What happens to Hsieh/Chien v Kurniawan/Irawati?

What happens to Hsieh/Chien v Kurniawan/Irawati?

Match just started....an excellent start for the INA pair as they lead 11-4 at the interval :D The INA pair only made 2 unforced errors.

Shendy/Fran match hasnt started yet???hope ther wont be w/o

Still 18-14.....I think the INA pair should take the first set. But, the second set could be anyone's game.

oops...sorry i guess i was wrong...cmon Fran/Shendy.....follow ur teammates to SF.....

Fran/Shendy take the first set 21-15. The TPE pair still not "hot" yet, according to Krisna.

Any updates for Langride/Lindley v Eidestedt/Ellis match?

Fran/Shendy still lead 6-3 in the second-set. The TPE pair looks lethargic...hmmm.....

Any updates for Langride/Lindley v Eidestedt/Ellis match?

Unfortunately no mention of that one...hehe....only for the INA match :p

The INA pair made 5 unforced errors and that helped the TPE pair to lead 12-8 now. Hmm.....15-11 now. This could go to rubber-set.

Unfortunately no mention of that one...hehe....only for the INA match :p
Never mind. Check later. Hope Langride/Lindley win over Eidestedt/Ellis. :cool:

Closing the gap now...still 17-15 to Hsieh/Chien

go...go...Fran/Shendy...dont let this tpe pair take the lead.....anyone know when 2mrow matches will start.....coz its past midnight here.....

2moro matches will start at 2pm local time...

19-18
20-19
20-20...deuce

21-21
22-22......very very tense ending.

Ayo INA, habisin...

Ayo INA, habisin...

I PAW for TPE though...hmm....

22-24....rubber-set :mad:

I PAW for TPE though...hmm....
I did initially but replaced by Kumar/Thomas...

As expected, the TPE pair will not yield easily.....esp with the presence of the experienced Chien Yu-Chin.

22-24....rubber-set :mad:
Sigh. I think they at least squandered 1 m.p. Rubber game is anybody's game now...

15-6 in the rubber-set :eek:
Should be INA's match to lose....

sigh...hope Fran/Shendy dont run out of gas and down in 3rd...

Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati have beaten the 4th seed Hsieh Yu-Hsin/Chien Yu-Chin 21-15, 22-24, 21-11 and will face Chris Adcock/Gabrielle White for a place in the Final. It could be an all-INA Final in Mixed Doubles :cool:

good...hmm...couple didnt win the game...hmm...

ina's pair got 2nd wind in 3rd...good 4 them...congratz....best of luck 2mrw......

Still no updates for Langride/Lindley v Eidestedt/Ellis match?

MEN'S SINGLES SF
Hsieh Yu-Hsin [4] vs Andre Kurniawan Tedjono [2] -- a tough match in prospect for Andre and I hope he can reach another Final.

MEN'S DOUBLES SF
Rupesh Kumar/Thomas Sanave [8] vs Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya [2] -- also a potential long match for Fran/Rendra against the experienced Indian pair. I have a feeling experience might just prevail.

WOMEN'S SINGLES SF
Gabriela Banova vs Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari -- both are surprise winners today and it could be a tricky match for Pipin. Let's see whether she can reach her first ever Final in a GP tourney.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES SF
Yuka Hayashi/Yukina Imura vs Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati [2] -- the INA pair should have the edge, but, earlier matches in XD might just wear them out.

MIXED DOUBLES SF
Chris Adcock/Gabrielle White vs Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati [5] -- the TPE pair is the biggest stumbling block to a first-ever GP title for Fran/Shendy. I think they should beat the ENG pair.

V. Diju/Jwalla Gutta vs Rendra Wijaya/Meiliana Jauhari [6] -- Rendra/Mel also did a good job today in beating another TPE pair. So, another rematch against the IND pair which they lost to narrowly last week. I hope they can avenge the loss to set up an all-INA Final.

MEN'S DOUBLES SF
Rupesh Kumar/Thomas Sanave [8] vs Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya [2] -

WOMEN'S SINGLES SF
Gabriela Banova vs Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari

MIXED DOUBLES SF
V. Diju/Jwalla Gutta vs Rendra Wijaya/Meiliana Jauhari [6]
I know what the PAWers think? :D

wow...i just realized that all top 4 seeds in MS made it to SF.....that should be interesting match ups...anyway who gonna reported it live 2mrw...is it still Krisna??....hmph 4tunately 2mrw match will start at 6pm ina....

