2009 AE: Day 4 (Quarter-Finals) Friday March 6

[robin7]

Come on Nova/Butet, 2 more...

[badMania]

Game pt at 20-18.

[cooler]

poor yippy, she ran out of juice i presume.

[limsy]

9:19 is quite surprising.


no surprise for me, they r performing like i had expected


A bit hard to understand what you imply here... You mean Fuzzy should be this weak or there is some situation (such as injury)? If the former, then it's a bit hard to understand why they are ranked so high.


6 straight point for the KOR MD....what's wrong Fuzzy?

no wrong...as expected...just like cooler say...but i feel SHAME to earn tat 13 points from them...so i didnt paw....

[badMania]

Deuce....20-20 :mad:

[badadum]

3rd game point for Nova/Butet....

[cooler]

no wrong...as expected...just like cooler say...but i feel SHAME to earn tat 13 points from them...so i didnt paw....
no shame, u got balls to say that;)

[Destricto_Ense]

21-21, aargh. Can't seem to get the 2pt margin.

[badMania]

4th game pt at 22-21......come on!

[Jagdpanther]

It's Indonesian vs Indonesian.
But why am I so nervous?

[Jagdpanther]

Phew! Into 3rd set!

[robin7]

Phew... Nova/Butet won 2nd game 23-21...

[Destricto_Ense]

YES!! Great comeback by Nova/Butet!

[badMania]

Phew...Nova/Butet seal the second set 23-21. Now, can they perform in the rubber-set and win the match?

[cooler]

it come down to tomboy vs tomgirl:D

[winzerer]

nice drop shots and drive middle of the court from lily was them to get rubber sets.......but they seems quite nervous und unfocus in this match

[badMania]

It's Indonesian vs Indonesian.
But why am I so nervous?

Because we all want Nova/Butet to win!

[badadum]

Nova/Butet should have the stamina advantage over Flandy....
In theory at least :D

[Destricto_Ense]

Time for LD vs Persson now.. should be a good match.

[yen_saw]

LD leads 3:1..............

[robin7]

no wrong...as expected...just like cooler say...but i feel SHAME to earn tat 13 points from them...so i didnt paw....
but then.... yalo... :o

[Destricto_Ense]

Lin Dan is so relaxed.. he's just strolling around the court, barely walking.

[madbad]

LD moving around with ease. Ominous signs for Joachim

[Destricto_Ense]

Persson's making way too many mistakes. Easy victory for Super Dan, I predict.

[Wong8Egg]

LD is toying with JP... he doesn't have to attack and JP keep committing errors himself.

[madbad]

JP making too many mistakes. I suppose the pressure LD exerts on him makes him play his shots too fine

[winzerer]

nice cross net from lily

[phaarix]

Toooo easy for Lin Dan. Controlling the rallies perfectly. Never off balance.

[madbad]

As a spectacle, this is utterly disappointing

[badadum]

Nova/Butet still trails 5-6.... in rubber game.

[winzerer]

noly strategy, after anastassia but most of the time it doesnt work well

[badMania]

Nova/Butet are definitely not on form so far....they will be lucky to win this one and progress to SF.

[madbad]

What can Jonas tell JP that can help him. JP looks extremely nervous too

[cooler]

JP making too many mistakes. I suppose the pressure LD exerts on him makes him play his shots too finei make mistake too if i play against LD or HYH, for different reasons tho, one due to fear and the other due to not staring at the shuttle:D

[madbad]

The laughing from Gillian Clark sums it up. JP is LD's beeaattch

[badadum]

Nova/Butet trails 8-11 @ break.....
Flandy knows how to play against them.

[madbad]

i make mistake too if i play against LD or HYH, for different reasons tho, one due to fear and the other due to not staring at the shuttle:D

HHY, dammit, HHY. That HYH is a guy... I didn't know you went both ways ;):D:D

[winzerer]

i don't know whether too much confidence or just too nervous.....noly produced too many mistakes

[badMania]

Nova/Butet still trail 8-11 at the break :mad: They are unable to win 2 pts consecutively. Lots of work to do....

[Destricto_Ense]

Thinks still not looking good in the XD..

[phaarix]

Ever since the Olympics, Lin Dan has been almost a whole new player! He's almost perfect now haha.

[Wong8Egg]

Jump smash from LD and boom.......

[Wong8Egg]

Wow, did i just see a backhand smash from LD???

[madbad]

LD would make the perfect professional torturer

[cooler]

HHY, dammit, HHY. That HYH is a guy... I didn't know you went both ways ;):D:D
ok ok, i mean HHY. :D I didn't remember HHY by her initials heh:p

[badMania]

Finally levelled at 12-12. Can they produce a lead now?

[badadum]

Nova/Butet still trail 8-11 at the break :mad: They are unable to win 2 pts consecutively. Lots of work to do....

your complaint work, they just tied at 12-all ;)

[madbad]

4 in a row from JP. LD is crumbling :D:D

[cooler]

Ever since the Olympics, Lin Dan has been almost a whole new player! He's almost perfect now haha.coz his 6th gears has been lubed

[Wong8Egg]

4 in a row from JP. LD is crumbling :D:D

Yeah right. :p:p:p

[robin7]

Flandy seems to be smashing a lot today...

[badadum]

And after winning consecutive points, Nova/Butet proceed to give up 3 points in a row....aihhhh

[badMania]

Almost immediately, Flandy/Anastasia lead 3 pts yet again.

[madbad]

ok ok, i mean HHY. :D

You, for sure, won't get even ONE point from her! And you're drooling by the way, hehe :D:D

[cooler]

Flandy seems to be smashing a lot today...hmm, in doubles, that's is what a guy suppose to do

[Destricto_Ense]

What the hell was that from Lin Dan. He just gave away 4 points in a row from hitting it wildly out..

[madbad]

WTF, LD is doing rally practice with JP

[badMania]

20 smash winners from Flandy/Anastasia vs only 10 from Nova/Butet. That surely says something :rolleyes:

[badadum]

13-21 is much better than 5-21......JP is coming along or LD just being generous?

[cooler]

You, for sure, won't get even ONE point from her! And you're drooling by the way, hehe :D:Dyupe, i will slip on my own puddles:p:p:eek::cool::D

[madbad]

13-21 is much better than 5-21......JP is coming along or LD just being generous?

Surely you need not ask :rolleyes:

[winzerer]

long rally, n finished with nice drop shots from russkikh

[madbad]

yupe, i will slip on my own puddles:p:p:eek::cool::D

You'll keep those court moppers busy :D

[demolidor]

Endless rally going on next court :D. Even Lin Dan had a peek over ...

[phaarix]

He can afford to do anything at this stage. He just looks like he's out for a stroll.

[ye333]

LD's concentration seemed lapsed a bit in the middle of the game...


13-21 is much better than 5-21......JP is coming along or LD just being generous?

[robin7]

A very long rally, the shuttle kept coming from Flandy/Russ... Nova/Butet in deeeeeep trouble now...

[teddbaker]

Lin Dan is toying JP

[badMania]

It's almost over now with Flandy/Anastasia leading 17-13.

[madbad]

He can afford to do anything at this stage. He just looks like he's out for a stroll.

He could have a cigar and a glass of port in one hand and still make it look easy

[Wong8Egg]

I would love to hear KJ's advice to JP.

[badadum]

wow, 2pts in a row...19-15 for Flandy/Russkih now...... almost over...

[madbad]

BTW, the commentary today is soooooooo spot on. Just love listening to the conversation that's going on

[madbad]

I would love to hear KJ's advice to JP.

Just go out there and enjoy the moment ;):p

[Wong8Egg]

Just go out there and enjoy the moment ;):p

LOL he certainly had the experience. :cool:

[badadum]

And they wrap it... Flandy/Russkih beat Nova/Butet 21-16 :(

[Jagdpanther]

Finally it's over.
I don't understand why we don't have good records in AE.
Such an irony, considering our 'OG gold tradition.'

[winzerer]

flandy/anas simply better player today, nova/butet played clumpsy n not smart at all

[ye333]

Persson is as awkward and slow as KJ, if not more...


Just go out there and enjoy the moment ;):p

[badMania]

There goes INA's AE challenge, at least for Pelatnas players as Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir lost to Flandy Limpele/Anastasia Russkikh in 3 sets: 13-21, 23-21, 16-21 :mad: The INA pair probably underestimates the strength of Flandy and his new pairing, who keep producing miracles after miracles in the past 2 weeks.

Once again, the AE has proved to be too much for INA players to handle. At least for the last 6 years.

[Wong8Egg]

Persson is as awkward and slow as KJ, if not more...

It is pretty sad that this is the best MS player Denmark can produce after KJ and PG.

[badadum]

There goes INA's AE challenge, at least for Pelatnas players as Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir lost to Flandy Limpele/Anastasia Russkikh in 3 sets: 13-21, 23-21, 16-21 :mad: The INA pair probably underestimates the strength of Flandy and his new pairing, who keep producing miracles after miracles in the past 2 weeks.

Once again, the AE has proved to be too much for INA players to handle. At least for the last 6 years.

Devin/Lita is not in pelatnas?

[madbad]

It is pretty sad that this is the best MS player Denmark can produce after KJ and PG.

That's not sad. What's sad is that MAS is unable to produce any MS players after LCW

[cooler]

It is pretty sad that this is the best MS player Denmark can produce after KJ and PG.
according to pswfit, they will come of age and dominate....soon i hope:p

[Jagdpanther]

The INA pair probably underestimates the strength of Flandy and his new pairing, who keep producing miracles after miracles in the past 2 weeks.

New pairing's magic, perhaps.
Just like, ahem, Lee Yong-dae/Shin Baek-cheol. ;)

[Wong8Egg]

That's not sad. What's sad is that MAS is unable to produce any MS players after LCW

ouch.... that's hurt. :(

[badadum]

It is pretty sad that this is the best MS player Denmark can produce after KJ and PG.

Err....JP is not that bad. He could challenge the top players from time to time. Today just wasn't his day....and don't forget whom he's playing.

[Jagdpanther]

Devin/Lita is not in pelatnas?
They are Pelatnas members. But for them, need miracle to win AE.:p

[badMania]

Devin/Lita is not in pelatnas?

Surely, u can't expect them to beat He/Yu and then go on to win the tourney? :rolleyes: That will take like 3 miracles.....

[madbad]

So what have we learned from the LD match today? He looked relaxed and in supreme form. Guess what? He can relax and even play with his right hand against CJ tomorrow :p:cool:

[madbad]

ouch.... that's hurt. :(

It's the truth baby, it's the truth

[Destricto_Ense]

He's gonna cruise straight into the Final. It's the opposite of AE MSF last year - Chen is the one injured now.

[badadum]

They are. But for them, need miracle to win AE.:p



Surely, u can't expect them to beat He/Yu? :rolleyes:


Have confidence o ye of little faith. :p

[badMania]

Flandy Limpele should really think twice if he wants to partner Vita Marissa back....because as results have shown, Anastasia Russkikh proves to be more than a good partner for him.

[phaarix]

Err....JP is not that bad. He could challenge the top players from time to time. Today just wasn't his day....and don't forget whom he's playing.

Yeah I think very few players would have been able to do much better than JP did today against.... that :p.

[ye333]

I hope that would not happen... CJ could not stop LD anyway. Why not let us see how good CJ really is.


He's gonna cruise straight into the Final. It's the opposite of AE MSF last year - Chen is the one injured now.

[madbad]

He's gonna cruise straight into the Final. It's the opposite of AE MSF last year - Chen is the one injured now.

And owes LD a favour

[ye333]

The problem with JP is that, he is worse in every department, be it physical ability or badminton techniques. Similar situations happen when KJ met LD in the past few years.


Yeah I think very few players would have been able to do much better than JP did today against.... that :p.

[madbad]

Errr... commentary has gone off air. There is a wide shot of the playing area. Wonder if they will show any of the MAS v DEN match? If not, what was the other link? Someone help please :)

[phaarix]

I hope that would not happen... CJ could not stop LD anyway. Why don't let us see how good CJ really is.

Yes I want to see this too. It's a pity there's no real way to tell what has actually gone on behind the scenes though. Ahh... actually, I guess if CJ wins then we will know something is not right :o.

[Jagdpanther]

Have confidence o ye of little faith. :p
Beat OG bronze medalist first. Then I'll change my mind. Maybe.

[demolidor]

Broadcast has ended for the day as was told by Gill Clark herself ... what a moment to do so :rolleyes:.

[phaarix]

The problem with JP is that, he is worse in every department, be it physical ability or badminton techniques. Similar situations happen when KJ met LD in the past few years.

I guess JP's strength is usually his power and smash. But Lin Dan even had him covered there.

[bocah]

Flandy Limpele should really think twice if he wants to partner Vita Marissa back....because as results have shown, Anastasia Russkikh proves to be more than a good partner for him.

they're not stable yet, but who knows they always had magic ;)

[madbad]

Any other live links... please :)

[Noridayu]

All the best to KKK and TBH!

[Noridayu]

Mas leading 1-0 now.

[Noridayu]

Level at 1 all now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 1-2 now.

[Noridayu]

Level at 2 all now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 2-3 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 2-4 now.

[badadum]

Time to see how good is the Danes newly crowned #1 pair against the MAS #1.....

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 2-5 now.

[carine]

gogogo KKK/TBH.....

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 3-5 now.

[Jagdpanther]

I count at least 7 upsets in QF.

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 3-6 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 3-7 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 3-8 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 3-9 now. Common Malaysia!

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 3-10 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 4-10 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 5-10 now.

[madbad]

Anyone noticed WYH demolished XXF 21-9 in the 1st game

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 5-11 interval. Go Malaysia Go!

[unixity]

Anyone noticed WYH demolished XXF 21-9 in the 1st game

Just noticed. :D

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 5-12 now.

[narnia]

Anyone noticed WYH demolished XXF 21-9 in the 1st game

I understand XXF wants to quit National Team surrendering her position to younger promising players. I saw a photo she and ZN coaching Wang Lin. :)

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 5-13 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 5-14 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 6-14 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 7-14 now.

[simonlovers]

Good Morning..
So Many Upsets...

And..As I Expected..
Nanna beat Julia..(just like when Maria meet Saina in Olympics QF..the lower rank win..)

[badadum]

ZB/MJ took the 2nd set vs LYD/LHJ? not bad

[Noridayu]

Mas trails 7-15 now.

[narnia]

Boe/Mogensen is a team who very tactically teasing their opponent.

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 7-17 now.

[samuel882]

Even KKK told the press before they have so much confidence in beating this Danish pair due to H2H.. LOL

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 7-19 now.

[chlsy8]

guys, which channel has live show now? thanks

[badadum]

wow, less than 10pts in the 1st for KKK/TBH? MB/CM is imposing their will.

[phaarix]

Haha 21-7... ouch.

[Noridayu]

Common Malaysia win the 2nd game.

[Jagdpanther]

21-7.
Probably Mr. Pemuda will laugh so hard he'll fall off his chair if he sees this scoreline.

[samuel882]

Dats the worst for MD scoreline we can get for today

[madbad]

21-7.
Probably Mr. Pemuda will laugh so hard he'll fall off his chair if he sees this scoreline.

He's probably fallen off his chair, wiping the tears from his eyes;)

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 0-1 now.

[Noridayu]

Level at 1 all.

[badadum]

Maybe KKK/TBH want to teach Fuzzy how to got crushed on the 1st set, yet prevail on 2nd and 3rd :D

[samuel882]

luckily Mr pemuda doent need to change his nick to KKKForever
:p

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 2-3 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 2-4 now.

[samuel882]

come on Boe/mogensen. Save the day for Danes MD..

[conan93]

WYH leading 16-9

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 3-5 now. Go!

[carine]

come on KKK/TBH

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 3-6 now.

[modious]

DEN leading 7-3.

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 3-7 now.

[Jagdpanther]

After Boe/Morgensen, DEN still have Mollyhus/Kristiansen.
And Bonde/Delbo-Larsen too.

All are still young (Europe standard) and promising.

[carine]

KKK/TBH wake up pls

[narnia]

Koo/Tan seem not gaining the mood... they need it.

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 4-8 now.

[conan93]

wake up KKK TBH!!

[bidapower]

come on kkktbh................

[narnia]

LYD got straight 8 points in a row.... wow!

[demolidor]

8 in a row for Lee² :)

[unixity]

Wang YiHan won. 21-9, 21-13. :D

[conan93]

WYH won the match 21-9 21-13
congrats

[modious]

Seems like DEN will win this Men's Doubles encounter with MAS.

Leading 9-4 now.

[Jagdpanther]

Yap! Wang Yihan won.
Next comes INA (Pelatnas) last hope for AE title. Though highly unlikely.

[suetyan]

WYH bt XXF in 30 minutes 21-9, 21-13

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 4-9 now.

[cooler]

I hope Rexy doesn't get another heartache if KKK/Tbh doesn't pan out. I mean this guy had done his best.....

[samuel882]

i cant remember any matches when KKK/TBH lost badly in game 1 and survived

[samuel882]

lets make a guess.. how many total points MAS pair can get in 2 sets>

[simonlovers]

Yap! Wang Yihan won.
Next comes INA (Pelatnas) last hope for AE title. Though highly unlikely.
Ayo Indonesia..kamu bisa!!!
C'mon..You can !!!

[Oldhand]

I must add my bit (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1107223&postcount=73).
Can't resist it :o

[narnia]

England would be still cold even in early March... MAS would have struggles with it..

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 5-11 now.

[simonlovers]

11-5 for Dane..

[Oldhand]

lets make a guess.. how many total points MAS pair can get in 2 sets>
If they can get 7+14, they can still claim to have won 'one game' :p

[narnia]

XXF just gave the game to WYH... not surprising!

[narnia]

If they can get 7+14, they can still claim to have won 'one game' :p

They're already out of mood... no change..

[Oldhand]

England would be still cold even in early March... MAS would have struggles with it..
The Koreans, who are accustomed to the cold, aren't yet through ;)

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 6-13 now.

[samuel882]

If they can get 7+14, they can still claim to have won 'one game' :p
14 :eek: U sound bit more optimism :p

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 7-13 now.

[modious]

No way back for MAS it seems.

DEN leading 14-7! :eek:

[unixity]

Another surprising result for XD?

[simonlovers]

Bye2 Lee Hyo Jung..

[Oldhand]

The Koreans, who are accustomed to the cold, aren't yet through ;)
And, oops, they are out! :o

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 8-15 now.

[narnia]

LYD lost. 3 games of hardworking after 3 games in MD. good for him for some rest.

[bocah]

argh...so many upset tonight :o

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 9-15 now.

[phaarix]

Another surprising result for XD?

Well I think both LYD and LHJ have been slightly off form lately.

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 10-15 now.

[badMania]

A real disappointment for Nova/Butet as the bottom half contains unseeded pairs :mad:

It's becoming a real possibility that He Hanbin/Yu Yang or Zheng Bo/Ma Jin will take home the title.

[Oldhand]

By the way, a few quarterfinal videos are already up :)
See this thread (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1107193).

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 11-15 now.

[madbad]

England would be still cold even in early March... MAS would have struggles with it..

Don't think that holds water. Anthony Clark in his post match interview said it was so hot on the TV court that it felt like playing in an Asian country... and he doesn't mean Japan

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 12-15 now.

[modious]

And, oops, they are out! :o

It's not that surprising.

Playing MD and XD daily certainly is no mean feat!

[badadum]

A real disappointment for Nova/Butet as the bottom half contains unseeded pairs :mad:

It's becoming a real possibility that He Hanbin/Yu Yang or Zheng Bo/Ma Jin will take home the title.


It's becoming a real possibility that china might sweep all 5 titles too....MD will be the hardest though.

[phaarix]

Malaysia seem to be crawling their way back... Only 2 points difference now.

[modious]

MAS catching up!

15-13 to the Danes now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trial 13-15 now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 13-16 now.

[Koi^^]

Ma Jin/Zheng Bo has been an achilles heel for Lee Yong Dae/ Lee Hyo Jung

Will Jang Yiang Jao defeat Tine Rasmussen? hehe im excited

Kudos to Flandy and Anastasia too

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 14-16 now.

[modious]

DEN leading 17-14.

[badMania]

It's almost 7am in the morning (HKG time) and the matches have yet to end :eek: I woke up at 4:30 just now.

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 14-17 now.

[badMania]

Ma Jin/Zheng Bo has been an achilles heel for Lee Yong Dae/ Lee Hyo Jung


Another gamble that proves good for me in the PAWs.

[modious]

It's almost 7am in the morning (HKG time) and the matches have yet to end :eek: I woke up at 4:30 just now.

Don't remind me. I have not slept yet! :eek::(

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 14-18 now.

[modious]

DEN within touching distance.....

19-14 now.

[cooler]

It's almost 7am in the morning (HKG time) and the matches have yet to end :eek: I woke up at 4:30 just now.smell the coffee, lot of upsets:D

[Wong8Egg]

The Danish MD has shown some great form lately. 19-14 now, let's wrap it up.

[nunu27]

Hii
Morning all!!
just checked the results!!
wowowowowowooo...TH won..what a surprised!!
what a strong Flandy/Russikh pair????? congrat for u
come on Devil!!!

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 15-19 now.

[nunu27]

what's up with KKK/TBH??? cant find satay there???..:D

[Wong8Egg]

All the boleh fans has left... :o

[Noridayu]

Mas trail 16-19 now.

[Oldhand]

Don't think that holds water. Anthony Clark in his post match interview said it was so hot on the TV court that it felt like playing in an Asian country... and he doesn't mean Japan
Absolutely spot on.
Clarky was whining about the heat from the TV lights :(

[modious]

1 more point!

20-16 to the Danes.

[Jagdpanther]

And it's over. Boe/Morgensen to SF!

[Oldhand]

If they can get 7+14, they can still claim to have won 'one game' :p


14 :eek: U sound bit more optimism :p
Um, they managed 7 + 17 = 24 against the Danes' 42 :D

[unixity]

Done... in 21-7, 21-17

[badMania]

Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen show why I pick them as the dark horse. If they can beat Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun today, then, I then they should be looking at the title.

[Oldhand]

Don't remind me. I have not slept yet! :eek::(
Same here!
And, grrrrr... I work Saturdays too :mad:

[nunu27]

finally the danes won... congrat for danes!!
wht's up with KKK/TBH? injured?
Come on Devil..do ur best.. we know that ur opponents much better than u (in rank) but upset is possible...:):).hehehe

[simonlovers]

Bye2 KKK/TBH...............

[modious]

Congrats to Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen.

They have been in pretty good form recently.

Not surprised they managed to win.... but surely it should have been a much closer encounter than this...... in particular the 1st set.

[Oldhand]

Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen show why I pick them as the dark horse. If they can beat Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun today, then, I then they should be looking at the title.
I'm putting my money on the Danes :)

[Jagdpanther]

Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen show why I pick them as the dark horse. If they can beat Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun today, then, I then they should be looking at the title.
You're not counting KOR dominating pair (in the making), Sire? :p:D

[bocah]

You're not counting KOR dominating pair (in the making), Sire? :p:D

that one could be the dark horse :p

[badMania]

You're not counting KOR dominating pair (in the making), Sire? :p:D

That's just one-half of the dominating duo ;)

[badMania]

Devin/Lita lost the first set 14-21 as expected.

[bananakid]

Boleh fans have to thank Mr. Villie Lang for his help in keeping the only Malaysian player LCW in this year's AE after quarter finals stage.

Don't forget to send a get well soon card to Sony.D.K as well... if he wasn't injured, good chance that the entire team of MAS players would have been on a shopping trip tomorrow altogether.;)

[Koi^^]

Will China be able to get a clean sweep? Will this be a first in AE history?

[madbad]

Boleh fans have to thank Mr. Villie Lang for his help in keeping the only Malaysian player LCW in this year's AE after quarter finals stage.

Don't forget to send a get well soon card to Sony.D.K as well... if he wasn't injured, good chance that the entire team of MAS players would have been on a shopping trip tomorrow altogether.;)

bananakid, firstly, a hearty "Ville Boleh" :D

Secondly, Sony was in no shape to play in this tournament. His injury was a lot more bothersome than has been let on (who would want to announce it anyway), so if he had decided to play, LCW would have had his way with Sony. So, no, Sony would have been a non-factor.

Let's not forget LD's path to the final was the easiest of the lot

[Jagdpanther]

China, Korea, Denmark, Malaysia, and Indonesia (alright, Russia too).
Traditional badminton power, indeed.


Will China be able to get a clean sweep? Will this be a first in AE history?

Possible. But let's leave one title for other countries. MD is the hardest to predict.

[nunu27]

seems no more upset will happen for the lastmatch...

[simonlovers]

Different Class...
13-4 in 2nd set..:confused::confused:

[nunu27]

Different Class...
13-4 in 2nd set..:confused::confused:
yepp. we can see it...

[Jagdpanther]

Consolation: 14 + 8 = 22. They virtually steal 1 set.

[nunu27]

ok.. finished all matches for today..
with some upsets ofcourse.. not an upset for Jutawin for TH (it's reality)...:D:D..
c u later