To check the draw of the Polish Open 2008, click the following link:
http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=20174

To check the draw of the Polish Open 2008, click the following link:
http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=20174

Surprisingly, Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya are not seeded :eek::cool:. However, they should have plenty of fire power of reaching the last 4, if not the Final.

R32: vs Adam Cwalina/Wojciech Szkudlarcyzk
R16: vs Andrew Bowman/Martyn Lewis
QF: vs Ross Smith/Glenn Warfe [4]
SF: vs Johannes Schoettler/Tim Detmann [2] or Anton Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov or Robert Adcock/Robin Middleton

Surprisingly, Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya are not seeded :eek::cool:. However, they should have plenty of fire power of reaching the last 4, if not the Final.

R32: vs Adam Cwalina/Wojciech Szkudlarcyzk
R16: vs Andrew Bowman/Martyn Lewis
QF: vs Ross Smith/Glenn Warfe [4]
SF: vs Johannes Schoettler/Tim Detmann [2] or Anton Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov or Robert Adcock/Robin Middleton

I am surprised too! :eek: But after checking, I now understand that Fran-Rendra was listed as #3 entrant because of notional ranking and if the draw is too small, and there are only 4 seeds, pairs even with a high notional ranking cannot be seeded... :p normal rankings will be used...

Smith-Warfe of AUS are now ranked #45 in the world, while Chemnitz-Larsen of DEN are now ranked #39. While Fran-Rendra are #48... Fair-enough, actually... :p

Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka is going to play in qualification #8. I think Hayom will go far in this tournament... I think not only can he pass the qualification rounds, he can even defeat Richard Vaughan [5] and possibly Marc Zweibler [2]...

Wisnu Haryo Putro will have a tough time even at the qualification #7 rounds... MAS player Kuan Beng Hong most possibly will defeat him...

Ari Yuli Wahyu [currently part of INA's top 7 MS] will have an interesting match against Canada's tall and resilient Andrew Dabeka [3] in the round of 16. If he actually defeats Dabeka, then I predict a SF showdown against hometown hero Przemyslaw Wacha [1]!

Men's Singles - Main draw
Stuart Gomez vs Qualifier 4

Men's Singles - Qualification 3
Jef Tho vs Hallstein Oma (NOR)

Men's Doubles - Main draw -
Ross Smith/Glen Warfe [4th Seed] vs Adrian Dziolo/Patryk Szymoniak (POL)

Women's Singles - Qualification 2
Erin Carroll vs Akvile Stapussityte (LTU)

Women's Singles - Qualification 6
Leisha Cooper vs Nicola Cerfontyne (ENG)

Women's Doubles - Main draw
Erin Carroll/Leisha Cooper vs Elodie Eymard/Weny Rahmawati(FRA)

all the best to ll the MAS players in this tournAment:)

Men's Singles - Main draw
Stuart Gomez vs Qualifier 4

Men's Singles - Qualification 3
Jef Tho vs Hallstein Oma (NOR)

Men's Doubles - Main draw -
Ross Smith/Glen Warfe [4th Seed] vs Adrian Dziolo/Patryk Szymoniak (POL)

Women's Singles - Qualification 2
Erin Carroll vs Akvile Stapussityte (LTU)

Women's Singles - Qualification 6
Leisha Cooper vs Nicola Cerfontyne (ENG)

Women's Doubles - Main draw
Erin Carroll/Leisha Cooper vs Elodie Eymard/Weny Rahmawati(FRA)

Good to see the Aussies in this part of the world too! :D Badminton feels more like a global sports this way eh? ;) And apparently there is an Australian Open International Challenge now! :cool: I wish one day it will be a GP [or even GP Gold] event... That will be so cool! An Oceania tour with NZ Open GP and Australian Open GP. So cool! :cool:

Maria Elfira Christina, otherwise known as Fira, has the toughest draw among the INA ladies... Yes she does not have to fight in any qualification matches, but after the first round challenge against Kristina Ludikova of the Czech Republic, she will either meet Jang Soo Young or Juliane Schenk [1]... Tough tough second round... Maria Elfira is part of the triple Maria-s of Djarum ... :D:D:D

