, lets cheer for her.:D

She's needs the Olympic points. Who knows when she'll be able have a good run

come on choo lui...........

S-D-K!! Super Dooper Kuncoroo...!!! he's the man!!!

Frankly speaking, I rather ask WMC to withdraw, she needs more rest, I mean, her knees. The fall in CO 3rd set was quite serious.

Anyway, may be she can cope with her injury...so, lets cheer for her.:D

You know Mew Choo will give her 100% effort until she sweats blood or her legs fall off. That's her genetic makeup. And a very admirable one too

Super Duper Kuncoro closed 1st set..21-10...good start..keep it up :D

Sony took the 1st game.... WMC, cmon, finish it...

SONY! SONY! SONY!
That's good, a quick win in the 1st game 21-10

Sony win the first game 21-10, Go SONY !!! :D

Seems Boonsak has no idea to SDK as Sony win 1st game, 21-10.

WMC struggling to put Salakjit away up 19-16

game point for choo choo

WMC took the 1st game....

sony leads 3-0 in 2nd set

WMC must take the 2nd game quickly to conserve her energy for the competition. I fear if she is take to a rubber (but wins), the gas tank may well be empty in the next round.

She's needs the Olympic points. Who knows when she'll be able have a good run
A QF finish here will be good for her. I think it is quite reasonable.

Something must be terribly went wrong for Boonsak. with ZERO net winner , compare to Sony 10

2nd set is pretty close..c'mon sonyy..finish him..devastate him..don't let him grow his rhythm..u r the man!!

Something must be terribly went wrong for Boonsak. with ZERO net winner , compare to Sony 10
Sony was too good for boonsak at the 1st set..:cool::p:D

Looks like Boonsak has woken up and we have a game now 7-7

oh no..sony now trailing 1 point 7-8..c'mon sonyy..bangkit..!!

8-7 BoonSak ! Now it is much more better !

WMC & Sony, hang on, I don't wanna see rubber games.

omg salakjit.....leadding 5-4 now........................

WMC & Sony, hang on, I don't wanna see rubber games.

haha, so you PAWed Sony too, huh ;)

Salajit leading 7-4 now

good..! up the tempo sony..then u can screw boonsak up

How did you guys get the score? My livescore stuck. :confused:

come on mew choo...

WMC must be tired.

omg choo lui.................ka yaw.........

Salakjit leading with 11-5 now...

Sonyyyyyyyyy Dwiiiiiiiiii Kuncorrrroooooooo!

Go Sony Go

Oh no, WMC is not looking good...

15-9..Sony is leading again..I'm going to win my first PAW and INA squad is going to cheer at the same time heheheh :D:D:D

Wong Mew Choo lose focus in the second set..behind with 6-14 now...

Wat happen to mew choo??

Sony is leading comfortably 18-10. He should win this one, with a negotiable R16 match against Yeoh Kay Bin or Lu Yi.

I think only opponents like Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei, Taufik Hidayat, Bao Chunlai, Chen Jin and perhaps Peter Gade can beat Sony at the moment. The quarter-final match against Chen Jin will be a good test of his credential to break to the top 4.

Looks like Sony will win comfortably. WMC is getting destroyed. Has she give up the game and planning for the rubber?

Choo Choo couldn't handle the drought?

19-10..2 more points..finish him..!! win it for INA Sony..INDONESIA JAYA!!

sony can win easily...19-12

I think WMC is giving up the second set..

Wong Mew Choo should just skip Hong Kong Open to conserve her energy. A first round loss here will be acceptable too since she will not exert herself in the next few days.

WMC has given up the 2nd game...

Sony is leading comfortably 18-10. He should win this one, with a negotiable R16 match against Yeoh Kay Bin or Lu Yi.

I think only opponents like Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei, Taufik Hidayat, Bao Chunlai, Chen Jin and perhaps Peter Gade can beat Sony at the moment. The quarter-final match against Chen Jin will be a good test of his credential to break to the top 4.

Sony is just on the edge of the top echelon. If he can string together some good wins against them and win a tournament, he could join them.

I think for WMC, the way I see it :

Seems like she lost power and stamina in 2nd sets. Need to be more focus I think.

YEA!! Sony Won..and so do I with my first PAW :D:D:D:D:D

What a comfortable victory it turns out to be for Sony Dwi Kuncoro as he beat Boonsak Ponsana 21-10, 21-14 in just 30 mins to reach R16.

