Well, the dust have settled after a lot of top guns went down .....

CHN lost XXF and ZN, the All-England title is up for grabs. We will see if JYJ, ZL, LL and WYH can recover from the loss of their seniors.

INA lost potential winners in XD and MD, including their world champs. And all their WS squad.

KOR lost their MS sting, women are still holding on.

MAS fare the worst, left with our top MS, top WS, top WD and Uncles ..... all other MS and MD pairs were shown the exit, including defending All-England champs. :eek:

DEN is probably least affected, lost only Lundgaard/Eriksen, but the rest still pull through.

In the PAWS sense, I had a 6-4 win loss record after the 1st day, not too shabby ...... :) Could have been better had Judith Meulendijks not lost steam.

What more can I say...signed in to find out that....what a disaster for us...only left LCW, WMC, WPT/CEH, Uncle LWW/CTF carrying MAS flag...

XXF, ZN, LHI, WCH, Roslin, PSH, LTS, Flandy/Vita, Jen/Lungaard, Kellogg/Emms out of the competition, too...

Especially my ZN...

oh no.... i jus woke up to look at the result... why like that? this is disaster... my ZN is out??? woo woo~ how can i spend the rest of my time today knowing that my ZN is out??? woo~woo~
quite a number of top seeds went down... this is sad... :(

hmmm.... ZN seems to lack of motivation after XXF's defeat... so sad... I was hoping that after XXF's defeat, no one can stop ZN from taking the title...

oh no.... i jus woke up to look at the result... why like that? this is disaster... my ZN is out??? woo woo~ how can i spend the rest of my time today knowing that my ZN is out??? woo~woo~
quite a number of top seeds went down... this is sad... :(
sigh!!!!Sad rite..............ur ZN out, my ZN out, too...this is her last n final chance to grab the AE title....:mad:

sigh!!!!Sad rite..............ur ZN out, my ZN out, too...this is her last n final chance to grab the AE title....:mad:

What yr ZN, my ZN?! U guys joker la :p

my predictions :
The Badminton Blog - All England 2008 Round 2 Predictions (http://thebadmintonblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/all-england-2008-round-2-predictions.html)

What yr ZN, my ZN?! U guys joker la :p
let me change yr n my to 'our'

What yr ZN, my ZN?! U guys joker la :p

That's why ZN is being torned apart! :rolleyes:

To me the writing is already on the wall for ZN towards the last quarter of 2007. She has lost motivation and seems only interested in learning to be a good coach. May she achieve success as a coach. :)

To be fair, the NSS and better tournament prizes have both helped in giving all the players extra motivation to do well, gaps between top and 2nd level shuttlers are reducing ...... especially against CHN except in WD.

Anyway, my pick for today:-

WS:
Yip Pui Yin vs Hwang Hye Youn - Yippie to take it based on her LCW-like abilities, Hwang is too tired
Wong Mew Choo vs Jiang Yanjiao - 50-50, WMC has the ability, but Jiang won on their last encounter. If WMC wins, great!!! But not good for my PAWS.
Zhu Lin vs Tine Rasmussen - 50-50, new leader for CHN WS squad must show her worth. Tine must emphasize that the CHN WS are not invincible.
Pi Hongyan vs Anna Rice - Pi has the appetite to eat Rice
Cheng SC vs Wang Chen - ex-WJC technique not as good
Wang Yihan vs Lu Lan - could be walkover or walk in the park, for Lu Lan
Jun Jae Youn vs Xu Huaiwen - could be close, Jun has advantage, she also has more fatigue
Yao Jie vs Yu Hirayama - both had marathon matches yesterday, I'll pick Yu on account of her youth.

MS:
Lin Dan vs Eric Pang - LD is happy that his nemesis is out of the way, what better way to celebrate than by thrashing Pang
Sho Sasaki vs Kenneth Jonassen - the old guy that doesn't age will put Sasaki in his place
Bao Chunlai vs Chen Yu - no reason for CHN to allow CY to win.
Lu Yi vs Joachim Persson - youthful Chinese will want to impress LYB
Shoji Sato vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro - Hey, it's a Sony
Premizlaw Wacha vs Chen Jin - CJ to progress with some struggle
Taufik Hidayat vs Nguyen Tien Minh - normally I would pick Taufik, but his pullout from charity event disappoints us all
Lee Chong Wei vs Tommy Sugiarto - Tommy gets a free badminton lesson

That's why ZN is being torned apart! :rolleyes:

To me the writing is already on the wall for ZN towards the last quarter of 2007. She has lost motivation and seems only interested in learning to be a good coach. May she achieve success as a coach. :)
concur............................

concur............................
Kawan..I am really sad when i saw the results this morning..:crying::crying::(..It was so bad for Mas camp..

