http://www.badminton.dk/EC.aspx?sc_lang=en

peter will win it, for sure :P

how many times that PGC had ever won the EBC titles?

..expecting our 2 Denmark's BC correspondents (you guys know who you are) to give us some possible reports and give us some heads up in here...;) :cool:
Btw, how far is Herning to Copenhagen??..:confused:

Yep, European Championships coming up..
Anne will be announcer..

Herning is in the middle of Jutland, and Copenhagen is (København).

Yep, European Championships coming up..
Anne will be announcer..

Herning is in the middle of Jutland, and Copenhagen is (København).
Wow, Herning is quite far from your location, yannie..But you can always tag along with Anne, right??..;):cool:
Btw, if askytt (Anne) is the announcer, you will be helping us in????...:confused: ;)

Wow, Herning is quite far from your location, yannie..But you can always tag along with Anne, right??..;):cool:
Btw, if askytt (Anne) is the announcer, you will be helping us in????...:confused: ;)

Hehehe, not going, cuz I have biz law exam and bday during that week! :o

Hehehe, not going, cuz I have biz law exam and bday during that week! :o
..someone or Anne will take some pics and share them here w/us (she'll have to do double duty)...:cool:

Hehehe, not going, cuz I have biz law exam and bday during that week! :o

I have my b'day during Thomas Cup finals, so u must go ..... :D

Hopefully I will be going there. Just need to find some good place to stay at. :cool::p:D

I hope it'll be shown on Danish TV channels at least.. Maybe TV2?

I hope it'll be shown on Danish TV channels at least.. Maybe TV2?

Not sure yet. I think TV2 sports maybe. I will tell you later if I find out. :)

Kenneth Jonassen is seeded 1st and with no Peter Gade in the draw, there's a very very high chance Kenneth will take the title here.

http://www.badzine.info/content/view/947/

http://www.badzine.info/content/view/947/
He is saving his best for the OLYMPIC:)

If KJ wins this title... he will 'defeat' CJ for OG's ticket ?

Kenneth Jonassen is seeded 1st and with no Peter Gade in the draw, there's a very very high chance Kenneth will take the title here.

Yup, KJ has bright chance to pick European Champion title for the first time in his badminton career. No need for PG to force participation in EBC 2008, Peter had won this biennial tournament four times.

Don't underestimate Wacha from POL. I think he has a legit shot at the MS title. Looks like Tine/Pi/Xu/Petya/Schenk will contend for the WS with Tine the heavy favourite.

Don't underestimate Wacha from POL. I think he has a legit shot at the MS title. Looks like Tine/Pi/Xu/Petya/Schenk will contend for the WS with Tine the heavy favourite.
As long as he recovers from his knee injury....I like to see more European men to emerge and challenge asian players....like Martin, Marc, Carl Baxter..;)

peter will win it, for sure :P

peter is not participating this year

Just hope KJ would win this one....to boost his WR and be in top 4 ......to make sure Chn have only 2 representatives in Olympic 08.......this is the only way to reduce the chances of match fixing by the chn.....in olympic in August...08

Just hope KJ would win this one....to boost his WR and be in top 4 ......to make sure Chn have only 2 representatives in Olympic 08.......this is the only way to reduce the chances of match fixing by the chn.....in olympic in August...08
may be you think to replace the world no 5 by one that probably 100 or 200 places behind him is good for badminton or olympics.

certainly not me.

may be you think to replace the world no 5 by one that probably 100 or 200 places behind him is good for badminton or olympics.

certainly not me.

NO,..thoes with 100th.or even 200th behine him wont even get a chance to get into main draw in SS......not to say in Olympic....

KJ is currently at 5th. WR....CJ is 4th.....if KJ manage to get 4th position.....then Chn will only have 2 representatives in their Olympic team....

And.....defeinately....good for badminton....if Chn play it fair ...without match fixing.........;)....

NO,..thoes with 100th.or even 200th behine him wont even get a chance to get into main draw in SS......not to say in Olympic....

KJ is currently at 5th. WR....CJ is 4th.....if KJ manage to get 4th position.....then Chn will only have 2 representatives in their Olympic team....

And.....defeinately....good for badminton....if Chn play it fair ...without match fixing.........;)....
Presumably your refenece of match fixing is for the national coach decided to let the player with the better chance of winning to have an easier passage by instruct his/her teammate to default the match. This may not be good for the sport or the paying public and definitely not the player that defaulted the match but it’s the national coach’s responsibilty to maximise the chance of his/her team to win. Sometimes that might not work but in most cases it’s an advantage. Do you really think most of the coaches will not do the same, given the chance? For the coaches, this is professionalism, nothing else.
What you have to understand is for most of the countries, regardless of sports, Olympics is a team event.
As individual as running, how many times you have seen the long distance runners from Keyan ran as a team, taking turn to lead and tried to worn out the opponents. They only ran against each other at the very end once they got ride of the rest.

