It's sad that TH and SDK lost :crying::crying:..but there will be a very interesting Hong KOng Open 2007..

Here's my prediction!!

MS:
LD vs LCW: No.1 vs No.2..the chance is 50:50..each of them knows already that they must give their BEST to win..none slight edge, but I'll go for LCW, I don't like CHN players to dominate this SS..I want LCW to take avengeance of my president's lost in QF :mad::mad:

WD:
Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs Du Jing/Yu Yang: who cares who's gonna win this match? Me neither..but for sake of my PAW, I'll go for Du Jing/Yu Yang

WS:
Xie Xing Fang vs Zhu Lin: World No.1 vs World Champ, both of them already secured their position..I expect interesting final match between them with Zhu Lin prevail, again..for sake of my PAW :D:D:D:D

XD:
Zheng Bo/Gao Ling vs Nova/Lilyana, again! expect interesting match between world no.1 vs world champ, slight edge for Zheng Bo/Gao Ling though..:o

MD:
Tony/Candra vs Kido/Setiawan, the legend vs world champ..slight edge for Kido and Hendra if they're in their top form in the final plus! motivation to defend their title!:cool::p:D:D

How About you guys?? :cool::D

MS:
LD vs LCW:I will give the advantage to LD, only because of the "superb way" he won his semis, and with LCW carrying an injury. Yet I am proud to see LCW still managing 3 consecutive Super Series finals appearance in spite of it ..... and he might still pull the rug off under LD's feet.

WD:
Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs Du Jing/Yu Yang: Like TH_4_President says, who cares, except perhaps the CHN chief coach. I like DJ/YY to win, their style is closest to MD play, needs pace to be in control.

WS:
Xie Xing Fang vs Zhu Lin: World No.1 lets a sigh of relief, now that Jun is out, she won't be pressured to win and fail like last week. Which is just why she will win this one.

XD:
Zheng Bo/Gao Ling vs Nova/Lilyana, ZB/GL have dropped back a bit, but I sense that Nova is not as steady as last week. Still, if there's one pair who can beat the CHN, it's Nova/Lilyana, with pressure applied to Zheng Bo. Could see LYB in the coaches chair here.

MD:
Tony/Candra vs Kido/Setiawan, Difficult to say who's gonna win this one, last time they met, the grand old men were thrashed quite significantly. But with added belief, Kido/Setiawan may just find the going tough, unless the match drags on to 3 games.

MS:
LD vs LCW: Lindan definately has the advantage over LCW. Someone saw LYB praise ChenJin later in the evening. Hmm i wonder what is it about. I would go against the odds. Win for LCW.

WD:
Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs Du Jing/Yu Yang: DJing/Yuyang has been impressive so far by their gameplay. All aggresive... But never underestimate ZhanGYawen/WYili.. i will go all out to support ZY/WeiYili to win the match.

WS:
Xie Xing Fang vs Zhu Lin:ZhuLin is my favourite player among the 2. But she seems has stamina problem thruout the week. I would go for XXF to win in 2 sets

XD:
Zheng Bo/Gao Ling vs Nova/Lilyana: This one i go for the indonesians, they have been playing superbly over the week.

MD:
Tony/Candra vs Kido/Setiawan: TONYG and CANDRA can and will win it. They have been very impressive playing against TAN/Koo as well as against their INA counterpart during the Semis. Kido/Setiawan may be good, but i dont think they enough Fire to win compare to the Oldies. See if they can prove to Tony/Candra that they are the worthy current World Champs.

MS:
LD vs LCW: 51:49.
LD should win with the help of his teammates; eg: faking injuries, W/O, etc (shame on U, LYB). LCW is fatigued and LD is out to retain his No.1 for the SS Finals.

Msia boleh...!!!

WD:
Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs Du Jing/Yu Yang: N/A :cool:

WS:
Xie Xing Fangvs Zhu Lin: Pls ask the "scumbag" :rolleyes:. Who needs more points for OG08 will win.

XD:
Zheng Bo/Gao Ling vs Nova/Lilyana: 49:51. INA should escape with a narrow win. Good luck INA team.

MD:
Tony/Candra vs Kido/Setiawan: 51:49 This will be a classic clash of two titans. "Veteran vs World Champ". Based on the current form, the junior pair should prevail but do NOT discard the experience from the "veteran". Lets hope the best pair win.

ina will bring 2 titles home for sure

ina will bring 2 titles home for sure

Malaysian fan also will support Indonesian players "for sure" :D

I'm not gonna make any predictions cause mine are always wrong lol. But can't wait to see who wins.

ina will bring 2 titles home for sure

MS: LD vs LCW...LD will win becoz he is under pressure by LYB + Fresh compare to LCW
WD: China Tomboys will win....
WS: XXF will take
MX: NoLyn will win this time to make up for loss in Japan Open 07
MD: sure it's belong to INA

so China 3, INA 2....

ina will bring 2 titles home for sure

sorry, it's 1 1/2 titles :p

sorry, it's 1 1/2 titles :p

:D:Dhehehe.....on paper it's 1 1/2..but in heart is 2....:p

I'm not gonna make any predictions cause mine are always wrong lol. But can't wait to see who wins.

it's ok...this is not Casino or Gambling...as long as u r not betting with ur friends....i think it's fine to predict, to fulfill "DARE TO FAIL":D

MS

LCW to beat LD. at the moment mild mannered LCW can not get out of his superman outfit :D