MEN'S SINGLES SF
Hsieh Yu-Hsin [4] vs Andre Kurniawan Tedjono [2] -- a tough match in prospect for Andre and I hope he can reach another Final.

MEN'S DOUBLES SF
Rupesh Kumar/Thomas Sanave [8] vs Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya [2] -- also a potential long match for Fran/Rendra against the experienced Indian pair. I have a feeling experience might just prevail.

WOMEN'S SINGLES SF
Gabriela Banova vs Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari -- both are surprise winners today and it could be a tricky match for Pipin. Let's see whether she can reach her first ever Final in a GP tourney.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES SF
Yuka Hayashi/Yukina Imura vs Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati [2] -- the INA pair should have the edge, but, earlier matches in XD might just wear them out.

MIXED DOUBLES SF
Chris Adcock/Gabrielle White vs Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati [5] -- the TPE pair is the biggest stumbling block to a first-ever GP title for Fran/Shendy. I think they should beat the ENG pair.

V. Diju/Jwalla Gutta vs Rendra Wijaya/Meiliana Jauhari [6] -- Rendra/Mel also did a good job today in beating another TPE pair. So, another rematch against the IND pair which they lost to narrowly last week. I hope they can avenge the loss to set up an all-INA Final.

Its been a while for Andre to make some splash. Hoping that he can bag the title here. Wished PBSI would send Tommy and other younger MS to more GP-level tourney.... :(

You don't think Fran/Rendra can beat the IND pair??? Blasphemy!! :p

I PAW for TPE though...hmm....

He he he... :D You deserve what you get for not believing enough in Fran-Shendy... ;) Coach Richard Mainaky and Aryono didn't recruit them to become INA's next tough XD for nothing... ;)

wow...i just realized that all top 4 seeds in MS made it to SF.....that should be interesting match ups...anyway who gonna reported it live 2mrw...is it still Krisna??....hmph 4tunately 2mrw match will start at 6pm ina....

Also, it is unfortunate for me that I have to leave Sofia at 2pm local time... I won't be able to watch the exciting matchups... :(

Also, it is unfortunate for me that I have to leave Sofia at 2pm local time... I won't be able to watch the exciting matchups... :(

Ah...I thought u are going to be there for the whole week....:o

He he he... :D You deserve what you get for not believing enough in Fran-Shendy... ;) Coach Richard Mainaky and Aryono didn't recruit them to become INA's next tough XD for nothing... ;)

I know I know.....the TPE pair has more experience than Fran/Shendy.

Another heartbreak for PAWers!!

Richard EIDESTEDT / Andrew ELLIS http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/ENG.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/ENG.gif Chris LANGRIDGE / David LINDLEY 18-21 24-22 21-12

Should it have been a straight-set win? Not sure what happened at the end of the 2nd game.

Ah...I thought u are going to be there for the whole week....:o

I have to fly back to Asia for a wedding of my very good friend... :p

By the way, I like the fact that India is doing well in these GPs... in all categories... With India being competitive, the badminton world is more fun! ;) :D

I have to fly back to Asia for a wedding of my very good friend... :p

By the way, I like the fact that India is doing well in these GPs... in all categories... With India being competitive, the badminton world is more fun! ;) :D
yeah..definitely....slowly but sure India has built resourceful and strong shuttlers.......to be implicitely mention surely saina nehwal.......

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So ... We are just hours from the Bulgaria Badminton Open GP 2008 Semi-Finals.

Watch out for Lee Tsuen Seng at the Mens Singles in the top half of the draw.

:):):)
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In what time are the semi-finals?
Thanks.

In what time are the semi-finals?
Thanks.

Semifinal match will be started on 02.00pm local time (court 1) and 02.20pm (court 2).

For details -- http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=24767&d=20081011

Another heartbreak for PAWers!!

Richard EIDESTEDT / Andrew ELLIS http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/ENG.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/ENG.gif Chris LANGRIDGE / David LINDLEY 18-21 24-22 21-12

Should it have been a straight-set win? Not sure what happened at the end of the 2nd game.

