Maria Kristin, whats happening?

[gogalop27]

oh Gosh.. what happens to Maria?:eek: So strong since Uber Cup. Untill now has beaten Yao Jie and Zhou Mi. Keep goin.. You go girl, make some earthquakes to the chinese girls. :p

[Dreamzz]

woah, i don't think you should be joking about earthquakes and CHN at the moment, that's just not right.

[jasonmarc]

With her great form....plus home ground advantages....she might beat ZN tomorrow....

[Weily]

oh Gosh.. what happens to Maria?:eek: So strong since Uber Cup. Untill now has beaten Yao Jie and Zhou Mi. Keep goin.. You go girl, make some earthquakes to the chinese girls. :p

NO JOKE FOR THE EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[badadum]

Yao Jie is playing with injury and Zhou Mi probably has no more staminas after playing tight rubber against HHY the day before. Still a nice win for Maria though.
Hopefully she can add Zhang Ning to her list of scalps for this tourney.

[yen_saw]

oh Gosh.. what happens to Maria?:eek: So strong since Uber Cup. Untill now has beaten Yao Jie and Zhou Mi. Keep goin.. You go girl, make some earthquakes to the chinese girls. :p

No doubt Maria is doing great. But I would be careful about the "earthquake" statement. It is equivalent to calling another "tsunami" in Indonesia.

[abedeng]

Maria's success is overdue. It is not too far fetched to say that she has a chance against Zhang Ning.

All she needs is to believe in herself, and extend the rallies longer .......

[ants]

She did played well. But her opponents is having injury and stamina problems. I hope she will do well against ZN and take advantage of the crowd support.

[Krisna]

Maria's success is overdue. It is not too far fetched to say that she has a chance against Zhang Ning.

All she needs is to believe in herself, and extend the rallies longer .......

I heard exactly the same comment today from Sony's club-boss, Pak Yacob. :) Maria needs to believe in herself...

[cooler]

No doubt Maria is doing great. But I would be careful about the "earthquake" statement. It is equivalent to calling another "tsunami" in Indonesia.
cooler learned something new today:D

[cooler]

Maria's success is overdue. It is not too far fetched to say that she has a chance against Zhang Ning.

All she needs is to believe in herself, and extend the rallies longer .......

'Oh, How do you solve a problem like Maria':p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYtjdal1uDc

I have Confidence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwMFcI71tuQ&feature=related

[CLELY]

Maria Kristin has reached her target to enter semifinal spot in this tourney. It's an uphill task to overcome a very experience player with good achievement like Zhang Ning but anything is still possible. Head-to-head record based on BWF website : Zhang Ning - Maria Kristin -- 1 : 0, Maria lost to Zhang Ning at R/16 World Championship 2007, 10-21 ; 9-21.

[chemile]

oh Gosh.. what happens to Maria?:eek: So strong since Uber Cup. Untill now has beaten Yao Jie and Zhou Mi. Keep goin.. You go girl, make some earthquakes to the chinese girls. :p

I think Maria has ability and good skill. Main problem of Indonesia gals is they always feel inferior than Chinese players. Susi Susanti successed to change their mind set that nothing is impossible, altough China still unbeatable in Uber Cup. However, now they can boost up self motivation to win.

Another think, Indonesian gals always think that they are number two, comparing with Indonesian men's players, and support either from PBSI and Indonesian supporter itself were not full. Based on Uber Cup performance, and see the recent condition, PBSI more attention with gals players, and see the bigger opportunity than men's players. Indonesian supporters also give full support now to Indonesian players. They are happy to see good and fighting performance from the gals. I really hope they can maintain their high spirit and make other good result in tournaments. I think in Indonesia SS, they have proved it. I believe one day Indonesian gals will wake up from their long sleep....

[Dy_e4ia_TUC]

ha...ha... Earthquake is being a "keramat" words... well, i don't think Maria will done good today since she got injured in her back and also her right knee.... But, hopefully Maria make a surprise... it's already being a tradition for Ina gals in SS tournament... he...9x...

