French Open SS 2008-Semifinal (1/11/2008)

[cxqtmy]

kkk/tbh go go go!!!!!!!!
you can make it one

[chemile]

11-7 for Kindra...

[Heong]

koo/tan needs more consecutive points to catch up the 5 point gap

[carine]

INA leading 14-8

[etudiant]

7 pts lead for ina now.cmon Kindra.................

[chemile]

14-8 now.... come on Kindra, do not lose it!

[Heong]

They're giving up! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[singhzico]

Huh..What happened to you..i also cannot watch live..Don't be sad..:rolleyes:
Nohtin on astro or rtm all badminton fan will be sad:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying ::crying::crying:

[cxqtmy]

oh no!!!!! seems gone case for koo/tan....
sob sob :(
thought they can play well today

[cxqtmy]

hope they dont give up....
all the way chase up the ina pair...
kkk/tbh go go go

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 11-15 now.

[Heong]

They still have hope! c'mon Koo/Tan! 12-15! just 3 more points to level it

[b4Ron]

Oh No... C'mon Kindra:D

[Jessica]

Seem like Mas pair cannot sustain Ina attack in the third set with so many smash winner favourable to the Ina pair.Losing seem a trend to this Mas pair now.

[nicolas33]

yeeeiii...streaming is on gd-sports

[phaarix]

Do you guys have Sopcast? I just realised you can use this even though the channel isn't listed.

http://www.p2psportchannel.com/gdtv.htm

[etudiant]

ohh......this is so nervous................

[Heong]

INA attack is too good..

[singhzico]

They still have hope! c'mon Koo/Tan! 12-15! just 3 more points to level it
It's hard 2 play catch up agains a formidable pair:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::cryin g::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying: :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::c rying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::cry ing::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::cryin g::crying::crying::crying:

[b4Ron]

Just 1 smash winner + 1 net winner = Final

[Heong]

It's too late.. =(

[cxqtmy]

sob sob... they lose :(

[Heong]

INA WINS! congrats

[b4Ron]

Wow.....................Yes.. Yes.. Yes..
Congrats to Kindra..

[etudiant]

yes.........Ina won..............that's a relief.....................

[carine]

KKK/TBH lost d.....

[etudiant]

Du Jing/YY also won in the same time..............

[Noridayu]

Although they lost, I think that this is their best performance in SS series for this year. I believe that this will inspire them to practice harder in order to return back to their normal form.

[george@chongwei]

haiya, koo/tan lost the match..
haizzz...

[cxqtmy]

when can kkk/tbh be back to top form again?
Will they still in pair after all these failure?
Hope they can continue as a pair and back to their top form

[taufik-ist]

congratz to MK/HS...
mk/hs is conquering europe :)

[Heong]

Although they lost, I think that this is their best performance in SS series for this year. I believe that this will inspire them to practice harder in order to return back to their normal form.
Yes I agree. They performed beyond my expectations today, hope this match can help teach them a lesson and inspire them to train harder. It was a good match and well deserved victory for kindra pair.:)
Koo still has a mixed doubles match to play, hope he is up for it.

[abedeng]

Just finished my wedding dinner, but cannot leave yet .....

Kudos to Kido/Setiawan for coming back. Indeed, it is the coming back phase of the game that determines champions.

Lucky I didn't use up my PAW for this match.

[Jessica]

haiya, koo/tan lost the match..
haizzz...
George..GIve your comment..You here going to play later..You must be super excited..:rolleyes::p

[george@chongwei]

from what i saw on their match just now was:
1st set- the malaysian pair control the game quite well and manage to win their opponent from ina although during interval ina was leading..they should keep their cool and calm when playing in the 2nd set too..unfortunately that doesnt happen:(

2nd set- kido/setiawan indeed is a world class pair..they manage to overcome much circumstances and playing with no pressure and cool to win this 2nd set..i believe the MAS pair was just making too much mistake..

3rd set- koo/tan actually can win this set imo...but kido/setiawan manage to play some spectacular badminton in this set and march to the final point to win the match..KKK did actually starting to improving already imo, but TBH just simply making too much mistake from what i see from this match..:(

[etudiant]

cheering for Nova/Butet now..............

