CHN takes first point 1-0

CHN flick serve, 2-0

3-0 as CEH is struggling.

WPT scores, 1-3

Shuttle tumbles over, MAS 2-3

Mas closes gap 2-3.

WPT great interception, 3-3

YY change of pace, 4-3

WPT hits the net, 5-3 CHN

Excellent clear from CEH, 4-5

Closes gap 4-5.

Great drive from WPT, 5-5

CHN regain advantage. 6-5

Closes gap 5-6.

WPT misses at the net, CHN 7-5

Now 8-5

YY beginning to control the situation, 9-5

MAS fatigue is setting in, I think. Too defensive, CHN 10-5

6-10 CHN net block misses.

Mas trails 6-10.

WPT again uses her crosscourt expertise, 7-10

The CHN pair leads 11-7 at the interval of the decider set. An interesting finale is in store.

CHN 11-7 after WPT hits the net.

Again another flick serve, 12-7

CEH loose serve is punishes, CHN 13-8

CHN pushing the frontcourt, 14-8

DJ now showing better form, 15-8

15-8 now as the 8 pts look to be quite safe unless there's a major miracle happening.

Another great rally won by CHN, 16-8

Du/Yu are pummelling the MAS pair with smashes....11 smash winners in the decider set alone.

Mas trails 9-17.

Yes, fitness wise the MAS girls cannot cope after so many punishing rallies. This is the same situation as in the Thai Open.

10-17 now.

CHN players tussle to smash the shuttle, MAS 11-18

Olympic Champs get 9 matchpoints.

Great work by WPT/CEH. Congratz to DJ/YY...

..a bit of confusion and both CHN players collide and hit the shuttle into the net..anyway, they're about to wrap it up..

Phew...Du Jing/Yu Yang eventually beat a spirited-effort from Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui 20-22, 21-19, 21-11. The MAS pair should have won it in the second set at 19-17.

And now for the last match of the day...Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan vs Cai Yun/Xu Chen. It has been a long long wait for this one.

CHN wins, but it was a great fight from the Malaysians. They were almost equal in tricks and determination, but CHN had more physical and staying power.

At least MAS girls gave the Chinese something to think about. A great display by both pairs and Yu Yang/Du Jing show why they are no 1.

guys which channel are u watching now, GDTV has stupid F1 now

..ah well, no more livestream as GD-TV has also switched to F1 racing...wanted to see a bit of MD action..:p

..ah well, no more livestream as GD-TV has also switched to F1 racing...wanted to see a bit of MD action..:p

I am just relying on my livescore at the moment since I am using a Mac :p

when's kido playing guys?

yeah.. what a pity not live streaming anymore at GDTV, Shanghai TV Sport also no :-(
CCTV5 also no :-(

2-2 as the game gets fast.

3-2 INA from Kido placement.

CHN wins the rally on long clear, 3-3

Perfect CY placement, 4-3

Kido's smash goes wide, CHN 5-3

HS whacks on top of the net, 4-5

Abedeng, thanks for updating livescore.. Keep upadate..

XC wins the battle of the net, 6-4

Kido misses easy kill, CHN 7-4

CY forced to push out, 5-7 INA

HS great kill, 6-7

XC takes control, 8-6

HS again with good service reply, 7-8

CY forced to push out, 5-7 INA

which channel are you watching? thanks

INA retake the lead, 9-8

Kido tap goes wide, 9-9

The INA pair with a slender 11-9 lead at the interval of the first set.

Channel is Astro Malaysia, INA up 11-9 at the break.

arrgghh.why they stop streaming badminton..for the boring F1..i've been qaiting for MD match...livescore stuck too..pls update score..thxx

INA long clear, CHN 10-11

CHN defensive shot just wide, INA 12-10

Channel is Astro Malaysia, INA up 11-9 at the break.
can we watch via inet?

Yup, it's all INA now, 14-10.

can we watch via inet?

Nope, not possible. This is not free TV.

CHN snatching at their shots now. 17-11 INA

Great rally with XC saving some difficult shots, 12-17

CY backhand kill, 13-18

14-18 as CY pressurizes Kido.

INA gain 6 gamepoints after sustained pressure on XC.

One of them saved by CY. But Kido return wins INA 1st game 21-15

Kido/Hendra take the first set 21-15. From the statistics, the CHN pair made tons of errors.

Guys, I'm off to bed. Tomorrow I have an important meeting.

I need to sleep early too...let's hope this match is over soon.

Guys, I'm off to bed. Tomorrow I have an important meeting.

No no no , please we rely on you here since there's no live streaming anymore. 20 more minutes please...

Indonesia tv channels show football, F1, motogp live. But no Badminton. So sad..

Astro stops broadcasting... :C

Bump!!!!!!!!!! F1 :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Anyone, update score pls

No no no , please we rely on you here since there's no live streaming anymore. 20 more minutes please...

Not a chance, even Astro signal at the venue is lost.:p

Kido/Hendra take a 5 pts lead into the break, 11-6.

12-7 for ina..............
13-8..
14-8

That's more like it Kindra! :)

Kindra should take this chance...

14-9...............................
16-9
17-9

MK/HS widen the lead 16-9

17-9 for the INA pair now.

17-9. C'mon! 4 more pts to hattrick!

19-9 now...2 more pts to seal the deal.

Should be pretty much over soon...19-9.

19-10...................
20-10

19-10, too strong, way too strong.

20-10...match pt for MK/HS

10 match pts at 20-10. I am sure they are not gonna blow it?

20-12................

MK/HS won French Open, 21-15, 21-12 :D

21-12.....winnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Yeah! VE Day yet again for Kido/Hendra. Congrats!

Match set and done as the World and Olympics Champions solidify their position as the the World No 1 MD pair. Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan beat Cai Yun/Xu Chen 21-15, 21-12 in just 27 mins :eek: So, they have won 3 back-to-back Super Series titles yet again, 2 of them in Europe and this match concludes their 2008 season. They won't be competing in the season-ending 2 SS events, anyway, they have won those 2 events twice.

So, the Super Series FINAL should be the next target for them.

Lucky chanal of line. indo likes a rocket , way up to the sky:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: . AYOH INDO.

Match set and done as the World and Olympics Champions solidify their position as the the World No 1 MD pair. Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan beat Cai Yun/Xu Chen 21-15, 21-12 in just 27 mins :eek: So, they have won 3 back-to-back Super Series titles, 2 of them in Europe and this match concludes their 2008 season. They won't be competing in the season-ending 2 SS events, anyway, they have won those 2 events twice.

So, the Super Series FINAL should be the next target for them.

Are they in danger losing their #1 ranking by not participating in those last 2 SS events? They're the defending champ so there's a boatload of points to lose right?

They beat chinese pairs in their 4 consecutive finals to get the title.. Also new & old chinese combinations. Congratulation..

From the start of the Olympics, Kido/Hendra have won 4 titles and has a 18-1 record, the only defeat being at the hand of Rian/Yoke in the Japan Super Series :cool:

Are they in danger losing their #1 ranking by not participating in those last 2 SS events? They're the defending champ so there's a boatload of points to lose right?

Err..no...because the wins in Denmark and French will have compensated for the loss of pts in the China and Hong Kong SS. Things would have been different if they did not win any title in Europe, which thankfully is not the case.

So, my prediction of 1 title in French Super Series seems to have been correct :D

Hopefully they won't be to rusty with a long 1.5 months lay-off before the SS final.
Thankfully, there's Kejurnas in between :D.

Hopefully they won't be to rusty with a long 1.5 months lay-off before the SS final.
Thankfully, there's Kejurnas in between :D.

Do you know where Kerjurnas will be held this year? Maybe it's time to mudik (go home visiting families) :)

Hopefully they won't be to rusty with a long 1.5 months lay-off before the SS final.
Thankfully, there's Kejurnas in between :D.

OT:
The Kejurnas will be more like exhibition matches for them, since its a Mixed Team Championships, so, if Jaya Raya lost in the early rounds, they will not even play in the later rounds :o

I see Team Djarum (Andre, Maria, Rian/Yoke, Mel/Shendy, Fran/Shendy) and Tangkas (Simon, Nova/Butet, Vita/Butet) as strong favorites.

Do you know where Kerjurnas will be held this year? May it's time to mudik (go home visiting families) :)

Nov 11-15 IIRC. Better book the ticket soon :)

Nov 11-15 IIRC. Better book the ticket soon :)

Arrggh.., thats too close. I don't think I can't go. I thought it will be 3-4 weeks from now. Thanks for the info though

marvelous job.....and kudos for Kido/Hendra.....once again u save ina's prestige.....

