To check the Entries of the India Open 2008, click the following link:-
http://www.internationalbadminton.org/indiaopengp/index.html

Quite a reasonable contingent from INA:
MS
Simon, Andre, Alam, Tommy, and Adit :cool:
WS
Nana, Aprillia :)
MD
Joko-Hendra, Bona-Ahsan, Rian-Yoke, Tantowi-Rijal :cool:
WD
Natalia-Yulianti and uh... forgot... :confused:
XD
Rijal-Greysia, Tantowi-Yulianti, Devin-Lita :cool:

Ok, here's what I missed

MD
Devin-Anggun, Dani-Chayut [INA-SIN]
WD
Rani-Endang, Jo-Greysia, Lita-Nitya :cool:
XD
Anggun-Endang, Dani-Vanessa [INA-SIN]

INA will send youngsters to Hyderabad and quite surprise to look China participant, they bring strong squad in WS and MS (except LD). Hopefully no cancellation for this tournament!

Hendra Wijaya will be partering Yoga Ukikasah. Looks like Eng Hian is done with Hendri/Hendra and decides to split them up???

Msia MD, WD & XD have new names, BJSS players I suppose

With the strong entries from China and Korea, a title here will again be considered a miracle (like the German Open 2008). This is a time for the potential players to show their worth as usual!

Men's Singles
Simon Santoso -- to fulfill his seeding and enter the SF. To prepare himself for the upcoming Thomas Cup. He SHOULD participate here and in the Badminton Asia Championships a fortnight later. A SF victory against either of the 3 Chinese players will be a bonus (hopefully Chen Yu)! Potential opponents in QF: Park Sung Hwan, Boonsak Ponsana, Shoji Sato and Wong Choong Hann.

Andre Kurniawan Tedjono -- likely to be among the top 16 seeds as well. As long as he does not meet Lu Yi or Zhu Weilun, he should fulfill his seeding. However, I am looking forward to an encounter between Andre and Tommy Sugiarto....a straight fight for the Thomas Cup's 4th MS position. That's what PBSI is hoping too I guess.

As for Tommy Sugiarto and Alamsyah Yunus -- they are expected to clear in the opening round (R64) and any further performance will be a bonus. They could sneak into R16 if they receive a good draw. For Andreas Adityawarman, clearing the first round alone is a good result.

Women's Singles
Not much is hoped for Fransisca Ratnasari and Aprillia Yuswandari. With a couple of withdrawals, Nana will make it to the main draw. Aprillia could possible qualify too.

Women's Doubles
Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti -- last two chances for winning the points required for qualification. They should be one of the top 8 seeds and they SHOULD fulfill their seedings.

Jo Novita/Greysia Polii -- the same goes for Jo/Grace...they could get a top 8 seeding with one more withdrawal. A kind draw will also boost their chance for SF or even a Final finish since they have beaten the Japanese pairs lately. The most difficult opponent will be Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing.

As for Yulianti/Nathalia Poluakan and Lita Nurlita/Nitya Krishinda, time for them to win valuable ranking pts to improve their position. They are at least expected to clear the first round.

Men's Doubles
What a list for the MD.....with Tony/Candra, Jung/Lee, Lee/Hwang, Guo/Xie, the 2 Japanese and Chinese-Taipei pairs. This is gonna be exciting.

Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya -- they are likely to be the 2nd seed here and anything less than a SF finish will be a disaster. They will need to win a title here...with no participation from either the top 4 pairs.

Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi -- expected to be seeded in the top 8 and anything less than a QF finish will not be acceptable :cool: If they are performing well, they could reach the SF.

Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki -- tough for the Djarum pair, nevertheless, with a good draw, a QF finish is attainable.

Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan -- PBSI's future prospect....they are expected to win at least a match and hopefully with a kind draw, reaching the QF (which is a big big achievement)!

For the scratch pairs: Anggun Nugroho/Devin Lahardi and Mohd Rijal/Tantowi Ahmad, winning a match will be a bonus for either of them. Rijal/Towi should qualify for the main draw.

Mixed Doubles:
Likewise, with the participation from the defending champion He/Yu, Sudket/Saralee, and Lee/Lee; a title in XD will be almost impossible.

Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita -- INA's backup pair will be expected to reach the QF to fulfill their seeding. They might stand a chance for a SF finish like last year if they are drawn against Mateusiak/Kostiuczyk.

Mohd Rijal/Greysia Polii -- likely to miss out on the top 8 seed, unless 1 of the 8 pairs above them withdraw. However, they stand a chance against the top 8 seed and I expect them to finish at least in QF (unless they are drawn against Devin/Lita in R16) or even SF.

Tantowi Ahmad/Yulianti -- PBSI's future prospect is expected to clear at least R32. A QF finish will be a major bonus for them!

Anggun Nugroho/Endang Nursugianti -- they will have to qualify for the main draw, unless there are withdrawals. They should qualify though....given the quality of the opponents in the qualifying rounds.

With the strong entries from China and Korea, a title here will again be considered a miracle (like the German Open 2008). This is a time for the potential players to show their worth as usual!

Men's Singles
Simon Santoso -- to fulfill his seeding and enter the SF. To prepare himself for the upcoming Thomas Cup. He SHOULD participate here and in the Badminton Asia Championships a fortnight later. A SF victory against either of the 3 Chinese players will be a bonus (hopefully Chen Yu)! Potential opponents in QF: Park Sung Hwan, Boonsak Ponsana, Shoji Sato and Wong Choong Hann.

I think Simon will meet top two seed (BCL or Chen Jin) in possible semifinal scenario based on his seeding (#4), because Chen Yu gets seeding number 3 for upcoming India Open.

I think Simon will meet top two seed (BCL or Chen Jin) in possible semifinal scenario based on his seeding (#4), because Chen Yu gets seeding number 3 for upcoming India Open.
Simon is seeded 3 now and Tony/Candra is seeded 2

Zhang Ning and Wang Yi Han withdrew.....I guess ZN is pretty safe for OG 08.
Xu is still in question.....

any MAS players invovle in this tournament?

any MAS players invovle in this tournament?

from the seeding report, it looks like WCH and WMC will be participating.

i must say, i've very impressed with the line up for this tournament, looks like we're going to have some interesting matches. i'm curous why there are only 4 seeds for the WD ...

i must say, i've very impressed with the line up for this tournament, looks like we're going to have some interesting matches. i'm curous why there are only 4 seeds for the WD ...
less than 28 pairs only.......

less than 28 pairs only.......

i see, so they need at least 32 pairs to have 8 seeds?

i see, so they need at least 32 pairs to have 8 seeds?
May be...I lookt at it..will be about 23 pairs so far....will be less by that time the tournament starts

Yeah, WD has the smallest number of participant at this tourney since ONLY 4 pairs get seeding position.

Simon's participation to compete in India will be decided by this week World Ranking (March 20, 2008) as consideration. Hendrawan, INA MS Coach said if Simon position is still in top-10, he may skip this India Open -- (KOMPAS, March 18/2008).

I think Simon WR will likely flop because his absence from SUI SS last week when he was runner-up of that event last year.

Simon Santoso is confirmed NOT GOING to the India Open. Tommy Sugiarto has been withdrawn too.

The Draw is Out!

Men's Singles
Andre Kurniawan Tedjonono
R64: vs JBS Vidyadhar -- easy meat
R32: vs Chan Yan Kit -- tough 2nd match!
R16: vs Chen Yu [3] -- possible another encounter against Chen Yu!

Alamsyah Yunus
R32: vs Bao Chunlai [1] -- bye2 Alam

Andreas Adityawarman
R64: vs Chetan Anand -- unlikely to progress further

Women's Singles
Fransisca Ratnasari
R32: vs Soratja Chansrisukot -- a tough opener.
R16: vs Yip Pui Yin -- bye2 Nana

Women's Doubles
Jo Novita/Greysia Polii
R32: vs Amelia Alicia Anscelly/Chong Sock Chin -- should be manageable
R16: vs Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia [3] -- a huge match for place in the last 8 and if they this one, should have a good chance of reaching the Final.
QF: vs Kamilla Augustyn/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk
SF: vs Satoko Suetsuna/Miyuki Maeda [2]

Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti
R32: vs Ng Poau Leng/Lim Yin Loo -- easy opener
R16: vs Aki Akao/Tomomi Matsuda [4] -- another Nippon gals for Rani/Endang means another early exit!

