Korean Open 2008 - Day 5 - Jan 26 - Semifinals

[vching]

Korean Open 2008 - Semifinals Predictions (http://thebadmintonblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/korean-open-2008-semifinals-predictions.html)

Malaysia's interest in all fields were swept away when Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty were convincingly beaten by Koreans Lee/Lee. The Semifinals will be a dull encounter for the Malaysians.

Kenneth Jonassen vs. Lee Hyun Il
Kenneth will be looking avenge his defeat in the semifinals of the Malaysian Open where he lost to Lee Hyun Il in straight sets. Lee has been in impressive form, beating a flu ridden Lee Chong Wei, who retired half way through his match. Kenneth was again impressive in today's dismissal of Chen Jin, and will look to appear in the first finals of the Super Series tournament. Lee to win in 3 sets.

Jun Jae Youn vs. Zhou Mi
Both of them had tough opponents today, and both of them were impressive in beating their opponents in straight sets. Jun beat Xu Huaiwen of Germany to advance to the Semifinals while Zhou Mi sent an off form Zhang Ning packing. Of the two, Zhou Mi is the one that has impressed me more, and I think she will just claim this set by the thinnest of margins.

Gao Ling/Zhao Tingting vs. Lee Hyo Jung/Lee Kyung Won
The Korean pair dashed Malaysia's hopes of representation in the Semifinals today by beating our top Women's Doubles shuttlers 21-14 21-14. Gao and Zhao on the other hand, also had a convincing victory over Japanese 'cuties' Kumiko and Reiko. This is another hard match to decide, and I think Gao and Zhao will ultimately prevail in 3 sets.




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The Badminton Blog - Korean Open 2008 - Semifinals Predictions (http://thebadmintonblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/korean-open-2008-semifinals-predictions.html)

[badMania]

2 INA pairs are left in the Semi-Finals now.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto [6] -- the Danish pair holds the edge, but, Luluk/Alvent can surprise yet again as they have shown in the past two days

MIXED DOUBLES
Jens Eriksen/Helle Nielsen or Chen Hong-Ling/Chou Chia-Chi vs Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa [4] -- regardless of the outcome of the last match of the day, Flandy/Vita should make it to another Super Series Final and hopefully winning their 3rd Super Series titles.

[george@chongwei]

while malaysia have no representatives in the semi final:o:(:mad::rolleyes:

[Dreamzz]

2 INA pairs are left in the Semi-Finals now.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto [6] -- the Danish pair holds the edge, but, Luluk/Alvent can surprise yet again as they have shown in the past two days

MIXED DOUBLES
Jens Eriksen/Helle Nielsen or Chen Hong-Ling/Chou Chia-Chi vs Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa [4] -- regardless of the outcome of the last match of the day, Flandy/Vita should make it to another Super Series Final and hopefully winning their 3rd Super Series titles.

i was surprised that alvent/luluk managed to beat LYD/JJS after losing by so much in the first set.

i have to agree with both your predictions here though.

[Krisna]

2 INA pairs are left in the Semi-Finals now.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto [6] -- the Danish pair holds the edge, but, Luluk/Alvent can surprise yet again as they have shown in the past two days

MIXED DOUBLES
Jens Eriksen/Helle Nielsen or Chen Hong-Ling/Chou Chia-Chi vs Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa [4] -- regardless of the outcome of the last match of the day, Flandy/Vita should make it to another Super Series Final and hopefully winning their 3rd Super Series titles.

This time... I agree with your prediction, dude... :p Sorry Luluk-Alvent... 40% chance of winning... :o

[tommy_bun]

China has done badly in the quarter,hope they can make it to the final

[bananakid]

China has done badly in the quarter,hope they can make it to the final

Only 3 out of 10 China player lost their matches... that's only 30%. Compare to Malaysia's 100% lost ratio in the quarter finals... it is all good.:p

It's all about your perspective.:D

However, full credit given to the Denmark team!!! possible all Denmark final in both MS and MD... amazing!

Also Chinese Taipei has 2 representatives in the semi-final!!! Let's go Taipei!!!:cool:

[Krisna]

However, full credit given to the Denmark team!!! possible all Denmark final in both MS and MD... amazing!
:cool:

I'd give a 10% chance of that happening... ;) But if yes, then it might be good for badminton as a whole... We need the Europeans to forever be contenders in badminton... If they are not around, then badminton won't get their support to still be an Olympic sport... :o

We need Euro-badminton to do well... but their young players between ages 20-30 for the most part are not promising... :crying: The current good contenders are basically all in their 30s... :p

[volcom]

It will be exciting matches in the MS...

KJ Vs LHI
I think its 40-60 to LHi who has seem to find his groove again, this guy is a serious threat in any tournament...

LD vs PG
I think it's about 70-30 to Lin Dan also, as PG would've been truly exhausted from todays tough 3 setter against the mentally fragile and unstable BCL.

[ye333]

The point is WD is excluded automatically for most ppl I think. :D

It's indeed a bad result for China. Only one in the last four in all events except WD. LD should take the title for sure. Cai/Fu should have 50% chance. XD, WS basically 25%. Adding up, Chn should expect to take 3 titles. :cool:


Only 3 out of 10 China player lost their matches... that's only 30%. Compare to Malaysia's 100% lost ratio in the quarter finals... it is all good.:p

It's all about your perspective.:D

However, full credit given to the Denmark team!!! possible all Denmark final in both MS and MD... amazing!

Also Chinese Taipei has 2 representatives in the semi-final!!! Let's go Taipei!!!:cool:

[robin7]

MS
Lin Dan vs Peter Gade - The top seed is the clear favorite will go all the way to defend his title.
Kenneth vs Lee Hyun Il - A rematch of SF last week. Both have been in great form. The resurgent Lee will win again.

WS
Lu Lan vs Cheng Shao-Chieh - The Chinese has been shaky lately but she still has enough to take care of the Taiwanese.
Zhou Mi vs Jun Jae Youn - A tight match. If not mistaken, Jun has beaten Zhou before in Uber Cup many years ago.

MD
Lars/Jonas vs Luluk/Alvent - The former World Champions are back and will target for their 1st SS title.
Fu/Cai vs Marthias/Carsten - The Chinese top pair will prevail. Upset is not impossible.

WD
Gao/Zhao vs Lee/Lee - Expect another all-Chinese WD final again.
Zhang/Wei vs Du/Yu - The latter pair needs more points for Olympic.

