The individual events will start tomorrow. Here are the matches involving INA players.

MEN'S SINGLES R16
Taufik Hidayat [1] vs Soukanya Panasy -- a breeze for Taufik.

Kendrick Lee Yen Hui vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro [2] -- the MATCH OF THE DAY tomorrow. Sony will be given a hard test, but, he still has the edge.

MEN'S DOUBLES R16
BYE for Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan [1]

Troung Veasna/Prum Savaruth vs Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi [2] -- also a breeze for AG/Joko.

WOMEN'S SINGLES R16
Soutchai Xaysana vs Adriyanti Firdasari -- an easy match for Firda to warm herself for the tough match against Li Li [3] in the QF

BYE for Maria Kristin Yulianti [2]

WOMEN'S DOUBLES R16
BYE for Vita Marissa/Liliyana Natsir [4]

Jo Novita/Greysia Polii vs Yao Lei/Frances Liu Fan -- should be a manageable match for Jo/Greysia.

MIXED DOUBLES R16
BYEs for both Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir [1] and Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa [2]

Wow, some names I've never seen before..

Wow, some names I've never seen before..

Yeah...those from Laos....easy meats for the top players. Taufik can even afford to play 3 sets.

Badminton Schedule - Tuesday, December 11th:

http://61.19.238.85/info/ENG/BD/BDS158A_BDXXXXXXXXXXXXENG_date=2007-12-11.htm

14:10 Court 1 Mixed Doubles Round of 16
Match 3 THA - NARKTHONG/H.R.H. PRINCESS v MAS - TAN/WOON

So famous they don't even need to put her name down :D:D Just curious, what's her level of play like?

14:10 Court 1 Mixed Doubles Round of 16
Match 3 THA - NARKTHONG/H.R.H. PRINCESS v MAS - TAN/WOON

So famous they don't even need to put her name down :D:D Just curious, what's her level of play like?

that's really funny. i got a good laugh out from that!

14:10 Court 1 Mixed Doubles Round of 16
Match 3 THA - NARKTHONG/H.R.H. PRINCESS v MAS - TAN/WOON

So famous they don't even need to put her name down :D:D Just curious, what's her level of play like?

Actually I think her name is HRH Princess Siriwannawari Nariratana

Anyone can confirm?

She is the little princess of Thailand King :cool: :eek:

14:10 Court 1 Mixed Doubles Round of 16
Match 3 THA - NARKTHONG/H.R.H. PRINCESS v MAS - TAN/WOON

So famous they don't even need to put her name down :D:D Just curious, what's her level of play like?
Actually I think her name is HRH Princess Siriwannawari Nariratana

Anyone can confirm?
She is the little princess of Thailand King :cool: :eek:
..can confirm what the initial HRH stands for??..:confused::cool:

She is the little princess of Thailand King :cool: :eek:

yeah. more like the grand-daughter, i think.

Sirivannavari Nariratana is the name. HRH==His Royal Highness?

yeah. more like the grand-daughter, i think.

Sirivannavari Nariratana is the name. HRH==His Royal Highness?



ops...

HER Royal Highness.

..can confirm what the initial HRH stands for??..:confused::cool:

His Royal Highness if it's a male..
Her Royal Highness if it's a female...

The individual events will start tomorrow. Here are the matches involving INA players.

MEN'S SINGLES R16
Taufik Hidayat [1] vs Soukanya Panasy -- a breeze for Taufik.

Kendrick Lee Yen Hui vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro [2] -- the MATCH OF THE DAY tomorrow. Sony will be given a hard test, but, he still has the edge.

MEN'S DOUBLES R16
BYE for Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan [1]

Troung Veasna/Prum Savaruth vs Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi [2] -- also a breeze for AG/Joko.

WOMEN'S SINGLES R16
Soutchai Xaysana vs Adriyanti Firdasari -- an easy match for Firda to warm herself for the tough match against Li Li [3] in the QF

BYE for Maria Kristin Yulianti [2]

WOMEN'S DOUBLES R16
BYE for Vita Marissa/Liliyana Natsir [4]

Jo Novita/Greysia Polii vs Yao Lei/Frances Liu Fan -- should be a manageable match for Jo/Greysia.