[z3048018]

hoorrraaayyyy for MK/HS!!!!

[george@chongwei]

George..GIve your comment..You here going to play later..You must be super excited..:rolleyes::p
haiya, i where got time give u report..:p:pi had posted my view on that md match on post 285.
hehehe..
i warming up also hard attack leh..if watch koo/tan match, i straight pengsan and pee on my pants already lor:D
im superb excited:p:p
how about u guys???

[carine]

Chin/Wong on the court now

[vching]

Chin Eei Hui/Wong Pei Tty JIA YOU!!!

[etudiant]

WPT/CEH in court too..................

[george@chongwei]

CEH/WPT on court now..
all the best to them!!
camon malaysia!!!
although the odds are highly stack agaisnt them:mad::rolleyes:

[kklk1708]

malaysia jia you

[robin7]

It's okay. KKK/TBH lost to a better pair today.

[eaglehelang]

why got <sob> & crying icon with KKK/TBH's lost to the in-form Kido/Setiawan ?? Not really surprising actually.

The XD match would be interesting, if both KK & WPT havent lost steam.

[Jessica]

haiya, i where got time give u report..:p:pi had posted my view on that md match on post 285.
hehehe..
i warming up also hard attack leh..if watch koo/tan match, i straight pengsan and pee on my pants already lor:D
im superb excited:p:p
how about u guys???
Wow..really or not..pee on pants..hehe:D:D..I no feeling because already trained in so many matches to sustain the nervousness..My heart is very strong now..:rolleyes::rolleyes:

[Noridayu]

Common Malaysia WD enter final.

[pauline]

wah,lots of exciting matches coming up. Haizz...KKK/TBH, continue to improve.How many tournaments left for them?
Now cheering for MAS WD!!

[robin7]

The players are complaining that the shuttles are too quick!

[Noridayu]

CHN leading 2-0 now.

[abedeng]

The players are complaining that the shuttles are too fast!

I thought Gade was saying the shuttle was slower than the one used in Denmark Super Series.

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 1-2 now.

[etudiant]

chn wd starts the ball rolling...............2-1

[Noridayu]

Level at 2 all.

[Noridayu]

Mas leading 3-2 now.

[nicolas33]

what happen with the sulltlecocks?

[Noridayu]

Level at 3 all now.

[Noridayu]

Mas leading 4-3 now.

[badMania]

Just finished my wedding dinner, but cannot leave yet .....

Kudos to Kido/Setiawan for coming back. Indeed, it is the coming back phase of the game that determines champions.

Lucky I didn't use up my PAW for this match.

I used up my PAW on the MAS pair...but, the INA pair has really proven me wrong this time round :o I thought all was over when the MAS pair took the first set. However, Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan came back strongly at 14-13 in the second set and it was crucial too that they won 3 pts in a row to make it 17-13. From then onwards, there was no turning back and they won the second set 21-16. The third set was all INA's and they were cruising so comfortably at 15-8 before the MAS pair won 4 straight pts to narrow the gap to just 3 at 12-15. However, the INA pair was not going to let this victory slip from their hand as they took the rubber-set 21-14.

I believe they can win another title in Europe now :cool:

[vching]

Wow..really or not..pee on pants..hehe:D:D..I no feeling because already trained in so many matches to sustain the nervousness..My heart is very strong now..:rolleyes::rolleyes:

We all seasoned liao...

Our hearts have taken so many beatings due to being Malaysian supporters :D:D:D

[etudiant]

Clark/Kellogg will have more crowd behind them.........i suppose.........european solidarity..........why the match hasnt started yet.........

[Noridayu]

Mas leading 5-4 now.

[carine]

Chin/Wong leading 6-4

[Noridayu]

Mas leading 6-4 now.

[vching]

Jia you! Capitalise on your early lead!

Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty GOGOGO!!!

This feels like last year's French Open Round 1 all over again...

[Noridayu]

Extend lead 7-4 now.

[etudiant]

Mas wd pulling away

[Noridayu]

Extends lead 8-4 now.

[pauline]

why got <sob> & crying icon with KKK/TBH's lost to the in-form Kido/Setiawan ?? Not really surprising actually.

