MS
Pretty strong field even in the qualifiers

1st qualifying spot
Top seed: Lu Yi
Other seed: Nguyen Tien Minh
Other notables: Hsieh Yu Hsin, Tan Chun Seang (in Nguyen's half)
Prediction: Nguyen to beat Lu. But he has tough half, and since all matches are played within the day, may not have enough to beat Lu who has relatively much easier draw.

2nd qualifying spot
Top seed: John Moody
Other seed: Richard Vaughan
Other notables: Poompat, Arvind Bhat, Gong Weijie (in Moody's half) Kenichi Tago, Roman Spitko (in Vaughan's half)
Prediction: Tago to beat Poompat

3rd qualifying spot
Top seed: Dicky Palyama
Other seed: Bobby Milroy
Other notables: Scott Evans, Kasper Oedum (in Palyama's half) Tommy Sugiarto (in Milroy's half)
Prediction: Sugiarto to beat Palyama (or Evans)

4th qualifying spot
Top seed: Andrew Dabeka
Other seed: Eric Pang
Other notables: Shon Seung Mo, Chetan Anand (in Pang's half)
Prediction: Shon

WS

1st qualifying spot
Seed: Elizabeth Cann
Other notables: None
Prediction: Cann. Apparently kind draw for Cann who even has a bye.

2nd qualifying spot
Seed: Salakjit Ponsana
Other notables: Anu Nieminen (in Ponsana's half) Adriyanti Firdasari, Soratja (in other half)
Prediction: Firdasari to beat Ponsana, but tough prediction to make

3rd qualifying spot
Seed: Julia Wong
Other notables: Pai Min Jie, Xing Aiying (in other half from seed)
Prediction: Xing to beat Wong, considering Uber Cup form

4th qualifying spot
Seed: Wang Yihan
Other notables: Susan Hughes (in Wang's half) Pia Zebadiah (in other half)
Prediction: Wang to beat Pia

Men's Singles Qualification R1:
Tommy Sugiarto vs Bobby Milroy [3] -- Bobby, and possibly Peter Mikkelsen and Dicky Palyama will be the opponents to face in the road to the main draw.

Women's Singles Qualification R1:
Adriyanti Firdasari vs Soratja Chansrisukot -- a tricky match for Firda...she could eventually face 2 Thai players if she were to go all the way to the Final Round. She should face Charmaine Reid next.

Pia Bernadet Zebadiah vs Malgorzata Kurdelska -- should be a breeze for Pia, but, Wang Yihan will be the greatest hurdle if she want to qualify. Shruti Kurian should await her next.

Men's Doubles Qualification R1:
Anthony Clark/David Lindley vs Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan -- tough matches await Bona/Ahsan in their first AE. They should lose here.

Women's Doubles Qualification R1:
Lita Nurlita/Nitya Krishinda vs Mooi Hing Yau/Ooi Yu Hang -- Lita/Nitya should progress to the main draw.

MS
4th qualifying spot
Top seed: Andrew Dabeka
Other seed: Eric Pang
Other notables: Shon Seung Mo, Chetan Anand (in Pang's half)
Prediction: Shon
The lucky Andrew Dabeka has taken Peter Gade's place in the main draw.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=802533&postcount=9

MD
Pretty tame lineup in the MD.

1st qualifying spot
Don't know. The British pairs (Adcock/Middleton and Lewis/Roebuck) have pretty good chances, I guess. But Spitko/Fuchs is out to spoil their party.

2nd qualifying spot
Kawaguchi/Kawamae stands above the others in this section.

3rd qualifying spot
(Xu Chen/Zheng Bo v Blair/Eidestedt) v (Clark/Lindley v Ahsan/Septano). Your guess as good as mine. I think Clark/Lindley has the edge.

4th qualifying spot
Cho Gun Woo/Han Sang Hoon faces some Danish opposition, but should advance. I guess.

camon tan chun seang!!!!.

hope also julia wong will through to the main draw...
camon MALAYSIA!!

WD
Even tamer affair in WD

1st qualifying spot
I like Chau Hoi Wah/Koon Wai Chee's chances against seeded McKee/Reid.

