Super Series Master Finals 2008 - Semi-Finals (Day 3 - 20th Dec)

[Noridayu]

Kido leads 5-2 now.

[samuel882]

what a drive by JJS at 4-6

[etudiant]

4-6 cmon korea......................

[Noridayu]

Kido lead 7-4 now.

[abedeng]

JJS savagely punished

[samuel882]

Its Hendra vs LYD match at the moment

[narnia]

KOR will let INA go ... rubber set is expected..

[Noridayu]

Kido lead 8-6 now.

[abedeng]

LYD simple putaway, followed by simple net mistake

[nunu27]

come on KINDRA!!!! take 2nd and 3rd games...:D:)..

[narnia]

If INA won't secure this game 11-something... it's gonna dangerous.

[etudiant]

9-7 for ina now

[abedeng]

Koreans raining down shuttles.

[samuel882]

This is a high quality match , at present both pairs less making unforce errors

[narnia]

ok.. KOR will make INA pour out their all power...

[abedeng]

LYD outrageous defence into attack, you guys should see this live.

[narnia]

INA now protecting the net play of KOR.... while KOR switched to attack with smashes...

[jasonmarc]

ok.. KOR will make INA pour out their all power...

Both pairs need to pour out all their power in order to win this one.........:rolleyes:

[abedeng]

HS steep smash, followed by JJS great placement.

[narnia]

LYD outrageous defence into attack, you guys should see this live.

Yeah.... that's his brilliance..

[narnia]

Both pairs need to pour out all their power in order to win this one.........:rolleyes:

No... tactics involved.... it's just okay you make them tired out... when they are desperate...

[abedeng]

Kido shows his netmanship

[abedeng]

Another clear goes out, and Koreans stare at rubber game.

[jasonmarc]

looks like INA going to take this one........here comes the rubber game....

[jutawin]

It's the match, we are waiting for.. The koreans want to revenge their lost in 2007 WC final in malaysia.. Now they meet again in malaysia.. Always tight score..

[abesadi]

Ayo kido..

Ayo hendra..

Make it rubber and win it..

[etudiant]

Ina took 2nd set 21-15...............

[narnia]

ok. in the rubber game, you should reach 11 first... that team will have much much chance to win...

[nunu27]

YESSS KINDRA grabbed 2nd set... come on KINDRA!!!!!!!!

[samuel882]

hopes Korean previal in the rubber, they simply deserve a title in this SSF

[narnia]

It's the match, we are waiting for.. The koreans want to revenge their lost in 2007 WC final in malaysia.. Now they meet again in malaysia.. Always tight score..

They already won two matches in a row... early this year...
in AE and SwissOpen.

[abedeng]

All that tennis court training bear fruit with Koreans 1st pt.

[Noridayu]

Korea lead 1-0 now.

[Noridayu]

Korea lead 2-1 now.

[narnia]

Now KOR's smashes are beginning...

[Noridayu]

Korea lead 3-1 now.

[jasonmarc]

4 - 1 for Kor.....

[Noridayu]

Extend leads 5-1 now.

[abedeng]

Indonesians get a dose of drifting.

[jasonmarc]

5 - 1 for Kor....

[abedeng]

LYD counterattack is brilliant

[narnia]

Kido will make more errors as he does... tired out...

[Noridayu]

Korea lead 6-2 now.

[samuel882]

BRILLIANT defense by JJS

[Noridayu]

Close gap 3-6 now.

[Noridayu]

Close gap 4-6 now.

[abedeng]

Smashes steeper than Everest comes into play, as INA close in.

[Noridayu]

Close gap 5-6 now.

[narnia]

KOR seem to try managing the 3-pts gap on average...

[abedeng]

HS flies in to smite LYD

[nunu27]

come on KINDRA!!!!

[Noridayu]

Call off now. I am watching live from tv.

[samuel882]

HS turn to counterattack

[robin7]

What a rally won by KOR, 10-6...

[abedeng]

LYD wins a very very very long rally with crosscourt placing

[samuel882]

what a rallies!