Kawan..I am really sad when i saw the results this morning..:crying::crying::(..It was so bad for Mas camp..
Cheer-up you wake up tomorrow and u see a 100% success for MAS

Kawan..I am really sad when i saw the results this morning..:crying::crying::(..It was so bad for Mas camp..


Yes sad for the players who are out but we still have LCW and the oldies, and WMC !;)

Yes sad for the players who are out but we still have LCW and the oldies, and WMC !;)
Yup..Lets cheer for LCW,CTF/LWW and WMC...I really hope LCW to win the All England Champion..;)But i am still sad now..:(

It was not too bad for Team INA, but, Kido/Hendra and Flandy/Vita's losses in the first round were seriously a hard blow for the chance to win a title now :o:mad: Let's see if the other players have the mettle to go the distance now (esp Taufik Hidayat and Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir :cool:)

10:30am Lita Nurlita/Nitya Krishinda Maheswari vs Gao Ling/Zhao Tingting [5] -- bye bye for Lita/Nitya. Nevertheless, good experience gained in the 2 weeks European tour.

12:00pm Tommy Sugiarto vs Lee Chong Wei [2] -- likewise for young Tommy, gaining a valuable 3600 ranking pts after winning his first match in All-England's main draw! That will see his ranking on an upward trajectory to the top 50. Target will be top 25 for this year for Tommy! It will be a major shocker if Tommy were to topple LCW.

12:00pm Jo Novita/Greysia Polii vs Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung -- a great result for Jo/Grace yesterday in their victory over the home pair, and they have a chance for another QF placement at a SS event.

12:20pm Simon Mollyhus/Anders Kristiansen vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Luluk Hadiyanto [8] -- another Danish opponent for Luluk/Alvent and I hope they can reach the QF, after Kido/Hendra's shocking loss. Of course, it will be a higher chance for them if Bach/Malaythong Khan were to repeat their shock victory over Choong/Lee :o

12:45pm Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir vs Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing [6] -- Vita/Butet have yet to convince me this year and with Vita's performance yesterday in the XD, I think Chien/Cheng will take this one again to extend their winning steaks over the INA pair.

1:05pm Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya [5] vs Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man -- expect a thrilling contest, with Tony/Candra having the advantage.

1:30pm Shoji Sato vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro [6] -- a tricky one for Sony, but, it should be manageable.

6:50pm Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda vs Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi -- Koo/Tan's shocking loss will mean that AG/Joko have a chance to qualify for the QF or even further. But, AG/Joko are not playing that well either :cool:

8:00pm Nguyen Tien-Minh vs Taufik Hidayat [8] -- Taufik needs to be focused if he were to beat the much improved Vietnamese player.

8:20pm Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota [7] vs Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti -- another Japanese pair for Rani/Endang means the end of the road for them as always. Ogura/Shiota have beaten Rani/Endang in two previous Super Series this year (Malaysia and Korea), at the same stage :eek::cool:

8:45pm Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir [2] -- another meeting between these 2 pairs. Nova/Butet won in rubber-sets the last time they meet in HK Open QF. It will be tight and exciting, with the Danish pair somewhat having a slight edge.

i am now hoping that lee chong wei/ wong mew choo and choong tan fook/lee wan wah will win their game 2day...
after yesterday dissapointment..
i am damn sad now...:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::cry ing::crying::crying:

i hope 2day nguyen tien minh can spring a surprise for us..!

Not sure how to react after day 1. A little speechless I guess. But the games go on and new stars are born. A trend has become clear (not the obvious one)–European players are very much in contention, and that's good for our beloved game.