2nd qualifying spot
Goh Liu Ying/Ng Hui Lin should take this oppurtunity given the apparently weak opposition.

3rd qualifying spot
Meulendijks/Yao Jie faces British opposition.

4th qualifying spot
Maheswari/Nurlita if they can overcome Mooi/Ooi.

XD
A bit better in the XD

1st qualifying spot
Seed: Cooper/Flavell
Other notables: Fuchs/Mette (in seed's half) Langridge/Nicholas, Tsai/Cheng (in other half)
Prediction: Beats me. Langridge/Nicholas if I have to venture a guess.

2nd qualifying spot
Seed: Tan/Woon
Other notables: Bowman/Bok (in seed's half), Roebuck/Wallwork (other half)
Prediction: Should be Tan/Woon for the taking but the Brits are XD experts. Must tread with caution.

3rd qualifying spot
Seed: Middleton/Smith
Other notables: Razif/Chong, Logosz/Munt (in other half from seed)
Prediction: Polish-English pairing looks strong here.

4th qualifying spot
Seed: Stoyanov/Eymard
Other notables: Wiratama/Chau, Cho Gun Woo/Ha Jung Eun (seed's half), Lim Kim Wah/Ng Hui Lin, Ohtsuka/Suetsuna (other half)
Prediction: hmmm ... Lim/Ng cannot be taken lightly, but I like the experience that Ohtsuka/Suetsuna has

The lucky Andrew Dabeka has taken Peter Gade's place in the main draw.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=802533&postcount=9

If he has been promoted, then Lu Yi must have been, too. Not showing in the draws yet, maybe in a few more hours.

If he has been promoted, then Lu Yi must have been, too. Not showing in the draws yet, maybe in a few more hours.

Yes, both Lu Yi (for Ronald Susilo) and Andrew Debaka (for PG) have been promoted to the main draw - confirmed by hauge among others.

kinda boring for starting...

come on malaysians... ng hui lin and goh liu yin, julia wong, tan chun seang, mooi hing yau and ooi yu hang, lim khim wah, tan wee kiong and woon khe wei, razif latif and sabrina chong sook chin...

Xing vs Julia would be a great match, if it happens. Last time around, Julia won in 3.

MS Qualification
Q1: With Lu Yi gone, that pretty much opens the path for Nguyen Tien Minh
Q2: I wonder if Gong Weijie can continue his miracle run. Moody is a pretty tough nut to crack and Tago should contend. I think Gong can take the Q2 spot
Q3: The youth of Tommy Sugiarto v the experience of Dicky Palyama. If Tommy continues to show mental strength, he'll secure the Q3 spot
Q4: Shon Seung Mo all the way

WS Qualification
Q1: Cakewalk for Elizabeth Cann
Q2: The 2 Thais and Firda should duke it out. An easier passage (including a bye) might tip it Salakjit Ponsana's way
Q3: A beauty of an encounter awaits in Julia Wong v Xing Aiying. Xing has to dispose of Pai Min Jie first while Julia has the much easier route. Like in Germany, Julia to win again
Q4: It would be a monumental upset if Wang Yihan did not clean house here

MD Qualification
Q1: Adcock/Middleton, playing on home soil should outlast the others
Q2: I'll flip a coin and say Adcock/George again because of home field advantage
Q3: Xu/Zheng should make it through
Q4: Han/Cho is the only Asian pair in the Q4 bracket and I think they'll have just enough to hold off the Danes

WD Qualification
Q1: The HK pair of Chau/Koon will have the edge
Q2: Pedersen/Schjoett-Kristensen will sweep past the weak MAS pair
Q3: Meulendijks/Yao Jie should win the Q3 spot
Q4: I think Mooi/Ooi could come out after some tough matches

XD Qualification
Q1: The TPE pair Tsai/Cheng to push aside the ENG challenge
Q2: Tan/Woon will face stiff challenges from the ENG pairs. They should be able to hold on
Q3: Logosz/Munt are underrated and will win this spot
Q4: A tough quarter with the JPN tandem of Ohtsuka/Suetsuna squeaking through

BC member smashie54, aka Lauren Todt (USA) will be playing against Solenn Pasturel (ENG) in the first qualification round. GOOD LUCK Lauren!

sorry off topic here...
may i ask what is the time different between england and malaysia?
thanks..

