Malaysian Open Day 1 Predictions (http://thebadmintonblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/malaysian-open-day-1-predictions.html)

The start of the first Super Series in 2008 has some pretty interesting encounters

Zhu Lin vs. Yip Pui Yin
The reigning world champion Zhu Lin takes on big smasher Yip Pui Yin. While Zhu Lin has failed to reproduce the form that got her her crown in Kuala Lumpur, Yip Pui Yin has also failed to live up to her reputation. She easily lost the first round match in Hong Kong last year to the little known Canadian Anna Rice. However, all the statistics I have to work with are woefully out of date, and both Zhu and Yip might be on opposite sides of the spectrum. Its hard to write predictions for the first round match of the first tournament of the year, and we'll see what happens tomorrow. However, Zhu Lin should be able to continue defending her title. and defeat Yip in a 2 set match, and Yip would do well to stretch the Chinese to a third.

Taufik Hidayat vs. Park Sung Hwan
Taufik Hidayat today commented that the Malaysian Open title is not something he is eying for this year. However, one would be foolish to dismiss Taufik. While Park, Korea's top rated Men's Singles player hs been quite impressive lately, Hidayat would most probably claim this match in 2 tight sets.

Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong vs. Joko Riyadi/Hendra Gunawan
A tough opening match for Malaysian hotshots Koo and Tan. The first seed and the world number 1 Malaysians are out to please their loyal fans, and Koo and Tan should easily sweep past the Indonesians in 2 sets. I predict that Koo and Tan will face no difficulties (hopefully, I won't jinx them) until the meet Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in the semifinals.





Full article:The Badminton Blog - Malaysian Open Day 1 Predictions (http://thebadmintonblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/malaysian-open-day-1-predictions.html)

why xie xing fang give an walkover to cheng shao chieh?????

Matches involving Team INA (including Djarum's sole representative)

MEN'S SINGLES
Taufik Hidayat [6]vs Park Sung Hwan -- another early round match against Park Sung Hwan...and I think Taufik should take this one again.

Andrew Smith vs Simon Santoso -- Simon should also progress, but, he will face either Taufik or Park on Thursday.

Andre Kurniawan Tedjono vs Eric Pang -- Andre has increasingly become more matured in his game and a first round win tomorrow will serve to boost his confidence in this new season.

Lee Hyun Il vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro [5] -- a tough match for both players and I fear Sony might go out.

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Pia Bernadet Zebadiah vs Kanako Yonekura -- Pia has done the hard job of qualifying for the main draw and 2220 valuable ranking points in her coffer which means she will go up to the top 60. Another win will be a bonus for her.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong [1] vs Hendra Gunawan/Joko Riyadi -- a terrible draw yet again for AG/Joko (and next week too), so, they might go out in R32 for the coming forthnight.

Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto vs Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif -- probably the match of the round and it will be an exciting match. The MAS pair has an edge.

Fang Chieh-Min/Lee Sheng-Mu vs Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya [4] -- a tricky match against the fast-improving Chinese-Taipei pair. But, Tony/Candra should take this one.

Hoon Thien How/Tan Wee Kiong vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan [2] -- a tricky one too for the World Champion after an astonishing year-end for them.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir [8]vs Johanna Persson/Elin Berglom -- a breeze for the 8th seed.

Carina Mette/Birgit Overzier vs Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti -- a tricky one for Rani/Endang as always against the veteran GER pair. Hopefully, they can take this one.

Jo Novita/Greysia Polii vs Nina Vislova/Valeria Sorokina -- ditto for Jo/Greysia...the Russian is improving very fast.

MIXED DOUBLES
David Lindley/Suzanne Rayappan vs Mohd Rijal/Greysia Polii -- Rijal/Greysia are finally back after a 5 mths absence since the WC 2007 (which was also held in KL last year). A tough match against the improving ENG pair and with Greysia's experience, they should edge out a win in rubber-set.

Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa [4] vs Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Britta Andersen -- with Zheng Bo/Gao Ling's withdrawal, the path is opened for Flandy/Vita to progress to the Final.

Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita vs Kristof Hopp/Birgit Overzier -- a tough match is in store for Devin/Lita. It will be good if they can win this one.