Lita Nurlita/Nitya Krishinda
R32: BYE
R16: vs Yang Chia-Chen/Chou Chia-Chi -- a tricky match against the improving CT pair. It will represent a valuable 3850 ranking pts for Lita/Nitya if they can progress to QF.
QF: vs Satoko Suetsuna/Miyuki Maeda [2]

Nathalia Poluakan/Yulianti
R32: vs Shinta Mulia Sari/Yao Lei -- a huge match....Lia's experience should prove useful here.
R16: vs Nicole Grether/Juliane Schenk -- tough to progress beyond R16 against the experienced GER pair.
QF: vs Aki Akao/Tomomi Matsuda [4]

Men's Doubles Qualifying
Tantowi Ahmad/Mohd Rijal vs Alwin Francis/Shanker Gopan -- a ticket to the main draw, but, they will face Tsai Chia-Hsin/Hu Chung-Hsien....so, bye2.

Men's Doubles
Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya [2]
R32: vs Robert Blair/Richard Eidestedt -- a breeze.
R16: vs Michal Logosz/Robert Mateusiak or Kristof Hopp/Ingo Kindervater -- either pair will be tricky, but, Tony/Candra should progress.
QF: vs Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi [7] -- yet again, AG/Joko are unlucky to face the veteran pair. A hard match for both pairs. Tony/Candra have an edge.
SF: vs Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man [3] -- another grudge match against the Korean no 2 pair.
F: vs Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae [1] -- if both pairs do progress all the way, it will be advantage to the Korean pair.

Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi [7]
R32: vs Chang Hun Pin/Chan Peng Soon -- a tricky match against the MAS young guns.
R16: vs Sudket Prapakamol/Phattapol Ngensrisuk -- a tough one....
QF: vs Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya [2]

Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki
R32: vs Khoo Chung Chiat/Mohd Razif Abdul Latif -- a tough draw for Rian/Yoke!
R16: vs Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda [4] -- a repeat victory perhaps?
QF: vs Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo [5] -- if Rian/Yoke do progress this far, another tough match beckons!

Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan
R32: vs Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae [1] -- okay....time to know where u guys stand against the AE and Swiss Open Champions.

Anggun Nugroho/Devin Lahardi
R32: vs Glenn Warfe/Ross Smith -- tricky match against the experienced Aussie.
R16: vs Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo [5] -- bye2

Mixed Doubles Qualifying
Anggun Nugroho/Endang Nursugianti vs Lee Sheng Mu/Yang Chia-Chen -- a tough one, but, Anggun's experience should prove useful here. Their first main draw opponent will be another CT pair Fang Chieh-Min/Cheng Wen-Hsing.

Mixed Doubles
Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita [7]
R32: vs Tan Wee Kiong/Woon Khe Wei -- a tough opener against the MAS mixed pair.
R16: vs Fang Chieh-Min/Cheng Wen-Hsing -- also a tough follow-up...hard to qualify for QF.
QF: vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam [2] -- bye2.

Mohd Rijal/Greysia Polii
R32: vs Kennevic Asuncion/Kennie Asuncion -- should be manageable.
R16: vs Ingo Kindervater/Katrin Piotrowski -- a tough one here...hopefully Rijal/Grace can progress to QF.
QF: vs He Hanbin/Yu Yang [1] -- another repeat of the German Open QF match that went all the way. It should be cracking!

Tantowi Ahmad/Yulianti
R32: vs Chang Hun Pin/Amelia Alicia Anscelly -- a tough one, but, I think Towi/Yuli should progress here.
R16: vs He Hanbin/Yu Yang [1] -- a repeat of German Open match...now, can Towi/Yuli at least give some resistance?

WONG,Mew Choo:
R32 : PRUTSCH,Simone ----a easy match for malaysian woman
R16 : CHENG,Shao-Chieh ---- wong has an edge over taiwanese
QF : ZHU,Lin ---The head-to-head advantage 4-1,can wong break again?
SF : LU,Lan ---Another tough match for malaysian,head-to-head was
advantage china 3-2
F : XIE,Xingfang ---A hard battle for malaysian.Head-to-head advantage
china 5-2,looks like this time china sure to win.


WONG,Pei Xian Julia
R32 : An impossible things for malaysian,if she win,i will shocked exactly.
She will be the next wong mew choo!

Simon Santoso is confirmed NOT GOING to the India Open. Tommy Sugiarto has been withdrawn too.
As he told me before...he is going to ABC only

Glad to know that some MJs will be sent to India Open.
1. Daren Liew - First Round bye but will be up against vs Chen Yu in R32:o
2. Chan Kwong Beng - vs Chan Yan Kit (HKG) in First Round
3. Chong Wei Feng - First Round bye but will be up against another might Chinese Chen Jin in R32:(
4. Arif Abdul Latif - The only possible MJs left standing after second round. But his journey is likely to be ended in R16 by BAO CL
5. Tan Chun Seang - Based on his current form , should able get past First round but unlikely to beat the host favourites Arnand Pawar in R32.

1. Ong Jien Guo/Goh Wei Sern - Should be able to match Thailand 2nd MD Pair : Songphorn/Tesana
2. Khoo Chung Kiat/Mohd Azif Abdul Latif - vs Rian/Yoke in first Round : Could be a tricky match
3. Mak Hee Chun/Lee Khim Wah - Tipped to meet The Taiwanese Tsai Chua Sin/Hu chung hsien : It could be an upset here.
4. Chang Hun Pin/Chan Peng Soon - vs another INA Pair Jok/HAG : Bad Luck on their draw :cool:

5. Tan Chun Seang - Based on his current form , should able get past First round but unlikely to beat the host favourites Arnand Pawar in R32.



looking forward to this one, it's time TCS steps up on the international stage and show some consistency.

here is the draw for the india open 2008 ,,

hahaha, we might see the twins, lu yi play kendrick in round 3?
oh is his twin li yu, i keep forgetting ...

There're too many byes in MS and WD. Obviously, CHN will dominate singles sector with their strong squad. One good opportunity for INA WD to gain ranking points as no CHN participant here.

why got 3rd round in this tournament?

bcz tis is not super series...it juz a gp gold...so...the will b 16 seed in single...

Andre Kurniawan Tedjonono
R64: vs JBS Vidyadhar -- easy meat
R32: vs Chan Yan Kit -- tough 2nd match!
R16: vs Chen Yu [3] -- possible another encounter against Chen Yu!


I heard from someone, Andre said that he is neither allergic nor afraid of Chen Yu's skills... :) He thinks he can play Chen Yu well...

Andre's record vs. Chen is 2-1... [but admittedly, the last loss in Malaysia was quite decisive in favor of Chen while Andre's 2 wins in Vietnam Challenge and Russian Open were close rubber sets] :D

Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki
R32: vs Khoo Chung Chiat/Mohd Razif Abdul Latif -- a tough draw for Rian/Yoke!
R16: vs Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda [4] -- a repeat victory perhaps?
QF: vs Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo [5] -- if Rian/Yoke do progress this far, another tough match beckons!


If Rian-Yoke can defeat Ikeda-Sakamoto [4] and Guo-Xie [5]... I will start campaigning for them to become INA's #3 MD pair in this May's Thomas Cup! :p

Jo Novita/Greysia Polii
R32: vs Amelia Alicia Anscelly/Chong Sock Chin -- should be manageable
R16: vs Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia [3] -- a huge match for place in the last 8 and if they this one, should have a good chance of reaching the Final.
QF: vs Kamilla Augustyn/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk
SF: vs Satoko Suetsuna/Miyuki Maeda [2]

Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti
R32: vs Ng Poau Leng/Lim Yin Loo -- easy opener
R16: vs Aki Akao/Tomomi Matsuda [4] -- another Nippon gals for Rani/Endang means another early exit!


I think that after India Open [and certainly after the Asian Championship], Jo-Greysia will have enough points to go to the Olympics... ;)

If Rian-Yoke can defeat Ikeda-Sakamoto [4] and Guo-Xie [5]... I will start campaigning for them to become INA's #3 MD pair in this May's Thomas Cup! :p

that's a big IF. i've been impressed by the JPN pair lately, i think the INA pair will have a hard time against them, i doubt the JPN pair would lose.

yup, you'll find most GP and GP gold tournaments will have 3rd rounds, unless the participation is low. SS have been restricted to 32 players/pairs, that's why there are only 2 rounds before the QF.

that's a big IF. i've been impressed by the JPN pair lately, i think the INA pair will have a hard time against them, i doubt the JPN pair would lose.

The 2 JPN pairs, pupils of Park Joo Bong, are very skilfull at net coverage... :) The Rian-Yoke got to be ready... ;) :D

If Rian-Yoke can defeat Ikeda-Sakamoto [4] and Guo-Xie [5]... I will start campaigning for them to become INA's #3 MD pair in this May's Thomas Cup! :p
Good news to all the other powerhouse if this pair will be selected for INA MD3 ahead of more experience Chandra/Flampele/Nova :D

Good news to all the other powerhouse if this pair will be selected for INA MD3 ahead of more experience Chandra/Flampele/Nova :D

Have you seen Flandy and Nova playing MD recently? Terrible! No stamina, no endurance for MD... :o :o Aaaah, on the other hand, you're very correct about Candra Wijaya! Today, he is still a very strong substitute MD player! :)

quite a number of chinese WS players paticipate in this tournament,
not bad:);)

Have you seen Flandy and Nova playing MD recently? Terrible! No stamina, no endurance for MD... :o :o Aaaah, on the other hand, you're very correct about Candra Wijaya! Today, he is still a very strong substitute MD player! :)

PBSI should really have recruited sigit!pair him up with candra....legendary pair "reborn" :D:D...very strong 3rd or 4th MD pair...