Presumably your refenece of match fixing is for the national coach decided to let the player with the better chance of winning to have an easier passage by instruct his/her teammate to default the match. This may not be good for the sport or the paying public and definitely not the player that defaulted the match but it’s the national coach’s responsibilty to maximise the chance of his/her team to win. Sometimes that might not work but in most cases it’s an advantage. Do you really think most of the coaches will not do the same, given the chance? For the coaches, this is professionalism, nothing else.
What you have to understand is for most of the countries, regardless of sports, Olympics is a team event.
As individual as running, how many times you have seen the long distance runners from Keyan ran as a team, taking turn to lead and tried to worn out the opponents. They only ran against each other at the very end once they got ride of the rest.


NO....cant accept it.....cant accept this wrong doing........

Sorry...wrong is wrong....;)

Stay with the European Championships 2008... and we'll be fine here :)

Stay with the European Championships 2008... and we'll be fine here :)

Ok....Oldhand....stay in the topic....thanks ..:D

Stay with the European Championships 2008... and we'll be fine here :)
can i have one more go, please?

PG has to get himselves ready for the Olympic.....so he would be able to recover with 100% fitness for Olympic.....never mind by skipping EC 08...

KJ possible obstacles...in MS are...Wacha,....Petr Koukal....Eric Pang....

If KJ wins this title... he will 'defeat' CJ for OG's ticket ?
As at April 3rd, KJ and TH are 1778 and 1792 points respectively behind CJ in terms of world rankings.

#4 CHEN Jin CHN 60280
#5 Kenneth JONASSEN DEN 58502
#6 Taufik HIDAYAT INA 58488

Since ABC and EBC are considered as GP Gold, the winners will be awarded 7000 pts, runners-up 5950 pts, 3/4 4900 pts, 5/8 3850 pts, 9/16 2720 pts, 17/32 1670 pts etc.

A title for KJ/TH + a SF finish (or worse) for CJ will cause CJ out of top 4????

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A title for KJ/TH + a SF finish (or worse) for CJ will cause CJ out of top 4????
Forgot TH is the defending champion for ABC.:p

As at April 3rd, KJ and TH are 1778 and 1792 points respectively behind CJ in terms of world rankings.

#4 CHEN Jin CHN 60280
#5 Kenneth JONASSEN DEN 58502
#6 Taufik HIDAYAT INA 58488

Since ABC and EBC are considered as GP Gold, the winners will be awarded 7000 pts, runners-up 5950 pts, 3/4 4900 pts, 5/8 3850 pts, 9/16 2720 pts, 17/32 1670 pts etc.

A title for KJ/TH + a SF finish (or worse) for CJ will cause CJ out of top 4????

TH is the defending champion....so he have to defend his 7000 points......

CJ has to enter final........to be able to play in Olympic....

If CJ enter SF only.......then KJ have to win EC to top CJ by 322 points....
and CJ will lose his Olympic ticket........:p

i think it's far more likely for KJ to win the EBC than for CJ to reach the SF of the ABC. the lineup for the ABC this year is pretty intimidating, it's going to be a tough tournament for many.

i think it's far more likely for KJ to win the EBC than for CJ to reach the SF of the ABC. the lineup for the ABC this year is pretty intimidating, it's going to be a tough tournament for many.
will be difficult to PAW.....:D:D we need Team strategy who PAWs who..:D

may be you think to replace the world no 5 by one that probably 100 or 200 places behind him is good for badminton or olympics.

certainly not me.
Ville Lang of Finland is likely the replacement. I've seen him play in SO.He has decent skills. Just lack of experience because he's still trying to get past qualifying in SS.

Just so that everyone knows... i will be in Herring from wednessday untill sunday. Recordning,Taking pictures and doing some interviews with player and staff::)

Regards

[quote=Antiiies;842576]Just so that everyone knows... i will be in Herring from wednessday untill sunday. Recordning,Taking pictures and doing some interviews with player and staff::)

Regards[/quote That's great! And daily reports? Thanks in advance.

Just so that everyone knows... i will be in Herring from wednessday untill sunday. Recordning,Taking pictures and doing some interviews with player and staff::)

Regards
..looking fw to your contribution in BC, Antiiies!;):cool:

Just so that everyone knows... i will be in Herring from wednessday untill sunday. Recordning, Taking pictures and doing some interviews with player and staff::)

Regards



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Antiiies... Yes, we will be looking forward to have your photos and interviews here@Badminton Central. :):):)
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Euro Mixed Team Badminton Championship'08 is started today, mini version of Sudirman Cup. DEN is strong fave to win once again this team competition. First day of preliminary round (group A) DEN doesn't play Tine Rasmussen against weak team Estonia but they still put KJ and Eriksen/Lundgaard Hansen to secure point.

first little surprise: wacha lost in 3 sets to ville lang, in the team match...

first little surprise: wacha lost in 3 sets to ville lang, in the team match...
Im not supprised, Ville has a talent wich is bigger then the one wacha inholds . It was just a matter of time.:)

mmh maybe...tomorrow, marc zwiebler will beat ville lang in two straight sets :)..if the coaches decide to let marc play....could be that spitko or joppien plays....