Fang Chieh-Min/Cheng Wen-Hsing vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir [2] -- a tricky match and the last time these two pairs meet, it ended in a rubber-set.

Oh no XAY of SIN has done it again.....no not in the 1st round but in the qualifying round:crying::crying::crying:

They've already withdrawn their WS and XD #1 seeds, so why not pull their WS#1 seed too. Reasons genuine or suspicious? Add to that LD never even entered–he would have been the #1 seed in MS...:rolleyes:

MEN'S DOUBLES

Hoon Thien How/Tan Wee Kiong vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan [2] -- a tricky one too for the World Champion after an astonishing year-end for them.


I read the draw from tournament software, it indicated that MK/HS will be up against the Brits pair of Robert Adcock/ Robin Middleton in the last match of today. :cool:
While Wee Kiong/Thien How somehow were pitted against their senior Choong TF/Lee WW in the first round :mad:

I read the draw from tournament software, it indicated that MK/HS will be up against the Brits pair of Robert Adcock/ Robin Middleton in the last match of today. :cool:
While Wee Kiong/Thien How somehow were pitted against their senior Choong TF/Lee WW in the first round :mad:

Hmm....I thought its Kido/Hendra against Q2, who should be Hoon/Tan :rolleyes:

Couple of exciting matches in today's first round fixtures.

1. Sudket / Pattapol vs Sakamoto/ Ikeda - a very tough opener for the Thais pair, it will be a 3 set triller.
I've ask all my frans who will bumped into stadium today to give FULL support to Sudket :p

2. Chan Chong Ming/Chew Choon Eng vs Lee Jae Jin/ Hwang Ji Man -
- The Korean holds some slight edge over the host "Reformed" pair -- in terms of experince in handling pressure on a Super Series Event.
CCM stamina is in doubt after having to gone through 2 matches in Qualifying -- Especially the one with Bona/ Ahsan. If the match go into decider, my pick will be on the fitter Korean.

3. Gan Teik Chai/ Lin Woon Fui vs Jung Jae Sung/ Lee Yong Dae
- The Korean Pair should have breezed past this "Fragile" MAS Pair - the weakest combination among MAS Elite MD Squad.
- Don't forget Lee Yong Dae gota lots female fans in the stadium to cheered him up every time he is in action ;)

4. Tazari/ Fairuz vs Luluk/ Alven
- Based on recent form, MAS pair should win on this one. However, LL/ALV will be a tough nut to bite. A 50-50 match .:rolleyes:

why xie xing fang give an walkover to cheng shao chieh?????

newspaper stated that xxf had a freak accident yesterday in her hotel...apparently she fell in the bathroom and injured her elbow...so that's abit of luck for wmc?? path to semi finals is clear thanks to the slippery bathroom...:D:D

The game started, very tight first game between He HB/YY and Keita/Miyuki

TWk & WKW need to buckle up a bit.
Many exposure by still never go far to like 3rd round or quater.

Msia young XD pair, TWee Kiong/Woon KW already lost to Denmark, Eriksen/Neilsen, in straight sets.

goodluck Taufik!

i think anthony clark is having a bad year... split with robert blair, paired with one of the up and coming (but not that up and coming) lads, and to top it all - he and donna kellog seem to be freefalling thru the rankings - they were top 10 at some time last year - even making it to the final of the WC (albeit losing to robertson/emms in the final) since then it's all been backwards for them. and tony in particular..

they lost to one of the PFQ's in three!!

ah well

OMG... fLAVI LOST...!!
toooo baddddd :(

i think anthony clark is having a bad year... split with robert blair, paired with one of the up and coming (but not that up and coming) lads, and to top it all - he and donna kellog seem to be freefalling thru the rankings - they were top 10 at some time last year - even making it to the final of the WC (albeit losing to robertson/emms in the final) since then it's all been backwards for them. and tony in particular..

they lost to one of the PFQ's in three!!

ah well

I was wondering why Clark/Blair split, they were quite good together.
I think the WC you're talking about is 2005? Back then most prob due to Rexy being there as coach.

errr yeah what happened there? flandy and vita were 4th seeds! and they lose spectacularly to the relatively unknown joachim fischer nielsen and britta andersen - i know britta has played with most of the top men in denmark - but not seen her with this other dane. well done to them for making an upset :)

I was wondering why Clark/Blair split, they were quite good together.
I think the WC you're talking about is 2005? Back then most prob due to Rexy being there as coach.

wow - was it really that long ago?
i thought they won it the year after rexy left - cause nathan sprained his ankle while at the anaheim ones (that was 2005 wasn't it?) then it was madrid in 06? i can't remember at all...

