Li Ning China Open Super Series 2008: Day 6 (Finals)

[abedeng]

No, long lunch wastes time. This s where Blackberry is superior.

[ctjcad]

the MAS WD pair might want to focus their attack more on ZTT...

ZYW seems to be more alert and the aggressor..

[Tjun Tjun]

Another opportunity to level the game.....10-11.............

[limsy]

i think mas wd didnt perform as well as they are in fo final...and...china find their way to beat w/c

[Tjun Tjun]

Yes, yes, yes.....11-11.............makes the game more exciting........

[limsy]

hope mas go all the way to win

[ctjcad]

No, long lunch wastes time. This s where Blackberry is superior.
..watching livestream or just livescore??..:)

[Tjun Tjun]

What a rally ending with a drive by CEH......leaving the crowd in silence.....................12-11....

[limsy]

the most nervous moment now...dup dak...dup dak...

[Tjun Tjun]

Another long rally.....but ending this time with a bad error by WPT.......13-12.......

[limsy]

go mas go....go mas go...

[limsy]

ztt is breathing heavily

[Tjun Tjun]

Yet another long rally......another bad mistake by WPT hitting into the net...13-13.....

[limsy]

go mas go...win this...justify ur wr

[Tjun Tjun]

MAS takes back the lead with a smash by CEH....14-13.......

[Tjun Tjun]

Luck of the net cord by ZJW........14-14.............

[limsy]

aiyo...easy mistake again....haiz...

[Tjun Tjun]

Sheer magic by ZTT....with a tight crosscourt net after long rally..........16-14.........

[Tjun Tjun]

WOW....WOW.......incredible crosscourt by CEH.................15-16..................

[Tjun Tjun]

Yes, yes, yes......16-16..................can't get more exciting than this..............

[eRa@에라]

ouch that one is out .. come on girls you can do it!

[Tjun Tjun]

CEH missing crosscourt drive by inches........16-18...................

[limsy]

if they lose...just need to blame themself...

[Tjun Tjun]

MAS not giving up.....17-18..........CEH with clever smash into the direction ZTT's body................

[Tjun Tjun]

Lucky net cord in favour of MAS..........18-19.............

[Tjun Tjun]

Mas 19-20...................

[extremenanopowe]

Well done to china. More determine to win the game. ;)

[Tjun Tjun]

Superb WD........Chinese champion...............

[eRa@에라]

it would be miracle if lcw could win the next match :D

[Tjun Tjun]

Very proud of WPT & CEH....never giving up even though they made some unforced errors........they give the Chinese a good fight all the way..........

[abedeng]

Congrat to CHN WD, and to MAS girls too. But today CHN were better.

Maybe they'll meet again next week.

[limsy]

and yes...mas lost to themself...opponent is good...but...we are well matched...so...no excuse for opponent better than us...they lost to themself...
mas wd didnt perform as well as they face du/yu in FO final...haiz...disapointment outing...

[limsy]

Very proud of WPT & CEH....never giving up even though they made some unforced errors........they give the Chinese a good fight all the way..........

do u want to revise ur post???...they gifted opponent more than 15 points out of 42 points opponent won...more than 10 in 1st set...:mad:...

[cooler]

ting ting ting ting ting!!

on whole, both WD team are pretty close.
ting ting had improved since the last time i watch her -stroke and consistency.
fay paw chin is quite good:D
close match.

[Tjun Tjun]

The moment we are all waiting for......LCW v LD.....................hope this match will be as exciting as the WD.............

[limsy]

go to astro to watch lind dan vs lcw...bye bye...

[robin7]

LCW vs LD now.....

Whom should I be supporting?

[Tjun Tjun]

do u want to revise ur post???...they gifted opponent more than 15 points out of 42 points opponent won...more than 10 in 1st set...:mad:...

Yes they made mistakes and some silly ones but did they ever give up......look at the scores....19-21........

Meanwhile LCW is doing well.....4-1.......:):):)

[extremenanopowe]

camon dato... hopefully the dato name not too old for LCW.;)

[extremenanopowe]

Lindan looks a little rusty. LCW have to capitalise it before he gets warmed up. ;)

[cooler]

ld is slacking off

too much lifting

[Tjun Tjun]

Perfect smash at the sideline......7-3 to LCW...................

[madbad]

LCW vs LD now.....

Whom should I be supporting?

Your PAW, silly ;):p

[madbad]

fay paw chin is quite good:D


:D:D:D:D:D:D (good thing I wasn't drinking anything)

[cooler]

on the line jumpsmashing.


beauuuuty............:D

[Tjun Tjun]

4 straights points to LD......7-7..................