Sylvinna Kurniawan, the 2006 Indonesian Junior Champion and current INA #9, have completely recovered from her hip injury [that she suffered before the 2007 INA Open]. Sylvi should be a top unseeded challenger in this tournament. I think this 19-year-old not only can breeze through the qualification stages smoothly, but she can also defeat Finland's Anu Nieminen [5]. Sylvi most probably will finish as a quarterfinalist... :)

Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari, whose nickname is [I]Pipin, will also qualify to the main draw and play Linda Zechiri of Bulgaria in the 1st round. Pipin, who is INA #8, has the the abilities to defeat Larisa Griga [4] of Ukraine and Charmaine Reid [8] of Canada... Last year, Pipin went to the final of Romania International and the quarterfinal of Finnish International. The cold weather suits her well. I think she can go as far as the semifinals... ;)

I think the draw is quite fair towards the INA ladies, who have travelled thousands of kilometers to Poland to compete as much as possible. All 3 of them are in the top half of the draw and don't have to meet any of the good Koreans or top seed too early. In the end, I think, realistically, a fit Petya Nedelcheva [2] or a fit Hwang Hye Young [3] will most likely win the whole thing. :)

Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari, whose nickname is Pipin, will also qualify to the main draw and play Linda Zechiri of Bulgaria in the 1st round. Pipin, who is INA #8, has the the abilities to defeat Larisa Griga [4] of Ukraine and Charmaine Reid [8] of Canada... Last year, Pipin went to the final of Romania International and the quarterfinal of Finnish International. The cold weather suits her well. I think she can go as far as the semifinals... ;)

Well, luckily for Pipin the weather here in Poland has been wretched:mad:. The nights are frosty... But the end of the week - according to our weather forecast - should be more sunny:)

Well, luckily for Pipin the weather here in Poland has been wretched:mad:. The nights are frosty... But the end of the week - according to our weather forecast - should be more sunny:)

Many Indonesians prefer to avoid the sun whenever possible. We have waaayyy too much sun in our country... :p That's why we play badminton a lot. Because it is an indoor sport... :cool:

And women with whiter skin are considered more attractive by most INA men; skin whitening products are sold at a premium here. So, the women are even more inclined to be indoors whenever possible...

I am still waiting for some changes...I wont be surprised if Pipin gets bumped up to main draw...........

I am still waiting for some changes...I wont be surprised if Pipin gets bumped up to main draw...........

If that happens, I hope she will be nowhere near Huang Hye Youn and Petya Nedelcheva... :eek: Compared to that, it is better to just compete in her current draw... :p

Whos this Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka in Qualification No. 8, Do you guys think he can beat Aamir GHAFFAR there?? I never heard about him, but surprisingly Krisna voted him very high....

Whos this Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka in Qualification No. 8, Do you guys think he can beat Aamir GHAFFAR there?? I never heard about him, but surprisingly Krisna voted him very high....

We might see a surprise here :p
Hayom is one of the highly rated INA youngster.

Whos this Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka in Qualification No. 8, Do you guys think he can beat Aamir GHAFFAR there?? I never heard about him, but surprisingly Krisna voted him very high....

Hayom is an up and coming INA youngster... We have high hopes for him, but he hasn't accomplished much, actually... :p Hayom have never won a single international tournament in his life... :o Not yet... ;)

I think Hayom can defeat Aamir. Is Aamir very fit or has improved tremendously or something? :confused:

By the way, it is 10:13am in Poland and the games have started... and no livescore... :(

Oops... wrong day... I just realized that today is still Wednesday in Poland. :o Ok, tmrw then! :p

Oops... wrong day... I just realized that today is still Wednesday in Poland. :o Ok, tmrw then! :p

It is still Wednesday in HKG and Jakarta :p
U must be in Aussie or NZ now :o It's Thursday right there....