WS
So what happens without the bookends on the WS draw bracket? Will the next 2 highest seeds be able to survive? Not sure about ZL; I kinda fancy Tine's chances. I suspect LL will be given a free pass. Still lots of potential winners in the very competitive WS draw. My crystal ball tells me to expect more fireworks:
Pui.Yin.Yip. over H.Youn.Hwang
M.Choo.Wong. over Y.J.Jiang
T.Rasmussen over Lin.Zhu
Hongyan.Pi over Anna.Rice
Chen.Wang over Shao.C.Cheng
Lan.Lu over Yihan.Wang (suspicious circumstances alert)
Jae.Youn.Jun over Huaiwen.Xu (Jun could break down from fatigue)
Yu.Hirayama over Jie.Yao

MS
Kinda ho-hum. Didn't create as much buzz as the WS although a couple of fancied names were toppled–lHI, PSH and Kendrick come to mind. Don't see much in the way of upsets. The 2 JPN players Sato and Sasaki are in marvelous form.
Dan.Lin over Eric.Pang
K.Jonassen over Sho.Sasaki (just)
Chunlai.Bao over Yu.Chen (suspicious circumstances alert)
Yi.Lu over J.Persson
Sony.D.K over Shoji.Sato
Jin.Chen over P.Wacha (not confident with this prediction)
T.Hidayat over T.M.Nguyen (only if it's a 2 gamer)
C.Wei.Lee over T.Sugiarto

ZN is too old or wore out for the competitions since sometime last year. It's time for her to retire. This is all natural, good or great players come and go as change of guards and torch gets passed on. Not sure what happened to XXF, maybe her injury was still handicapping her?

ZN is too old or wore out for the competitions since sometime last year. It's time for her to retire. This is all natural, good or great players come and go as change of guards and torch gets passed on. Not sure what happened to XXF, maybe her injury was still handicapping her?
In today's newpaper, LYB just said that XXF was fine and praised YIP....you can see the news that I just scanned on the thread" variety news....".
What an upset day....so strange....but I guess it is good for badminton on positive side....it is kind of scary to imagine Olympics now....no player will be safe....:(

who is going to stay late night and watch tonight and cheer for the malaysians????????????????????????????? come on wong mew choo.. i really believe that wong mew choo can beat jiang yan jiao...

i hope 2day nguyen tien minh can spring a surprise for us..!

like he did in Philipine Open 2007:D

who is going to stay late night and watch tonight and cheer for the malaysians????????????????????????????? come on wong mew choo.. i really believe that wong mew choo can beat jiang yan jiao...

yes..i will stay up to enjoy the match.
i believe WMC, LCW n Uncles wil take AE title... muahhahaha
stil too early to say?? no ! go go go malaysia!!

What more can I say...signed in to find out that....what a disaster for us...only left LCW, WMC, WPT/CEH, Uncle LWW/CTF carrying MAS flag...

XXF, ZN, LHI, WCH, Roslin, PSH, LTS, Flandy/Vita, Jen/Lungaard, Kellogg/Emms out of the competition, too...


this is good for badminton

this is good for badminton
Yep...so we cant guess who will win or not......no player will be safe....seems everybody is capable of beating any players..

this is good for badminton

Who are you, what have done with Winsto_T, and why have you stolen his identity [joking] :D:D;)

In today's newpaper, LYB just said that XXF was fine and praised YIP....you can see the news that I just scanned on the thread" variety news....".
What an upset day....so strange....but I guess it is good for badminton on positive side....it is kind of scary to imagine Olympics now....no player will be safe....:(

Just read the article. XXF had been in trouble for sometimes and has not come back as she was before. We had so many new WS winners in SS since latter part of last year. It indeed very strange. I hope a few of them will be able to break the stalemate in the next few months and emerge as the serious contenders for OG 08 WS title :rolleyes:

Who are you, what have done with Winsto_T, and why have you stolen his identity [joking] :D:D;)

After the amount of spanking from moderator, even the most hot-headed ppl has to change :)

Who are you, what have done with Winsto_T, and why have you stolen his identity [joking] :D:D;)

Let's all try to focus on badminton, not personal issues. That's what we are here for :)

Happy to see your support for LD in R1. I hope he and LCW will meet again in the final.

LCW and LD meeting in the final would be a good conclusion to MS, WS is up for grabs, WD.....ima guess one of the Chinese, but not sure which, MD i am going to bet FHF and partner

...
Zhu Lin vs Tine Rasmussen - 50-50, new leader for CHN WS squad must show her worth. Tine must emphasize that the CHN WS are not invincible.
...
..and tis should be a good one..We'll see if ZL has figured out a way to play Tine; and vice versa, if Tine is able to stay w/her game plan...ZL tends to do well after losing to certain players (e.g. her lost to Wang Chen in last yr's IO WS Final but eventually came out victorious over her in last yr's WC)..:cool:

..and tis should be a good one..We'll see if ZL has figured out a way to play Tine; and vice versa, if Tine is able to stay w/her game plan...ZL tends to do well after losing to certain players (e.g. her lost to Wang Chen in last yr's IO WS Final but eventually came out victorious over her in last yr's WC)..:cool:

I'm sure LYB has prepared her accordingly. By the same token, I'm sure Tine has a Plan B for that. Cat & mouse–should be great

i am now hoping that lee chong wei/ wong mew choo and choong tan fook/lee wan wah will win their game 2day...
after yesterday dissapointment..
i am damn sad now...:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::cry ing::crying::crying:

Sure we are disappointed with Malaysian players performances on round 1, but try to be pessimistic as among those who failed only KKK/TBH is expected to go far anyway. If all of our remaining players get thru round 2 then the whole scenario looks pretty decent. However, if another 50% fail to advance then looks pretty bleak.
Just hope for a better tomorrow!

I'm sure LYB has prepared her accordingly. By the same token, I'm sure Tine has a Plan B for that. Cat & mouse–should be great
...the lady with the initials of JJY to advance, in her match today and be in the QF..;)

...the lady with the initials of JJY to advance, in her match today and be in the QF..;)

You're a good man;). She needs as much support as she can get :D

You're a good man;). She needs as much support as she can get :D
The one and only................;);) true love.......:D:D:D:D

There is only one lady I like to see advancing -- her initials are W.M.C. (We Must Conquer). :)

The one and only................;);) true love.......:D:D:D:D

If she only knew she had such hardcore support :D:D:D

let me change yr n my to 'our'
yea... our ZN... i'll miss her

Kawan..I am really sad when i saw the results this morning..:crying::crying::(..It was so bad for Mas camp..

Me too....I almost got fainted....:eek:.....:crying::crying::crying:

The day like ...3 pairs of Mas MD..in AE SF......is gone...:crying:

Just hope Mas camp...could recover really fast....;)....Malaysia Boleh..!:D:D

I think Nguyen can't beat Taufik at this stage. It is Taufik's destiny to complete his badminton grand slam.

With yesterday huge upsets, every match is so difficult to predict now. INA best hope through XD seems become slimmer when only Nova/Lilyana who still survive so far. Two Japanese MD pairs make headlines in this prestigious SS beside Hongkong WS player Yip Pui Yin, beat defending champion and reigning WChamp with straight sets at first round. Really interesting to follow those giant killers journey next...

There is only one lady I like to see advancing -- her initials are W.M.C. (We Must Conquer). :)

Nice one....how about W for 我 (Wo) M for Menang and C for Champion
:D:D:D....

There is only one lady I like to see advancing -- her initials are W.M.C. (We Must Conquer). :)
What about this?
Lee Can Win, Wong Mah Can (mah=also in hokkien):p
Li Can Win, Wo Mah Can (li=You, wo=I in hokkien dialect):D

MS
Kinda ho-hum. Didn't create as much buzz as the WS although a couple of fancied names were toppled–lHI, PSH and Kendrick come to mind. Don't see much in the way of upsets. The 2 JPN players Sato and Sasaki are in marvelous form.


I have felt for a long time (a year or so) that the WS is always more interesting and harder to predict than the men's section. Even when there're upsets galore, it is still the women who upstage the men in upsets.

For instance, look at the Chinese MS. We can almost clearly say LD > Bao > Chen Jin > Chen Yu > etc. with maybe a bit of adjustments. But for Chinese WS, it's much harder. Same for doubles, too, in this case.

Anyone who underestimates Tommy Sugiarto will be very very wrong ;)

I think Nguyen can't beat Taufik at this stage. It is Taufik's destiny to complete his badminton grand slam.

not yet!
we still have :
BWF Final SS

and Taufik can't compete in BWF Final SS 07, if LYB allowed his MS players to compete. wait until Dec 08 (if TH can qualify, consider he was only earn less pts from the first 2 SS)

Nice one....how about W for 我 (Wo) M for Menang and C for Champion
:D:D:D....


You got it ! :D:D

Count me in for the support of Lee Chong Wei and Wong Mew Choo!!

LEE BOLEH!

WONG BOLEH!