Glad to know that some MJs will be sent to India Open.
1. Daren Liew - First Round bye but will be up against vs Chen Yu in R32:o
2. Chan Kwong Beng - vs Chan Yan Kit (HKG) in First Round
3. Chong Wei Feng - First Round bye but will be up against another might Chinese Chen Jin in R32:(
4. Arif Abdul Latif - The only possible MJs left standing after second round. But his journey is likely to be ended in R16 by BAO CL
5. Tan Chun Seang - Based on his current form , should able get past First round but unlikely to beat the host favourites Arnand Pawar in R32.

1. Ong Jien Guo/Goh Wei Sern - Should be able to match Thailand 2nd MD Pair : Songphorn/Tesana
2. Khoo Chung Kiat/Mohd Azif Abdul Latif - vs Rian/Yoke in first Round : Could be a tricky match
3. Mak Hee Chun/Lee Khim Wah - Tipped to meet The Taiwanese Tsai Chua Sin/Hu chung hsien : It could be an upset here.
4. Chang Hun Pin/Chan Peng Soon - vs another INA Pair Jok/HAG : Bad Luck on their draw :cool:

Go Daren!
Go Xiao Gui!
Go Snail Ge Ge!
Go Arif!
Go Monkey!
Go the DOUBLES!

No matter what, do your best MJs! Long time didn't see you guys in action. Erin, Mei Ying and I will be cheering for you.. Hihihihi.

hahaha, we might see the twins, lu yi play kendrick in round 3?
oh is his twin li yu, i keep forgetting ...

It's Lu Yi.. LOL I wonder if anyone told them they look like before?? Lmao.
Good luck to ALL CHINESE players!!!

Actually Lu Yi is also the name of a famous Chinese actor from Shanghai.

If Rian-Yoke can defeat Ikeda-Sakamoto [4] and Guo-Xie [5]... I will start campaigning for them to become INA's #3 MD pair in this May's Thomas Cup! :p

Then they better play well in this tournament.. Go Ri-Yo as well!!! :D:D:D

If Rian-Yoke can defeat Ikeda-Sakamoto [4] and Guo-Xie [5]... I will start campaigning for them to become INA's #3 MD pair in this May's Thomas Cup! :p

A bit too late eh? :o

PBSI might reply: AG/Joko also beat Guo/Xie in the Korea Open 2008.

Have you seen Flandy and Nova playing MD recently? Terrible! No stamina, no endurance for MD... :o :o Aaaah, on the other hand, you're very correct about Candra Wijaya! Today, he is still a very strong substitute MD player! :)
Flandy and Nova will be disaster for INA MD........we have Joko/hendra, Rian/Yoke.....or even Tony/Candra ( if we have to)

Flandy and Nova will be disaster for INA MD........we have Joko/hendra, Rian/Yoke.....or even Tony/Candra ( if we have to)

i thought Candra retired from INA national team?:confused: and tony being part of the US unofficially because of citizenship still =\...

i thought Candra retired from INA national team?:confused: and tony being part of the US unofficially because of citizenship still =\...

Candra Wijaya has retired from the national team long time ago (2 years), but, he can still be recalled for National duty (like last year's Sudirman Cup), when he successfully partnered Markis Kido and beat Anthony Clark/Robert Blair to ensure INA a place in the Final.r,

This year, he could play a crucial role too, since INA's 2nd MD is not that stable, especially in securing important points against Team KOR or MAS as early as in the QF.

It's Lu Yi.. LOL I wonder if anyone told them they look like before?? Lmao.
Good luck to ALL CHINESE players!!!

Actually Lu Yi is also the name of a famous Chinese actor from Shanghai.

well, if no one has told them, then they might just step onto the court and wonder why someone's put a huge mirror on the other side!
:D:p:rolleyes:

MD participants is quite interesting....

A bit too late eh? :o

PBSI might reply: AG/Joko also beat Guo/Xie in the Korea Open 2008.

Yeah, I know... :o But hey, who knows... :p We are talking about the wishy-washy PBSI, right? They can change their minds and change policies at all times... [their way of keeping us fans off-balance]

i thought Candra retired from INA national team?:confused: and tony being part of the US unofficially because of citizenship still =\...

Candra Wijaya has retired from the national team long time ago (2 years), but, he can still be recalled for National duty (like last year's Sudirman Cup)

Technically, all INA passport holders who have not represented any other country in the past 2 years in any BWF tournaments can represent INA in the up and coming Thomas Cup! So... maybe PBSI will select badMania, taufik-ist, huangkwokhau, and Krisna to the team! As far as I know, all 4 of us are qualified [in that sense, maybe not badminton-skill-wise]! :D

Technically, all INA passport holders who have not represented any other country in the past 2 years in any BWF tournaments can represent INA in the up and coming Thomas Cup! So... maybe PBSI will select badMania, taufik-ist, huangkwokhau, and Krisna to the team! As far as I know, all 4 of us are qualified [in that sense, maybe not badminton-skill-wise]! :D

We can serve as technical advisers :D:o

Candra Wijaya has retired from the national team long time ago (2 years), but, he can still be recalled for National duty (like last year's Sudirman Cup), when he successfully partnered Markis Kido and beat Anthony Clark/Robert Blair to ensure INA a place in the Final.r,

This year, he could play a crucial role too, since INA's 2nd MD is not that stable, especially in securing important points against Team KOR or MAS as early as in the QF.
Candra, indeed, has been praticing with INA team more regularly this year.......

I don't see India Open 08 at tournamentsoftware.com, why?

I don't see India Open 08 at tournamentsoftware.com, why?
I guess they wont pay for little fee...for update, either one of BCers has to report to us for result.....:D or call them like I did last time...;)

I guess they wont pay for little fee...for update, either one of BCers has to report to us for result.....:D or call them like I did last time...;)

The one from last year was still listed, but which was canceled.

Technically, all INA passport holders who have not represented any other country in the past 2 years in any BWF tournaments can represent INA in the up and coming Thomas Cup! So... maybe PBSI will select badMania, taufik-ist, huangkwokhau, and Krisna to the team! As far as I know, all 4 of us are qualified [in that sense, maybe not badminton-skill-wise]! :D

To rely on lip-service BCers to represent INA will be a huge disaster - thankfully a remote possibility even for the "off-balance" PBSI! :eek::D:cool:

I don't see India Open 08 at tournamentsoftware.com, why?

Probably this is one very good reason why Sandy had to deprive hungry PAWers from competing in this inaugural Indian Open GP, a rare gesture from the Indian Badminton Association to be able to organize such a relatively important tournament after the well publicized in-fighting among their badminton fraternity.

This IO is important as it carries Olympic qualifying points and it allows more of the second level players around the world to have a go at it.

A pity that the IBA is reluctant to pay for the tournament scoring software as it would get us more interested in the proceedings, to get to know the names of relatively new or junior up-and-coming players better and how they perform.

An opportunity lost for the IBA to get the world badminton community like the BC to be excited about and get involved indirectly in its 'star' tournament for the year. :(

Thanks, Loh. Hopefully there will be some live streaming and TV coverage for some of the matches.

wong mew choo will skip india open because the knee injury

wong mew choo will skip india open because the knee injury
huh?
is that really?
where do u gets the news from?:rolleyes::confused:

huh?
is that really?
where do u gets the news from?:rolleyes::confused:

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/Sport/2194224/Article/pppull_index_html (http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/Sport/2194224/Article/pppull_index_html)

Full story in National GP thread, since it's abt that event, not India Open.

To rely on lip-service BCers to represent INA will be a huge disaster - thankfully a remote possibility even for the "off-balance" PBSI! :eek::D:cool:

Ha ha ha... ok ok... we will just be loud fans then... :D Go INA!!! :D

Flandy and Nova will be disaster for INA MD........we have Joko/hendra, Rian/Yoke.....or even Tony/Candra ( if we have to)


Heard that Flandy/Chandra will be paired for ABC. Could be the 3rd MD for TO, instead of AG/Joko.

Heard that Flandy/Chandra will be paired for ABC. Could be the 3rd MD for TO, instead of AG/Joko.

Flandy Limpele/Candra Wijaya could be fielded for the BAC and they are likely to be seeded too, given Candra's ranking with Tony Gunawan. That could be a good tourney to see how they fare against most Asian opponent's MD2 as it's almost certain that Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif, Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man are all going to Johor Bahru.