Sony wins. He is certainly a threat. Very impressive indeed.

look like she gonna use the same tactics again..
win 1st, rest 2nd go for 3rd..
but salakjit is not china players..
she play less than everyone there..
should be a win for salakjit if she din make many mistake..

Sony won it............

:crying::crying::crying:...This is the third time i PAW on Boonsak but still lose...Speechless...

Sonyyyy Dwiiii Kuncorrrooo!

Yeah

Petya v ZN next. Let's see how pi$$ed of ZN is from her loss in the CO. Petya could be in for a bad time.

Aiyo...3-0 for Salakjit now..

oops..
mew choo gonna crash in 1st round ler..
afta a tired china open..

Salajit leading 3-0 now

LETS go ! Finished off WMC ! U can do it ! Salakjit.. Revenge for ur brother !

I think for WMC, the way I see it :

Seems like she lost power and stamina in 2nd sets. Need to be more focus I think.

or maybe LCW is not there now...:D

oh no,Salajit leading 5-0 now....mc jia you

Wong Mew Choo lose all the points from others...I think she is fatigue now..

LETS go ! Finished off WMC ! U can do it ! Salakjit.. Revenge for ur brother !

She should take revenge to a INA player, not MAS one.

Wong Mew Choo should just skip Hong Kong Open to conserve her energy. A first round loss here will be acceptable too since she will not exert herself in the next few days.

2nd set looks similar to Finals of China Open. WMC cant skip Hong Kong, she needs the Oly points mah.

Oh no, WMC is trailing 0-6 in the rubber... Salakjit should win..

7-0 ! WMC win last week was just a fluke

omg..what happento wmc..?? i dun get a chance to watch live.. so somebody tell me how the match going?

aiiks,

what happen to WMC?

6-0 for salajkit

maybe zhang ning too might crash if she not yet recovered..
petya juz need to keep shuttles in, ZN make many mistakes in every match..
but she can overcome her mistake by her skill.

is that for the first set? that's bad if it is..

i tot wmc injured her leg during china open? still can play ah..
sunday only finish game, wednesday already play... wah...
sure very tough for her..
need miracle and her fighting spirit now..

How many pts will WMC gain by losing the 1st round here?

Looks like WMC is a goner. She left all her energy in China:D

finally she is awake..
WMC 2-8

whatttttttt happppppppeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn to WMC??????????????

Yes!Sony passes first test to knock out Thai Superman, straight sets.

7-0 ! WMC win last week was just a fluke

I wouldn't think along that direction. As I've posted before, I would be forgiving in case she is eliminated at HKO in early round ... with an unexpected win in Guangzhou, she's a well-spent force - both mentally and physically fatigue. Hope she will get used to win more titles in the long run and therefore she won't repeat this - winning one title, being beaten in the next tournament.

haiz..
wat a waste not to paw on salakjit..

7-0 ! WMC win last week was just a fluke

No, WMC injured her knee during the finals- the part that they keep showing the replay, I think at 15-14, where she fell down to retrieve the shuttle.
In post-match intv, China's media wrote that 2 doctors were putting ice packs on WMC's knee.
But even if she lose, good rest for her to prepare for SEA Games next week.

well i dun think it was a fluke.. if it was..how come she cud beat the other 3 top players in QF,SMF.. were those just fluke as well?

whatttttttt happppppppeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn to WMC??????????????

pls call LCW now..to support her...:D

A loss for WMC will be good for her also... Rest before the SEA games...

oh dear.. WMC...

wmc.. u can do it!!

if WMC win this too..
2moro she is in big trouble..
exhausted mew choo vs kamikaze mori

Taufik's SS results so far (from 7 tournaments):
Runner-Up: Japan
SF: Indonesia
QF: China Masters, French
R16: Singapore, Denmark
R32: Malaysia

Erratic and not much can be expected from him.

Sony's SS results so far (from 11 tournaments):
QF: Korea, All-England, Swiss, Indonesia, Denmark, China
R16: Malaysia, Singapore, China Masters
R32: Japan and French

Not too bad and quite a stable performance, except that he can't breach SF, so, he's Mr Quarter-Final :cool:

Simon's SS results so far (from 9 tournaments):
Runner-Up: Swiss
SF: Japan
QF: Denmark
R16: All England, Singapore, Indonesia, China Masters, French
R32: China

Improving performance from Simon this year since he can make it to the top 10 ranking. More is expected of him next year.

zhang ning is following mew choo!!
trailing 8-10

A pattern seems to be developing for the top players. Because they have played so much, as the season goes on, they're getting upset more and more. Physically, they're pretty wasted.