[samuel882]

the same speedy LD is back

[madbad]

Looks like LD's warmed up, leads 8-7

[cooler]

4 straights points to LD......7-7..................
of course, ld get them when he wants them:p

[Tjun Tjun]

Big, big smash by LCW.......9-8...............

[madbad]

Even again at 9-9

[ctjcad]

i thought there should be more BCers in here??...

that WD medal & prize ceremony was performed right away, not even 5 minutes after the match ended...

[Tjun Tjun]

of course, ld get them when he wants them:p

Ok, you support LD and I support LCW.........:D:D:D

[samuel882]

i thought there should be more BCers in here??...

that WD medal & prize ceremony was performed right away, not even 5 minutes after the match ended...
because many expected the same outcome as OG final in this match ;)

[Tjun Tjun]

Unforced error by LD...........shuttle long............10-12.............

[cooler]

come on lcw, make LD angry so he can upshift to higher gears.

[Tjun Tjun]

Wide by LD...............11-14.................

[cooler]

great body save by lcw

[Tjun Tjun]

LD leaps into the air with a lethal smash.......12-14.................now 12-15............

[Tjun Tjun]

LCW pushes it wide.......15-13...............

[cooler]

lcw look very calm today

[Tjun Tjun]

2 successive errors by LCW...............15-15.................

[ctjcad]

pretty good match so far...LCW seems to be more ready to get those shots to his rear forehand side (unlike what happened in the OG)..

[robin7]

Your PAW, silly ;):p
Of course. :p

3 mistakes by LCW. 15-all.

LD 16-15...

[Tjun Tjun]

Level 16-16.........................................

[cooler]

excellent show so far

[lin_xingfang]

19-17 for LD

come on,LD!!!!

[ctjcad]

a play reminiscence from the Olympics with LD charging the net for a quick kill...and gifted an easy kill for LCW...and LD made several wonderful defensive plays...

[lin_xingfang]

game point for LD...20-17

[Tjun Tjun]

LD has 3 game point................

[lin_xingfang]

21-18 for Lin Dan

[eRa@에라]

i need the ambulance....

[ctjcad]

excellent show so far
our X Ball must be missing this excellent show...;)
..hope this one goes the full 3 games..:cool:

[cooler]

LOL, ld double check on the net kill with the umpire, telling her it is good because he was extra careful on the kill.

[abedeng]

LCW great crosscourt smash 1-1

[ctjcad]

i need the ambulance....
..it's the weekend. no one's working. find someone who can do a mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, in case...;)

LD is sharp today with his net play. Quick reflexes as well..

[samuel882]

Entertaining. Even though one side clearly outplay another on several occasion.
The reflection shots frm either side was great to watch

[Oldhand]

In the first game, Lee Chong Wei looked as if he were playing Joachim Persson... and not an extremely agile player like Lin Dan.

It seems Chong Wei is attempting to be too casual.
In the process, he is getting thrown all over the place.

[robin7]

LD is in total control now, 5-2 up...

[Oldhand]

The 6th point Lin Dan took in the second game was an absolute killer!
What presence of mind (and nonchalance) :eek:

[cooler]

superb reverse slice drop by LD, yummy:)

[Oldhand]

Lee Chong Wei just lost the 'battle of the clears'.
That's not going to do his mental frame any good :o

[abedeng]

LD has improved on his defences considerably.

Great attacking lobs too, high paced and with great variation, even under pressure.

[samuel882]

LCW will not get more than 12 pts.

[ctjcad]

great backhand return by LCW and LD replied with a beautiful slicing cross-court drop shot...

"LCW, jia you!!!" and "LD, jia you" choruses being echoed by the crowd..

hah, a battle of clears, each to LD's & LCW's backhand side...:p

[Oldhand]

A tumbling netshot gets an arrogant tap from Lin Dan.
He is simply cruising along :eek:

[samuel882]

Its more looks like an exhibition match rather than a SS final

[abedeng]

That bad line call clearly affected LCW

[cooler]

cooler is ROFLOL with the clearing duel.
eventually lcw cleared out.
camera pan to fans waving LD's OG photo shots LOL

[Oldhand]

Lin Dan leads 11-3 at the break
11-3 :eek:

[Jonc108]

11:3 start to look like OG final...

[cooler]

uh oh, i can smell a repeat of the OG on the 2nd set.....

[ctjcad]

the 2nd game is turning out to be a deja vu of the 2nd game of the OG MS Final...LD is trekking along..