Whos this Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka in Qualification No. 8, Do you guys think he can beat Aamir GHAFFAR there?? I never heard about him, but surprisingly Krisna voted him very high....
He is tall guy..a bit taller than Amir...Hayom has improved much...so it will be a good game between them....

this polish open is very weird..
the 1st round onli begins from friday:)

this polish open is very weird..
the 1st round onli begins from friday:)

Many International Series and International Challenge tournaments in Europe are like this ;)... I believe this is because of 2 things:
1. Fewer days that count towards tournament-hall rental fees. :D
2. Too few spectators on Wednesdays and Thursdays... The hoards of spectators will most likely be around on Friday-Saturday-Sunday... :)

Ana Moura and Linda Checiri withdrew so Le ngoc and Rosaria ill be promoted to Main Draw....

here is the official website for this tournament>> http://www.badminton.com.pl/turnieje/index.php5?idg=18&s=1

Ana Moura and Linda Checiri withdrew so Le ngoc and Rosaria ill be promoted to Main Draw....

We like this new arrangement! ;)

The qualification matches have already started... A lot of European players I don't know are playing... I am just happy that badminton is played by so many countries worldwide...

Go Wisnu, go Hayom, go Sylvi!!!!

Hi Krisna......So Aamir finally reached the main draw. Well Aamir was away from Badminton for 4months totally, and he made a comeback like 7 or 8 months ago, So he's playing well now....

Interesting Matches for today are:

Arvind Bhat vs Jurgen Koch 60% 40%
Ari Yuli Wahyu HARTANTO (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=20174&player=187) vs Rajiv Ouseph
Stefan vs Aamir GHAFFAR (difficult to predict, Rematch of the Portuguese, Aamir lost to him in three games).

Petr Koukal vs Carlos Longo. (should be a good one)
Kestutis Navickas vs Richard Vaughan (this could be the most thrilling match for Today).

Rune Ulsing vs Marc Zwiebler (Marc should win in two easy games).

In the end, I think, realistically, a fit Petya Nedelcheva [2] or a fit Hwang Hye Young [3] will most likely win the whole thing.Please forgive my pedantry, but Hwang Hye Young (http://www.koreabadminton.org/tournament/menu3/people_view.asp?pnum=202142&sp=1) hasn't played since 1992, the year she won Olympic Gold in Barcelona. Hwang Hye Youn (http://www.koreabadminton.org/tournament/menu3/people_view.asp?pnum=202487&sp=1) still has a chance, though.;)

Please forgive my pedantry, but Hwang Hye Young (http://www.koreabadminton.org/tournament/menu3/people_view.asp?pnum=202142&sp=1) hasn't played since 1992, the year she won Olympic Gold in Barcelona. Hwang Hye Youn (http://www.koreabadminton.org/tournament/menu3/people_view.asp?pnum=202487&sp=1) still has a chance, though.;)

You're right. I accidentally added 'y' there... Ha ha...:o

By the way, Fran-Shendy defeated Chang-Liao 21-8, 21-8 in 11 minutes just now... :eek:

I am still dissapointed with the fact that Hayom and Wisnu who could not go to the main draw... :crying: Wahyu is leading 16-13 over Rajiv Ouseph now...

Hi Krisna......So Aamir finally reached the main draw. Well Aamir was away from Badminton for 4months totally, and he made a comeback like 7 or 8 months ago, So he's playing well now....

Yup. Congrats to Aamir... :) Maybe in the next match Hayom can turn the tables on him... ;)

Wahyu won convincingly over Rajiv 21-16, 21-11... Jan Vondra is next for him... I expect a SF clash between Wahyu vs. Wacha... He he he...

Wahyu won convincingly over Rajiv 21-16, 21-11... Jan Vondra is next for him... I expect a SF clash between Wahyu vs. Wacha... He he he...
Not sure that Wacha will reach SF. He played 3 games with Russian Sozonov because serious problem with the knee...

Team Djarum's MS, WS, XD players have advanced to R16 so far.