WS

this one is quite hard between a w/o or "injury"

WD

see above "WS"

MD

rooting for TG/CW. they were entertaining tonight and believe their form will allow them to take the title this evening

XD

like to see ZB/GL take the title here, but lately i'm starting to really enjoy LN/NW

Malaysian fan also will support Indonesian players "for sure" :D

Let support each other when against China..but when INA vs MAS....let's "fight each other":D:p;)

Chinese team has lack of sportmanship. Always force their players to withdraw and prepare for the next game against non-chinese player (especially in the semi or final)

Chinese team has lack of sportmanship. Always force their players to withdraw and prepare for the next game against non-chinese player (especially in the semi or final)


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no wonder Badminton...always behind tennis

MD:
Tony/Candra vs Kido/Setiawan: TONYG and CANDRA can and will win it. They have been very impressive playing against TAN/Koo as well as against their INA counterpart during the Semis. Kido/Setiawan may be good, but i dont think they enough Fire to win compare to the Oldies. See if they can prove to Tony/Candra that they are the worthy current World Champs.

Once again, Kido/Hendra are under-estimated :cool: I would love to see Kido/Hendra lifting back-to-back Super Series titles in Hong Kong tomorrow just to silence the critics :cool:

They totally destroyed Fu/Cai yesterday and instead, ppl still think that they are not good enough, don't have enough firepower and are STILL NOT WORTHY of the World Champions tag :eek:

Once again, Kido/Hendra are under-estimated :cool: I would love to see Kido/Hendra lifting back-to-back Super Series titles in Hong Kong tomorrow just to silence the critics :cool:

They totally destroyed Fu/Cai yesterday and instead, ppl still think that they are not good enough, don't have enough firepower and are STILL NOT WORTHY of the World Champions tag :eek:

i agree with you bro.. i still can't believe it people still understimate/count out the current world champion :o

Some quotes from the Chinese forum on Kido/Hendra's performance vs Fu/Cai:
"抢网完全下风。。。。。没法打阿。。" -- the INA pair was more superior in netplay...no match!

"另外感觉马哼的防守比以前稳固啦.." -- additionally, the INA pair's defense is much better than before.

"马亨组合真的强了很多，没得说" -- Kido/Hendra HAVE REALLY IMPROVED A LOT....nothing else to say!

"今天风云被全面遏制，几乎没有机会打自己的东西。两人也没什么情绪，一直被压着。反应慢，没跑起来，不连贯 ，时常漏球。是状态，还是技术，还是……？ " -- today, Feng-Yun were totally being restricted in their game play and have absolutely no chance to play their own game. They also have not much emotion, always being under pressure, with slow response and made many errors. Is it their form, skill, or....?

"明天对kido他们还是有点含糊，kido他们是比较能咬的主，喜怒不外露，有点成熟的味道了 。" -- Tony/Candra's match against Kido/Hendra is slightly hard to predict, with Kido/Hendra being able to kill the bird (compared to Luluk/Alvent) and don't easily show their emotion (this is my own comment: especially Hendra!!)...and Kido/Hendra have increasingly become more and more matured!

MEN'S SINGLES
Lin Dan vs Lee Chong Wei (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- arguably the match of the day for tomorrow. 1st seed vs 2nd seed and both will play their best! LCW beat Lin Dan the last time they played in the Japan Open Semi-Final and I really hope he can beat Lin Dan again. However, I still think Lin Dan has a slight edge over the Malaysian.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan -- its a battle of pride between the veteran pair and the World Champion. Except for that little matter of beating Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, to me, Kido/Hendra have improved this year, which culminated in the sweet victory over Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun yesterday afternoon. I would very much love it if Kido/Hendra were to beat the veteran pair yet again! The key is to play it calmly and Hendra's leadership will be crucial tomorrow!

WOMEN'S SINGLES AND DOUBLES
who cares anyway

MIXED DOUBLES
Zheng Bo/Gao Ling vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir -- Zheng/Gao still have the edge over Nova/Butet, but, if Zheng Bo is unstable, the INA pair can take home the title!

[quote=ants;741111]
Me predictions..

MS:
LD vs LCW: Lindan definately has the advantage over LCW.Although i'd prefer LCW to win the match,but i dont think in his current form,he could beat the one that has rested for enough time,LD who'll bring his top form for tommorow.

WD:
Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs Du Jing/Yu Yang:Zhang yawen n wei yili r both smart,while du jing/yu yang plays a preety monoton game.So,i guess ZYW/WYL would control the game n win.

WS:
Xie Xing Fang vs Zhu Lin:Looking at the play she'd shown in the past games throughout the HK open,i think she'll win easily.

XD:
Zheng Bo/Gao Ling vs Nova/Lilyana: This one i go for the indonesians, time for another sweet defeat.

MD:
Tony/Candra vs Kido/Setiawan: They're both my idol,n they're both played really well throughout the championship.But my guess would be Kido/Hendra to win.Hendra will control the game from the front court,like he did in the other matches.Will be hard for chandra n tony to expand their play.However,i dont think they'll win easily.It'll be an exciting match to watch.Get ready guys!!!