The XD match would be interesting, if both KK & WPT havent lost steam.
Fans still place a lil bit hope on them,I guess...moreover,they won the 1st set, but just to lose the match,that's heartbreaking.

[carine]

MAS leading 9-4

[etudiant]

i spoke too fast.......eng opens it with 1-0

[vching]

Take the lead into the interval!!!!

[Noridayu]

Mas leading 10-7 now.

[badMania]

I hope Nova/Butet don't fall into any of Anthony Clark's mind games...the ones he used so many times on INA pairs :cool:

[george@chongwei]

camon mas!!!!
11-7 leading now..interval.

[Noridayu]

Mas leading 11-7 now.

[carine]

Chin/Wong leading 11-7

[vching]

11-7!

Malaysia in driver's seat!

[george@chongwei]

I hope Nova/Butet don't fall into any of Anthony Clark's mind games...the ones he used so many times on INA pairs :cool:
the england pair are currently leading 6-3 now.

[etudiant]

ina xd trail 3-5

[cxqtmy]

CEH/WPT.... hope you can continue to lead the game and win

[cxqtmy]

hope can see more msia in final tml

[Noridayu]

Mas leading 12-7 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas leading 13-7 now.

[vching]

14-7!

Go go go!

[carine]

MAS leading 14-7

[george@chongwei]

yess.14-7 leading now..mas..
gogogogo

[etudiant]

ina leading for the 1st time 7-6

[Noridayu]

Extend lead 15-7 now.

[vching]

Actually I don't think it was the French Open.

Maybe it was the Danish Open...

The one where CEH WPT won in the first round against the WR1...

[vching]

6 more points to close it up!

RACE TO THE FINISH!!!

[etudiant]

a lot of smash winner from mas wd..........

[robin7]

I used up my PAW on the MAS pair...but, Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan ... really proven me wrong this time round :o
At first, I thought u know something that we don't when I saw u PAWing against your heroes. I almost followed u. Well, it's a win-win situation for u.

[vching]

4 more points!!!!

[carine]

MAS leading 17-9

[Noridayu]

Extend lead 17-9 now.

[vching]

Its much easier to enjoy the game away from the PAW...

Thats why I took a PAW holiday :D :D :D

[cxqtmy]

2 more pt to get first game

[vching]

2 more points!

Close it up!

[george@chongwei]

wow..mas girls really teaching the chinese pair a baddy lesson now:eek: :eek:
19-9 now.

[etudiant]

eng xd 11-9....................

[carine]

MAS leading 19-9

[vching]

11 match points!

JIA YOU!!!

[pauline]

Actually I don't think it was the French Open.

Maybe it was the Danish Open...

The one where CEH WPT won in the first round against the WR1...
I remember it was DO 07.

[carine]

game pt for MAS,20-9...

[robin7]

WPT/CEH take the 1st game 21-11.

I think almost everyone PAWs against MAS WD. Come on MAS, I don't mind losing this PAW...

[george@chongwei]

yesss..mas girls won the 1st set quite comfortabaly..
21-11

[vching]

21-11! One game down, one to go!!!

[etudiant]

cmon Nova/Butet......................

[Noridayu]

Mas win 21-11 in the 1st game. Hope that they can seal the 2nd game.

[LI De Quan]

nova/liliyana come on!!can't wait to see lee cw vs taufik!!:cool:

[carine]

MAS took 1st set,21-11

[robin7]

:eek: OMG, 11 smash winners from MAS WD vs CHN's 4 in the 1st game...

[vching]

Is the famed Chinese defense not holding up or has Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty doubled their muscle mass?

[robin7]

INA XD pair is pulling away 16-14...

[etudiant]

chn wd start 3-0

[vching]

Quick start from the Chinese. 3-0 in the second game

[vching]

Malaysian girls break the egg - 1-4

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 1-4 now.

[etudiant]

5-1 now for ZY/ZTT..................

[vching]

6-1...

Time to get going, girls...

6-2

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 2-6 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 2-7 now. Common Malaysia!

[etudiant]

3pts to go to grab 1st set............Nova/Butet cmon...........