What a disastrous start to the Malaysia Open Super Series :eek:

Mohd Rijal/Greysia Polii lost in straight sets 20-22, 6-21 to David Lindley/Suzanne Rayappan. The ENG pair has been improving steadily and upsetted Nova/Butet last year.

Meanwhile, Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa lost unexpectedly to Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Britta Andersen 12-21, 15-21.

XD between Mas and USA is going crazy...

finally our junior made it 30:29...

The first match this year to finish in 30-29....as Howard Bach/Eva Lee lost to the stubborn MAS young pair of Mohd Razif Abdul Latif/Chong Sook Chin 21-14, 18-21, 29-30. The US pair threw away 4-5 match pts and was leading 29-28, only to blow it. What a match!

Amazing, another marathon 30 points in XD which MAS won in the rubber against USA. 14:21, 21:18, 30:29

Wow ! First sudden death of this tournament.
Razif / Chong Sook Chin beat the experience USA pair Howard Bach/ Eva Lee
14-21, 21-18, 30-29 :eek:

waa,30-29......

Haiz,my Livescore now gt problem

MORE UPSETS to come...........

WMC advances to the next round, win over JW 21:17, 21:13

come on YIPPIE YAY!

finally,my livescore is ok ady

yess, mew choo won her match..
wow, so early morning so much upset dy, Flavi lost in straight game...
wat happened??

omg, zhou mi thrashed her opponent in the 1st set and now are leading far away...

The first match this year to finish in 30-29....as Howard Bach/Eva Lee lost to the stubborn MAS young pair of Mohd Razif Abdul Latif/Chong Sook Chin 21-14, 18-21, 29-30. The US pair threw away 4-5 match pts and was leading 29-28, only to blow it. What a match!

An exciting match, I would guess. The first ever match I followed live that ended 30-29. I've still yet to watch one with my own eyes.

To get to 30-29, both sides will have in total at least 12 game points. At 20-(less than 20), that's at least one game point. At 21-20 to 29-28, that's exactly 9 game points. And at 29-29, both sides have game points.

So, if the US pair blew 4-5 match points, the Malaysian pair must have blown even more. But the US pair blew the last 2 which must have hurt a lot.

judith win the 1st set 21-16

meanwhile zhu lin is leading 19-16 now

upsets!!
unknown player CICOGNINI FROM SWITZERLAND WIN IN RUBBER SET OVER SPORE`S LI LI

now i waiting for lee chong wei`s match...
faster!!!

wow, ZHOU MI LEADING 14-4!

yes!!! ZL won da 1st set!!! yay yay... keep going! ><

upsets!!
unknown player CICOGNINI FROM SWITZERLAND WIN IN RUBBER SET OVER SPORE`S LI LI

Not exactly unknown. She was a star player in Europe during her recent junior years. But I did not expect her to trouble Li Li, much less beat her.

yes!!! ZL won da 1st set!!! yay yay... keep going! ><
We are on the opposite side once again ;)

We are on the opposite side once again ;)
Oh really... Haha... Lets see who wins this... Hahahaha...

wow, an easy 1st sround match for zhou mi!

zhu lin won the 1st set 21-19 and now playing in the 2nd set

lee chong wei`s match will begin anytime i think...

lee chong wei is on court now!!!

LCW on the court now

haizz..
my head is paining now..
who shud i support coz 2 players also form MAS

of coz support lcw....after all he is more dependable compared to mr. yoyo.....plus your name says it all...haha...

wow, yoyo man leading 2-1 now

wah, all play smash 2day...
HH win the points by 3 smashes in a row...

HH leading 4-1 now...
camon chong wei!.
haha

4 all now.......

its tied at 4-4 now...
camon...!!