MIXED DOUBLES R16
BYEs for both Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir [1] and Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa [2]


How bout Alvent YUlianto Chandra...It seems this SEA GAMES just recreation and no match for him....:D:p

Gogo Bars,.... after play the game, go there

How bout Alvent YUlianto Chandra...It seems this SEA GAMES just recreation and no match for him....:D:p
:D no match for him........:D

yeah. more like the grand-daughter, i think.

Sirivannavari Nariratana is the name. HRH==His Royal Highness?


:D:D Kwun...you may be blacklisted at Thailand airports....:D

:D:D Kwun...you may be blacklisted at Thailand airports....:D
Haha.. Princess is a "SHE", she is cute, the great grand daughter of Thailand King ;) U better watch up, Kwun :D

But I heard that Princess is very friendly and talk to other players as well....heard that many bodyguards are protecting her.......

The Little Princess just lost the first set to Wee Kiong/Khe Wei :(

HRH Princess lost her mixed match to Mas (Tan/Woon) 12-21,11-21

She is the little princess of Thailand King :cool: :eek:
Maybe I should marry her and becoming HRH TH_4_President..huekekekekekkek :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
good for Indonesia and Thailand relationship though..hehehe:p:D:D

No doubt, the slimmest chance for INA bdm squad to win gold in SEAG individual competition is WS. XD and MS will get serious obstacles from home shuttlers, Sudket/Saralee and Boonsak respectively.

Ronald withdrew from MS individual event so SIN represented by Kendrick Lee and Derek Wong, MAS has Yeoh Kay Bin and Kuan Beng Hong. Meanwhile INA still depends on the Olympic Champion and SDK.

Ronald withdrew from MS individual event


What happened to Susilo?

I'm not too worry about ina's chance in ms&xd. Taufik lost to bonsak in men's team i think just incidental. You know lah taufik! But thanks to sony for his spirit to not underestimate his opponent.
Our xd also still strong enough to thai pair.If one lost still another.

What happened to Susilo?

Probably he got injured as Ronald didn't join SIN line-up yesterday in Men's Team Gold Medal Match against INA.

No doubt, the slimmest chance for INA bdm squad to win gold in SEAG individual competition is WS. XD and MS will get serious obstacles from home shuttlers, Sudket/Saralee and Boonsak respectively.

Ronald withdrew from MS individual event so SIN represented by Kendrick Lee and Derek Wong, MAS has Yeoh Kay Bin and Kuan Beng Hong. Meanwhile INA still depends on the Olympic Champion and SDK.

SIN has good WD player JIANG Yanmei/Li Yujia (world ranking 10th)...they can give hard fighting to Vita/Lyliana (world ranking 19th)...

Host MD player (Sudkeet/Phattapol) also has a chance to make upset, they always play in rubber game when met Kido/Hendra...

so WD China masters Champion and MD World Champion must be aware and carefull...:cool:

Result R16 of INA player at this time;

Taufik Hidayat vs Soukanya Panasy -- 21-9 21-5.
Soutchai Xaysana vs Adriyanti Firdasari -- 6-21 5-21

Sony and Kendrik in 3rd set: 21-14,12-21

Sony lost to Kendrik 18-21.....sigh!!

Host MD player (Sudkeet/Phattapol) also has a chance to make upset, they always play in rubber game when met Kido/Hendra...



According to BWF website, their head to head is 2-1 in favour of Kido/Setiawan. They only met 3 times since 2004
2004 Sudket/Phattapol won
2006 WC - Kido/Setiawan won, couldnt find records of scoreline
2007 Japan Open - Kido/Setiawan won in 3 sets, Kido/Setiawan lost 1st set, won next 2 sets. Kido/Setiawan if they play 3 sets have a trend(which commentators have also observed), lose 1st set, win 2nd & 3rd set.

So, with home ground cheering, close fight.

Sony lost to Kendrik 18-21.....sigh!!

wow that suprised:eek:..anyway TCS 5(s'pore) brodcast delay telecast matched between Sony vs Kendrick now..

Now Taufik become a single fighter ...he will be on fire!!!

Wow,
Morale boosting win for Kendrick Lee against Sony. Well done. Strategy works.

Now Taufik become a single fighter ...he will be on fire!!!

