MEN'S DOUBLES
Fernando Kurniawan/Lingga Lie [1] vs Cheah Soon Kit/Ong Beng Tiong -- a big match for Edo/Lingga....can they progress to their first GP Final? Speed and power should be the emphasis and I hope Edo/Lingga can beat the veteran MAS pair.

Chen Hung-Ling/Lin Yu-Lang vs Wifqi Windarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan [2] -- although an all-INA Final is on the card, I think the TPE pair holds an edge over the young INA pair. Let's see if Wifqi/Afiat can prove me wrong tomorrow!

MEN'S DOUBLES
Fernando Kurniawan/Lingga Lie [1] vs Cheah Soon Kit/Ong Beng Tiong -- a big match for Edo/Lingga....can they progress to their first GP Final? Speed and power should be the emphasis and I hope Edo/Lingga can beat the veteran MAS pair.

Chen Hung-Ling/Lin Yu-Lang vs Wifqi Windarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan [2] -- although an all-INA Final is on the card, I think the TPE pair holds an edge over the young INA pair. Let's see if Wifqi/Afiat can prove me wrong tomorrow!

it'll be nice to see 2 ina's young and more improved md face off each other in the final....still believe that they can pull it off 2mrw in SF.....

More chance to see Djarum's upcoming MD pairs in the Malaysia International Challenge next week:
(1) Rizky Yanu Kresnayandi/Albert Saputra (19/18) -- they have beaten Rian/Yoke this year :eek:
(2) Mohd Ulinnuha/Didit Juang Indrianto (17/17) -- Ulin's regular partner is Berry Anggriawan (also 17), who has been sick recently, so Ulin is partnered with Didit. I heard Ulin/Berry are Sigit Budiarto's favorite BD and they are primed for WJC debut next year. Didit's regular partner should be Seiko Wahyu Kusdianto (still 16) if I am not wrong.
(3) Rahmat Adianto/Hendra (18/??)

all the best to our malaysian uncle tomoroow!:):p:p
i was wondering their smash must be damn hard!:D

and also not forgetting our 2 mens single, sairul and LTS , wd pair of haw/lim pek siah too..
all the best to them too:)

all the best to our malaysian uncle tomoroow!:):p:p
i was wondering their smash must be damn hard!:D


CSK trademark jumping smash??:D:D
can he still leap that high???

all the best to our malaysian uncle tomoroow!:):p:p
i was wondering their smash must be damn hard!:D
They looked like ordinary smashes, nothing fancy.. but they could break past many of the locals' defense.. :eek:

I just have a feeling that one of the TPE XD pairs will be upset.

Sairul Ayob [1] beat Hsieh Yu Hsin [4] in 21-18 21-19.

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Rachel Hindley [3] defeated Renuga Veeran, 21/18, 21/15, in 26 minutes
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Looks like today SF wont be any upset..........

Looks like today SF wont be any upset..........
wait.
wait for this match>> Fernando Kurniawan/Lingga Lie [1] vs Cheah Soon Kit/Ong Beng Tiong

upsets are comingg:D:D
hehe..
anything can happen.

It's an easy win for Fernando Kurniawan/Lingga Lie as they defeat the MAS uncles pair of Cheah Soon Kit/Ong Beng Tiong in straight-sets 21-12, 21-11. I hope they win the title tomorrow!

Lingga/Fernando already won.
Awaiting Wifqi/Afiat, then... :p

It's an easy win for Fernando Kurniawan/Lingga Lie as they defeat the MAS uncles pair of Cheah Soon Kit/Ong Beng Tiong in straight-sets 21-12, 21-11. I hope they win the title tomorrow!
oh, so no any upsets by our uncles to us in the semi final.:)
semi final for them is already very very good for them!:)
good job!

5 straight pts from the TPE pair at 6-10 make it 11-10 to their advantage at the break :mad:

thx for the tight paw, Sairul

The TPE pair proves that experience does count as they take the first set 21-16. Too many unforced errors from Wifqi/Afiat.

Scores pls... Livescores stuck...

Once again, the TPE pair managed to overturn a 2 pts deficit at 8-10 to lead 11-10 at the break. Grrr....

The TPE pair proves that experience does count as they take the first set 21-16. Too many unforced errors from Wifqi/Afiat.the MAL uncles pair disproves it tho:p

The TPE pair is within inches now...17-14.

score 18-14 for taipei, 2nd set

taipei take the match by 21-16 21-15.