Chong Wei to lost to YOYO MAN twice in a row in SS :eek: :D

haiya, chong wei..
dont watse time la..
faster win the match!!

looks like a good start for the yoyo man..

camon chong wei....
dont let ur opponent go so far...
smash more!!

LCW getting closer..
7-9 now..
camon..

its 8-9 now...
thats da way...
camon chong wei..
focus...

LCW is trailing now

9-10 now..
chong wei closing the gp..

HH leading 11-9..
interval..

LCW is trailing now
vei hong, r u in the stadium?

come on chong wei.....

match resume,..
HH leading 13-9 now,...
camon chong wei!!.
u can do it

and wang chen won her match in a rubber set game

looks like zhu lin having a hard time playing yippie

WACHA!!
and Nguyen tien minh on court now

why the livescore isnt working at all?

chong wei clozing the gap....
12-13 now...
camon!!....go farer

why the livescore isnt working at all?
it works very well for me

looks like petya neldecheva gonna seal the match

HH leading 15-12 now...
camon chongwei...
go farer

13-15 now...
chong wei is coming....
smash more!!!!
u can do it!

15-16 chong wei now...
camon!

yeah,...
its 16 all now..!
camon chong wei!

16 all now.....jia you chong wei

17-17 now...
wat a tight game...!
camon chong wei
u can do it!!!

chong wei leads for the 1st time..
18-17 now!!!!

19-17 for chong wei now!!

meanwhile TH and Park are on court now!

19-17 now.....take another 2 points to win 1st set

its game point for chong wei!!!!
camon 1 more point

game point for chong wei

and lee chong wei won the 1st set 21-17..
yess!!
now is the 2nd setS

wacha tied at 4 all now

LCW took 1st set 21-17

Chong Wei turned turbo in the last 4 points, great show.

zhu lin is match point now

Chong Wei turned turbo in the last 4 points, great show.
last minute turbo by chong wei..
wow!

This isn't on any television stations, is it? I'm using TV ants but I just realised its probably not being broadcasted anyway...

and zhu lin seals the match

This isn't on any television stations, is it? I'm using TV ants but I just realised its probably not being broadcasted anyway...
we r watching visual livescore

chong wei leads 4-3 now!!

oh no,Hashim leading 5-4

Who are y'all cheering for in the TH v Park match?

later KKK match i cant watch it koz got some thing on...
so who volunteer to cheer for them??heheh

oh no,Hashim leading 5-4
dont worry, chong wei always turn on his turbo last last 1...
haha

Lee Chong Wei can give HH walk over and help HH to qualify OC. He is safe anyway.

th tied at 3-3 now...

we r watching visual livescore

Oh yeah I know... I wasn't very clear. I'm watch that too but I was looking for it on tv to watch but I guess it's not playing. I'm in Canada so yeah... I was trying to find it through tv ants.
Thanks though

8-5 for HH now...camon chong wei!!!!

May I ask turbo is wat?

HH leading 9-6 now...

thats the problem with HH...
always leads his opponent but at last lose the match!...
but luckily his opponent is lee chong wei..
ahahhah

park leading 7-5 now...

chong wei closing the gap...
8-9 now

Why do you guys cheer against Hafiz?

oh no,Hashim leading 5-4

Turbo = Speed up

wow, chong wei suddenly leads 11-10 in the 2nd set... now interval.....
i think he turn on his nost juz now!

taufik leading 9-7 now!

play resume...
HH tied with chong wei 11-11

this match had lasted about 28 mins...
camon chongwei!!.
faster win the game!!!

13-12 chong wei leading now!....
smash more...
u can do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

taufik hidayat leading 11-10...
intervallllll....

dont waste time chongwei, faster win the game!!!!1

When LCW's game is over... Dabeka comes on.... goooo Canada

Lee Chong Wei can give HH walk over and help HH to qualify OC. He is safe anyway.

too bad our country coach is YKH...............:D:D:D

camon chongwei!..
wow, so fast 18-14 dy..
must b chong wei turn on his turbo to high speed!...
camon........

match point for LEE CHONG WEI!!!!!!!!

match pint for chong wei

and chong wei won the match wth a smash!...
good!...start...

yes,LCW won......

lee chong wei bt hafiz in staright set...21-17, 21-16

Why do you guys cheer against Hafiz?