A loss for WMC will be good for her also... Rest before the SEA games...

Exactly....I think she needs a rest....why should she exert herself too much before the SEA Games?

cmon WMC...INA fans support u...pls dont give up..

7-0 ! WMC win last week was just a fluke
Well, now we have a bananakid of Malaysia version. R u trying to get attention here? Zhu Lin is having the fate after clinching the WC. It is very common on sports that winning a title and then falling in the 1st round on the next tourney.

nvm..
WMC can win this one and give a walkover 2moro..

zhang ning is following mew choo!!
trailing 8-10
zhang ning is palying as well??

WMC is preparing for her shopping expedition in HK. Wonder who will join her? :D

mew choo is almost done in hkg..
9-17
maybe went for shark fin afta this..

so someone tell me how is WMC's match going?

zhang ning trailing 11-14 now..

pls call LCW now..to support her...:D
toooooooo late................bloody helllllllllllllll:mad:

suddenly i think tat WMC will win if she play ZN or XXF now..

WMC lost 3rd set 21-10. She must be very exhausted after Sun's match, need to rest her knees.

WMC lost 3rd set 21-10. She must be very exhausted after Sun's match, need to rest her knees.
owhh she already lost eh?..:(.....

datuk azalina must punish her...............................

so someone tell me how is WMC's match going?

Go to this site, click on 'live score' :
http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=17832&y=2007&m=11&d=28

All of us watching the scores now.

when you play a higher rank player..
you will be motivated to win,
when you face lower rank player,you will think tat even you win also not a big deal..
tat's why lower rank player keep on upset higher rank players

I think we should also congratulate Salakjit for keeping focus and completing the job. Congrats. :)

Go to this site, click on 'live score' :
http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=17832&y=2007&m=11&d=28

All of us watching the scores now.
thx helang.. sorry i am new here.. not really familiar with this kinda thing..

thx again :)

datuk azalina must punish her...............................
Shut up... I'm okay with her loss. Understandable.

ZN also struggling against Petya. At 32, it takes even more effort to come out strong after exhausting matches. However she is at game point 20-18

datuk azalina must punish her...............................

Nahhhhh, she only won one SS. Nicol David, yes, Nicol lost 2 tourneys, sports ministry & NSC want "penjelasan". Same goes for KKK/TBH.
Once you're string of wins, one time lost, must explain, very high pressure our athletes......

congrate to salajit...
but wmc really try her best... i can feel from the 'score'... :P
she surely is very tired... hope she can go back hav enough rest, and bounce back at seagame....
mc jia youuuuu.... it's really no big deal u lost here(hk) in first round....

OK.. Lets see IF WMC can deliver a GOLD medal in her next assignment --> SEA Games
Anything less than that.. Will Proove I am right !

How many pts will WMC gain by losing the 1st round here?

She will earn 2220 points here.

From the WBF website:
The BWF ranking list as of 1 May 2008 will be used to determine qualification for the Olympics (top 10 tourneys from 1 May 2007-31 April 2008):

These points will surely be counted:
China Open Super Series WINNER 9200
French Open Super Series SF 6240
Chinese Taipei GP Gold QF 3850
World Championships QF 6600
Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships (to be replaced by Uber Cup Qualification in February 2008) 4507

These points could be replaced by better performance in the remaining 4 Super Series and 1 GP Gold events in 2008:
Hong Kong Open SS R32 2220
Japan Open SS R16 3600
Singapore Open SS R16 3600

She should remain in the top 10 as long as she reaches R16 or better in 5 of the tournaments on offer next year.

No point for WMC win, if she is injured, let her rest...she will be back...

WMC lost 3rd set 21-10. She must be very exhausted after Sun's match, need to rest her knees.

Yeah, looks like fatigue reason as 8th seed Wong Mew Choo lost to Salakjit Ponsana in rubber. Contrast result from winner of CHN Open SS but she get early exit now...

datuk azalina must punish her...............................
euw.. datuk azalina is the one who shud be punised if she doesnt understand the pressure WMC is facing now..

I think we should also congratulate Salakjit for keeping focus and completing the job. Congrats. :)
Yeah, this is her 2nd win over WMC after the Sudirman Cup earlier this year.

cngratz to salajit.. :D

Take it easy guys....I think its BETTER for Wong Mew Choo to lose today rather than forcing herself to beat Salakjit Ponsana today and then having to endure another match against Kaori Mori tomorrow. What for???