[narnia]

If INA fails to narrow the game to 1 pt, the gap will expand in the 2nd half... That's the real difference between their abilities...

[etudiant]

10-6 to Korea now...................

[jutawin]

They already won two matches in a row... early this year...
in AE and SwissOpen.

Not All England.. LYD/JJS beat MK/HS in swiss open & Thomas cup..

[abedeng]

JJS bad judgement

[samuel882]

Kido looks affected by his knee injury
His movement seems abit slower

[narnia]

Oh... the gap is big.... the game is expected to finish by 21-14 or something... for KOR.

[jasonmarc]

Not All England.. LYD/JJS beat MK/HS in swiss open & Thomas cup..

LYD/JJS not go for reveng....but to prove their good...after disapointment in Olympic....by defeat the Olympic Champion....;)

[narnia]

Not All England.. LYD/JJS beat MK/HS in swiss open & Thomas cup..

You're right.. thanks for the info.. :)

[narnia]

5 pts gap... it keeps expanding....

[etudiant]

very hard to ina to win this time.........................

[samuel882]

Dynamic JJS getting very excited now

[jasonmarc]

6 pts gap now.......

[etudiant]

17-12 now for korea.......................

[extremenanopowe]

korean md very strong favourite...;)

[narnia]

Dynamic JJS getting very excited now

He was saving his energy to pour out in rubber..

[etudiant]

only miracle for ina to win this.........

[narnia]

It's very right that KOR knows well of the INA's style...
This scoring is exactly the same with those of their previous matches this year...

[samuel882]

u cant play fast pace games with the koreans. they are simply superb at speed

[extremenanopowe]

am waiting for lcw and taufik match. Time for LCW revenge I suppose? ;) Now or no tomorrow man. ;)

[snowflake]

Lee and Jung definately will win...

[robin7]

JJS/LYD in the final.....

[snowflake]

21-16, KOR won~~~~

[jasonmarc]

Datuk LCW and Bapak TH........will play next...who will play Pisang Goreng tomorrow...?

[narnia]

This is real dominance....

[extremenanopowe]

cool...... a mouth watering md finals ;)

[nunu27]

hiks... KINDRA lost:( congrats for Korean hwaiting!!!

[narnia]

For the Final... I bet for MAS's Koo/Tan... cuz they seem in a very good shape in this tournament...

[jutawin]

Kido looks affected by his knee injury
His movement seems abit slower

it's hard to do jumpsmash, if u got knee problem.. MK's main ability is his jumpsmash.

[pasoegian]

so sad that kindra lose...
hufff

[jason_tiger]

Markis/Kido obviously not in good form, it's a fair and exciting final as LYD/JJS and KKK/TBH are the only pair not lost in the group stage!

[badMania]

Once again, the INA pair has the chance to win the match in 2 sets, only to let slip of the opportunity in the first set at game pt 20-19, despite trailing 4 pts in the middle stage :mad:

Sigit Pamungkas will need to fine-tune the INA pair, esp when facing their bogey pairs like Koo/Tan or Jung/Lee. Kido/Hendra should not have lost yesterday's match...leading 13-7 at the decider set. Lack of concentration perhaps?

As for today's match....u need to be focused 100% when facing Jung/Lee...esp in the decider pts. In the Thomas Cup first set this year, the same thing happened with the INA pair losing narrowly 19-21. Today, it's 20-22.

It's always tough in the rubber-set, esp when the KOR pair always started the decider set more aggressively in their match-ups this year. Anyway, a match between these 2 pairs is always close and entertaining.

[nunu27]

TH and LCW on courts now... Hwaiting TH!!!

[eaglehelang]

very hard to ina to win this time.........................

Yup, Kido still nursing that knee injury

[narnia]

This year.... Kido/Seti had three matches against JJS/LYD... all lost.
All dominated... in the scores...

[jasonmarc]

it's hard to do jumpsmash, if u got knee problem.. MK's main ability is his jumpsmash.

Yes,...his high jumping hard smashes.......are lethal......and also the reason of his knee problem.....:(

[extremenanopowe]

letssssss rummmmmbleeeeeee!!! ;)

[narnia]

it's hard to do jumpsmash, if u got knee problem.. MK's main ability is his jumpsmash.

Yeah... Kido needs some rest for a while thinking how to improve their skills.

[extremenanopowe]

ohhhh.... lcw 1-0... game over. lcw wins. hehe. ;)

[badadum]

Allrite, Mr. Bad Boy is in the court now :D

[jasonmarc]

Yeah... Kido needs some rest for a while...

No....i want to watch them play in Malaysia Open in Jan 09.....:eek:

[narnia]

No....i want to watch them play in Malaysia Open in Jan 09.....:eek:

Yeah, I too. But we should save some time for better performance and safety. :)

[carine]

LCW leading 4-0...

[jutawin]

This year.... Kido/Seti had three matches against JJS/LYD... all lost.
All dominated... in the scores...

maybe now they have JJS/LYD phobia. like they have before against KKK/TBH.

[extremenanopowe]

whoa... it seems lcw must have climbed the kinabalu hill. so fast. ;)

[extremenanopowe]

steam rolling lcw.... ;)

[badadum]

Once again, the INA pair has the chance to win the match in 2 sets, only to let slip of the opportunity in the first set at game pt 20-19, despite trailing 4 pts in the middle stage :mad:

Sigit Pamungkas will need to fine-tune the INA pair, esp when facing their bogey pairs like Koo/Tan or Jung/Lee. Kido/Hendra should not have lost yesterday's match...leading 13-7 at the decider set. Lack of concentration perhaps?

As for today's match....u need to be focused 100% when facing Jung/Lee...esp in the decider pts. In the Thomas Cup first set this year, the same thing happened with the INA pair losing narrowly 19-21. Today, it's 20-22.

It's always tough in the rubber-set, esp when the KOR pair always started the decider set more aggressively in their match-ups this year. Anyway, a match between these 2 pairs is always close and entertaining.

Not unexpected with Kido's condition. Personally, I'm surprised they can force rubbers with both LYD/JJS and KKK/TBH.

[narnia]

Mr. Datuk plays always like that... Just go straight......................... :)

[extremenanopowe]

taufik got ambushed.... or not woke up yet? ;) He must have some nice seafood there. ;)

[Tjun Tjun]

Wow LCW 11-1.............. just amazing...............he is on fire.........

[badadum]

Haha, TH trying to beat Sony on how to lose badly?? :p

[carine]

LCW leading 11-1

[badMania]

maybe now they have JJS/LYD phobia. like they have before against KKK/TBH.

It's all right. Winning and losing are part of sports anyway. A defeat to these 2 pairs will remind them that they have to improve themselves to win the remaining major titles like the All-England and Asian Games Gold. Sigit Pamungkas will have to bear this task as always...just like when they prepare for the Olympics this year.

They have shown in the past that they redeem themselves in the most crucial matches, like in the World Championships 2007 and Olympics Games 2008 ;) It's probably better that they are the underdogs as they turned out to be the big winner at the end :rolleyes:

[jasonmarc]

11 - 1 for LCW.....TH still warming up.....no need hurry........TH will starts his turbo in 2nd game only....

[extremenanopowe]

am sure taufik can break the tongkat ali point... ;)

[narnia]

Not unexpected with Kido's condition. Personally, I'm surprised they can force rubbers with both LYD/JJS and KKK/TBH.

Yeah, I'm also surprised.. Kido really needs rest for a while.. He should take care of himself for tomorrow. :)

[Tjun Tjun]

Taufik could not do anything right at the moment....1-12...........

[carine]

LCW leading 14-2...

[Tjun Tjun]

Yet more errors into the net by Taufik....2-15......

[eaglehelang]

taufik got ambushed.... or not woke up yet? ;) He must have some nice seafood there. ;)

Haha, Taufik told the press he has back injury, still bothering him

[badcliq]

TH must be playing like a beginner now

[Tjun Tjun]

Cannot believe my eyes.......18-2............

[narnia]

Taufik could not do anything right at the moment....1-12...........

Wait... Mr. Datuk may give the next set to Mr. Taufik as he often did.

[extremenanopowe]

I got a feeling that TH said to LCW, tonite u win, u buy me giant prawns seafood ok? LCW said... bisa... ;)

[Tjun Tjun]

LCW on the verge of victory after Taufik sending it long.....19-4...........

[nunu27]

TH cant do anything on this set...

[badMania]

Not unexpected with Kido's condition. Personally, I'm surprised they can force rubbers with both LYD/JJS and KKK/TBH.

I have predicted in the first page that they are likely to lose today...but I was hoping for a small miracle :cool:

Kido should perhaps rest completely, like after the Thomas Cup when the pair skipped the SS Open and lost meekly to Tony/Candra in the INA Open QF, which was supposed to be last tourney before Beijing Olympics. The rest period proved to be quite valuable for them.

So, they should just skip the Copenhagen Masters and recuperate. It's not even confirmed that they will participate in the MAS and KOR SS. The big one will be the All-England 2009 in March.

[extremenanopowe]

After seafood, then the back will heal faster. hehe ;)

[Tjun Tjun]

Wide by Taufik.....5-21...........game over.........

[robin7]

Everything seems to be going against Taufik in the 1st game, losing 5-21 in 10 mins.

[jasonmarc]

Haha, Taufik told the press he has back injury, still bothering him

He came because his sponsor wanted him to.........poor him.....but if he can beat LCW tonight........LCW will be NO FACE......:rolleyes:

[kar_mun]

ld destroyed lcw in olympics and now lcw wants to destroy taufik.

[Jagdpanther]

Mm! Let's see what we have till now!

INA has 1 rep each in WD and XD. Good. :)

MK/HS down. Ouch. :rolleyes: Congrats to LYD/JJS as they've officially mastered INA style.
And with this, we can proudly say that LYD/JJS is at LV 100, mastering all skill and magic, and equipped with strongest sword and armor. :eek:

Sony was decimated. A little disappointed. :(

And now, the Bad Boy of INA. 5-21 in 1st game. Wow. ;)


It's all right. Winning and losing are part of sports anyway. A defeat to these 2 pairs will remind them that they have to improve themselves to win the remaining major titles like the All-England and Asian Games Gold. Sigit Pamungkas will have to bear this task as always...just like when they prepare for the Olympics this year.

They have shown in the past that they redeem themselves in the most crucial matches, like in the World Championships 2007 and Olympics Games 2008 ;) It's probably better that they are the underdogs as they turned out to be the big winner at the end :rolleyes:
Please don't say that. It probably will touch someone's raw nerves... ;):rolleyes:

[narnia]

Usually injuries come with over-playing... needs to keep the basics..
Dad Taufik can't play like single young datuk...

[extremenanopowe]

not destroy lah. just having fun. shiok mah. ;)

[Tjun Tjun]

LCW is too good.....big, big smash from the baseline....7-1.........

[extremenanopowe]

TH waiting and already booked udang galah and tiger prawn and drunken prawns in hotel. ;) yumeeeeey... ;)

[snowflake]

really really 100%+1% cannot believe my eyes......
do i need a new spec??????

[Tjun Tjun]

Very tight netshot by LCW......10-3..........

[narnia]

I have predicted in the first page that they are likely to lose today...but I was hoping for a small miracle :cool:

Kido should perhaps rest completely, like after the Thomas Cup when the pair skipped the SS Open and lost meekly to Tony/Candra in the INA Open QF, which was supposed to be last tourney before Beijing Olympics. The rest period proved to be quite valuable for them.

So, they should just skip the Copenhagen Masters and recuperate. It's not even confirmed that they will participate in the MAS and KOR SS. The big one will be the All-England 2009 in March.

They had lost like similar scoring... when they were good early this year..

I believe Kido is a player who plays standing his pains. Hope he will be good soon. :)

[Jagdpanther]

TH waiting and already booked udang galah and tiger prawn and drunken prawns in hotel. ;) yumeeeeey... ;)
I thought those seafoods may give you lots of uric acid? :eek:

[robin7]

Taufik seems wanting to get out of the court as soon as possible...

[extremenanopowe]

TH must be telling the coach. U want tiger prawns? hehe . ;)

[jasonmarc]

Taufik seems wanting to get out of the court as soon as possible...

Think so.....he is not even trying...:crying:......

[jutawin]

I hope sony to win SSF. after he lose. I think it's over for indonesia MS.. it's hard to beat Lee chong wei at home. LCW is king of home (jago kandang)

[Tjun Tjun]

Extraordinary netplay by LCW.........wins another point .....12-6............

[extremenanopowe]

Everyone loves seafood... yumeey... ;)

[carine]

LCW leading 13-7

[extremenanopowe]

in TH brain, he must be saying... add more chilli pls. Need some spice. ;)

[carine]

LCW leading 16-7

[jasonmarc]

TH must be telling the coach. U want tiger prawns? hehe . ;)

Coach : If U lose, we even can have beer ....... till drunk.......tomorrow no more match.....hahahaha...shiok..!

TH : Lets ask Sony, Kido and HS to come along....they all also free tomorrow...hehehe:D

[extremenanopowe]

george must be packing some kajang satay for lcw now. where is he? ;)

[extremenanopowe]

put some XO into the drunken prawns man... ;)

Pls bill it to LCW.. haha

[nunu27]

I hope sony to win SSF. after he lose. I think it's over for indonesia MS.. it's hard to beat Lee chong wei at home. LCW is king of home (jago kandang)

hehehe..lol..
but seems so.. he's jago kandang..:D

[carine]

match pt for LCW,20-9

[carine]

LCW won it easily with 21-5,21-10

[nunu27]

congrats for LCW..

[Tjun Tjun]

Easy, easy, easy 21-10..............

[Jagdpanther]

Their friendship is really something. :)
Are they smiling during the match?

[extremenanopowe]

well done lcw. shd be a walk over tomorrow for jaguh kampung. ;)

[jutawin]

Think so.....he is not even trying...:crying:......

yeah..
Taufik said " us$5k, it's enough to go to GENTING highland "

[Tjun Tjun]

KKK/TBH, CEH/WPT and LCW in tomorrow's finals.....hooray...........what time the matches start tomorrow?

[jasonmarc]

hehehe..lol..
but seems so.. he's jago kandang..:D

Pls be gentlemen......dont call him Jago Kandang..:cool:...He won Indonesia Open in 2007,.....;)....We respect Ur players ,.U must respect ours...OK!

[narnia]

hey, malaysis friend... off topic question..
how much is it an average proton car in us dollar...?

[Jessica]

Think so.....he is not even trying...:crying:......
Hehe..Good lor..Good for your health but tomorrow scary match..Koo/Tan and Jung/Lee..:D:DAre you ready???:rolleyes:

[nunu27]

ok c u guys.. tomorrow at 1 pm jakarta time...

[jasonmarc]

Hehe..Good lor..Good for your health but tomorrow scary match..Koo/Tan and Jung/Lee..:D:DAre you ready???:rolleyes:

U sure go for LYD.......common dont betray MAS ....OK?..:D

[bvedrl]

do anyone know what happen to taufik?

[nunu27]

Pls be gentlemen......dont call him Jago Kandang..:cool:...He won Indonesia Open in 2007,.....;)....We respect Ur players ,.U must respect ours...OK!
dont worry pal!!
just replying to other quote!!
it's sport. sometimes they have good performance sometimes dont.
i do understand!! not like the one who always made other down..
u know who is he/she...hehe
congrats to LCW.
see u tomorrow
with sportive spirits!!

[chongkiatz]

TH seen not in the mood >.<....what problem happen to him?? not even doing more than 10 time jump smash....boring match...izit his backside stil haven't recover?

[Jagdpanther]

do anyone know what happen to taufik?
You should rather ask, "What does Taufik have in his mind? Satai bakar atau udang goreng?" ;)

Other than that, it's probably his injury.

[Jessica]

U sure go for LYD.......common dont betray MAS ....OK?..:D
Don't worry..I will support Mas for sure..I not like you,saw cuties then betray MAS..HEHE..:D:D:p

[snowflake]

hey, malaysis friend... off topic question..
how much is it an average proton car in us dollar...?
You won't believe that the price of proton <- so called our national car is even more expensive compare oversea....and lower spec....:mad:

[eaglehelang]

After seafood, then the back will heal faster. hehe ;)


TH waiting and already booked udang galah and tiger prawn and drunken prawns in hotel. ;) yumeeeeey... ;)


TH must be telling the coach. U want tiger prawns? hehe . ;)


Everyone loves seafood... yumeey... ;)


Coach : If U lose, we even can have beer ....... till drunk.......tomorrow no more match.....hahahaha...shiok..!

TH : Lets ask Sony, Kido and HS to come along....they all also free tomorrow...hehehe:D


put some XO into the drunken prawns man... ;)

Pls bill it to LCW.. haha

RFLOL, LOL, you guys are so hilarious. Sabah's seafood are very nice, fresh, & cheap I heard :D:D:D

[extremenanopowe]

no man. free ticket to las vegas man. ;)

[limsy]

do anyone know what happen to taufik?


TH seen not in the mood >.<....what problem happen to him?? not even doing more than 10 time jump smash....boring match...izit his backside stil haven't recover?


You should rather ask, "What does Taufik have in his mind? Satai bakar atau udang goreng?" ;)

Other than that, it's probably his injury.

well...to be fair...the 6th point for lcw in 1st set and 1st point in 2nd set is belong to th...;)...thats why he give up his match...

lcw say twice thanks you to th when they shake their hand...;)

[limsy]

as what i saw...
xd...
kellog cz the game with too many error...if not...tehy already won...;)...

ws...
zm stratergy is well...tine find no way back from zm nice tactic and defence...

wd...just a matter of luck...korean gifted mas the match with 7 hit long to the back at the end of 3rd set:rolleyes:

md...
this is a really nice match to watch...lyd improved at the net...;)...well...if ina advance to final...i will say...better for mas...but korea...then...haha...:p

ms...as i say at the post above...there are biased lin call...:(

[badMania]

yeah..
Taufik said " us$5k, it's enough to go to GENTING highland "

Errr...Taufik and Sony are each richer by US$10k....not a bad sum of money in these troubled times.

[abedeng]

Errr...Taufik and Sony are each richer by US$10k....not a bad sum of money in these troubled times.

Unfortunately, I am not getting my money's worth with their tame exits.

[george@chongwei]

haha..looks like extreme power is very high in this thread now..:D
must be 'hantam' too much already:p;)

[george@chongwei]

george must be packing some kajang satay for lcw now. where is he? ;)
celebrating with lee chong wei right now of course:D
so how's ur seafood???:p

[ctjcad]

I wonder she would treat hauge and the rest of BCers a big meal at KK :D
..i agree...i think all INA players should treat Hau-ge to a nice & relaxing full day of massage treatment, spa treatment, sauna treatment, lunch & dinner..;):cool:

This is a high quality match , at present both pairs less making unforce errors
..not a surprise, despite Kido being less than 100%...okay, time to head on over to the video sharing sub-forum and dl the match..

This is real dominance....
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=49294&stc=1&d=1229779315
:p....was kinda expecting you to post that stat...;)

Errr...Taufik and Sony are each richer by US$10k....not a bad sum of money in these troubled times.
..not bad for a 3 days "work", too...;)

[Seasider]

Pls be gentlemen......dont call him Jago Kandang..:cool:...He won Indonesia Open in 2007,.....;)....We respect Ur players ,.U must respect ours...OK!

LCW is not Jago Kandang; Sony beat him in WC 2007 in Kuala Lumpur.