Heard that Flandy/Chandra will be paired for ABC. Could be the 3rd MD for TO, instead of AG/Joko.
Still not a good idea at all...we have so many MDs ....why we need Flandy/Candra anyway...beside Joko/Hendra, we have Yoke/rian.......

Flandy Limpele/Candra Wijaya could be fielded for the BAC and they are likely to be seeded too, given Candra's ranking with Tony Gunawan.

Flandy does not have any more MD ranking points in the past 12 months; he only has world XD points in the past 12 months. Candra's high ranking in the world MD couldn't help their combined MD notional ranking by much... A Flandy-Candra pairing won't be seeded at all in a tournament that fielded many other top 10-20 pairs... :p

Thanks, Loh. Hopefully there will be some live streaming and TV coverage for some of the matches.
:cool::) Is there a possibility that the Indian Open will be shown live On the Internet? Pls do let us know

:cool::) Is there a possibility that the Indian Open will be shown live On the Internet? Pls do let us know
I had checked it....dont think so.........

With the strong entries from China and Korea, a title here will again be considered a miracle (like the German Open 2008). This is a time for the potential players to show their worth as usual!

Men's Singles
Simon Santoso -- to fulfill his seeding and enter the SF. To prepare himself for the upcoming Thomas Cup. He SHOULD participate here and in the Badminton Asia Championships a fortnight later. A SF victory against either of the 3 Chinese players will be a bonus (hopefully Chen Yu)! Potential opponents in QF: Park Sung Hwan, Boonsak Ponsana, Shoji Sato and Wong Choong Hann.

Andre Kurniawan Tedjono -- likely to be among the top 16 seeds as well. As long as he does not meet Lu Yi or Zhu Weilun, he should fulfill his seeding. However, I am looking forward to an encounter between Andre and Tommy Sugiarto....a straight fight for the Thomas Cup's 4th MS position. That's what PBSI is hoping too I guess.

As for Tommy Sugiarto and Alamsyah Yunus -- they are expected to clear in the opening round (R64) and any further performance will be a bonus. They could sneak into R16 if they receive a good draw. For Andreas Adityawarman, clearing the first round alone is a good result.

Women's Singles
Not much is hoped for Fransisca Ratnasari and Aprillia Yuswandari. With a couple of withdrawals, Nana will make it to the main draw. Aprillia could possible qualify too.

Women's Doubles
Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti -- last two chances for winning the points required for qualification. They should be one of the top 8 seeds and they SHOULD fulfill their seedings.

Jo Novita/Greysia Polii -- the same goes for Jo/Grace...they could get a top 8 seeding with one more withdrawal. A kind draw will also boost their chance for SF or even a Final finish since they have beaten the Japanese pairs lately. The most difficult opponent will be Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing.

As for Yulianti/Nathalia Poluakan and Lita Nurlita/Nitya Krishinda, time for them to win valuable ranking pts to improve their position. They are at least expected to clear the first round.
:cool::cool::cool::):) Lee Kai Shing Of Badminton Where do u get all this info I wouls really appreciate it if u can enlighten us.Thank U

:cool::cool::cool::):) Lee Kai Shing Of Badminton Where do u get all this info I wouls really appreciate it if u can enlighten us.Thank U
jsut go to www.internationalbadminton.org (http://www.internationalbadminton.org)
click draw/result.......

I had checked it....dont think so.........
:crying::eek::mad::rolleyes: Thanks But a drag lah Any other option beides flying 2 Hyderabad

:confused::confused:Msia MD, WD & XD have new names, BJSS players I suppose
:confused::confused:BJsS is that a club outside of bam

:confused::confused:
:confused::confused:BJsS is that a club outside of bam

BJSS = Bukit Jalil Sports School...

Yeah, I know... :o But hey, who knows... :p We are talking about the wishy-washy PBSI, right? They can change their minds and change policies at all times... [their way of keeping us fans off-balance]





Technically, all INA passport holders who have not represented any other country in the past 2 years in any BWF tournaments can represent INA in the up and coming Thomas Cup! So... maybe PBSI will select badMania, taufik-ist, huangkwokhau, and Krisna to the team! As far as I know, all 4 of us are qualified [in that sense, maybe not badminton-skill-wise]! :D
:D:D:):):cool::cool:In That case i will be the line judge Any seconds

BJSS = Bukit Jalil Sports School...
:cool::D:) Thank U 4 the info I have been away 2 long Karat Besi
I have 2 catch up fast:crying:

quite a number of chinese WS players paticipate in this tournament,
not bad:);)
:cool::) U think a clean sweep by the Untouchables

looking forward to this one, it's time TCS steps up on the international stage and show some consistency.
;);) Don't count him out the pressure is not on him

wong mew choo will skip india open because the knee injury

Mew Cho is smart, she most probably know she has no chance to win based on her draw hence make a right decision.
Just keep healthy and sharp as she and Tine Rasmussen have proven China Wall can be cracked!

It is reported that Inadia Badminton has been asking BWF to make INdia Super series....it ddid not mention when though.......it will be awesome to have India SS....

It is reported that Inadia Badminton has been asking BWF to make INdia Super series....it ddid not mention when though.......it will be awesome to have India SS....

Sure when we don't even know the day-to-day results and that has kept many of us out of the picture! If this is way to create interest and let the badminton world know about the Indian situation, then it will be futile. :(

Sure when we don't even know the day-to-day results and that has kept many of us out of the picture! If this is way to create interest and let the badminton world know about the Indian situation, then it will be futile. :(
Once they have SS....there will be LIVESCORE.......;)

Once they have SS....there will be LIVESCORE.......;)

They have to put their own house in order first. Make peace with the players. Create a more genial environment for them, the coaches, the officials and the supporters to enjoy taking part in lifting their image, not only at home but abroad.

They should not depend entirely on Yonex to continue to be the Santa Claus. They must involve their big corporations as sponsors. The world knows what immense opportunities India holds in various fields particularly in economic development because they have a population that uses English, the language of the world! They should upgrade their marketing and PR efforts to make a big impact. But we hardly hear of Indian badminton creating positive news but just the reverse!

Such a big country, the world's second largest in terms of population, second only to China. Yet they are minnows in today's badminton world when they have the talent to match the best. They even have Indian players who have won the AE men's singles before.

Flandy does not have any more MD ranking points in the past 12 months; he only has world XD points in the past 12 months. Candra's high ranking in the world MD couldn't help their combined MD notional ranking by much... A Flandy-Candra pairing won't be seeded at all in a tournament that fielded many other top 10-20 pairs... :p

We'll see ;) I guess u are right, since we can only have Candra's ranking divided by 2 as the notational ranking point.

Still not a good idea at all...we have so many MDs ....why we need Flandy/Candra anyway...beside Joko/Hendra, we have Yoke/rian.......

Yeah...PBSI prefer Flandy/Candra for TC, rather than Yoke/Rian. Flandy/Candra will join second TC simulation in Batam, March 29, play against AG/Joko for 3rd MD. According to Kompas (27/3), other squad are Luluk/Alvent, Sony, Simon, and Alamsyah, play against Kido/Hendra, Taufik, Tommy, and Andreas Adityawarman.
Selection test for 4th MS will be held 9-11 April, round robin competition between Tommy, Alamsyah, Andre Kurniawan, and Andreas Adityawarman.

It is reported that Inadia Badminton has been asking BWF to make INdia Super series....it ddid not mention when though.......it will be awesome to have India SS....

Really? It's great news for badminton. And probably next SS installment will consist of 13 tournaments unless BWF will cut one SS.

Really? It's great news for badminton. And probably next SS installment will consist of 13 tournaments unless BWF will cut one SS.

just forget about the superseries finals.......add russian superseries , indian superseries , or..hmm....USA superseries? :rolleyes:

add South Africa Superseries.
the other way to promote that country before they host WC 2010.

yeah, i agree, i think they should have at least 1 superseries in every continent, if the countries agree to host it and they can find suitable sponsors, of course. that'll give badminton a lot more exposure and give the fans in other countries a fighting chance of watching a higher standard tournament live.

no more china masters and add indian superseries..

Yeah...PBSI prefer Flandy/Candra for TC, rather than Yoke/Rian. Flandy/Candra will join second TC simulation in Batam, March 29, play against AG/Joko for 3rd MD. According to Kompas (27/3), other squad are Luluk/Alvent, Sony, Simon, and Alamsyah, play against Kido/Hendra, Taufik, Tommy, and Andreas Adityawarman.
Selection test for 4th MS will be held 9-11 April, round robin competition between Tommy, Alamsyah, Andre Kurniawan, and Andreas Adityawarman.
I heard that Andre Kurniawan will withdraw from India Open to concentrate on Thomas Cup selection.........I am glad that PBSI includes him in the selection....honestly they should have picked him without any selection........:cool:

Really? It's great news for badminton. And probably next SS installment will consist of 13 tournaments unless BWF will cut one SS.
BWF may add to 14...who knows.....???