Malaysia BOLEH!!:)

Of course I like to see Choong and Tan to FINALLY take the All England Title this time. They have my support too. CHOONG AND TAN ALSO BOLEH! :)

What about this?
Lee Can Win, Wong Mah Can (mah=also in hokkien):p
Li Can Win, Wo Mah Can (li=You, wo=I in hokkien dialect):D
how funny... :p:p:p u guys are cute... hehe~

wong MEW choo mesti boleh.. lee chong wei juga boleh. wong pei tty & chin eei hui sama boleh.. choong tan fook & lee wan wah pasti boleh... malaysia yakin boleh.. BOLEH

wong MEW choo mesti boleh.. lee chong wei juga boleh. wong pei tty & chin eei hui sama boleh.. choong tan fook & lee wan wah pasti boleh... malaysia yakin boleh.. BOLEH

wow, so many boleh:)

Count me in for the support of Lee Chong Wei and Wong Mew Choo!!

LEE BOLEH!

WONG BOLEH!

Malaysia BOLEH!!:)

Of course I like to see Choong and Tan to FINALLY take the All England Title this time. They have my support too. CHOONG AND TAN ALSO BOLEH! :)

4 boleh from victory:)
6 boleh from leonardklh:)

Here we go. Nitya/Lita squaring off against GL/ZTT. A daunting task for the INA women
WC v CSC. The way upsets are being bandied like their out of fashion, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if this one goes down to the wire.

It will be David vs Goliath.

No chance for Lita/Nitya.

Tough to beat GL/ZTT...........I hope INA just enjoys it...........play the best...

Wang Chen will win me a PAW as she's quickly off to a 9-3 lead now :D

Wang Chen will win me a PAW as she's quickly off to a 9-3 lead now :D

How come we have the same PAW again?? ;);):D

Wang Chen is cruising away now...leading 11-5 at the break.

Oh dear, only 3 courts accommodate for 5X8=40 matches...:(

Assuming each match takes average 45mins(0.75hr), it will take 0.75X40/3=10 hrs to complete.:eek:

How long can INA pair hold the Chinese?

Oh dear, only 3 courts accommodate for 5X8=40 matches...:(

Assuming each match takes average 45mins(0.75hr), it will take 0.75X40/3=10 hrs to complete.:eek:

Kinda suits my schedule. Have to sleep for a few hours then continue to follow later on.

Still even for the WDs at 7-7.

How long can INA pair hold the Chinese?

They're still up 8-7. Creditable so far from INA.

Not a bad start, at least INA WD will get 8 points...hehe

we need wang chen to save our paws

Gao Ling said" thats enough..lets finish it"..........

Oops....Cheng is trying to chase WC....as expected GL leads 11-8

The Chinese-Taipei gal gets her rythm...but still trails 14-16.

The INA pair hangs on to a creditable 8-11 scoreline at the break.

Looks like I should cheer for CSC. Hehe... Cheng SC, jiayou!

Come on Wang Chen............

Wang Chen takes the first set 21-17.

Good...Wang Chen bags 1st set

WC at game point 20-17 and wins 21-17. Too close for comfort for one of my "safety" PAWs :rolleyes::cool:

CHN 14-12. The INA girls are still hanging around :)

WC should win this one.

The INA pair refuses to bow down as they level it at 14-14, despite trailing 4 pts just now.

CSC will be back with her power game.........

INA levels it at 14-all...

CHN spurts ahead 18-14
WC 4-1 CSC

This is very creditable, INA pair giving good challenge.

But of course, now is the time for CHN to pull away ......

But China gals up their tempo again as they lead 18-14, before the INA gals bag one back.

Just got SMS from Lius regarding Kido/Hendra's match...he mentioned the pair played "below form"..no jet leg...no injury...simply lost to better japanese pairs....

come on CSC ! Killed all those PAW against u :p

Here comes BCL v CY. Is the result predetermined already? :rolleyes::cool:

Respective score for INA WD losing 15-21

Gao Ling/Zhao Tingting take the first set 21-15, despite a brave effort by the INA gals.

Just got SMS from Lius regarding Kido/Hendra's match...he mentioned the pair played "below form"..no jet leg...no injury...simply lost to better japanese pairs....

The two JPN pairs were just on fire yesterday.

Here comes BCL v CY. Is the result predetermined already? :rolleyes::cool:

Hey...I PAWed on Bao Chunlai if I am not wrong :cool:

CSC ! Keep on chasing and turn the table around on the very last minutes

good fought for ina pair

Hey...I PAWed on Bao Chunlai if I am not wrong :cool:

Guess what? So did I :p:p

Hey...I PAWed on Bao Chunlai if I am not wrong :cool:
Safer PAW, LYB would never allow CY to take this one :cool:

wow..Bao races to 7-0.......

