MEN'S SINGLES
Hsieh Yu-Hsin [4] vs Tommy Sugiarto [5] -- the real match for Tommy Sugiarto, after 2 warm-up matches. Hsieh has a slight edge, esp considering that he has beaten Andre a few weeks ago. It will be a major achievement if Tommy is to win the title this week.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Fernando Kurniawan/Lingga Lie [1] vs John Gordon/Daniel Shirley -- a major test for Edo/Lingga, facing the veteran NZL pair. I hope they can rely on their speed and power game to beat the home pair.

Chew Jian Dee/Brent Miller vs Wifqi Windarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan [2] -- I think the home pair shouldn't pose a problem for Wifqi/Afiat.

I will be very dissapointed if these INA MD cannot at least reach the semifinals... :(
As for Tommy, mmm... a bit difficult... maybe a 40% chance of winning... :p

I will be very dissapointed if these INA MD cannot at least reach the semifinals... :(
As for Tommy, mmm... a bit difficult... maybe a 40% chance of winning... :p

Don't worry, Wifqi/Afiat won't let you down :D Edo/Lingga should also win their matches....but they are not that convincing today (esp second set).

I would agree on Tommy.

wow, OBT/CSK still standing:p:D

Soon Kit Cheah (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=25285&player=102)http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/MAS.gif[MAS] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=25285&c=MAS) Beng Teong Ong (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=25285&player=101)http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/MAS.gif[MAS] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=25285&c=MAS) - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/NZL.gif[NZL] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=25285&c=NZL)Oliver Leydon-Davis (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=25285&player=27) http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/NZL.gif[NZL] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=25285&c=NZL)Joe Wu (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=25285&player=42) 23-21 22-20
beat that NZL pair in 2 straight tight games:D

are there any photos from this event yet.....maybe our NZ' BCers could take some.....

I hope jhirata can take some photos!! (pleeease? :D)

I hope jhirata can take some photos!! (pleeease? :D)
he as a linesmen in this tournament surely will have at least a chance to take some photos:D

..actually, he should be recording the matches with his digicam/camcorder. After all, he's got the best seat in the house....:cool:

he as a linesmen in this tournament surely will have at least a chance to take some photos :D



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:D:D:D Imagine jhirata sitting on the sidelines with a camera taking photos of the players, and also taking photos of whether a shot is "in or out". :D:D:D
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:D:D:D Imagine jhirata sitting on the sidelines with a camera taking photos of the players, and also taking photos of whether a shot is "in or out". :D:D:D
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OMG..im LMAO AND ROFL HEAVILY NOW:D:D:D
hahahahhaa.

Sorry.. I lost my camera!!! I've been looking for it...

But guess what.. Ae86Trueno has been taking photos with his.. giant Canon camera.

As expected, Melicia Kurniawan lost in straight-sets to Rachel Hindley: 15-21, 18-21.

Jessica Jonggowisastro [4] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=25285&player=24) def Melissa Leviana 21-12,21-13 (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=25285&player=26)

no update in court 3...?

wow.only 1 min Tpe 1st Seed XD up 11-0............hmm....

Sairul Ayob [1] def (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=25285&player=32)John Moody [6] 21-16.21-15

any 1 know the result of renuga veeran - amanda brown match??
no result in tournamentsoftware.com, the match suppose to be ended...

any 1 know the result of renuga veeran - amanda brown match??
no result in tournamentsoftware.com, the match suppose to be ended...

yes im about wondering too....so did Tommy-Hsieh match....the result still unknown....

yeahh.........
tommy match also dunno the result yet....
any info from BCers in NZ???

Yu Hsin Hsieh [4] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=25285&player=76)http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/TPE.gif[TPE] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=25285&c=TPE) - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/INA.gif[INA] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=25285&c=INA)Tommy Sugiarto [5] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=25285&player=65) 12-21 21-16 21-9

The tournamentsoftware works fine.

Renuga Veeran (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=25285&player=117)http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/AUS.gif[AUS] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=25285&c=AUS) - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/NZL.gif[NZL] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=25285&c=NZL)Amanda Brown (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=25285&player=5) 21-5 21-4

yeahh.........
tommy match also dunno the result yet....
any info from BCers in NZ???

just saw at t.software Renuga and Hsieh won their match......