MS R16
Andrew Dabeka [3] vs Ari Yuli Wahyu Hartanto

WS R16
Juliane Schenk [1] vs Maria Elfira Christina
Sylvinna Kurniawan vs Elisa Chanteur
Larisa Griga [4] vs Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari

XD R16
Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati vs Watson Briggs/Julie Cooper [7]

Shocking!! Frans/ Rendra lost to Polish pair 15-21,20-22

Oh dear...Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya have just lost to the home pair Adam Cwalina/Wojciech Szkudlarczyk 15-21, 20-22 :mad:

Oh dear...Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya have just lost to the home pair Adam Cwalina/Wojciech Szkudlarczyk 15-21, 20-22 :mad:

I am shocked that an unknown Polish pair can defeat Fran-Rendra... :eek: Some Poles are really playing serious badminton over there eh? :eek: The only good thing I can gather out of this Fran-Rendra defeat :o is that badminton is really becoming tougher all around the world... ;)

Wahyu won convincingly over Rajiv 21-16, 21-11... Jan Vondra is next for him... I expect a SF clash between Wahyu vs. Wacha... He he he...

I predicted wrongly... apparently Andrew Dabeka [3] will play Wahyu in a few hours... Dabeka is one very tall and strong fella... :) Wahyu got to use his soft touches against this guy...

Mel-Shendy defeated Alesia-Agata in 17 minutes... 21-3, 21-17... 28 smash winners for the INA WD compared to 4 smash winners from their opponent...

I predicted wrongly... apparently Andrew Dabeka [3] will play Wahyu in a few hours... Dabeka is one very tall and strong fella... :) Wahyu got to use his soft touches against this guy...
Taufik always has a hard time to play Andrew , at least 2times....

Wow..Wacha just lost first set to Ukrainian.....21-19

Andrew now leads over Wahyu 10-7... Don't give him easy shots, Wahyu. Keep him running. He is not that mobile...

Wow..Wacha just lost first set to Ukrainian.....21-19

Our friend from Poland jsteve already told us that Wacha has problems with his left knee...

Our friend from Poland jsteve already told us that Wacha has problems with his left knee...
Oh...I see.....hope that Ari can overcome Dabeka first

So far, it doesn't look good for Wahyu...

Wahyu seems to be clueless in game 1... Dabeka has more net winners than him... 6 to 4...

7-2 for Wahyu in game 2... Wahyu seems to be trapping Dabeka more this game... 3 smashes to 1...

Leading from 10-2 now 10-6.....I hope Ari is not too relax....

Change of court at 11-6...

u all watching livescores?

Druzchenko def Wacha 21-19, 21-18...What an upset!!!! too bad that I did not PAW him....hehe

#1 seed in MS, P. Wacha just lost to the Ukranian in straight sets! 19-21, 18-21!

u all watching livescores?

I am. And I suppose Hau-ge as well... :D

Ari!! be careful....14-10.....dont slip!

I can't believe Dabeka is outplaying Wahyu in the net... 9 to 5 so far in the game... 3 to 1 in game 2...

Glad that Ari took 2nd set...21-15

21-15! Game for Wahyu with a smash.... 10 smashes to 6 in game 2 in favor of Wahyu. The new gameplan worked...

What happened?!?!? 2-11 now in game 3? 8 consecutive points for Dabeka? Wahyu! Wake up!

Aaarghh... there goes INA's last MS in Poland... What a dissapointment...

What happened?!?!? 2-11 now in game 3? 8 consecutive points for Dabeka? Wahyu! Wake up!
too bad.............:(

Our friend from Poland jsteve already told us that Wacha has problems with his left knee...
Sorry, my mistake: with the right knee...

Sorry, my mistake: with the right knee...

Anyway, ...there goes our chance to see Wacha vs. Wahyu... :crying:

I am shocked that an unknown Polish pair can defeat Fran-Rendra... :eek: Some Poles are really playing serious badminton over there eh? :eek: The only good thing I can gather out of this Fran-Rendra defeat :o is that badminton is really becoming tougher all around the world... ;)

Fran/Rendra were sloppy in the second set, leading 16-11 at one stage, only to relinquish the lead and ended up losing the second set and match!

Actually, Rian/Yoke defeated this Polish pair in the Italian Challenge late last year 21-12, 21-19.