Even during our talk with Rexy yesterday, he agreed that Wong should just withdraw.

Its ok ..WMC can rest b4 SEA GAMES .......

She been playin 5 matches all in 3 sets b4 ...

yeoh kay bin torturing me now..
duno wan to paw on lu yi o not..
we seen tat kay bin beat wacha..
i dun think he will lose to lu yi, but china player is always a threat..
wat to do?

Take it easy guys....I think its BETTER for Wong Mew Choo to lose today rather than forcing herself to beat Salakjit Ponsana today and then having to endure another match against Kaori Mori tomorrow. What for???

Even during our talk with Rexy yesterday, he agreed that Wong should just withdraw.
I do not agree with this kinda decision. If wanna withdraw, do it before the tournament starts. I know she will get some compensation by BWF, but who care. The $$ she bang from CO Last week is more than enough !

Yeah, this is her 2nd win over WMC after the Sudirman Cup earlier this year.

During Sudirman Cup, WMC injured her foot in 2nd game, but she decided to play on and lost. That was why Anita Kaur replaced her in subsequent matches.

Here in HK, her knees hurt & she's exhausted.

I do not agree with this kinda decision. If wanna withdraw, do it before the tournament starts. I know she will get some compensation by BWF, but who care. The $$ she bang from CO Last week is more than enough !

As mentioned in other posts, it's not the $$, it's the ranking points. even by losing in the 1st round, she collects points. The battle for OG spots is fierce and every opportunity to solidfy your position must be taken.

It's the same for all the players on the fringe of qualification. Exhausted or not, they need the points, so they play on.

Even during our talk with Rexy yesterday, he agreed that Wong should just withdraw.

Agreed, in the 3 matches against CHN's best, Wong Mew Choo had stretched herself very hard to retrieve those "impossible" shots, harder than I've ever seen.

Hope she can recover sufficiently for the SEA Games challenge, 'cos Salakjit will be on home soil ......

the injury ,pressure she's facing now is so understandable .. and i am hoping she'll do the best in Sea Korat..

I do not agree with this kinda decision. If wanna withdraw, do it before the tournament starts. I know she will get some compensation by BWF, but who care. The $$ she bang from CO Last week is more than enough !

But MAS practice is, if we have registered players, they have to play. Withdrawal is only for injuries. MAS didn't bank on WMC winning China Open.

As mentioned in other posts, it's not the $$, it's the ranking points. even by losing in the 1st round, she collects points. The battle for OG spots is fierce and every opportunity to solidfy your position must be taken.

It's the same for all the players on the fringe of qualification. Exhausted or not, they need the points, so they play on.
Why should worry about qualifying to the OG. With the limitation on 2 to max 3 players per country. She should face little hesistance for earninig a spot in OG. (even a player from South Africa , Nigeria, Brazil were eligible!!!)
Unless, her perfomance in the upcoming SS starting from next Jan towards the ending periods of OG Qualifying is very, very BAD . Lose in first round on each SS. Then, her position will be in high risk

I do not agree with this kinda decision. If wanna withdraw, do it before the tournament starts. I know she will get some compensation by BWF, but who care. The $$ she bang from CO Last week is more than enough !

1) Rexy is a coach, he should know better right?

2) WMC wont get compensation, she'll be fined like Taufik. I think you meant fined.

3) Again, she needs Oly points. Remember she's injury prone. She got injured during Sudirman Cup... There were also other times when she had to skip tourneys due to injury, so who knows when she aggaravate injury, have to skip tournament.
Then lose points, so, I suppose she felt ok enuf to play in HK.

Same goes for our WD Chin EH.

4) And they have to be in top 16 or not qualify except for certain countries where badminton is not popular.

whatever it is, lets give her a rest, physically n mentally.

Good Job Salakit ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D
at least 1 PONSANA won ...

Good Job Salakit ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D
at least 1 PONSANA won ...

Is her brother going through bad patch? Haven't seen Boonsak playing well since the end of University Games.

She will earn 2220 points here.

From the WBF website:
The BWF ranking list as of 1 May 2008 will be used to determine qualification for the Olympics (top 10 tourneys from 1 May 2007-31 April 2008):

These points will surely be counted:
China Open Super Series WINNER 9200
French Open Super Series SF 6240
Chinese Taipei GP Gold QF 3850
World Championships QF 6600
Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships (to be replaced by Uber Cup Qualification in February 2008) 4507

These points could be replaced by better performance in the remaining 4 Super Series and 1 GP Gold events in 2008:
Hong Kong Open SS R32 2220
Japan Open SS R16 3600
Singapore Open SS R16 3600

She should remain in the top 10 as long as she reaches R16 or better in 5 of the tournaments on offer next year.
What about these?

