here is the order of play. there will only be one court.

starts at 1:30pm:

Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs. Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing

Gao Ling / Zhao Tingting vs. Du Jing / Yu Yang

Xie Xingfang vs. Lu Lan

Kenneth Jonassen vs. LCW

Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan vs. Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun

starts at 6.30pm:

Zhu Lin vs. Jun Jae Youn

Zheng Bo / Gao Ling vs. Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen

Flandi Limpele / Vita Marissa vs. Nova Widianto / Lilyana Natsir (again!!)

Lin Dan vs. Chen Jin

Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya vs. Luluk / Alven

Cool ! One Court on semis day, unlike in WC07 ,which me & hauge eyes turning left & left when 2 courts were playing simultaneously :p

here are my predictions:

Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs. Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing

better in speed, fire power, everything leans towards the chinese. however, i do expect the Taiwanese to go down with a good fight.

Gao Ling / Zhao Tingting vs. Du Jing / Yu Yang

they did it last week, i think they can do it again.

Xie Xingfang vs. Lu Lan

right now Lu Lan is still not experience enough, good technical skills but poor strategy.

Kenneth Jonassen vs. LCW

oh boy... this one tough to call. LCW was really sharp today against PG. i think LCW will avenge his CO lost last week.

Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan vs. Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun

Fu/Cai are simply not playing well lately, seems a bit disoriented and slower in reaction in court. an easy win for Markis and Hendra.

starts at 6.30pm:

Zhu Lin vs. Jun Jae Youn

i think this is going to be a close fight. both are good players. Zhu Lin playing well but lacking in authority. i think Jun will lose but only barely.

Zheng Bo / Gao Ling vs. Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen

Xie/Zhang to win here. Zheng/Gao was almost beaten by the Thais today. this pair is not at their top form right now.

Flandi Limpele / Vita Marissa vs. Nova Widianto / Lilyana Natsir (again!!)

Nova/Lilyana usually wins when these two plays

Lin Dan vs. Chen Jin

Lin Dan. they need to stop LCW.

Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya vs. Luluk / Alven

Tony Candra was simply on fire today.

Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya vs. Luluk / Alven

Tony Candra was simply on fire today.

Don't forget, Luluk/Alvent was equally fiery today, an almost performance from them :eek: I personally think that Tony/Candra will be exhausted from the many smashings in their unbelievable match against Koo/Tan. Luluk/Alvent to win!

Have to agree... Seldom see Kwun make predictions, so he must have enough reasons -- and he actually saw those ppl play! :cool:

Btw, you said CY/FHF was not playing well, so that means JR/LP played worse?

here are my predictions:

Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs. Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing

better in speed, fire power, everything leans towards the chinese. however, i do expect the Taiwanese to go down with a good fight.

Gao Ling / Zhao Tingting vs. Du Jing / Yu Yang

they did it last week, i think they can do it again.

Xie Xingfang vs. Lu Lan

right now Lu Lan is still not experience enough, good technical skills but poor strategy.

Kenneth Jonassen vs. LCW

oh boy... this one tough to call. LCW was really sharp today against PG. i think LCW will avenge his CO lost last week.

Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan vs. Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun

Fu/Cai are simply not playing well lately, seems a bit disoriented and slower in reaction in court. an easy win for Markis and Hendra.

starts at 6.30pm:

Zhu Lin vs. Jun Jae Youn

i think this is going to be a close fight. both are good players. Zhu Lin playing well but lacking in authority. i think Jun will lose but only barely.

Zheng Bo / Gao Ling vs. Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen

Xie/Zhang to win here. Zheng/Gao was almost beaten by the Thais today. this pair is not at their top form right now.

Flandi Limpele / Vita Marissa vs. Nova Widianto / Lilyana Natsir (again!!)

Nova/Lilyana usually wins when these two plays

Lin Dan vs. Chen Jin

Lin Dan. they need to stop LCW.

Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya vs. Luluk / Alven

Tony Candra was simply on fire today.

Sorry kwun,but i think u made a mistake here..
Gao Ling/Zhao tingting vs Du jing/Yu yang..

Am i rite?:)



here are my predictions:

Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs. Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing

better in speed, fire power, everything leans towards the chinese. however, i do expect the Taiwanese to go down with a good fight.

Gao Ling / Zhao Tingting vs. Du Jing / Yu Yang

they did it last week, i think they can do it again.

Xie Xingfang vs. Lu Lan

right now Lu Lan is still not experience enough, good technical skills but poor strategy.

Kenneth Jonassen vs. LCW

oh boy... this one tough to call. LCW was really sharp today against PG. i think LCW will avenge his CO lost last week.

Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan vs. Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun

Fu/Cai are simply not playing well lately, seems a bit disoriented and slower in reaction in court. an easy win for Markis and Hendra.

starts at 6.30pm:

Zhu Lin vs. Jun Jae Youn

i think this is going to be a close fight. both are good players. Zhu Lin playing well but lacking in authority. i think Jun will lose but only barely.

Zheng Bo / Gao Ling vs. Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen

Xie/Zhang to win here. Zheng/Gao was almost beaten by the Thais today. this pair is not at their top form right now.

Flandi Limpele / Vita Marissa vs. Nova Widianto / Lilyana Natsir (again!!)

Nova/Lilyana usually wins when these two plays

Lin Dan vs. Chen Jin

Lin Dan. they need to stop LCW.

Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya vs. Luluk / Alven

Tony Candra was simply on fire today.

here are my predictions:

Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs. Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing

better in speed, fire power, everything leans towards the chinese. however, i do expect the Taiwanese to go down with a good fight.

Gao Ling / Zhao Tingting vs. Du Jing / Yu Yang

they did it last week, i think they can do it again.

Xie Xingfang vs. Lu Lan

right now Lu Lan is still not experience enough, good technical skills but poor strategy.

Kenneth Jonassen vs. LCW

oh boy... this one tough to call. LCW was really sharp today against PG. i think LCW will avenge his CO lost last week.

Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan vs. Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun

Fu/Cai are simply not playing well lately, seems a bit disoriented and slower in reaction in court. an easy win for Markis and Hendra.

starts at 6.30pm:

Zhu Lin vs. Jun Jae Youn

i think this is going to be a close fight. both are good players. Zhu Lin playing well but lacking in authority. i think Jun will lose but only barely.

Zheng Bo / Gao Ling vs. Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen

Xie/Zhang to win here. Zheng/Gao was almost beaten by the Thais today. this pair is not at their top form right now.

Flandi Limpele / Vita Marissa vs. Nova Widianto / Lilyana Natsir (again!!)

Nova/Lilyana usually wins when these two plays

Lin Dan vs. Chen Jin

Lin Dan. they need to stop LCW.

Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya vs. Luluk / Alven

Tony Candra was simply on fire today.


Mine were also about the same as u..just 1 difference.