[KlasseE]

I think Maria has ability and good skill. Main problem of .... I believe one day Indonesian gals will wake up from their long sleep....

btw, who is maria's coach? fang?

[badMania]

btw, who is maria's coach? fang?

Pelatnas Setup:
Marleve Mainaky handles the WS dept. And before that, Hendrawan. Hendrawan is now in charge of Sony Dwi Kuncoro and Simon Santoso. Mulyo Handoyo handles Taufik Hidayat.

In the MD, Sigit Pamungkas and Herry IP are the coaches. In the WD and XD, Aryono Minarat, Richard Mainaky and Yanty Kusmiati are the coaches.

As for Fang Kaixiang, he's in charge of the Djarum squad (MS and WS I believe). Denny Kantono and Antonius are in charge of the doubles.

[KlasseE]

Pelatnas Setup:
Marleve Mainaky handles the WS dept. And before that, Hendrawan. Hendrawan is now in charge of Sony Dwi Kuncoro and Simon Santoso. Mulyo Handoyo handles Taufik Hidayat.

In the MD, Sigit Pamungkas and Herry IP are the coaches. In the WD and XD, Aryono Minarat, Richard Mainaky and Yanty Kusmiati are the coaches.

As for Fang Kaixiang, he's in charge of the Djarum squad (MS and WS I believe). Denny Kantono and Antonius are in charge of the doubles.

oh i see, thanks for info

[limsy]

wmc will find it hard to win ws in SEA games...with ina+SG ws player doing well...ina is a force in future(ws)

[KlasseE]

wmc will find it hard to win ws in SEA games...with ina+SG ws player doing well...ina is a force in future(ws)
not to worry about this, more important, as long as both of them (ina/mas/sin) can beat the chn top players...;)

[limsy]

not to worry about this, more important, as long as both of them (ina/mas/sin) can beat the chn top players...;)

totally agree...:D

[chemile]

Yessss!!! Maria Kristin! Only one step ahead and you can get first SS title. Come on! Beat Zhu Lin!

[hansonlouphers]

I adore U tonite! Gud luck 4 the final round! just make a BELIEVE in yourself! There's can be miracle for INA women teams!

[Krisna]

"Maria main kayak jagoan!" ~Maria played like an expert master!~ was the general sentiment around town this week... We INA fans all know she's not the best badminton player in the world. But we are proud of the best one we got [at this time]... :p

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[well-son]

Yessss!!! Maria Kristin! Only one step ahead and you can get first SS title. Come on! Beat Zhu Lin!

Yeah, only one more step ahead....

Just hope she is having enough sleep tonight (scared if she celebrates too much her win over Zhang Ning :D).

Go further, Maria!!!
Congrats.

[ants]

Well done Kristin. Saw her match against ZN. Feel sad for ZN.. just the wrong strategy. But i admire Kristin for her never give up attitude.

[JasonMichael]

Congrats Maria!!

Hope you continue to improve and be a force to be reckoned with.
I will be there supporting you together with Saina. We need some young blood to take over the old horses as well as from new countries to step up to the plate.

Jason.

[hansonlouphers]

I think her emotional is better after TUC. Usually she's done when she left the points. Today, She wont give up!! Still focus to controlled the cock. No significant mistakes she made it.

[Felix.]

Good for Maria that she's finally able to have a breakthrough tournament. I actually prefer Firda's attacking game than Maria's game. But she did play inspiring game throughout the UC and with a boasted confidence, I guess she's able to play better now. I think she peaks at about the right time, just before Olympics. A dangerous floater for sure.

[gogalop27]

Honestly, as I wrote about the earthquake, I DID NOT, not once, even think about the real earthquake just happened in China (I know about the earthquake in ChengDu). In my mind was kinda "lets shock the chinese girls", nothing else.