AM I WATCHING A REPLAY OF THE 2nd GAME OF THE OG MS FINAL ??..:confused:

[madbad]

The Olympic nightmare continues....

[Oldhand]

The break seems to have done him some good.
Chong Wei takes two consective points :)

Still trailing 5-11

[Oldhand]

Trickshot at the net from LD.
Lin Dan goes ahead 12-5

[Oldhand]

Lin Dan wins the net battle.
He leads 13-6

[Oldhand]

Lee Chong Wei wins the net battle this time
7-13 now

[cooler]

LD geared down now, more clearing and lifting

[Jonc108]

come on LCW... like to see rubber game...

[Oldhand]

Lin Dan smashes straight at his opponent for another point
Lee Chong Wei is down 7-14

[Oldhand]

15-7, 16-7 Lin Dan leads
Two errors from Lee Chong Wei

[hhs1000]

Waiting for another comrade salute from lindan after the game.

[Oldhand]

Lin Dan tries two smashes
Lee Chong Wei returns both
Then Chong Wei smashes out :eek:
17-7 LD leads

[Oldhand]

Chong Wei tries another adventurous netshot
Put away easily by Lin Dan
18-7 now

[cooler]

lcw is scare of ld smash, doing more netting

[lin_xingfang]

19-7 for LD

similar to OG Final

[crescence]

Beijing Olympics nightmare all over again for LCW lol~

[Oldhand]

8-19 Lee Chong Wei to serve
Loses it
It's match point for Lin Dan

[cooler]

LD is mixing them up real good, messing up lcw's focus:p

[ctjcad]

the crowd is now turning against LD...chanting "LCW, jia you!!" repeatedly, but to no avail...LD is just reading the game & anticipating the shots much better..

[crescence]

And Lin Dan wins!!!~~~
=)

[lin_xingfang]

and thats it

Super Dan clinched it!!

21-18 , 21-9

Congratz for LD

[Oldhand]

Lin Dan has his first title after the Olympic Gold
Final Score at the China Open MS Final 21-18, 21-9
Lee Chong Wei is distraught.

[cooler]

ld is toying lcw around, trying out lotta high risk shots

[crescence]

Does that mean Lin Dan moves up to first place in rankings or stays 2nd after winning this China Open?

[phaarix]

Absolutely no problems for Lin Dan. Lee Chong Wei never really looked in a good position... Even when he was leading in the first set :S.

[ctjcad]

hey, where's your racket and shoes, LD??..i'm waiting for you to throw them to the crowd...

[Oldhand]

Lin Dan goes home with USD 18,750
Lee Chong Wei takes USD 7,500

The cost of too much casualness = USD 11,250 (and then some) ;)

[Jonc108]

from OG and this final, LD demonstrates that he has a better match IQ than LCW, reads the game and anticipate the opponent's next action much better than LCW...

he shows who's really the one on the top of the world...

[cooler]

the crowd is now turning against LD...chanting "LCW, jia you!!" repeatedly, but to no avail...LD is just reading & anticipating the game much better..no no, u miss read, the crowd more LD to be more generous to lcw.:)

[Jonc108]

after Wen Kai's game yesterday, my friend said LD would be no match with LCW if the semi-finals really indicated their current forms...

then I told my friend that LD actually used the match with Wen Kai just as a warm-up for the final, therefore intentionally played 3 games...

[extremenanopowe]

Well done to Lindan. Definitely the undisputed champion of this 2008. They've done a lot of home work to know what LCW weakness is. It's time for Malaysia to do more homework. Something is not working. ;)

[Oldhand]

lcw is scare of ld smash, doing more netting
I disagree.

Lee Chong Wei returned almost every smash Lin Dan sent down.
I'd say Lin Dan was the one scared to smash anymore ;)
He hit more clears in this game than any time in recent memory.

Ha... but the new strategy won him the match.

[cooler]

after Wen Kai's game yesterday, my friend said LD would be no match with LCW if the semi-finals really indicated their current forms...

then I told my friend that LD actually used the match with Wen Kai just as a warm-up for the final, therefore intentionally played 3 games...i have already posted yesterday after the semi final

that match is for
LD sparring warm up
kai wen sparring lesson and experience.

[cooler]

I disagree.

Lee Chong Wei returned almost every smash Lin Dan sent down.
I'd say Lin Dan was the one scared to smash anymore ;)
He hit more clears in this game than any time in recent memory.