Zhengbo/Gaoling VS Xie zhongbo/Zhang yawen.
Just got the feeling.Besides,it's gaoling!!Hehe..the smiling girl.My fave..:D:D.Looking at her playing would make me laugh as well,since she'd smile even if she made a mistake.:D:D:D

Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs. Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing - Little bazooka and the big cannon will prevail. Won't be as easy as their other matches though.

Gao Ling / Zhao Tingting vs. Du Jing / Yu Yang - LYB will have ordered DJ/YY to let their seniors win since they need all the ranking/qualification points they can get.

Xie Xingfang vs. Lu Lan - Lu Lan has been in good form lately but XXF is still a step above as we saw in last week's semi.

Kenneth Jonassen vs. LCW -The Dane benefited from the draw to get this far and Lee will outclass him.

Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan vs. Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun - 50:50 I think. FHF/CY seem to be regaining some of the form they had a few months ago where they were slaughtering all their opponents but Kido/Setiawan are best on Chinese ground and they've been playing extremely well. I give the slightest of edges to CHN since they are wanting revenge from last week.
starts at 6.30pm:

Zhu Lin vs. Jun Jae Youn - This will be a tough match for Zhu Lin if Jun is able to keep the rallies long since Zhu is prone to errors. Jun has also benefited from a good draw and a tired Zhang Ning to get this far and I don't think she is quite at the same level as the rest of the CHN women still.

Zheng Bo / Gao Ling vs. Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen - eh...Too bad for the giant and the dwarf that they have to meet their stronger teammates. It could be an interesting match if the XZB/ZYW play very well but the smiling assassin won't want to lose another title in her almost perfect year, especially since she could very well get two from this tourney to finish off the year.

Flandi Limpele / Vita Marissa vs. Nova Widianto / Lilyana Natsir (again!!) - I honestly don't know about this one. Notet seem to be letting their relaxed attitude on court get to them and thus put them in danger of losing. But I think that they will prevail as they always seem to do.

Lin Dan vs. Chen Jin - CJ is playing awesomely but I think Super Dan is a league above him in every department and wants to face off against his nemesis LCW. There's a slight chance (if LYB would allow it) that CJ could win though given his form and confidence lately.

Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya vs. Luluk / Alven - They're ready to show these two who their daddy's are. Plain and simple.

today it'll be a farce or a real treat...... hopefully the latter since i was unable to attend last night's QF

Matches involving TEAM INA:

MEN'S DOUBLES
Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto -- I beg to differ from most predictions here and I think Luluk/Alvent can beat Tony/Candra. The veteran pair would be feeling the after-effect of their exhausting match against Koo/Tan. Meanwhile, Luluk/Alvent was totally awesome in their victory over Logosz/Mateusiak. Luluk's serves also yielded the pair many many points over the past 2 days :D

Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan vs Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- no doubt, the one to watch. I will be biting my nails most of the times :cool: Certainly, both pairs will want to win this one badly. Kido/Hendra have a good record in Hong Kong and China, but, I prefer to keep my expectation low. The Chinese pair still has an edge despite their relatively indifferent form lately.

MIXED DOUBLES
Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir -- a good match in store and I think Flandy/Vita is still better than Nova/Butet.

My prediction:

Luluk-Alven v Candra-Tony
The key here is how to contain Candra Wijaya do dat and Luven shall prevail...However Luluk is the weakest link out of the 4 players in this court so containing Candra is an impossible task as Tony would be there attacking Luluk

Cai-Fu v Kido-Hendra
The key to victory for the Indonesian is to upset the formation by pushing Fu Hai Feng at the back....Kido-Hendra won in China fairly cheaply saw them paly against the Danes in China....true that they won but they have no killer moves at all....weakest link here is Markis Kido so Cai-Fu would try their hardest to kill off Kido......Easy win for Cai-Fu......also HK crowd would be supporting Cai-Fu so Kido-Hendra will have no chance in the world....Prove me wrong guys

Flandy-Vita v Nova-Liliyana

I agree that Markis Kido is the weak link :cool: He still made many unforced errors today against Ohtsuka/Masuda :rolleyes: However, Hendra Setiawan has already shown his maturity and leadership, with his placement shots and impressive netplay. He is the key man.

They showed that they have beaten Fu/Cai several times and its time for them to do it again tomorrow. The odds are still against them though and I am praying that they will prevail.

Kido-Hendra won in China fairly cheaply saw them paly against the Danes in China....true that they won but they have no killer moves at all....

That is surely an understatement :eek: Did you watch the first set of the China Open SS Final match against Guo/Xie and the Chinese-Taipei Open Final against Paaske/Rasmussen?? Those were the best displays they put on this year :cool: Kido's smashes are still lethal and obviously, Hendra's impressive coverage of the net and placement did generate many "oohhss...and ahhhs".

Kido/Hendra have shown that they can up the tempo when they trailed (at least twice today) or in crucial moments (against Eriksen/Hansen in the third set last week). The fastbreaks will be needed tomorrow :cool:

Did CY/FHF ever beat MK/HS easily? Usually the Chinese pair is forced to play some fast drive game which is the strength of the Indonesian pair. This is even true in matches MK/HS lost, for example the recent China Masters MDF.

I think the Indonesian pair has slight edge. The key is HS. I think if both in top forms, HS controls the net area better than CY, thus FHF usually doesn't have much chance to smash.

Btw, both pairs won WC with major opponents eliminated by others. CY/FHF has difficulty with MK/HS and KKK/CCM, and MK/HS is afraid of KKK/TBH and is 50:50 against CY/FHF. :cool:

That is surely an understatement :eek: Did you watch the first set of the China Open SS Final match against Guo/Xie and the Chinese-Taipei Open Final against Paaske/Rasmussen?? Those were the best displays they put on this year :cool: Kido's smashes are still lethal and obviously, Hendra's impressive coverage of the net and placement did generate many "oohhss...and ahhhs".

Kido/Hendra have shown that they can up the tempo when they trailed (at least twice today) or in crucial moments (against Eriksen/Hansen in the third set last week). The fastbreaks will be needed tomorrow :cool:

Indonesia players specially who played SF today and maybe final tomorrow will had to be careful watching their stamina.

2 weeks ago all of them play national matches, last week China Open minus Taufik Hidayat, this week Hong Kong Open and next week Sea Games. In Sea Games, most of them had to play for team event and then individual event.

What was PBSI thinking?

Not to mention after barely a week rest, most of them again had to play Super Series final.

Even malaysia smart enough to send their second tier players in Sea Games.

Come on, the most important thing right now is to prepared players well enough to peak at Olympic next year and not to made them too tired to play well next year at Beijing Olympic.

my predictions:

Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs. Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing

World number 1 too strong for the Taiwanese..two tight sets.

Gao Ling / Zhao Tingting vs. Du Jing / Yu Yang

Gao/Zhao need the points to qualify for olympics, so executive decision from LYB. It will either be a W/O, or two easy games so Gao doesn't get overstretched before playing XD in the afternoon & tomorrow's final.