That match was very even... very toughly contested... Both pairs played with a lot of enthusiasm and energy... I don't think Richard-Andrew can perform well today at all... don't PAW them over Boe-Mogensen... :p

yeah..definitely....slowly but sure India has built resourceful and strong shuttlers.......to be implicitely mention surely saina nehwal.......

One excellent player can actually help pull the level of play of many others in her practiceground... ;)

so Krisna, if ur heading back from Sofia....who's gonna report live score for the SF matches later tonight.....?

so Krisna, if ur heading back from Sofia....who's gonna report live score for the SF matches later tonight.....?

You have to use other sources, obviously... ;) Anyway, tournamentsoftware can update everyone in a few minutes after the match ended... ;)

1st two matches in SF....both ina xd will play against eng and ind.....c'mon make all-ina final.......

Last SMS from Krisna.
Meili/Rendra lost 1st set.

Rosaria def Banova ( Bonava is injured)

gosh...looks like Meili/Rendra should fight harder....w/o to Rosaria? good... means she can save energy 4 the final....

sigh...Rendra/Meili lost again in rubber vs this Ind pair...twice in row??....told u all...this ind pair really tough....

Sigh! INA XD Rendra/Meiliana lost to Diju/Jwala, 14-21 ; 21-17 ; 17-21.

Sigh! INA XD Rendra/Meiliana lost to Diju/Jwala, 14-21 ; 21-17 ; 17-21.
... again in two weeks.

Frans/Shendy def Adcock/White:17,21,21-16,21-19

Another INA XD, Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa secure final spot as they eliminate England pair Chris Adcock/Gabrielle White with rubber games. Hope they will win tomorrow!

Yu Hsin HSIEH [4] http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/TPE.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/INA.gif Andre Kurniawan TEDJONO [2] 21-17 21-13

what .... 1 win .. and 2 loss ....
go women fighter rosaria , shendy and meiliana

men !!! bad

Thankfully Fran/Shendy won....so 2mrw they can revenge 4 Rendra/Mel....Andre lost is quite expected as H Y Hsin is good plyr....now move on to WD and MD.....go...go....

anyway rosaria already progress to final as her opponent was force to retired due to injury.......

how u know rosaria's opponent injury? where u heard it from?

Please read previous page...

Joachim PERSSON [1] http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/DEN.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/MAS.gif Tsuen Seng LEE [3] 14-21 21-18 21-16 :(

Joachim PERSSON [1] http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/DEN.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/MAS.gif Tsuen Seng LEE [3] 14-21 21-18 21-16 :(
Joachim has been playing 3 sets each time...with Ikeda, Ari Wahyu and Lee Tsuen Seng.
Shieh may have a chance to upset him tomorrow.........or will Joachim win his first GP?

Hsieh vs Joachim???hmm.....im rooting for JP for this one......

yes...Shendy/Mel defeated Yukina Imura/Yuka Hayashi 21-10,21-12....

Good to hold tournament in Bulgaria. Will help promote the sport and make it more interantional

2moro final between LP and hsieh, i will pick the taiwanese shuttlers to win.:)

Petya NEDELCHEVA [2] http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/BUL.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/IND.gif Aditi MUTATKAR [5] 12-21 21-19 21-10

welcome to the forum...Matthewteng...

Grrr...Andre lost again.....Best of luck to INA MD, XD and WD tomorrow, and JP as well.

what happen to Andre....seems hard to find the good form.....always struggling even in GP tourneys....so diff with last yr outing.....

what happen to Andre....seems hard to find the good form.....always struggling even in GP tourneys....so diff with last yr outing.....
that taiwanese player is a well known player..he beats Wong choong hann during the OG08..
must remember that.:)

oh i see......thx 4 the info......

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With 8 out of 10 matches played so far, we have 2 upsets...

(1) MS: Yu Hsin, HSIEH[4] defeated Andre Kurniawan, TEDJONO[2] 21/17, 21/13
(2) XD: DIJU/GUTTA defeated RENDRA/JAUHARI[6] 21/14, 17/21, 21/17

Could the last 2 matches be upsets too? :confused::confused::confused:
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hopefully there wont be upset in last 2 matches....no one counting 4 upset in this tourneys?...where's limsy....

hopefully there wont be upset in last 2 matches....no one counting 4 upset in this tourneys?...where's limsy....
let us dont just rely on limsy only, im sure there are many volunteers out there who are willing to count those upsets in tournaments:)

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With 8 out of 10 matches played so far, we have 2 upsets...