Ha... but the new strategy won him the match.

more clearing = more generous to lcw, as i have said before the match:p.

[ctjcad]

last match of the day.......or night/early morning for us North Americans before we hit the sack...:p
Sundae Lee is looking for double titles.....

[jason_tiger]

LD well aware of LCW shots, I think LCW needs to train harder particularly his back hand overhead shots as this seems his weakness spot.....

[Jonc108]

Does that mean Lin Dan moves up to first place in rankings or stays 2nd after winning this China Open?

guess not yet... LCW just got too many points from the many competitions LD was absent, and built a comfortable buffer...

Yet I think LD and the Chinese team really don't really mind the ranking at this moment... traditionally they just care about the big events in the following priorities:
1. OG
2. Thomas Cup / Uber Cup
3. (maybe Sudiman Cup) or WC

they would care about the world ranking only when it affects their entry to the above...

[z_jun]

It was OG all over again...though LCW played a bit better this time...but still made mistakes to let LD win the match...:crying:

[Tjun Tjun]

The Olympic nightmare continues....

LD is clearly a much better player than LCW....and I've to admit this eventhough I'm a big, big fan of LCW :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

But I'm still hoping LCW can reverse his fortune in HK Open (is he playing there?)......:):):)

[wesoon77]

I see LD and LCW more like friends rather than opponents. LCW lacks killer instinct in this game, at one point even played a lob rally with LD (!?). It seems like LCW is sick of playing against LD. Definitely a psychological disadvantage for LCW.

[Jonc108]

i have already posted yesterday after the semi final

that match is for
LD sparring warm up
kai wen sparring lesson and experience.
sorry for missing your post... but nice that we share the same view...

I even got a feeling in the 2nd game today that LD actually also use LCW as warm up for next week's game in HK (played just like practicing).... :rolleyes:

[pjswift]

LCW looked distraught? Far from it! Fred mentally prepared him for a loss. He actually reacted rather casually to the last point.In fact he never bothered to fight in G2 since the Shanghai crowd supported him too late and got what they deserved: a scrappy,error-strewn performance from him, resulting in a short match. Try harder next year, Shanghai.You want a rubber match, know how to work for it.
And LCW should ask for 3 Freds to accompany him to HKO.

[ctjcad]

both pairs still feeling each other's game & trying to outbark each other..."EARGH"!!...

[Oldhand]

This is from a post made 6 months ago:

"Lee Chong Wei truly possesses an abundance of physical stamina (and skill).
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for his mental stamina.

At times, LCW appears to be too timid an opponent for his own good, easily tormented and overrun by his own errors."

Not surprisingly, it still rings true :p

[F-38-I]

As always, MAS came to final just to lose.

[ctjcad]

LHJ looks quite sharp at the net today..man, i'm so jealous of LYD's age...so much vigor and bright yrs ahead...both pairs keeping a close score..

[pjswift]

guess not yet... LCW just got too many points from the many competitions LD was absent, and built a comfortable buffer...

Yet I think LD and the Chinese team really don't really mind the ranking at this moment... traditionally they just care about the big events in the following priorities:
1. OG
2. Thomas Cup / Uber Cup
3. (maybe Sudiman Cup) or WC

they would care about the world ranking only when it affects their entry to the above...
You must be joking.
If CHN didn't care about rankings,LYB wouldn't have to use his infamous relay strategy.
CHN team is now in transition and not in a position to dictate like before.
But it's good to see LD win in his first real match after OG08.

[limsy]

no way china can win this despite they cheat with putting xd the last and md 2nd...lee/lee too much for arrogant xu and his patner

[madbad]

After some early tightness and determined resistance from the CHN pair, the heavily-fancied KOR duo take the opener 21-16

[ctjcad]

i can't imagine how good LYD could be considering he's playing in both doubles events and basically the playmaker in the XD...this is almost like sparring session to him...

[cooler]

no way china can win this despite they cheat with putting xd the last and md 2nd...lee/lee too much for arrogant xu and his patnerthey put xd last so LYD can get some rest after the MD. :rolleyes:

[pjswift]

As always, MAS came to final just to lose.
If INA players had participated, MAS might not have reached final because INA would have beaten MAS to reach the finals?

[pjswift]

Lin Dan goes home with USD 18,750
Lee Chong Wei takes USD 7,500

The cost of too much casualness = USD 11,250 (and then some) ;)
Not so bad for so little effort from LCW today, don't you think?

[Louisa]

my big paw going to lose......