The remaining Djarum players left in Polish Open 2008:

XD QF
Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati vs Wojciech Szkulardczky -- I think the Djarum pair can win this one here

WS QF
Juliane Schenk [1] vs Sylvinna Kurniawan -- Sylvi has done well in terms of progressing to QF, however, the German top-seed should be too experienced for her. I hope I am wrong here.

WD QF
Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati vs Yuka Hayashi/Yukina Imura -- Mel/Shendy defeated the top-seed in R16 and they stand a very good chance of at least a SF Finish here.

Fran/Rendra were sloppy in the second set, leading 16-11 at one stage, only to relinquish the lead and ended up losing the second set and match!

Actually, Rian/Yoke defeated this Polish pair in the Italian Challenge late last year 21-12, 21-19.

Kurniawan&Wijaya played 2nd game on the worse side of the court (light). But they lost 1st game too...

wow! what a surprise!
fran/rendra lost?
anyone knows what happen?

Petr Koukal....a man to watch....playing well in recent tourneys.......

The next rising star from europe...after PG,KJ and Wacha......

Mel/Shendy and Fran/Shendy have won their QF matches, while Sylvi lost her's as expected.

XD SF
Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati vs Chris Adcock/Gabrielle White [5] -- Fran/Shendy have done well so far, qualifing for SF. Can they go all the way to the Final?

WD SF
Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati vs Kamilla Augustyn/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk [3] -- I hope Mel/Shendy can surprise me later...

I just want to say a congrats to both the Canadian gentlemen still in the race! Andrew and Bobby both in the semi-finals - makes me proud :)

the quater final matches not yet start rite?

Mel/Shendy and Fran/Shendy have won their QF matches, while Sylvi lost her's as expected.

XD SF
Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati vs Chris Adcock/Gabrielle White [5] -- Fran/Shendy have done well so far, qualifing for SF. Can they go all the way to the Final?

WD SF
Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati vs Kamilla Augustyn/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk [3] -- I hope Mel/Shendy can surprise me later...

They did!!!! :cool: :cool: :cool: Two INA pairs in the finals!!!

Fran-Shendy defeated Chris-Gabrielle [5] 21-17, 21-14... One BIG test tomorrow: hometown favorites and #1 seed: Robert Mateusiak-Nadiezda Kostiuczyk :eek:

Mel-Shendy defeated Kamilla-Nadiezda [3] 21-19, 15-21, 21-17... So, they have defeated the #1 and #3 seed. Tomorrow they will face one more test: #2 seed Elin-Johanna ;)

Kurniawan&Wijaya played 2nd game on the worse side of the court (light). But they lost 1st game too...

wow! what a surprise!
fran/rendra lost?
anyone knows what happen?

Shocking!! Frans/ Rendra lost to Polish pair 15-21,20-22

Oh dear...Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya have just lost to the home pair Adam Cwalina/Wojciech Szkudlarczyk 15-21, 20-22 :mad:

I am shocked that an unknown Polish pair can defeat Fran-Rendra... :eek: Some Poles are really playing serious badminton over there eh? :eek: The only good thing I can gather out of this Fran-Rendra defeat :o is that badminton is really becoming tougher all around the world... ;)

Apparently, Adam Cwalina-Wojciech Szkudlarczyk is quite a tough hometown MD pair... They are now in the finals to challenge local established heroes Logosz-Mateusiak... :p Now I don't feel so bad that Fran-Rendra lost... they lost to a capable hometown pair, not some random unknowns... ;)

I got reports from the INA representative in Poland that Adam & Wojciech are playing with unbelieveable confidence right now... :)

Fran-Shendy defeated Chris-Gabrielle [5] 21-17, 21-14... One BIG test tomorrow: hometown favorites and #1 seed: Robert Mateusiak-Nadiezda Kostiuczyk :eek:

Mel-Shendy defeated Kamilla-Nadiezda [3] 21-19, 15-21, 21-17... So, they have defeated the #1 and #3 seed. Tomorrow they will face one more test: #2 seed Elin-Johanna ;)

Yup...what a result for Mel/Shendy especially :eek::)

Let's see how they fare today. I hope Team Djarum goes home with at least 1 title.

Yup...what a result for Mel/Shendy especially :eek::)

Let's see how they fare today. I hope Team Djarum goes home with at least 1 title.

Realistically, INA will most likely get one title here. Hope we can get 2... ;) :D

Richard Vaughan seems to have recovered and gained his form now......He played good in the last three or four tournaments.......

Realistically, INA will most likely get one title here. Hope we can get 2... ;) :D

Team Djarum continues to do well in European tourneys....

Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati have won the WD title after they beat the second-seed Johanna Persson/Elin Berglom 21-11, 21-19. They have beaten the top 3 seeds (ranked 17th, 24th and 25th) in this tourney and collected 4000 ranking pts! Congratulations to them!

Team Djarum continues to do well in European tourneys....

Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati have won the WD title after they beat the second-seed Johanna Persson/Elin Berglom 21-11, 21-19. They have beaten the top 3 seeds (ranked 17th, 24th and 25th) in this tourney and collected 4000 ranking pts! Congratulations to them!

what's their current rank? how do they compare to other INA WDs? e.g. Lita/Nitya?

what's their current rank? how do they compare to other INA WDs? e.g. Lita/Nitya?

Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati should be ranked in the top 35 now after their victory in Poland this week, slightly above Lita Nurlita/Nitya Krishinda. They have won 1 International Series (Bahrain) and 2 International Challenge events now (Indonesia and Poland). They also finished runner-up in the NZ Open GP last year. They should now focus to win a GP event this year and achieve some creditable results (QF) in the Asian GP Golds (Philippines, Thailand, Macau) and Super Series (esp Singapore & Indonesia).

Meanwhile, the experienced home pair Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk proved to be too much for Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati as they won in straight sets 21-14, 21-13. A very creditable achievement by Fran/Shendy considering that XD is not their main events. Their ranking will shoot up from 129 to the top 90 next week.

Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati have won the WD title after they beat the second-seed Johanna Persson/Elin Berglom 21-11, 21-19. They have beaten the top 3 seeds (ranked 17th, 24th and 25th) in this tourney and collected 4000 ranking pts! Congratulations to them!

I just found out too. Excellent!!! ;) :D

what's their current rank? how do they compare to other INA WDs? e.g. Lita/Nitya?

Lita-Nitya is ranked 36 now, with accumulated total points: 24560
Mel-Shendy is ranked 38 now, with accumulated total points: 22930... but after this win... their total should rise to 26500. which should put them to rank 34 or something around that after the Polish Open result is calculated by BWF. ;)

Another 4000 points at the Finnish Open next week will make the total 29330, which could make the rank #29... ;) *I'm hopeful*

Another 4000 points at the Finnish Open next week will make the total 29330, which could make the rank #29... ;) *I'm hopeful*

IMHO, its a tough draw for them at the Finnish International Challenge :cool::o

I just saw that PBSI also sends a sizeable contingent (including some newly recruited Pelatnas players) to the Osaka International Challenge next week, concurrent to the Finnish International Challenge as well as the India Open GP Gold. It will be a busy week for INA second-stringers and Olympic hopefuls .

Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati... should now focus to win a GP event this year and achieve some creditable results (QF) in the Asian GP Golds (Philippines, Thailand, Macau) and Super Series (esp Singapore & Indonesia).


Exactly! They should endeavor to win a GP tournament this year... *actually, they should have done so last year too* :p

Candidate GPs: Vietnam, Bulgaria, Bitburger [Luxemburgh], Dutch...
USA and NZ this year coincides with PON [the Indonesian national multi-event championship]. Russia coincides with the Indonesian Badminton National Championships.

IMHO, its a tough draw for them at the Finnish International Challenge :cool::o

I just saw that PBSI also sends a sizeable contingent (including some newly recruited Pelatnas players) to the Osaka International Challenge next week, concurrent to the Finnish International Challenge as well as the India Open GP Gold. It will be a busy week for INA second-stringers and Olympic hopefuls .