I heard that Andre Kurniawan will withdraw from India Open to concentrate on Thomas Cup selection.........I am glad that PBSI includes him in the selection....honestly they should have picked him without any selection........:cool:


agree...
His world ranking is far better than the rest, and his result in international tourney also much better...
PBSI should open national team for non-pelatnas players...

:confused::confused:
:confused::confused:BJsS is that a club outside of bam

BJSS = Bukit Jalil Sports School...

Bukit Jalil Sports School is a school for budding athetes in Msia, not club. The players are under 18, we call them junior players. Those above 18, some are in back-up squad(transition between senior & junior) others in senior squad. Msia MS, Tan Chun S, is 21 or 22, is in back-up squad, so is 19 year old Mohd Arif Latif.
MD, Goh Wei Shern/Ong Jian Guo are from the Sports School
Private club would be KLRC = Kuala Lumpur Racket Club, Lee Tsuen Seng & Sairul Ayob are from there.

Mew Cho is smart, she most probably know she has no chance to win based on her draw hence make a right decision.
Just keep healthy and sharp as she and Tine Rasmussen have proven China Wall can be cracked!

Apparently the docs from National Sports Institute advised her not to compete so as not aggravate her knee injury, so the coaches pulled her out, that's what YKH said.

no more china masters and add indian superseries..

I would tend to agree that Chn only needs one. The two SS Chn has are too close in time, and HK Open and Macau Open are also close by, even though the latter is not a SS, but Chn had strong presence there.

Bukit Jalil Sports School is a school for budding athetes in Msia, not club. The players are under 18, we call them junior players. Those above 18, some are in back-up squad(transition between senior & junior) others in senior squad. Msia MS, Tan Chun S, is 21 or 22, is in back-up squad, so is 19 year old Mohd Arif Latif.
MD, Goh Wei Shern/Ong Jian Guo are from the Sports School
Private club would be KLRC = Kuala Lumpur Racket Club, Lee Tsuen Seng & Sairul Ayob are from there.



Apparently the docs from National Sports Institute advised her not to compete so as not aggravate her knee injury, so the coaches pulled her out, that's what YKH said.
:cool::cool:Apparently there is very little media outside of asia regarding badminton.It's an alien sport

just forget about the superseries finals.......add russian superseries , indian superseries , or..hmm....USA superseries? :rolleyes:

Wah, you think just like me... ;) :D

add South Africa Superseries.
the other way to promote that country before they host WC 2010.

Interesting idea... :)

I would tend to agree that Chn only needs one. The two SS Chn has are too close in time, and HK Open and Macau Open are also close by, even though the latter is not a SS, but Chn had strong presence there.

Yup...



BWF's list of priorities:

Drop China SS 2, add India SS. :cool:
Drop HK SS [make it a Gold GP]; HK is still part of China, thus right now China has 3 SS :eek:, waaayyy too many! Add USA SS... But in the event where BWF is not ready to do this, at least upgrade it to USA Gold GP. Add a Russia SS instead. :D
Drop Singapore SS, add South Africa SS. Singapore is way too small as a badminton market and does not have an accomplished world-level track record [unlike other small countries like Denmark]. Singapore deserves a Gold GP, not a SS.Players often complain about having to play in too many tournaments. I think we should just stick with 12 SS.

Wah, you think just like me... ;) :D



Interesting idea... :)



Yup...



BWF's list of priorities:

Drop China SS 2, add India SS. :cool:
Drop HK SS [make it a Gold GP]; HK is still part of China, thus right now China has 3 SS :eek:, waaayyy too many! Add USA SS... But in the event where BWF is not ready to do this, at least upgrade it to USA Gold GP. Add a Russia SS instead. :D
Drop Singapore SS, add South Africa SS. Singapore is way too small as a badminton market and does not have an accomplished world-level track record [unlike other small countries like Denmark]. Singapore deserves a Gold GP, not a SS.Players often complain about having to play in too many tournaments. I think we should just stick with 12 SS.


I think the most important thing is to get their prize money....especially on SS

I think the most important thing is to get their prize money....especially on SS

What do you mean? Getting prize money or getting higher prize money. I think you meant the former. So it's difficult to get prize money and sponsors sort of thing? Hard to tell with US, huge market potential money-wise, but lack of interest by the major population. A upgrade of all tournaments mentioned by Krisna can certainly boost baddy to next level among those nations.

What do you mean? Getting prize money or getting higher prize money. I think you meant the former. So it's difficult to get prize money and sponsors sort of thing? Hard to tell with US, huge market potential money-wise, but lack of interest by the major population. A upgrade of all tournaments mentioned by Krisna can certainly boost baddy to next level among those nations.
Opps..higher prize money....:D:D even LD complained about that recently at AE....proposing US$ 300 K as minimum for SS...I am sure it is no big deal for European SS since Euro is stronger each day.....

BWF's list of priorities:

Drop China SS 2, add India SS. :cool:
Drop HK SS [make it a Gold GP]; HK is still part of China, thus right now China has 3 SS :eek:, waaayyy too many! Add USA SS... But in the event where BWF is not ready to do this, at least upgrade it to USA Gold GP. Add a Russia SS instead. :D
Drop Singapore SS, add South Africa SS. Singapore is way too small as a badminton market and does not have an accomplished world-level track record [unlike other small countries like Denmark]. Singapore deserves a Gold GP, not a SS.Players often complain about having to play in too many tournaments. I think we should just stick with 12 SS.

Let's vote for Krisna to replace Punch Gunalan :o;):D

BWF's list of priorities:

Drop China SS 2, add India SS. :cool:
Drop HK SS [make it a Gold GP]; HK is still part of China, thus right now China has 3 SS :eek:, waaayyy too many! Add USA SS... But in the event where BWF is not ready to do this, at least upgrade it to USA Gold GP. Add a Russia SS instead. :D
Drop Singapore SS, add South Africa SS. Singapore is way too small as a badminton market and does not have an accomplished world-level track record [unlike other small countries like Denmark]. Singapore deserves a Gold GP, not a SS.Players often complain about having to play in too many tournaments. I think we should just stick with 12 SS.

Yeah, retain 12 SS tournaments is good idea to create this category more exclusive than other level (even tennis only has 4 grand slams with of course huge prize money). Ideal host countries of 12 SS :
- Asia region (5 SS -- CHN, JPN, INA, IND, MAS)
- Europe zone (5 SS -- DEN, ENG, FRA, RUS, SUI)
- PanAmerica (1 SS -- CAN or USA)
- Oceania (1 SS -- AUS), a significant breakthrough if one BWF SS tourney will be held in Kangaroo country since badminton is very minor sport there.

Africa -- hmm, this continent is still struggling with its economy problem despite upcoming FIFA World Cup will be held in RSA because football is the most popular sport in our planet.

Let's vote for Krisna to replace Punch Gunalan :o;):D

Dude, you really have a sense of humor! Ha ha ha... :p :D :D

Yeah, retain 12 SS tournaments is good idea to create this category more exclusive than other level (even tennis only has 4 grand slams with of course huge prize money). Ideal host countries of 12 SS :
- Asia region (5 SS -- CHN, JPN, INA, IND, MAS)
- Europe zone (5 SS -- DEN, ENG, FRA, RUS, SUI)
- PanAmerica (1 SS -- CAN or USA)
- Oceania (1 SS -- AUS), a significant breakthrough if one BWF SS tourney will be held in Kangaroo country since badminton is very minor sport there.

Africa -- hmm, this continent is still struggling with its economy problem despite upcoming FIFA World Cup will be held in RSA because football is the most popular sport in our planet.

I can't bear to drop the Korean SS... :o I will miss the stories of their heralded linejudges... :rolleyes: :p Australian Open Gold GP should be enough for badminton...

Oceania is often considered as an overall Asia-Pacific member nowadays. Even the Australian soccer team is playing in the Asian region nowadays... :p So, in my view, 6 SS in Asia Pacific [CHN, JPN, KOR, INA, IND, MAS] is just right. Complemented by Gold GPs [currently Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, Philippines and why not still have China Masters as a Gold GP event instead] and 2 GPs [currently Vietnam, NZ]...

Future Asia-Pacific Gold GPs: Australia, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Iran; they have the $$$ to do it... :p and Vietnam [trust me, they won't settle with just an International Challenge and a GP. When they're ready, they will have a Gold GP + GP instead].

Future Asia-Pacific GPs: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia [instead of Indonesia Challenge], Brunei and Myanmar...

Err... lastly, I think the Swiss SS should just be Swiss Gold GP. I'm sorry... Swiss is just way too unappealing as a badminton market... GER SS makes more sense... :p

:o:oDude, you really have a sense of humor! Ha ha ha... :p :D :D



I can't bear to drop the Korean SS... :o I will miss the stories of their heralded linejudges... :rolleyes: :p Australian Open Gold GP should be enough for badminton...

