Asia Badminton Champ 2008 Draw!~

[george@chongwei]

its juz a few hours more for the draw to be made;):)

[vching]

can't wait! :D :D :D

[kenny7_2006]

what time is the draw?

should be exciting!

[leonardklh]

draw will be out at 4pm... hope every malaysian get a good draw.. and will not meet any difficult player till second round...

[Weily]

anyone know where can we see the draw?

[jasonmarc]

anyone know where can we see the draw?

Check the www.badmintonasia.org (http://www.badmintonasia.org) there are already listed the Qualifier rounds's draw.....but cant find the main draw yet....

[copadh]

anyone know where can we see the draw?

Suppose to be on www.badmintonasia.org (http://www.badmintonasia.org)
But, how long we have to wait?

[samuel882]

The draw were finally released.
Most anticipate MD combination : Chandra Wijaya/Nova will have Sakamoto/Ikeda awaiting them in the second round.
If they manage to upset the Japanese, QF opponents is likely to be Luluk/Alven.
A great opportunity to show PBSI who to pick for MD 2 @ TC Final.

[kenny7_2006]

where did u get the draw?? i checked the BAC website, no news.... i checked the tournament info, only got the draw for the doubles... what about the singles??

[jasonmarc]

Check the www.badmintonasia.org (http://www.badmintonasia.org) there are already listed the Qualifier rounds's draw.....but cant find the main draw yet....

Is out....check in tournamentsoftware.com...:p

[leonardklh]

huh.. draw is out.... wong mew choo will be the second seeed... china men double withdraw... pei tty and eei hui are not seeded... quite tough for mixed double malaysia... no chance to qualify for olympic game dy... women single left vivian in the qualifying draw.. others all in main draw... men single... chong wei can easily go through semi with bao chun lai... mew choo can easily go through to
quarter without any trouble.. quarter she will versus yip pui yin of HKG quite tough...

[kenny7_2006]

BTW the draw for the BAC (at the moment it only has the doubles events..?)
http://www.badmintonasia.org/attachment/Draws%20Yonex-Sunrise%20Badminton%20Asia%20Championships%202008. xls

[jasonmarc]

CJ will probably play CY in Quaters....LD in SF........CJ should be in Final.....hahahha...

[samuel882]

now, LEEHI looks very likely to be a stumbling block for CJ in the semis.. another great battle ?

[kenny7_2006]

ah finally found the full draw: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=20710

looks like an interesting draw for LCW... Could meet Boonsak in the 3rd round, then Park Sung Hwan in the QF, and most likely Bao CL in the SF... tricky...

[jasonmarc]

now, LEEHI looks very likely to be a stumbling block for CJ in the semis.. another great battle ?

He would have to get past LD....before meet up with CJ....hope he could...
;)

And....maybe simon santoso can stop CJ ...in Third round...

[samuel882]

Possible walkover or mysterous injured matches;)
1. CJ vs CY - QF
2. CJ vs LD - SF
3. CJ vs Bao - Final

That's why the organizer is selling cheap entrance tickets:D

[vching]

Hmm... easy route out for Chen Jin. Simon Santoso, Choong Hann then Lin Dan or Hyun Il. The ever popular Li Yongbo will most certainly order Lin Dan to walkover.

[vching]

Chen Jin has to win this to stay in contention for th OG. His biggest stumbling block is probably LCW in the finals.

[jasonmarc]

To give Walk over to CJ is their mission in this ABC......let see what will happen...

[jasonmarc]

Chen Jin has to win this to stay in contention for th OG. His biggest stumbling block is probably LCW in the finals.

CJ just need to reach Final....to secure his Olimpic ticket....:cool:

[CLELY]

Xie Xingfang and Zhang Ning withdrew from this ABC, so Wang Chen and local fave Wong Mew Choo are WS top-two seed. China only brings two unseeded players Jiang Yanjiao and Wang Lin here.

It's very bad draw for INA youngster Andreas Adityawarman, meet LD at first round. And XD, possible quarterfinal clash Nova/Lilyana against Xie/Zhang.

[vching]

CJ just need to reach Final....to secure his Olimpic ticket....:cool:

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but if Kenneth wins the EC, which he most certainly will, dosen't CJ need to win the ABC?

[copadh]

There's no Taufik on the draw. Is he witdraw? He is scheduled to leave Jakarta today...