I hope so about TH....but TH with his unstable performance will make other shuttlers; Nguyen (VIE), Boonsak (THA), Hendrick (SIN), Yeoh (MAS) has a good chance to beat TH in SEA GAMES..:(:(:(

Msia MD Razif/Khoo won over Laos Players 21-17, 21-17

Close score line, hope they'll do better tomm

As feared, Sony Dwi Kuncoro lost in rubbet-sets to the improving Kendrick Lee Yen Hui :mad:

As feared, Sony Dwi Kuncoro lost in rubbet-sets to the improving Kendrick Lee Yen Hui :mad:

Being the flag bearer sure does have some effects...:p

Btw, it was such a great match! Especially the last set, real nail biter. Sony was in fact leading most of the times, too bad Kendrick suddenly became all powered up and won consecutive points to nail the set...

Being the flag bearer sure does have some effects...:p

Btw, it was such a great match! Especially the last set, real nail biter. Sony was in fact leading most of the times, too bad Kendrick suddenly became all powered up and won consecutive points to nail the set...


I managed to catch about the last 10 min of the final game between Sony and Kendrick on TV. It was the best I've seen of Kendrick thus far.

And Kendrick surprised me with not only his skill at the net but also his mental strength. He was trailing quite a bit, about 5 points and Sony seemed to have the game wrapped up when Kendrick's concentration seemed to move up a notch. He was not flustered even with so many points to catch up, but remained calm and focussed. And he moved much faster and was rewarded by good anticipations at the net.

It paid off for him in the end with an upset victory over Sony in a very, very close fight.

I hope Tommy from BC London has a chance to watch that match and change his negative view of Kendrick, who has now beaten Indonesia's second best singles player in such an auspicious event as the SEA Games. Remember, Kendrick has also beaten Chen Jin not long ago in the Singapore Open this year. :)

Yes, I think Kendrick played pretty well to beat Sony. I believe that Sony was a bit over confident and was caught off guard from Kendrick's strong resistance. Congrats to SG team :)

I saw Mr.Lim Swee Say in the stadium :eek:

Congrats to Kendrick. Could be his year today, but still has to come through Taufik and Boonsak.

Not an impossible task, and it has happened before at Singapore's home soil.

Congrats to Kendrick. Could be his year today, but still has to come through Taufik and Boonsak.

Not an impossible task, and it has happened before at Singapore's home soil.

The "unthinkable" can happen, hopefully on Thai soil as it has happened to WMC even on China soil! :D

The "unthinkable" can happen, hopefully on Thai soil as it has happened to WMC even on China soil! :D

Most of my friends from National team told me he improves A LOT............I hope he can sustain till Final and perhaps the Gold. A boost for Singapore badminton.

Being the flag bearer sure does have some effects...:p



Congrats to Kendrick! :)
http://ssc.org.sg/publish/etc/medialib/games/thailand_2007/opening_ceremony.Par.0007.Fullsize.gif

More photos:
http://ssc.org.sg/publish/teamsingapore/en/games/sea/2007/thailand_2007/photo_gallery/opening_ceremony.html

Yup, flag bearing does increase your muscle strength, probably exponentially since you have to lift the heavy pole against gravity. :D:D:D

No mean feat for the flag bearer to beat an in-form and fit World Championship runnerup, even LCW had to go to 3 games to beat Sony in HK.

Congrat kendrick in beating sony yesterday i was watching the match good thing you catch up back the score oh men anw all the best in yr next few match...

.....I hope Tommy from BC London has a chance to watch that match and change his negative view of Kendrick, who has now beaten Indonesia's second best singles player in such an auspicious event as the SEA Games. Remember, Kendrick has also beaten Chen Jin not long ago in the Singapore Open this year. :)

The ever reliable Aerotus has uploaded the game in the video sharing thread, so you can watch & re-watch frame by frame. It also made me curious, dont even know what this Kenderick Lee looks like till I saw the photo.

Personally, I think it's not the 'good luck' of being the flag bearer as some BCer have said. Spore guys have to go thru 2 years of National Service, good for training muscles, mental strength...

Personally, I think it's not the 'good luck' of being the flag bearer as some BCer have said. Spore guys have to go thru 2 years of National Service, good for training muscles, mental strength...

It's not the "good luck" of being the flag bearer we are talking about. It's the responsibility that comes with being one. The flag bearer himself will want to strive to do better to prove himself worthy of the honour.

Besides, it wouldn't look good if the flag bearer returns home empty-handed...:p

Both BP and KL are flagbearers for their contingents so who's gonna win? KL's netplay is interesting; not fancy but simple and effective.