Melicia Kurniawan [as expected] lost to Rachel Hindley...
Wifqi-Alfiat won easily... They are in their firs GP semifinals... will face Chen-Lin...
Edo-Lingga won game 1 with 21-11, but struggling in game 2 right now... :p I still think they will meet the MAS veterans tomorrow...

any result of this two matches;
XD that involve john moody/K.wilson, and TPE pair....

Edo-Lingga won 21-11, 21-18... :)
New Zealand's Kevin-Henry are winning over MAS veterans right now...

Zhou Mi looked like she didn't even have a warm-up today... just winning the first game 21-17 and she looked like she didn't want to move throughout this game. However, she picked it up and showed her class in the second game though winning effortlessly 21-5.

I'll try and take some pictures in the next 2 days.

Joe P.

MAS veterans surely still have fangs. They're leading 17-13 in 2nd game.

Tommy started off really well in his match against Hsieh, out manoeuvering his opponent with some lovely touches, especially on defence. But his inexperience and lack of stamina showed in the next game where Hsieh took control of the net and attaching more and more since Tommy's game became a lot more predictable. By the 3rd game, Tommy looked spent and Hsieh was just thundering down his big smashes any chance he got.

Quite a lot of long good rallies in the first 2 games though, more so than in any other matches I have seen so far in this tournament.

Joe P.

any result of this two matches;
XD that involve john moody/K.wilson, and TPE pair....



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John Moody/Kate Wilson-Smith defeated Joe Wu/Danielle Barry[4] 21-15, 21-15.

How could I forget to pick up the 16 points from them in our PAW Games? :o:o:o
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New Zealand's Kevin-Henry are winning over MAS veterans right now...
Nope. Not over yet for MAS uncles, having forced a rubber.

MAS veterans surely still have fangs. They're leading 17-13 in 2nd game.
They had forced it to rubber game....wonder how high is CSK jumping smash now

Yeah, I couldn't believe it when I saw old uncle Soon Kit in the list of participants... Had to see it for myself, but he's still pretty good! :)

We're pretty starved of quality names down here... only the last 3 years since KLRC has gotten involved that we've seen better players competing here.

So I guess I'm saying, "Thanks KLRC!" :D

Joe P.

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But guess what.. Ae86Trueno has been taking photos with his.. giant Canon camera.
..thanks for the info..And yes, we're looking fw to ae86trueno's pics, as well as from others...:cool:;)

MAS veterans surely still have fangs. They're leading 17-13 in 2nd game.

I wonder if the MAS Grand-Uncles will have enough gas in the rubber? A slim 9-7 lead

It's 11-7 to the uncles in the decider.

Joe P.

Come on uncles.....

Uncles 14-7.....

17-8 now... Can they finish it off?

2 pts away for MAS uncles...

The uncles are quite safe thru the semi to meet the yourng n fury INA

10 match pts. Yeah they won...

Now R.Veeran/K.Wilson-Smith, give me a perfect 9...

Tommy started off really well in his match against Hsieh, out manoeuvering his opponent with some lovely touches, especially on defence. But his inexperience and lack of stamina showed in the next game where Hsieh took control of the net and attaching more and more since Tommy's game became a lot more predictable.

As expected, Tommy failed yet again in the match that matters. I just don't get it..it has been 2 years since he's in Pelatnas and he still has stamina problems when the match lasted in 3-sets?? I watched him losing to a Malaysian junior in the Singapore Satellite exactly for the very same reason....he basically looked spent in the last set :cool:

After 2 easy matches, Wifqi Windarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan will face a stern test against the TPE pair of Chen Hung-Ling/Lin Yu-Lang. In terms of experience, Wifqi/Afiat definitely are inferior to their opponents.

As for Fernando Kurniawan/Lingga Lie, they clear their first hurdle in the veteran NZL pair, up next will be the MAS uncle-pair of Cheah Soon Kit/Ong Beng Tiong. I think the INA pair will need to impose their authority right from the very start.

Can we have an all-INA Final on Saturday? Very unlikely (esp for Wifqi/Afiat), but, let's just hope it turns out like that.

CSK/OBT. rock n roll....
but their journey sure end in semi...
coz of speed and stamina
but please prove me wrong...