[jasonmarc]

There's no Taufik on the draw. Is he witdraw? He is scheduled to leave Jakarta today...

Maybe he is leaving for shopping in S'pore......:D:D

[huangkwokhau]

There's no Taufik on the draw. Is he witdraw? He is scheduled to leave Jakarta today...
I believe that from beginning as I reported that PBSI would not send TH to ABC

[carine]

fr sinchew website,taufik withdraw.

[copadh]

I believe that from beginning as I reported that PBSI would not send TH to ABC

I see... Sorry I didn't read your post. He just smile when being asked wether he go to ABC or not.

[george@chongwei]

Few minutes after Asia Badminton sent the draws, there were reactions from fan all over the world : big names are missing the event, such as Taufik Hidayat, who has already secured his spot in the Olympics. But also, all top Chinese top ladies are staying home, after they also have all chances to keep the four top spots of the world ranking, no matter what happens in Johor Bahru. A good fate for some of the lesser ranked players from Asia, who will enjoy this pass from Xie, Zhang, Lu and Zhu to get the missing points.

[george@chongwei]

hope that wong mew choo will produce good results in this time ABC:):)
JIA YOU!!!

[cheeyf]

wow WMC is seeded 2nd. but she need to be careful of wang lin and YPY.
julia vs sainal will be interesting.
LCW have quite good draw.WPT/LKW vs nova/liliyana in 1st round xd. hard ones for most mas xd. KKK/GLY have to play from qualifying.
mas WD draw is not so good. i wonder why there's only 4 seeds in WD.
anyway hope MAS will do well

[yen_saw]

Few minutes after Asia Badminton sent the draws, there were reactions from fan all over the world : big names are missing the event, such as Taufik Hidayat, who has already secured his spot in the Olympics. But also, all top Chinese top ladies are staying home, after they also have all chances to keep the four top spots of the world ranking, no matter what happens in Johor Bahru. A good fate for some of the lesser ranked players from Asia, who will enjoy this pass from Xie, Zhang, Lu and Zhu to get the missing points.

The top players who have already secured the OG berth preferred to rest it out apparently, instead of risking serious injury which need months to recover, and risking missing out the OG. That would be a bigger bummer!

[AlanY]

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but if Kenneth wins the EC, which he most certainly will, dosen't CJ need to win the ABC?
As to date CJ 60280 and KJ 58502 (-1778).

CJ's 10th lowest qualified point is 4800 and KJ's 5040. If KJ win the european with 7000, net gain 1960 thus total 60462.

If CJ get into the asian final, net gain = 5950-5040 = 610, thus total 61190.

For KJ to overtake CJ as World no 4,
KJ needed to win otherwise CJ stay at No 4 no matter what.
If KJ to win, CJ needed to get into the final or KJ will be no 4.

[yen_saw]

Interesting, KKK is in the mixed event too.... he should concentrate on his pet event instead, just my 2 cents.

[yen_saw]

As to date CJ 60280 and KJ 58502 (-1778).

CJ's 10th lowest qualified point is 4800 and KJ's 5040. If KJ win the european with 7000, net gain 1960 thus total 60462.

If CJ get into the asian final, net gain = 5950-5040 = 610, thus total 61190.

For KJ to overtake CJ as World no 4,
KJ needed to win otherwise CJ stay at No 4 no matter what.
If KJ to win, CJ needed to get into the final or KJ will be no 4.

Thanks Alan, nice layout there.

[samuel882]

Interesting, KKK is in the mixed event too.... he should concentrate on his pet event instead, just my 2 cents.
And they will meet the AJC Woonkhewei/Tan Woon Kiong in the first round if they safely pass through the Qualifying Round tomorrow...
It might be the coach's decison to let KKK play in more matches as warming up ahead of TCUC final next month..

[Birdwood]

Chen Jin has to win this to stay in contention for th OG. His biggest stumbling block is probably LCW in the finals.

But LCW has to pass BCL to reach final, it will depend on the conditions each will be in. I don't remember exactly when was the last time one had beaten the other.

[AlanY]

Thanks Alan, nice layout there.
while i'm at it, lets do the XD as well.

as to date the world no 4 pair LF/MV got 68180 and No 5 XZ/ZY got 66760 (diff 1420). both 10th qualified point is 5040.

Winner and runner's up get 7000 and 5950 (diff 1050).
So, if both get into the final LF/MV stay at no 4. the only way for the chinese pair to overtake as no 4 is to win the ABC but not against the indonesian pair.

cant wait!