Wang Chen has gone to sleep, trails 8-11. She always has bad spells during a match :mad:

The game between Bao and CY have started, even now it is clear that Bao is destined to win. 7-0 in less than 2 minutes.

wow..Bao races to 7-0.......

Yah, that's making it too obvious :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Hmm...Bao is leading with 8-1 now...Bye Bye Chen Yu...

Is it possible this nitya/lita has more potential than Endang/Rani ?

Yah, that's making it too obvious :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
Aiya..Since all of us already know the trick..No need to act so hard already..:D:D:D

What the...:mad::mad: Wang Chen WAKE UP!!

Just got SMS from Lius regarding Kido/Hendra's match...he mentioned the pair played "below form"..no jet leg...no injury...simply lost to better japanese pairs....

Lesson learnt: NOT TO UNDERSTIMATE ANY OPPONENTS! Including your own team-mates. Remember: u guys have to play Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi next week in the Swiss Open first-round match!

Aiya..Since all of us already know the trick..No need to act so hard already..:D:D:D

They could set a record for the shortest match. BCL 11-1 CY

I PAW WC and Bao...need more points...hehe..kia su

BCL leading 12-1

9 safe points in Bao Chunlai...thanks :D

However, Wang Chen is disappointing us now :o

Gill Clark questions CY's match commitment against Bao.

Is it possible this nitya/lita has more potential than Endang/Rani ?
Yes....Nitya has more power.....if Lita is on then they will play better..Nitya depends on Lita...thats not good..

What the...:mad::mad: Wang Chen WAKE UP!!
Hmm..You new idol beside Jun..:D:D:rolleyes:...

Just got SMS from Lius regarding Kido/Hendra's match...he mentioned the pair played "below form"..no jet leg...no injury...simply lost to better japanese pairs....
As badMania mentioned before, INA has not been doing well in AE during the last decade. Anyway, PJB should be given all the credits, his players are awesome.

GL/ZTT leading 7-3

BCL might "let" CY get 8 points in the 1st game

If Zhou Mi can lost on the first round, why didn't Wang Chen make it a double now. Make Yippi the savior of Hong Kong

Gill Clark questions CY's match commitment against Bao.

The scoreline is too obvious :D

Oh...Wang Chen is making a comeback....

clearly CY is trying to 'lose' here, as per instruction of LYB, hehe...

Gill Clark questions CY's match commitment against Bao.
Thats obvious...they should not televise this match.....but Clark said that may be CY was tired after playing LHI

CSC leading 16-13...

BCL might "let" CY get 8 points in the 1st game

He's on his way...I will give him 10.

Hmm..You new idol beside Jun..:D:D:rolleyes:...

Not a chance :D:D:D. Jun all the way:):):). Using WC just to gain PAW points

BCL leading 15-7

Well, it looks like a rubber-set is imminent, unless Wang Chen wakes up :mad:

Wang Chen makes me nervous now.......will go to rubber

game pt for CSC 20-14

WC has given up the ghost to conserve for the rubber. CSC 21-14 WC :mad::mad:

CSC ! you can do better in the third !

CSC won it 21-14

Yes....Nitya has more power.....if Lita is on then they will play better..Nitya depends on Lita...thats not good..

Well, at least i hope nitya still young enough to learn some tactical play and better defend

CY has reached his alloted 8 points. BCL 17-8 CY

What the...:mad::mad: Wang Chen WAKE UP!!
I can see that your title is being "robbed" now!:p

Wang Chen ALWAYS makes life difficult for herself :o

Remember, she lost to Cheng Shao-Chieh in the WC 2005, if my memory serves me right.

GL/ZTT leading 11-5

Aiyo...The PAW magic make everyone crazy...

BCL vs CY's match are more like a formality sake. Instead of giving a walkover, BCL is getting a warm-up sparring session.

BCL leading 18-8

game pt for BCL 20-9

Yeay...Chen Yu reaches 10 pts....what did I say just now :p
Ok..time for Bao Chunlai to pack up now...

BCL took 1st set 21-11

Wang Chen ALWAYS makes life difficult for herself :o

Remember, she lost to Cheng Shao-Chieh in the WC 2005, if my memory serves me right.

And a bad habit it is too. Giving us PAWers heart trouble :mad::mad:

Come on CSC! So many ppl underestimate u 13pt against 8 in the PAW games, proove all those Kiasu PAWERS wrong !

Yeay...Chen Yu reaches 10 pts....what did I say just now :p
Ok..time for Bao Chunlai to pack up now...

You're wrong, I'm wrong. LYB is right :D:D

CSC could surprise us by winning over WC. After yesterday's matches filled with astounding upsets, nothing is assured.

Worrying times for Wang Chen as she still trails in the rubber-set :mad:

CY has no desire to play......

I can see that your title is being "robbed" now!:p

It's slowly going down the drain :(

CSC could surprise us by winning over WC. After yesterday's matches filled with astounding upsets, nothing is assured.
Hopes CSC able to continue this "trend" :)

GL/ZTT leading 14-9

Come on CSC! So many ppl underestimate u 13pt against 8 in the PAW games, proove all those Kiasu PAWERS wrong !
Yep...as longas we got points....hehe

CSC leading 6-4

Ah, CY was allowed to get an early point. BCL 4-1 CY

Easy meat for BCL. He'll surely win, and be the first quarterfinalist.

GL/ZTT leading 16-10

Aiya..Since all of us already know the trick..No need to act so hard already..:D:D:D

LOL, kah kah,:D:D

BCL leading 5-3

Ah, CY was allowed to get an early point. BCL 4-1 CY

OK...let's make the second set more interesting, to let Bao Chunlai more time to familiarize himself with the court. I predict 21-18.

CSC, Ur stamina is better than WC ! U know that !

OK...let's make the second set more interesting, to let Bao Chunlai more time to familiarize himself with the court. I predict 21-18.

Maybe 21-16 or 21-17. BCL 6-5 CY

match pt for GL/ZTT 20-12

come on CSC ! U can lead into interval !

Oh...its so tense....Chen Yu leading 7-6 now :eek:

CSC leading 10-7

Damn that WC. Down 7-11 :mad::mad:

Surprisingly CY leads BCL, for the first time... 7 : 6

CY might take the second set. haha .. to act & end the speculation.

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Aiya..Since all of us already know the trick..No need to act so hard already..:D:D:D

LOL, kah kah,:D:D

have i missed something? what are you guys on about?

CSC leading 11-7

CY leading 9-7...

Come on CSC! So many ppl underestimate u 13pt against 8 in the PAW games, proove all those Kiasu PAWERS wrong !
Damn it. I didn't even PAW on this match but I thought WC will prevail.

Its time for the ex World Junior Champs CSC to shine in the AE !

CY extended his lead to 9 : 7

Lita Nurlita/Nitya Krishinda will be packing their bags for Jakarta as they lost 15-21, 16-21 to Gao Ling/Zhao Tingting. A creditable performance for them :)

Well done gals....u got 31 pts!

38 minutes lesson from GL/ZTT, not bad losing 15 and 16 points...

OK, I better shout loudly WAKE UP Wang Chen

CSC leading 12-10

Look's like Chen Yu is saying to Bao Chunlai....gimme one set okay....:o

BCL is just stucked there at 7...

R u serious? CY leads 13-7. I thought BCL is "supposed" to win.

CSC ! Don't let WC chase ur back ! Move on !

wow....CY really plays better and so different from 1st set....hm..no team order? good....come on Bao

CY steaming ahead 13-7. What does LYB have up his sleeves :rolleyes::confused:

Seem like we are wrong..Chen Yu refuse to give up..He is leading with 14-7...

WC must have heard my call 12-12 now

A quickie for Gao Ling/ZhaoTT, all done in 38 min

both Chinese MS must play in 3 sets, so not much ppl will have doubt for the result :p

Yes..12 all....come on WC..prove to Uncle Sam he is wrong....hehe

If this is for real.... :)... then go Chen Yu!!

CY leading 16-9

Spoke too soon, WC trails 13-14 now

CY might take the second set. haha .. to act & end the speculation.

CY is a good player but no chances a lot because he born in China. Poor CY

Chen Yu will win this match

Now the Japanese MD that defeated the WC champs are on court against the British.
Jap should prevail.

This BCL v CY match is like a badly written script

CSC! You are the WJC Champs ! WC is nothing !

come on WC..once you level then Cheng gets one point ahead.....

CY took 2nd set 21-10

indeed - what is going on i the BCL - CY match.. the livestream shows BCL looks like he just can't be bothered... completely disinterested..