So, I think, it is now clear who actually has negative thinking and who actually has provocate thoughts. Just dont have this negative thinking guys, I think it is kinda asian mentality, but in my opinion it is not a good stuff.

[hansonlouphers]

^ ^ okay......no prolonged argue! Case closed :p

[CLELY]

Maria's fighting spirit was superb yesterday particularly at critical moment in decider games. I still believe she can perform well today against another Chinese player Zhu Lin. Hopefully her remarkable achievement here will be consistent in next tourneys, the biggest one is Olympic Games!

[KlasseE]

Maria's fighting spirit was superb yesterday particularly at critical moment in decider games. I still believe she can perform well today against another Chinese player Zhu Lin. Hopefully her remarkable achievement here will be consistent in next tourneys, the biggest one is Olympic Games!
support :), but suggest not to expect too much from maria, have you ever heard a name 'tine rasmussen' ? :)

[jasonmarc]

Maria,...........well done......and please beat ZL as well.....hehehehe

[hansonlouphers]

Agree. Maria said that her chance to beat Zhun Lin is ONLY 40%. How pesimistic she is!! Just be confident girl!!

[Krisna]

So, I think, it is now clear who actually has negative thinking and who actually has provocate thoughts. Just dont have this negative thinking guys, I think it is kinda asian mentality, but in my opinion it is not a good stuff.

They were just joking... ;) Of course they all knew you didn't meant the real earthquake... :p Don't worry about it... We know you weren't being offensive at all. Really! :D

I just don't know why you even mention Asian mentality. The first 3 people who commented about your earthquake choice of words were from the United Kingdom and USA... :p

[F-38-I]

Ok, I think it's enough for the earthquake topic. Just new kid, let's back to Maria's euphory. Hoping so much she will give good fight to ZL.

[Loh]

I think Maria has ability and good skill. Main problem of Indonesia gals is they always feel inferior than Chinese players. Susi Susanti successed to change their mind set that nothing is impossible, altough China still unbeatable in Uber Cup. However, now they can boost up self motivation to win.


I think this inferiority complex applies not only to the Indonesian girls but to many of their other Asian counterparts in the past as well. Now INA girls have shown that they can be equally as good, if not better, and this augurs well for the future. Non-China women players will now think differently that it is possible to beat the best China women in both singles and doubles if they set their minds to it.

China's domination in the women's department is now cracking and I hope the forth-coming Beijing Olympics will witness more upsets even though China has "home advantage". Coaches of non-China women's team must now instill in their charges that nothing is impossible as what Susi Susanti has etched in the minds of her girls. ;)

[Nisa_Cute]

Yeah..Maria Kristin is the next Susi Susanti..I hope...
Go Maria..go Mario Go....!!!!:D:D

Mario go to Final IO, I can't believe it, it just like dream

[gogalop27]

The first 3 people who commented about your earthquake choice of words were from the United Kingdom and USA... :p

This is not a correct statement.
Besides, these 3 people are probably asians. :D

@F-38-I
Yeah, I am new kid, you are old bold. :o

[apontoh]

I think this inferiority complex applies not only to the Indonesian girls but to many of their other Asian counterparts in the past as well. Now INA girls have shown that they can be equally as good, if not better, and this augurs well for the future. Non-China women players will now think differently that it is possible to beat the best China women in both singles and doubles if they set their minds to it.



I think Tine definitely opened the way for non-CHN female players last year when she won her maiden super series title in Japan. So a lot of credit must go to her. BUt for INA team, definitely the Susi factor ...

[ants]

China womens players already cracked when Wong Mew Choo and Tine manage to stomped them during tournaments before. And not forgetting that China almost lose in Uber Cup against Holland.
As for Maria .. she need to prove herself in overseas tournaments. At least in INA.. the crowd is with her. She need to be tested overseas. But i'm sure she will have a bright future ahead.

[Felix.]