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now who was the one who said dont have time to list the upsets, hehe :D:p:p

hopefully there wont be upset in last 2 matches....no one counting 4 upset in this tourneys?...where's limsy....

Our Limsy busy studying for SPM exams, which starts next month. And some others have done for this tourney.
You can do some also, no fixed person to do one. ;)

wew...Tomorrow
Shendy Puspa Irawati vs Jwala Gutta in 2 matches...:eek::eek::eek:
hope Shendy will win all matches..

now who was the one who said dont have time to list the upsets, hehe :D:p:p



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:D:D:D Now that I am playing PAW, and I have just checked the results... I found those 2 upsets.

And guess what... they weren't selected in my PAW games. :(:(:(
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3rd upset of the day : Gutta/Kurian (3) def Vislova/Sorokina (1) 15-21,22-20,21-15......

Shendy vs Jwala Gutta in 2 matches 2mrw....yeah that's exciting...Shendy has slight edge.....

3rd upset of the day : Gutta/Kurian (3) def Vislova/Sorokina (1) 15-21, 22-20, 21-15......



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:D:D:D And I have picked this one in our PAW games. :D:D:D
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good luck to fran, rendra, shendy, mel!

and dont forget.....good luck to rosaria as well......

haha...i am not in charge lar...hehe...just do for fun...hehe...maybe can take its as full duty start from december...^^...

yeah...limsy...u do that.....just ask for a raise to admin......he..he....

yeah...limsy...u do that.....just ask for a raise to admin......he..he....

HAHA...i think george wants the admin job more than me...:p....haha

tomorow final...i expect this
ms
hseih to win...jp style too simple to counter...

ws
petya...home support and experience will help her to win this

md
go to denmark for sure...danes is improving and improving...too good for ina pair...if ina pair can win this...i will say: :eek:...

wd
i predict that india will win this...after upset the strong russia pair...ina 2nd seed will be their victim

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goes to ina....hmm...

INA may able to win all the final they play...;)

anyway....the final matches 2mrow will be started at 10am local time.....opening with Rosaria vs Petya Nedelcheva......

very cosmopolitan final.....if 1 country could get each one title......i cant recall.....when was the last time that happening in tourneys?...

very cosmopolitan final.....if 1 country could get each one title......i cant recall.....when was the last time that happening in tourneys?...

hmm...but question is...do ina and danes allow this to happen???:rolleyes:

The home support was crucial and helped Petya a lot. It was 7:0 for Aditi in the first game, so Petya lost it, though she was playing well to the end of that part. I believe the crowd really inspired her and made Aditi nervous and out of concentration and balance. Petya got an yellow card, becouse of couching during game (or something).

And about the Persson -- Lee match -- it was fantastic :D
The crowd was for Persson ofcourse. And he won afterall (breaking strings two times, by the way).

Tommorow -- I am there for sure:)

The home support was crucial and helped Petya a lot. It was 7:0 for Aditi in the first game, so Petya lost it, though she was playing well to the end of that part. I believe the crowd really inspired her and made Aditi nervous and out of concentration and balance. Petya got an yellow card, becouse of couching during game (or something).

And about the Persson -- Lee match -- it was fantastic :D
The crowd was for Persson ofcourse. And he won afterall (breaking strings two times, by the way).

Tommorow -- I am there for sure:)

hope to hear more from u...about the story...:D

of course ina wont allow 4 tittles just grabbed away to others...but we have to be realistic...not that its not possible.....anyway for sasho....live scores and coverage would be nice 2mrow......

good luck to fran, rendra, shendy, mel!



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yannie ...... You've suddenly appeared out from nowhere. :D:D:D

Yes, Good Luck to Fran, Rendra, Shendy, Mel and Rosaria.

However, Petya, Joachim, Mathias, Carsten are all playing well. And from IND, Diju, Gutta and Kurian will be putting a challenge to the INA Mixed and Womens Doubles pairs too.

My predictions:
MS: Joachim
WS: Petya
MD: Matias/Carsten
WD: Shendy/Meiliana
XD: Diju/Gutta

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i predict that india will win this...after upset the strong russia pair...ina 2nd seed will be their victim

:-D :-D
I think Russian pair is beatable,, can be beaten by INA pair too...
Shendy vs Jwala Gutta in 2 matches 2mrw....yeah that's exciting...Shendy has slight edge.....
:-D :-D
Shendy's biggest chance will come from WD..
I don't know, but I'm still not sure Fran/Shendy's can win over upsetter Diju/Gupta..