Tomorrow = Lin Dan's 3rd Hong Kong open championship in a row, and in all 3 tournaments, Lin Dan was/will be the one who defeat LCW.:cool:

马哼

Ma Heng!!! LOL! Funny name given by Chinese fans.. :D
I also believe that Markis/Hendra can win tomorrow! :)

FYI...I care...n i'm sure lots of other ppl do too...
don't make them feel bad for caring
somehow i find that reli offensive n sexist
don't underestimate girls bc i'm sure they'd feed u eggs any day


MEN'S SINGLES
Lin Dan vs Lee Chong Wei (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- arguably the match of the day for tomorrow. 1st seed vs 2nd seed and both will play their best! LCW beat Lin Dan the last time they played in the Japan Open Semi-Final and I really hope he can beat Lin Dan again. However, I still think Lin Dan has a slight edge over the Malaysian.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan -- its a battle of pride between the veteran pair and the World Champion. Except for that little matter of beating Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, to me, Kido/Hendra have improved this year, which culminated in the sweet victory over Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun yesterday afternoon. I would very much love it if Kido/Hendra were to beat the veteran pair yet again! The key is to play it calmly and Hendra's leadership will be crucial tomorrow!

WOMEN'S SINGLES AND DOUBLES
who cares anyway

MIXED DOUBLES
Zheng Bo/Gao Ling vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir -- Zheng/Gao still have the edge over Nova/Butet, but, if Zheng Bo is unstable, the INA pair can take home the title!

MS:
LD vs LCW: 70-30 LD's way, seeing his form today against CJ , moving very quick , very animated and keen to win. After disposing TH in QF, he said he's never felt so good since WC....so this is LD's to lose.

WD:
Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili vs Du Jing/Yu Yang: DJ/YY need the points to qualify for OG.

WS:
Xie Xing Fang vs Zhu Lin:Looking at the play she'd shown in the past games throughout the HK open,i think she'll win easily.

XD:
Zheng Bo/Gao Ling vs Nova/Lilyana: CHN will fail again, even with their W/Os.


MD:
Tony/Candra vs Kido/Setiawan: THis one is gonna be the match of the day... 3 games for Tony/Candra....they've shown great form.

LD - LCW: 55:45. Very hard to predict this one. But a few factors make me predict LD as the winner.

1. LD is in superb form right now.
2. LCW has injury which makes him move slower.
3. (Most important one) It seems indeed CJ "helped" LD to cruise into the final, so LD has to win. "Tactic experimenting" like in Sudirman cup will not be allowed. LD cannot reserve anything.
4. It's not necessary for LCW to beat LD. LCW has already put enough pressure on LD by beating easily a bunch of first rate players in a relaxed manner. It's better for LCW to concentrate on practising his new style.

ZB/GL - NW/LN: 51:49. Recently it seems more and more pairs have figured out how to play ZB/GL -- hit the shuttlecock to ZB and move him around. If Nova does not "shutdown" (which he does pretty often), the Indonesian pair should have the edge. Otherwise the best they can expect is something like Japan Open final: the Indonesian pair controled the game but lost due to many many simple mistakes towards the end of the games.

TG/CW - MK/HS: 55:45. Tony and Candra finally decided to show the world how strong they can be after many losses (which almost makes ppl suspect they are really already history). They are more experienced and more balanced as a MD pair.

Some quotes from the Chinese forum on Kido/Hendra's performance vs Fu/Cai:
"抢网完全下风。。。。。没法打阿。。" -- the INA pair was more superior in netplay...no match!

"另外感觉马哼的防守比以前稳固啦.." -- additionally, the INA pair's defense is much better than before.

"马亨组合真的强了很多，没得说" -- Kido/Hendra HAVE REALLY IMPROVED A LOT....nothing else to say!

"今天风云被全面遏制，几乎没有机会打自己的东西。两人也没什么情绪，一直被压着。反应慢，没跑起来，不连贯 ，时常漏球。是状态，还是技术，还是……？ " -- today, Feng-Yun were totally being restricted in their game play and have absolutely no chance to play their own game. They also have not much emotion, always being under pressure, with slow response and made many errors. Is it their form, skill, or....?

"明天对kido他们还是有点含糊，kido他们是比较能咬的主，喜怒不外露，有点成熟的味道了 。" -- Tony/Candra's match against Kido/Hendra is slightly hard to predict, with Kido/Hendra being able to kill the bird (compared to Luluk/Alvent) and don't easily show their emotion (this is my own comment: especially Hendra!!)...and Kido/Hendra have increasingly become more and more matured!

thks for information and translation.....

I am sure the world champion can handle the legend Candra/Tony in Final match today...I watched how the World Champion defeated Cai/Fu only 26 minutes yesterday....they are very impresive and full skill of killing shot..they made Cai/Yun confused and frustrated in playing....:cool:

thks for information and translation.....

I am sure the world champion can handle the legend Candra/Tony in Final match today...I watched how the World Champion defeated Cai/Fu only 26 minutes yesterday....they are very impresive and full skill of killing shot..they made Cai/Yun confused and frustrated in playing....:cool:

I surely hope so, but Tony/Candra are also certainly in very good form in the past 2 days :eek: They seem determined to win and Kido/Hendra better be careful, esp Markis Kido :cool:

It will be a good match. May the better pair win today and I hope its the young pair :D

FYI...I care...n i'm sure lots of other ppl do too...
don't make them feel bad for caring
somehow i find that reli offensive n sexist
don't underestimate girls bc i'm sure they'd feed u eggs any day
I thought what he meant is not about underestimating women badminton..it's an expression of possible uninteresting match of ALL-Chinese players in the final game..:cool::p:D..

I thought what he meant is not about underestimating women badminton..it's an expression of possible uninteresting match of ALL-Chinese players in the final game..:cool::p:D..