Osaka, really? Coooolll!!! :D

wow..I am glad that Mel/Shendy won....very critical to win as they need confident as they have not played well in last 6 months...Shendy is actually more talented than Mel but she is not focus and no fight during matches....being in final in XD and WD , Shendy has proved her better attitude of winning....

wow..I am glad that Mel/Shendy won....very critical to win as they need confident as they have not played well in last 6 months...Shendy is actually more talented than Mel but she is not focus and no fight during matches....being in final in XD and WD , Shendy has proved her better attitude of winning....

Maybe she has learnt a lesson during these few mths?

Maybe she has learnt a lesson during these few mths?
I do hope so..............

Maybe she has learnt a lesson during these few mths?

Deni Kantono [a.k.a. Chen Yuming] has returned to PB. Djarum after an absence of 2 years from coaching [to help grow his trading business]. Deni now was charged with all the WD squad since early this year, I think... Mel-Shendy are his top elite pupils, of course... ;)

Deni Kantono [a.k.a. Yuming] has returned to PB. Djarum after an absence of 2 years from coaching [to help grow his trading business]. Deni now was charged with all the WD squad since early this year, I think... Mel-Shendy are his top elite pupils, of course... ;)
Shendy has to use her advantage of being tall...her smash is powerful...

Deni Kantono [a.k.a. Chen Yuming] has returned to PB. Djarum after an absence of 2 years from coaching [to help grow his trading business]. Deni now was charged with all the WD squad since early this year, I think... Mel-Shendy are his top elite pupils, of course... ;)

I think u mentioned this earlier this month ;) So with Deni Kantono in charge of the WD and Antonius in charge of MD, Team Djarum can groom more talents now.....:)

Shendy has to use her advantage of being tall...her smash is powerful...

I remembered I first saw her play was during the Cheers Asian Satellite, when she was still in Pelatnas, partnering Devi Tika Permatasari. She's really tall for an INA gal :eek::o

I remembered I first saw her play was during the Cheers Asian Satellite, when she was still in Pelatnas, partnering Devi Tika Permatasari. She's really tall for an INA gal :eek::o
Yes...they call her Kingkong....:eek::eek:...

Yes...they call her Kingkong....:eek::eek:...

That's a nasty nickname for a gal....:eek::o:rolleyes:

That's a nasty nickname for a gal....:eek::o:rolleyes:
yeah.........:( she is friendly though....;)

Deni Kantono [a.k.a. Chen Yuming] has returned to PB. Djarum after an absence of 2 years from coaching [to help grow his trading business]. Deni now was charged with all the WD squad since early this year, I think... Mel-Shendy are his top elite pupils, of course... ;)

as I knew Denny's Chinese name is Kwan You Ming

I think u mentioned this earlier this month ;) So with Deni Kantono in charge of the WD and Antonius in charge of MD, Team Djarum can groom more talents now.....:)

Yes, Antonius is directly in charge of the adult MD [Rian-Yoke-Fran-Rendra-Wifqi-Alfiat-Rizky-Albert] From what I heard, Sigit Budiarto is doing a good job teaching the under-19 and under-16 MD team... :D I heard people say that when Sigit teaches, he reminds them of Phil Jackson of the LA Lakers....:eek: I don't know whether those stories are true. Could be just some fans blowing things out of proportion... Hopefully, one of these days, his pupils will give him titles he can be proud about... ;) Not yet, though. :o

as I knew Denny's Chinese name is Kwan You Ming

My memory is pretty rusty, I admit. But I remember his surname is Chen... :confused:

COngrats to Marc, He's a brilliant player, very consistent among the top 20 to 40 players.....lets look forward to good results from him in coming SS and big tournaments.......I hope he can perform like anup somewhere soon :).....There should be some upsets in SS men's singles by european singles players not only Kenneth and PG......

Yeah man, we need GER to have a Wacha type world-beater... Feared by many... It is more fun for everyone...

COngrats to Marc, He's a brilliant player, very consistent among the top 20 to 40 players.....lets look forward to good results from him in coming SS and big tournaments.......I hope he can perform like anup somewhere soon :).....There should be some upsets in SS men's singles by european singles players not only Kenneth and PG......
Yes...we need more non asian players to fare well in any tourneys.....it makes badminton more exciting....thats one of ways to promote badminton...more PAW games more difficult to play....;)

Hi again.....Yes that will make Badminton more unpredictable and interesting.....By the way can you guide me how can I play PAW Game?? that seems to be interesting but I've never played it. and can you guide me easily to learn it..........