MEN'S SINGLES
Joachim Persson [1] vs Hsieh Yu-Hsin [4] -- I expect Joachim to prevail in another 3-setter.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen [1] vs Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya [2] -- likewise, Djarum pairs always have problems beating Boe/Mogensen. I think the Danes will walk away with 2 titles today.

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari vs Petya Nedeltcheva [2] -- Pipin's luck brought her to her first Final but she has a hard task today. Petya has the edge.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Jwalla Gutta/Shruti Kurian vs Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati [2] -- a tough match in prospect for both doubles against the Indian pairs. I hope Mel/Shendy can beat the Indian.

MIXED DOUBLES
Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati [1] vs V. Diju/Jwalla Gutta -- hopefully, Fran/Shendy can put up their best performance and win their first GP title before returning to Pelatnas.

is that true Fran and Shendy will be recruited to Pelatnas? if so, we have a lot of choice of strong xd...but how about the other djarum player...like Febe or Andre...?or is it just Fran/Shendy.......

MEN'S SINGLES
Joachim Persson [1] vs Hsieh Yu-Hsin [4]

MEN'S DOUBLES
Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen [1] vs Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya [2]

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari vs Petya Nedeltcheva [2]

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Jwalla Gutta/Shruti Kurian vs Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati [2]

MIXED DOUBLES
Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati [1] vs V. Diju/Jwalla Gutta --

I agree, badMania... this is the most likely scenario... but of course, you and I still hope for 4 titles going INA's way, eh? ;)

very cosmopolitan final.....if 1 country could get each one title......i cant recall.....when was the last time that happening in tourneys?...

Nope it won't happen... INA will bring 2 home, DEN also will get 2... ;)

is that true Fran and Shendy will be recruited to Pelatnas? if so, we have a lot of choice of strong xd...but how about the other djarum player...like Febe or Andre...?or is it just Fran/Shendy.......

It is true regarding Fran-Shendy. Pelatnas will also recruit and most likely keep Mel-Shendy pair... also, Rendra-Alvent will be featured later on this year... ;) Fran will most likely be a XD specialist, like Nova today... :D

Joachim Persson [1] vs Hsieh Yu-Hsin [4]
Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen [1] vs Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya [2]
Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari vs Petya Nedeltcheva [2]
Jwalla Gutta/Shruti Kurian vs Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati [2]
Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati [1] vs V. Diju/Jwalla Gutta

5 countries 5 titles. I think IND and INA will grab a title each.

Maybe a maximum of 4 INA representative in the finals... MS, MD, XD, and WD... ;) Not in WS, I think... :o :p
...that must be a typo, then...:confused:...Though your prediction of 4 INA reps in the Finals is right on!:cool:
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..for an INA WS representative in the Final, since Pi has withdrawn??..:confused:;)
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at least 1 or 2 INA WS in SF.....
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MEN'S SINGLES
Joachim Persson [1] vs Hsieh Yu-Hsin [4]...
MEN'S DOUBLES
Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen [1] vs Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya [2] ...
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari vs Petya Nedeltcheva [2]...
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Jwalla Gutta/Shruti Kurian vs Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati [2] ...
MIXED DOUBLES
Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati [1] vs V. Diju/Jwalla Gutta
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the match should be starting like right now...isnt it...

Rosaria vs Petya: 0-0

Rosaria vs Petya: 0-0

Keep update the score Hau ge.. Thanks..
:D :D

what's the latest scores.......

Hmm, are there any livescore for final?

apparently...no live scores....just relying for the results from tsoftware....

Petya NEDELCHEVA [2] http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/BUL.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/INA.gif Rosaria Yusfin PUNGKASARI 21-14 21-12

1st tittle goes to Bulgaria as Petya def Rosaria handily.....

Petya NEDELCHEVA [2] http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/BUL.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/INA.gif Rosaria Yusfin PUNGKASARI 21-14 21-12

Hmmm... Petya is more experience and one of good European WS, so this is not surprise me. Anyway, result to the final for Pipin is quite good. Congrat to both players.