[cxqtmy]

oh no! wat happen to msia girl...
quick chase up

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 3-8 now.

[badMania]

At first, I thought u know something that we don't when I saw u PAWing against your heroes. I almost followed u. Well, it's a win-win situation for u.

I thought Koo Kien Keat would have regained his dominance at the net, after watching yesterday's match against Rian/Yoke, where the INA pair was totally beaten at the net :o

My fear was almost confirmed as the MAS pair also took the first set. But, what a comeback from the World and Olympics Champions.....

[etudiant]

gosh 19all..........................

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 4-8 now.

[vching]

8-4, Chinese in the lead.

[robin7]

Is the famed Chinese defense not holding up or has Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty doubled their muscle mass?
I think both. WPT/CEH have been training with MD lately and they have beaten ZYW/WYL before plus WYL is a much better player than ZTT.

[carine]

come on,chin/wong

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 5-9 now.

[etudiant]

oh no.20all..........................

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 6-9 now.

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 7-9 now.

[etudiant]

oh no 21 all.........................

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 8-9 now.

[Noridayu]

Level at 9 all now.

[vching]

even 9-9...

Jia you!!!

[carine]

wa,fr 2-8 to 9-9...come on MAS

[skyblue]

MAS trailing 9-11

[yenloo]

gogo msia WD ..!!!
gao dim in 2 sets hopefully :D

[robin7]

I thought Koo Kien Keat would have regained his dominance at the net, after watching yesterday's match against Rian/Yoke, where the INA pair was totally beaten at the net :o

My fear was almost confirmed as the MAS pair also took the first set. But, what a comeback from the World and Olympics Champions.....
Koo/Tan were on the attacking mode in the 1st game. But they had to be on the defense in the 2nd and 3rd when Markis/Hendra were on fire.

[etudiant]

3 gamept for ina

[vching]

On the other hand, the English have won a very tight first set.

[badMania]

Again, as feared, Nova/Butet lost the first set 23-25 despite having 4 game pts :mad:

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 9-11 in interval.

[robin7]

ENG XD pair took the 1st game 25-23.

[etudiant]

darn 25-23 for eng xd....................

[vching]

10-11, c'mon, 2 sets gao dim, you still have XD later on!

[vching]

11 all levelled!

JIAYOU!!!

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 10-11 now.

[vching]

mana itu Pemuda... I miss him...

MALAYSIA BOLEH :D

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 11-12 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 11-13 now.

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 12-13 now.

[vching]

12-14....

Recover quick!

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 12-14 now.

[vching]

13-15...

It really feels like deja vu

[volcom]

China to win :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Noridayu]

Closes gap13-15 now.

[Heong]

England playing quite well on the other court in mixed semifinal.. won first set strongly.

gtg sleep bye everyone! hope to see good results in the morning. ;)

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 13-16 now.

[etudiant]

7-4 for eng xd.....................tough for Nova/Butet

[volcom]

China was warming up and bringing up MAS hopes :D:D:D
Like MK/HS did in previously :D

[robin7]

Wow, did u guys see the jumping overhead backhand from Kellogg? Unbelieavble...:eek:

[robin7]

ENG XD pair is on fire as they lead 10-4.

[etudiant]

what happnd to Nova/Butet..................

[carine]

CHN leading 19-15

[badMania]

what happnd to Nova/Butet..................

They typically face problems when facing strong European pairs like Laybourn/Rytter-Juhl, Robertson/Emms or Clark/Kellogg.

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 16-19 now.

[robin7]

ENG XD continue their dominance as they lead 11-6 in the 2nd game...

[F-38-I]

Sad to (always) see Nova/Butet lost narrowly to their opponent (despite having so many game points)

[robin7]

ENG XD are very aggressive and pumped up atm...

[LI De Quan]

nova/liliyana come on
zhang/zhao jia you!!

[Noridayu]

Another rubber game for us, Malaysian. Hope that they will play well in the 3rd game.

[carine]

CHN took 2nd set,21-16

[yenloo]

gogo msia WD in 3rd set!!

[robin7]

Kellogg is superb @ the net, ENG 13-9.

[Noridayu]

CHN leading 1-0 now.

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 1-2 now.

