another match bt korea and japan MD

see u guys tonight at 830 malaysian time:)

15-7...pfff, 6 points left..

Looks like it's over for He/Yu. Well done Nova/Butet 17-7 :):)

I see no point in GL playing WD either...it is somewhat demeaning for her to play with Zhao TT with her pedigree, and their styles do not work well together. Either she should form a strong pair or just concentrate on XD.

That said the KOR pair are very good. LKW is still a steady player, and at her best LHJ is better in WD than Ra, but does not have consistency and mental strength like Ra. the KOR pair are simply better IMHO.

INA cruising to a Meeting with Robertson/Emms in the semi...16-7 up now

17-7...nova is good playmaker today!!

see u all tonight......i'm going to have a nap

China lack of confidence..:))

He/Yu are being pummelled in the late stage....7-20 now.

done deal..Nova/Butet is the sole INA representative in AE....sad...sad...

INA at match point 20-8. This is a very encouraging performance from Nova Butet. They win 21-8. Very tough match tomorrow against Nathan/Gail and all their screaming fans

yesss 21-8 !! the one and only from Indonesia

Tina has a fat chance to go to final

I will assume by fat you mean a big chance...she has an allround game and weapons that WMC did not have againt HYY. and She has beaten Lu Lan & other new CHN WS before....

Should be easy game for KOR MD again......HKG pair OK but Beating Cai/Fu flattered them...cai/fu were abysmal

OK, last match. Come on KOR, more points for my PAW :D

Wow...Mas camp did a good job....2 out of 3 success thru to Semis....

WMC.....not bad....try again next time....or in Swiss Open next week...

I M happy with these results......

Phew...done and dusted.

Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir have beaten He Hanbin/Yu Yang 22-20, 15-21, 21-8 to be INA's sole representative in the last 4 tonight. This also deals He/Yu a big blow in their Olympics qualification hope.

Meanwhile, Nova/Butet face another tough encounter against the home pair Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms, a repeat of the SF in 2006, where they were again INA's last hope also.

it is half empty now in stadium...................

bye..........see u all tonight

The young HHY beats old WMC, age is THE facotr if I'm correct about HHY's age.

WMC is only 24 this year lah

Wheww... they must prepare their mental tonight..for nathan/gail and their homie fans..:)

All the Mas fans back to bed after the match. Quiet again.

Phew...done and dusted.

Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir have beaten He Hanbin/Yu Yang 22-20, 15-21, 21-8 to be INA's sole representative in the last 4 tonight. This also deals He/Yu a big blow in their Olympics qualification hope.

Meanwhile, Nova/Butet face another tough encounter against the home pair Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms, a repeat of the SF in 2006, where they were again INA's last hope also.

Good my friend, at least Indonesia has 1 representative this AE

come on HKG............Albert is definitely retiring after Olympics...

WMC is only 24 this year lah

How old is this HHY? Maybe I should say the younger won over the older WMC.

Phew...done and dusted.

Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir have beaten He Hanbin/Yu Yang 22-20, 15-21, 21-8 to be INA's sole representative in the last 4 tonight. This also deals He/Yu a big blow in their Olympics qualification hope.

Meanwhile, Nova/Butet face another tough encounter against the home pair Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms, a repeat of the SF in 2006, where they were again INA's last hope also.

Badmania, you must have more faith in Nova/Butet

after Olympics, HKG will not have a decent men double as their 2nd ranked MD will be gone also.....

come on HKG............Albert is definitely retiring after Olympics...

Did you PAW the HK pair?

HK pair up 7-6 in the early stages
Oops 7-7 now. Very quick game.. only 3 mins gone

Hui Wai Ho decided to pursue his study ..pratically no decent HKG MD

Badmania, you must have more faith in Nova/Butet

I am pessimistic.....Nova/Butet have never gone past the SF, beaten 2 times I think in their efforts to reach the Final, once by Laybourn/Rytter-Juhl (2005) and the other once by Robertson/Emms (2006).

Last year, they were stopped in the QF by He/Yu.

Did you PAW the HK pair?
nope............:D:D

LCW defends better ....LCW has a better chance to beat Chinese than TH....Congratulations to LCW!!!