Hi again.....Yes that will make Badminton more unpredictable and interesting.....By the way can you guide me how can I play PAW Game?? that seems to be interesting but I've never played it. and can you guide me easily to learn it..........
sure...basically in each tournament, eaither you will have 28 picks or 32 picks..( Sandy will detremine that)..so you pick single players in MS and WS who will win...since it si about the points...sometimes..we PAW big points...lets say LD vs Marc , based on the ranking, sandy has a formula so lets say LD vs Marc ( 5-25)..so if you choose LD is winner then youget 5 points but you choose Marc and he beats LD then you get 25 points...
For Double ( MD,WD and XD), we start PAWing from Quarter final onward...

as I knew Denny's Chinese name is Kwan You Ming

I just checked. You're right, Deni Kantono = Kwan Yoe Ming :D My mistake, last time...:p

sure...basically in each tournament, eaither you will have 28 picks or 32 picks..( Sandy will detremine that)..so you pick single players in MS and WS who will win...since it si about the points...sometimes..we PAW big points...lets say LD vs Marc , based on the ranking, sandy has a formula so lets say LD vs Marc ( 5-25)..so if you choose LD is winner then youget 5 points but you choose Marc and he beats LD then you get 25 points...
For Double ( MD,WD and XD), we start PAWing from Quarter final onward...


Hi.....Thanks alot for all the info....In the next tournament I'll join PAW game, That seems to be very interesting......So how many participants are normally there in PAW Game?? and who's got good marks overall??

Hi.....Thanks alot for all the info....In the next tournament I'll join PAW game, That seems to be very interesting......So how many participants are normally there in PAW Game?? and who's got good marks overall??
haha..tough to tell..it like guessing game...so many competitors and very competitive also....

for a super series event, you normally get 50+ players in the PAW game. most of the time, an average of 7-8 points per pick will win you the tournament ....

Pictures from Polish Open 2008 you can find on

http://picasaweb.google.com/fotorefraktor/BadmintonYonexPolishOpen2008Dzien1

http://picasaweb.google.com/fotorefraktor/BadmintonYonexPolishOpen2008Dzien2

http://picasaweb.google.com/fotorefraktor/BadmintonYonexPolishOpen2008Dzien3

http://picasaweb.google.com/fotorefraktor/BadmintonYonexPolishOpen2008Dzien4FinaY [by Marcin Wisiorowski].

http://picasaweb.google.pl/sprachrohrke/Yonek
[by Pawel Starega]

And some photos [for example Mateusiak&Kostiuczyk intervieed by Polish TV and Wacha troubled by knee aches before the match vs Sozonov in the 1st round] on:

http://www.badmintonzone.pl

The same galleries after the link correction:

Pictures from Polish Open 2008 you can find on

http://picasaweb.google.com/fotorefraktor/BadmintonYonexPolishOpen2008Dzie1

http://picasaweb.google.com/fotorefraktor/BadmintonYonexPolishOpen2008Dzien2

http://picasaweb.google.com/fotorefraktor/BadmintonYonexPolishOpen2008Dzie3

http://picasaweb.google.com/fotorefraktor/BadmintonYonexPolishOpen2008Dzien4FinaY [by Marcin Wisiorowski].

http://picasaweb.google.pl/sprachrohrke/Yonek
[by Pawel Starega]

And some photos [for example Mateusiak&Kostiuczyk intervieed by Polish TV and Wacha troubled by knee aches before the match vs Sozonov in the 1st round] on:

http://www.badmintonzone.pl (http://www.badmintonzone.pl/)

Thank you Jsteve!..

thanks for the links to the pictures, great pictures in there.

...I heard people say that when Sigit teaches, he reminds them of Phil Jackson of the LA Lakers....:eek: I don't know whether those stories are true. Could be just some fans blowing things out of proportion...
...Zen??...Perhaps, as they don't call Phil Jackson, the Zen Master...:p ;)