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D you muz b new here then.

2moro chong wei will meet either tien minh or WACHA

wow, park leading 19-15 now...
uopsets here???

k time to go for lunch.....
bye all...

woah... Wacha is getting killed in the second game

Taufik just gave the first game to PSW.
Could his journey end here?
Or is he fooling with us again, the last minute catch up and win the games.

for now, Nguyen vs Przemyslaw WACHA : 21-3 on games 2 .It's great

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D you muz b new here then.
Well I follow badminton pretty avidly but I live in Canada so I dont really know. Everyone seems to dislike Hafiz... just curious why. I was cheering for Chong Wei too cause he's such a good sportsman and I love how he plays;)

COMMEE ONNN CANADA whooo lets go Dabeka!

in regard to Przemyslaw , is he get traumas ?

Taufik, please don't upset your fans in malaysia so early!!!

in regard to Przemyslaw , is he get traumas ?
Not likely.
He is leading in the 3rd set now.
Both TM and Wacha are good players.

YERG come on Andrew he's down in the first.

in regard to Przemyslaw , is he get traumas ?
I'm guessing he dogged the 2nd set after Tien
got so far ahead

Comeee On Taufik !!

Tien Minh sure dont give up easily. Catching up now.
I saw him play Chetan Anand yesterday and really impressive.

Wacha proceed to second round.
Who are his opponent next round?

Oh.. great.. is LCW

Come on Andrew...! yeah still close 5-6 for Kor

6 all WOOOO GO ANDREW!!!!!

TH and PSH at 20 all

where is all the INA supporter, they left their president fighting alone.

I've got my money on Andre against Eric Pang

Gosh man! TH please dont lose this for god's sake! If not there goes our dream QF...

Taufik 20:20 now
Come on Taufik 2 more point,, please close the second set

HELLS YEAH andrew is up 10-8

Hashim should have no problem in this round.
He's being quite consistent recently.

I am rooting for underdog Sheun Wan instead since Taufik himself said in today's paper that Malaysian Open isnt his priority.

Come on Korea in the rubber set.

Finally,,, Taufik won this set :)

22-20 for Hidayat on game 2. :crying::crying:

Commmee on andrew you can do it 4 more points

Close one 7-7 now for Korea vs Indonesia

Game Point For Andrew!!!
SO close now 21 all

11-8 Taufik had the edge during interval.... will Park rise to the occassion?

Taufik is leading 11 - 8 in the interval

THATS IT YAHH!! Canada vs Korea goes to a 3rd

11-8 Taufik had the edge during interval.... will Park rise to the occassion?

It will depends on TH stamina.....he used to have stamina problem....usually lost in rubber game.....if he has improve his stamina he will win...this..;)

18-15. Taufik needs 3 to wrap it up and Park needs 3 to draw level.

It's Taufik's game after all 21-16....

Sorry Prothobs looks like Korea will take the rubber at 17-5 now. Canada need a miracle to win the rubber.

Of course that doesn't mean he has climbed back to top ... :cool:

GL & ZTT match starts... haha... Go Go Go

GL and ZZT lead 18-12

set point for GL and ZZT

21-14 set GL and ZZT

Another game over for YOYO sibblings :(

Of course that doesn't mean he has climbed back to top ... :cool:

I don't think he can last the distance this week. He has already mentioned that Malaysia Open is "not his target". He's aiming and craving for the All-England title (which has missed for various reasons over the past 2 years).

I hope Simon Santoso can beat Taufik Hidayat tomorrow and face Lee Chong Wei for a place in the last four.

Watch up for Eric Pang, this guy might go far here..

A tough match for Andre Kurniawan Tedjono as expected as it's 18-18 in the rubber-set now. Nervy moments for both players.

The game was so tense between Andre & Eric
Another Sudden death match on the making?
Hows ur heartbeat doing, Badmania :p

Tedjono take the game

22 : 20 in 3rd set

Yes....Andre Kurniawan Tedjono makes it 3 out of 3 for INA Men's Singles players so far as he beat Eric Pang 18-21, 22-20, 22-20. He will face either Chen Yu or Dicky Palyama for a place in the last eight and he has beaten Chen Yu several times before, so, he stands a chance.

His target this year will be to break into the top 10 (hard one though).

The game was so tense between Andre & Eric
Another Sudden death match on the making?
Hows ur heartbeat doing, Badmania :p

Nervy moments, but not as nervous as when the doubles are playing :p

Watch up for Eric Pang, this guy might go far here..

... as far as the 1st round :D:D;)

Simon has been pretty impressive since last year. Andrew Smith is not a weak opponent, so I guess 21:15, 21:7 means something.

It's actually hard to judge when no video is available. But my impression is that recently Taufik's problem is not his stamina, it's his power, speed and agility.

I would prefer a Taufik - LCW clash though, to see how LCW's new style works against the opponent with arguably the best skill currently.

I don't think he can last the distance this week. He has already mentioned that Malaysia Open is "not his target". He's aiming and craving for the All-England title (which has missed for various reasons over the past 2 years).

I hope Simon Santoso can beat Taufik Hidayat tomorrow and face Lee Chong Wei for a place in the last four.

haha, nice
GL and ZTT 21-14, 21-6 win...i kno, kinda late

Chen Yu up 21-12, 13-8...

21-12, 21-17 match Chen Yu

Chen Yu beat Dicky Palyama in straight sets, 21-12, 21-17 and this Chinese player will challenge Andre K.Tedjono tomorrow, one interesting match...

EMMS and KELLOG defeats AUGUSTYN and KOSTIUCZYK 21-19, 14-21, 21-16

Koo/Tan on the court now

Look like all da seeded plyer lost their match ...

KOO-TAN trailing now .. OMG

WUT HAPPEN to this Malaysian Open ????????????? grrrrr

Does not bode well....Vita/Butet are supposed to thrash the Swedish pair :mad:
Instead, they were forced to deuce, after saving 4 game points.

KOO TAN still behind 11 - 6 to joko grrrrrrrrrr

oh no,11-6,INA team leading...Wat happen to Koo/Tan

Our golden boys are not looking good at this moment...

12 - 6 now .... im angry now huh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Relax dude...its only the early stage :cool:

come on Koo/Tan

Phew...Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir eventually pulled it off...28-26 in the first set.

how can i relax ......... its 15 - 9 NOWWWWWWWWWWWW

It will be a tragedy if AG/Joko were to throw this set away, leading 17-9 now.

i better watch tennis ... huhuhuhu

Oh no,game point for INA team

i cant believe this 20-12 omg ..........

Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi take the first set 21-14. Can they maintain the pressure on Koo/Tan? I hope so :rolleyes:

Are Koo and Tan letting down their Malaysian fans again...and to think they
re seeded no 1 and moreoved I am coming this weekend..... ARGGGGH.....

KOO/TAN lose first set 14-21

INA team took 1st set

lost already ..... if KOO - TAN lost in da 2nd match ... i will never put ma hope on them anymore ... NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Geez, Vita/Butet are still neck-to-neck with the Swedish pair....at 7-7 in the second set.

lost already ..... if KOO - TAN lost in da 2nd match ... i will never put ma hope on them anymore ... NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Sigh...when will these kinda fans grow up :o

3 posts............same time twice in a row....KOO/TAN lead 3-0 2nd set

The Swedish pair leads 11-9 at the interval of the second set :eek:

Sigh...when will these kinda fans grow up :o

:crying:i will never grow up, tats da problem :crying:

kkk lost 1st set already???

kkk lost 1st set already???

ya,lost 1st set ady.....

An exciting match, I would guess. The first ever match I followed live that ended 30-29. I've still yet to watch one with my own eyes.

To get to 30-29, both sides will have in total at least 12 game points. At 20-(less than 20), that's at least one game point. At 21-20 to 29-28, that's exactly 9 game points. And at 29-29, both sides have game points.

So, if the US pair blew 4-5 match points, the Malaysian pair must have blown even more. But the US pair blew the last 2 which must have hurt a lot.

Hiyaaa, 1st set KKK/TBH lost to Joko/Hendra, now only wake up... slow starters as usual.

HCyong, Razif/Chong are Msia back-up XD, young pair, only 20/19 years old I think. + they focus more on MD & WD respectively. Sure exciting, must ask those at the stadium how it went.

Sigh...when will these kinda fans grow up :o

Don't call them "fans" because a true fan will support their heroes through thick and thin. :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Geez, Vita/Butet are still neck-to-neck with the Swedish pair....at 7-7 in the second set.
The tomboys are struggling...

koo-fan won't be happy with koo-tan ;)

The tomboys are struggling...

Unexpected really...but Vita lost her XD match this morning :rolleyes:

Oh man...they again trailed 15-19, despite leading 15-13 :eek:

The MAS pair is leading 11-9. I think they will take the second set.

16-20 again....and its just following the pattern of the first set :rolleyes: And Vita/Butet lost the second set 17-21.

Wow, the Swedish pair took the 2nd game 21-17. What's happening with Vita and Butet?? :confused::confused:

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D you muz b new here then.

i agree :) totally.. hafiz can be a disappointment..

Joko and Hendra are keeping within striking distance of KKK/TBH, down 11-15

Joko and Hendra are keeping within striking distance of KKK/TBH, down 11-15

Unless they can win a string of 3-4 straight points, it will be difficult to steal the second set from Koo/Tan. We'll see how they fare in the rubber-set.

Koo-Tan leading 17-13 now

ok i c some hope there 17-13 .. AMEN ..

kkk/tbh, wake up! d whole nation is hoping la weyh..

Koo Tan, please live up to your top seed billing.

Koo-Tan take other 2 pints to end 2nd game

More smash winners from the MAS pair in the second set...and thats the difference.

The Swedish pair leads 11-9 at the interval of the second set :eek:

KKK/TBH game tension-lah, wake up Speedy fierce one/Tall lighting

Badmania, the Sweden WD strong kah?? Liliyana/Marissa having prob with them or cos both have to play XD, tired?

No different in the rubber in the INA/SWE encounter. Very tight at 6-6

Koo/Tan lead 19-16

The first match this year to finish in 30-29....as Howard Bach/Eva Lee lost to the stubborn MAS young pair of Mohd Razif Abdul Latif/Chong Sook Chin 21-14, 18-21, 29-30. The US pair threw away 4-5 match pts and was leading 29-28, only to blow it. What a match!

An exciting match, I would guess. The first ever match I followed live that ended 30-29. I've still yet to watch one with my own eyes.

To get to 30-29, both sides will have in total at least 12 game points. At 20-(less than 20), that's at least one game point. At 21-20 to 29-28, that's exactly 9 game points. And at 29-29, both sides have game points.

So, if the US pair blew 4-5 match points, the Malaysian pair must have blown even more. But the US pair blew the last 2 which must have hurt a lot.
From the stats, the US pair wasted 7 match points while Malaysia won at the 5th match point.

game point for Koo-Tan

Koo/Tan win 2nd set 21-17

Koo-Tan took 2nd game

21-17 force to rubber set

Second set to the MAS pair, 21-17. We will see which pair breaks away first in the rubber-set.

Interesting all-MAS match up between the vets CTF/LWW and HTH with new partner TWK. 3-3

KKK/TBH game tension-lah, wake up Speedy fierce one/Tall lighting

Badmania, the Sweden WD strong kah?? Liliyana/Marissa having prob with them or cos both have to play XD, tired?

I think they were thrashed before. Uncharacteristic for Vita to lose her XD match so easily today and now being tested to the limit :rolleyes: Or it could just be beginning of the year jitters.

Vita/Butet edge in front 11-9 at the interval of the rubber-set.

The crowd must be shouting hard by now.
4 Malaysian pairs on action now.
Especially one with KKK/TBH.

wow 4 MAS MD on court in da same time ... hmmm

Meanwhile, Tan BS/Ong SC against the dangerous HK pair Albertus/Yohan

It will be too much if Vita/Butet were to lose the 15-9 lead.

come on KOO TAN ... huhuhuhu

INA tomboys finally put some daylight between themselves and the SWE girls 15-10

The oldies CTF/LWW show age is not a factor, trashing Hoon/Wee Kiong, 12-5, 1st set

PLS KOO - TAN .. 5 all now ... omg

from 3-3 to 11-4,
CTF/LWW seems to find the way to beat the new birds.