Or you can just say...'LCW is just lucky to win over TH' like someone else....:D:D:D

You guys...all never sleep ...?....:eek:...stay alert for whole night thru...

WS is very interesting XHW has a very real chance of AE title...I hope the Match today didn' take too much out of her Lu Lan has had it easy.

In MD an All KOR Final is Highly Likely IMO.

XD Is Nicely Poised for a Good Final.. I assume ZB/GL will either get WO or beat XZB/ZY which leaves either a cliffhanger of a final against the home favourites Robertson and Emms or their nemeses in Nova/Butet

MS Looks like LD winning all the way IMHO

WD is unfortunate in that as good as I think LHJ/LKW are Yang/Zhang are such good all round players they will beat them. I hope I am right, because I think if they make the final they will Win, and break a CHN dominance of many many years.

At least global tv didn't make useless thing, to broadcast semifinal tomorrow without any indonesia player..
Well, better watch global tv 19.30 WIB

hi guys.i just wake up and straight away on my internet...anyway i'm so so happy that lcw won~~~same for ctf and lww...too bad wmc lost..>.<

Hui Wai Ho decided to pursue his study ..pratically no decent HKG MD

With no Ho Tzai in the squad, Alroy is basically without a partner, unless he partners Yohan.

I am pessimistic.....Nova/Butet have never gone past the SF, beaten 2 times I think in their efforts to reach the Final, once by Laybourn/Rytter-Juhl (2005) and the other once by Robertson/Emms (2006).

Last year, they were stopped in the QF by He/Yu.
always have faith on them........

10-11.....not bad...come on Yohan!!!!!!

In SF:
CHN 9
KOR 3 or 4 (depends on last match)
MAS 2
JPN 1
INA 1
ENG 1
GER 1
DEN 1
HK (poss 1)

But...
at least 3 CHN matches will be lost because they face each other

The young HHY beats old WMC, age is THE facotr if I'm correct about HHY's age.
WMC is only 24 this year lah
..yes, WMC will be 25 this yr, not too old, but not too young either..Btw, here is another pic of HHY, for those not familiar with her. She's no stranger in creating upsets as she beat XXF a couple of yrs ago...Some say she resembles a bit like Gong Ruina...and her thread is below:
http://www.koreabadminton.org/data_photo/1441_photo.jpg
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=412970
All the Mas fans back to bed after the match. Quiet again.
..their support sure didn't go for naught as LCW and CTF/LWW advance...:cool:

KOR 17-13 HK in the last match

:crying:WMC on the court now
sHE LOSS VERY SAD SHE PLAYED HORRENDOUS:eek::confused::crying::crying::crying:: crying:

KOR 17-13 HK in the last match

My PAWs will be flawless if the Korean pair wins :D

..yes, WMC will be 25 this yr, not too old, but not too young either..Btw, here is another pic of HHY, for those not familiar with her. She's no stranger to creating upset as she beat XXF a couple of yrs ago...Some say she resembles a bit like Gong Ruina...and her thread is below:
http://www.koreabadminton.org/data_photo/1441_photo.jpg
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=412970

Some nice shots but she looks much prettier with long hair ;)

Lee/Hwang take the first set 21-14, despite some resistance from the Hong Kong pair in the early stage.

My PAWs will be flawless if the Korean pair wins :D

Moi aussi (more French) :D:D

Moi aussi (more French) :D:D

Me too? :p

Look's like we are the only 2 ppl watching the livescore.

I prefer to choose lee/hwang to fight against shuichi/shintaro tonight, it'd be more interseting..

The score is already 5-0 in the second set...so fast :eek:

..yes, WMC will be 25 this yr, not too old, but not too young either..Btw, here is another pic of HHY, for those not familiar with her. She's no stranger to creating upset as she beat XXF a couple of yrs ago...Some say she resembles a bit like Gong Ruina...and her thread is below:
http://www.koreabadminton.org/data_photo/1441_photo.jpg
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=412970



Saw her play in UC preliminary before. Knew WMC will have loads of trouble playing her, HHY is very solid mentally and physically. The young korean hv bright future indeed.