XD
Xie/Zhang vs Lee/Lee - The unseeded Korean pair will win in 3 sets.
Chen/Chou vs Flandy/Vita - The Indonesians shoud take this one.

[Dreamzz]

Zhang/Wei vs Du/Yu - The latter pair needs more points for Olympic.


hmmm, not sure about this, i think CHN have reached their quota for olympic WD pairs already, no?

[Wong8Egg]

LD vs PG - favourite to LD but I don't PG could bring up a close game like he did many times. 70-30 to Lin

LHI vs KJ - KJ is well known for entering quarters but not finals, plus Lee is playing on his home soil, so 65-35 to Lee.

Lars/Jonas vs Luluk/Alvent - the former wc is going so strong lately and if the top 4 couldn't stop them, I don't think Luluk/Alvent can do it easily. 75-25

Fu/Cai vs Marthias/Carsten - Impressive result for the Danes, but Fu/Cai seems too much for them to handle. 70-30

[d65up2]

I am so happy No Lee Chong Wei and no KKK-TBH......hope it remains like this

[hcpoirot]

Seems like this year Olympic for badminton medals will be the fiercest ones.

If you asked me last year, which countries will win the gold medals, my answer will be between China, Malaysia, Indonesia and maybe England in XD.

But what happen?

England mix had stuck and slump lately. China, Malasysia and Indonesia, most of their players just stuck in the place without any significant progress.

And other countries had come closing the gap now fast and furious.

Denmark and Korea who had the worst year in 2006 (Thomas and Uber Cup) came out strongly now. Korea had one solid MD, now very good XD and it seems Lee Hyun Il back in form.

Denmark astonished me the most. Even last year, all of their players except PG did not do so well.

But now, Tine Rasmussen, Kenneth J, LP/JR plus Mathias/ Carsten suddenly seems like very hard to beat. Only Jens/Martin who did not play well now probably cause age problem.

Japan also suprising since World C 2007. Their 2 pair of MD had progress a lot that they really trouble the top MD pairs like KKK/TBH, Markis/Hendra , Cai/Fu etc.

And now suddenly Taiwan MD also had excellent hard training and already show the result. Chieh/Lee beat Indonesia third MD. And lost narrowly to JR/LP.

The race for Olympic gold medal will be hard to predict this year except for maybe WD. :D

If Indonesia, China and Malaysia wanted to win the gold medals this year, they really had to work and train even harder, otherwise maybe there will be a very suprise gold medal winner.

[hcpoirot]

hmmm, not sure about this, i think CHN have reached their quota for olympic WD pairs already, no?

LYB probably will decide which 3 out of 4 China WD will be participate in Olympic based on their results this year. And of course the mix results too.

In my opinion, the best choice will be for Gao Ling only to play XD. With her age now and the fierce competition in XD, if she play both, she probably ended up without any gold medal.

In WD, her fierce competition came from her own teammate.

This also for Indonesia pair. If Nova/Butet and Flandy/Vita wanted to win the elusive XD gold medal, PBSI have to not play Butet/Vita in Olympic.

Not that Butet/Vita is not good. But after their awesome win in China Open, they did not show the same result now by losing not only to China pairs but also other countries pairs. They probably will get into the last 8 or semifinal of Olympic but their chances to win the gold medal is very slim.

Better to concentrate on XD which Indonesia had a good chances to win gold medal with 2 solid XD pairs than tired out Butet/Vita by playing twice a day.

[hcpoirot]

MS
Lin Dan vs Peter Gade - LD all the way


Kenneth vs Lee Hyun Il - Kenneth will win in 3 sets

WS
Lu Lan vs Cheng Shao-Chieh - Lu Lan will win.

Zhou Mi vs Jun Jae Youn - A tight match. But Zhou had all the good to defaet JJY.

MD
Lars/Jonas vs Luluk/Alvent - Go JR/ LP!

Fu/Cai vs Marthias/Carsten - Cai/Fu will win but if they do not careful, they could lost. Now lots of team already know how to play Cai/Fu.

WD
Gao/Zhao vs Lee/Lee - Yep! Gao/Zhao will win.
Zhang/Wei vs Du/Yu - Du/Yu will win cause they are better than Zhang/Wei now and younger.

XD
Xie/Zhang vs Lee/Lee - Tough to call. But Lee/Lee probably win cause they are on fire lately.
Chen/Chou vs Flandy/Vita - Flandy/Vita win in 2 sets.

[apontoh]

L
Better to concentrate on XD which Indonesia had a good chances to win gold medal with 2 solid XD pairs than tired out Butet/Vita by playing twice a day.

agreed...

btw i agree with comments made earlier that badminton is becoming increasingly competitive. last year and 2006, it was all about CHN, with INA, MAL, KOR and DEN occasionally getting good results, but not consistent, except for KKK/TBH, LCW and the INA XDs...Gade seemed like on the decline, and Jonnassen was just a regular quarterfinalist but not more...

Now, any pair from countries like Germany and Japan can upset any players from those top badminton powers...and Denmark is riding a wave of resurgence...suddenly, they are back as a genuine threat to CHN's traditional dominance in MS, and INA's for MD...plus they have Rasmussen...with her and wong mew choo, jun jae youn etc., vita/lilyana china's greatwall doesn't seem so impenetrable anymore...

It seems because of the gap between China and the rest of the world, other countries worked hard to catchup and now we are seeing the results.

[Wong8Egg]

Seems like this year Olympic for badminton medals will be the fiercest ones.

If you asked me last year, which countries will win the gold medals, my answer will be between China, Malaysia, Indonesia and maybe England in XD.

But what happen?

England mix had stuck and slump lately. China, Malasysia and Indonesia, most of their players just stuck in the place without any significant progress.

And other countries had come closing the gap now fast and furious.

Denmark and Korea who had the worst year in 2006 (Thomas and Uber Cup) came out strongly now. Korea had one solid MD, now very good XD and it seems Lee Hyun Il back in form.

Denmark astonished me the most. Even last year, all of their players except PG did not do so well.

But now, Tine Rasmussen, Kenneth J, LP/JR plus Mathias/ Carsten suddenly seems like very hard to beat. Only Jens/Martin who did not play well now probably cause age problem.