Exactly.....even the Chinese fans thought that the WD match is redundant :cool:

Once again, Kido/Hendra are under-estimated :cool: I would love to see Kido/Hendra lifting back-to-back Super Series titles in Hong Kong tomorrow just to silence the critics :cool:

They totally destroyed Fu/Cai yesterday and instead, ppl still think that they are not good enough, don't have enough firepower and are STILL NOT WORTHY of the World Champions tag :eek:

They will have it once they're able to defeat KKK/TBH :p

They will have it once they're able to defeat KKK/TBH :p

Unfortunately, that's still their remaining achiles heel at the moment :mad: Hopefully they can do that in Malaysia Super Series in front of the MAS home fans :cool:

I surely hope so, but Tony/Candra are also certainly in very good form in the past 2 days :eek: They seem determined to win and Kido/Hendra better be careful, esp Markis Kido :cool:

It will be a good match. May the better pair win today and I hope its the young pair :D
But look what happened in Macau. Thay played so bad!

My money is on Tony and Candra. They keep on improving. They must be feeling very fresh.

Yes that's the key. It's not just about the 0:6 head to head, it's how they lose -- they are basically destroyed by KKK/TBH every single time.

Unfortunately, that's still their remaining achiles heel at the moment :mad: Hopefully they can do that in Malaysia Super Series in front of the MAS home fans :cool:

here are prediction:

Xie Xingfang vs. Zhu Lin - Zhu Lin hasn't matured enough yet, XXF should take this one.

Zheng Bo / Gao Ling vs. Nova Widianto / Lilyana Natsir - i still think Nova/Lilyana are in better form than Zheng/Gao.

Lin Dan vs. Lee Chong Wei (match of the day!) - this is a tough one. LD seems to be in good form in the past 2 days. however, LCW performance against KJ was simply superb, winning in both speed, tactics as well as execution. i will have to pick LCW with a slight 55/45 lead.

Zhang Yawen / Wei Yili vs. Du Jing / Yu Yang - tough one again. on paper Zhang/Wei should win according to CO, more firepower and consistency in offensive. Du / Yu tends to lack the ability to follow up their offensive. however, personally i want to see Du/Yu winning more tournaments.

Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya vs. Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan - Tony/Candra performance yesterday against Luluk/Alven convinced me that they are set to win this HKO. they showed that they are still have better and more refined skills.

But look what happened in Macau. Thay played so bad!

My money is on Tony and Candra. They keep on improving. They must be feeling very fresh.

their nightmare is TBH/KKK :D

my predictions:

The Badminton Blog - Hong Kong Open Finals Prediction (http://thebadmintonblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/hong-kong-open-predictions.html)

My predictions as follows:

LD vs LCW : LD to win it. Both pretty much equal in tech abilities. LD has the advantage in having more ability to handle pressure.

XXF vs ZL : XXF to win it easy.

TG/CW vs HS/MK : I am going to go for a TG/CW win as I am sentimental towards this aging but consistent pair.

GL/ZB vs LN/NW : Gonna be close but I think GL/ZB will nick it by an inch.

But look what happened in Macau. Thay played so bad!

My money is on Tony and Candra. They keep on improving. They must be feeling very fresh.

And who they played against :rolleyes:? Other than that, Kido/Hendra basically can play their game pretty well.

Zheng Bo / Gao Ling vs. Nova Widianto / Lilyana Natsir - i still think Nova/Lilyana are in better form than Zheng/Gao.

Lin Dan vs. Lee Chong Wei (match of the day!) - this is a tough one. LD seems to be in good form in the past 2 days. however, LCW performance against KJ was simply superb, winning in both speed, tactics as well as execution. i will have to pick LCW with a slight 55/45 lead.

Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya vs. Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan - Tony/Candra performance yesterday against Luluk/Alven convinced me that they are set to win this HKO. they showed that they are still have better and more refined skills.

Once again, we have exactly the opposite predictions :rolleyes: I certainly hope for the first two of your predictions to come true (like the prediction on Kido/Hendra's easy win yesterday) :D

Yes, Tony/Candra might have the better and more refined skills, but I certainly can't believe that most of you guys under-estimate Kido/Hendra, despite their good form coming to today's match :eek:

The veterans definitely did well in their victory over Koo/Tan on Friday, but, weren't Kido/Hendra equally impressive in beating Fu/Cai so comfortably yesterday?

Remember, Tony/Candra lost to AG/Joko last week, despite winning the first set :cool:

Given the sentimental feeling that most of u have for Tony/Candra, I think I am probably the only one who is rooting for Kido/Hendra :mad:

Given the sentimental feeling that most of u have for Tony/Candra, I think I am probably the only one who is rooting for Kido/Hendra :mad:

he.he bro.. don't worry ...i will be here in BC for rooting MK/HS...

LD vs LCW 30:70
LCW will win this with the help of his teamates.
team order from Misbun? who knows.

[quote=ants;741111]
Me predictions..

MS:
LD vs LCW: Lindan definately has the advantage over LCW.Although i'd prefer LCW to win the match,but i dont think in his current form,he could beat the one that has rested for enough time,LD who'll bring his top form for tommorow.

hey. LD has a much harder draw than LCW. I know I can't blame LCW for his lucky draw, but you disagree your statement LD has rested for enough time.