Oceania is often considered as an overall Asia-Pacific member nowadays. Even the Australian soccer team is playing in the Asian region nowadays... :p So, in my view, 6 SS in Asia Pacific [CHN, JPN, KOR, INA, IND, MAS] is just right. Complemented by Gold GPs [currently Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, Philippines and why not still have China Masters as a Gold GP event instead] and 2 GPs [currently Vietnam, NZ]...

:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
Soccer That is a no no It's call football ,Bola sepak Sepak Bola No soccer pls It demeans the sport.Thank You

Future Asia-Pacific Gold GPs: Australia, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Iran; they have the $$$ to do it... :p and Vietnam [trust me, they won't settle with just an International Challenge and a GP. When they're ready, they will have a Gold GP + GP instead].

Future Asia-Pacific GPs: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia [instead of Indonesia Challenge], Brunei and Myanmar...

Err... lastly, I think the Swiss SS should just be Swiss Gold GP. I'm sorry... Swiss is just way too unappealing as a badminton market... GER SS makes more sense... :p


Soccer That is a no no It's call football in all the continents -1

They have to put their own house in order first. Make peace with the players. Create a more genial environment for them, the coaches, the officials and the supporters to enjoy taking part in lifting their image, not only at home but abroad.

They should not depend entirely on Yonex to continue to be the Santa Claus. They must involve their big corporations as sponsors. The world knows what immense opportunities India holds in various fields particularly in economic development because they have a population that uses English, the language of the world! They should upgrade their marketing and PR efforts to make a big impact. But we hardly hear of Indian badminton creating positive news but just the reverse!

Such a big country, the world's second largest in terms of population, second only to China. Yet they are minnows in today's badminton world when they have the talent to match the best. They even have Indian players who have won the AE men's singles before.
:):cool::p Technically India is If u want technically their census is not accurate

Err... lastly, I think the Swiss SS should just be Swiss Gold GP. I'm sorry... Swiss is just way too unappealing as a badminton market... GER SS makes more sense... :p

GER and POL have been making lots of "noises" in badminton, esp with their experienced and proven doubles. They should host at least one GP Gold or one SS.

BWF's list of priorities:

Drop China SS 2, add India SS. :cool:
Drop HK SS [make it a Gold GP]; HK is still part of China, thus right now China has 3 SS :eek:, waaayyy too many! Add USA SS... But in the event where BWF is not ready to do this, at least upgrade it to USA Gold GP. Add a Russia SS instead. :D
Drop Singapore SS, add South Africa SS. Singapore is way too small as a badminton market and does not have an accomplished world-level track record [unlike other small countries like Denmark]. Singapore deserves a Gold GP, not a SS.Players often complain about having to play in too many tournaments. I think we should just stick with 12 SS.

If you just based on geographical size and market alone, Singapore is way too small for anything of substance, not even a relatively insignificant event like the SS.

Thank goodness, those who know and in a position to make things happen in the world do not share your view. :rolleyes: Otherwise Singapore does not warrant her recently acquired success in:

1. Winning the right to host the F1 this Sept, the first F1 night race to be held in the world,

2. Winning the privilege to host the first Youth World Olympics in 2010, even beating a world giant in physical size, market size, political size, population size, nuclear size and what have you, Russia!

and Singapore has also won many other world "firsts" despite her insignificant tiny size.

So I think your theory is floored right from the start! :D:D:D

Drop Singapore SS, add South Africa SS. Singapore is way too small as a badminton market and does not have an accomplished world-level track record [unlike other small countries like Denmark]. Singapore deserves a Gold GP, not a SS..

You may have forgotten that Singapore was part of the Malaya team that caught the Europeans by surprise when their combined team knocked the day lights out of the Danes in their first Thomas Cup adventure. And Malaya was the first Asian team to show the Americans and Europeans how really good the 'diminutive' Asians are at this racket game. Indonesia was not even in the picture then, I think.

And it did not take long for Singapore's Wong Peng Soon to capture the unofficial world championships then, the All-England, in the MS and for a number of times, the last when he was 38 years old!

Together with Ong Poh Lim, they made the world look up to tiny Singapore and you think we do not have a tradition or in your view, "an accomplished world-level track record". :rolleyes:

Meanwhile, does anyone know if India Open will have tourney software, by some turn of events?? It's still not in the tournamentafotware site.

So I think your theory is floored right from the start!

He he he... ok. We have a difference of perception on 'SS-worthiness'... ;)

Krisna you're brave to suggest dropping Spore for SS. What has size gotta do with it as long as we can come up with the prize money? Plus we had a crowd attendance of 8,000+ in one final before. What's INA seating capacity?
We have first class,painless, online website access for fans worldwide.And if SBA is smarter thinking this year, they will arrange for livestreaming FREE! What about INA's?
We have very low tolerance for incompetence. If umpires. line judges and referee don't know their jobs, the crowd tells them and helps them think straight.We don't wait for a BWF commitee to make some awfully embarrassing decision 2 months later.
What else do you expect of a first class tournament?

Having attended 2 consecutive Singapore Opens, I would have to agree that the tourney is professionally run and enjoyed sizeable crowd size. Incidentally, Team INA also happens to do quite well, winning at least one title for the past 3 years. May this good result continue!

I am still deciding whether I will attend this year's Singapore Open...;)

We have first class,painless, online website access for fans worldwide.And if SBA is smarter thinking this year, they will arrange for livestreaming FREE! What about INA's?
We have very low tolerance for incompetence. If umpires. line judges and referee don't know their jobs, the crowd tells them and helps them think straight.We don't wait for a BWF commitee to make some awfully embarrassing decision 2 months later.
What else do you expect of a first class tournament?

Wah, I have to agree that INA's organizational capabilities have been terrible... No arguments there... :p Well, I just have a different opinion on where SS tournaments should be held [thus encouraging the growth of badminton there]. If the quota is still 12, then I stand by my opinion. :o

Big countries like Russia, India, and USA are where badminton's future should be. For me the amateur badminton participation of as many humans as possible is key to growth in overall $$$ and attention towards badminton. Prize money, TV interest [thus TV ratings etc.], and professional player's overall income etc. will follow...

Krisna you're brave to suggest dropping Spore for SS. What has size gotta do with it as long as we can come up with the prize money? Plus we had a crowd attendance of 8,000+ in one final before. What's INA seating capacity?
We have first class,painless, online website access for fans worldwide.And if SBA is smarter thinking this year, they will arrange for livestreaming FREE! What about INA's?
We have very low tolerance for incompetence. If umpires. line judges and referee don't know their jobs, the crowd tells them and helps them think straight.We don't wait for a BWF commitee to make some awfully embarrassing decision 2 months later.
What else do you expect of a first class tournament?
hm...size is not a matter.....:D

IO will start 2moro......still no news about ....on line live score....or on line results.......???

hm...size is not a matter.....:D


:confused:...:eek:...Hau-ge....What size matters...??..:D..OT..

IO will start 2moro......still no news about ....on line live score....or on line results.......???

Ya-loh, but there will be Semi Finals & Finals live on GD SPorts :
Sat, 5 April 2008 : 9.30 am to 2.30 pm GMT, that is 5.30 pm to 10.30 pm Msia time
Sun, 6 April : 9.30 am to 2.55 pm GMT, that is 5.30 pm to 10.55 pm Msia time

http://www.pprecorder.com/tvguide.php?channel=Guangdong+Sports&year=2008&month=4&date=6

no news.. official website also no update.... how to get result like that?????????

no news.. official website also no update.... how to get result like that?????????
I have emailed them to get updated one....
Andre Kurniawan may withdraw from India Open.

hm...size is not a matter.....:D

And what do the ladies think... :D:D:D

:confused:...:eek:...Hau-ge....What size matters...??..:D..OT..
:( I mean badminton market size...haiya!!! dont get me banned....:D:D

I have emailed them to get updated one....
Andre Kurniawan may withdraw from India Open.

Why? PBSI needs someone to help SS if they wanted to topple CJ from the top 4....

Why? PBSI needs someone to help SS if they wanted to topple CJ from the top 4....
But Andre is more concern of his chance to be 4th MS for Thomas Cup....

India's highest ranked player has pulled out.
Apparently, his injured ankle has not healed fully.

There's more here (http://sports.indiatimes.com/Sections/Other_Sports/Injured_Anup_pulls_out/articleshow/2912338.cms)
The India Open is surely poorer by his absence.

Wah, I have to agree that INA's organizational capabilities have been terrible... No arguments there... :p Well, I just have a different opinion on where SS tournaments should be held [thus encouraging the growth of badminton there]. If the quota is still 12, then I stand by my opinion. :o

Big countries like Russia, India, and USA are where badminton's future should be. For me the amateur badminton participation of as many humans as possible is key to growth in overall $$$ and attention towards badminton. Prize money, TV interest [thus TV ratings etc.], and professional player's overall income etc. will follow...