Frans/Shendy vGutta/Divu: 21-14

Looks good for INA pair!

Frans/Shendy vGutta/Divu: 21-14

I think this match must be finished in rubber set, since almost 1 hour but no final result.

Diju/Gutta def Frans/Shendy : 14-21,21-18,21-19..Damn!! so close!

Ck! Congrats to IND pair, anyway.
1 title for 1 country scenario will really happen?

Ck! Congrats to IND pair, anyway.
1 title for 1 country scenario will really happen?

And the worst is INA go home without title?

DIJU V / Jwala GUTTA http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/IND.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/INA.gif Fran KURNIAWAN / Shendy Puspa IRAWATI [5] 15-21 21-18 21-19

Watch out for this Indian pair as they have won 2 back-to-back titles in 2 weeks' time.

Ck! Congrats to IND pair, anyway.
1 title for 1 country scenario will really happen?
We need Hiseh Yu Sin to win over Joachim Persson. C'mon Hsieh...

And the worst is INA go home without title?
It's possible as Jwala must have been inspired by her win in XD. Shendy vs Jwala again in WD later.

DIJU V / Jwala GUTTA http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/IND.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/INA.gif Fran KURNIAWAN / Shendy Puspa IRAWATI [5] 15-21 21-18 21-19

Watch out for this Indian pair as they have won 2 back-to-back titles in 2 weeks' time.
I just found out that they have beaten 4 seeded pairs all in 3-setters. :eek:

Olala, INA's second losing of four finalists...Looks like INA has better chance to win WD title than MD, hard test to beat DEN top-seed Boe/Mogensen. Yeah, the worst scenario is 4 runner-ups for INA squad.

From the Hindustan Times:

In January 2007, when the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) asked V. Diju to play with Aparna Balan instead of Jwala Gutta in the Patna Nationals, Jwala could not hide her anger and lashed out at the powers that be.

The PSPB was merely acting on the Badminton Association of India's diktat that only those players attending the national elite camp could team up and since Jwala had opted out, she had to make way for Balan.

The bitterness of wasting almost a year still rankles Jwala but the pair is now looking to resurrect the career path. On Sunday, Diju and Jwala sent out a strong message by coming the first Indian combination to win a Grand Prix title, the $50,000 Bitburger Open in Saarbruken, Germany.

What makes the achievement all the more special is that they hardly trained together before the event. "We had a couple of sessions in Hyderabad and then a day here before the tournament," Jwala said from Saarbruken.

Diju also credited the on-court chemistry for the triumph and added they were looking to break into the top-30 by the end of the year. The pair is currently ranked 80th in the world and the Saarbrucken win should catapult them to 54th when the new rankings are released on Thursday.

"We are playing four more tournaments after this — the Bulgaria Open, Dutch Open and Denmark and French Super Series — and I am confident we can achieve our goal," Diju added.

Uncertain period

The combination's future looked bleak after the BAI decision to force elite camp members to pair up among themselves. Diju and Balan played together for about 11 months but they failed to click and Diju approached BAI to allow him to play with Jwala in December last.

The reigning national champions then made a winning comeback to the international scene with the India International title in Guwahati. But even after that they played just three tournaments as Diju was looking to rebuild his men's doubles career with new partner Akshay Dewalkar.

On his part, decided to team up with Jishnu Sanyal, his partner in the junior circuit, leaving Diju in the lurch.

It was only then that Diju decided to take part in the European circuit at his own cost and teamed up with Jwala. The pair, which played a key role in helping India clinch team bronze in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, struck gold immediately.

Challenges ahead

Asked about his plans for men's doubles, Diju said he would prefer to concentrate on mixed doubles till November. "I haven't even thought about whom I will partner for the coming domestic season.

"But whoever I team up with, I will give equal importance to mixed doubles since Gopi (national coach Pullela Gopichand) has given us the go ahead to play together despite Jwala not joining the camp," he added.

Though BAI still does not extend monetary support to those opting out of the elite camp, it has allowed the players to play at their own cost and Diju and Jwala don't mind loosening their purse strings to set a new landmark in Indian badminton.

Bear in mind that the INA pairs are likely to face V. Diju/Jwala Gutta YET AGAIN in the Yonex Dutch Open next week, after they beat the Chinese-Taipei pairs.