List to qualifiers promoted to main draw:
MS
Lu Yi (v Kendrick Lee)
Andrew Dabeka (v Taufik Hidayat)
Effect to QUAL:
Nguyen is given an easier task to qualify as Q1
No difference to Q4 as Shon is expected to win either way.

WS
none

MD
Fuchs/Spitko (v Hwang Ji Man/Lee Jae Jin)
Effect to QUAL:
The Brits (3 pairs out of 4) will have an even easier time to grab Q1.

WD
McKee/Reid (v Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung)
Effect to QUAL:
Easier to Chau/Koon to grab Q1.

XD
Stoyanov/Eymard (v Kindervater/Piotrowski)
Cooper/Flavell (v Q4)
Effect to QUAL:
Not much effect to Q1 as Stonayov/Eymard are not expected to grab Q1.
Hwang Ji Man/Kim Min Jung got promoted from Reserve to make Q4 much more interesting. They are now my favourites to take Q4. Q4 also comes with the prize of facing Cooper/Flavell in R32 of main draw.

sorry off topic here...
may i ask what is the time different between england and malaysia?
thanks..

Either 7 or 8, depending on whether daylight saving is in effect.

Another good thing to remember is this. You know Malaysia is GMT+8. Well, GMT means Greenwich Meridian Time, which is in England. Therefore, England is GMT+0 (if no daylight saving).

thanks for reply so fast...

BC member smashie54, aka Lauren Todt (USA) will be playing against Solenn Pasturel (ENG) in the first qualification round. GOOD LUCK Lauren!

Any pic of Lauren? Anyway try your best Lauren. Good experience and good Luck too! :)

The matches start already...Why nobody here???

sorry off topic here...
may i ask what is the time different between england and malaysia?
thanks..

we are 8 hrs behind you.

The matches start already...Why nobody here???

haha,bcs today matches nt too interesting

thanks for reply so fast...

next time google for world clock or put a yahoo widget on your screen(it's free to download). Then you always know the time of the matches.

The matches start already...Why nobody here???

You're not alone. We're all here! :)

The matches start already...Why nobody here???

TCS's match only start 11.40 am = 7.40 pm. not yet start mah

Our junior XD's matches start 12.50 pm = 8.50 pm.

TCS on the court now

Come on TCS...Go Go Go!!!

Tcs Leading 9-5 Now..

You're not alone. We're all here! :)
HEY TJUN TJUN, WHERE HAVE U BEEN ALL THIS WHILE??:D
got tournament only, guarantee u will be here 1..:D:p:)

TCS leading 11-5 now

game point for TCS 20-7

n TCS took 1st set 21-7

The matches start already...Why nobody here???
miao.....................................:D

miao.....................................:D
What you have for dinner today???Any fishes...:D:D:D

Me fly here.
TCS is pulling away from Kenneth aka Ants look alike, he he, 17-9

Easy meat for TCS here, lookin good.

What you have for dinner today???Any fishes...:D:D:D
normal cat food + AE08:D

TCS won 21-9...

That's a quickie. Now eagle must go find some mice & meat for big birdy food.

Btw people, is the planetbadminton.tv showing any live? I tried, no live

TCS cleared the 1st hurdle in 18 minutes. Good work.

yeah..i hope tcs can get into the main draw..jia you~:)

as expected, TCS won his 1st qualifying match

Kenchi Tago is good man....looks like in the future...is going to be Lu Yi, Kenchi Tago and maybe Andre Kurniawan n not forgeting Sho Sasaki

That's a quickie. Now eagle must go find some mice & meat for big birdy food.

Btw people, is the planetbadminton.tv showing any live? I tried, no live
planetbadminton is only gonna show live from 1500 GMT i think..... that means MAS time 11 o`clock..

gong wei jie is having a hard time with india`s arvind bhat

Kenchi Tago is good man....looks like in the future...is going to be Lu Yi, Kenchi Tago and maybe Andre Kurniawan n not forgeting Sho Sasaki

Hey dude, I can hardly understand what you're trying to convey there. You skip, jump and the whole sentence in riddle.

HEY TJUN TJUN, WHERE HAVE U BEEN ALL THIS WHILE??:D
got tournament only, guarantee u will be here 1..:D:p:)

Tournament or no tournament I'm around in this forum. You've been keeping quiet as well! I'm saving my energy for the coming matches.....wait till LCW, WMC, TBH appear!

Tournament or no tournament I'm around in this forum. You've been keeping quiet as well! I'm saving my energy for the coming matches.....wait till LCW, WMC, TBH appear!
nole..its juz that u only thought im in this forum when lee chong wei is playing only mah..:):rolleyes:..so u didnt saw my post every day...
now i seldom see u post already nowadays???:D
i everyday also online here at BC Forum,...:p, eventhough chong wei is not playing..

normal cat food + AE08:D

A balance diet of rats, mices, fishes, small birds and lotsa veggies eh? LOL:D

the match between arvind bhat and gong are so tight!!!

and at last gong wei jie win the match!

gong wei jie is having a hard time with india`s arvind bhat
Gong almost lost the 2nd game. Gong is the same batch with Chen Jin.

finally GWJ won 21-19

TWK/WKW on the court now

TWK/WKW leading 11-4

game point for TWK/WKW 20-9

n TWK/WKW took 1st set 21-9

Gong almost lost the 2nd game. Gong is the same batch with Chen Jin.
I guess it makes a bit easier for Poompat on next stage....to play against Gong...Gong must be very exhausted to be stretched almost 1 hr by Bhat........

TWK/WKW leading 11-10

TWK/WKW won it 21-9,21-18

come on razif and chong..

And.... Razif/ Chong lost to the England XD

LKW/NHL on the court now

at the moment the juniors are leading 4-1

LKW/NHL leading 11-7

Me fly here.
TCS is pulling away from Kenneth aka Ants look alike, he he, 17-9

Easy meat for TCS here, lookin good.
It's Kennevic, not Kenneth..

I think Kennevic is just concentrating on Mixed Doubles, so he used this match as warmup... ;)

game point for LKW/NHL 20-16

Lim Khim Wah/Ng Hui Lin beat the Jap pair 21 : 18 in 1st game

n finally LKW/NHL took 1st set 21-18

JPN leading 11-8 now

game point for JPN 20-13

Othsuka/Suetsuna won 2nd set 21-13. Lim/Ng need to gear up their game a notch

n JPN took the 2nd game n now rubber game

come on world junior champion

khim wah and hui lin.. plz stay focus...

the livestreaming is going onn now!!!!
live and free!!!!
im watching it very smoothly now..

TCS on the court again

add oil, malaysian junior XD

LKW/NHL leading 11-9

Come on,lets cheer for TCS..

C'mon TCS, and NHL/LKW!!! Win over your opponents!!!

match point for LKW/NHL 20-15

Match point for NHL/LKW!!!

the livestreaming is going onn now!!!!
live and free!!!!
im watching it very smoothly now..

where u watch streaming? which website?

yes, NHL/LKW just won the match, congrats to the junior team

What's wrong with TCS, he had an easy game earlier.

where u watch streaming? which website?

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/livescore/scoreboard.aspx?id=19511

where u watch streaming? which website?
here>> http://www.planetbadminton.tv/watch/?sid=17

NJOY!!!

Lim Khim Wah/Ng Hui Lin are showing some progress. They should pose a bigger threat than the inconsistent Tan Wee Kiong/Woon Khee Wei.

aiyo,TCS lost 1st set ady.....add oil in 2nd set

where u watch streaming? which website?

http://www.planetbadminton.tv/

Monkey is about to board the next flight back.

Nguyen Tien-Minh advances to the Final round of the Qualifying after beating Tan Chun Seang 21-11, 21-16.

TCS lost ady...

Sigh...TCH lost already..

Lim Khim Wah/Ng Hui Lin are showing some progress. They should pose a bigger threat than the inconsistent Tan Wee Kiong/Woon Khee Wei.

Lim/Ng didnt feature in Asia Juniors cos Ng Hui Lin was injured. That's why Lim/Ng's ranking is lower than Wee Kiong/Khe Wei. If not, they could be in the running for an OG spot.
+ Hui Lin's did good too with Goh in Uber qualifiers. Good crop of juniors

ng hui lin is a good player... + lim khim wah i think they are the best mixed double for malaysians (junior) now.. we will see how they faced the koreans...

Who are they showing on the tv court? Vaughan vs Tago?

Who are they showing on the tv court? Vaughan vs Tago?
yup..they are currently showing the match between tago vs vaughan,:):D

wow, kenichi tago during intervals, no coach at all...!

tago is playing so poorly in the 2nd set..

damn exiting match!!!
21 all now

at last tago wins the match!!!

don t get me wrong but who is tago? i thought vaughan could play better, he seems so nervous...

now firda vs poland

don t get me wrong but who is tago? i thought vaughan could play better, he seems so nervous...
kenichi tago is a japanese badminton player..

adriyanti firdasari of INA is gonna play now..
watching it live now...
warming up now...

camon firdasari!!!

the commentator is danish! haha the website is danish too i think

now the live streaming got commentator already...

funny website.. thanks a lot for the one who found it..!!! very useful!!!

is this rasmussen?

funny website.. thanks a lot for the one who found it..!!! very useful!!!
which website??
do u mean>> http://www.planetbadminton.tv/watch/?sid=17 ??

the polish lady has not much chance

tan wee khiong/woon keh wei is on court now...

is this rasmussen?

please look at the livescores ...

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=19511&y=2008&m=3&d=4

please look at the livescores ...

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=19511&y=2008&m=3&d=4
yannie, i think he is reffering to the commentator...

which website??
do u mean>> http://www.planetbadminton.tv/watch/?sid=17 ??

yup yup..........

livescores lol, i mean the commentator

where is jessica, carine they all??
gone to sleep already??

yannie, i think he is reffering to the commentator...
yes, or is it this other explayer, forgot the name...

adriyanti firdasari took the 1st game easily..

TWK/WKW on the court again

kaldau, nils-christian??

kaldau, nils-christian??
not sure koz he had not introduce himself..

TWK/WKW on the court again
i tot u sleep already, carine./?>

where is jessica, carine they all??
gone to sleep already??

haha,I'm still here.mayb will go to sleep after watching TWK/WKW match

i see greysia and vita sitting behind them...

i see greysia and vita sitting behind them...
wow, yannie, so small also u can see where they are ??

this poland shuttlers lacks of experince playing in the court..
she looks lazy to run..

Go chong wei!! go lindan!! go ah fik!!! go!!! huh???
haiz... they haven't played yet... 'kan cheong factor...'

Go chong wei!! go lindan!! go ah fik!!! go!!! huh???
haiz... they haven't played yet... 'kan cheong factor...'
hmm, extremenanopowe....dont kan cheong...THEY WILL ONLY PLAY 2MORO..
i tot u this week in KL??:p:p:cool::)
KNOW WHAT TO DO??:D:D:cool:

So far, TCS and Latif/Chong are the only casualty for MAS.

firdasari is making too much of mistakes..

Who's the commentator for Planet Badminton tv? Voice sounds very familiar, like last year's AE finals commentator.

Hope Wee KIong/Khe Wei go thru to main draw.

Who's the commentator for Planet Badminton tv? Voice sounds very familiar, like last year's AE finals commentator.

Hope Wee KIong/Khe Wei go thru to main draw.
im sure it is not darren hall since this commentator says that he is a danish,.

charmaine reid juz lose..

adriyanti firdasari on match point..

and INA `S ADRIYANTI FIRDASARI WON THE MATCH

game point for TWK/WKW 20-16

black has bad movement, lunge to net, falls over

Game pt for the AJC 20-16.

TWK/WKW took the 1st set 21-16

yess..TWK/WKW TOOK THE 1ST SET

im sure it is not darren hall since this commentator says that he is a danish,.

Hmmm, I heard his voice before, sounds like he was a player before too.

The AJC took the 1st game 21-16. Hopefully, they can make it straight sets.

yeh.. khe wei and wee kiong took the first set.. next on court lim khim wah and ng hui lin again

yess..TWK/WKW TOOK THE 1ST SET

George dont be naughty lah:rolleyes:

matches not so exiting so far

We are just halfway thru the qualifying rounds... ZZZZZ

TWK/WKW leading 11-3

i rhink people should warm up somewhere else and then they can ust start the games

The AJC are doing well as they lead 13-4...

who are the mixed players
?

the red guy plays doubles lol

match point for TWK/WKW 20-10

n dey won it 21-10

The AJC at match pt 20-10. Yes, they won it.

Now, let's cheer for the WJC as they lead 9-6 in the 1st game.

ok,I go to sleep now...
u guys enjoy to watch n chat ya.

unbelievable how can the one mixed pair play like a mens or womens doubles ...

unbelievable how can the one mixed pair play like a mens or womens doubles ...

Errrr, are you talking about the match Poland Xd vs Denmark XD??

yes indeed the red guy

Good, one Junior XD going to main draw. Next Junior XD, come on Lim/Ng..... hope they're not out of steam from the 3 sets earlier.

The WJC took the 1st game 21-15.

The AJC Tan/Woon will meet Clark/Kellogg in the 1st round of the main draw.

Hmmm playing on home ground, Clark/Kellogg would want to win it. Hope our juniors get some rest & pull thru.

Yikess, Lim/Ng trailing 2d set at 3-10. Tired or injured?

Lim/Ng are closing the gap at 10-11.

They just level it at 11-all.

Lim/Ng lead for the 1st time 12-11 in the 2nd game.

Lim/Ng ahead 14-13. They were 3-10 down at one stage.

Meanwhile Poland/England won the match against Denmark in straight sets & proceeding to main draw.

hiyaaa, Lim/Ng lost 2nd set. 17-21
Hope they still have strength for 3rd set.
He he, only you & me robin7, interesting.....two birds

Mikkelsen saved 4 match pts and at game pt 21-20.

wah tough fight for lim/ng
hope they win to join tan/woon in main draw 2moro
mas boleh

hiyaaa, Lim/Ng lost 2nd set. 17-21
Hope they still have strength for 3rd set.
He he, only you & me robin7, interesting.....two birds
I think they are tired after previous long matches...

The Koreans might turn the table around. Sigh...

Camon, robin and eagle are here for u guys!:D

Nah, thing doesn't look good on Lim/Ng...

Ng/Lim is about to lose, trailing too far, hard to catch up...sigh...

oh no, MAS XD is losing
maybe they lost steam
playing in qualifying is tiring

Can Lim/Ng fight back?

A glimpse of hope to topple the Korean after coming from behind to draw level at 19 all

OMG, Lim/Ng level it at 19-all in the decider. Still hope?

Match pt for the Koreans 20-19.

Tension is high, keep up the good work lads!

ng/lim level it
come on mas
fight
u can do it

sigh... they lost after coming so close, poor finishing losing 20:22

they lost but good fight from them
can see tat they are another future mas XD star besides tan/woon

sigh... they lost after coming so close, poor finishing losing 20:22
They have done what they could. Great fight back despite losing the match.

US player Eva Lee got wiped in the first game, 21-8, but holding on 16-17 in 2nd.

BC member smashie54 ( Lauren Todt (USA) ) will be on court next. remember to cheer for her! GO Lauren!

Ah well, Eva Lee (USA) lost to Pai Min Jie (TPE) 8-21 / 17-21

US player Eva Lee got wiped in the first game, 21-8, but holding on 16-17 in 2nd.

BC member smashie54 ( Lauren Todt (USA) ) will be on court next. remember to cheer for her! GO Lauren!

