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chris-ccc
03-23-2009, 12:31 AM
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2009 India Open: Day 1 (Qualification) Tuesday March 24

For match results as they are progressing live: click here (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8)
For current time in India: click here (http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_IN.aspx)

Day 1 matches will start from 9:00am. Most of the qualifiers are Indians.

Qualifications are only required for:
Mens Singles,
Womens Singles, and
Mens Doubles.

Many of the Indian qualifiers are unknown to us at Badminton Central. Hope that our BCers from India can inform us as to whom we are to watch out for.

chris-ccc
:):):)
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CLELY
03-23-2009, 03:07 AM
Only Nepalese and home players will play qualifying round tomorrow. And Indian shuttlers should have no problem to beat their opponent.

sekut
03-23-2009, 03:33 AM
mmm need to wait until wednesday to see malaysian player
fight-o :))

Oldhand
03-23-2009, 03:49 AM
Qualifying Round

In Women's Singles, I'd expect Aparna Balan to qualify for the main draw.
In Men's Singles, it should be Sachin Kumar Rana who goes through.
In Men's Doubles, the strongest pairing is Thomas Kurian & Joy T Antony.

What's strange is that Kurian and Antony are actually singles players.
Perhaps the Badminton Association of India believes they might do well as a doubles pair. However, it's unlikely they will progress much beyond the initial round in doubles.

sekut
03-23-2009, 04:02 AM
well...the more the merrier :))
maybe a miracle will happen..who knows???

avataar
03-23-2009, 04:49 AM
watch out for junior players like ashwini ponnappa and arundathi pantwane. also dhanya nair will b looking to make it thru.

aparna b is mainly a dbls player but is wily enough to beat the more famous singles names, watch out for her in the dbls draw.

chris-ccc
03-23-2009, 05:24 AM
watch out for junior players like ashwini ponnappa and arundathi pantwane. also dhanya nair will b looking to make it thru.

aparna b is mainly a dbls player but is wily enough to beat the more famous singles names, watch out for her in the dbls draw.



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avataar ... So you have arrived there already? Please do keep us informed. :):):)
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chris-ccc
03-23-2009, 09:30 PM
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So... It's only ONE hour before the 2009 India Open begins.

Good Luck to all qualifiers today.
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sekut
03-23-2009, 10:38 PM
ganbatte
fight-o
dont let your guards down
ike
badminton all the way :))

chris-ccc
03-23-2009, 11:47 PM
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There is something wrong at tournamentsoftware in the first hour
Results are not coming through. :eek::eek::eek:
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CLELY
03-24-2009, 12:27 AM
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There is something wrong at tournamentsoftware in the first hour
Results are not coming through. :eek::eek::eek:
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Probably something problem with internet connection there?!

chris-ccc
03-24-2009, 12:42 AM
Probably something problem with internet connection there?!



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Just checked it again and it's working. So far, 9 matches have been completed.

Many of the Indian qualifiers making it to the next round are unknown up-and-coming players.
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Oldhand
03-24-2009, 12:49 AM
The results site is working fine :)

Oldhand
03-24-2009, 12:50 AM
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Just checked it again and it's working. So far, 9 matches have been completed.

Many of the Indian qualifiers making it to the next round are unknown up-and-coming players.
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You are right about them being unknown outside India.
However, they are quite well known in the domestic circuit.

george@chongwei
03-24-2009, 03:36 AM
omg, i have no idea who are all those players playing now:(
lol

X Ball
03-24-2009, 06:42 AM
omg, i have no idea who are all those players playing now:(
lol

You're in trouble !:D I know who they all are -- Indian players:D

badmad
03-24-2009, 11:51 AM
in my opinion, these match would be interesting MS plays on 03/25.

Tommy SUGIARTO - KASHYAP P [15]
Tsuen Seng LEE - VIDYADHAR J B S
Sashidhar C.M. - Muhammad Roslin HASHIM

i expect the first one to be tougher than rest of 2.

Oldhand
03-24-2009, 11:59 AM
in my opinion, these match would be interesting MS plays on 03/25.

Tommy SUGIARTO - KASHYAP P [15]
Tsuen Seng LEE - VIDYADHAR J B S
Sashidhar C.M. - Muhammad Roslin HASHIM

i expect the first one to be tougher than rest of 2.
Roslin is unlikely to lose much sweat in this encounter :)

malayali
03-24-2009, 01:21 PM
Joy T Antony?? Are you kidding me? I have played with that dude 17-18 years ago... He still plays??? unbelievable yet truly amazing!!!

Qualifying Round

In Women's Singles, I'd expect Aparna Balan to qualify for the main draw.
In Men's Singles, it should be Sachin Kumar Rana who goes through.
In Men's Doubles, the strongest pairing is Thomas Kurian & Joy T Antony.

What's strange is that Kurian and Antony are actually singles players.
Perhaps the Badminton Association of India believes they might do well as a doubles pair. However, it's unlikely they will progress much beyond the initial round in doubles.

chris-ccc
03-24-2009, 03:59 PM
Qualifying Round
In Men's Doubles, the strongest pairing is Thomas Kurian & Joy T Antony.

What's strange is that Kurian and Antony are actually singles players.
Perhaps the Badminton Association of India believes they might do well as a doubles pair. However, it's unlikely they will progress much beyond the initial round in doubles.





Joy T Antony?? Are you kidding me? I have played with that dude 17-18 years ago...
He still plays??? unbelievable yet truly amazing!!!



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Jayan JAMES (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=172)http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/IND.gif[IND] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&c=IND) Hersen K.S (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=173)http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/IND.gif[IND] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&c=IND) defeated
http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/IND.gif[IND] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&c=IND)Joy T ANTONY [2] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=167) http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/IND.gif[IND] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&c=IND)Thomas KURIAN (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=54)
21-18, 21-11 in 21 minutes.
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Oldhand
03-25-2009, 12:05 AM
Qualifying Round

In Women's Singles, I'd expect Aparna Balan to qualify for the main draw.
In Men's Singles, it should be Sachin Kumar Rana who goes through.
In Men's Doubles, the strongest pairing is Thomas Kurian & Joy T Antony.

What's strange is that Kurian and Antony are actually singles players.
Perhaps the Badminton Association of India believes they might do well as a doubles pair. However, it's unlikely they will progress much beyond the initial round in doubles.

Joy T Antony?? Are you kidding me? I have played with that dude 17-18 years ago... He still plays??? unbelievable yet truly amazing!!!
Prediction prematurely fulfilled :p

As I mentioned, this was an experiment gone overboard.
Individually, these are good players - but they simply don't click as a team.

avataar
03-25-2009, 04:19 PM
Joy T Antony?? Are you kidding me? I have played with that dude 17-18 years ago... He still plays??? unbelievable yet truly amazing!!!

guess who was hanging around the courts today:D

neoking
03-25-2009, 11:14 PM
hi avataar .. is that Joy ?
sad they did not click but thomas/joy did well for themselves in the state tournaments .. reached the finals i reckon ...
joy looks fitter than ever when i met him in october last ...
thomas did come down to dubai .. played one of the tourney's and won .. !
sad he did not click in the singles as well ...

malayali
03-26-2009, 11:18 AM
He still has kept most of his hair; now that is pretty amazing!!!:D

guess who was hanging around the courts today:D