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Greetings,

In just a few hours, Day 1 of the Singapore Badminton Open 2008 will begin with its Qualifying Rounds.

For the Mens Singles, many are hoping for participants, Kuan Beng Hong, Jan O Jorgensen, Poompat Sapkulchananari, Mohd Arif Abdul Latif, Gong Weijie, Tommy Sugiarto, etc... could make it into the Main Draw. However, only 4 would be able to do so.

For the Womens Singles, Lydia Cheah should be able to make it into the Main Draw.

We hope to receive some reports from BC members who will be there on Day 1.

Cheers... chris@ccc
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tommy sugiarto play?up dates from kompas (indonesias newspaper) this morning, tommy withdrew from s'pore ss...wich one is true?

one thing for sure, tcs 21-15 22-20 gong of chn,
then arif 22-20, 19-21, 21-15 lee of korea

tommy sugiarto play? up dates from kompas (indonesias newspaper) this morning, tommy withdrew from s'pore ss...wich one is true?


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arumdaun ... You are correct. Tommy Sugiarto has withdrawn and this would allow Andreas Adityawarman an easier path into the Main Draw.
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tcs 21-15 22-20 gong of chn,
arif 22-20, 19-21, 21-15 lee of korea



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KlasseE ... Yes, Mohd Arif Abdul Latif took 59 minutes to beat Lee Cheol Ho. Hope that Arif won't be too tired for his next match 2 hours later.
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Results can be found:

http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=21955&y=2008&m=6&d=10

Kirt Soon TANG [SIN] - [SIN] Yan Zhong Lenny TAN 21-14, 21-15
Beng Hong KUAN [MAS] - [SIN] Zong Ren NG 21-6, 21-7
Poompat SAPKULCHANANART [THA] - [SIN] Robin GONANSA 22-20, 21-9
Yong Zhao Ashton CHEN [SIN] - [SIN] Febriyan IRVANNALDY 21-11, 21-18
Mohd Arif ABDUL LATIF [MAS] - [KOR] Cheol Ho LEE 22-20, 19-21, 21-15
Chun Seang TAN [MAS] - [CHN] Weijie GONG 21-15, 22-20
Ji Hoon HONG [KOR] - [DEN] Rune ULSING 21-13, 21-16
Andreas ADITYAWARMAN [INA] - [MAS] Wee Chung PEI 21-12, 15-21, 21-13
Allan TAI [MAS] - [SIN] Chao HUANG 19-21, 21-7, 21-16
Guo Rui CHEN [SIN] - [TPE] Yu Hsin HSIEH No match

So far, the Malaysians have done well, with the exception of Pei Wee Chung who lost to Andreas in 3 games. ;)

Shocking defeat of Lydia Cheah in the hands of Gu Juan.

Juan GU [SIN] - [MAS] Li Ya Lydia CHEAH 21-13, 21-15 0:26 1

Round 2 of MS Qualification should be very interesting to determine who will enter Round 3 for a crack at the Main Draw:

11:20 AM Zi Liang Derek WONG [SIN] - [MAS] Beng Hong KUAN

11:40 AM Yong Zhao Ashton CHEN [SIN] - [MAS] Mohd Arif ABDUL LATIF

11:40 AM Chun Seang TAN [MAS] - [KOR] Ji Hoon HONG

12:00 PM Allan TAI [MAS] - [SIN] Guo Rui CHEN

Allan Tai seems to have an easier opponent.

Nicole GRETHER [GER] - [SIN] Bo LI 21-8, 21-1 0:17 1
Moon Hi KIM [KOR] - [SIN] Shi Yan Samantha NEO 21-9, 21-13 0:20 4
Jiayuan CHEN [SIN] - [SIN] Ting Ting THNG 20-22, 21-7, 21-10 0:46 3
Juan GU [SIN] - [MAS] Li Ya Lydia CHEAH 21-13, 21-15 0:26 1
Mingtian FU [SIN] - [TPE] Pei Hsin CHIANG 21-8, 22-20 0:24
Beng Hong KUAN [MAS] - [SIN] Zi Liang Derek WONG 21-15 21-12 0:26

Looks like Beng Hong had quite an easy win over Derek Wong.

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KlasseE ... Yes, Mohd Arif Abdul Latif took 59 minutes to beat Lee Cheol Ho. Hope that Arif won't be too tired for his next match 2 hours later.
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Arif 21-18, 452 Ashton
seems not a problem for him...

Shocking defeat of Lydia Cheah in the hands of Gu Juan.

Juan GU [SIN] - [MAS] Li Ya Lydia CHEAH 21-13, 21-15 0:26 1
Wrong priority by the MAS official....shud have skip SUKMA and concentrate on international event

Shocking defeat of Lydia Cheah in the hands of Gu Juan.

Juan GU [SIN] - [MAS] Li Ya Lydia CHEAH 21-13, 21-15



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Loh ... Are you at the venue watching? Yes, I thought Lydia Cheah should be able to make it into the Main Draw with no problem. :o:o:o

Hope to get news reports from those who are at the venue watching.
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stats of 1st half tcs vs hjh of korea, ttl smash 10 by tcs to lead 11-3 ...wow

Arif 21-18, 452 Ashton
seems not a problem for him...
look at our young gun, 21-18 n 21-16 in straight sets

The qualification round today will search 8 qualifiers from MS and WS to enter main draw tomorrow. At this moment Germany WS player, Nicole Grether has secured one place.

Who are the 4 MS you predict will enter the Main Draw?

Chris, I'm not there yet. Will drop over after lunch to witness the last few but important matches for the qualifiers.

all the 4 MAS mens singles qualifiers:)

good to see 4 of them march onto the main draw;)

hahaha.. beng hong seems to be on da right track for da main draw.. :D

Round 2 of MS Qualification should be very interesting to determine who will enter Round 3 for a crack at the Main Draw:

11:20 AM Zi Liang Derek WONG [SIN] - [MAS] Beng Hong KUAN

11:40 AM Yong Zhao Ashton CHEN [SIN] - [MAS] Mohd Arif ABDUL LATIF

11:40 AM Chun Seang TAN [MAS] - [KOR] Ji Hoon HONG

12:00 PM Allan TAI [MAS] - [SIN] Guo Rui CHEN

Allan Tai seems to have an easier opponent.
all are future elite players.. :D except allan

all are future elite players.. :D except allan
especially tcs, to defeat gong of chn is not easy. the ability of gong is roughly 90% close to chen jin

Who are the 4 MS you predict will enter the Main Draw?

Two or three Malaysian players have bright chance to cruise into main draw as third round of qualification will decide them :

Q1 -- Tang Kirt Soon (SIN) vs Kuan Beng Hong (MAS)
Q2 -- Poompat Sapkulchananart (THA) vs Mohd Arif Abdul Latif (MAS)
Q3 -- Tan Chun Seang (MAS) vs Andreas Adityawarman (INA)
Q4 -- Allan Tai (MAS) vs Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (DEN)

Round 2 of MS Qualification should be very interesting to determine who will enter Round 3 for a crack at the Main Draw:

11:20 AM Zi Liang Derek WONG [SIN] - [MAS] Beng Hong KUAN

11:40 AM Yong Zhao Ashton CHEN [SIN] - [MAS] Mohd Arif ABDUL LATIF

11:40 AM Chun Seang TAN [MAS] - [KOR] Ji Hoon HONG

12:00 PM Allan TAI [MAS] - [SIN] Guo Rui CHEN



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And waiting for the 4 MS Qualifiers are some Big Names, namely;
Peter Gade, Ng Wei, Muhammad Roslin Hashim and Sairul Amar Ayob.

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And waiting for the 4 MS Qualifiers are some Big Names, namely;
Peter Gade, Ng Wei, Muhammad Roslin Hashim and Sairul Amar Ayob.

:):):)
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not that big at the moment, except pg
the rest of 3 aren't unbeatable;)

As predicted, easy win for Kuan Beng Hong as he beat Tang KS with convincing scoreline, 21-3 ; 21-3 in 15 minutes (the shortest time duration of today's qualification).

Pia Zebadiah pushes hard effort to down Korean Kim Moon Hi with rubber games, she will face Canadian player Charmaine Reid tomorrow.

Congrats to the monkeys !
Not easy to beat the CHN & KOREAN MS future prospect in 2 hours time
Poompat is trying very hard to catch his compatriots Tanongsak's achievement in beating TH by destroy Arif hopes in the place of main draw :(

Beng Hong KUAN (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=21955&player=43)http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/MAS.gif[MAS] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=21955&c=MAS)-http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/SIN.gif[SIN] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=21955&c=SIN)Zi Liang Derek WONG (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=21955&player=48)21-15 21-12http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/icon_stats.gif (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/match.aspx?id=21955&match=69)0:264 (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/courts.aspx?id=21955)

The SIN very own talented MS player cant even take a single game from a player which MIA in the circuit for quite long :(

Andreas Adityawarman lost to MAS talented youngster Tan Chun Seang, 21-23 ; 16-21. Next at main draw, Tan will get tough opponent Danish veteran Peter Gade, one interesting match...

Beng Hong KUAN (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=21955&player=43)http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/MAS.gif[MAS] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=21955&c=MAS)-http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/SIN.gif[SIN] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=21955&c=SIN)Zi Liang Derek WONG (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=21955&player=48)21-15 21-12http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/icon_stats.gif (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/match.aspx?id=21955&match=69)0:264 (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/courts.aspx?id=21955)

The SIN very own talented MS player cant even take a single game from a player which MIA in the circuit for quite long :(

aiya... He is NOT FT (Foreign Talent) leh... *LOL* He is the son of S.E.A Game champion, Mr.WongSK :) Dont worry, they got more FTs coming up (still very young now... )

Congrats to the monkeys !
Not easy to beat the CHN & KOREAN MS future prospect in 2 hours time
Poompat is trying very hard to catch his compatriots Tanongsak's achievement in beating TH by destroy Arif hopes in the place of main draw :(

By looking at the score, our KuanBH looks very impressive and lethal. Lets see how he fares in the main draw... hopefully... err.... :p

come on kuan beng hong ;)

Two Malaysian MS players got through the Main Draw leaving poor Arif behind. It was not easy to defeat Thailand's No 2, Poompat SAPKULCHANANART who triumphed in straight games of 21-19, 21-16.

'Veteran' Kuan Beng Hong made mince meat of 'greenhorn' Tang Kirt Soon of Singapore. The remaining slot went to Denmark's stocky Hans-Kristian VITTINGHUS who beat Malaysia's Allan TAI 21-16, 21-18.

Tan Chun Seang managed to defeat Indonesia's Andreas ADITYAWARMAN
23-21, 21-16 in 32 min. Tan was more spirited and his will to win was clearly demonstrated.

In the WS, Indonesia's Pia Zebadiah BERNADET joined Germany's Nicole GRETHER after a rubber game against Korea's Kim Moon Hi 17-21, 21-16, 21-14. Two Singapore girls, Gu Juan and Fu Mingtian accompanied them to the main draw.

Of note is that Fu managed to eliminate Denmark's 2nd seed, Camilla SORENSEN 16-21, 21-19, 21-16. Camilla, who resembles Tine Rasmussen as one fan commented, played well in the first game but faltered in the second and final games on the lack of stamina. Fu was more patient and played longer rallies, unlike in her first game.

Not bad, Pia Bernadet Zebadiah has progressed to the main-draw after surviving a tough match against Kim Moon Hi. She faces a manageable tie against Charmaine Reid tomorrow. I think she can earn herself 3600 pts this week.

'Veteran' Kuan Beng Hong made mince meat of 'greenhorn' Tang Kirt Soon of Singapore.



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Kuan Beng Hong winning with (21-6, 21-7), (21-15, 21-12) and (21-3, 21-3).

Just reading from the scores, it appears that Kuan Beng Hong was playing at his best, regardless with whom he was playing against. This is a good sign. Hope that he could continue with this concentration, playing in the Main Draw.

:):):)
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...... Fu managed to eliminate Denmark's 2nd seed, Camilla SORENSEN 16-21, 21-19, 21-16. Camilla, who resembles Tine Rasmussen as one fan commented, played well in the first game but faltered in the second and final games on the lack of stamina. Fu was more patient and played longer rallies, unlike in her first game.



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It is great to see that Fu Mingtian is specialising in Singles from now on and is doing well. I think she is one of Singapore's most determined players.
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Kuan Beng Hong winning with (21-6, 21-7), (21-15, 21-12) and (21-3, 21-3).

Just reading from the scores, it appears that Kuan Beng Hong was playing at his best, regardless with whom he was playing against. This is a good sign. Hope that he could continue with this concentration, playing in the Main Draw.

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Well Chris, the next round for Beng Hong is quite a different kettle of fish.

For this young 'veteran' will be up against a wiser and very patient 'elderly veteran' compatroit by the name of Roslin Hashim. Unless Kuan quickens his pace, be much more aggressive and yet not making many unforced errors as he has shown today, his older ex-team mate will unlikely allow him the luxury of time to execute his favourite strokes.

So far, it looks like nobody has yet given Kuan any hope if the PAW game is of any guide. Despite being given a hefty 20 points for winning against Roslin's 5, no PAWer yet dared to bet on Kuan.

Well Chris, the next round for Beng Hong is quite a different kettle of fish.

For this young 'veteran' will be up against a wiser and very patient 'elderly veteran' compatroit by the name of Roslin Hashim. Unless Kuan quickens his pace, be much more aggressive and yet not making many unforced errors as he has shown today, his older ex-team mate will unlikely allow him the luxury of time to execute his favourite strokes.



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Loh ... You are correct. KBH and RH know each other's games well. :p:p:p

It is unfortunate that they have to play each other in Round 1. :( And I think RH has an advantage over KBH tomorrow.
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Wow, interesting game. It just shows that even at such a high level, there are still many different level or gaps between international player. Those who are at the bottom, happy climbing...:D

hiyaaa, Arif lost to Pompat. Having to play 3 matches in a day after playing in Sukma last week have been too tiring for him.
Also Lydia lost in WS qualifiers, another case of Sukma fatigue?

And congrats to TCS for beating China's Gong, Korea Hong JH (is he the 4th MS at TC finals?) & Indonesia's young Andreas. Hope he puts up a good fight against PG tomm.

Btw, any one of you know how old is this Allan Tai? early 20s?

hiyaaa, Arif lost to Pompat. Having to play 3 matches in a day after playing in Sukma last week have been too tiring for him.
Also Lydia lost in WS qualifiers, another case of Sukma fatigue?

And congrats to TCS for beating China's Gong, Korea Hong JH (is he the 4th MS at TC finals?) & Indonesia's young Andreas. Hope he puts up a good fight against PG tomm.

Btw, any one of you know how old is this Allan Tai? early 20s?

Looks like they are tired.... Lydia suffered thigh injury during the game.

Allan Tai was the Malaysia Jr Champ or something in 2006 or 2007 I believe. He now coaches in Markham, Canada.

Allan Tai was the Malaysia Jr Champ or something in 2006 or 2007 I believe. He now coaches in Markham, Canada.

Really? He looks older than early 20's. :D

Not bad, Pia Bernadet Zebadiah has progressed to the main-draw after surviving a tough match against Kim Moon Hi. She faces a manageable tie against Charmaine Reid tomorrow. I think she can earn herself 3600 pts this week.
C'mon Pia..i will pray hard for your victory....:):)

C'mon Pia..i will pray hard for your victory....:):)



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As badMania has predicted, Pia is playing well. :):):)

simonlovers ... Your prayer has been answered on Day 2, Court 4 11:40am.

Pia Zebadiah BERNADET (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=21955&player=84)http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/INA.gif[INA] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=21955&c=INA) - http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/CAN.gif[CAN] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=21955&c=CAN)Charmaine REID (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=21955&player=78) 21-17, 21-12 in 33 minutes.

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Allan Tai was the Malaysia Jr Champ or something in 2006 or 2007 I believe. He now coaches in Markham, Canada.


I dont think so!!!!All I know is that Allan Tai was the ex-BAM player...And now he is coaching in one club in Johor...And he is older than 20 years old....

Allan Tai was the Malaysia Jr Champ or something in 2006 or 2007 I believe. He now coaches in Markham, Canada.

R U sure about it? Allan Tai coaches in Canada? :eek::eek::eek:

well unless he is staying in Johor...yes he was coaching in Canada at Flying Dragon's Badminton Club.
He may be wearing his shirt with the FDBC logo on his right chest patch.

R U sure about it? Allan Tai coaches in Canada? :eek::eek::eek:
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:D:D:D What is huangkwokhau trying to say? :D:D:D
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Woohoo. . gO pIA gO. . How bout the other results? Where can i see it?

Woohoo. . gO pIA gO. . How bout the other results? Where can i see it?

Round 1 results : http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=21955&y=2008&m=6&d=11

Click on the date for today's line-up. Click on "View live scores" to see the scores live as it happen. Live action on tv/online Semi FInal & FInals only.

Match schedule is Spore time.

Thx for the info.. I'm new =)

Wrong priority by the MAS official....shud have skip SUKMA and concentrate on international event

hmm...lydia say she will not play next edition of sukma...so...that why she was in the squad...

hmm...lydia say she will not play next edition of sukma...so...that why she was in the squad...
Nope I dont blame her...the officials....also heart sick to see many to be olympian taking part in Sukma instead of more competitive competition to sharpen themselves (not referring to Lydia) BTW I was a colleague with her mum and dad in a bank long time ago.

Nope I dont blame her...the officials....also heart sick to see many to be olympian taking part in Sukma instead of more competitive competition to sharpen themselves (not referring to Lydia) BTW I was a colleague with her mum and dad in a bank long time ago.

with lydia,julia,tee jing yi in play...we can know how far is the rest to match up with them...same like in others category...:D...

with lydia, julia, tee jing yi in play...we can know how far is the rest to match up with them...same like in others category...:D...



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If Lydia had not suffered thigh injury in Day1, she would have made it into the Main Draw for sure.
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If Lydia had not suffered thigh injury in Day1, she would have made it into the Main Draw for sure.
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ya...i know...so unlucky...