Malaysia Open 2007 (Finalist)
Korea Open 2007 (2nd round)
All England 2007 (Quarter-finalist)
Swiss Open 2007 (1st round)
Indonesia 2007 (1st round)
China Masters 2007 (1st round)
Denmark Open 2007 (1st round)

Zhang Ning is forced to the extreme yet again by Petya Nedeltcheva.

Why should worry about qualifying to the OG. With the limitation on 2 to max 3 players per country. She should face little hesistance for earninig a spot in OG. Unless, her perfomance in the upcoming SS starting from next Jan towards the ending periods of OG Qualifying is very, very BAD . Lose in first round on each SS. Then, her position will be in high risk

Well, didn't she just lose today in the 1st round? Ever heard of saving for a rainy day? The points she picked up today could be the ones the put her through to the OG.

WMC lost to Salakjit Poonsana.....
Her form really not stable.....

yeah!
i win my paw on mew choo match..
but sad tat she lost..

Zhang Ning must win in straight else she will lose in rubber

Even the experienced Zhang Ning is having trouble with unheralded Petya, and Zhang Ning didnt play in finals.

Malaysia Open 2007 (Finalist)
Korea Open 2007 (2nd round)
All England 2007 (Quarter-finalist)
Swiss Open 2007 (1st round)


I think these points WILL NOT be counted towards Olympics qualification. Olympic qualification points started from the Singapore Super Series 2007, ie: 1 May 2007 to 31 April 2008. These tourneys will be replaced by the 2008 equivalents.

Oh...the 1st round points for Indonesia, China Masters and Denmark Open might yet be counted if Wong turns out to be exiting in R32 in EVERY tourney she participate in next year.

Zhang Ning must win in straight else she will lose in rubber

Agree. She's going through the same fatigue situation as WMC. I kinda feel for as I've always had a soft spot for her. Anyway, she's just won, so she can rest up.

Wow, Zhang Ning just escaped from losing to Petya. If she lost 2nd game, I bet Petya could have won.

Agree. She's going through the same fatigue situation as WMC. I kinda feel for as I've always had a soft spot for her. Anyway, she's just won, so she can rest up.

Good for my PAW on her :D

Lu Yi..
i am with you now!
plz win this..
dun make me make the wrong decision..
i juz cancel the rich rich zhu lin match for u..

yeoh kay bin torturing me now..
duno wan to paw on lu yi o not..
we seen tat kay bin beat wacha..
i dun think he will lose to lu yi, but china player is always a threat..
wat to do?
WINNING RATIO - (Kay Bin YEOH) 1 : 0 (Yi LU)

January 8 2006 WILSON BADMINTON SWISS OPEN 2006 MS Kay Bin YEOH

WINNING RATIO - (Kay Bin YEOH) 1 : 0 (Yi LU)

January 8 2006 WILSON BADMINTON SWISS OPEN 2006 MS Kay Bin YEOH

wat is the score??
can tell me fast?

Wow, Zhang Ning just escaped from losing to Petya. If she lost 2nd game, I bet Petya could have won.

Profesional players have less rest because of the hectic schedule....

Maybe we should change the ranking point abit to like tennis...

Taking only the 12best tournament of the players for the year instead of all?

Profesional players have less rest because of the hectic schedule....

Maybe we should change the ranking point abit to like tennis...

Taking only the 12best tournament of the players for the year instead of all?
i think BWF is taking this kind of system dy..

I was in front of my computer, watching the livescore when WMC was leading in the 1st set, but a few minutes later I came back just found she had just lost to Salajit. What I think is she must be very exhausted after the CO's victory. Congrats to Salakjit, anyway.

ZN also struggling against Petya. At 32, it takes even more effort to come out strong after exhausting matches. However she is at game point 20-18

That's true that after playing so many games in CO just now, the players must be very exhausted. We can see yestertday Chen Jin also was struggling in the 1st set, though he won at last.

Here we see ZN also struggling against Petya, though he won the 1st set at last, but it was not an easy game. And yet he just won the match over Petya. It is her experiece to make a different with WMC's loss.

In other side, we saw the fresher TH had no difficulties to beat CH yesterday. Also KKK/TBH, LD... are the fresher ones.