Denmark lost 1 pt to Estonia, in winning 4-1 :eek:

Poland edged out Finland 3-2, while France and Russia also won by the same scoreline against Czech Republic and Scotland.

mmh maybe...tomorrow, marc zwiebler will beat ville lang in two straight sets :)..if the coaches decide to let marc play....could be that spitko or joppien plays....
I hope they let Marc play it.
Is it just me, or do you aswell think that Roman spitko has a weird style of playing?

Regards

so finally they let joppien play (ville lang doenst play singles, hes in the mixed)..marc has time to relax for the evening-match vs poland (his opponent will be wacha)...yes, i think spitko plays weird, just as you said...its beacuse hes so tall and tries to be fast at the same time....

Poland leads 2-0 against Bulgaria

Poles arrived in Herning in the day of professions, in hours of the night. On Friday they left to Amsterdam, where were supposed to move to the flight to Bilund. By expectation four hours long of the appropriate aeroplane, when all passengers already took the place, an information came, that on account of mechanical problems the take-off wouldn't follow.

Robert Mateusiak has a problem with the knee. Coaches together with the physiotherapist decided the return of the SKB Litpol Malow Suwałki's player to Warsaw and counsel at the Central Centre of the sports medicine.

against Germany:

Nadia Kostiuczyk/Michał Łogosz – XD
Przemysław Wacha – MS
Agnieszka Wojtkowska – WS
Przemysław Wacha/Michał Łogosz – MD
Kamila Augustyn/Nadieżda Kostiuczyk – WD

Poland beat Bulgaria 3-1

The individual event will be after this mixed team event right...?.........

denmark team who lost 1 match>?

The individual event will be after this mixed team event right...?.........
yes the individual will start wed. The final of the mixed teams is tuesday:D

denmark team who lost 1 match>?
Denmark vs. Estonia where Dane Nanna Brosolat Jensen lost her WS match against estonian Kati Tolmoff

Poland def. Germany ^^

1/2
Poland - England
Holland - Denmark

polish young team will be play against England

Quick prediction -- Europe number one badminton powerhouse DEN possibly will face ENG for tomorrow finale. The weakest sector from Poland team, definitely is WS and looks like POL will secure MS point through Wacha against ENG.

Wacha won't be play

against England:
Adam Cwalina Małgorzata Kurdelska – XD
Hubert Pączek – MS
Anna Narel – WS
Michał Łogosz/ Wojciech Szkudlarczyk - MD
Agnieszka Wojtkowska/ Małgorzata Kurdelska – WD

Wacha won't be play

Why, is he injured?

Why, is he injured?
no, he is tired:p
but against Holland will play the strongest polish team:D

how on earth POLISH team can defeat Germany ?
That's a surprise considering Xu huai wen, Juliane Shenk. Kristopher Hopp, Marc, Joppien etc in a pretty balance German team ...

how on earth POLISH team can defeat Germany ?
That's a surprise considering Xu huai wen, Juliane Shenk. Kristopher Hopp, Marc, Joppien etc in a pretty balance German team ...

well the only match germany actually won was Xu Huaiwen in WS. (but she won it big time!)
besides that in the men's doubles match,Poland chose to retire when the won the first game 21-17, didn't wanna waste any more power and strengh, so Germany "won" that match too!

the only match which was pretty equal was the WD. Which Poland eventually won. the rest Poland was just one level better than Germany.

a thing i just saw was the Netherlands are not using Judith Meulendjik against Denmark this evening - why i dont know!

what a surprise!

how on earth POLISH team can defeat Germany ?
That's a surprise considering Xu huai wen, Juliane Shenk. Kristopher Hopp, Marc, Joppien etc in a pretty balance German team ...
because we are stongers also Germany :p
Wacha, Kostiuczyk,Łogosz, Augustyn and everythink is clear:D

because we are stongers also Germany :p
Wacha, Kostiuczyk,Łogosz, Augustyn and everythink is clear:D
well ehm Wacha was playing 23-21 against Zwieble in the last game of his match and also how on earth do you get the idea to retire! yes okay - they are sure to go on, and they want to save their energy till the individual since they influence the nomination to the olympics... but its still a bit faul just to retire. not very high morale. :confused:

well ehm Wacha was playing 23-21 against Zwieble in the last game of his match and also how on earth do you get the idea to retire! yes okay - they are sure to go on, and they want to save their energy till the individual since they influence the nomination to the olympics... but its still a bit faul just to retire. not very high morale. :confused:

and ofcourse i'm not angry,pissed of or anything even close to. Just try to look at it from the eyes of the badminton association of Denmarks - it's not so nice to the audience when someone retire like that...:(:o

well ehm Wacha was playing 23-21 against Zwieble in the last game of his match and also how on earth do you get the idea to retire! yes okay - they are sure to go on, and they want to save their energy till the individual since they influence the nomination to the olympics... but its still a bit faul just to retire. not very high morale. :confused:



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It's complicated isn't it? :confused: To do well for the POL Team or to get more points for the Olympics ranking.
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and of course i'm not angry, pissed of or anything even close to. Just try to look at it from the eyes of the badminton association of Denmarks - it's not so nice to the audience when someone retire like that...:(:o



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Was there any booing from the crowd?
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Was there any booing from the crowd?
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No - luckely (maybe because the crowd is almost not exsisting now that the match didn't withhold the Danish team:D)

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It's complicated isn't it? :confused: To do well for the POL Team or to get more points for the Olympics ranking.
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yes it is - i think that was the same reason as to why Netherland chose not to use Judith Meulendjiks in the team match against denmark ti

Semifinals
England beat Poland 3 - 0
Denmark beat Holland 3 - 0

Final
Denmark to beat England 3 - 1
If England fail to win MX it will be 3 - 0 ;)

yeah, nathan robertson/gail emms is very strong

Semifinals
England beat Poland 3 - 0
Denmark beat Holland 3 - 0

Final
Denmark to beat England 3 - 1
If England fail to win MX it will be 3 - 0 ;)

Yeah, DEN will win this Euro mixed team competition for 7 times in a row since 1996, what a domination! NED vs POL, Poland team definitely has strong chance in doubles discipline (XD/MD/WD) compared with Netherlands.

MS : WACHA:D
XD : KOSTIUCZYK/LOGOSZ:D
WS: NAREL:crying:
MD: WACHA/LOGOSZ:D
WD: KOSTIUCZYK/AUGUSTYN:D

Poland c'mon :D

yeah, nathan robertson/gail emms is very strong

nathan robertson is here alright and has been here for several days, but hasn't trained or played yet. i don't think england put him on the mixed teams composition, only the individual.. but i'm not sure! maybe they can - and it would definatly be the strongest composition for England. And it's a good showmatch then!

the composition fom both Denmark and England will be here in 40 min...

Poland is looking good for a third place in team event right now.
Leading 2-0, just needed another point from either MD or WD :)
Please finish off the match now, NAREL :p

on the website of the danish badminton association it says that the channel tv2 (from denamrk) will send live-tv...so for those who can watch it, have fun..perhaps you can be so kind and upload and share some matches with the other users who dont have "badminton-tv-access" :)
heres the link: http://www.badminton.dk/EM/TV%20transmission%20fra%20EM.aspx

on the website of the danish badminton association it says that the channel tv2 (from denamrk) will send live-tv...so for those who can watch it, have fun..perhaps you can be so kind and upload and share some matches with the other users who dont have "badminton-tv-access" :)
heres the link: http://www.badminton.dk/EM/TV%20transmission%20fra%20EM.aspx

TV2 always shows a lot of badminton, especially danish league but don't expect to see any of it since you need a subscription to see it ... in fact I can't remember anything ever shared from denmark (except homemade stuff) ;);).

Guess it turned out to be 3-0 after all :):

Resultater:
Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl - Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg 21-15, 22-24, 21-18
Joachim Persson - Andrew Smith 21-13, 26-24
Tine Rasmussen - Tracey Hallam 21-13, 21-8

Kenneth Jonassen pulled out of the final because of something with his achilles but expects to be ready for the individual tourney. Would be something if both PG and KJ were forced to pull out!

a thing i just saw was the Netherlands are not using Judith Meulendjik against Denmark this evening - why i dont know!

Indeed resting for the individual along with Yao Jie and Palyama ... Much more important since it's the last chance to qualify for Beijing ;) (need to reach SF).

As predicted, DEN extend their supemacy in Europe, beat ENG 3-0 in final. Congratz!
So the top-eight of Euro Mixed Team Champs 2008 :

#1 Denmark
#2 England
#3 Poland
#4 Netherlands
#5 Germany
#6 Russia
#7 France
#8 Ukraine

denmark is the power house in badminton for europe:)

Kenneth Jonassen pulled out of the final because of something with his achilles but expects to be ready for the individual tourney. Would be something if both PG and KJ were forced to pull out!

PG is already out.
but... Kenneth Jonassen can't afford to pull out of the European Championships because he's always been a runner up behind Peter Gade... plus this is Jonassen's last chance to go for the European title. And I hope that Jonassen wins this, he deserves it! (mainly because he was always in the shadow of Peter Gade)

PG is already out.
but... Kenneth Jonassen can't afford to pull out of the European Championships because he's always been a runner up behind Peter Gade... plus this is Jonassen's last chance to go for the European title. And I hope that Jonassen wins this, he deserves it! (mainly because he was always in the shadow of Peter Gade)

Jonassen will be playing - he just wanted to be spared for the "easy" team final so he could performe his best at individuels..

hope that KJ will win this time tournament!:)

Oh Oh Oh..german youngster dieter domke beats marc zwiebler in straight sets, bjoern joppien lost against ukr player and hopp/overzier lost as well...seems like we have to settle our hope into xu huaiwen and juliane schenk...i think for dieter domke it will be quite hard in the next match...