I took back my words. I was in awe by her performance today. With more experience, Maria could definitely be a top 10 player.

[gemini12]

Maria is good. She has good deceptive shots. I like her crosscourt chop and her drops are very sharp. A player to look out for in the future. Well done Maria. U certainly make Indonesia proud.

[jasonmarc]

She is so cool and calm.....in her game..........next she should challenge TR.......

[d65up2]

Maria Kristin is cute enough said...cuter than Wong Mew Cho...cuter than Eriko Hirosse cuter tan Miyuki Maeda and even cuter than her counterpart Endang Nur Sugianti....but man Malaysia has one title here I am not happy at all

[chemile]

I just afraid about Maria's knee injury. I hope it will relieve before OG. I don't want Angelique Widjaja's case happen to Maria, knock the wood. Angie must stop her career in WTA Tennis because of her injury...

[Armor_tec_14]

Maria Kristin is cute enough said...cuter than Wong Mew Cho...cuter than Eriko Hirosse cuter tan Miyuki Maeda and even cuter than her counterpart Endang Nur Sugianti....but man Malaysia has one title here I am not happy at all

Are You Ever Gonna Give Yourself A Break? Malaysia WILL Win More Titles, End Of. Stop Moaning.. Do You Expect Indonesia To Win Everything? What Exactly Do You Have Against Malaysia?:confused:
Btw, Im Not Asian.

[Krisna]

This is not a correct statement.


Check back and just see for yourself from which location the first 3 comments came from... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[george@chongwei]

Maria Kristin is cute enough said...cuter than Wong Mew Cho...cuter than Eriko Hirosse cuter tan Miyuki Maeda and even cuter than her counterpart Endang Nur Sugianti....but man Malaysia has one title here I am not happy at all
do u want to have another case like winston_t??:mad::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[Armor_tec_14]

Are You Ever Gonna Give Yourself A Break? Malaysia WILL Win More Titles In Future (Not saying more than indonesia..just saying that they will win things in future), End Of. Stop Moaning.. Do You Expect Indonesia To Win Everything? What Exactly Do You Have Against Malaysia?:confused::mad::mad:.......
Btw, Im Not Asian.
.................. Didnt MEAN THAT. I MEANT TO EDIT MY OTHER POST

[limsy]

She is so cool and calm.....in her game..........next she should challenge TR.......

cant lar...no one can win tr now...

[Chikka-Chan]

Woww!!!!Maria did great today!!!Even if she lost to zhu lin,i'm still proud of her!!!
Gyaaaaa!!!!Her spirit is sooooo....great!!!!

[d65up2]

do u want to have another case like winston_t??:mad::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Dude I just dun like Malaysia..is final....I'd be lying if I say I like them.....is just an opinion...I dun think I have to like Malaysia...wat I have against Malaysia??? I think my fellow countryman knows why I am against Malaysia and I am sure they understand....why dun listen to the chanting yesterday when MAS pair played Candra-Tony??? If u have a chance then u know wat is it....enough said....I shall continue to cheer for MAS opponents as a sign of protest.....is opinion dats all and is not breaking the rule.

[Krisna]

Maria, it is now time to think about getting a Bronze Medal at the Olympics! :p
Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze! :D

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[apontoh]

^^ That's definitely a realistic goal to aim for next :)

[tehsham]

Dude I just dun like Malaysia..is final....I'd be lying if I say I like them.....is just an opinion...I dun think I have to like Malaysia...wat I have against Malaysia??? I think my fellow countryman knows why I am against Malaysia and I am sure they understand....why dun listen to the chanting yesterday when MAS pair played Candra-Tony??? If u have a chance then u know wat is it....enough said....I shall continue to cheer for MAS opponents as a sign of protest.....is opinion dats all and is not breaking the rule.
Guys, please this thread is about Maria...don't get this threat locked with unrelevant comment.

[tehsham]

If she is fresher today...ZL could have more problem....(though I PAW against her)

[Armor_tec_14]

Dude I just dun like Malaysia..is final....I'd be lying if I say I like them.....is just an opinion...I dun think I have to like Malaysia...wat I have against Malaysia??? I think my fellow countryman knows why I am against Malaysia and I am sure they understand....why dun listen to the chanting yesterday when MAS pair played Candra-Tony??? If u have a chance then u know wat is it....enough said....I shall continue to cheer for MAS opponents as a sign of protest.....is opinion dats all and is not breaking the rule.

Yeah, But you come across as nasty!:mad:

[Qidong]

Maria, it is now time to think about getting a Bronze Medal at the Olympics! :p
Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze! :D

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Bronze!? Why not gold? :confused: She can do it. I enjoy watching her play.

[momotaro86]

whoaaaa i was simply speechless when i saw her performance against zhang ning and zhu lin! at 1st i thought, "oh well it's good enough she is here. i just hope she plays a good match later. no need to win." but then... whoaaaaa!!! SHE WAS GOOD!!! her style was really different from last time uber cup! what happened ehh :D?? is this because susi joins the team and really makes the difference (i mean INA uber team became really good after she joined the team!)?? well i hope we can continue the good work :D
oh btw is she injured?? what was the cause??

[ctjcad]

..from Maria Kristin. Losing in the Finals, esp. against one of the top WS players in the world and after going multiple rubber-set matches, was not bad at all...Hope she can build more upon this accomplishment.:cool:

They were just joking... ;) Of course they all knew you didn't meant the real earthquake... :p Don't worry about it... We know you weren't being offensive at all. Really! :D

I just don't know why you even mention Asian mentality. The first 3 people who commented about your earthquake choice of words were from the United Kingdom and USA... :p
Off topic: Only 3 out of so many BCers commented on that. Also, i wouldn't be surprised if all of them are of Asian/Chinese origin; as for their locations, i think it shouldn't be used as a point of argument, per say. Anyway, no biggie...:cool:

[Sandy]

When against offensive players she gave tough fight.
She ever beat Lu Lan, Zhang Ning, Zhou Mi, Yao Jie, Pi HY also almost beat Tine Rasmussen in SC.

She still got problems against best defensive players, lost twice to Xu Huaiwen and lost eaily to WMC. I think she and her coach take attention of this case.

[Krisna]

Bronze!? Why not gold? :confused: She can do it. I enjoy watching her play.

I was just being realistic... :p In addition to all the matches I saw this week, I also remember her match against XXF one month ago. The chances of Maria getting a gold is improbable... :o

[CLELY]

Bronze!? Why not gold? :confused: She can do it. I enjoy watching her play.

Gold is bombastic target as we know there're top-two contenders who have great achievement so far, XXF and Tine Rasmussen.

[madbad]

Maria, it is now time to think about getting a Bronze Medal at the Olympics! :p
Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze! :D

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I once saw a cartoon somewhere (perhaps Gary Larsen's The Far Side) where a mob is carrying off this guy in "triumph" shouting, "We're number 3, we're number 3..."

You comment kinda reminded me of that :D:D:):)

[madbad]

Maria Kristin is cute enough said...cuter than Wong Mew Cho...cuter than Eriko Hirosse cuter tan Miyuki Maeda and even cuter than her counterpart Endang Nur Sugianti....but man Malaysia has one title here I am not happy at all

Your act is getting tiresome. Just lose it :mad::mad::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[sayakeren]

Maria played realllly well. She dared herself to push her stamina at max. "Gotta dare to be worn out when meeting a Chinese player," she said when she just won over ZM and asked about her strategy to meet with ZN.

In the final, ZL actually had run out her breath totally in the second set. She was all pale and asking too much "time delays" in between points -- she finally got a yellow card for this. Her face was all sweaty like rain! MK's ball positioning was definitely awesome. She pushed ZL to move around to all points on the court.

But too bad for MK, her injury made the knee unable to hold her body, thus, she did a lot of splits instead of running in steps.

"I was tired, but not exhausted or worn out," she said. "It's the knee [injury] that held me back from moving around."

Looks like the special 'stamina training menu' for MK did well. Her stamina improved a lot compared to INA Open last year. But too bad her injury kept her from doing the best performance yesterday.

"In previous matches, I could still hold my body with my thigh, but today my thigh was already tired too," she added.

She even said that she was optimistic towards the Olympics although she did mention she needs to work out her feet [injury].

All of the above I heard during her interview after the match :)

[ctjcad]

...perhaps her knee/feet injury could be a result of her lack of footwork training/technique??.. :confused:

[sayakeren]

Probably. She looked a bit 'slow' in movement (although most of the time she took the birdie with shrieks from the audiences who thought she wouldn't make it), but overall I saw her footwork is not bad. Many INA players get injury though - I hope that's not because of the wrong training menu at pelatnas...

A bit OOT, I think Simon's FW is worse...he often got his feet strangled, and late in restoring his position; that really cost him a lot points for Sony.

[george@chongwei]

Your act is getting tiresome. Just lose it :mad::mad::rolleyes::rolleyes:
madbad, juz ignore him..he sounds very childlish..:(

[Krisna]

I once saw a cartoon somewhere (perhaps Gary Larsen's The Far Side) where a mob is carrying off this guy in "triumph" shouting, "We're number 3, we're number 3..."

You comment kinda reminded me of that :D:D:):)

Ha ha ha! Yes yes, we're number 3, we're number 3! Well, if I were Maria, I will be proud to deliver a Bronze in WS Badminton for my country... since Maria is ranked #34 last week... being number 3 in the biggest badminton event is an GREAT achievement! :p I'll cry when Maria does get on that Olympic podium... :crying:

Note: you know that research have found that Olympic Bronze Medalists in sports that have knock out rounds are more often happier than the Silver Medalists... For example: Flandy-Eng Hian and Sony won their bronze by beating someone else. They knew the other option is getting no medal at all. So they jumped for joy when they won! :D

Then... look at the Silver medalists... they looked very sad because they just lost the finals to Kim Dong Moon-Ha Tae Kwon and Taufik. They thought they could get gold, but they didn't. :p

[hansonlouphers]

At least, the bronze winner is not that goldish obsession. No disappointed in the end hehe

[tehsham]

Bronze for Maria...it is quite possible depending on the draw in the OG, furthermore she had improved a lot since the Uber Cup, she had the ability to stay in the game

[Ningtyas]

And Maria said do not ask what medal she will get yet.
Read interview with Maria in Jawapos.
http://www.jawapos.co.id/sportivo/index.php?act=detail&nid=7280

Looks like she is a quick learner and she now has enough self-confidence.

[cooler]

Ha ha ha! Yes yes, we're number 3, we're number 3! Well, if I were Maria, I will be proud to deliver a Bronze in WS Badminton for my country... since Maria is ranked #34 last week... being number 3 in the biggest badminton event is an GREAT achievement! :p I'll cry when Maria does get on that Olympic podium... :crying:

Note: you know that research have found that Olympic Bronze Medalists in sports that have knock out rounds are more often happier than the Silver Medalists... For example: Flandy-Eng Hian and Sony won their bronze by beating someone else. They knew the other option is getting no medal at all. So they jumped for joy when they won! :D

Then... look at the Silver medalists... they looked very sad because they just lost the finals to Kim Dong Moon-Ha Tae Kwon and Taufik. They thought they could get gold, but they didn't. :p
that's a good way looking at it and it does make sense.

[tatsuya Himura]

I thought she will lost this time. Its true. But she had shown a very great game. I didn't regret watching her game from the start to the end.

Tatsuya Himura
http://badmintonathletes.blogspot.com/