BCL or CY. Who's the yoyo??:cool:

Chen Yu will win this match

U mean this set ? :p

Sao Chieh ! JIA YOU !

Lita Nurlita/Nitya Krishinda will be packing their bags for Jakarta as they lost 15-21, 16-21 to Gao Ling/Zhao Tingting. A creditable performance for them :)

Well done gals....u got 31 pts!
That's better than your compatriots Kindra!:D

WC leading 17-16

indeed - what is going on i the BCL - CY match.. the livestream shows BCL looks like he just can't be bothered... completely disinterested..

Haha...I doubt he will look the same in the third set. Either that or Chen Yu is on a mission to earn Olympic points. Let's see.

Okay..WC...lets finish the business.........

COME ON Wang Chen

Rexy must be scrambling for answers for the dbls pair. Magic gone already.

CONFIDENCE with urself CSC!

Huh..What going on between Bao and Chen Yu???Maybe really no team order this time..

WC suddenly woke up.

WC leading 19-17

make it deuce ! CSC ! U can do it !

Wang Chen scrambling to win the match...2 more pts now.

Whoever wins the first pt in the rubber-set will win the match :D

Haha...I doubt he will look the same in the third set. Either that or Chen Yu is on a mission to earn Olympic points. Let's see.

he he, it's 1st for you, 2nd set for me, 3rd set goes..... already decided

CY leading 3-1...

coops241180, tell us the body language of both players in the 3rd game.

Bcl 2-4 Cy
Wc 19-18 Csc

he he, it's 1st for you, 2nd set for me, 3rd set goes..... already decided
goes to ...? I believe in volcom, CY may take this one :cool:

bao still looks slow.. mistakes coming too easily - yu is working comfortably -almost machine like. churning out the points..

match pt for WC 20-18

come on CSC ! dont waste ur chances pls !

Chen Yu apparently gets the nod? Hmm.....
Meanwhile, Wang Chen nails it 21-18 in the rubber-set.

YES...WC saves us.......................go Hongkong!!

bao looks incredibly laboured - but if i emember he usually looks like that

WC at match point 20-18 and she finally wins it. Bad match for my heart, very bad.:mad:
BCL trails 4-5

Rexy must be scrambling for answers for the dbls pair. Magic gone already.

You mean MD? That's being discussed in quite a no of pages in the other thread & Prof players thread. :D. Other than that, quite a no of upsets in round 1 of AE. Round 2 just started, should be interesting this year.

I don't see any pts for CY to win coz he doesn't stand a chance in qualifying OG. Even CJ might be out of top 4 and thus OG. I just don't get it.

WC won it 21-18...

Chen Yu Jia You !
I need ur secret weapon to kill madbad , hauge & badmania :p

BCL 5-6 CY. Is this more bad acting or a real badminton match?

coops241180, tell us the body language of both players in the 3rd game.
Just pay US$ 2.oo..CY looks better on 3rd set.....keep smashing by CY

CY leading 7-5...

BCL 5-6 CY. Is this more bad acting or a real badminton match?

The third set could be real? Who cares anyway.....

Most of Bao's went to net

CY leading 9-5...

OK, better shout at Bao too. BUCK UP BAO

there is no script written for this game!
you all are wrong!

CY leading 11-5

Chen Yu Jia You !
I need ur secret weapon to kill madbad , hauge & badmania :p
I know..I Paw Bao....:cool:

Bao is hanging his head low, a hatful of errors to toilet break.

Maybe, LYB suddenly decides to opt CY over CJ.

yes ! 11-6!
CY can beat LHI, BAO? Sap Sap Water lah

This is freakin' unbelievable. CY leads 12-6 after getting bombed in the 1st game.

there is no script written for this game!
you all are wrong!
Who say so..Maybe new script is coming out...Then we will not boring..:D:D:D

CY leading 12-6

it is so strange...so erratic from Bao..

Like I said if Chen Yu looking to win this :D....
If I PAWED I'd PAW Chen Yu, he's my second fave Chinese player next to LD.

Bao looks so tired........

Sigh [a very resigned one] :mad::(

Gill Clark comments, "So many errors coming from that racquet".

CY leading 14-7

bao is just full of errors.. and they're unforced a lot of them. pushes out the side - 14-7 to CY now.. can't see bao gettin back from this far down..

CY is the darkhorse in AE08... no one is paying much attention to him and he will spring surprises and seize the oppurtunity to grab the title.