[cheeyf]

Interesting, KKK is in the mixed event too.... he should concentrate on his pet event instead, just my 2 cents.

agree he should concentrate in MD
i wonder why he is playing XD again and with a new partner, they need to play from qualifying which is tiring

[eaglehelang]

But LCW has to pass BCL to reach final, it will depend on the conditions each will be in. I don't remember exactly when was the last time one had beaten the other.

Bao Bao beat LCW in 2007 China Open finals. MO Bao lost to KJ. Interestingly, Bao havent met LCw in the 4 SS this year.
CJ just 'met' LCW in 2008 AE Semis.

[badMania]

Interesting possible battles in QF for MD:
Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah [1] vs Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man [5]
Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto [4] vs Nova Widianto/Candra Wijaya or Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda [7]
Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif [6] vs Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong [3]
Tadashi Ohtsuka/Keita Masuda [8] vs Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi or Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae [2]

A mouth-watering line-up in the XD -- the winner this week will be a worthy Asian Champion!:
Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir [1] vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen [5]
Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyo Jung [8] vs He Hanbin/Yu Yang [3]
Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam [6] vs Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa [4]
Han Sang Hoon/Hwang Yu Mi [7] vs Zheng Bo/Gao Ling [2]

[AlanY]

Bao Bao beat LCW in 2007 China Open finals. MO Bao lost to KJ. Interestingly, Bao havent met LCw in the 4 SS this year.
CJ just 'met' LCW in 2008 AE Semis.
there is also a main point as the incentive to win. for the chinese team the incentive is to get a third player into the draw thus increase the medals hope for the team.
for everyone else, to replace the world no 4/5 with someone outside probably the top 32 is a nice thing to have, but not enough to risk an injury etc. that's exactly what TH is doing, if someone else going to clear the path for him, i.e. to eliminate CJ even before the game, fine. he will just having a nice rest and watch it from a distance.

[eaglehelang]

A mouth-watering line-up in the XD -- the winner this week will be a worthy Asian Champion!:
Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir [1] vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen [5]



So, if Nova/Lilyana manage to eliminate Xie/Zhang at QF, then China's hopes of 3rd XD pair is gone. It's not only Limpele/Marissa's task but Nova/Lilyana to ensure China doesnt have 3 XD pairs in OG. Very interesting this one, if they meet.

[Birdwood]

Bao Bao beat LCW in 2007 China Open finals. MO Bao lost to KJ. Interestingly, Bao havent met LCw in the 4 SS this year.
CJ just 'met' LCW in 2008 AE Semis.

Thanks Eagle, that's what I thought. Their last meeting was a distant memory.


there is also a main point as the incentive to win. for the chinese team the incentive is to get a third player into the draw thus increase the medals hope for the team.
for everyone else, to replace the world no 4/5 with someone outside probably the top 32 is a nice thing to have, but not enough to risk an injury etc. that's exactly what TH is doing, if someone else going to clear the path for him, i.e. to eliminate CJ even before the game, fine. he will just having a nice rest and watch it from a distance.

There is a need to find the correct balance between rest/afraid of injury and stamina for each player. I don't believe frequent rest or missing tough competitions will be very good thing to do for players who want to lead the pack, not just following it.

[vching]

Does anyone know whether the EC Mixed Team will be taken into ranking points considerations?

[Noridayu]

Overall it is a good draw for our team. Now, it is up to our heroes to bill up to the expectations. We should not face any problems in the 1st round. Crowds are behind them with through fighting spirit. Our journeys will begin today to ensure that our players qualify to main draw.

[badMania]

Does anyone know whether the EC Mixed Team will be taken into ranking points considerations?

Like the Sudirman Cup, they will be.

[ycchen]

it is time for LYB to show his patriotism again in ABC by giving out some team instructions... :) CJ will most probably enter final in this tournament....hope the line judges in ABC will be fair enough to avoid "racket throwing" incidents again....

[Erwin Kyoto]

why the tournamentscore is not showing livescore for this ABC any more...anyone knows what happen on this website????