Jonassen will be playing - he just wanted to be spared for the "easy" team final so he could performe his best at individuels..

"En skadet Kenneth Jonassen kommer ikke med i aftenens EM-finale for hold, hvor Danmark møder England.

Danskeren fik et vrid i sin ene akillessene i semifinalen, og landstræner Steen Pedersen har derfor valgt at erstatte ham med Joachim Persson i aftenens finale."

Aah LYB tactics ;). Anyway his road to the final is relatively easy now ...

can u translate the phrase pls?

can u translate the phrase pls?

Old news, not important anymore about why he didn't play in the team final. Anne said just to rest while this says he fik et vrid (got twisted??) his achilles so didn't play just to be safe but if he didn't actually have an "injury" you could call it LYB tactic ;). Doesn't matter since it's a team event so even if there was nothing with his achilles they still have the right to play Persson instead.
So it was just out of precaution.

OMG - Jan Ø' jorgensen won in men's singles beating Dicky Palyama from the netherlands i 3 games. the last set was encrediblely intense and exciting! jan Ø. came back from lacking from 13-17 and then winning 21-19! wauw - keep an eye on Jan Ø. that's for sure. he'll make it to the top! his play is fast, he takes chances, still get a little bit upset about linejudges errors (but who doesnt), but he is only 20 years, so he has got a lot of good year to come!

best match of the championships so far!

OMG - Jan Ø' jorgensen won in men's singles beating Dicky Palyama from the netherlands i 3 games. the last set was encrediblely intense and exciting! jan Ø. came back from lacking from 13-17 and then winning 21-19! wauw - keep an eye on Jan Ø. that's for sure. he'll make it to the top! his play is fast, he takes chances, still get a little bit upset about linejudges errors (but who doesnt), but he is only 20 years, so he has got a lot of good year to come!

best match of the championships so far!
damn it!!!
my paw:(:(:(:(

OMG - Jan Ø' jorgensen won in men's singles beating Dicky Palyama from the netherlands i 3 games. the last set was encrediblely intense and exciting! jan Ø. came back from lacking from 13-17 and then winning 21-19! wauw - keep an eye on Jan Ø. that's for sure. he'll make it to the top! his play is fast, he takes chances, still get a little bit upset about linejudges errors (but who doesnt), but he is only 20 years, so he has got a lot of good year to come!

best match of the championships so far!

Yes, he's a name to look out for. Him and Billie Martin Larsen. Good future for DEN in MS :)

denmark always produce lots of good future for badminton:)

Yes, he's a name to look out for. Him and Billie Martin Larsen. Good future for DEN in MS :)
Hopesfully, both of them will be included in Denmark TC Team.
JOJ & MLB could be a surprise package and deliver the winning point , most probably against INA in the semi final :cool:

Hopesfully, both of them will be included in Denmark TC Team.
JOJ & MLB could be a surprise package and deliver the winning point , most probably against INA in the semi final :cool:

I think Joachim Persson will be the 3rd MS in the important matches. Maybe give the youngsters a game against weaker opponents.

Hopesfully, both of them will be included in Denmark TC Team.
JOJ & MLB could be a surprise package and deliver the winning point , most probably against INA in the semi final :cool:Denmark Thomas Cup team is already announced:
Peter Gade, Kenneth Jonassen, Joachim Persson, Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Rasmussen/Paaske, Eriksen/Lundgaard, Boe/Mogensen.

If one of the 4 singles players gets injured 2 reserves have been called up: Peter Mikkelsen and Hans-Kristian Vittinghus.

Denmark Thomas Cup team is already announced:
Peter Gade, Kenneth Jonassen, Joachim Persson, Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Rasmussen/Paaske, Eriksen/Lundgaard, Boe/Mogensen.

If one of the 4 singles players gets injured 2 reserves have been called up: Peter Mikkelsen and Hans-Kristian Vittinghus.

Thanks for the info :)
Looks like pretty strong lines-up

Denmark Thomas Cup team is already announced:
Peter Gade, Kenneth Jonassen, Joachim Persson, Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Rasmussen/Paaske, Eriksen/Lundgaard, Boe/Mogensen.

If one of the 4 singles players gets injured 2 reserves have been called up: Peter Mikkelsen and Hans-Kristian Vittinghus.

I like the DEN line up. At least they've got some up and coming youngsters in MS. Quite like that Mikkelson bloke too.

Yes, he's a name to look out for. Him and Billie Martin Larsen. Good future for DEN in MS :)

http://i25.tinypic.com/20z1m4k.gif Billie Martin Larsen eh!? Or Billie Jean? :p (it's Martin Bille Larsen).

http://i25.tinypic.com/20z1m4k.gif Billie Martin Larsen eh!? Or Billie Jean? :p (it's Martin Bille Larsen).