I am afraid that MD title may go to Korea..........

Some nice shots but she looks much prettier with long hair ;)
r u pawing WS and WD players base on hair length:confused:

I am afraid that MD title may go to Korea..........

I thought u have a flight to catch? :eek:

Me too? :p

Look's like we are the only 2 ppl watching the livescore.

bu shi wo ye kan!

Easy for KOR as expected...looks like a good PAW for you two

Me too? :p

Look's like we are the only 2 ppl watching the livescore.

Must be... on a quick calculation, I think I overtook you on the PAW table... maybe :D;)

Some nice shots but she looks much prettier with long hair ;)

She is still in long hair isnt she? :confused:

Must be... on a quick calculation, I think I overtook you on the PAW table... maybe :D;)

Haha....its okay...I expect nothing from the AE.

r u pawing WS and WS players base on hair length:confused:

A critical factor :D:D;)

oh gosh i think i'm too excited too know the result until i cannot sleep properly.. =________=''

tough for HKG pair........

She is still in long hair isnt she? :confused:

If you click on the other links, the last 1/2 dozen or so has her with short hair

Some nice shots but she looks much prettier with long hair ;)
..the KOR WS ladies will never disappoint our madbad...JJY eliminated? no problem cos here comes HHY...;)

I thought u have a flight to catch? :eek:yes...around 11.30 am....Just take 5 minutes to airport...:D:D

I am afraid that MD title may go to Korea..........

Why Afraid?

They haven't won it since KDM/HTK in 2002. For the past two years these two pairs have been steaily improving their strength and power......I think onw of the two are now ready. The danger is LWW/CTF they are still stronger and more powerful, but they do not use their experience and their concentration can waiver..can KOR break their resolve?

..the KOR WS ladies will never disappoint our madbad...JJY eliminated? no problem cos here comes HHY...;)

SHHHH. Chris, you better keep quiet. If Jun found out.... :D:D:D

badmania, madbad and koh Rudy always being a great commentator in this thread..:)

sigh!! my PAWs just look bad.............

I thought u have a flight to catch? :eek:
..they'll delay the flight to wait for our Hau-ge...;)

badmania, madbad and koh Rudy always being a great commentator in this thread..:)
because they are BAD.......:D:D ( Badmania,madbad)

9-13 for HKG.....pls..pls catch up.......

..they'll delay the flight to wait for our Hau-ge...;)

More like he purposely to miss the fly :rolleyes:

More like he purposely to miss the fly :rolleyes:
no...11.30 am....still have a plenty of time....:D:D

SHHHH. Chris, you better keep quiet. If Jun found out.... :D:D:D
..our wood_22_chuck (Dave) already (admittedly) betrothed JJY??..now, it's all even-steven..;)

If you click on the other links, the last 1/2 dozen or so has her with short hair

I though she just clip her hair behind?

I though she just clip her hair behind?

I think you can see her short hair flying all over the place

..our wood_22_chuck (Dave) already (admittedly) betrothed JJY??..now, it's all even-steven..;)

The next time wood_22_chuck comes to RichmondPro, I must have a quiet word with him :D:D

HK pair fighting to the death, down 17-19
Wow! they pull even at 19-19. This match is not over yet!

madbad, since she's your favorite, what's the chance HHY to beat Tine tomorrow?

YES!!! 19 all..come on........

match point for HKG......pls....pls........

oh no..deuce........20 all

madbad, since she's your favorite, what's the chance HHY to beat Tine tomorrow?

Tough one. This would have been a good final as I believe these 2 can beat LL and Xu. Let me think carefully first. It'll show up on my PAW later on. ;)

well..it is over....just too bad......KOR takes it

OK, now it's over 22-20 to the Koreans. well played Albert/Yohan. A good tournament after eliminating the top seed :)
Good for my PAW the Koreans won :D

Tough one. This would have been a good final as I believe these 2 can beat LL and Xu. Let me think carefully first. It'll show up on my PAW later on. ;)

I see, did not know PAW for tomorrow is not in yet. You don't want others to know your choice :D

Must be... on a quick calculation, I think I overtook you on the PAW table... maybe :D;)

U just overtook me by 1 pt, with 3 spare PAWs somemore :eek:

I see, did not know PAW for tomorrow is not in yet. You don't want others to know your choice :D
Madbad only see who has the bigger number to PAW....not just hair,.....:D:D

See you guys!! ciao!