[george@chongwei]

Defending champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia has withdrawn from the Asian Badminton Championships (ABC) but Malaysia's top men's singles shuttler Lee Chong Wei will still find the going tough.
This is because national chief coach Yap Kim Hock thinks that China have arrived with a plan to ensure that Chen Jin wins the title in the ABC which begins today with the qualifying tournament at the Bandaraya Stadium.
Even world number one Lin Dan had turned up despite the controversy surrounding a punch-up with coach Ji Xinpeng at their training camp recently. The others in the China camp are Bao Chunlai, Chen Yu, Lu Yi and Zhu Weilun.
Kim Hock felt that China’s focus would be on Chen Jin and not Lin Dan in Johor Baru.
Based on the draw released by the Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC) yesterday, top seed Lin Dan is expected to take on compatriot Chen Jin in the semi-finals.
“I suspect that the China’s men singles team are here to see Chen Jin through to the Olympic Games in Beijing as the third qualifier. Chen Jin is currently ranked fourth in the world and he needs to hold on to that spot to make the cut,” said Kim Hock.
“They will go all out to make his path clear.”
A country is allowed to have a maximum of three players in the Olympics if all of them are ranked within the top four.
“Chen Jin has not been doing well since winning the All-England title. I will not be surprised if Lin Dan does a favour for Chen Jin if they were to meet in the semi-finals,” he added.
In the top half of the draw with Lin Dan and Chen Jin are South Korean Lee Hyun-il, Simon Santoso of Indonesia, Chen Yu and Malaysia's Wong Choong Hann.
On second seed Chong Wei’s draw, Kim Hock said: “It is a tough for him. He has Bao Chunlai in the same half. They could meet in the semi-finals.”
The others in the same half with Chong Wei are World Championships runner-up Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia, South Korean Park Sung-hwan, Thailand’s Boonsak Ponsana and Malaysia's Mohd Hafiz Hashim.
World champion Lin Dan, however, showed that he meant business by showing up in Johor Baru yesterday.
“I love coming to Malaysia. I was not here during the Malaysian Open but I don’t want to miss out playing in Malaysia at least once in a year,” said Lin Dan yesterday.
For the record, Taufik pulled out because of a back injury. Indonesia’s team manager Luis Pongoh said that Taufik preferred to stay home to get ready for next month’s Thomas Cup Finals in Jakarta.

[george@chongwei]

Mew Choo moves up after Chinese pull out

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/archives/2008/4/15/sports/mew.jpg
Wong Mew Choo (pic) is now the second seed in the women’s singles event in the Asian Badminton Championships after a massive pullout by China’s top women stars.
Yesterday, China’s top four players – Xie Xingfang, Zhang Ning, Zhu Lin and Lu Lan - had withdrawn, thus taking some of the glitter away from the championships, which is the last tournament for Asian players to win Olympic qualifying points.
The Chinese players could afford to take a break as they have fill up the quota of having a maximum of three women players in the Beijing Olympics.
In their absence, Mew Choo stands a good chance to reach her first ABC final. Last year, she crashed out in the semi-finals.
Two Hong Kong players - top seed Wang Chen and third seed Yip Pui Yin - will be the main threats for Mew Choo.
The Malaysian is likely to face them in the semi-finals and final respectively.

[vching]

Like the Sudirman Cup, they will be.

So the EC mixed team championships rankings points have to be taken into consideration to. KJ has both the EC individual and the mixed team rankings yet to be played.

[jasonmarc]

So the EC mixed team championships rankings points have to be taken into consideration to. KJ has both the EC individual and the mixed team rankings yet to be played.

I wonder Europe Mixed team....:rolleyes:.....contributes ranking points for Olympic.....because ABC...dont have mixed team competition....its not fair for players from Asia....and European players will have one extra tournament ranking point to gain....not fair...;)

[badMania]

I wonder Europe Mixed team....:rolleyes:.....contributes ranking points for Olympic.....because ABC...dont have mixed team competition....its not fair for players from Asia....and European players will have one extra tournament ranking point to gain....not fair...;)

The European Mixed-Team Championships together with the Men's/Women's Team Championships which were contested in February are all included. However, a player/pair can only choose one with the higher ranking points gained.

I don't think Kenneth Jonassen will obtain more ranking points from the Mixed-Team Championships, as he could only get 5850+bonus pts, certainly less than 6062 pts he obtained in the European Men's Team Championships in February.