Must have had a Michael Jackson tune in my head at that time :D:D

even more impressed as he won again today against Dieter Domke from Germany. A player that I haven't heard of before really. But he was happy and in the interview at tv afterwards he admitted to having the time of his life and that at the moment he couldn't even focus on the match tomorrow because he was up flying - and that now he wanted to taste atleast bronze...

in the all dane mixed today Laybourne/rytter juhl retired due to illness and no more strengh from Laybourne's side. So unfortunatly the two Danish pairs only played two tied and exiting games.

Tine won over Yao Jie in a two sets game, and felt very lucky to have defeated one of the few other women left in world topten.

Congratz to Jan O Jorgensen, he's playing a great tournament...even though he beat Dieter Domke today :D
Germany has to improve drastically on it's MS, hopefully Marc Zwiebler and the young Domke will show more good results in future events.

Can they earn points by participate in European Mixed Team Championships 2008??

looks like Jan O jorgensen road will come to an end 2day as he face the top seeds kennth jonassen..

Who will win? :) Head-to-head is 6-1 in favor of Persson but the last meeting was quite a while ago and this is not the same Wacha anymore. Wonder how long the Polish have had Chinese(?) Asian coaches ... ?
I think the final would be more exciting if Wacha would win since Joachim Persson never seems able to beat Kenneth J. So for a win-win situation I've PAW'ed Persson and if he loses I get the final I like to see more :rolleyes:;).

Can they earn points by participate in European Mixed Team Championships 2008??

i'm not totally sure how it works for the continental champs such as the euro champs. Anyhow i know that Dicky Palyama won't qualifye for the Olympics hence he didn't make it to the semifinals (when loosing to Jan Ø yesterday) which was the national demand to qualifye
it's a bid sad really - it's always happening for Dicky like that, it was the same case in 2000 and 2004

:eek: Wow Robertson/Emms lost set two 21-10! And behind 5-1 in the 3rd on the side that won them the first set :rolleyes:...

Yay Eriksen & Lundgaard are in the final. Was rather scared to see them lose the first set.

I'm really hoping that Jens & Martin will win tomorrow. There has been a lot of talk recently that they are too old and that Boe & Mogensen should get the Olympic Selection instead. Mathias & Carsten are a great upcoming pair but they'll get plenty of chances in the coming years.

Yay Eriksen & Lundgaard are in the final. Was rather scared to see them lose the first set.

I'm really hoping that Jens & Martin will win tomorrow. There has been a lot of talk recently that they are too old and that Boe & Mogensen should get the Olympic Selection instead. Mathias & Carsten are a great upcoming pair but they'll get plenty of chances in the coming years.

:D They are too old, just look at their results for the last year outside of Denmark. If they want to be tourists in Beijing they should book a holiday. Boe & Mogensen will be 4 years older already in London ... the future is NOW ;).

:D They are too old, just look at their results for the last year outside of Denmark. If they want to be tourists in Beijing they should book a holiday. Boe & Mogensen will be 4 years older already in London ... the future is NOW ;).

Jens & Martin will prove you wrong. They have achieved their best results after all the "experts" have said that their time had passed. Much like Poul-Erik Høyer ;)

Kamilla Rytter Juhl & Lena Fier Kristiansen are European Champions 2008 :)
Really impressive that they could beat Gail & Donna

Jens & Martin will prove you wrong. They have achieved their best results after all the "experts" have said that their time had passed. Much like Poul-Erik Høyer ;)

I hope they will prove me wrong but for the last year time and time again the results have been pretty poor. Let's hope they will show it at the Thomas Cup :cool:

Juhl playing at home, how could they not win ;). Emms/ Kellogg are overestimated I think, not overrated but overestimated (is probably the exact same thing but for me an estimate is more of a general feeling whereas rated is based on actual results etc.). For me it wasn't really a big surprise :). Even picked it for my PAW ...

Mathias & Carsten are a great upcoming pair but they'll get plenty of chances in the coming years.

Upcoming pair :eek::confused:????

Mathias Boe himself is turning 28 this year (born in 1980). Carsten Mogensen is probably around the same age, probably 26 or 27 this year.

:D They are too old, just look at their results for the last year outside of Denmark. If they want to be tourists in Beijing they should book a holiday. Boe & Mogensen will be 4 years older already in London ... the future is NOW ;).

By that time, Boe will be 32 yo...wow...most Asian players would have retired before 30 (like Ha Tae Kwon and Kim Dong Moon).

Upcoming pair :eek::confused:????

Mathias Boe himself is turning 28 this year (born in 1980). Carsten Mogensen is probably around the same age, probably 26 or 27 this year.

For Danish standards that's pretty young...for asian standards that's verging on "uncle" levels.:D

Congratulations to Kenneth Jonassen for winning his first European Championships title, beating Joachim Persson 21-13, 21-16! He didn't lose a single set in all the 6 matches played this week, nor the 3 matches played during the Mixed Team Championships.