Ok...as expected, Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man won in straight sets, despite some late scare by the Hong Kong pair, in gaining game pt in the second-set.

Madbad only see who has the bigger number to PAW....not just hair,.....:D:D

See you guys!! ciao!

Have a safe trip and sleep all the way :) We will see you in SF discussion?

I think you can see her short hair flying all over the place

I swear i saw her hair clipped behind during UC. Or maybe i need some specs :p

Madbad only see who has the bigger number to PAW....not just hair,.....:D:D

See you guys!! ciao!

Safe flight back

I swear i saw her hair clipped behind during UC. Or maybe i need some specs :p

See photos 553-557

Why Afraid?

They haven't won it since KDM/HTK in 2002. For the past two years these two pairs have been steaily improving their strength and power......I think onw of the two are now ready. The danger is LWW/CTF they are still stronger and more powerful, but they do not use their experience and their concentration can waiver..can KOR break their resolve?

You always have a thing or two with LWW/CTF:D How about Eriksen/Lunggard:pNeed your expert inputs here;)

can't. no internet connection at home. :(
..if you don't have internet connection @ home, where do you usually surf BC, Leen??..are you surfing BC at your work place or somewhere else??..:confused:

You always have a thing or two with LWW/CTF:D

I have a "thing" about players I tihnk are overated who haven't won any Big competition but people think should win. For expert opinion don't see me!

About Eriksen/Luundgard I think they were underated for almost all their career, no they didn't win a WC/OG but they did win AE and were Always in the mix and were No. 1 Ranked even recently. What can you expect from two over 35 year old players at the top level?

I actually want CTF/LWW to win. I tihnk they are a fantastic pair, they are very powerful both in defence and attack and look impregnable at times, but do I THINK they will win? No, because they always fall even with Championship points!

Hi guys - thought since i was there all night i'd best give a brief summary of what i saw..;

when i got in, after meeting with raph from badzine (secret website improvements stuff) i saw JR/LP just lose the first game against the JPN pair.. was a little disappointed - but they took control second - with some incredible returns by both JR and LP while they were at the net, and some thundering smashes from both.. sadly when the third game came along seems to just fall apart, mistake after mistake after mistake..

afte that it was LD vs KJ - you've seen the scoreline - and it says everything about the game - KJ was out of his depth.. an absolute breeze for LD..

then it was the home crowd favourites robertson and emms vs the scots blair & bankier... the first game was one way traffic.. robertson brimming over with confidence.. blair looking generally miserable that he couldn't even get close..
the 2nd game was a bit more interesting.. blair and bankier were up 11-6 at the interval - but NR/GE pilled on 7 straight point to go 12-11 up and shortly ran out 21-17 winners..

main event for the night was next Taufik vs LCW.. the crowd roared.. i ended up with my headphones in to drown out the cheering from the Malaysians and Indonesians in the crowd... The story of the first game was that taufik seemed to be edgiing away - but every time he got a lead up he'd let it slip - you could see the change of pace as soon as LCW caught up.. but in the end it caught him out with LCW putting in a timely burst to take the first set from right under Taufik's nose..
I don't think taufik ever recovered, LCW kept him a couple of points away the entire match, even with some incredible rallys from taufik - you could tell when he was going for a point.. the intensity was incredible.. but both players were well matched.. taufiks retreivals on the backhand, countered with LCW incredibly deceptive smash.. i'm certain taufik was never entirely sure which way it was going... a well deserved win for LCW

at the same time CTF/LWW were on the next court.. tearing apart Luluk/Alvent the first game was over incredibly fast.. a simple case of better defense and better attack from the malaysians.. the Indo's just couldn't get it on the floor, and as soon as the malaysians had the attack they were pretty much winning the point..