I agree that as badminton fans we would like to see the game being popularized elsewhere, especially in the bigger countries where we hope the participation rate will increase and the game become more popular and not perceived as a backyard sport. This will encourage the sponsors to put in more money to develop the game much further.

I'm sure this has been one of the major goals of the former IBF and the current BWF and membership to the world badminton body must have increased during all these years.

Yet, some of the older and supposedly economically more powerful members have not been able to help BWF achieve its goals. Instead they sort of become a burden as they were unable to come up with the required prize monies to stage more attractive tournaments like the SS. These are the members that should have a management overhaul and a leadership shakeup to bring their own National Badminton Associations up to par with their more successful counterparts, many of which are located in Asia.

To penalize countries who have contributed to the success of IBF/BWF activities in the past and the present SS, just because of their "perceived" smaller market size because of a smaller population, etc, without taking into consideration other positive factors like location, management ability, good media and TV coverage and facilities, the usage of modern technolgy including scoring softwares and live scores, transparency, unbiased officiating, ability to secure good sponsorship, ability to attract good attendance, etc, etc, is myopic, shortsighted and does not bode well for the future.

Instead, the BWF should concentrate on expanding the SS and giving deserving badminton professionals more opportunities to display their skills and to earn more prize money.

Small countries like Singapore may be perceived as having a small market but one should not forget that the disposable income of Singapore is higher than many of its neighbours.

:rolleyes:;):)

Anyone knows the link of livescore for India Open 2008????

Can i know whether WMC is participating in India Open?

from what i know, they players told me that WMC will be participate in INDIA OPEN!!!

Just abit confuse with the news, i tot she had pulled out from India Open due to injury, but today news reported she is in the draw. I hope she able to recover her injury before Uber up and Olympic! thanks for the reply

Why? PBSI needs someone to help SS if they wanted to topple CJ from the top 4....

U means.....match fixing....like Chn....? :rolleyes:....

why no result update 1?

lol, surely no paw this time around...
No tournamentsoftware, organisation doesn't seem customer centric...

No body know the results,...how to update...?.......

so actually WMC will not participating in INDIA OPEN>?

wMC will be participate in INDIA OPEN... it's confirm by my friend...

wMC will be participate in INDIA OPEN... it's confirm by my friend...
but i remember that i red 1 articles that WMC is not going to participate in this INDIA OPEN..
your friend might have fooled u!:p:D:eek::eek::eek:

tough to get some results........

They mentioned that some big names withdrew...just could not get the details yet....sigh!

geroge it's confirm that my friend told me that she is participating in india open... my friend saw her in india... besides that i still dunno who withdraw.. once i got everything i will try to update the result here or wait for tomorrow newspaper..hehe..

I just got reply from India open official saying that the draw has been updated at www.internationalbadminton.org...I (http://www.internationalbadminton.org...I) told him that it is not updated yet

Filipa lamy sent me SMS informing that 5 WS and 7 MS withdrew...she di not have the names...for sure Yonekura withdrew so she will play against Anita Kaur instead...

from what i know, they players told me that WMC will be participate in INDIA OPEN!!!
CONFIRMED: Wong Mei Choo did not participate....I got the source from MAS' coach....

So far the withdrawal:

5 WS:
WMC
Yonekura
3 unknown yet

7 MS:
Anup
Andre
Richard Vaughn
4 unknown yet


being told that no chinese players withdrew...China sent full team except ZN and wang Yi han and LD

So far the withdrawal:

5 WS:
WMC
Yonekura
3 unknown yet

7 MS:
Anup
Andre
Richard Vaughn
Alamsyah
Aditya
2 unknown

MD:
Joko Riyadi/Hendra


being told that no chinese players withdrew...China sent full team except ZN and wang Yi han and LD[/quote]

Wah, I have to agree that INA's organizational capabilities have been terrible... No arguments there... :p Well, I just have a different opinion on where SS tournaments should be held [thus encouraging the growth of badminton there]. If the quota is still 12, then I stand by my opinion. :o

Big countries like Russia, India, and USA are where badminton's future should be. For me the amateur badminton participation of as many humans as possible is key to growth in overall $$$ and attention towards badminton. Prize money, TV interest [thus TV ratings etc.], and professional player's overall income etc. will follow...

Wait till you attend the India Open , a Grand Prix event. Teams get stranded at the airport in the early morning hours, waiting at least 2 hrs to be put onto transports to their hotel, which is an hour away. And worst, only 2 buses await all these teams that arrived together : INA, MAS, PHI, CHN, KOR, JPN, SIN, THA. In the end , they have to be put on cabs which lost their way and have to be directed. The plane landed at 10.40pm. By the time the teams reached the hotel, it was 2.40am. And at the hotel, it was mayhem. The teams were told Badminton India did not furnish details of rooming to the hotel despite the teams sending them. And by the time they get into rooms, it was 4am.

Worse, the transports were never on schedule. Even to the competition hall.

How to organise Super Series ?

Yeah, retain 12 SS tournaments is good idea to create this category more exclusive than other level (even tennis only has 4 grand slams with of course huge prize money). Ideal host countries of 12 SS :
- Asia region (5 SS -- CHN, JPN, INA, IND, MAS)
- Europe zone (5 SS -- DEN, ENG, FRA, RUS, SUI)
- PanAmerica (1 SS -- CAN or USA)
- Oceania (1 SS -- AUS), a significant breakthrough if one BWF SS tourney will be held in Kangaroo country since badminton is very minor sport there.

Africa -- hmm, this continent is still struggling with its economy problem despite upcoming FIFA World Cup will be held in RSA because football is the most popular sport in our planet.


Ha ha. If you ask any team which frequents the SS, they would tell you that SIN and JPN are the most well organised. DEN SS also seems ok. INA SS has great problems with accomodation and seating arrangement for players. CHN and ENG had bad scheduling problems. In fact, I heard that for one of the CHN SS, the teams didn't have the schedule of play for the Main Draw which started at 9am the following day until midnite the night before.

For FRA , they couldn't even get the practice courts ready on time for the team. For MAS Open, the practice courts given to the world class players were horrible, the flooring so hard they hurt their knees. For RUS, at their Open, the hotel though international, the staff did not know English. And no transport for the scheduled practice times in cold winter.

on www.badminton.de i read that juliane schenk also withdrew!!

on www.badminton.de (http://www.badminton.de) i read that juliane schenk also withdrew!!
She is number 14 now ..after winning Polsih Open....she may see her ranking up to 12..may be thats why she skipped India Open....it is tough to travel all the way to Asia for one tournament then prepare yourself for Europe Championship....it is good call to skip India..

The organizer said that they have updated the score at www.internationalbadminton.org....sigh (http://www.internationalbadminton.org....sigh)!

The Hindu

01/04/2008

V.V. Subrahmanyam

Chunlai Bao, Xingfang Xie get pride of place

Indian men have a tough task on hand

HYDERABAD: Will the ‘Chinese Wall’ be breached in the $120,000 Sunrise-Yonex India Open badminton championship commencing at Gachibowli, here from Tuesday?

This is the logical query considering that the top three seeds in both men’s and women’s sections are from China and all have the potential to make their opponents look very ordinary on their day.

This tournament is being considered a huge opportunity for the host to book berths for the Beijing Olympics as it is one of the last three qualifying tournaments.

India’s best men’s singles player Anup Sridhar (World No. 24), who is assured of an Olympic berth provided Arvind Bhat doesn’t overtake him in rankings, has pulled out due to an ankle injury.

Except for Chetan Anand, once ranked No. 24, and Anand Pawar the others will run into tough customers very early in their campaign.

Little scope

Realistically, there seems to be little scope for outstanding results from the Indians unless the elegant Chetan comes up with a special performance in front of his home crowd.

Bhat (World No. 43) may have a possible second round clash with fourth seed Sung-Hwan Park of Korea.

“Due credit was not given to me even after winning the All England title against Lin Dan since he was not fully fit. So, I am determined to win here to prove that my victory was no flash in the pan,” the Korean said.

The women’s field also has the 23-year-old, third-seeded Lin Zhu, 2007 world champion, 20-year-old Lu Lan, winner of 2007 Denmark Super Series and the Chinese Open.

The seedings:

Singles:

Men: 1. Chunlai Bao (Chn), 2. Jin Chen (Chn), 3. Yu Chen (Chn), 4. Sung Hwan Park (Kor), 5. Boonsak Ponsana (Thai), 6. Choong Hann Wong (Mas), 7. Shoji Sato (Jpn), 8. Tsuen Seng Lee (Mas).