You can watch the finals for free here:
http://tv2sport.dk/node/7790
Just click "Se event".

Hurry up WS is just starting ;)

By that time, Boe will be 32 yo...wow...most Asian players would have retired before 30 (like Ha Tae Kwon and Kim Dong Moon).

True, but Danish players esp. in the doubles always play their best badminton after 30, Lund, Holst-Christensen, Søgaard etc.

You can watch the finals for free here:
http://tv2sport.dk/node/7790
Just click "Se event".

Hurry up WS is just starting ;)

Cool! Thx a lot :)

You can watch the finals for free here:
http://tv2sport.dk/node/7790
Just click "Se event".

Hurry up WS is just starting ;)

Thanks :). I bet it was working better before you posted this link :D. Brilliant picture quality though for a stream.

Tine wake up please :o

Something wrong with my stream... Tine is loosing! :crying:

last chance Tine come on!!

Nooo what a poor 1½ set from Tine :(

Whats with the unforced errors???
Tine gave this match away... :(

Xu let Tine force the play too much and make all the errors such a disappointment.

Really nice to see Pi Hongyan smiling about her bronze-medal, she's such a nice girl :) Kind words from Kenneth Larsen about her as well...

Yeah, too bad Pi went to play for France. We could have used her talent on the Danish team...

Indeed we could, shame she wasn't allowed to :(

Yeah, too bad Pi went to play for France. We could have used her talent on the Danish team...


No, she's the only player who can represent us. :D

Maybe Erwin will improve...

1rst set for Mateusiak-K'Czyk 21-16

Wow...Poland has a Chinese coach :eek::confused:???

And they are leading England's no 2 pair。

14-11 in 2nd set

What a choke from the Polish pair :(

I like this Polish pair...quite impressive performance from them. They should have won the second set...leading 17-12 just now.

badmania, where do u watch the match>>??
i mean except the visuallivescore

wow, xu huai wen bt tine!
what a surprise..
i tot tine was in great form lately?:)

they are nice pairing indeed, would be great if they could take a title.

tine played horrible in the last two sets, she said afterwards that XU played better today. Tine's legs were tired and she felt she could use a break.

Lots of long returns from Mateusiak in the rubber-set.
Come on Poland!!

badmania, where do u watch the match>>??
i mean except the visuallivescore

:D Junkie!! :p If you would take the time to read some more posts you will find out yourself ;). But it's not working as good as it was anymore :rolleyes:.

:D Junkie!! :p If you would take the time to read some more posts you will find out yourself ;). But it's not working as good as it was anymore :rolleyes:.
where u watch the match live, demolidor??
i thinkk its on denmark tv or european channel

where u watch the match live, demolidor??
i thinkk its on denmark tv or european channel

http://tv2sport.dk/node/7790

What a pity...Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg win the European Championships 2008 after a tough rubber-set victory over Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk 16-21, 22-20, 21-15.

The Polish pair was leading comfortably at 17-12 in the second set when 2 judgement errors by Mateusiak gifted 2 points to the English pair. Clark/Kellogg subsequently had a 6-2 run and eventually finished off the Polish pair's challenge.

But this Polish pair is certainly one to watch out for...they have beaten He Hanbin/Yu Yang twice....in the French Open and Russian Open 2007 (to claim the title in Moscow).

http://tv2sport.dk/node/7790
thanks u for the link, johny:)

i heard assykt talking..is that her??:)

And now the battle of the Big Champions :)

And now the battle of the Big Champions :)
yeah, 2 uncles of denmark are going to battle on court.:)

Two hits and Jens destroyed his first racket :D

thanks u for the link, johny:)

;) Johnny had already posted that link before you asked your question only 1 page earlier ...

Thanks for the link Johnny. It is really good, you don't need any software download and mine didn't buffer at all.

Too bad I　only just got in to see the last match.

It is obvious these players know each other very well. All the serves are been seen before they are hit.

It makes the game look good! But the rallies fairly short. 20-18 to JR/LP despite being behind for most of it, JR Playing well at the net （Partlybecause knowing the opposition do good anticipation)

21-19 to JR/LPgame1

Thanks for the link Johnny. It is really good, you don't need any software download and mine didn't buffer at all.

Too bad I　only just got in to see the last match.

No buffering!? I've had nothing but since the beginning, like I'm watching the slowmotion replay throughout the whole match. Hmm, maybe when I restart my modem ...
That did the trick indeed, smooth right now :).

No buffering!? I've had nothing but since the beginning, like I'm watching the slowmotion replay throughout the whole match. Hmm, maybe when I restart my modem ...

No buffering here either... It helps having a 10 Mbit connection ;)

The scoreline has been tight since the beginning and its now 11-10 at the interval of the second set to Eriksen/Hansen's advantage.

No buffering!? I've had nothing but since the beginning, like I'm watching the slowmotion replay throughout the whole match. Hmm, maybe when I restart my modem ...
That did the trick indeed, smooth right now :).