hmmm - i couldn't see much of the games on court 3 - i know tine beat pi, and bao thrashed persson (no surprise there), i guess then Chen Jin beat off Sony - the first game didn't look that tight - the 2nd a bit tighter..

next on the tv court was another home team.. Anthony Clark and Donna Kellog vs Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Jawen?(i think...) Clarkey and Donna came out like a train.. and XZ looked completely demoralised..
but the 2nd game was a complete reversal.. when they came out for the third it was pretty much anybody's and i think all that turned it was some tight calls that riled anthony a bit.. at the end of the day you gotta deal with them.. oh - that and donna scuffed her knee and the ref said she needed a bandage, which once on was immediately removed by donna because it was rubbing... a nice 5 minute breather for all the players.. :s

i could just see the korean's going on against another japanese pair at this moment - everbody's was gasping at Lee Yong Dae's jumpsmashes.. they were incredible - you could hear it at the other end of the hall.. and he's physically huge! (well perhaps just compared to his partner) no surprise that they took theirs instraight sets..

WMC was now on against the korean girl and i seem to remember her taking the first set..

Xu Haiwen wore Yirytama into the ground, quite literally after a gruelling 3 setter.. the japanses girl was literally on her knees after all the final half dozen rally's absolutely exhausted..

i left during the first game of He/Yu vs Nova/Lilyana.. bt it looked like it was going to be a good game....

i'll be watching everything else on the planetbadminton site tomorrow - cant wait.. the mixed should be interesting.. wonder if NR/GE can manage it.. or will they just get squashed by Nova/Lilyana

Thanks for the report. Just wondering if there were more Chinese supporters or supporters for Ina and Mas. I know chanting in Chinese, but could not tell the others. Any supporters for Kor and Jpn?

yeah.. definitely supporters for everybody - a strong contingent from korea, malaysia, indonesia and china.. didn't here many japanese supporters- certainly not as vocal as the rest..

Thanks for the report. Just wondering if there were more Chinese supporters or supporters for Ina and Mas. I know chanting in Chinese, but could not tell the others. Any supporters for Kor and Jpn?

You bought the US$1.99 pass to watch ? Over in 2 sets, I thought it would drag to mouth watering 3 sets between LCW & Taufik

:)I have a "thing" about players I tihnk are overated who haven't won any Big competition but people think should win. For expert opinion don't see me!

About Eriksen/Luundgard I think they were underated for almost all their career, no they didn't win a WC/OG but they did win AE and were Always in the mix and were No. 1 Ranked even recently. What can you expect from two over 35 year old players at the top level?

I actually want CTF/LWW to win. I tihnk they are a fantastic pair, they are very powerful both in defence and attack and look impregnable at times, but do I THINK they will win? No, because they always fall even with Championship points!

Paaske/JR won a WC once so they are in par with Candra/Gunawan:DNow who's underated or overated, opinions can differ. Still in my BASIC opinion as opposed to your ADVANCED opinion, Eriksen/ Luungard don't quite deserve the recognition at least not a strong case yet:o
We actually want Eriksen/Luungard to win the Beijing OG. In my once again BASIC opinion, they do have what it takes to win it all:rolleyes::cool:
Do you agree, Mr. JamesD:)

You bought the US$1.99 pass to watch ? Over in 2 sets, I thought it would drag to mouth watering 3 sets between LCW & Taufik

TH almost succeeded beating LCW in the first game, then what would happen hard to tell. Because LCW's pressure at net, TH made more errors there to lose the match. LCW's defense was tight as usual.

I bought the pass because installing too many softwares is not good for my computer. I don't see the time for tomorrow's matches on tournamentsoftware.

Yeah, Birdwood, RTM highlights showed the the last few points of each set.

In RTM intv, LCW said he felt a little bit scared when it was 20-17. Felt like he was going to lose 1st set but kept on fighting. Then when it went to 20-20, he felt more confident. (Ada rasa takut sikit bila 20-17, macam sudah mau kalah tapi saya fight terus. Bila sudah 20-20, rasa lebih confident)

Taufik said in matches there's win & lose. Yesterday LCW played better than him.