As expected, Wifqi/Afiat lost to the more experienced Chen Hung-Ling/Lin Yu-Lang 16-21, 15-21. It's gonna be an interesting Final tomorrow.

So, it's an all-TPE Final as expected in WD and XD, all-MAS Final in the MS, and HKG to clinch the WS Final.

The only interesting match should be the MD FINAL between Fernando Kurniawan/Lingga Lie and Chen Hung-Ling/Lin Yu-Lang.

Renuga Veeran [AUS]
Kate Wilson-Smith [AUS]

lost to

[TPE] Yu Chin Chien [2]
[TPE] Chia Chi Chou

by 21-12 23-21

All top seeds advanced to the finals.

I was expecting Hsieh to win over Sairul and Veeran over Hindley but both were disappointing.

Anyway, MAS at least guarantees one title on MS and has a shot on WD too.

Sairul Ayob [1] beat Hsieh Yu Hsin [4] in 21-18 21-19.


Hsieh Yu Hsin, OG quarter-finalist?
i thought he is not bad...
or Sairul also fast n furious? :confused::confused:

the MAL uncles pair disproves it tho:p

Experience counts.

But too much experience counts against you.

Oh dear.. the uncles vs Kurniawan/Lingga.. I was line-judging, and Ong Beng Teong kept on entertaining the crowd.. he's a comedian. I couldn't concentrate, and I was a bit slow on my line-judging! :(
OBT apparently dragged the shuttle on the strings ( maybe double-touch ), and did a cross-court net-drop.. I still had to call it "in". The umpire didn't see that, so the malaysian pair scored a point from that.. then the Indo pair complained to the umpire saying that OBT dragged the shuttle. OBT replies with a funny expression, and both teams start laughing.. OBT pointed at me, saying that I called that "in". It ended up as a let.. lol

Sadly I couldn't film it...

Jessica Jonggowisastro vs Zhou Mi, another funny match..
After the 11-point interval, Jessica J prepared for Zhou Mi's serve with a loud shout; "Come on!!!!".. Zhou Mi points at the shuttle which was outside the court.. but Jessica J continued shouting 'come on!!' etc.. :D:D.. funny and a little bit embarassing, but very entertaining!! and again.. I lost my concentration.

So, it's an all-TPE Final as expected in WD and XD, all-MAS Final in the MS, and HKG to clinch the WS Final.

The only interesting match should be the MD FINAL between Fernando Kurniawan/Lingga Lie and Chen Hung-Ling/Lin Yu-Lang.

Dude, WD is MAS v TPE. At least it's interesting for me. I don't know who to PAW, frankly.

Oh dear.. the uncles vs Kurniawan/Lingga.. I was line-judging, and Ong Beng Teong kept on entertaining the crowd.. he's a comedian. I couldn't concentrate, and I was a bit slow on my line-judging! :(
OBT apparently dragged the shuttle on the strings ( maybe double-touch ), and did a cross-court net-drop.. I still had to call it "in". The umpire didn't see that, so the malaysian pair scored a point from that.. then the Indo pair complained to the umpire saying that OBT dragged the shuttle. OBT replies with a funny expression, and both teams start laughing.. OBT pointed at me, saying that I called that "in". It ended up as a let.. lol

Sadly I couldn't film it...
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..i wonder how your facial expression must be like when he asked you to confirm it...Either you were still chuckling or with a surprise yet serious look...:p

..i wonder how your facial expression must be like when he asked you to confirm it...Either you were still chuckling or with a surprise yet serious look...:p
I was giggling but I tried to stop myself.. :D... But I couldn't. So I was told that I do not have to do line-judging tomorrow at the finals, phew.. I won't be known on youtube as the 'giggling line-judge'.. :p

I forgot to mention that Ong Beng Teong was being a comedian again..
They lost the first set to Lingga and Kurniawan so in the 2minute break-time, Sairul Ayob and Zhou Mi went up to them to try to talk to them but OBT shooed them away and the uncle-pair was completely ignoring the advices of the younger players.. they walked away laughing :D

LOL, thanks Jhirata, for sharing. Ong BT seems to be having a swell time just playing. The uncles are coaches, LOL, not surprising they ignored the advice of their students, perhaps in jest. Didnt know Zhou Mi trained under CSK /OBT, she joined in at court side for the fun?