Some quotes from the Chinese forum on Kido/Hendra's performance vs Fu/Cai:
"抢网完全下风。。。。。没法打阿。。" -- the INA pair was more superior in netplay...no match!

"另外感觉马哼的防守比以前稳固啦.." -- additionally, the INA pair's defense is much better than before.

"马亨组合真的强了很多，没得说" -- Kido/Hendra HAVE REALLY IMPROVED A LOT....nothing else to say!

"今天风云被全面遏制，几乎没有机会打自己的东西。两人也没什么情绪，一直被压着。反应慢，没跑起来，不连贯 ，时常漏球。是状态，还是技术，还是……？ " -- today, Feng-Yun were totally being restricted in their game play and have absolutely no chance to play their own game. They also have not much emotion, always being under pressure, with slow response and made many errors. Is it their form, skill, or....?

"明天对kido他们还是有点含糊，kido他们是比较能咬的主，喜怒不外露，有点成熟的味道了 。" -- Tony/Candra's match against Kido/Hendra is slightly hard to predict, with Kido/Hendra being able to kill the bird (compared to Luluk/Alvent) and don't easily show their emotion (this is my own comment: especially Hendra!!)...and Kido/Hendra have increasingly become more and more matured!


wow chinese threads praising this pair....as much as I love this pair I think Cai and Fu gave it to them for free cos they are like...come on Fu we have more than 4 they only have one so let them have this one...honestly Kido_hendra doesn't know how to kill like Tony-Chandra...tomorrow's match would prove it

wow chinese threads praising this pair....as much as I love this pair I think Cai and Fu gave it to them for free cos they are like...come on Fu we have more than 4 they only have one so let them have this one...honestly Kido_hendra doesn't know how to kill like Tony-Chandra...tomorrow's match would prove it

the final match is today... cah :D :p

I predict the following (gazing into the crystal ball–new one as I've thrown away my useless PAW crystal ball):
MS: LD vs LCW - LCW in a squeaker
WS: XXF v ZL - XXF in a laugher
MD: TG/CW v HS/MK - TG/CW in a thriller
WD: ZYW/WYL v DJ/YY - DJ/YY in an upset
XD: GL/ZB v LN/NW - LN/NW in a nail biter

Originally Posted by badMania http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=741445#post741445)
Given the sentimental feeling that most of u have for Tony/Candra, I think I am probably the only one who is rooting for Kido/Hendra :mad:


he.he bro.. don't worry ...i will be here in BC for rooting MK/HS...

u guy..not alone...me too...100% for my Favorite MD forever...the world champion will take the title of HK SS for the second time...:cool::D:cool:

cant believe people think LCW will win today :cool::cool::cool:

cant believe people think LCW will win today :cool::cool::cool:

i'm one of them who still believe lcw will win today :D :p

And who they played against :rolleyes:? Other than that, Kido/Hendra basically can play their game pretty well.You didn't see their quarter final game. Although they won, they really struggled. Macau does have other distractions though!

cant believe people think LCW will win today :cool::cool::cool:


Why would you think he will not win? He beat LD in the JO and is that a fluke ? Forget about the BAO victory over him - besides BAO beat LD in the CO too.

LCW's injury is still containable and beating PG and KJ will only stand him in good stead. He will take a painkiller again.

If anything, LD will be struggling today if LCW gets going. My money is still on LCW in this match. Coming into this tournament, LCW has the better form - logically, he would be the one to win. Logic is the better bet, remember that.

believe the the word... but dono who will win lah. 50-50 for me. all da best. final open in ss and LD is desparate to show some form.

for everybody who didnt get watching the SF match of Cai/Fu and Kido/Hendra can enjoy this video...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ijE18PBSWg0

MS: LD vs LCW - 49/51
WS: XXF vs ZL - 80/20
MD: TG/CW vs HS/MK - 45/55
WD: ZYW/WYL vs DJ/YY - 40/60
XD: GL/ZB vs LN/NW - 49/51

SPORTMANSHIP :
WINNER INA & MAS
LOSER LYB

hard to predict about MS...
for me its 50-50...
{a fit lin dan} VS {an injury lee chong wei}:(
i thinks lin dan has a good chance to defeat lee chong wei....:crying:
but deep in my heart,i still believe lee chong wei can win...:)
NOTHINGS IMPOSSIBLE....!!!:D

MS: LD vs LCW - LCW
WS: XXF vs ZL - XXF
MD:TG/CW vs HS/Mk - TG/CW
WD- ZYW/WYl vs DJ/ YY- ZYW/WYL( Never estimated)
XD-GL/ZB vs LN/NW- both can win

Once again, we have exactly the opposite predictions :rolleyes: I certainly hope for the first two of your predictions to come true (like the prediction on Kido/Hendra's easy win yesterday) :D

Yes, Tony/Candra might have the better and more refined skills, but I certainly can't believe that most of you guys under-estimate Kido/Hendra, despite their good form coming to today's match :eek:

The veterans definitely did well in their victory over Koo/Tan on Friday, but, weren't Kido/Hendra equally impressive in beating Fu/Cai so comfortably yesterday?