If TH won the 1st game, I bet he would give up the 2nd. But even that happens, the super-fit LCW would still have a better chance in the 3rd game. Last year TH met BCL in the 1st round of a SS, he won the 1st, gave up the 2nd (6:21), but still could not keep up with BCL in the 3rd and lost tamely (Sth like 15:21).

TH almost succeeded beating LCW in the first game, then what would happen hard to tell. Because LCW's pressure at net, TH made more errors there to lose the match. LCW's defense was tight as usual.

I bought the pass because installing too many softwares is not good for my computer. I don't see the time for tomorrow's matches on tournamentsoftware.

what??
i juz wake up and now know that wong mew choo had lost!!>
haizz!!!
must be i didnt cheer for her juz now,,..l

Yeah, Birdwood, RTM highlights showed the the last few points of each set.

In RTM intv, LCW said he felt a little bit scared when it was 20-17. Felt like he was going to lose 1st set but kept on fighting. Then when it went to 20-20, he felt more confident. (Ada rasa takut sikit bila 20-17, macam sudah mau kalah tapi saya fight terus. Bila sudah 20-20, rasa lebih confident)

Taufik said in matches there's win & lose. Yesterday LCW played better than him.
2day got highlight meh on rtm?
i on my tv on 10.30 am why there is nothing related to badminton?

Btw, here is another pic of HHY, for those not familiar with her. She's no stranger in creating upsets as she beat XXF a couple of yrs ago...Some say she resembles a bit like Gong Ruina...and her thread is below:
http://www.koreabadminton.org/data_photo/1441_photo.jpg
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=412970
I watched this girl play Xing Ai Ying of Singapore at the 2006 Doha Asian Games.
Hwang Hye Youn isn't just very pretty... she's also a very tenacious player :p

she looks like gong rui na,,

2day got highlight meh on rtm?
i on my tv on 10.30 am why there is nothing related to badminton?

He he, that's why lah you dont buy/subscribe newspaper, RTM as & when they like they change. Good also I could watch after I did my voting duty.
It was at 11.30 am, of course they showed LCW, uncles & WMC matches.

Me forget to put in what the oldies said :
LWW : Tonight LWW will analyse tomm game with partner, about how to counter tomm's opponent. I think also something about trying their best.
CTF : They won cos mental preparation better than opponent. And their good shots were better, less errors than opponents.

WMC match was last (for Msia), they didnt intv her.

Oh yeah, George, sorry to disturb you, can answer in the other thread about where's the search button for UUSee. I banana person, cannot read Chinese, cant find space to paste the GD Sports name.

damn it...i waited in front of the tv untill 11.00 and then they broadcast it at 11.30am.>!!!damn it!!!

ye333, your scenario above is very possible according to his past performances. But, TH played as close as he could to match up with LCW today, it has not been this competitive for sometimes. TH was not used to play for fitness, rather his techniques. Before, his net play was the scariest of them all with his tumbling netshots. LD used to lift so often when facing TH and wasted a whole lot energy running around. Today besides netplay not going over the net, TH also got a few netkill by LCW as the latter always quick and ready for such opportunities. The second game was close enough so I wouldn't say TH couldn't win in straight if he had been able to close the first. But he was just unlucky and did not play as usual at the net possibly because of LCW. TH's fitness is more a reflection of the number of smashes he does, which is on the decline as all of them do (if LD had fewer smashes, he would have bit the dust too today against KJ).

whoever interested, Shanghai Sports is NOW showing recorded of Taufik vs LCW & the other matches of QF - started at 3 pm Msia time. Sopcast has Shanghai.

It's clearer than the planetbadminton version

Do you agree, Mr. JamesD:)[/quote]

Remember AE 2003 MS champion:rolleyes:He is better known as the yoyo man, a popular figure in this forum:pJames give your opinion if not from the expert's view:DJust chit-chat, like old friend:cool::p:rolleyes::):D

I actually want CTF/LWW to win. I tihnk they are a fantastic pair, they are very powerful both in defence and attack and look impregnable at times, but do I THINK they will win? No, because they always fall even with Championship points!

This is so true!!! They wasted 5 match pts and ended up losing the match :o

Lcw Played Poorly Against Cj