I am getting a bit of slow motion, but it is OK. Quite watchable.

11-10 JE/ML at the Interval. 2nd game almost the same as the 1st so far

good match, but esp. Martin made too many errors :(

JR/LP win in straight games 21-19 21-16.

Some good rallies in there, but as stated the rallies were generally short, ML made quite a few errors in particular, so not a great deal of Excitement though.

Congrats to JR/LP though European Champions!!

Yes....Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen finally won the European Championships title, to add to their World Championships 2003 collection. They beat Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen 21-19, 21-16.

Is this the first time LP/JR and KJ winning the European Champs?

Is this the first time LP/JR and KJ winning the European Champs?

It is, Eriksen/Lundgaard were the 3-time defending champion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Badminton_Championships

assorted pics.........

congrats to LP/JR:)

The top seed Kenneth Jonassen beat teammate Joachim Persson 21-13, 21-16 for his first European singles title.
http://i0.sinaimg.cn/ty/o/p/2008-04-21/U1532P6T12D3612763F44DT20080421111509.jpg

Xu Huaiwen came from one set down to beat Tine Rasmussen of Denmark 12-21, 21-12, 21-17 for her second straight women's championship.
http://i3.sinaimg.cn/ty/o/p/2008-04-21/U1532P6T12D3612767F44DT20080421111643.jpg

The top seed Kenneth Jonassen beat teammate Joachim Persson 21-13, 21-16 for his first European singles title.
http://i0.sinaimg.cn/ty/o/p/2008-04-21/U1532P6T12D3612763F44DT20080421111509.jpg

look at the emotions and power... on Jonassen's face. after many years of shadowing Peter Gade in the European Championships...

congradz... i pretty sure he really really wanted this title. well... i am waiting for the videos on this.

Finally, KJ did it! First time to become European Champion and don't forget he's also Europe MS number one based on BWF WR. Surprising victory created by Xu Huaiwen to beat All England Champ, local pride Tine. Three individual titles plus mixed team triumphant for Denmark marks this country is still the best in Europe, Congratz!

Finally, KJ did it! First time to become European Champion and don't forget he's also Europe MS number one based on BWF WR. Surprising victory created by Xu Huaiwen to beat All England Champ, local pride Tine. Three individual titles plus mixed team triumphant for Denmark marks this country is still the best in Europe, Congratz!



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Not unexpected results... In Europe, the Singles events have been dominated by PG, KJ and PW (in Mens), and PHY, TR and XHW (in Womens).

Congratulations to KJ and XHW. :):):)
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look at the emotions and power... on Jonassen's face. after many years of shadowing Peter Gade in the European Championships...

It would be more memorable if he actually beat PG during the event.

On the side, did KJ ever beat PG before? How many they have encountered on international circuit? I think KJ and PG is much like LD and BCL of China, but maybe even worse for KJ. :o

Nevertheless, congrats to all the winners. :D

It would be more memorable if he actually beat PG during the event.

On the side, did KJ ever beat PG before? How many they have encountered on international circuit? I think KJ and PG is much like LD and BCL of China, but maybe even worse for KJ. :o

Nevertheless, congrats to all the winners. :DKJ beat PG in the danish nationals 2004. That's the last time he beat him. When they were both young, KJ had a positive statistic against PG, but that changed when PG became on of the top shuttlers of the world.

BWF head to head statistics show PG is 11-1 up against KJ. KJs only win was at Irish International in 1995!!

If you add all the results at danish nationals, danish league matches and Copenhagen Masters, the score is maybe 20-3 for PG at senior level :)

actually... KJ's last title was at the Dutch Open in 2004.

actually... KJ's last title was at the Dutch Open in 2004.

I remember he also won Singapore Open that year, beating LCW.

Thanks badders7 for the statistic. ;)

I remember he also won Singapore Open that year, beating LCW.

Thanks badders7 for the statistic. ;)
Peter Gade won the 2006 Singapore Open...
Kenneth Jonassen was the silver medalist of that event.

LCW didn't play that tournament. KJ beat Chen Hong to get into the finals... and PG beat Chunlai BAO at semis.

any pics of JR/LP?

notice that the English male players shaved their heads?>
that's what Peter Gade did last year...

Peter Gade won the 2006 Singapore Open...
Kenneth Jonassen was the silver medalist of that event.

LCW didn't play that tournament. KJ beat Chen Hong to get into the finals... and PG beat Chunlai BAO at semis.

I am referring to the 2004 open.

notice that the English male players shaved their heads?>
that's what Peter Gade did last year...


Maybe that's have something to do with luck. I remember Gade won Malaysian Open right after he got his hair shaved. :p

Maybe that's have something to do with luck. I remember Gade won Malaysian Open right after he got his hair shaved. :p
:D Yeah he also won the Copenhagen Masters before that... hahaha... I think I should shave my head too for good luck. Wong8Egg, you with me on this?