[badMania]

MEN'S SINGLES
Sony Dwi Kuncoro
-- should be a smooth route to QF where Sony will face Bao Chunlai
R64 vs Balaram Thapa
R32 vs Pakkawat Vilailak
R16 vs Shoji Sato
QF vs Bao Chunlai

Simon Santoso
-- Simon will also fulfill his seeding, but, can he beat an injury troubled Chen Jin?
R64 vs Anand Pawar
R32 vs Alamsyah Yunus
R16 vs Chen Jin

Tommy Sugiarto
-- R16 will be the maximum young Tommy can go, that is assuming he beat Ng Wei
R64 vs Q5
R32 vs Ng Wei
R16 vs Lee Hyun Il

Alamsyah Yunus
-- Alam should reach the second round
R64 vs Hsueh Hsuan Yi
R32 vs Simon Santoso

Andreas Adityawarman
-- unlucky Adit!
R64 vs Lin Dan

MEN'S DOUBLES
Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto
-- a tricky first match, but, they should reach the QF facing probably the Japanese pair. Winning the QF will see them fulfilling their seeding and possibly entertain the top-seeded MAS pair or Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man
R32 vs Rupesh Kumar/Thomas Sanave
R16 vs Bao Duc Duong/Cao Hieu Pham
QF vs Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda or Nova Widianto/Candra Wijaya
SF vs Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah

Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi
-- tough draw as always, with a tricky first match and a huge task of beating the second-seeded All-England champion
R32 vs Songphon Anugritayawon/Tesana Panvisvas
R16 vs Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae

Nova Widianto/Candra Wijaya
-- an easy first round, before a match against the WC bronze-medallist
R32 vs Pashuptati Paneru/Balaram Thapa
R16 vs Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda

[badMania]

Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir
-- an easy first match, but tough matches to come thereafter against the 3rd Japanese pair, 2nd Korean pair and possible the top seed (if Yang/Zhang still compete).
R32 vs Sujana Shrestha/Sumina Shrestha
R16 vs Aki Akao/Tomomi Matsuda
QF vs Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung
SF vs Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen

Jo Novita/Greysia Polii
-- Jo/Grace should take the second Olympic spot after a relatively manageable draw up to QF
R32 vs Yana Katerinich/Anna Smirnova
R16 vs Shinta Mulia Sari/Yao Lei
QF vs Chieh Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing

Rani Mundiasti/Endang NUrsugianti
-- another Nippon gals mean that Rani/Endang will wave goodbye to their Olympics hope
R32 vs Satoko Suetsuna/Miyuki Maeda

MIXED DOUBLES
Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir
-- tricky matches right from the start, culminating in the expected clash against Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen in the QF, then He Hanbin/Yu Yang in the SF and hopefully Zheng Bo/Gao Ling in the Final. It will be a major morale booster for them if they can beat ALL 3 Chinese pairs this week!
R32 vs Lim Khim Wah/Wong Pei Tty
R16 vs Hwang Ji Man/Kim Min Jung
QF vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen
SF vs He Hanbing/Yu Yang
F vs Zheng Bo/Gao Ling

Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa
-- a tricky match awaits in R16 and they should be able to reach the SF
R32 vs Chang Hun Pin/Amelia Alicia Anscelly
R16 vs Lee Jae Jin/Ha Jung Eun
QF vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam
SF vs Zheng Bo/Gao Ling

Mohd Rijal/Greysia Polii
-- unlucky tough first match. It will be a bonus if they can beat Sudket/Saralee
R32 vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam

Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita
-- tough also for Devin/Lita to clear R16
R32 vs Tsai Chia-Hsin/Cheng Shao-Chieh
R16 vs Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyo Jung

Tantowi Ahmad/Yulianti
-- this year, Towi/Yuli would have faced two top Chinese pairs already. Good experience for them!
R32 vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen

Anggun Nugroho/Endang Nursugianti
-- nothing to expect from them....they could perhaps clear the first round
R32 vs Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama/Chau Hoi Wah
R16 vs Han Sang Hoon/Hwang Yu Mi

[madbad]

Sigh! The withdrawals of the top CHN WS players (XXF, ZN, ZL, LL) sure has made the WS event much less interesting. :(

[jimbo]

Sigh! The withdrawals of the top CHN WS players (XXF, ZN, ZL, LL) sure has made the WS event much less interesting. :(

Absolutely agree. But again, CHN has no reasons to send them to ABC coz CHN has filled up 3 WS spots for OG08 :cool: Well, the local fans are still the losing ones :crying:

[madbad]

Absolutely agree. But again, CHN has no reasons to send them to ABC coz CHN has filled up 3 WS spots for OG08 :cool: Well, the local fans are still the losing ones :crying:

Since they already knew this was the case, they should have withdrawn earlier instead of providing another headache to the organizers. :cool::rolleyes: As for the fans, ya, darn right they'll be the losers. Plus the top two KOR WS aren't there either. :(

[jimbo]

Since they already knew this was the case, they should have withdrawn earlier instead of providing another headache to the organizers. :cool::rolleyes: As for the fans, ya, darn right they'll be the losers. Plus the top two KOR WS aren't there either. :(

aiya... if act, must act like "oscar winners" mah :p fret not, we still have our beloved "choo choo" :eek::D

[jasonmarc]

The European Mixed-Team Championships together with the Men's/Women's Team Championships which were contested in February are all included. However, a player/pair can only choose one with the higher ranking points gained.

I don't think Kenneth Jonassen will obtain more ranking points from the Mixed-Team Championships, as he could only get 5850+bonus pts, certainly less than 6062 pts he obtained in the European Men's Team Championships in February.

As for KJ,...he was runners-up to PG last year right..?......so he has to win the title to at least gain some valuable points.....hmm....i think he cant take over the 4th WR........from CJ.....:rolleyes:

[apontoh]

As for KJ,...he was runners-up to PG last year right..?......so he has to win the title to at least gain some valuable points.....hmm....i think he cant take over the 4th WR........from CJ.....:rolleyes:

For INA team, it is publicly acknowledged that Flandy/Vita's aim is to prevent Zhang/Xie from qualifying. But I think Simon also has a mission to stop CJ from qualifying too...hopefully he can pull off an upset in R16.

[badadum]

INA sent 6 MXD and none of our junior pair got a shot of Xie/Zhang :(
It'll be up to Nova/Butet to tackle them in QF.

Simon vs CJ would also be the preview of the 3rd MS battle in TC. I hope at the very least Simon can force CJ to play rubber.

[Jagdpanther]

When was their last match, and how's the outcome? Thank you.

[badadum]

When was their last match, and how's the outcome? Thank you.

Swiss Open 2007 final, CJ beat Simon in straight sets.

[ctjcad]

Sigh! The withdrawals of the top CHN WS players (XXF, ZN, ZL, LL) sure has made the WS event much less interesting. :(
..okay, okay, your fave & eye catching WS ladies from S. Korea are not attending either...;)
...btw, madbad, you're not from S. Korea, are you??..:confused: :p

[jimbo]

For INA team, it is publicly acknowledged that Flandy/Vita's aim is to prevent Zhang/Xie from qualifying. But I think Simon also has a mission to stop CJ from qualifying too...hopefully he can pull off an upset in R16.

This is an interesting analysis. If it's true, I'd call it "mission impossible" :p I am 99% sure that CHN MS will clear path for CJ to win this ABC :rolleyes:

[Birdwood]

Sigh! The withdrawals of the top CHN WS players (XXF, ZN, ZL, LL) sure has made the WS event much less interesting. :(


Since they already knew this was the case, they should have withdrawn earlier instead of providing another headache to the organizers. :cool::rolleyes: As for the fans, ya, darn right they'll be the losers. Plus the top two KOR WS aren't there either. :(

Maybe a dark horse or two can begin to emerge or break through in a less crowded field. This would be a positive development.


..okay, okay, your fave & eye catching WS ladies from S. Korea are not attending either...;)
...btw, madbad, you're not from S. Korea, are you??..:confused: :p

It isn't a little too late for due diligence :confused: I thought you already "hired" him for US Open job (my apology for any confusions on my part) :D

[madbad]

..okay, okay, your fave & eye catching WS ladies from S. Korea are not attending either...;)
...btw, madbad, you're not from S. Korea, are you??..:confused: :p

Haha, no I'm not. I just like the spunk shown by our very talented KOR ladies ;)

[madbad]

Maybe a dark horse or two can begin to emerge or break through in a less crowded field. This would be a positive development.

Maybe Wang Lin can regain her confidence and form of a couple of years ago. She is one I would like to see do well.


It isn't a little too late for due diligence :confused: I thought you already "hired" him for US Open job (my apology for any confusions on my part) :D His detective skills are slipping :D:D:D

[Birdwood]

Maybe Wang Lin can regain her confidence and form of a couple of years ago. She is one I would like to see do well.

His detective skills are slipping :D:D:D

You may find it out in US Open (?) :)

Wang Lin has a tough draw for the next two matches. Maybe she will get by one of them ;)