Remember, Tony/Candra lost to AG/Joko last week, despite winning the first set :cool:
Don't think it's about underestimating. It's all about skills/stamina mix.Oldies usually have advantage of skills and experience; younger ones on stamina.(though not always) Whether T/C can win depends on their stamina for Finals.M/H has always been solid (except under one condition, hopefully that will evaporate in future) Both are in excellent form ,so hopefully that will translate into a great match.I would say T/C 's Cinderella time is shorter than C/L. T/c 's probably about 45 mins, ctf/lww can go for 59 mins
M/H looks good; problem is T/C looks better as of yesterday.

when do the games start?

when do the games start?
start ady frenz...:)

the game alr start now..
astro supersport got live telecast..
now women single XXF 7-12 ZL

prediction for today..
WS _ XXF
MS _ LD
WD _ ZYW/WYL
MD _ TG/CW
XD _ GL/ZB

juz hope tat every game will more than 50 min..
than onli i can see full match of LCW vs LD in rtm 1..
come on ZL, win this set..
then play another two tough set!

is rtm streaming working for anyone?

Just watched the LCW-KJ match. I would like to change my prediction to

LD - LCW 70:30.

juz hope tat every game will more than 50 min..
than onli i can see full match of LCW vs LD in rtm 1..
come on ZL, win this set..
then play another two tough set!
yayaya, hasbullah awang.....:D

yayaya, hasbullah awang.....:D

Are you watching on the TV or over the internet?

Incredible comeback by XXF to win 21-19

LD vs LCW
if LCW can win this one, he will definitely at a good place for olympic..
still with his injury & yesterday performance against kenneth..
i dun think he can make it..
if he win today, is either a miracle or LD who make stupid mistake..
tat's all !
winning ratio?
LD 70-30 LCW
feel very pity to LCW,injured till like tat alr still need to play LD..
everyone is putting hope on him summore..
hope tat you all won't blame LCW if, and onli if he really fail to win today..
he alr try his best & i can see it from his face, so torturing..

anyone else get a blank screen when watching rtm streaming?

rtm will onli start broadcast HKG open live at 3.30pm mas time..
afta tat useless monsoon cup show..

XXF won the first game and is leading in the second game. GD Sports is great on sopcast.

XXF won the first game. XXF shall win the second game with WO.

Ms : dunno??mayb LCW ..his game is better now ...than de old one
Ws: mayb Zhu Lin ...more aggresive than XXF(so lazy..playing like she is good already )
Md: mayb markis n hendra ..his game yesterday is absolutely great ...so fast?markis's smashes .uh great lorh ...but i didn't watch tony/chandra's game..so can't predict...but mayblah ....
Wd:dun't now much bout them..so ?can't predict ...
MXD: hoho....Gao ling n Zheng Bo...

anobody wacthing online...???
i can't seem to go on RTM...any alternative ?
help pls

according to sum ppl here..
GDsport is showing the final now..
maybe tvant can watch..

what link ???
pls give link..
thx

comeon GL/ZB & nova/lilyana..
make it a 3 setter today..
for all of the badminton fans waiting for MS final on rtm1..
plz make it over 60 mins!

Watch GD Sports, download PPMate, Sopcast, Tvants to watch.

It's free to download :
http://www.sopcast.org/

or go to : http://www.allp2ptv.org/download.htm

All the p2p spftware are there.

livescore hang ?

comeon GL/ZB & nova/lilyana..
make it a 3 setter today..
for all of the badminton fans waiting for MS final on rtm1..
plz make it over 60 mins!
:eek::eek:
GD sports also have live.It started at 1:30pm.

according to sum ppl here..
GDsport is showing the final now..
maybe tvant can watch..
Yes. tvants (gdsports) showing for some time now.
Ladies singles medal ceremony now.
Open up the program and in the SEARCH tab, gdsports will be there. ;)

livescore hang ?
hope tat the HKG organiser trying to start the game at 2.30pm ..
plz livescore, dun hang & plz let this mix doubles play till 3.15pm atleast!

i saw Sally Yeh..................:D:D:D

:eek::eek:
GD sports also have live.It started at 1:30pm.
i knw i knw!
but in malaysia here, my place here seem like lost connection with tvant..
the webcast is so damn lag!

Is Astro showing live now or start at 3.30pm like RTM ?

NO!!! :eek: Whoever wins, make it fast! Finish in 40 mins! 30 mins is even better! 20 mins would be great! :D Bring me LD and LCW! :D

In fact, has the match between ZB/GL and NW/LN ever reach 3 sets? :cool:

comeon GL/ZB & nova/lilyana..
make it a 3 setter today..
for all of the badminton fans waiting for MS final on rtm1..
plz make it over 60 mins!

for ppl want to watch the game, can always use Sopcast..better picture quality than RTM 1, i think....next game is about to begin now.

rtm will onli start broadcast HKG open live at 3.30pm mas time..
afta tat useless monsoon cup show..

RTM is just plain stupid................by 3.30pm, LCW's would have finished already.............what were they thinking??? :mad::mad::mad:

nova... lilyana......

Is Astro showing live now or start at 3.30pm like RTM ?

Live since 1.30pm.............

raining since last nite, and now astro lost connection....haiya!!!!

A big smash by Butet to start the game......1-0...........

I thought MAS favors badminton more than that monsoon cup thing.

RTM is just plain stupid................by 3.30pm, LCW's would have finished already.............what were they thinking??? :mad::mad::mad:

lets hope that power failure happens................

I thought MAS favors badminton more than that monsoon cup thing.

put it this way: I have never heard of the monsoon cup..... what is it? Rugby soccer football?

Zheng / Gao come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!go go go for the win!

nova.. butet... cmon... win it

Live since 1.30pm.............