[madbad]

they put xd last so LYD can get some rest after the MD. :rolleyes:

I think limsy is implying that they moved the XD match after the MD one to give the CHN pair more of a chance, since LYD will have played and could be more tired

[madbad]

my big paw going to lose......

Many desperate PAWers trying to catch the last big wave. But eaten up by the tsunami instead, haha :D

[ctjcad]

if i were LHJ, i'd treat LYD out every weekend after a long practice session...does she know how good it is to have a XD partner with the talent like LYD??...it's like all of your mistakes & loopholes are covered by him..:cool:
KOR pair moving along....in the lead 9-4

[madbad]

LYD is a stud, plain and simple.

[pjswift]

Does that mean Lin Dan moves up to first place in rankings or stays 2nd after winning this China Open?
No, long way to go.But that's because CHN don't care about rankings now.Why do you ask such a funny question when rankings don't matter now?

[limsy]

LD well aware of LCW shots, I think LCW needs to train harder particularly his back hand overhead shots as this seems his weakness spot.....

haha...are u joking???lcw back hand are weakness?...LD NEED NOT TO KILL THE RETURN OF HIS SmAMSH ON OPPONENT...JUST LCW MAKE HIM LEAP INTO THE NET AND KILL...;)...others just dived and not able to stand up...or not even return lin dan smash to their own back hand...;)

not much can win point from lcw by so...so far i saw...just ld and th...;)

[madbad]

if i were LHJ, i'd treat LYD out every weekend after a long practice session...does she know how good it is to have a XD partner with the talent like LYD??...it's like all of your mistakes are covered by him..:cool:
KOR pair moving along....in the lead 9-4

LHJ is not bad in her own right too, don't you think?

[ctjcad]

uh oh, is there a leak in the roof??...play halted..

[cooler]

LHJ is not bad in her own right too, don't you think?i agree, i believe lhj DOES NOT required as much protection as other XD pairs, AFFORDING LYD to rush forward more so on finishing the point winning shots.

LHJ and Tina R have the hardest women smashes.
LYD can do alot of things if your gal can smash like LHJ

[ctjcad]

LHJ is not bad in her own right too, don't you think?
..she's not too shabby...but wouldn't any lady player with Sundae Lee covering for her??..:cool:

[madbad]

i agree, i believe lhj DOES NOT required as much protection as other XD pairs, AFFORDING LYD to rush forward more so on finsihing the shots.

She is a BIG girl, she can take care of herself :D:D. Joking aside, LHJ is quite accomplished. Unfortunately like most, she just looks ordinary next to LYD

[Louisa]

Not so bad for so little effort from LCW today, don't you think?
looking from amateur eyes...I don't think LCW is playing all out today...may be he satisfied with 2nd place, again!!!

[ctjcad]

haha, the KOR pair gets a taste of their own medicine as LYD & LHJ tried to smash at ZYL, but she sent a cross court return winner..
another service fault for the CHN pair...KOR leads 14-10

[pjswift]

they put xd last so LYD can get some rest after the MD. :rolleyes:
The norm is XD first and MD last if a player is in both matches.You've been around longer to know this.But this is CHN, you know?

[madbad]

..she's not too shabby...but wouldn't any lady player with Sundae Lee covering for her??..:cool:

I think she can hold her own. Look at her in WD. She's got a formidable partnership with LKW. You can't say LKW's covering her all the time

[Jonc108]

You must be joking.
If CHN didn't care about rankings,LYB wouldn't have to use his infamous relay strategy.
CHN team is now in transition and not in a position to dictate like before.
But it's good to see LD win in his first real match after OG08.
you know why they are in transition? they are preparing for the next OG!!!

use the first year after previous OG to identify the best potential players, use another 2 years to let them mature, then the next 1 year to build up the ranking to get the most and best entries to OG, and the last 1/2 year to build up the form for OG!!!

of course there would be Thomas and Uber cups and WC as their interim targets...

CHN/LYB do care about the ranking, but care the most when the ranking could facilitate some titles really matter to them!!! ... because only this solid titles and these cups could stay in the CHN team Hall of Fame as long-lasting evidence of their performance!!! like it or not, believe it or not, this is their tactics...

and maybe the Chinese ordinary people cares about the ranking all the time, but not the CHN team and LYB...

[robin7]

no way china can win this despite they cheat with putting xd the last and md 2nd...lee/lee too much for arrogant xu and his patner
They are so kind not to put XD right after MD. :rolleyes:

[abedeng]

Many desperate PAWers trying to catch the last big wave. But eaten up by the tsunami instead, haha :D

Yup, huge PAWs rarely pay off on finals day.