Rendra Wijaya/Meiliana Jauhari, playing in their last time (at the moment) as Djarum pair will face Chen Hong-Ling/Chou Chia-Chi in R16 and then very possibly this Indian pair V. Diju/Jwala Gutta in the SF.

Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati will also face Hsieh Yu-Hsin/Chien Yu-Chin in the SF of the Yonex Dutch Open, and then either Rendra/Mel, the Indian pair, or Chen/Chou in the Final (if they can beat the TPE pair).

Joachim Persson beat Hsieh Yu-Hsin in another close battle: 17-21, 21-19, 21-19. Up next is Boe/Mogensen vs Fran/Rendra. It will be a miracle if Fran/Rendra are to win this one here....:o

Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari lost as expected to the home favorite Petya Nedeltcheva in straight sets 14-21, 12-21. A valuable runner-up placing in a GP event this week as Pipin continues her good form. She also lost to Bae Youn Joo in the GGJP Indonesia Challenge 2008.

Meanwhile, Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati lost in a closely fought battle to the in-form Indian pair V. Diju/Jwala Gutta in rubber-sets: 21-15, 18-21, 19-21. The Indian pair has beaten Fran/Rendra twice and now Fran/Shendy over the space of 8 days. All 3 matches were evenly fought.

Up next is Boe/Mogensen vs Fran/Rendra. It will be a miracle if Fran/Rendra are to win this one here....:o

This Fran/Rendra is another young Indonesia pair???

Joachim PERSSON [1] http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/DEN.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/TPE.gif Yu Hsin HSIEH [4] 17-21 21-19 21-19 :eek::eek:

Sigh... Joachim survived yet another 3-setter.

This Fran/Rendra is another young Indonesia pair???


I think they aren't young anymore. Fran and rendra are the same age with OG champion kido and hendra, they are 24 y.o.
But fran is older brother of ina md young star: fernando kurniawan..

WD will the last hope for INA...for at least a title

Mathias BOE / Carsten MOGENSEN [1] http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/DEN.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/INA.gif Fran KURNIAWAN / Wijaya RENDRA [2] 25-23 21-16

Mathias BOE / Carsten MOGENSEN [1] http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/DEN.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/INA.gif Fran KURNIAWAN / Wijaya RENDRA [2] 25-23 21-16

DAMn it... djarum players are falling down one by one :o :o :(

Come on shendy and mel!

You are the last hope, please beat the india wd!

Semangat!

Habisin! Habisin!

News flash from Krisna:
Meiliana Jauhari/Shendy Puspa Irawati lost to the Indian pair Jwala Gutta/Shruti Kurian 11-21, 19-21. So, 2 titles for IND, 2 for DEN and 1 for BUL. 0 title for the Djarum team :mad:

Impressive performance by IND shuttlers :cool:

Zero title for INA/Djarum in this event,
Hope better results in Dutch Open,
place more players in Final, so we can watch live this week in ASTRO :)

Jwala GUTTA Shruti KURIAN [3] http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/IND.gif - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/INA.gif Shendy Puspa IRAWATI / Meiliana JAUHARI [2] 21-11 21-19

Hiks,hiks.. Djarum players failed to get title in bulgaria open..
Hope they can revenge to india player next in the ducth open!

Semangat, indonesia!!

Yeah, well done for India shuttlers to grab two titles here especially Jwala Gutta! No title for INA this time, hope better luck at next stop GP tourney in Almere...

I was to see the first 3 mathes.

Petya won without much troubles -- not much resistance from Rosaria.

The XD was really interesting -- with a lot of twists. Both couples were making unforced errors, but on turns:D I am really impressed of the girl from India -- she can smash really hard.

About MS: Persson had his chances in the first game (6 -- 11 and then 17 --17), but Hsien managed to trick him with short backhand serve, flying actually high (not very high). This deceiving serve worked two times, but enough so Hsien can take the first game. Persson claimed serving above the waist, but the judje said it is O.K.
And after losing the first game, he become really motivated :D

I am uploading some pictures later :)

http://photo-forum.net/forum/read.php?f=48&i=1012408&t=1012408&phorum_uriauth=

There are some picture that are not mine...

Huwalalala...
Somehow it's just as I predicted before: This is the beginning of dry season for INA team...
:o:(:crying:

Hope they can avenge this in next tourneys and prove me wrong.:)

hmpmpfh.....no comment for ina's failure today.........

http://photo-forum.net/forum/read.php?f=48&i=1012408&t=1012408&phorum_uriauth=

There are some picture that are not mine...
Sasho, thanks for sharing the photos.

Who is the couple in this photo?
http://photo-forum.net/sitepics/forum/2008-10/jtwu0269.JPG

Fran's serving @ 19-20 in the decider...
http://photo-forum.net/sitepics/forum/2008-10/ydcz3361.JPG

Jwala Gutta is very fair and pretty too. :p
http://photo-forum.net/sitepics/forum/2008-10/pycm1165.JPG

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Congratulations to all the finalists.

Quite surprised that Shendy/Mel were defeated by Jwala/Shruti in the WD, 11/21 19/21, in just 28 minutes (the shortest match of the Finals).

Anyway, the champions for the Bulgaria Open GP 2008 Tournament are:
MS: Joachim
WS: Petya
MD: Mathias/Carsten
WD: Jwala/Shruti
XD: Jwala/V. Diju

:):):)
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it's so sad
that no one ina players became the winner,,
I totally shock with this thing..
hmm,I think now ina players must be really carefull with india players!

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/1906/a1yf5.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3236/a2xr0.jpg

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/2338/a5ge3.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4792/pwgx9.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2444/a8ek5.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8342/a9yx5.jpg

Great pics,sasho.
I do not know all the players neither catching-up with the Bulgaria open but heck..good to see pics on badminton and new winners from other countries.i see some indos are runner-up.Keep it up

doubled-posted.........

sadly INA could not get even 1 title this tourney....
it's dry week for INA as few weeks before INA normally get 2 titles every week...

I was to see the first 3 mathes.

Petya won without much troubles -- not much resistance from Rosaria.

The XD was really interesting -- with a lot of twists. Both couples were making unforced errors, but on turns:D I am really impressed of the girl from India -- she can smash really hard.

About MS: Persson had his chances in the first game (6 -- 11 and then 17 --17), but Hsien managed to trick him with short backhand serve, flying actually high (not very high). This deceiving serve worked two times, but enough so Hsien can take the first game. Persson claimed serving above the waist, but the judje said it is O.K.
And after losing the first game, he become really motivated :D

I am uploading some pictures later :)
http://photo-forum.net/forum/read.php?f=48&i=1012408&t=1012408&phorum_uriauth=

There are some picture that are not mine...
..Sasho, thanks for sharing the pics and what you saw in the matches..:cool:
Looking at the last pic, i take it this the gym where the BWF's Sofia World Badminton Training Center is located?..:confused:
Anymore pics??..:)

Jwala Gutta is so attractive :o

Yes. SWBTC is located in the "Borisova Gradina" park -- it is near the centre of the city and close to the diplomatic district. All the professional and some of the amateur players train there, but only from late Mart to the begining of December, because the hall is property of the Tennis Federation and they can't play outdoor when it is cold. So, during winter the professional players go to a school gym at the end of Sofia, where only few amateur players are allowed. Other amatuers have some other options -- there are other gyms -- not as good, but acceptable for the winter :)

Jwala Gutta is so attractive :o
Fully agreed...from the land of bollywood

Jwala Gutta is so attractive :o
Compliment or insult? What does the icon mean?

It was amazing to see only players who lost carrying their national flags with them... But the winners din't

probably that winners didnt bring their national flags or too lazy to ask to organizers right be4 the medals ceremonies......

And the worst is INA go home without title?

and the worst scenario happened... :crying: :p Oh well, this is sports! :D It reminds us of how it feels to be a country going home with no title... like the 2007 World Championships when CHN went home with 3, INA went home with 2 titles... ;)

One more try at the Dutch Open, guys... ;)

It was amazing to see only players who lost carrying their national flags with them... But the winners din't

INA players are just the most patriotic in this tournament... :D We can't expect all players from all countries to be as nationalistic... :o

It reminds us of how it feels to be a country going home with no title... like the 2007 World Championships when CHN went home with 3, INA went home with 2 titles... ;)


Wah krisna knows how to be cruel now :D:p:D:p

INA players are just the most patriotic in this tournament... :D We can't expect all players from all countries to be as nationalistic... :o
Maybe they do not expect to go this far in the tournament so they did not bring along their national flag