Great..
Thanx 4 ur info...
So i gtg liao..
C ya n enjoy :)

put it this way: I have never heard of the monsoon cup..... what is it? Rugby soccer football?

Yatch racing......like America Cup but smaller in scale..........

Booming smash by ZB....Butet could not reply.......8-10........

GL smashed right in the middle of the court.....which split the Ina defence......9-11...

Shuttle long by Butet......now 13-13...........

what racket is gao ling using now? can't tell

Superb tight net shot by Wid...GL could not do anything but to send shuttle out.....13-14.......

cmon...nova/butet.... add more oils

what racket is gao ling using now? can't tellAS7

she seem to be making lotta boo boos

Butet send shuttle long again.......16-15.........

add more power... go.go nova/butet

2nd service error by Wid.....17-16.........

seal it.... 3 more to go

Ina has a 3 point buffer after ZB sent shuttle out.....19-16..........

ZB saves 1 match point.....17-20.......Wid sends shuttle out....18-20....oh no 19-20 now.........

olala..... nova/butet... finish it... 20:18

ZB is very focus in this game......20-20.........

oMG.... 20:20... nova/butet... focus... focus

ahhhhhhhh nova/butet threw away 1st set

Ina making too many errors.....Chn leading 21-20......

i hate..that :(

ahhhhhhhh nova/butet threw away 1st set

Wait a minute 21-21 now.......

Wait a minute 21-21 now.......

23:21 china won 1st set :o

yes... keep up the good play Zheng/GL

Tight net play by GL which ended the 1st set.....23-21.......

Z and G came back and won the first game at 23 -21. WOW.

Let's start fresh again....Butet draws first blood......1-0......

INA is leading by 3 points, 5-2

Wow...so close....ZB/GL took 1st game.....if they didnt got the w/o from team mates.......they might lost....hehehehehe

Common...Nova/Butet....take the 2nd and the 3rd. game.....prove it INA..

second set INA 4 -0 china

ZB continues with his big smashes.......3-5........

4x service error from Nova...hope Nova can handle it in 2nd game..cmon Notet..

Can't believe it, the World Champs threw away 4 gamepoints. It wasn't like the Chinese were fighting back for the win. They were allowed back into the game.

Hope they have learnt their lesson and regain control ......

GL/ZB breathing down their neck......6-7..........

arrrg..... nova... focus..focus

Half court reply by Ina which ZB put away easily.....7-7.......

Level 8-8...............

this match is very exciting men...

Level 9-9.........exciting match.......

Excellent clear by Nova, on top of GL's head, followed by good defense by Lilyana, forcing ZB into error.

ZB too strong....sends shuttle out......9-14.................

INA pull away, 3 straight pts from CHN errorsn 14-9.

Crosscourt....good wrist work by ZB.....10-14.....11-14 now......

INA always leading...16-12...

Damn, INA return those 3 pts back. But they recover 2 pts, 16-12.

Then they gave 'em back, 16-14.

INA 16-14 CHN. The INA team never makes it easy on themselves

Wow....Butet smashed and GL could not reply......17-14.......

Exciting match...gao ling is still the one to watch......14 - 16 INA leading...ya..INA...take it...

Chn narrowing the gap....16-18........crunch time......

CHN catching up once again 17-18

Lilyana is unstable, wins great pts and loses easy ones. Chn fight back to 17-18.

Chn looks determine.........this is the right spirit...

Common INA...

Oh no.....18-18.........

indonesia boleh !!!!!

Long rally ends with GL mistake, 19-18 INA.

GL making a mistake and still smiling......great.....18-19.....

INA edge ahead again 19-18
And now game point 20-18

satu lagi!!!
20-18

INA finally closes it out 21-18. Close call with CHN pushing hard all the way.

GL misjudged.....shuttle in ....20-18.....now 21-18! Hooooray...........

**censored** rubber :mad::mad:

yes yes yes!
21-8

holy moly.. wuiiihhhh nova/butet won 2nd set :)

2 close sets.....what a match between 2 great pairs.........

Even stevens in the rubber 1-1

Fortunately this time it was the CHN pair who made errors at the end. INA force rubber 21-18.

Game 3 at 2-1, CHN lead.

Another big smash by ZB........3-1......where does he get all the energy?

Yet another power smash from ZB....who else......4-3.........

ZB's power is too much for INA, should consider not lifting too much.

Good,...rubber....at least have more time to wait until MS Final to start....RTM1 will telecast at 3.30 pm ......

ZB flat drive to the baseline......5-3.........

Whoaa, suatu smash ken-chang daripada... Shie Zong Bo

Another big smash by ZB........3-1......where does he get all the energy?

He gets a lot of "weight" behind his smashes :D;)

what a rally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ZB's power is too much for INA, should consider not lifting too much.

Sure .....have one day rest ...mah....:D

I counted 6 successive jumping smashes by fatty ZB......6-3.....amazing.......

The INA pair can't let the score get out of hand. Better keep close

CHN rotation very smooth during long rally, Nova's judgement affected by the drift, 6-3 to CHN.

My prediction : Indonesians will come back and win this in a narrow score.

Ina is now 1 point deficit.....5-6.......

this is bad ....

i cant watch it anymore

I counted 6 successive jumping smashes by fatty ZB......6-3.....amazing.......


great defence from Butet....unfortunately Nova failed:crying:

My prediction : Indonesians will come back and win this in a narrow score.

Good chance for Ina to win......can't believe ZB can continue with his energy sapping smashes......the match is very close 8-9.........

Lose CHN XD pair... LOOOOOSSSSSEEEEEE!!!

Dare I say it, Gao Ling is making more mistakes than normal. That could spell salvation for INA. CHN and INA neck and neck 9-9.

Butet/Wid leading.....slim lead....10-9............................now 11-9......shuttle landed but ZB thought it was out and left it ........

Ayuuuuuuuuuhhhhh Indonesiaaaaaaaaaaa, ganyang Chinaaaaaa

:D

INA please lead, lead further by big big big margin... send 'em home!

yes... ina leading 11:9

Very close indeed.....11-10 to Ina........

Loose serve by ZB but win the next one.....12-11......

Turning out to be a classic. Excitingly close. INA 12-11 CHN

Ayuuuuuuuuuhhhhh Indonesiaaaaaaaaaaa, ganyang Chinaaaaaa

:D

wilf... so scared :D

Look like Young Bo behind on court..

Soft touch by Butet but into the net.......13-13.........

Look like Young Bo behind on court..

I'm sure he'll be happy you called him "Young" ;)

Good play by Wid......ZB/GL could not reach the shuttle....14-14......

Yup, Gao Ling exceptional edefence not quite right, but 3 mistakes by INA brought CHN back into the game, 14-14.

Neck and neck again 14-14

Neither team giving an inch. Great stuff, worthy of a final

Another great play by Wid into empty space......16-14........

yessss Ina leading again 16-14

Half court reply by Butet and ZB did not waste the opportunity for a kill......15-16......

COME ON.. gao lin :(

wilf... so scared :D
I borrowed that phrase from a certain President of Indonesia in the late 60s. ;)

Once again CHN claw their way back to 16-16

Smash from baseline by ZB....16-16........

ZB calls for artillery, 16-16.

Come on Indonesia, break the great wall!

Lead goes back to Chn....good play by GL.....17-16.....

Aiyo....back level....17-17......

17-17 nailbiting finish on the cards. who will crack first?

3 big smashes from ZB and Butet replied them all.....ZB sent it long eventually....18-17.......

Almost 1 hour of play and only 1 point separate them

ZB is the weakest players of all 4 :mad: :o

ZB does the twist to no avail, then Lilyana n Nova does the great wall defence. 19-17.

19 - 17 INA....cpmmon INA..beat them...

Another point to Ina.....19-17.......

2 point cushion for INA 19-17

ZB still smashing.....18-19.......

Crosscourt drive by ZB.....19-19............

CHN evens it up once more 19-19. Crazy stuff!

So tide...19 -19.....

Nolyn started to blame each others..

INA at match point!

Lilyana brings GL down, 20-19.

GL fell on the court and Butet smashed.....yes championship point...20-19....

And INA clinches the title 21-19! Congrats Nova/Butet

Yes, yes, Indonesia won! One less title for China

Butet/Wid.....21-19.......thunderous clapping from spectators.......

Good....INA won....ya...ya....

One day rest also no use....hahahaha

congratZ.... nova/butet..... so sweet winning

GREAT! CHN lost... TQ TQ TQ INA XD pair for winning!!!

haha.. i saw hauge on TV :P

Congratulation to INA.....Nova/Butet......tomboy prevail....

Now this is how international badminton should be - titles won by participating countries in difficult hard fought matches.

The Match of the YEAR coming up !:D

Now time to watch RTM1,

GL smiles despite her defeat. Great recovery by World Champs, 21-23, 21-18, 21-19 win shows that walkovers don't work.

Oh yes...Indonesia won..As i say,nothing good will happen to the walkover advantage..Its prove that walkover doesn't gurantee anything...

My earlier predictions are eerily close so far. Good crystal ball.
XXF wins in a laugher - correct
Nova/Butet win in a nail biter - correct

My next prediction was LCW to win in a squeaker. Let's see

Final showdown... coming up! Just pray pray for LD to lose. :p

Now time to watch RTM1,

Good,..perfect timing...:p

And INA clinches the title 21-19! Congrats Nova/Butet
yeah, very very happy for nova/butet...i din watch live...when i tuned to live channel, they played badly...so, the whole match, i watch on n off...:D

yesssss sportmanship XD won on Match of the match HK SS 2007.....cong"stion for Nova/Butet....
now HK SS title;
CHN 1
INA 1

My earlier predictions are eerily close so far. Good crystal ball.
XXF wins in a laugher - correct
Nova/Butet win in a nail biter - correct

My next prediction was LCW to win in a squeaker. Let's see

Good man ! It is a squeaker of a prediction !:D

Final showdown... coming up! Just pray pray for LD to lose. :p
Don't do that. Pray for LCW to win - it's better. :)

WTF with RTM1... 3:30 now still showing sailor... :mad:

Congrts NoLyn for winning their back to back SS titles.

Let's hope my laptop battery will last the entirety of the LCW-LD match...I'm now on Astro Supersport.

yeah, very very happy for nova/butet...i din watch live...when i tuned to live channel, they played badly...so, the whole match, i watch on n off...:D

You're such a scaredy cat :D;)

Final showdown... coming up! Just pray pray for LD to lose. :p
yes, yes, yes...let pray for that....BUT...LD so fresh...can lcw does it for us here????

As i expected,XD won by Indonesia,Nova/Butet.A great,hot match.A really close one there.I knew that they r going to win!

WS,XXF..i was rite again..

Let's see whether i was right about the rest of the matches..