Whoohoo go Lauren :p! Too bad there's no live webcast right now ...
Oh well, dinner time :).

go lauren go lauren go go go!!!

Lauren Todt to serve to Solenn Pasturel, love all, play!

Yes, Lauren, win one for the Bay Area, Malaysia Boleh!

Lauren 2-6 Solenn. Jia You!

wah a BC member playing
i support u Lauren
fight fight

yup she decided in the last minute that she wanna go to all england..

jia you lauren!!!

9-13. Lauren is waking up now...

11-14. closing in. 3 pt game.

11-17
11-18.

Lauren, focus!

17-20. still have hope.

Lauren lost first game. 17-21.

3-5 on 2nd game...

4-11... Lauren, wake up!

I'm afraid it's not looking good for Lauren trailing 6-14 :(

ah well, Lauren lost, 21-17 / 21-6. gave a good fight back on the 1st game, but ran out in the 2nd. good effort though.

Bad results from the Jrs. However dont really expect them to advance to the Main draw. :(

Surprised to see Shon lost to Eric Pang rather easily. Perhaps he was exhausted from his efforts at the GO. Nguyen Tien Minh has advanced with a 21-17, 21-18 win over Jorgensen.

Tago levels with Gong 21-17 in 2nd
Tommy edges Dicky 21-19 in 1st

Wow, the schedule has the MS going back to back rounds. Rene Ulsing, who's just completed a 3 gamer will surely be killed by Eric Pang.

Dicky 2-3 Tommy
Gong 1-2 Tago

I surprise to see Tommy can do good against Dicky....

Hopefully he can go to the main draw....

:cool::cool:

I imagine.... Tommy go to the Main Draw.... defeat chong wei in the second round face TH but Th win and face SDk in the Semi and TH will be in the Final.... wow....:D:D:D

But I want to see TH vs LCW though.....

Gong Weijie and TAGO Kenichi are still on court. almost an hour already.

Tago outlasts Gong 21-15 in the rubber. 59 mins
Susan Huges beat Louise Carter 21-1 in the 2nd :eek::eek:. Now that's a thrashing!
Tommy eases through 21-19, 21-11 over Dicky
Xing v Pai on now and will be a good match. Xing 2-0 Pai
Meanwhile Blair/Eidestedt has taken the opening game 22-20 over Xu Chen /Zheng Bo :eek:

Hmm, I've to say I'm impressed with Tommy. 3 Matches on the same day and the last two is within hour of each other.

Tago outlasts Gong 21-15 in the rubber. 59 mins
Susan Huges beat Louise Carter 21-1 in the 2nd :eek::eek:. Now that's a thrashing!
Tommy eases through 21-19, 21-11 over Dicky
Xing v Pai on now and will be a good match. Xing 2-0 Pai
Meanwhile Blair/Eidestedt has taken the opening game 22-20 over Xu Chen /Zheng Bo :eek:

i just noticed that Gong WJ played another 1:00 hrs match on 1st round, 30mins on 2nd round, no wonder he seems to have ran out losing in 59min in the 3rd round!

i just noticed that Gong WJ played another 1:00 hrs match on 1st round, 30mins on 2nd round, no wonder he seems to have ran out losing in 59min in the 3rd round!

The scheduling for the MS qualifying is NUTS! A real test of stamina, like in the old (OSS) days. But I suppose it could be said it's the same for everyone.

i just noticed that Gong WJ played another 1:00 hrs match on 1st round, 30mins on 2nd round, no wonder he seems to have ran out losing in 59min in the 3rd round!

Still an impressive win for Tago! Especially considering Gongs 2-0 win over Sato in German Open!!

Bad draw for Tago though to have CJ in the first round :-(

/Twobeer

Julia Wong lost the 1st game 21-17 to Dimova :eek: Upset in the making?
Pai leads Xing 19-18 :eek: Even at 20-20 now... an Pai takes it 23-21

Wong seems to have woken up, leads 9-4 in the 2nd

anybody watch anthony clark? interesting match...

anybody watch anthony clark? interesting match...

Young Indo's MD is running out of steam though.

quite interesting how the newbie next to clark behave and how the indos try to threaten him a bit. i like clarks style, quite cool.

Young Indo's MD is running out of steam though.

Looks like Clark/Lindley have done enough to dispatch of the INA youngsters, up 18-12 in the rubber.

Wong 11-9 Dimova in rubber
Xing 18-13 Pai in 2nd

think the commentator doesent know what to say...

Wong scrapes through by the skin of her teeth 21-19 against the unfancied Dimova. MAS fans will be relieved yet worried. Still one more round of WS to come. Will the 49 mins of action have taken its toll on Wong. She plays the winner of Xing/Pie who are still on court. Xing 11-7 Pai (52 mins elapsed). One of them will be drained for sure.

Glad that Pia and Firda are thru to Main draw................

Surprise that SSM lost easily to Eric Pang.........

Han/Cho lost to Danish MD in 3 tight sets...........

Glad to see Tommy Sugiarto, Adriyanti Firdasari and Pia Zebadiah all qualified for the Main Draw. At least PBSI's efforts in sending them to All-England bear some fruits and these players gain at least 2220 valuable ranking pts.

Lita Nurlita/Nitya Krishinda also qualified.

Only Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan failed to qualify...losing in the first round to the more experienced Anthony Clark/David Lindley.

Kenichi Tago, Nguyen Tien-Minh, and Xing Aiying all qualified as well, not a bad day for the Asian contingent.

Tommy is fighting back for the 4th Thomas Cup MS spot. He should pass through Andrew Smith, and hopefully provide valuable PAWS pts for me .....:D

Tommy is fighting back for the 4th Thomas Cup MS spot. He should pass through Andrew Smith, and hopefully provide valuable PAWS pts for me .....:D

Err....since when does the "PAW fever" strike you as well :eek::cool::D?

Err....since when does the "PAW fever" strike you as well :eek::cool::D?

Hehehe, our bro abedeng has the most severe form of PAW Fever. He's been lurking on the AE PAW thread frequently:D:D:D

Err....since when does the "PAW fever" strike you as well :eek::cool::D?

Must be the All-England, u see if not for my dislocated elbow, I could have been a "potential" All-England Champion ..... :p:eek::p

With PAWS, I have a second chance ......

Must be the All-England, u see if not for my dislocated elbow, I could have been a "potential" All-England Champion ..... :p:eek::p

With PAWS, I have a second chance ......
haha.really know how to make me laugh.
if u are pro,perhaps u'll have me as ur fan.

The real AE will only start when hafiz can do suprise.
I do hope hafiz can work on something.

George dont be naughty lah:rolleyes:
wth???:confused:
i juz post about the score only lah..:rolleyes::o:(:confused:
is there something wrong??
u also no need itchy hand la post this...

next time think before u post ,eaglehelang...ok?

next time think before u post ,eaglehelang...ok?

huh? :confused: I did think & look, 2X in fact, I really thought you were joking or being optismistic cos you were the 1st to post it - there was no offense meant. You all joke around ok, eagle serious not ok???;):D:D

The reason was my livescore board didnt show Wee Kiong/Khe Wei's match, even after I refreshed 2X. Much later only I got time to count, there were more than 4 matches on at the same time. In any case, my apologies, jangan marah.

Any pic of Lauren? Anyway try your best Lauren. Good experience and good Luck too! :)

Lauren's Dad is the owner of Smash City Badminton Club, go to its website, http://www.smashcity.net, to see her picture.

Lauren's Dad is the owner of Smash City Badminton Club, go to its website, http://www.smashcity.net, to see her picture.

Thank you. I expected Lauren to be Caucasian because of her name but she seems to have some Asian characteristics! :) She must have played well in the first game. I'm sure she will improve further with wider exposure! :)

Thank you. I expected Lauren to be Caucasian because of her name but she seems to have some Asian characteristics! :) She must have played well in the first game. I'm sure she will improve further with wider exposure! :)

Her mother is from Hongkong..............