Women: 1. Xingfang Xie (Chn), 2. Lan Lu (Chn), 3. Lin Zhu (Chn), 4. Huai Wen Xu (Ger), 5. Mew Choo Wong (Mas), 6. Mi Zhao (Hkg), 7. Pui Yin Yip (Hkg), 8. Eriko Hirose (Jpn).

Doubles:

Men: 1. Jae Sung Jing / Yongdae Lee (Kor), 2. Candra Wijaya (Mas) / Tony Gunawan (USA), 3. Jaelin Lee / Jo Man Hwang (Kor), 4. Shuichi Sakamoto / Shintaro Keda (Jpn), 5. Zhendong Guo / Zhengbo Xie (Chn), 6. Tadashi Ohtsuka / Keita Masuda (Jpn), 7. Hendra Arida Gunawan / Joko Riyadi (Ina), 8. Albertus Susanto Njoto / Yohan Hadikusumo Wiranata (Hkg).

Women: 1. Yun Chin Chien / Wen Hsing Cheng (Chn), 2. Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna (Jpn), 3. Yanmei Jiang / Yujia Li (Singapore), 4. Aki Akao / Tomomi Matsuda (Jpn).

Wait till you attend the India Open , a Grand Prix event. Teams get stranded at the airport in the early morning hours, waiting at least 2 hrs to be put onto transports to their hotel, which is an hour away. And worst, only 2 buses await all these teams that arrived together : INA, MAS, PHI, CHN, KOR, JPN, SIN, THA. In the end , they have to be put on cabs which lost their way and have to be directed. The plane landed at 10.40pm. By the time the teams reached the hotel, it was 2.40am. And at the hotel, it was mayhem. The teams were told Badminton India did not furnish details of rooming to the hotel despite the teams sending them. And by the time they get into rooms, it was 4am.

Worse, the transports were never on schedule. Even to the competition hall.

How to organise Super Series ?

Glad that you brought out such shortcomings that even BIG and sizeable countries could not handle well. This gives a chance for tiny countries like Singapore to continue to hold the SS.

Glad that you brought out such shortcomings that even BIG and sizeable countries could not handle well. This gives a chance for tiny countries like Singapore to continue to hold the SS.
:D:D very very tiny one.....:D

Ha ha. If you ask any team which frequents the SS, they would tell you that SIN and JPN are the most well organised. DEN SS also seems ok. INA SS has great problems with accomodation and seating arrangement for players. CHN and ENG had bad scheduling problems. In fact, I heard that for one of the CHN SS, the teams didn't have the schedule of play for the Main Draw which started at 9am the following day until midnite the night before.

For FRA , they couldn't even get the practice courts ready on time for the team. For MAS Open, the practice courts given to the world class players were horrible, the flooring so hard they hurt their knees. For RUS, at their Open, the hotel though international, the staff did not know English. And no transport for the scheduled practice times in cold winter.

I'm glad to note these comments from the participating teams and hope they and the BWF officials will not forget very very tiny Singapore as being able to play an important role in hosting the SS.

what a poor organization by INDIA BA!!

Is it just me, or is that article in the Hindu saying that Park Sung Hwan won the All England title? Have I been caught in a time warp? I thought Chen Jin won the All England title...

The organizer said that they have updated the score at www.internationalbadminton.org....sigh! (http://www.internationalbadminton.org....sigh!)


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Wait till you attend the India Open...
How to organise Super Series ?

Glad that you brought out such shortcomings that even BIG and sizeable countries could not handle well. This gives a chance for tiny countries like Singapore to continue to hold the SS.

:D:D very very tiny one.....:D

The organizational capabilities of some of the big countries just cannot be defended. They are terrible. Terrible! :D

In term's of contribution [or potential contribution] to the badminton business and worldwide popularity and acceptance, roughly we can describe the potential countries as:
INDIA SS
CHINA SS
INDONESIA SS
USA SS
RUSSIA SS

MALAYSIA SS
KOREA SS
JAPAN SS
GERMAN SS
ALL ENGLAND SS
FRANCE SS
DENMARK SS

SWISS SS
HONG KONG SS
SINGAPORE SS

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hey dude, that link is wrong!!:p:p becoz the link last there got haiz...
hehe

the actual link is >> www.internationalbadminton.org (http://www.internationalbadminton.org)
NJOY!:D

The Hindu

01/04/2008

V.V. Subrahmanyam

Chunlai Bao, Xingfang Xie get pride of place

Indian men have a tough task on hand

HYDERABAD: Will the ‘Chinese Wall’ be breached in the $120,000 Sunrise-Yonex India Open badminton championship commencing at Gachibowli, here from Tuesday?

This is the logical query considering that the top three seeds in both men’s and women’s sections are from China and all have the potential to make their opponents look very ordinary on their day.

This tournament is being considered a huge opportunity for the host to book berths for the Beijing Olympics as it is one of the last three qualifying tournaments.

India’s best men’s singles player Anup Sridhar (World No. 24), who is assured of an Olympic berth provided Arvind Bhat doesn’t overtake him in rankings, has pulled out due to an ankle injury.

Except for Chetan Anand, once ranked No. 24, and Anand Pawar the others will run into tough customers very early in their campaign.

Little scope

Realistically, there seems to be little scope for outstanding results from the Indians unless the elegant Chetan comes up with a special performance in front of his home crowd.

Bhat (World No. 43) may have a possible second round clash with fourth seed Sung-Hwan Park of Korea.

“Due credit was not given to me even after winning the All England title against Lin Dan since he was not fully fit. So, I am determined to win here to prove that my victory was no flash in the pan,” the Korean said.

The women’s field also has the 23-year-old, third-seeded Lin Zhu, 2007 world champion, 20-year-old Lu Lan, winner of 2007 Denmark Super Series and the Chinese Open.

The seedings:

Singles:

Men: 1. Chunlai Bao (Chn), 2. Jin Chen (Chn), 3. Yu Chen (Chn), 4. Sung Hwan Park (Kor), 5. Boonsak Ponsana (Thai), 6. Choong Hann Wong (Mas), 7. Shoji Sato (Jpn), 8. Tsuen Seng Lee (Mas).

Women: 1. Xingfang Xie (Chn), 2. Lan Lu (Chn), 3. Lin Zhu (Chn), 4. Huai Wen Xu (Ger), 5. Mew Choo Wong (Mas), 6. Mi Zhao (Hkg), 7. Pui Yin Yip (Hkg), 8. Eriko Hirose (Jpn).

Doubles:

Men: 1. Jae Sung Jing / Yongdae Lee (Kor), 2. Candra Wijaya (Mas) / Tony Gunawan (USA), 3. Jaelin Lee / Jo Man Hwang (Kor), 4. Shuichi Sakamoto / Shintaro Keda (Jpn), 5. Zhendong Guo / Zhengbo Xie (Chn), 6. Tadashi Ohtsuka / Keita Masuda (Jpn), 7. Hendra Arida Gunawan / Joko Riyadi (Ina), 8. Albertus Susanto Njoto / Yohan Hadikusumo Wiranata (Hkg).

Women: 1. Yun Chin Chien / Wen Hsing Cheng (Chn), 2. Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna (Jpn), 3. Yanmei Jiang / Yujia Li (Singapore), 4. Aki Akao / Tomomi Matsuda (Jpn).


:confused: *faints*...they're from TAIWAN. (TPE)

hey dude, that link is wrong!!:p:p becoz the link last there got haiz...
hehe

the actual link is >> www.internationalbadminton.org (http://www.internationalbadminton.org)
NJOY!:D
:):):cool::cool: Any live streaming or live score?

Hmm,

I think Japan should move ahead of Malaysia and Korea as they have 127M people, more than Malaysia and Korea combined, w/ high disposable income and pretty good global awareness from other countries. Malaysia and Korea have accomplished more, but a World Champ or Olympic medalist from Japan would have more world wide impact/recongnition.

Market saturation I think would favour Japan too; the sport is pretty developed in Malaysia and Korea. I don't think badmintion in Japan is more popular then Korea & Malaysia so greater potential in Japan due to $$ & #'s as a result.

Also wondering if Denmark should move up the scale a bit becuase of results and the fact that they are carrying the torch for Western nations and there is strong brand awareness of their players.




The organizational capabilities of some of the big countries just cannot be defended. They are terrible. Terrible! :D

In term's of contribution [or potential contribution] to the badminton business and worldwide popularity and acceptance, roughly we can describe the potential countries as:
INDIA SS
CHINA SS
INDONESIA SS
USA SS
RUSSIA SS

MALAYSIA SS
KOREA SS
JAPAN SS
GERMAN SS
ALL ENGLAND SS
FRANCE SS
DENMARK SS

SWISS SS
HONG KONG SS
SINGAPORE SS

for a tournament that gave total price of $120,000 but no LIVE SCORE is a big NO NO. Shame on you, BA of India.

any scores about polish matches?:)