LYB should be happier now, since WMC is already out. But others can take up the challenge (Yippie, Wang Chen, Zhou Mi, Tine, Judith, Jun, even Hirose and Salakjit). Just too bad that Wang Chen and Zhou Mi had too play each other.

At the very least, I am hoping for not having all-CHN WS final affair.

Taking only the 12best tournament of the players for the year instead of all?

BWF only takes the best 10 tournaments from the past 12 months to compute ranking points.

arghh..
kay bin leading 5-1
T.T

I think these points WILL NOT be counted towards Olympics qualification. Olympic qualification points started from the Singapore Super Series 2007, ie: 1 May 2007 to 31 April 2008. These tourneys will be replaced by the 2008 equivalents.

Oh...the 1st round points for Indonesia, China Masters and Denmark Open might yet be counted if Wong turns out to be exiting in R32 in EVERY tourney she participate in next year.
Thanks. I have a clearer picture now.

The other JPN cute pair have forced rubber on ENG.

Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg are tied at one-set all with Aki Akao/Tomomi Matsuda. Meanwhile, the Korean youngster Cho Gun Woo/Yoo Yeon Seong have taken the first set 21-12 against the World Championships bronze-medallist Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda and are neck-to-neck in the second set.

yeah!
i win my paw on mew choo match..
but sad tat she lost..

Again you must consider changing your nick since you pawed against a Malaysian instead of supporting her! It is just unsavoury! :(

You are the antithesis of what you are trying to have us believe! :rolleyes:

still behind..
4-8
lu yi plz show ur china power..

I personally don't think Lu Yi and Zhu Weilun can beat Yeoh Kay Bin and Lee Tsuen Tseng respectively :cool:

kay bin leading 8-4
T.T[/quote]

yeay..kay's been leading

Again you must consider changing your nick since you pawed against a Malaysian instead of supporting her! It is just unsavoury! :(

You are the antithesis of what you are trying to have us believe! :rolleyes:
PAW is to choose the 1 u think will win..
not tat if u paw her,she will win..
if it is lik tat, i would rather paw all malaysiaan players..

bye bye Lu yi..
go go go kay bin!

Cho/Yeo are inching ahead....leading 19-15.
An upset possible here....

No hope for Lu Yi as Yeoh Kay Bin leads 11-4 now.

chinese Juniors is very inconsistent.. That's the main reason why they often being left out for major tournaments.

oh no..
lu yi is catching up!!!
8-13

where is our Lu Yi from maocheng?

Cho Gun Woo/Yoo Yeon Seong have beaten Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda in straight sets 21-16, 21-18. They will await the winner of the match between Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen and Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah.

Nova/Butet are on court now....followed by Luluk/Alvent next.

where is our Lu Yi from maocheng?
he's in hongkong rite now..about to lose his first set..:D

lu yi is equalling the pace of kay bin..
same smash winner and net winner..
juz too far away

Lu yi Will be back on the second..

owh no..what happen to kay!!

Lu Yi chasing 7 point and now 19-19

Lu Yi chasing 7 point and now 19-19
it seems he's gonna win the first set!!owh :(

Another CO Champion gona be dropped in drain -- Nova. Butet

Errr, are the XD World Champs also fatigued? They are behind the TPE pair.

HAFIZ TO BEAT SIMON TODAY -- anyone taking 20 sticks of satay bet ?:D

YKB escaped punishment with 22-20 win. He had better concentrate in 2nd game.

Errr, are the XD World Champs also fatigued? They are behind the TPE pair.

Well, they are probably just stretching their legs :D

OMG, I can't believe what I saw... LY took 9 straight pts to reach game pt 20-19 from 11-19 down. Luckily YKB won 22-20.

WMC's participation in HKG is not top priority this week. She will be leaving for Korat SEA Games next week, and she was told to win nothing less than the gold medal. She is troubled by a knee injury, and she has not given it enough time to heal. Besides, after that fantastic journey to winning at CO, she needed a break very badly. She should have withdrawn from HKO, but she chooses to play since she has been entered.

Take a kit kat, have a bread, girl. Then, do well in Korat by bringing back the gold medal.

chase 9 points in a row just to lose.............. luyi luyi.....

wat a waste..
leading 20-19 but lost it 20-22..
nvm..
good job for lu yi chasing 9 consecutive pts..
kay bin is good in dealing at the crucial moment too..
hope to see another exciting set from both of them..

yea.. kay won first set!!!

Nova/Butet have lost the first set 17-21 :cool: Let's see if they can bounce back.