Nov 11-15 IIRC. Better book the ticket soon :)

It coincides with the KLRC New Zealand Open GP, which is the next tournament involving a small group of INA players: Tommy Sugiarto, Wifqi Windarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan, and Fernando Kurniawan/Lingga Lie. I expect Tommy to progress to QF, while Edo/Lingga and Wifqi/Afiat have the chance to win a title in MD if they can beat Cheah Soon Kit/Ong Beng Tiong :confused::eek: and Chen Hung-Ling/Lin Yu-Lang.

It has been a non-stop 8 weeks of badminton (kinda rare) and Team INA has done quite well, winning titles in almost every tourney, except for the KLRC Bulgarian Open GP, a total of 12 titles.

Chinese-Taipei Open GP Gold and Japan Super Series -- MS and XD
China Masters Super Series and Dutch Open GP -- MS and MD
Denmark and French Super Series -- MD
Macau Open GP Gold -- MS
Bitburger Open GP -- WS

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So we have The Champions of the French Open SS 2008:

MS: Peter Gade
WS: Wang Lin
MD: Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan
WD: Du Jing/Yu Yang
XD: He Hanbin/Yu Yang

And Congratulations to all the Finalists, not only to all the Champions.

Thank you to all BCers informing/reporting as things happened. Took a long time to read, but have enjoyed your postings. :):):)
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OMG! Well Done Peter Gade and Wang Lin! I knew they could pull through hahahahaha
I wish I could watch them play.. D=

2 consecutive titles for both Wang Lin and Peter Gade

Match set and done as the World and Olympics Champions solidify their position as the the World No 1 MD pair. Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan beat Cai Yun/Xu Chen 21-15, 21-12 in just 27 mins :eek: So, they have won 3 back-to-back Super Series titles yet again, 2 of them in Europe and this match concludes their 2008 season. They won't be competing in the season-ending 2 SS events, anyway, they have won those 2 events twice.

So, the Super Series FINAL should be the next target for them.

Yeah, hope the Olympic Champ will perform their best once again in Masters Finals! In 2008 season, Kido/Setiawan bag 4 SS titles (MAS-CHN Masters-DEN-FRA SS), a significant improvement compare than last year 2 titles in China Open and Hongkong SS.

The French Open finals were. among the best we've ever seen, 4 of 5 finals were really tight. And this was also reflected in the PAW tournament.

Congrats to all winners and losing finalists for a great show ....

now let's focus more on the coming open such as russia open and KLRC open...

The French Open finals were. among the best we've ever seen, 4 of 5 finals were really tight. And this was also reflected in the PAW tournament.

Congrats to all winners and losing finalists for a great show ....

One of the toughest tounrys to predict the winner in PAW :eek:
Expecially during Semis & Final, the one which was supposed be a safe pick turns out to be the other way around..

who could have thought XXF able to beat the in form Tine in straigh sets.....:cool:

One of the toughest tounrys to predict the winner in PAW :eek:
Expecially during Semis & Final, the one which was supposed be a safe pick turns out to be the other way around..

who could have thought XXF able to beat the in form Tine in straigh sets.....:cool:
in rubber sets actually...

I almost PAWed Tine over XXF.

overall i see this final is very interesting and many tight matches and mouth watering clash expecially in the ms..
i do really enjoy this french open 2008:):)
thumbs up!
so u guys manage to get together during the party or not??
any group pics to share with us all??

Hell, this is my first post in this forum ever. Greeting to geoge@chongwei, Limsy, Jagdpanther for their luvly posting.

oh...how can i miss this...must thanks u for this...:D...thanks ya...hehe...hope u post more here...:D...so glad tat i on ur list...hehe...

Hell, this is my first post in this forum ever. Greeting to geoge@chongwei, Limsy, Jagdpanther for their luvly posting.
ahh...i also just realised about this post after limsy quote it..:D
oh, my bad for not seen this post..
hehe..thanks:)
anwyay, welcome to the forum, racket1881 and have fun surfing this wonderful forum!:cool:;)
maybe u can introduce more about yourselves in the introduction section of the forum to us.

ahh...i also just realised about this post after limsy quote it..:D
oh, my bad for not seen this post..
hehe..thanks:)
anwyay, welcome to the forum, racket1881 and have fun surfing this wonderful forum!:cool:;)
maybe u can introduce more about yourselves in the introduction section of the forum to us.

yes...i unable to online at 2/11 as that day is my graduate ceremony...after tat have lunch and party...:p...so didnt saw the post...hehe...
glad that we have another nice indonesian here...:D...peace