[madbad]

CHN roaring back, 5 points on the trot to 15-18

[ctjcad]

CHN pair is trying to force & speed up some actions now...more attacks..KOR still leading 18-14..trying anything, even putting Xu Chen as the frontman...

[robin7]

5 match pts for Korea...

[robin7]

Yes, Korea won it.....

[limsy]

ZYL looks happy...when shake hand with lyd...haha

[Jonc108]

The norm is XD first and MD last if a player is in both matches.You've been around longer to know this.But this is CHN, you know?
don't pretend you know CHN better than anyone else!!! guess you've been around longer here in BC than really in CHN... ;)

[madbad]

CO SS is complete with LYD making it a double with the XD title (with a little help from LHJ of course ;))

[madbad]

ZYL looks happy...when shake hand with lyd...haha

Star struck..... hahaha ;)

[ctjcad]

I think she can hold her own. Look at her in WD. She's got a formidable partnership with LKW. You can't say LKW's covering her all the time
;)...i know, i'm not saying she can't hold her own...but playing with LYD as your partner is different..

[madbad]

;)...i know, i'm not saying she can't hold her own...but playing with LYD as your partner is different..

Well, I could make LYD look bad if he was partnering me... :D:D

[pjswift]

..she's not too shabby...but wouldn't any lady player with Sundae Lee covering for her??..:cool:
Totally agree.LHJ's job is not to donate points to opponents through her unforced errors.

[madbad]

Chris, you must have hit the magical 10,000th post sometime tonight :)

[cooler]

The norm is XD first and MD last if a player is in both matches.You've been around longer to know this.But this is CHN, you know?
i dont disagree, that is how it's 'normally done' but my guess is it isn't a bwf law or rule of how the host arrange the event sequence. That is what home game advantage is all about. Personally, in this case, i don't see it makes any difference.

[ctjcad]

Chris, you must have hit the magical 10,000th post sometime tonight :)
..(yeah, another BCer reminded me earlier in the day) is that good or bad??..all those useless posts...:o
unfortunately it was missing 2 extra zeroes, when Heong hit the jackpot a couple or so weeks back...:p :(...now i've got to chase our cooler...;)

Well, I could make LYD look bad if he was partnering me... :D:D
..or he could make you look absolutely brilliant...;)

[badylife]

Yes they made mistakes and some silly ones but did they ever give up......look at the scores....19-21........

Meanwhile LCW is doing well.....4-1.......:):):)

ya agree. they shld hav minimise the mistakes.ceh always make mistakes n 2day wpt make quite a number too.nway is true that they nv give up even at d last point.gd job to mas wd n congrats chn pair

[narnia]

i dont disagree, that is how it's 'normally done' but my guess is it isn't a bwf law or rule of how the host arrange the event sequence. That is what home game advantage is all about. Personally, in this case, i don't see it makes any difference.

BTW, as LYD, MD should be much easier as JJS can cover his back. Generally MX gets a male player more tired than playing in MD. :)

[eaglehelang]

Many desperate PAWers trying to catch the last big wave. But eaten up by the tsunami instead, haha :D

Yup, the 31 pointer. ;):D


don't pretend you know CHN better than anyone else!!! guess you've been around longer here in BC than really in CHN... ;)

Errr, it is the norm in finals especially, for XD to be played 1st & doubles last(5th), is the same player is involved in both dept. Or stimes, doubles 1st match, XD last match.
If few players involved in 2 dept i.e. one player in XD and WD, another in XD and MD, then it'll be 1st and 4th, 1st and 5th (last). But seldom 2nd & last when only 1 player is playing both dept.

[badylife]

ting ting ting ting ting!!

on whole, both WD team are pretty close.
ting ting had improved since the last time i watch her -stroke and consistency.
fay paw chin is quite good:D
close match.

indeed ceh is a talented lefty.i like her empty-space and cross court return of smashes. she has powerful smashes n deceptive drops.meanwhile wpt has nice crosscourt net:cool: interesting wd 2day

[CLELY]

Great day for Lee Young Dae as he grabbed two titles here! Next stop more exciting competition at Hongkong Open, last opportunity to collect SS ranking points...

[cheeyf]

btw anyone know who is sitting next to rexy and misbun today? is he d psychologist?

[limsy]

btw anyone know who is sitting next to rexy and misbun today? is he d psychologist?

sure he is...hehe...many asked this question...;)

[cooler]

i drew that conclusion myself.. a shrink.
He sure doesn't look like he knows badminton:p