Xie Xingfang vs. Lu Lan

XXF is still a level above everyone else in team China, including Zhang Ning who's getting old and tired. Three sets.


Kenneth Jonassen vs. LCW

KJ is playing well but LCW is a level above him, up there with LD. LCW to win in two sets.

Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan vs. Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun

MK/HS have advantage in China and Hongkong. They've been playing well. FHF/CY on the other hand has struggled through most their matches so far, not to mention losing in the first round in CO. They also narrowly avoided another upset by the Malaysians in this tourney...MK/HS to take it in 2 games.

Zhu Lin vs. Jun Jae Youn

50-50 game. JJY is all fired up, and she'll have WMC and Tine Rasmussen in her mind. :)

Zheng Bo / Gao Ling vs. Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen

Team China needs to stop INA from winning XD. GL/ZB is more reliable than XZB/ZYW against any INA pair, be it Nova/Lilyana or Flandy/Vita.

Flandi Limpele / Vita Marissa vs. Nova Widianto / Lilyana Natsir

50-50 match, but I would put my money on Nova/Lili. The momentum's on their side after winning CO.

Lin Dan vs. Chen Jin

LD all the way...and if the match was fixed, LD is also a safer bet against LCW in the finals.

Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya vs. Luluk / Alven

TG/CW has a mental advantage over Luluk/Alvent. TG/CW to win in 2 games.

Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs. Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing

As good as Chien/Cheng are, they've never really troubled top CHN pairs. At least MAS and KOR pairs have beaten their opponents.

Gao Ling / Zhao Tingting vs. Du Jing / Yu Yang

LYB already decided the outcome in favour of his best doubles player and her new partner. Well, at least Gao Ling is more photogenic on TV ....... :D


Xie Xingfang vs. Lu Lan

XXF the only CHN WS player with consistency. Despite her failure against Wong Mew Choo last week, she's the best to take up the heavy armour to the final, in anticipation to a possible showdown against Jun Jae Youn. Another badminton "exhibition match" ......


Kenneth Jonassen vs. LCW

LCW too good for Kenneth, very impressive against Gade yesterday and Chen Jin last week ......

Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan vs. Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun

As per the tradition of MAS and INA pairs, Markis/Hendra have always had the skills advantage against Fu/Cai, more so with Hendra's great form and trick shots. The main thing here is to maintain composure and avoid what had happened at China Masters Final. Having said that, Fu/Cai get stronger as the tournament progresses .......

Zhu Lin vs. Jun Jae Youn

As Apontoh mentioned, Jun will look for inspiration from Wong and Tine's famous Super Series victories. Like Tine, Jun has a better attack than Wong, though not quite the extreme stamina. Then again, Zhu Lin is probably the least fit team member among the top CHN WS squad.

Zheng Bo / Gao Ling vs. Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen

Team China's XD no longer formidable after a string of defeats against SEA opposition from Indonesia and Thailand. Yet ZB/GL are better at mind games, LYB will pre-select the winners as usual.

Flandi Limpele / Vita Marissa vs. Nova Widianto / Lilyana Natsir

50-50 match, Flandy/Vita had the better of the exchanges although they lost the last encounter last week. Yet Nova/Lilyana have shown to be more aggressive recently, good wins against Thai, England and Danish opposition show their form. I have no preference, but whoever wins this match had better beat the Chinese to the title ......

Lin Dan vs. Chen Jin

LD all the way...and the match will definitely be fixed, no question ......:mad:

Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya vs. Luluk / Alven

The old warhorses have new belief. That makes them different from other aged warhorses (Choong/Lee, Lundgaard/Eriksen), including today's opponents.

Markis and Hendra lack the art of killing if you watch their games in China open you don't see alot of smash winners.....say KKK-TBH and CY-FHF have the art of killing in them like killer instinct....I am getting worried tomorrow

Markis and Hendra lack the art of killing if you watch their games in China open you don't see alot of smash winners.....say KKK-TBH and CY-FHF have the art of killing in them like killer instinct....I am getting worried tomorrow

bro. the most important is the result... win :p :p... your killing machines even often lose lately :D :D :p....

have you ever watched kido/hendra palying live in the stadium ?

i have... they're also a killing machine :D :D

Matches involving TEAM INA:

MEN'S DOUBLES
Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto -- I beg to differ from most predictions here and I think Luluk/Alvent can beat Tony/Candra. The veteran pair would be feeling the after-effect of their exhausting match against Koo/Tan. Meanwhile, Luluk/Alvent was totally awesome in their victory over Logosz/Mateusiak. Luluk's serves also yielded the pair many many points over the past 2 days :D

Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan vs Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- no doubt, the one to watch. I will be biting my nails most of the times :cool: Certainly, both pairs will want to win this one badly. Kido/Hendra have a good record in Hong Kong and China, but, I prefer to keep my expectation low. The Chinese pair still has an edge despite their relatively indifferent form lately.
..IF, and that's IF, Markis & Hendra and Tony & Candra advance to the Finals,
which pair would you cheer for??...:confused::);)

bro. the most important is the result... win :p :p... your killing machines even often lose lately :D :D :p....

have you ever watched kido/hendra palying live in the stadium ?

i have... they're also a killing machine :D :D


Taufik-ist, since all Msia MD pairs lost, I also hope Kido/Setiawan win to break the great wall and gain some confidence.

But after a spell, would like to see Tony/Chandra go up against Fu/Cai in the Finals(and of course win, could be their last HK Open bf retiring). I think they met last in AE or Swiss Open, even then Tony/Chandra stretched them to 3 sets.

But which pair you prefer more? The 2000 OG Champs or 2007 World Champs?
Legends(too disrespectful to give them nicknames) or Mighty Mouse + Mighty Pole

Taufik-ist, since all Msia MD pairs lost, I also hope Kido/Setiawan win to break the great wall and gain some confidence.

But after a spell, would like to see Tony/Chandra go up against Fu/Cai in the Finals(and of course win, could be their last HK Open bf retiring). I think they met last in AE or Swiss Open, even then Tony/Chandra stretched them to 3 sets.

But which pair you prefer more? The 2000 OG Champs or 2007 World Champs?
Legends(too disrespectful to give them nicknames) or Mighty Mouse + Mighty Pole

ha..ha..... i prefer kido/hendra to tony/candra... kido/hendra all the way.. but if they lose.. i will cheer tony/candra :p :p

ha..ha..... i prefer kido/hendra to tony/candra... kido/hendra all the way.. but if they lose.. i will cheer tony/candra :p :ptony/candra don't need your cheering anymore if they win:rolleyes::p

Agree with Twin Eagle, it is about time for the legendary MD pair to win their first SS title.. before they retired....

tony/candra don't need your cheering anymore if they win:rolleyes::p

he...he they're already champion :p

Agree with Twin Eagle, it is about time for the legendary MD pair to win their first SS title.. before they retired....
he...he they're already champion :p
..they won the Japan Open SS, their first & only one this yr...and at the same time successfully defended their MD title, too..;)
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/ctjcad/JO%2006/tg-cw1-1.jpg

bro. the most important is the result... win :p :p... your killing machines even often lose lately :D :D :p....

have you ever watched kido/hendra palying live in the stadium ?

i have... they're also a killing machine :D :D

unfortunately no...man dun get me wrong I am a big fan of them but if you look at Candra-Tony......the way they kill is so artistic...is like a slice on the nect with Kido-Hendra is more like a stab all over the place lol
(They used to kill smoothly look at the INA open a couple of years when they beat Candra-Sigit or so)

I do wanna watch Kido-Hendra play in real life maybe next yrs Thomas cup if it is held after May....hopefully it is after May lol

..they won the Japan Open SS, their first & only one this yr...and at the same time successfully defended their MD title, too..;)
Opss.. Almost forgot :o But it would be nice for them too to win here ;)
Thanks for correction :)

..IF, and that's IF, Markis & Hendra and Tony & Candra advance to the Finals,
which pair would you cheer for??...:confused::);)

I will cheer for Kido/Hendra :D

Agree with Twin Eagle, it is about time for the legendary MD pair to win their first SS title.. before they retired....

he... candra/tony have 1 ss title already... it's japan open 2007 :D

bro. the most important is the result... win :p :p... your killing machines even often lose lately :D :D :p....

have you ever watched kido/hendra palying live in the stadium ?

i have... they're also a killing machine :D :D

Kido/Hendra have started NOT TO RELY on too many smashes when facing top oppositions. Still, they beat the Japanese pairs with fair amount of smashes from Kido and sometimes Hendra (just waiting in front of the net to kill the bird).

Watch the Chinese-Taipei Open Final and you will know what I mean. That was Hendra at his best! Paaske/Rasmussen were just frustrated with the brilliant placements and trick shots by Hendra.

unfortunately no...man dun get me wrong I am a big fan of them but if you look at Candra-Tony......the way they kill is so artistic...is like a slice on the nect with Kido-Hendra is more like a stab all over the place lol
(They used to kill smoothly look at the INA open a couple of years when they beat Candra-Sigit or so)

I do wanna watch Kido-Hendra play in real life maybe next yrs Thomas cup if it is held after May....hopefully it is after May lol

you have reffered to kido/hendra's performance in china open 2007... hey they had played in kejurnas 2 days before china open begun.. they might have been exhausted :rolleyes: :D

you have reffered to kido/hendra's performance in china open 2007... hey they had played in kejurnas 2 days before china open begun.. they might have been exhausted :rolleyes: :D

And they have played THE MOST NUMBER OF MATCHES among the 4 semi-finalists today :cool:

Kido/Hendra -- 5 matches in both Kejurnas and CO, 3 matches in HKO (13)
Fu/Cai -- 4 matches in the Olympics test, 1 match in China Mobile Cup, 1 match in CO and 3 matches in HKO (9)
Luluk/Alvent -- 5 matches in Kejurnas, 1 match in CO and 3 matches in HKO (9)
Tony/Candra -- just 1 match in CO and 3 matches in HKO (4)

here are my predictions:
Kenneth Jonassen vs. LCW

oh boy... this one tough to call. LCW was really sharp today against PG. i think LCW will avenge his CO lost last week.

Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya vs. Luluk / Alven

Tony Candra was simply on fire today.

Tony is on fire definitely but you will be on fire too by predicting a win for LCW. This is the match I have been waiting for -- LD vs LCW unless LD blows it against CJ.

This is a grudge match after what had happened at CO.

Tony is on fire definitely but you will be on fire too by predicting a win for LCW. This is the match I have been waiting for -- LD vs LCW unless LD blows it against CJ.

This is a grudge match after what had happened at CO.

fire need gas... tony/candra did alot of smashes yesterday to beat KKK/TBH :eek: do they still have a lot of gas for today macth, luluk/alvent got an easy game yesterday.. :D :D

This is the match I have been waiting for -- LD vs LCW unless LD blows it against CJ.
..personally, i wouldn't mind to see a CJ vs. LCW Final..And see if CJ can figure out a way to redeem himself after losing to CJ in last week's Semi Finals of the CHN Open..And at the same time, to see whether LCW can still win with the same tactical style he displayed at that match..;):cool:..

..personally, i wouldn't mind to see a CJ vs. LCW Final..And see if CJ can figure out a way to redeem himself after losing to CJ in last week's Semi Finals of the CHN Open..And at the same time, to see whether LCW can still win with the same tactical style he displayed at that match..;):cool:..


Nope disagree -- LCW has beaten CJ in the last two encounters (not just one) so it is no fun watching it (even if CJ has worked out his strategy to beat LCW).

LD has managed to avoid meeting LCW for as many tournamants that I can remember and it is time for a rematch.

Think about it - this will be an appropriate FINALE (LD vs LCW, 1st and 2nd seeds) to this year's SS (given that there is doubt of the SS grand Finals happening and China already said they would not participate).

Nope disagree -- LCW has beaten CJ in the last two encounters (not just one) so it is no fun watching it (even if CJ has worked out his strategy to beat LCW).

LD has managed to avoid meeting LCW for as many tournamants that I can remember and it is time for a rematch.

Think about it - this will be an appropriate FINALE to this year's SS (given that there is doubt of the SS grand Finals happening and China already said they would not participate).
..so i take it you want LCW to face CHN's "best"...and no other but LD??...:confused::);)..

The Badzine report stated that LCW was limping off the court after the high quality match against Gade. Hauge, Kwun, BadMania and HK gang, could you please verify this? Doesn't look good if the injury is acting up.

Having said that, I am happy to see LCW's consistency back on track, in fact better than LD for the past 6 months. Only had one bad tournament, and that was the World Championships.

here are my predictions:

Gao Ling / Zhao Tingting vs. Du Jing / Yu Yang
they did it last week, i think they can do it again.

Xie Xingfang vs. Lu Lan
right now Lu Lan is still not experience enough, good technical skills but poor strategy.

Zheng Bo / Gao Ling vs. Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen
Xie/Zhang to win here. Zheng/Gao was almost beaten by the Thais today. this pair is not at their top form right now.

Lin Dan vs. Chen Jin
Lin Dan. they need to stop LCW.



I predict at least one of these matches are going to result in a "withdrawal due to an unclear injury"... :rolleyes: Whoever needs more points to go to the Olympics will "get" the quick victory...

And they have played THE MOST NUMBER OF MATCHES among the 4 semi-finalists today :cool:

Kido/Hendra -- 5 matches in Kejurnas and 5 matches in CO, 3 matches in HKO (13)
Fu/Cai -- 4 matches in the Olympics test, 1 match in China Mobile Cup, 1 match in CO and 3 matches in HKO (9)
Luluk/Alvent -- 5 matches in Kejurnas, 1 match in CO and 3 matches in HKO (9)
Tony/Candra -- just 1 match in CO and 3 matches in HKO (4)

Will Kido-Hendra also play in the SEA games after this week? :confused: If they do,... potentially, they can play 20+ competitive matches in 4 weeks! :D I expect at least 5 matches in the SEA games too because there is the team event in addition to the individual event.

In fact LCW has beaten CJ 3 times in a row now. Twice very recently, and another one a few months ago, when LCW thrashed CJ 21:9(or 7) in the 1st game, then in the 2nd game scored 9 pts in a row when trailing 12:16.

X Ball, are you really a Malaysian fan? :D

Nope disagree -- LCW has beaten CJ in the last two encounters (not just one) so it is no fun watching it (even if CJ has worked out his strategy to beat LCW).

LD has managed to avoid meeting LCW for as many tournamants that I can remember and it is time for a rematch.

Think about it - this will be an appropriate FINALE (LD vs LCW, 1st and 2nd seeds) to this year's SS (given that there is doubt of the SS grand Finals happening and China already said they would not participate).

The Badzine report stated that LCW was limping off the court after the high quality match against Gade. Hauge, Kwun, BadMania and HK gang, could you please verify this? Doesn't look good if the injury is acting up.

Having said that, I am happy to see LCW's consistency back on track, in fact better than LD for the past 6 months. Only had one bad tournament, and that was the World Championships.

during the rtm 2 highlights, i heard LCW said that his knee is still pain, not easy to move ard the court, cant jumping smash!:crying::crying::crying:

In fact LCW has beaten CJ 3 times in a row now. Twice very recently, and another one a few months ago, when LCW thrashed CJ 21:9(or 7) in the 1st game, then in the 2nd game scored 9 pts in a row when trailing 12:16.

X Ball, are you really a Malaysian fan? :D

Please, Lee Chong Wei is playing Jonassen today, not Chen Jin or Lin Dan, lets respect and veteran and talk about the final tomorrow.

Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs. Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing

As good as Chien/Cheng are, they've never really troubled top CHN pairs. At least MAS and KOR pairs have beaten their opponents.



lol abedeng, wrong again. here i am, to chien/chengs defense as usual...they beat wei/zhang 21-19,21-19 at the HKG Open in 2006...and they took wei/zhang to three sets just last week at the China Open...and they took Gao/Huang to three sets at a previous tournament as well...so HA! haha but i think chien/cheng are prolly gonna lose this one again -.-...though i think the KOR pair are more on par with chien/cheng and i think the MAS pair is slipping.

So many CHN representatives in today's semifinal match 11 of 20 spots. But the most important is INA dominate MD sector this time which is CHN's weakest link. Meanwhile MAS once again only LCW is the survivor, really impressed by his performance in second half of this year. After failure in its home soil tournament last week, seems CHN bounce back with their dominance here.

i hope lee chong wei 2day will win his match aginst KJ!
CAMON MALAYSIA!!!!
CAMON CHONG WEI!:D:):p

during the rtm 2 highlights, i heard LCW said that his knee is still pain, not easy to move ard the court, cant jumping smash!:crying::crying::crying:

Oh? I only heard LCW said his performance in Semis depends on condition of his knee. His knee was in ice packs though. He looked tired.
Misbun said the strategy is to avoid LCW getting attacked. So indirectly saying LCW's knee injury is acting up.

I predict at least one of these matches are going to result in a "withdrawal due to an unclear injury"... :rolleyes: Whoever needs more points to go to the Olympics will "get" the quick victory...
GL cannot withdraw otherwise she also has to miss her XD.
Walkover likely for WS.

If that world dirtiest LYB decided to use his infamous dirty strategy, a walkover will be given to LD today. If not, I foresee its a fixed match with only a straight sets affair and a very minimum sweat from LD. Really dirty creature indeed!

GL cannot withdraw otherwise she also has to miss her XD.
Walkover likely for WS.

Well, you're right that Gao Ling cannot fake her injury, but... Zhao Tingting or Zheng Bo can still fake something... Does not need to be Gao Ling... ;)

Quiet here, only left those of us not watching on Astro

WD already started

Well, you're right that Gao Ling cannot fake her injury, but... Zhao Tingting or Zheng Bo can still fake something... Does not need to be Gao Ling... ;)
Good point. Forgot about the rule that the partner who plays less will get injured more.

Long rally eventually won by Zhang/Wei......16-9........

Amazing crosscourt return by Wei YL.....19-11.......

If that world dirtiest LYB decided to use his infamous dirty strategy, a walkover will be given to LD today. If not, I foresee its a fixed match with only a straight sets affair and a very minimum sweat from LD. Really dirty creature indeed!

I really doubt that because CJ would need some point to qualify as top4 players since the chasing pack are coming close.

China sure want 3/4 top spot... :) maybe LD letting Cj win?:crying:

Longest rally of the match which was won by the Chinese Taipei when the Chinese sent the shuttle long 14-20........now 16-20.......

Big smash by Wei YL ending the 1st set 21-16..........

lol abedeng, wrong again. here i am, to chien/chengs defense as usual...

Good point!! One thing you don't need to defend them against is that they are the most consistent pair around ..... after the Chinese pairs, of course ...... :D:D:D

Koreans and Japanese cuties are inconsistent, MAS has gone down, INA (Vita/Lilyana) don't play in too many competitions .....

zzzz...The astro commentator is really boring..

zzzz...The astro commentator is really boring..
Thought you don't have Astro?

Thought you don't have Astro?
I have astro...Who told you that i don't have astro???:D:confused:

Good point!! One thing you don't need to defend them against is that they are the most consistent pair around ..... after the Chinese pairs, of course ...... :D:D:D

Koreans and Japanese cuties are inconsistent, MAS has gone down, INA (Vita/Lilyana) don't play in too many competitions .....

haha but you were right, they lost as usual...one of these days, Chien/Cheng will crumble the China hierarchy...one of these days...:cool:

As usual, all-CHN-final in WD tomorrow which means one title in China pocket from this tourney so far. So boring...

hasbullah awang I MISSSSS YOU !!!! hahahahah...............

As usual, all-CHN-final in WD tomorrow which means one title in China pocket from this tourney so far. So boring...
Be kind. At least must guarantee CHN a consolation prize first.

Good point!! One thing you don't need to defend them against is that they are the most consistent pair around ..... after the Chinese pairs, of course ...... :D:D:D

Koreans and Japanese cuties are inconsistent, MAS has gone down, INA (Vita/Lilyana) don't play in too many competitions .....

Chien/Cheng play very aggressively whenever they meet Chin EH/Wong PT but notice they usually play defensively against the Chinese.....are they showing too much respect for the Chinese? :confused:

hasbullah awang I MISSSSS YOU !!!! hahahahah...............
Oh yes...He is back..:DHe save my day,astro commentator is really super boring...:(

Chien/Cheng play very aggressively whenever they meet Chin EH/Wong PT but notice they usually play defensively against the Chinese.....are they showing too much respect for the Chinese? :confused:
Probably have no choice as the CHN women pound them.

seems like no one here interested in the WD match

hasbullah awang I MISSSSS YOU !!!! hahahahah...............

Hasbullah Awang is very funny......I switched to RTM1 a short while ago and within 1 min he called Gao Ling "Gua Ling" 3 times........he does not know how to get it right.....I'm now back to Astro Channel........:D:D:D

seems like no one here interested in the WD match

I think they cannot keep their eyes off Gao Ling......too much engrossed....so don't have time to give comments here.......:):):):D

so boring la...stating the obvious here i think... can GL/ZTT just win in str8 sets?

such a waste by ZTT...smash to the net... giving set point to DJ/YY

geez, 3rd set pulak... so sian... and the commentator calls GAO LING as GUO LING

DJ/YY on fire now, smash hard...walau...

toilet break...

hasbullah still talk bout lcw's great comeback in MO06...i think he couldn't forget bout it for his whole life...magic by lcw...

woo..the racket broke.....

now 3rd set it looks GL/Zhao TT not that serious abt it, like they let their team mates win. Guo Ling also have to play XD later, so...

now 3rd set it looks GL/Zhao TT not that serious abt it, like they let their team mates win. Guo Ling also have to play XD later, so...

Don't think so......the match between them looks quite competitive throughout.

Don't think so......the match between them looks quite competitive throughout.

I was comparing to times when they play against WD from other countries, it was even more competitive.

XXF leading 8-2...

warta jam 3 now....

Is Lu Lan so bad???XXF leading far far away now..

XXF took 1st game 21-8

what a game, boring...

Is Lu Lan so bad???XXF leading far far away now..
day dream i suppose...:D

Hope this game can be dragged into 3rd set.. So i can steal time to go for a quick lunch :p

Is Lu Lan so bad???XXF leading far far away now..

The match between Lu Lan and Xie XF up to this point looks suspicious to me......Lu Lan is playing well below par committing a lot of unforced errors, hitting the shuttle into the net or sending them wide....it is not the kind of match expected between world #1 and #3 .......think Xie is going to win easily.......16-8 now.

The match between Lu Lan and Xie XF up to this point looks suspicious to me......Lu Lan is playing well below par committing a lot of unforced errors, hitting the shuttle into the net or sending them wide....it is not the kind of match expected between world #1 and #3 .......think Xie is going to win easily.......16-8 now.
China want XXF victory here to amend for her loss last week

Hope this game can be dragged into 3rd set.. So i can steal time to go for a quick lunch :p

No chance .......it is 20-10 now.......

What a thrashing ! I don't wish it will be the same scenario later between LD - CJ

Hope this game can be dragged into 3rd set.. So i can steal time to go for a quick lunch :p
get simple lunch or cook instant noodle is more practical now...LL n XXF can't drag...:D

get simple lunch or cook instant noodle is more practical now...LL n XXF can't drag...:D
2:20pm now, i still yet to have lunch :crying:
Lee CW match coming up next.. Guess must have wait more longer to eat :rolleyes:

Anyone noticed the look of disgust on LL's face after she shook hands with XXF. She was definitely not happy. Again, suspicions of team orders arise. :cool::cool::rolleyes::rolleyes: LL has been playing much much much better than what she's shown tonight. She seemed almost disinterested most of the match. Shame.

CW on the court now...

The match we have been waiting for......this is the real match not the "kiasu" match we just witnessed a short while ago between XXF and LL. Let's now enjoy the match between LCW and KJ.

KJ is already 33 years old......really respect this guy!

A superb defense display by Lee 3-0

Incredible return by LCW ending with a big smash....3-0......

Old guards is always be a slow starter... Watch out..

CW is not as his best now...

2 big smashes to left and right of KJ......6-4.....now 7-4.......

Let's see who has better stamina when the point reach 15.

PLEASE.. I don't wanna witness another THRASHing

2 successive errors by KJ.....10-5.....now 11-5 to LCW.

5-11, LCW lead 6pts. By the way where is everyone? Why so less posting as compare to previous day.

8-11.. Its better now

A powerful sideline smash by LCW.....12-8......now 13-8.......

Another powerful samsh deep into the court by LCW.....14-8......

KJ is getting more aggresive.. Good games ahead...

LCW is controlling the rallies.....17-10.......

5-11, LCW lead 6pts. By the way where is everyone? Why so less posting as compare to previous day.
normally when there is tv live, the post will drop by 70%:D...this is CAT statistic, not using proper method to measure.

They took turns to make mistakes.......now 18-12.........

Wow ! KJ serve is poor. either too long or too high

Commentator commenting that LCW is dating WMC......ha, ha, ha.....

What an incredible crosscourt return by LCW after KJ sent a powerful smash to the right of LCW....20-12.......now 21-12.

CW movement is still not very fast... Maybe affected by the injury

lee chong wei = chong cei wee..~
xie xingfang = shay fang~

lol

normally when there is tv live, the post will drop by 70%:D...this is CAT statistic, not using proper method to measure.
I think it drop more than 70%, yesterday is like 3min per new page, now is like 15min still same page. Game 1 only 1 page + of post.

looks like gona be dragged into 3 set

Big smash from LCW but hit the net.....0-2........

3-0.. Come on KJ !

KJ smash finding the line 4-0.......

come on chong wei

KJ is on fire....

KJ has a 4 point buffer.....7-3.........increases to 8-3.........

chong wei is understimating kenneth..

8-3 KJ leading...........

wow, uncle kenneth on fire now...smash, net, drop...walau eh...

2 quick points for LCW......5-8......

KJ simply too good for CW now

Wild shot by LCW....5 -10.......

11-6.. LYB is smilling now...

jonassen's smashes are very accurate!
chong wei better be careful

chong wei jia you......

KJ finding the line again with a smash......11-6.......

Very tricky shots by LCW which resulted in weak returns by KJ......9-11......

Rally of the match.......that's my man LCW......11-13......commentator said it is the rally of the year.......now 12-13.......

great point by chong wei!!
freaking awesome!!!!

LCW leads now ......14-13.........

KJ need to keep his cool, all the first half hard work gone

KJ controlled the rally but yet lost because of incredible play by LCW.....15-14......

LCW confidence is high now, moving in for the kill.

LCW is showing his class.......16-14........

After watching how Kenneth play,i finally understand why hashim brothers demolish by Kenneth by 21-5..Kenneth has very powerful smashes,even the LCW who expert in defending sometimes can't defend his smashes..

LCW thought it was out but actually in....so now 16-16.......

LCW adds another point......18-16........

Good net play by KJ which LCW failed to return......17-18......

looks like kenneth has not jalan to play with lcw. danish pastries all eaten up by lcw.:D

ahhh dalam... mata akhir untuk lcw...

match point for chong wei

the dane wishing lee the best of luck in the finals!
hehe

lCW won -- time for me to go to sleep.

Chong Wei wins. But a very sporting KJ has a long chat with him as they shake hands.

mouth watering final tomolo. Shd be lindan since chen jin doesn't have a good result against lcw.

LCW finding the line 20-17......now 21-17.......KJ congratulating LCW for a very entertaining game.......good sportsmanship by KJ.......

Congratulation to Chong Wei, 3 Final in last 3 Super Series speaks for his consistency, without him, MS will be very boring to watch.

hah...great game....jonassen hasnt been in the best of form but he showed some of his skills in this game...

it seems like there's 2 group of players. one group is in semi group (elite group) and the others are the rest of the world.

Congratulation to Chong Wei, 3 Final in last 3 Super Series speaks for his consistency, without him, MS will be very boring to watch.

totaly agree with u!
he's the only 1 who can challenge the China's great wall

congrats to LCW win..just like i said..he's playing like Bruce lee against Abdul Jabar(Jonassen)!!Hehe..

We have the first finalist :)
LCW sends KJ home
21-13, 21-17 :cool:

danish will be struggling to get new blood into the game. so far no prominent names for their juniors. even for malaysia. indonesia and china got good back up.

LCW was absolutely brilliant today. KJ was outplayed. KJ was as usual a gentlemen despite showing much signs of frustration. no matter what he do, he was like hitting against a brick wall.

mouth watering final tomolo. Shd be lindan since chen jin doesn't have a good result against lcw.

You said should be..LD....? since CJ doesnt have good records againts LCW?...are you saying Chn team...will arrange who to play in the Final tomorrow?...:D:D:D

after KJ and PG....wonder who's gonna take over for DEN....Joachim Persson in my mind is not good enough...however most european platers usually blossom at an older age...KJ for example...

Looking at Kenneth Jonassan,why Roslin and Hafiz will lost so badly???

Chong Wei wins. But a very sporting KJ has a long chat with him as they shake hands.
yes, it is great. Both enjoying the game.

next,Kido/Hendra vs CY/FHF..

well done lee chong wei...!!!
so proud of u...!!!

Come on...Kido/Hendra...

danish will be struggling to get new blood into the game. so far no prominent names for their juniors. even for malaysia. indonesia and china got good back up.
I don't know others, I don't think there is any back-up from Malaysia unless you consider HH and Roslin brothers. I don't see any player as consistence as LD(CH), BCL (CH), LCW(MAL) entry semi final for most of the SS. After tham next in order will be CY(CH), CH(CH), CJ(CH) and Sony(INA) where is MAL? LCW is alone.

2 mistakes by Kido.....one into the net, one long.......0-2......

Kido is so cute..Come on..Win it..Hendra...Kido...

I thought LCW had a lot in reserve in his win today. This is in reserve for LD, if he gets thru.:D

Oh yes..9-6 now..Come on,Kido/Hendra..Its 10-6..

Beautiful backhand crosscourt by Kido.....8-6......9-6.....10-6....so fast....can't keep pace.....

Looking at Kenneth Jonassan,why Roslin and Hafiz will lost so badly???


KJ is not a bad player but lacks spped that LCW has. Roslin and HH are not as fast or as fit -- so they find a fit KJ hard to beat.

Kido-Hendra are purposely not playing long rallies or something...

as good as finals for the mens doubles.

Kido is so cute..Come on..Win it..Hendra...Kido...

You like men with rabbit teeth huh? :D

Wow..Kido is very explosive..

You like men with rabbit teeth huh? :D
No...He was so cute when jumping..:D:p

yap yap yap.. agree..:D china and indonesia now is like dominating in back up players. population I guess.
I don't know others, I don't think there is any back-up from Malaysia unless you consider HH and Roslin brothers. I don't see any player as consistence as LD(CH), BCL (CH), LCW(MAL) entry semi final for most of the SS. After tham next in order will be CY(CH), CH(CH), CJ(CH) and Sony(INA) where is MAL? LCW is alone.

Oh yes...Kido/Hendra won the first set..Really like this pair more and more..

Kido is playing well......his placements are good, his smashes are effective.....won 1st set 21-15.........

lets see what the coach say lor..
:D
You said should be..LD....? since CJ doesnt have good records againts LCW?...are you saying Chn team...will arrange who to play in the Final tomorrow?...:D:D:D

Wow the announcer in the Hall announced LCW will be giving autographs. He is good.

told u aledy hes like chilli padi...:D
Wow..Kido is very explosive..

KJ is not a bad player but lacks spped that LCW has. Roslin and HH are not as fast or as fit -- so they find a fit KJ hard to beat.

Hafiz and Roslin are´nt good enough to match toplevel players. KJ is a level above them. I wonder why malaysian fans only look at their own players, because there are opponents too. It´s not that Hafiz only lacks the will to beat Jonassen, also the skill.

anyone know who the hong kong coach is?

LCW was absolutely brilliant today. KJ was outplayed. KJ was as usual a gentlemen despite showing much signs of frustration. no matter what he do, he was like hitting against a brick wall.

Well said. Is Sally Yeh in the stadium today?

cmon KiNdra..take 2nd game too

21-15,kido/hendra won the 1st set..

Fu/Cai have simply no answer to Kido smashes..i wonder why Fu Hai Feng didn't smash oftenly...Is it they change their tactic???

Hafiz and Roslin are´nt good enough to match toplevel players. KJ is a level above them. I wonder why malaysian fans only look at their own players, because there are opponents too. It´s not that Hafiz only lacks the will to beat Jonassen, also the skill.

Of course Malaysians would look at their own players coz they are Malaysians but they are not short of praise for other players at times. I think KJ is fit but not necessarily better skilled than HH. However, at the moment KJ is definitely better than Roslin and Hafiz.

wah.. foo just made a booboo shot...

Kido jumping high looking like he was about to smash but at the last minute making a drop shot.......9-6......

looks like the little buddha is giving the chinese a hard time.

Kido/Setiawan looking good at this stage......11-7..........

cmon KiNdra..take 2nd game too

I'm sure they will..:D

wah this little buddha can even dive... damn good...

Kido already lying on the floor and yet the Chinese failed to take advantage......12-7....13-7....and now 14-7.....Kido all the way........

crazy..KinDra show real world champion playing...powerful smash, fast drive, trick shoot...complete...hope they can win...15-7 for KinDra

11-7 for kido/hendra..well played.Chinese pair made too many unforced errors..

Markis Kido is the man of the match today..

Cai is still badly hit by injury, no question INA will win. Playing against one strong and one weak opponents..

FHF & CY just look out of sorts. Their positioning and defence are awful

MD department nowadays is becoming more interesting with no country being able to dominate. INA is getting back to the position they used to be long time ago while CHN is not performing well lately.

chinese looks stunned... like no mood. kido too spicy for them.

15-7 for hendra/kido.They're just too good for the chinese pair at this current time.

Sigh.. tomorrow INA vs INA MD ... i hope Tony can win later.. At INA vs 50% INA :)

match point for World champion...

Fu/Cai have simply no answer to Kido smashes..i wonder why Fu Hai Feng didn't smash oftenly...Is it they change their tactic???

Chinese pair doesn't seem to be interested in winning this afternoon.......

Not an explossive match, pretty damn boring

wah... china stunned. Indonesian too hot to handle now. easy game for them.

Oh yes..Kido/Hendra win..Cool and calm..Poor Fu/Cai,walkover also useless..:rolleyes:

Chinese pair doesn't seem to be interested in winning this afternoon.......
Their aim is to beat Koo/Tan in the final, after the MAS pair exist, they simply does not have the motivation to move on :D

yesssssssssssss...very crazy only 26 mnt..KinDra..make Fu/Cai..packing...cong"ion Kindra..u are the BESTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Good job kido/hendra..... well done

Kido/Hendra will claim world No.1 if they win the tournament, else KKK/TBH will remain world No.1

Fu/Cai perform poor today......

looks like the chinese are not participating in master. Is this true? Tiredness as the reason.

Excellent!!! Fu/Cai were made to look like novice, haven't seen that since when Choong/Lee beat them at the All-England a few years ago.

Well done, Kido/Setiawan!!!!

20-12...kido/hendra won the match..

Who'll be in the final playing against them??Hopefully it's tony/chandra..hehe

Kido/Hendra will claim world No.1 if they win the tournament, else KKK/TBH will remain world No.1

Fu/Cai perform poor today......
Hope Kido/Hendra win and take over the no 1 rank...Koo/Tan better in some where 2 or 3...

Their aim is to beat Koo/Tan in the final, after the MAS pair exist, they simply does not have the motivation to move on :D

Unfortunately KKK/TBH could not beat in-form TG/CW yesterday otherwise our pair has a good chance to win in the finals given their head-to-head record against Kido/Setiawan......:crying::crying::crying:

Kido/Hendra is likely to be WR #1 soon, replacing KKK/TBH. No wonder they won the WC...it's not simply about luck.

Their aim is to beat Koo/Tan in the final, after the MAS pair exist, they simply does not have the motivation to move on :D
I wonder why this two pair fate always the same..When one eliminated,the others will also out..Can really become good brothers..:D

hopefully TG/CW will enter final tomorrow.....

wow, just 13 pages for SF????

Chong Wei wins. But a very sporting KJ has a long chat with him as they shake hands.

Maybe KJ said, afterwards me, PG, you and Taufik, we 4 go for tea time and discuss how to beat Lin Dan over Dim Sum.

Kido/Hendra is likely to be WR #1 soon, replacing KKK/TBH. No wonder they won the WC...it's not simply about luck.
Musical Chair in MD continues.. Now is the time for INA, next China, comes MAS.... Let's see who will prevailed at Beijing next Summer...

Maybe KJ said, afterwards me, PG, you and Taufik, we 4 go for tea time and discuss how to beat Lin Dan over Dim Sum.
Oh yes..Dim sum is the best in Hong Kong..:D:D

Maybe KJ said, afterwards me, PG, you and Taufik, we 4 go for tea time and discuss how to beat Lin Dan over Dim Sum.
He is asking CW to take care of his injury and wished CW good luck in the final :)

Maybe KJ said, afterwards me, PG, you and Taufik, we 4 go for tea time and discuss how to beat Lin Dan over Dim Sum.

it seems that LCW is the man to beat at the moment though.

Yeah, impressive performance showed by Kido/Setiawan to overcome world number two Cai/Fu where this Chinese pair produce series of mistakes particularly in second game.

Their aim is to beat Koo/Tan in the final, after the MAS pair exist, they simply does not have the motivation to move on :D

Hehe...sounds to me that these two pair is fighting for the no 1 in the world title yea?Koo/Tan afraid that they'll lose to CY/FHF,so they decided to get lost before so.That way,they can still hold the titles in the night a lil bit longer.:D:D:D

Kido/Hendra will claim world No.1 if they win the tournament, else KKK/TBH will remain world No.1

Fu/Cai perform poor today......


Yup, Fu/Cai look sluggish today, making a lot of errors. They were more fresh in 1st round match against Zakry/Fairuz both in China & HK. Fu/Cai not their usual self, fatigue or Cai Yun's injury? Fu doesnt seem confident.

But Kido/Setiawan also made errors, maybe due to nerves.

Hope Kido/Hendra win and take over the no 1 rank...Koo/Tan better in some where 2 or 3...

ameeennn..hope it come true...thxs Jessica for my Favorite MD (KinDra)...:cool::p

Hope they can beat uncle Candra/Tony...or their senior Luluk/Alvent in Final Match

Cai is still badly hit by injury, no question INA will win. Playing against one strong and one weak opponents..

R u sure? Looks like Fu played worst than him.... :rolleyes:

Where is FENG YUN's POWER :confused: :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

Oh yes..Dim sum is the best in Hong Kong..:D:D

BUt i thought dim sum is only available in the morning,or for supper?..who's selling dimsum at the tea time?:eek:

Sad that Fu/Cai loss their match. Fu made so many mistakes today. His expression proved that he is really very tired from the tight schedule. Both Fu/Cai were not chasing the shuttle like they usually do... Haih... Next year they will be back... :)
MK performed the best of all but HS was not really performing in the match. Quite disappointed with this match as both pairs were not performing at their top form... Neither exciting nor interesting...

R u sure? Looks like Fu played worst than him.... :rolleyes:
I followed most of Fu/Chai matches.. When one is down, the other will lost focus & totally out of confidence.. :rolleyes:

ameeennn..hope it come true...thxs Jessica for my Favorite MD (KinDra)...:cool::p

Hope they can beat uncle Candra/Tony...or their senior Luluk/Alvent in Final Match
They also slowy becoming my favourite...;):cool:

Haha as I predicted XIE/ZHANG conceded a walkover to GAO/ZHENG...

[quote=FU4EVA;740416]Sad that Fu/Cai loss their match. Fu made so many mistakes today. His expression proved that he is really very tired from the tight schedule. Both Fu/Cai were not chasing the shuttle like they usually do... Haih... Next year they will be back... :)
MK performed the best of all but HS was not really performing in the match. Quite disappointed with this match as both pairs are not performing at their top form... Neither exciting nor interesting...[quote]



totally agreed .! A disappointing match indeed :o

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