What is MAS veterans' weapon (aside of experience) they can go all the way into semi?
Never watch them playing. There's 1 generation gap between they and me.:p

What is MAS veterans' weapon (aside of experience) they can go all the way into semi?
Never watch them playing. There's 1 generation gap between they and me.:p

If the Kiwis can steal one set from them and the fact that they were forced to deuce twice yesterday, I think Edo/Lingga can beat the veteran MAS pair.

CSK/ OBT used to be Malaysia most lethal weapon in the late 80s...
OBT is an all round player, he can play singles too...
CSK is one of the most talented doubles player for Malaysia
he used to pair with Soo Beng Kiang and their combination
clinch the winning point for Malaysia in the 1992 Thomas Cup
final against Rexy Mainaky and Rick Subagja...
after that he moved to partnering Yap Kim Hock and won the 2000
Olympic Games silver medal loosing to Rexy/ Ricky...

If the Kiwis can steal one set from them and the fact that they were forced to deuce twice yesterday, I think Edo/Lingga can beat the veteran MAS pair.

both players add up the age is over 80 years old
if the INA pair cant win...then it will
be the biggest upset in NZ Open..
if MAS pair can drag to 3 sets, is
consider big achievement for them...

The uncles vs the eletes from NZL.. this was a hillarious match, it was more like an exhibition match but.. it was VERY entertaining!!

Old men diving and jump-smashing, and arguing with the umpire saying that the shuttle went through the net... :D:D:D:D:D.. I will upload a video of it soon!!

I don't think you can them uncles. That would place them in the same level as CTF/LWW. You'd have to elevate CSK/OBT another level, to grand-uncles.

:eek: Renuga Veeran is phenominal by having advanced to 3 events in the semi-finals.

CSK/ OBT used to be Malaysia most lethal weapon in the late 80s...
OBT is an all round player, he can play singles too...
CSK is one of the most talented doubles player for Malaysia
he used to pair with Soo Beng Kiang and their combination
clinch the winning point for Malaysia in the 1992 Thomas Cup
final against Rexy Mainaky and Rick Subagja...
after that he moved to partnering Yap Kim Hock and won the 2000
Olympic Games silver medal loosing to Rexy/ Ricky...

1996 Olympic Games I think. 2000 is Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya's own.

I wonder if the MAS Grand-Uncles will have enough gas in the rubber? A slim 9-7 lead

The uncles vs the eletes from NZL.. this was a hillarious match, it was more like an exhibition match but.. it was VERY entertaining!!

Old men diving and jump-smashing, and arguing with the umpire saying that the shuttle went through the net... :D:D:D:D:D.. I will upload a video of it soon!!

I don't think you can them uncles. That would place them in the same level as CTF/LWW. You'd have to elevate CSK/OBT another level, to grand-uncles.

LOL, LOL, grand-uncles, LOL.

CSK = 40 this year, OBT as I recall is older (there's no DOB of Ong in Wikipedia), so 40++ y.o. coaches playing, :D:D:D.

And yes, CSK/Yap KH won the OG silver in 1996. They lost to Rexy/Ricky.
Tony/Chandra won the OG gold in 2000

After 2 easy matches, Wifqi Windarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan will face a stern test against the TPE pair of Chen Hung-Ling/Lin Yu-Lang. In terms of experience, Wifqi/Afiat definitely are inferior to their opponents.

As for Fernando Kurniawan/Lingga Lie, they clear their first hurdle in the veteran NZL pair, up next will be the MAS uncle-pair of Cheah Soon Kit/Ong Beng Tiong. I think the INA pair will need to impose their authority right from the very start.

Can we have an all-INA Final on Saturday? Very unlikely (esp for Wifqi/Afiat), but, let's just hope it turns out like that.

Wifqi-Alfiat has a 48% chance of winning tomorrow...;) They have been practicing with the big boys, Kido-Hendra, Rian-Yoke, Bona-Ahsan, Alven-Hendra, Joko-Rendra etc in the last month... ;) They have improved...
As for Edo-Lingga... errrr... I have not seen Cheah Soon Kit-Ong Beng Tiong play since the 1990s!!! :p:p:D ...I have no clue on how to evaluate their chances... :o:o:o

Wifqi-Alfiat has a 48% chance of winning tomorrow...;) They have been practicing with the big boys, Kido-Hendra, Rian-Yoke, Bona-Ahsan, Alven-Hendra, Joko-Rendra etc in the last month... ;) They have improved...
As for Edo-Lingga... errrr... I have not seen Cheah Soon Kit-Ong Beng Tiong play since the 1990s!!! :p:p:D ...I have no clue on how to evaluate their chances... :o:o:o

We shall see...anyway, Wifqi/Afiat are still pretty young, so, a long road for them before they can be contender for INA top MD pairs, with so many pairs ahead of them in the pecking order (including Edo/Lingga) ;) I won't worry much abt Wifqi/Afiat's future.....

Edo/Lingga will need to prove themselves by winning their first GP title and if they can achieve that in Auckland this week, they should try to achieve even better results next year, with more participation in the GP Golds and a couple of SS events (Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore).

wow, our uncles still standing huh??:D:D
good!!!!:)

Some players threw their racquets..

1) John Moody had the chance to continually attack Sairul Ayob.. then he tried killing by the net, and the shuttle went out.. so he threw his racquet up which nearly hit the ceiling.. it landed on the floor and suprisingly, it didn't break. Both Moody and Ayob had a laugh and a smile, then continued with their game.

2)CSK broke the strings on his racquet during the game.. he threw the racquet to Sairul Ayob who was sitting behind the court, and Ayob threw back a newly strung racquet and the uncles continued to play, winning the rally..

Some players threw their racquets..

2)CSK broke the strings on his racquet during the game.. he threw the racquet to Sairul Ayob who was sitting behind the court, and Ayob threw back a newly strung racquet and the uncles continued to play, winning the rally..

Cool... that's what I call team work

Zhou Mi (HKG, KLRC )vs Mudukasan Sutheaswari.. (MAS, KLRC)

Mudukasan suprised the audience when she deceived Zhou Mi with a very tight cross-court net drop. On the next rally, Zhou Mi counter attacked using the very same move with a smile on her face.. it shows how much confidence she has, as the world #2 player.

Cool... that's what I call team work


luckily sairol never throw something else to him..
....:D:D:D

And behold!! a short video clip of the uncles vs eletes..

Enjoy.. :P... the crowd goes wild.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=00eXHLK2QEA

:D:D::D

Wow... Uncles's uncle can play huh!

:D :D :D

2)CSK broke the strings on his racquet during the game.. he threw the racquet to Sairul Ayob who was sitting behind the court, and Ayob threw back a newly strung racquet and the uncles continued to play, winning the rally..

Interesting. But I am left wondering. Is that permissable? Isn't that like considered an illegal assist during a rally? Like someone calling a shot out or something.

jhirata, thanks for the video.

And behold!! a short video clip of the uncles vs eletes..

Enjoy.. :P... the crowd goes wild.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=00eXHLK2QEA

:D:D::D

Hehe, the oldies tried to pull a quick one on the umpire with the old "the shuttle went through the net" trick. I guess they were winning handily at that point and were having some fun with the young 'uns

care to upload more vids of the oldies? really wanna watch them play....and try maintaining stability....the camera is shaking badly....what caused the crowd to lol?

Some players threw their racquets..

1) John Moody had the chance to continually attack Sairul Ayob.. then he tried killing by the net, and the shuttle went out.. so he threw his racquet up which nearly hit the ceiling.. it landed on the floor and suprisingly, it didn't break. Both Moody and Ayob had a laugh and a smile, then continued with their game.

2)CSK broke the strings on his racquet during the game.. he threw the racquet to Sairul Ayob who was sitting behind the court, and Ayob threw back a newly strung racquet and the uncles continued to play, winning the rally..
wow, what a drama on this match, eh?:):D
double tag team work,.;):p:p

And behold!! a short video clip of the uncles vs eletes..

Enjoy.. :P... the crowd goes wild.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=00eXHLK2QEA

:D:D::D
..did have fun; thanks for sharing that...And for a second, i thought the lad who was recording the clip had fallen off his chair after laughing so hard....http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/39.gif ;)

..did have fun; thanks for sharing that...And for a second, i thought the lad who was recording the clip had fallen off his chair after laughing so hard....http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/39.gif ;)
and the guy should be Jhirata:):D