Japan also suprising since World C 2007. Their 2 pair of MD had progress a lot that they really trouble the top MD pairs like KKK/TBH, Markis/Hendra , Cai/Fu etc.

And now suddenly Taiwan MD also had excellent hard training and already show the result. Chieh/Lee beat Indonesia third MD. And lost narrowly to JR/LP.

The race for Olympic gold medal will be hard to predict this year except for maybe WD. :D

If Indonesia, China and Malaysia wanted to win the gold medals this year, they really had to work and train even harder, otherwise maybe there will be a very suprise gold medal winner.

Agreed! I think Denmark is going strong this year, and Korea too, even SSM start to perform again recently!

But the biggest surprise should comes from Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) . 1 representative in semis on MD and WS respectively and 1 MD into quarter! The Taipei team does deserve more gossip on this forum. ;)

[Pemuda]

while malaysia have no representatives in the semi final:o:(:mad::rolleyes:

Malaysia Boleh can only work in our own backyard ;)

[apontoh]

MS
Lin Dan vs Peter Gade - 60-40. LD is the clear favorite, but I don't think it'll be so clear-cut. PG is on fire and would love to capitalise on his narrow win against Bao today...the question is, can PG keep up with LD's speed and stamina?? or if not, can he play smarter than LD?

Kenneth vs Lee Hyun Il - 45-55 LHI now on fire, plus he has home advantage.

WS
Lu Lan vs Cheng Shao-Chieh - 65-35...obvious choice.

Zhou Mi vs Jun Jae Youn - Jun will be inspired by the crowd, and aided by the line judges.

MD
Lars/Jonas vs Luluk/Alvent - as much as I would like the shaky INA seniors to mark their return of form, I still think they are way too unstable and erratic to be able to beat the consistent Lars/Jonas.


Fu/Cai vs Marthias/Carsten - Fu/Cai clear favorites.

WD
Gao/Zhao vs Lee/Lee - Quality wise Gao/Zhao seems the superior pair, but are they good enough to overcome the home advantage??

XD
Xie/Zhang vs Lee/Lee - a 50-50 match with the Chinese having a slight edge.
Chen/Chou vs Flandy/Vita - INA should win it.

[alohio12]

Agreed! I think Denmark is going strong this year, and Korea too, even SSM start to perform again recently!

But the biggest surprise should comes from Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) . 1 representative in semis on MD and WS respectively and 1 MD into quarter! The Taipei team does deserve more gossip on this forum. ;)

dont forget WD, which has always been a consistent and reliable event for Taiwan for the most part. our trusty pair of chien/cheng always takes the top CHN pairs to three games but can't quite seem to beat them (they lost in the QF to Du/Yu in three games for the umpteenth time). other than that, they can beat any other pair in the world INCLUDING Lee/Lee (whom they beat at the Uber Cup in 2006). the Taiwan team (being biased cause I'm Taiwanese-American) really has improved drastically in my books.

[THEbaschti]

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[abedeng]

dont forget WD, which has always been a consistent and reliable event for Taiwan for the most part. our trusty pair of chien/cheng always takes the top CHN pairs to three games but can't quite seem to beat them

Definitely TPE, KOR and INA top WD pairs can match the CHN on skills, but the difference is in fitness. In fact INA pair is the closest in fitness to CHN, but then there is this small matter of mental strength in the closing stages.

Last week I saw two competitive matches between KOR vs CHN and TPE vs CHN for the 1st two sets, by the time we got to the 3rd, both TPE and KOR pairs were left floundering.

[F-38-I]

Let vita/butet play in next superseries, thought they wont play in olympic as WD. They will get experiences from playing WD, especially to handle fitness&mental strength. I still wait for their next title.
For luluk/alvent, they are also in top form in this tourney. Hope they can beat paske/rasmusen like some years ago in SF or F denmark open (when finally they got the title). Maybe kido/hendra give them some advices.

[badMania]

Other predictions:

MEN'S SINGLES
Lin Dan [1] vs Peter Gade [5] -- Peter Gade was absolutely stunning yesterday, in his victory over Bao Chunlai, despite being on the brink of defeat (saving 4 match points). It will be a miracle if both Danish players were to win again today!

Kenneth Jonassen [8] vs Lee Hyun Il -- similarly, Jonassen was totally dominant, beating Chen Jin in straight sets. Can he follow up with a similar performance against the in-form Korean? Lee Hyun Il has a slight edge.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen vs Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun [2] -- the Danes are on an upward trend and I am looking forward to Boe/Mogensen's match. Fu/Cai are not in their best form, but, they still have the advantage. The Chinese pair to win in 3 sets.

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Cheng Shao-Chieh vs Lu Lan [3] -- the Chinese to take this one!

Jun Jae Yun vs Zhou Mi -- its time for Zhou Mi to win a major title now.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES -- yawn, another all-China Final to be expected

MIXED DOUBLES
Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen [3] vs Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyo Jung -- a tough one to call, but, I am leaning towards the Chinese pair. They impressed in their straight-sets victory over Sudket/Saralee. Also, it would be better for Flandy/Vita to face a Chinese pair in the Final, if the INA pair can beat the Chinese-Taipei pair :D

[madbad]

Quick picks:
MS: LD, LHI
MD: LP/JR, FHF/CY
WD: GL/ZTT, Du/Yu
XD: LYD/LHJ, Flandy/Butet

[huangkwokhau]

Other predictions:

MEN'S SINGLES
Lin Dan [1] vs Peter Gade [5] -- Peter Gade was absolutely stunning yesterday, in his victory over Bao Chunlai, despite being on the brink of defeat (saving 4 match points). It will be a miracle if both Danish players were to win again today!

Kenneth Jonassen [8] vs Lee Hyun Il -- similarly, Jonassen was totally dominant, beating Chen Jin in straight sets. Can he follow up with a similar performance against the in-form Korean? Lee Hyun Il has a slight edge.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen vs Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun [2] -- the Danes are on an upward trend and I am looking forward to Boe/Mogensen's match. Fu/Cai are not in their best form, but, they still have the advantage. The Chinese pair to win in 3 sets.

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Cheng Shao-Chieh vs Lu Lan [3] -- the Chinese to take this one!

Jun Jae Yun vs Zhou Mi -- its time for Zhou Mi to win a major title now.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES -- yawn, another all-China Final to be expected

MIXED DOUBLES
Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen [3] vs Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyo Jung -- a tough one to call, but, I am leaning towards the Chinese pair. They impressed in their straight-sets victory over Sudket/Saralee. Also, it would be better for Flandy/Vita to face a Chinese pair in the Final, if the INA pair can beat the Chinese-Taipei pair :D


It is better for INA XD to face CHN than Koreans...otherwise INA XD has crowd against them plus linesmen....I heard that umpires/referees had done a good job to correct many calls ( mostly Denmark and China)

[Birdwood]

Other predictions:

MEN'S SINGLES
Lin Dan [1] vs Peter Gade [5] -- Peter Gade was absolutely stunning yesterday, in his victory over Bao Chunlai, despite being on the brink of defeat (saving 4 match points). It will be a miracle if both Danish players were to win again today!

Kenneth Jonassen [8] vs Lee Hyun Il -- similarly, Jonassen was totally dominant, beating Chen Jin in straight sets. Can he follow up with a similar performance against the in-form Korean? Lee Hyun Il has a slight edge.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen vs Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun [2] -- the Danes are on an upward trend and I am looking forward to Boe/Mogensen's match. Fu/Cai are not in their best form, but, they still have the advantage. The Chinese pair to win in 3 sets.

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Cheng Shao-Chieh vs Lu Lan [3] -- the Chinese to take this one!

Jun Jae Yun vs Zhou Mi -- its time for Zhou Mi to win a major title now.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES -- yawn, another all-China Final to be expected

MIXED DOUBLES
Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen [3] vs Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyo Jung -- a tough one to call, but, I am leaning towards the Chinese pair. They impressed in their straight-sets victory over Sudket/Saralee. Also, it would be better for Flandy/Vita to face a Chinese pair in the Final, if the INA pair can beat the Chinese-Taipei pair :D

You have a lot of trust in the Chn players. Hope you are correct along with the choices of LHI and ZM :)

[badMania]

You have a lot of trust in the Chn players. Hope you are correct along with the choices of LHI and ZM :)

Well, its obvious that the Chinese players have the edges in those matches. However, as an INA fan, of course, I hope that the Danes and Chinese-Taipei players can upset them, like yesterday's upsets :D

[huangkwokhau]

This is quite exciting semifinal line-up...cant wait!!!

[huangkwokhau]

I hope Lu Lan can make it to final...very sweet girl!!

[Birdwood]

Well, its obvious that the Chinese players have the edges in those matches. However, as an INA fan, of course, I hope that the Danes and Chinese-Taipei players can upset them, like yesterday's upsets :D

Indeed, hope either for upsets or top players perform exceptionally well to stay on top. This can bring matches to a new skill level and increase the competition. It's good for everyone :)

[badMania]

So, the SF has just begun....with the XD match between Xie/Zhang and Lee/Lee.

The one between Flandy/Vita and Chen/Chou has also started.

[badMania]

OK..Flandy/Vita take the first set 21-13, quite comfortably.

[Jessica]

Sigh...Here is so quiet...

[Birdwood]

everyone is looking for ways to see live broadcast online

[Birdwood]

Chn XD first game 21 - 16 Kor

[badMania]

Despite the hard effort by the Chinese-Taipei pair, Flandy/Vita still cruise ahead 11-6 at the interval of the second set.

[robin7]

Xie/Zhang took the 1st game 21-16. Xie looks determined but LHJ is clumsy in front of the net.

[Birdwood]

Xie/Zhang took the 1st game 21-16. Xie looks determined but LHJ is clumsy in front of the net.

Are you looking on live TV? Which one Astro or RTM?

[leungwai18]

congrats to indonesian xd pair 21-13 21-8

[badMania]

Xie/Zhang took the 1st game 21-16. Xie looks determined but LHJ is clumsy in front of the net.

As always....Lee Hyo Jung is the weak link :D

The INA pair is steam-rolling the Chinese-Taipei pair. It's almost unbearable to watch now. 12 straight pts for Flandy/Vita at 6-6 to make it 18-6, before the Chinese-Taipei pair struggled to get another 2 pts back. That proved to be the last 2 pts for them as Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa are now through to their 3rd Super Series Final in an easy 21-13, 21-8 victory.

[george@chongwei]

astro malaysia is broadcasting it live now..

[apontoh]

any livestreaming?

[Birdwood]

Kor XD 16 - 11 Chn
add oil Chn, take it in 2 straight games

[huangkwokhau]

wow.l.Vita/flandy needed less than 20 minutes to final

[badMania]

So, rubber-set it will be for the XD match as the Korean pair wins the second set 21-15.

[Birdwood]

1 : 1
Kor XD 21 - 15 Chn
2nd game to Kor

[robin7]

Lee/Lee secured the 2nd game 21-15.

[Birdwood]

MD neck to neck
Chn 10 - 8 Den

[badMania]

Now, Boe/Mogensen need to "steal" this match from Fu/Cai. I hope they learn something from their senior.

[robin7]

Are you looking on live TV? Which one Astro or RTM?
I'm watching Astro now.....

[Krisna]

As always....Lee Hyo Jung is the weak link :D

The INA pair is steam-rolling the Chinese-Taipei pair. It's almost unbearable to watch now. 12 straight pts for Flandy/Vita at 6-6 to make it 18-6, before the Chinese-Taipei pair struggled to get another 2 pts back. That proved to be the last 2 pts for them as Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa are now through to their 3rd Super Series Final in an easy 21-13, 21-8 victory.

Yesssss!!!!! :cool: :cool: :cool: Excellent! Maybe Flandy-Vita can be seeded number 3 or 4 in the Olympic Games if they continue playing like this for the next 4 months... :cool: Flandy can add to his Olympic medal collection... His one Bronze medal is too lonely right now... :p

[Birdwood]

MD FHF/CY vs BM/MC
Chn 11 - 10 Den
very close game

[Krisna]

wow.l.Vita/flandy needed less than 20 minutes to final

Hau-ge, I just got the grey t-shirt you sent me! Thanks man! :D :D :D It is sooo cool!

[huangkwokhau]

Hau-ge, I just got the grey t-shirt you sent me! Thanks man! :D :D :D It is sooo cool!
You are welcome!! wear it when you play badminton....:D

[huangkwokhau]

CHN MD will close the 1st set....

[badMania]

Hau-ge, I just got the grey t-shirt you sent me! Thanks man! :D :D :D It is sooo cool!

Wah u get one shirt and I didn't get any :o

[huangkwokhau]

DEN MD is still trailing CHN

[huangkwokhau]

Wah u get one shirt and I didn't get any :o
" pesanan"....hehe

[badMania]

Come on Boe/Mogensen!!!!

[badMania]

If the Danes can get 2-3 pts now, they have a chance.

[huangkwokhau]

XZB/ZYW is up 11-9

[badMania]

...and the Danes have levelled it! 3 more pts.....

[Jessica]

Come on Denmark...18-18..

[huangkwokhau]

18 all for MD..........

[Birdwood]

add oil Chn MD, finish the g1

[robin7]

A missed interception by LYD gave CHN 11-9 in the decider.

[apontoh]

wahhhh, 19 al!!!

[huangkwokhau]

wow..wow..19 all now..........

[badMania]

18-18
19-18
19-19
....tense ending....:rolleyes:

[huangkwokhau]

very intense...20 all............

[apontoh]

it's DEUCE now!!

[badMania]

Ouch...20-19 for Fu/Cai...and its levelled again 20-20!

Nice stuffs from the Danes.

[Birdwood]

one more point to Chn

[huangkwokhau]

wow...wow...21 all........

[Jessica]

21-21...Denmark,you can do it..

[badMania]

Another game pt to Fu/Cai...21-20...and saved again!

The Danes are matching Fu/Cai in every department!

[badMania]

Sigh....another game pt at 22-21....and saved!!!!

[carine]

22 all...come on DEN

[huangkwokhau]

My goodness..22 all..CHN MD could not finish it yet

[badMania]

The Danes need to counter Cai Yun at the net...10 net winners for China so far vs 5 for the Danes.

Another game pt at 23-22.....and the Chinese pair seals the first set 24-22 :o

[apontoh]

fu/cai just scraped through the first game, 24-22

[huangkwokhau]

wow.....too bad for DEN...CHN MD took 1st set..24-22

[carine]

CHN MD took 1st set

[huangkwokhau]

Korean XD is leading now..16-14....come on XZB/ZYW!!

[badMania]

Meanwhile, Lee/Lee are turning the tables on Xie/Zhang now...from 11-13 and now 17-14.

[badMania]

The Korean still has the 3 pts lead at 18-15 now. Hmm....

[carine]

come on KOR XD,faster won it

[apontoh]

flandy/vita are up against a very tough pair in Lee/Lee tomorrow....

[huangkwokhau]

Hiaya!! Korean is coming close to win the 3rd set

[huangkwokhau]

flandy/vita are up against a very tough pair in Lee/Lee tomorrow....
Thats right...against the crowd too

[apontoh]

Thats right...against the crowd too
and the line judges!

[huangkwokhau]

2 more points for CHN XD..17-19..come on!

[huangkwokhau]

wow..one more to level 19 all....

[carine]

it tied 19-19.....

[apontoh]

Chn not over yet, 19-19

[huangkwokhau]

YES!! 19 all...4 straight points for CHN....

[badMania]

An intense finale is in store now....as the Chinese pair clawed back 4 pts and now have 1 match pt.

[carine]

match point for CHN XD

[apontoh]

tense moment...

[badMania]

Part of me wants the Korean pair to win (less points for Xie/Zhang), but, there's a part of me that wants the Chinese pair to win also. Sigh...

[apontoh]

is live score stuck, or do i smell a dispute?

[carine]

Deuce 20-20.....

[huangkwokhau]

Haiya!! deuce now...focus!! focus!!

[badMania]

Match pt saved...20-20....can the Korean pair win this one?

[carine]

KOR XD won it 22-20

[apontoh]

in the end, the koreans took it...this is bad for flandy/vita...

[badMania]

No luck for Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen as Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyo Jung wrap it up in exactly 1 hr....16-21, 21-15, 22-20. So, Flandy/Vita will have to be on their guard tomorrow.

[huangkwokhau]

Haiya!! Korean won.....hope Flandy/Vita can take care of them...I think Referee will get involved more tomorrow.........anyway..Congrats to Koreans to make it Final twice in a row........sigh!

[carine]

8 all for DEN n CHN MD

[apontoh]

I love seeing the Danes' resurgence...it's like a powerhouse is back after several years in hybernation..

[Maximum]

Cai & Fu... You can do it!!! Lets win this...

[badMania]

Ppl, look at the bright side. Xie/Zhang's points will stay the same at 66760, while Flandy/Vita's pts will be at least 68179 and ensure that they will leapfrog both Chinese pairs and consolidate their 3rd position. A nice one for the All-England seeding.

[huangkwokhau]

Zhou Mi has not lost to Jae yet....will Jae beat Zhou Mi for first time????

[robin7]

LYD/LHJ have denied the XZB/ZYW in 3 thrilling sets. A couple of unforced errors from XZB during the 2nd half of the decider handed the Koreans the match. Despite leading 19-15 in the decider, the Koreans allowed the Chinese pair to take 5 straight points to bring up the match point. The Koreans held their nerves to force duece and eventually wrapped up the match in 16-21 21-15 22-20. The winners will face Flandy/Vita in tomorrow's final.

[badMania]

Fu/Cai edge ahead 11-10 at the interval.

[huangkwokhau]

Ppl, look at the bright side. Xie/Zhang's points will stay the same at 66760, while Flandy/Vita's pts will be at least 68179 and ensure that they will leapfrog both Chinese pairs and consolidate their 3rd position. A nice one for the All-England seeding.
How about He Han Bin/Yu Yang? number 5 by next week?

[huangkwokhau]

The LYD/LHJ have denied the XZB/ZYW in 3 thrilling sets. A couples of unforced errors from XZB handed the Koreans the match. Despite leading 19-15 in the decider, the Koreans allowed the Chinese pair to take 5 straight points to bring up the match point. The Koreans held their nerves to force duece and eventually wrapped up the match in 16-21 21-15 22-20.
Robin, could you tell us a bit? any disputes of calls??

[eaglehelang]

sorry wrong info

BTw, why isnt CCTV 5 showing? It's on their schedule.

[huangkwokhau]

3 straight points from Danes...15-16

[huangkwokhau]

wah, Indonesia XD lost. Korea weather cold caught all SEA ppl.

BTw, why isnt CCTV 5 showing? It's on their schedule.
INA XD won...........

[apontoh]

wah, Indonesia XD lost. Korea weather cold caught all SEA ppl.
.

nope. they won , beat the taiwan pairs easily.

[huangkwokhau]

Impressive from Danes...16 all now...

[robin7]

Zhou Mi has not lost to Jae yet....will Jae beat Zhou Mi for first time????
Jun beat Zhou in Uber cup years back when Zhou was the 1st singles.

[Birdwood]

wah, Indonesia XD lost. Korea weather cold caught all SEA ppl.

BTw, why isnt CCTV 5 showing? It's on their schedule.

So few want to show baddy, sad :crying:

No watching TV home, where you been flying :confused:

[badMania]

How about He Han Bin/Yu Yang? number 5 by next week?

Yup...they will be pushed back to no 5 :D

He Hanbin/Yu Yang need to defend an awful lot of points in the All England (6720) and Asian Continental Championships (7000). Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen need to defend slightly smaller bit in the All England (6720) and Swiss Opens (5040).

Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa have nothing to defend upon, except to improve its rankings :D There are a couple of QF pts (5040) that can be improved upon to boost and consolidate their rankings as no 3.

Similarly, Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir are safe at no 2 with their 77514 ranking pts.

[badMania]

Another exciting finish in the MD at 18-18. Can the Danes force a rubber-set?

[eaglehelang]

nope. they won , beat the taiwan pairs easily.


INA XD won...........

Sorry, I misunderstood apontoh's post earlier.

[F-38-I]

Yup, nice to see Lee/Lee through to XD final, two times in a row, and it will end two times as runner up tomorrow. C'mon guys, we have nice records of Koreans as runner up.

[eaglehelang]

So few want to show baddy, sad :crying:

No watching TV home, where you been flying :confused:

In 2007 they always show Semis & FInals. Fly to work lah, thought only start 2 pm Msia time. Now also doing my paperwork, that's the advantage of facing PC.

Btw, we cant watch the Korean live broadcast ?

[eaglehelang]

And.... China MD thru to finals to make up for their disappointment last wk

[badMania]

Sigh....the Danes have done their best...and its still not enough as Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun are now through to the Final, beating Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen in two hard-fought sets 24-22, 21-18.

[badMania]

Off to grab my lunch first before coming back again for the last 2 matches hopefully :D

[ye333]

As usual, the Danish pair always almost match Cai/Fu but lose closely in the end. :cool:


Sigh....the Danes have done their best...and its still not enough as Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun are now through to the Final, beating Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen in two hard-fought sets 24-22, 21-18.

[eaglehelang]

Birdwood, you're waiting for LD vs PG match right? YOu cheering for LD?

[robin7]

Robin, could you tell us a bit? any disputes of calls??
So far so good. In fact the umpire corrected a few calls made by the line judges during CHN-KOR XD match.

Meanwhile, Jun is looking very good at this moment.

[Birdwood]

In 2007 they always show Semis & FInals. Fly to work lah, thought only start 2 pm Msia time. Now also doing my paperwork, that's the advantage of facing PC.

Btw, we cant watch the Korean live broadcast ?

No streaming, but I thought you can watch TV. Maybe only RTM for you, not Astro.

Where's chris@ccc (chris@ccc), he's so quite lately :confused:

[eaglehelang]

No streaming, but I thought you can watch TV. Maybe only RTM for you, not Astro.

Where's chris@ccc, he's so quite lately :confused:

Yup, RTM only, no Astro, like Azabar. That's why I know the RTM schedules so well. The rest who have Astro will be glued to their TV sets now.

[Birdwood]

Birdwood, you're waiting for LD vs PG match right? YOu cheering for LD?

No, I got to go. LD can take care himself. Win or loss doesn't matter to me as long as I have good videos to watch next week :)

[ctjcad]

flandy/vita are up against a very tough pair in Lee/Lee tomorrow....

No luck for Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen as Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyo Jung wrap it up in exactly 1 hr....16-21, 21-15, 22-20. So, Flandy/Vita will have to be on their guard tomorrow.

Haiya!! Korean won.....hope Flandy/Vita can take care of them...I think Referee will get involved more tomorrow.........anyway..Congrats to Koreans to make it Final twice in a row........sigh!

LYD/LHJ have denied the XZB/ZYW in 3 thrilling sets. A couple of unforced errors from XZB during the 2nd half of the decider handed the Koreans the match. Despite leading 19-15 in the decider, the Koreans allowed the Chinese pair to take 5 straight points to bring up the match point. The Koreans held their nerves to force duece and eventually wrapped up the match in 16-21 21-15 22-20. The winners will face Flandy/Vita in tomorrow's final.
..(as i was following the livescore) too bad it wasn't shown on webcast, but i'm sure it was a pretty entertaining match to follow:cool:...I think tomorrow's XD Final should be a pretty interesting one...And I think the outcome will depend on the 2 gals, playing and controlling the front of the net; and, again, IF LHJ can minimize her errors at the net/front, the KOR pair has a good chance to win..

[badMania]

As usual, the Danish pair always almost match Cai/Fu but lose closely in the end. :cool:

U either beat Fu/Cai convincingly (like Kido/Hendra -- HK Open, Koo/Tan -- All England and Swiss Opens, Choong/Lee -- Macau Open last year), or have to bear the agony of losing in a close match.

Only a few times had Fu/Cai lost in a close match: Choong/Lee in the World Championships last year, Zakry/Fairuz in China Open last year, and Paaske/Rasmussen in the Japan Open last year and Malaysia Open last week.

[george@chongwei]

Yup, RTM only, no Astro, like Azabar. That's why I know the RTM schedules so well. The rest who have Astro will be glued to their TV sets now.
yeah, im watching astro live badminton now..

[kwun]

meanwhile, Zhou Mi taken first game. 21-16. will she be able to beat Jun at her home ground?

[madbad]

Just back from football and it looks like the evening's off to a rousing start with the KOR squeaker in XD and FHF/CY's tough win over the young Danes. Looks like Louisa Lu Lan will take it comfortably against CSC. I'm cheering hard for Jun in the other match against ZM. It's be a big ask though. Looks like ZM's in the zone.

[tommy_bun]

I pawed for Zhou mi but I want Jun to win

[huangkwokhau]

meanwhile, Zhou Mi taken first game. 21-16. will she be able to beat Jun at her home ground?
I hope so as Jae has not beaten ZM yet.........if ZM goes final, this is her time ever in SS final....

[huangkwokhau]

I pawed for Zhou mi but I want Jun to win
Hm...since when you switch side to Korea??:D:D

[huangkwokhau]

Lu Lan will make it to final....

[kwun]

Lu Lan will make it to final....

hey there. ;)

not so quck. only 13-9..

[george@chongwei]

Lu Lan will make it to final....
eerm, bcoz shes very sweet....
rite?:D:D:p

[huangkwokhau]

eerm, bcoz shes very sweet....
rite?:D:D:p
YES!!! thats too..........:D very soft spoken girl...;)

[tommy_bun]

Hm...since when you switch side to Korea??:D:D
If Lu Lan makes it to the final,her chance of taking the title is bigger

[george@chongwei]

lu lan is the sole survivor of the womens single for china.

[eaglehelang]

lu lan is the sole survivor of the womens single for china.

Yup, she, LD & their WD have to make it to finals or LYB will turn the Tsunami wave on...

[huangkwokhau]

LU Lan took 1st set comfortably.......

[huangkwokhau]

ZM is heading to final now............

[huangkwokhau]

Where is everybody???????

[george@chongwei]

looks like zhou mi gonna win the Match

[george@chongwei]

Where is everybody???????
everybody is not in good mood after many malaysians out..

[george@chongwei]

while korea is so cold, malaysia is damn HOT!

[huangkwokhau]

18-12 for Zhou Mi............

[huangkwokhau]

while korea is so cold, malaysia is damn HOT!
I know...I got flu once I flew in from Calif.....now we have tons of snow and rain in LA....Hongkong is getting colder now....sigh!! Bali and Koh Samui must be nice.....:D:D

[carine]

match point for ZM

[carine]

n finally ZM won it

[huangkwokhau]

YES Zhou Mi def Jae 21-16, 21-12....good job ZM!!!

[george@chongwei]

I know...I got flu once I flew in from Calif.....now we have tons of snow and rain in LA....Hongkong is getting colder now....sigh!! Bali and Koh Samui must be nice.....:D:D
i wish i could be there in LA...
must be very cold..

[george@chongwei]

as expected, lu lan tooks the 1st set.

[jasonmarc]

Where is everybody???????

We are still here, just a bit quiet.......not so exciting....but still following the tournament with full interest.......dont worry.....:D:D:D

and Hau-ge in seoul?.....so cold over there....:eek:

[Krisna]

Where is everybody???????

As I suspected before, when there are no MAS players left, the semifinals and finals will not be very lively. No MAS-fans...

As for me, I'm just waiting for the Luluk-Alvent match... :D I'm watching dvds now while waiting... :p

[tommy_bun]

ZM thanx for saving my paw

[Wong8Egg]

I am leaving this message to show support to the forum, but since there ain't any webcast, I will got o bed now.

Enjoy everyone, and all the best to the players.

[huangkwokhau]

Next..KJ vs LHI...........

[tommy_bun]

Where is everybody???????
I like this kind of situation

[Krisna]

I know...I got flu once I flew in from Calif.....now we have tons of snow and rain in LA....Hongkong is getting colder now....sigh!! Bali and Koh Samui must be nice.....:D:D

Snow in LA? Al Gore was right... Global warming is taking place quickly... :eek: The US got reduce their carbon emissions quickly... :o

[ctjcad]

i wish i could be there in LA...
must be very cold..

Snow in LA? Al Gore was right... Global warming is taking place quickly... :eek: The US got reduce their carbon emissions quickly... :o
:p..in L.A...It's colder up in the mountains (with lots of snow), but yes, the temp. is definitely colder than in SE Asia..plus it's been raining...*brr*

...
As for me, I'm just waiting for the Luluk-Alvent match... :D I'm watching dvds now while waiting... :p
..looking at the schedule, it looks like it'll be the last match of the evening..thus we have to wait a bit longer:p

[robin7]

Zhou Mi is too strong for Jun Jae Youn as Zhou beat Jun in straight sets 21-16 21-12.

[huangkwokhau]

We are still here, just a bit quiet.......not so exciting....but still following the tournament with full interest.......dont worry.....:D:D:D

and Hau-ge in seoul?.....so cold over there....:eek:
No..I am in Hong Kong.....cold too....thanks God, my apt is next to the Mall...:D:D shopping, eating, movies are all at one place............bar too....thats very important one....Happy Hour!!:D

[jasonmarc]

Can LHI repeat the result againts KJ like in MO 2008?.....the match is starting.......go...go ...LHI

[huangkwokhau]

Snow in LA? Al Gore was right... Global warming is taking place quickly... :eek: The US got reduce their carbon emissions quickly... :o
Well...we have to get rid of Bush first!!...hm...could you imagine that SE Asia is having snow?????:confused::confused:

[huangkwokhau]

LHI leads 3-1......

[carine]

If today is KJ VS LCW,I support LCW but now is LHI VS KJ,I support KJ...

[huangkwokhau]

so quickly 5-1 for LHI....LHI played slow game against KJ in MO.....

[madbad]

Too bad Jun lost. I guess right now ZM is still a level above her. Maybe she'll peak for the Olympics. I really think she's starting to recapture her form of a couple of years ago. Good luck to her.

[huangkwokhau]

YEP..Lu Lan vs Zhou Mi.....If ZM wins tomorrow..HKG federation will have headache...Yip or ZM for Olympics?? Hong Kong born or China born??

[huangkwokhau]

Korean WD vs CHN WD...I am supporting Korean now....it is fun not to see all Chinese WD final for once a while.......

[tommy_bun]

YEP..Lu Lan vs Zhou Mi.....If ZM wins tomorrow..HKG federation will have headache...Yip or ZM for Olympics?? Hong Kong born or China born??
can zm play for OG???shes still not long playing fior hk rite?

[madbad]

LHI reaches the break 11-6 up on KJ

[madbad]

can zm play for OG???shes still not long playing fior hk rite?

I thought the Olympic rules were that if you represented one country, you couldn't represent another. That was the Tony Gunalan dilemma. I could be wrong though.

[huangkwokhau]

Come on KJ!!!!!!!!

[huangkwokhau]

can zm play for OG???shes still not long playing fior hk rite?
Oops....you are right!!! I do not think she is HKG citizen yet....let me check!!

[huangkwokhau]

I thought the Olympic rules were that if you represented one country, you couldn't represent another. That was the Tony Gunalan dilemma. I could be wrong though.
Tony Gunawan is not US citizen yet...he can represent INA only....but he wont this time......

[carine]

come on KJ...I hope u will win although I think LHI hv big chance to win

[madbad]

KJ making a fight of it, down 14-16

[Krisna]

Well...we have to get rid of Bush first!!...hm...could you imagine that SE Asia is having snow?????:confused::confused:

Bush cannot run for the 3rd term. So, less than 12 months for him... ;)

Snow in the currently hot parts of Indonesia?!? Badminton will definitely be the sport of choice if nobody can play soccer due to the cold... ;) :D

Hey, I'm going to go elsewhere now... Chris said the Luluk-Alvent show is waaay at the end of today's lineup... :p

[huangkwokhau]

can zm play for OG???shes still not long playing fior hk rite?
Just checked with one HKG player...been told that ZM is applying for HK citizenship..if she does then she can be qualified to play for HKG like Wang Chen...thats all I know so far......

[Krisna]

Oops....you are right!!! I do not think she is HKG citizen yet....let me check!!

As a resident in HK, Zhou Mi can compete in the Uber Cup for HK, right? :)

[huangkwokhau]

Bush cannot run for the 3rd term. So, less than 12 months for him... ;)

Snow in the currently hot parts of Indonesia?!? Badminton will definitely be the sport of choice if nobody can play soccer due to the cold... ;) :D

Hey, I'm going to go elsewhere now... Chris said the Luluk-Alvent show is waaay at the end of today's lineup... :p
after LD/PG then Luluk/Alvent!

[huangkwokhau]

My good ness...18-19 now..come on KJ!!!!

[tommy_bun]

Just checked with one HKG player...been told that ZM is applying for HK citizenship..if she does then she can be qualified to play for HKG like Wang Chen...thats all I know so far......
Not good for china team now

[huangkwokhau]

19 all....pls win KJ!!!

[huangkwokhau]

Haiya....deuce...20 all...........

[carine]

DEUCE again...20-20

[tommy_bun]

Lee HI wins.....save my 2nd paw

[huangkwokhau]

Sigh!! LHI took 1st set.........

[ctjcad]

...
Hey, I'm going to go elsewhere now... Chris said the Luluk-Alvent show is waaay at the end of today's lineup... :p
...schedule of Semifinals, courtesy of tournamentsoftware.com :cool:

[tommy_bun]

Gao/Zhao......save my paw also...

[skunklover]

lee wins first game...

[carine]

come on KJ..........

[huangkwokhau]

GL/ZTT took 1st set...come Lees

[huangkwokhau]

Gao/Zhao......save my paw also...
I PAW them because I need bigger points but I want Lees win......:D

[huangkwokhau]

Wow..KJ has a good stamina.........coem on KJ...pls take 2nd set

[carine]

come on KJ,juz 1 more point bhind

[carine]

yes,14 all now.........

[tommy_bun]

I PAW them because I need bigger points but I want Lees win......:D
It goes the same way with me when I pawed for ZM but I hope jun to win:D

[tommy_bun]

Lee HI finish it soon in Str8 set...I Want to see LD vs PG

[huangkwokhau]

LHI has 3 points ahead of KJ...19-16

[madbad]

LHI at match point 20-17
CHN 11-8 KOR

[carine]

haiz,LHI won it..........

[madbad]

LHI wins, many PAWers are happy ;):D

[skunklover]

lee beats johanssen
22-20
21-17

[robin7]

As expected, local favorite Lee Hyun Il sees off Kenneth, in straight sets 22-20 21-17.

[huangkwokhau]

Whats happening on WD match? no score changes!!!

[tommy_bun]

2nd paw of the day is saved.
thanx lee hi

[madbad]

GL/ZTT are pulling away now, up 16-8

[huangkwokhau]

GL/ZTT destroys Korean WD 16-9...........another All China WD final.........

[Loh]

So true to form, LHI has given me more points for my only PAW today by beating KJ in straight games!

[robin7]

Looks like countries like DEN and KOR are peaking at the right time, ready to make a big splash in Beijing. It would be exciting for the coming Thomas & Uber Cups as well.

[madbad]

GL/ZTT wins, even more PAWers are happy ;):D

[carine]

GL/ZTT won it.....

[robin7]

Yup, 3 out of 3 so far as Gao/Zhao tamed Lee/Lee in straight sets.

[tommy_bun]

yes... china assures 1 title
thanx Gao/Zhao for saving my 3rd paw of the day

[tommy_bun]

GL/ZTT wins, even more PAWers are happy ;):D
Yup....but the important thing that makes me happier is Gao/Zhao make it all china final:D

[robin7]

LD & PG are on court now......

[eaglehelang]

Very interesting match, PG vs LD

[Loh]

Big one coming up now. LYB will be on the edge of his seat, occasionally jumping up suddenly whether LD has scored a good point or lost one. But I'm sure many of us would like to see an upset to completely erase all traces of the Chinese MS in the final. Go, go, go great Dane!

[carine]

come on PG...bt LD

[eaglehelang]

Good news! CCTV 5 is now showing LD vd PG

[carine]

Good news! CCTV 5 is now showing LD vd PG

wat is the link

[eaglehelang]

Watch from SOpcast or TVAnts
Link, I'm watching , some body pls give to carine

[badMania]

Peter Gade is being tormented by Lin Dan right now.

[Loh]

Any link to live streaming anyone?

Come on PG! Close the gap! :D

[eaglehelang]

Yup. Btw, Badmania, you didnt go your buddy's place to watch. Thought you said last wk HK cable tv showing?

[eaglehelang]

Any link to live streaming anyone?

Come on PG! Close the gap! :D

Watch thru your Sopcast or TvAnts player. Or go Temasek Green's links on Live & try. But quite blur, the feed from Korea.

[kwun]

PG so far no match against LD. LD 19-11 PG.

[badMania]

Yup. Btw, Badmania, you didnt go your buddy's place to watch. Thought you said last wk HK cable tv showing?

I am watching at home now :D

[kwun]

on the other court. Du Jing / Yu Yang 15-15 Wei Yili / Zhang Yawen.

[Felicia_txh]

1 more points 4 LD 2 win the 1st set..

[badMania]

Good..finish this match quickly and have the MD. Then, I can use go out earlier to enjoy my weekend :o