[vching]

c'mon girls, Don't let the Chinese get a good lead!

[Noridayu]

Is the live score stuck?

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 1-4 now.

[volcom]

China China China :D:D:D:D:D

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 1-6 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 2-6 now.

[robin7]

Come on, 3 more for ENG...

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 4-8 now.

[yenloo]

go msia gogogogog~!!

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 5-8 now.

[robin7]

1 game-all 18-all... tension...

[carine]

come on MAS.....

[robin7]

2 more for ENG 19-18...

[sickgal]

do keep update me on the msia pair ya...

[robin7]

Great low serve by Kellogg. Match pt 20-18...

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 6-10 now.

[robin7]

Netted by Kellogg. 1 saved.

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 7-10 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 7-11 now.

[robin7]

Landed in. Misudgement by Clark. Deuce...

[robin7]

Nice drop by Clark. Another match pt.

[demolidor]

20-20 :D Nova has to make up the points I messed up with Kindra.
...
21-21

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 8-11 now.

[robin7]

Miss @ the net by Kellogg. Deuce again...

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 9-11 now.

[robin7]

Smash by Clark. Match pt #4 for ENG.

[vching]

1 point!

GO GO GO!!!

JI YOU CHIN EEI HUI!

JIA YOU WONG PEI TTY!

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 10-11 now.

[yenloo]

msia 10 china 11 !! go msia

[Noridayu]

The next match that every BC is waiting for LCW vs TH.

[demolidor]

$^&%&^*&&(*(*(*)####

[vching]

Leveled!

GO GO GO!!!!

[Noridayu]

Level at 12 all .

[leonardklh]

come on china... i dont want to loose any paw anymore..

[robin7]

Flick serve by Kellogg and Nova netted. The Europen Champions Clark/Kellogg upset the World Champions Nova/Liliyana 25-23 23-21.

[Noridayu]

Level at 13 all.

[badMania]

Sigh...Nova/Butet just couldn't take the lead in the second set, after saving 3 match pts and levelling the scores at 17-17. Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg are through to the Final, winning it 24-22, 23-21.

[vching]

Now is the time to pull away!

[LI De Quan]

aiyo!!!liliyana/nova lost!!!!
come on zhang ya wen/zhao ting ting

[sickgal]

thanks for the updates... keep going plz!!!!

astro is gonna show the MS later... but i wanna know the result of msian WD too...

thanks a bunch

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 14-15 now.

[vching]

14-15...

camon....

[DaddyCoach]

Fantastic win for Donna & Anthony!! And it's Anthony's birthday today. Happy birthday Anthony.

[Noridayu]

Level at 15 all.

[leonardklh]

"zhong guo" jia you...

[vching]

15-15...

Pull Away Now Malaysia!!!

[robin7]

LCW and TH are on court now.

LCW in blue and TH in black.

[badMania]

I am praying that my PAW on the CHN pair will still materialize.......

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 15-16 now.

[badadum]

I am praying that my PAW on the CHN pair will still materialize.......

You need to atone for PAWing against MK/HS!! ;)

Dang...Nova/Butet...soo many opportunity...but ended up in defeat :(.

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 15-17 now.

[eaglehelang]

Guang Dong Sports is showing the MS Semi now

[LI De Quan]

yeah now is the big game!!!!

[Noridayu]

Closes gap 16-17.

[badadum]

Cmon Taufik!! anything than rubber is not acceptable :p

[Noridayu]

Level at 17 all.

[vching]

17 all!

Is this headed for another thriller?

[robin7]

Yes, 17-all... Come on MAS WD...

[Noridayu]

Mas leading 18-17.

[vching]

Malaysian girls take the lead for the first time in this game at this crucial stage!

[eaglehelang]

wow, the XD match really exciting. The deuce "habit" seems to be catching, LOL

[robin7]

MAS WD 18-17.... Go go....

[Noridayu]

LCW leads 1-0 and WD level at 18 all.

[leonardklh]

china come on save our paw...

[robin7]

Mas Wd 19-18.....

[yenloo]

come on msia :D

[vching]

2 more points! GO GO GO!

[badMania]

Come on Zhang/Zhao!!! For the sake of my PAW :cool: