2009 India Open: Day 4 (Quarter-Finals) Friday March 27

[chris-ccc]

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2009 India Open: Day 4 (Quarter-Finals) Friday March 27

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)
The first matches, all starting at the same time at 2:00pm, will be the 4 Mixed Doubles.

In Day 3, the 2 higher seeds eliminated were;
* Chong Ming CHAN (MAS) (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=117)/ Choon Eng CHEW (MAS) [2] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=116) from Mens Doubles
* Fan Frances LIU (SIN) (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=176)/ Yu Yan Vanessa NEO (SIN) [2] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=177) from Womens Doubles

At the Quarter-Finals, the 2 highest seeds left standing in each category are:
Mens Singles:
Taufik HIDAYAT (INA) [2] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=2)
Andre Kurniawan TEDJONO (INA) [5] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=5)

Womens Singles:
Hongyan PI (FRA) [1] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=69)
Saina NEHWAL (IND) [2] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=70)

Mens Doubles:
Tan Fook CHOONG (MAS) (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=114) / (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&c=MAS)Wan Wah LEE (MAS) [1] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=115)
Joko RIYADI (INA (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=122) / Candra WIJAYA (INA) [5] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=123)

Womens Doubles:
Shinta Mulia SARI (SIN) / (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=174) Lei YAO (SIN) [1] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=175)
Jwala GUTTA (IND) / (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=179) Shruti KURIAN (IND) [3] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=178)

Mixed Doubles:
Yohan Hadikusumo WIRATAMA (HKG) / (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=157)Hoi Wah CHAU (HKG) [1] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=202)
Diju VALIYAVEETIL (IND) (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=156)/ Jwala GUTTA (IND) [2] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=179)


The unseeded player, Long CHEN (CHN) (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=36), who eliminated Mens Singles No.1 Seed, Chong Wei LEE (MAS) [1] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=1), in Round 1, continues to show his good form. He has arrived at the Quarter-Finals. He will be facing another Lee from Malaysia, Tsuen Seng LEE (MAS) [8] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=8). Many think that Chen Long can continue on to the Finals to challenge Taufik HIDAYAT (INA) [2] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=2).

chris-ccc
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[koo_fan]

Good Luck to all Malaysian Fighters..

JUlia Wong
Hafiz Hashim
Kuan Beng Hong
Wong Mew Choo
Khoo CC/ Ong SH
Lydia Cheah
Lee Tsuen Seng ( Chen Long's in ur hand, dear):p
Tan Chun Seang
Hoon TH / Lin WF
CTF / LWW
Ong JG / Chong SC
Last but not least, Haw CH, partnering LiYuJia from Singapore.


Guys, Make us proud. Malaysia Boleh, indeed. Semi finals - make it happen. :)

[badadum]

I count 5 INA vs MAS clash.... :D
The 3 clash in MS is what I'm looking forward to. TH should have the upper hand, while Andre and Tommy...hmmm it'll be an even match.
Was surprised that TCS rally and beat Anup after getting blown out in the 1st set...

[SibugiChai]

Malaysia Men Single has 4/8 quarter finalist.... NOt bad...

Msia has 13 rep in 1st round out of 64!

[badMania]

Mixed Doubles QF
Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama/Chau Hoi Wah [1] vs Akhmad Tantowi/Richi Puspita Dili -- the young INA pair has a chance to win this one, but, it will be a major bonus if they can reach the SF.

Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa [3] vs Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Li Yujia -- having beaten the CHN pair yesterday, I think Flandy/Vita have a chance of going all the way now.

Ong Jien Guo/Chong Sook Chin vs Mohd Rijal/Debby Susanto -- again, Rijal's experience hopefully can bring them to the SF.

Men's Singles QF
Mohd Hafiz Hashim [10] vs Andre Kurniawan Tedjono [5] -- it will be a bonus if Andre can beat Yoyo Hashim.

Tommy Sugiarto vs Tan Chun Seang -- tough to predict this one, both should be equally matched. I hope Tommy can reach his first SF.

Kuan Beng Hong vs Taufik Hidayat [2] -- 3 down, 3 to go for Taufik in terms of winning the title in Hyderabad this week.

Women's Doubles
Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari [1] vs Vita Marissa/Nadya Melati -- the INA pair has the edge, but, I am not surprised if Vita/Nadya win today.

Jo Novita/Endang Nursugianti vs Weny Rahmawati/Laura Choinet [4] -- Jo/Endang should take this one.

Men's Doubles
Chen Zhiben/Tao Jiaming vs Candra Wijaya/Joko Riyadi [5] -- Candra/Joko have the edge over the young CHN pair.

Hoon Thien How/Lin Woon Fui [6] vs Hendra A. Gunawan/Alvent Yulianto Chandra -- I think AG/Alvent's experience can pull them through to reach another SF.

[Dr. Evil]

There is no way KBH can beat Taufik, so the question we should ask is "will HH get to masuk tv"

[danielwong]

hm...to day will be a good day for Malaysia in MS...
Hafiz Hashim vs Andre Kurniawan TEDJONO - Yoyo pendulum is up and high
now :D:D:D
Kuan Beng Hong vs Taufik Hidayat-KBH know this is the last chance...er... last 2 (ABC also) or more coming...but he need to prove himself...expect an upset....
Lee Tsuen Seng vs Chen Long- CL a bit lonely fighting alone....LTS is on fire...
Tan Chun Seang vs Tommy Sugiarto- TCS wanna prove his win yesterday is no fluke....

overall this will be a field day for fellow Malaysians....:D:D:D

[Dr. Evil]

hm...to day will be a good day for Malaysia in MS...
Hafiz Hashim vs Andre Kurniawan TEDJONO - Yoyo pendulum is up and high
now :D:D:D
Kuan Beng Hong vs Taufik Hidayat-KBH know this is the last chance...er... last 2 (ABC also) or more coming...but he need to prove himself...expect an upset....
Lee Tsuen Seng vs Chen Long- CL a bit lonely fighting alone....LTS is on fire...
Tan Chun Seang vs Tommy Sugiarto- TCS wanna prove his win yesterday is no fluke....

overall this will be a field day for fellow Malaysians....:D:D:D

Not that I want to lemahkan semangat, but the above is highly unlikely. Don't know how good Andre is but I think Hafiz went through full 3 set in the previous last 2 matches. So........

I doubt KBH level can even take on last year uninspired and lazy taufik.

[leonardklh]

all the best to all malaysians!! hope all women single can enter quarter final!!

[limsy]

all the best to all malaysians!! hope all women single can enter quarter final!!

ur wish have come true....they already enter quater final...:)

[chris-ccc]

all the best to all malaysians!! hope all women single can enter quarter final!!



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leonardklh ... These are matches to enter Semi-Finals. ;););)

Julia Pei Xian WONG [5] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=73)http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/MAS.gif[MAS] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&c=MAS) - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/IND.gif[IND] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&c=IND)Saina NEHWAL [2] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=70)
Very tough for Julia Wong. At this tournament, Saina Nehwal is most determined to get to the Finals to win the WS title.

Lydia Li Ya CHEAH [8] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=76)http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/MAS.gif[MAS] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&c=MAS) - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/SIN.gif[SIN] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&c=SIN)Beiwen ZHANG (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=82)
Zhang Beiwen is in good form. Lydia Cheah might not find this easy.

Mew Choo WONG [3] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=72)http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/MAS.gif[MAS] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&c=MAS) - http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/JPN.gif[JPN] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&c=JPN)Yu HIRAYAMA [6] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=74)
While recovering from the effect of her food poisoning, Wong Mew Choo was fortunate to have drawn against weaker players in the first 2 rounds. This one is much tougher. Hope that she is now fully recovered. Wong Mew Choo to win this one.
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[SibugiChai]

Hafiz Hashim vs Andre Kurniawan TEDJONO - HH gonna win this one because I heard that He has finish spending his savings. Need the prize money urgently...
Kuan Beng Hong vs Taufik Hidayat- KBH to beat TH because KBH has develop a counter TH netplay.
Lee Tsuen Seng vs Chen Long- LTS to beat CL soundly, CL dont have the substances yet
Tan Chun Seang vs Tommy Sugiarto- TCS to win... Tommy only famous because of his father!

[chris-ccc]

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Another 1:45 hours to go before matches commence.
Got to leave for Badminton. Will return to read your progressive scores and reports.

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[limsy]

how many can survive today and advance to semis???

in this 11.5 pair and player....i will say...not more than half...:)

[CLELY]

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Julia Pei Xian WONG [5] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=73)http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/MAS.gif[MAS] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&c=MAS)- http://static.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/IND.gif[IND] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&c=IND)Saina NEHWAL [2] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=72F1F101-544B-4C1F-B8BE-11BB3296ADE8&player=70)
Very tough for Julia Wong. At this tournament, Saina Nehwal is most determined to get to the Finals to win the WS title.
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Yup, Saina Nehwal as India biggest hope has bright chance to realize it.

[ctjcad]

There is no way KBH can beat Taufik, so the question we should ask is "will HH get to masuk tv"
..which one of the two will remain and be considered to stay on the national team??(remember BAM had put forth a "warning" to both of them that they'll be judged in their pre-selected tourneys' performance).

Only chance for KBH, IMO, to beat Taufik is to battle him and make him run all over the court. If need be, force a rubber game.;)

[Krisna]

Men's Singles QF
Mohd Hafiz Hashim [10] vs Andre Kurniawan Tedjono [5] -- it will be a bonus if Andre can beat Yoyo Hashim.

Tommy Sugiarto vs Tan Chun Seang -- tough to predict this one, both should be equally matched. I hope Tommy can reach his first SF.

I think Yoyo Hashim vs. Andre Banteng will be 50-50! :cool: I think Andre has more to prove than Yoyo... He will win... :cool:


hm...to day will be a good day for Malaysia in MS...
Hafiz Hashim vs Andre Kurniawan TEDJONO - Yoyo pendulum is up and high
now :D:D:D
Kuan Beng Hong vs Taufik Hidayat-KBH know this is the last chance...er... last 2 (ABC also) or more coming...but he need to prove himself...expect an upset....
Lee Tsuen Seng vs Chen Long- CL a bit lonely fighting alone....LTS is on fire...
Tan Chun Seang vs Tommy Sugiarto- TCS wanna prove his win yesterday is no fluke....

overall this will be a field day for fellow Malaysians....:D:D:D


Hafiz Hashim vs Andre Kurniawan TEDJONO - HH gonna win this one because I heard that He has finish spending his savings. Need the prize money urgently...
Kuan Beng Hong vs Taufik Hidayat- KBH to beat TH because KBH has develop a counter TH netplay.
Lee Tsuen Seng vs Chen Long- LTS to beat CL soundly, CL dont have the substances yet
Tan Chun Seang vs Tommy Sugiarto- TCS to win... Tommy only famous because of his father!

4 MAS in the MS semis?!?!? :eek: Dream on!!! :D :p:p:p :D

3 INA MS in the semis is more likely!!! :D:D:D with one CHN... ;)

[limsy]

4 MAS in the MS semis?!?!? :eek: Dream on!!! :D :p:p:p :D

3 INA MS in the semis is more likely!!! :D:D:D with one CHN... ;)

u should realise that....after some education from prof.p...many malaysian bcer have change their posting style...;)

[Krisna]

Yup, Saina Nehwal as India biggest hope has bright chance to realize it.

I hope she wins this India Gold GP and send hoards of IND fans into a frenzy... :cool: We need Indians to be crazy about badminton. Not just Cricket and Hockey... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: Aiyyaa...

[Krisna]

u should realise that....after some education from prof.p...many malaysian bcer have change their posting style...;)

Who is prof.p? :confused:

[Krisna]

Only chance for KBH, IMO, to beat Taufik is to battle him and make him run all over the court. If need be, force a rubber game.;)

Unfortunately for KBH, Taufik's stroke quality is higher than his... thus... I predict that KBH will most likely run all over the court and Taufik just calmly controls the game... :p:p

[jasonmarc]

Unfortunately for KBH, Taufik's stroke quality is higher than his... thus... I predict that KBH will most likely run all over the court and Taufik just calmly controls the game... :p:p

Yes, i could imagine that...the final is belongs to CL and TH.....:D:D

Hope TH help LCW to teach CL a lesson....;):D:D:D

[SibugiChai]

Unfortunately for KBH, Taufik's stroke quality is higher than his... thus... I predict that KBH will most likely run all over the court and Taufik just calmly controls the game... :p:p


captain marco.... TH aint gonna win this one against KBH... ITs do or die for KBH!

Even if KBH gonna play in a court twice the size of his opponent, He gonna beat them..

[robin7]

u should realise that....after some education from prof.p...many malaysian bcer have change their posting style...;)


Who is prof.p? :confused:
That guy is more of a politican. Politician P...

Meanwhile the Indian mixed doubles pair is too strong for the Chinese.

[fd16n]

The home pair finish Chinese hope in XD while all 3 Indonesian pairs still have tight battle, and one has succumbed to Malaysian, hopefully this is the only casuality today

[danielwong]

captain marco.... TH aint gonna win this one against KBH... ITs do or die for KBH!

Even if KBH gonna play in a court twice the size of his opponent, He gonna beat them..



yes KBH will slaughter Taufik and be selected for next year Thomas Cup
:D:D:D

[Misty100]

First MAS XD of the lot enters semis, yeah... kudos to OJG/Sabrina Chong.

[robin7]

Unexpectedly, Malaysia has 1 SF rep in XD in the form of Ong Jien Guo/Chong Sook Chin...

[abedeng]

Chen Xingdong is busy screwing his XD young pair for not showing more agression against the host pair.

Flandy/Vita uncharacteristically forced to a long showdown with the S'poreans, almost lost it too. Surprisingly they had no coaching support.

[abedeng]

Unexpectedly, Malaysia has 1 SF rep in XD in the form of Ong Jien Guo/Chong Sook Chin...

Nothing to shout about, it was the battle of 2 error-prone pairs. Malaysians just got lucky because Debby Susanto had a lightweight defence.

[simonlovers]

Cmon tantowi/richi..we want more..

[danielwong]

Nothing to shout about, it was the battle of 2 error-prone pairs. Malaysians just got lucky because Debby Susanto had a lightweight defence.


:eek:wow...you are in the stadium???

[danielwong]

camon Lady Pi!!!!!!!

[mcdreamy]

yyyaaaayyy!!!
the 1st semifinal ticket for Ina presented by the unseeded Tantowi/Richi.........
biggest upset for today i guess...........

Flandy/Vita is also coming up......

[simonlovers]

Cmon Vita/Flandy...save one place in Final for INA..

[fd16n]

First upset today as the first seeds is lost to Towi/Richi. Will Flandy/Vita ensure one place for INA in final. And they've already done it beating the Singaporean pair

[mcdreamy]

2nd semifinal ticket from Flandy/Vita . . . . . . . . . .

[koo_fan]

4 MAS in the MS semis?!?!? :eek: Dream on!!! :D :p:p:p :D

3 INA MS in the semis is more likely!!! :D:D:D with one CHN... ;)

Quite sometime, i haven't heard INA fans to show the confidence.
Bring it on.
4 MAS in the ms semis is pretty cool, you know?

[koo_fan]

Mew Choo's on the court. Fight and fight dear.

[Jo-ann]

what's the score ? mine got prob la.........please keep it update !

[danielwong]

Mew Choo's on the court. Fight and fight dear.



er...perut ada sakit ke???? :cool::cool::cool:

[danielwong]

WMC trailing first set 12-15

[pajrul]

mew chew trailing 14 .. 16. firs set

[danielwong]

still down 16-18

[badMania]

Nothing to shout about, it was the battle of 2 error-prone pairs. Malaysians just got lucky because Debby Susanto had a lightweight defence.

Yup....Debby is very inexperienced as this is her first GP Gold tourney :o Nevertheless, Mohd Rijal/Debby Susanto have gained some experience in terms of reaching QF this week. Well Done!

As for Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa, the road to the title is open as they beat the SIN pair in 3-sets (quite tight in the first two), while Akhmad Tantowi/Richi Puspita Dili simply confirm our prediction that they will probably have a good future in the LR. This week, they beat the top-seed from HKG in 3-sets. Up next is Flandy/Vita. Can Towi/Richi create another upset tomorrow?

Unless there's another upset, I think V. Diju/Jwalla Gutta will be the opponent for either of the 2 INA pair in the Final. They are a tough nut to crack and seem to have the knacks of beating INA pairs in the past few mths (Fran/Shendy, Rendra/Mel, and Nova/Butet have all fallen to this IND pair :o).

[pajrul]

mew choo lost. first set 21... 17

[leonardklh]

come on mew choo 13-10

[leonardklh]

pi 7-xia 2 in rubber game

[leonardklh]

chong sook chin and ong jien guo enter into the semis.. next will meet jwala/diju

[vpsingh]

Pi Hongyan struggling against the Chinese girl. But this game she leads 9-3 right now.

[leonardklh]

wong mew choo 14-12 yu

[leonardklh]

wong mew choo 15-13 yu

[leonardklh]

pi hongyan 9-xia jingyun 5

wong 16-13 yu

[jasonmarc]

chong sook chin and ong jien guo enter into the semis.. next will meet jwala/diju

jwala/diju is too good for them.......hope they prove me wrong..:cool:

[leonardklh]

pi hong yan 9-6 xia

wong 16-15 yu

[leonardklh]

wong mew choo jia you!! wong 17-15 yu

[leonardklh]

wong 18-15 yu!!

[leonardklh]

wong 18-17 yu.. wong mew choo jia you!!

[simonlovers]

Cmon Yu Hirayamaa...

[leonardklh]

oshh 18-18 all between wmc and yh

[skyblue]

japanese leading 19-18

[leonardklh]

18 wong-19 yu.. MEW CHOO!! ROCKS ON!!

[simonlovers]

One more...cmon Yu Hirayama..

[skyblue]

no hope olidy for wmc

[jasonmarc]

WMC can go shopping liao...

[leonardklh]

Yu on game point!! oh no!!!

[leonardklh]

Yu Hirayama won!!!

[skyblue]

wong mew choo losing straight 17-21,18-21

[simonlovers]

Aaah..Yu Hirayama win..21-17 21-18...

[pajrul]

mew choo lost both sets

[jasonmarc]

hope WMC dont bring along Lydia for shopping.........

[X Ball]

Looks like WMC gve up at 18 in the 2nd. She gave 3 points away to let Yu finish.

[leonardklh]

all the best to wong mew choo too.. she just recover from injury!! wait WMC will fight back during ABC and other tournament!!!

[skyblue]

looks like food-poisoning still affect her today,but well,still have asian championship

[abedeng]

As expected, WMC went down to Yu Hirayama in 2 hard games. Yu was tiring midway thru the 2nd game but WMC tried too many outright winners that went wide and brought the Japanese back into the game.

PHY is expected to meet Yu, she's now toying with the Chinese girl.

[jasonmarc]

Looks like WMC gve up at 18 in the 2nd. She gave 3 points away to let Yu finish.

You mean she is being 'generous' to YU.........learning from LD :D:D

[leonardklh]

come on lydia and julia later!!!

[X Ball]

You mean she is being 'generous' to YU.........learning from LD :D:D

I don't think she wanted to go to the 3rd.

[jasonmarc]

I don't think she wanted to go to the 3rd.

Still showing signs of injury...? :confused:

[jasonmarc]

Lydia still not stable yet.

[jasonmarc]

Julia find it tough playing SN...in India.

[koo_fan]

er...perut ada sakit ke???? :cool::cool::cool:
Should a thread being created for the lost? Aduh..better if we rest the case on food poisoning.

[vpsingh]

Lydia lost first game to Zhang. Trailing in next!!

[vpsingh]

Julia hitting back in second game against Saina. 9-3 now....

[abedeng]

Lydia Cheah wins me a PAW with her staggering uneven performance. Very stressful looking at her play, intelligent rallies punctuated by silly mistakes. Today the mistakes won.

[SibugiChai]

Julia is leading nehwal 7points... wow!

[SibugiChai]

Tsuen Seng is giving Long too many points!!!

[phaarix]

Is there a live stream? GD Sports doesn't seem to be showing badminton.

[abedeng]

Sairul Amar Ayub is coaching LTS, but one wonders if he can upset PAWers' hopes.

[vpsingh]

Julia won second game.Third tied 5-5.

[eaglehelang]

Sairul Amar Ayub is coaching LTS, but one wonders if he can upset PAWers' hopes.
Cheah SK not there kah? hmmm

[phaarix]

Come on Saina! Do it for the crowd :).

[abedeng]

A tough battle between Julia and Saina, both taking turns to bring down each other.

[volcom]

13-3 for Chen Long in second set... he's doing fairly well

[abedeng]

Chen Long has excellent anticipation and attacking angles.

[hhs1000]

Ah Seng can't keep up with Ah Long.

[volcom]

16-4.... smash smash smash

[volcom]

21-15 and 21-8 to Chen Long

[abedeng]

Julia claims victory in an excellent match, the best so far. She has stamped her authority as Malaysia's top Women's Singles player.

Chen Long stamps PAWers' authority with an impeccable display.

[tommy_bun]

Julia claims victory in an excellent match, the best so far. She has stamped her authority as Malaysia's top Women's Singles player.


And your prediction that saina will take ws was wrong:p:D

[abedeng]

TCS monkeying with Tommy Sugiarto.

Andre can still hold his own against Hafiz, even without coaching support.

[badMania]

8 straight pts for Yoyo Hashim to level the scores at 18-18 :eek:

[abedeng]

Andre tried to finish game 1 too fast and paid the price.

[abedeng]

Coach The looked happy seing Hafiz rise from the dead. But it is not over yet.

[limsy]

Lydia Cheah wins me a PAW with her staggering uneven performance. Very stressful looking at her play, intelligent rallies punctuated by silly mistakes. Today the mistakes won.

she is good....but not percise enough in her return....:(


Julia claims victory in an excellent match, the best so far. She has stamped her authority as Malaysia's top Women's Singles player.


she did what he say...hehe...:D


Coach The looked happy seing Hafiz rise from the dead. But it is not over yet.

coach teh u mean????:confused:

[abedeng]

Tommy pulls the rug from under TCS's feet.

TCS did not adjust to the drift.

Andre too has forced rubber without much effort.

[limsy]

Tommy pulls the rug from under TCS's feet.

TCS did not adjust to the drift.

Andre too has forced rubber without much effort.

abedeng...please tell us more about tcs match...:D

[SibugiChai]

Hafiz too relax in 2nd game, that's he lose!

[zengaj]

Gone case for the two malaysian players, esp TCS

[zengaj]

surprisingly hafiz reach 11 pt first

[badMania]

Unless there's a miracle, Tommy should progress to the SF. Meanwhile, Hafiz has yet again caught up and now lead Andre 11-10.

[zengaj]

wonder why TCS suddenly fell asleep after reaching 18 pt in 2nd set. Yoyo needs to be more consistent to have chance

[volcom]

YOYO winning la.......

[Misty100]

Monkey ran out of steam, trailing too far to chase now 9 : 19

[zengaj]

TCS lost tamely ..... wonder what happened? Can Yoyo persist?

[abedeng]

TCS is like Lydia Cheah, once he lost the momentum, cannot recover.

Hafiz survives to battle another day.

[zengaj]

Yoyo wins ..... totally unexpected.

[badMania]

Tommy Sugiarto reaches his first SF and he will probably face Taufik Hidayat for a place in the Final. Taufik himself has to beat Kuan Beng Hong.

Meanwhile, Andre Kurniawan Tedjono lost to Mohd Hafiz Hashim in 3-sets. He should have won the first set :mad:

Meanwhile, Vita Marissa/Nadya Melati also take the first set in their match the top-seed Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari 21-14.

[zengaj]

malaysia juniors still cannot make it .....

[limsy]

TCS is like Lydia Cheah, once he lost the momentum, cannot recover.

Hafiz survives to battle another day.

i think they more like hafiz....yoyoing....;)

[zengaj]

Now cheering for the Sin pair

[phaarix]

Nice work Hafiz... it's been awhile :D. And a very tough opponent tomorrow...

[zengaj]

can kuan beng hong perform miracle?

[koo_fan]

Nice work Hafiz... it's been awhile :D. And a very tough opponent tomorrow...
Nice work. Semis is done. Mission accomplished.
Final la hafiz..

[zengaj]

If Yoyo stops yoyoing, Chen Long should be no fight for him

[winzerer]

nicely done vita/nadya....seals sf ticket

[Jagdpanther]

Indonesia vs Malaysia, 1st half


1 - 2
:p


Can we turn the tide in the 2nd? :D

[mcdreamy]

waw!!!
two top seeds were being sent home by Ina's unseeded pairs!!!!

sughoi desu ne!!!!!

[mcdreamy]

TH seems to have difficuelties dealing with kbh.....
or is he just toying around???

[phaarix]

It's a pretty boring game so far...

[zengaj]

Kuan Beng Hong wins first game. Can be keep up the standard in 2nd?

[tehsham]

Looks like KBH trying to continue MAS good luck in court 2...won the 1st 21-17

[abedeng]

Taufik's countless errors late in game 1 lost him that game.

[tehsham]

So far MAS has won 2 'suprise' wins in court 2 and lost all 4 in court 3

[limsy]

Taufik's countless errors late in game 1 lost him that game.

yes...so did kbh....he made more than 8 mistake too...;)

[phaarix]

Taufik looks totally uninspired. KBH looks like he's in control most of the time surprisingly! But he's making a lot of risky shots...

[koo_fan]

KBH is cool..eh?

[abedeng]

I don't know whether Taufik's fully motivated for this match. I hope he is.

Kuan, meanwhile, has to show results, under pressure from Hafiz's comeback win.

[phaarix]

Taufik looks better in the last few rallies... keep it up hopefully.

[eaglehelang]

So far MAS has won 2 'suprise' wins in court 2 and lost all 4 in court 3

Yup, noticed that too, very glaring in Tourney Software :p. Hope 2nd half will do better, esp the MD.

[phaarix]

Finally Taufik is attacking more instead of letting himself get pushed all around the court.

[mcdreamy]

it's time for TH to 'bangkit'!!
the title is already in his hand if he's enough motivation...........

[eaglehelang]

Come on KBH, dont kan cheong, keep cool!

[mcdreamy]

seems like Jo/Endang are going to present the 5th semifinal tickets to Indonesia..........
ganbantte kudasai!!!!

[SibugiChai]

KBH seems to be giving TH Free badminton lesson...

[zengaj]

come on KBH. chance of your lifetime.

[tehsham]

now it's TH turn to finish stronger

[tehsham]

Too bad I think TH is off the hook

[phaarix]

Taufik was lucky to win that game. He's playing really bad... so many errors. Every now and then has a good few points, and then error... error... error... misjudgement etc. :(

KBH gets a lot of his points from going right down the line, but half the time it's out, and Taufik gets a lot of his own points from that too...

[SibugiChai]

KBH willl finish Th off in 3rd game...

[phaarix]

I think KBH should make the most of Taufik's errors and try to play a bit more safe if he wants to win.

[jasonmarc]

malaysia juniors still cannot make it .....

As expected.......:( Mjs...mixed standard ....:mad:

[phaarix]

So many times... KBH goes up for what looks like a lethal smash, and hits it straight into the net.

[jasonmarc]

KBH will lost, TH have regained his control of the game, KBH seems too kan chiong.

[eaglehelang]

KBH kan cheong? KBH relax, dont too kan cheong, you can do it! Add Oil!

[Tjun Tjun]

Wow 10-10 ......KBH is still fighting...............

[abedeng]

Yup, noticed that too, very glaring in Tourney Software :p. Hope 2nd half will do better, esp the MD.

Court 3 drift is the worst. Even women's singles players who do't hit so har pushed out quite a few times.

[abedeng]

Yup, KBH is really trying hard out there. But now comes Taufik's bag of tricks.

[jasonmarc]

TH pressing his turbo now......no one can stop him now.

[Tjun Tjun]

Don't know where KBH gets his courage...he was always nervous but not tonite...13-13.........

[phaarix]

12-13 - really nice rally :D.

[jasonmarc]

Who ever win this match, will have no more strenght to play in SF.........

[jutawin]

Come on, Taufik..

[Tjun Tjun]

KBH attacking shot but into the net instead....14-16............

[simonlovers]

17-14..
Cmon Taufikk...

[Tjun Tjun]

KBH is still fighting hard...18-19................

[Tjun Tjun]

Extraordinary fightback ....19-19..............

[abedeng]

Top marks for effort to KBH, in the end, Taufik does another escape act.

[mcdreamy]

6th semifinal ticket from TH.......
yaaayyyyy!!!!!

[winzerer]

PFuiih.....another scary/sweet escape from TH

[zengaj]

sickening .... kbh lost.

[badadum]

Ok...dunno if that's just TH teasing KBH, or KBH showing tremendous comeback or what.....
TH end it 21-19 in rubber game...

[simonlovers]

Indonesia vs Malaysia, 1st half


1 - 2
:p


Can we turn the tide in the 2nd? :D
it's 2-2 now..:rolleyes::rolleyes:

[jasonmarc]

Anyway, good show by KBH and congrat to TH...

[mcdreamy]

and there's another one coming from AlveNdra........
that' the 7th......

[SibugiChai]

Ok...dunno if that's just TH teasing KBH, or KBH showing tremendous comeback or what.....
TH end it 21-19 in rubber game...

This is gay... KBH is too kind hearted to let Taufik win...

[fd16n]

Taufik finally make it to SF and Indonesia ensures 2 place in final round on Sunday




Indonesia vs Malaysia, 1st half


1 - 2
:p


Can we turn the tide in the 2nd? :D

Absolutely can, and the final result will be 3-2 to Indonesia

[limsy]

it's 2-2 now..:rolleyes::rolleyes:

ina won....3-2....;)

[simonlovers]

Indonesia vs Malaysia, 1st half


3 - 2


Hendra AG/Alvent win 21-14 21-14

[phaarix]

KBH put in a really good effort! Just too many errors at the wrong moments.

But Taufik... Ugh, almost had me ripping my hair out at points. He won't win here if he keeps playing like this in the coming days.

[simonlovers]

ina won....3-2....;)


The decider's match : taufik hidayat vs Kuan Beng hong

[Jagdpanther]

Who ever win this match, will have no more strenght to play in SF.........
I don't think so. I think Taufik will have no mercy toward Tommy.
Taufik can afford to lose to anyone but Icuk's son...

[badadum]

I don't think so. I think Taufik will have no mercy toward Tommy.
Taufik can afford to lose to anyone but Icuk's son...

haha, right you're ;)

[joelabb]

Malaysia 'jinx' on ct. 3 continues Malaysian MD lost to Indonesian MD :(

[simonlovers]

India's last hope to enter SF play now...

[simonlovers]

Malaysia 'jinx' on ct. 3 continues Malaysian MD lost to Indonesian MD :(
i think malaysia will win the last match in Ct3

[jasonmarc]

I don't think so. I think Taufik will have no mercy toward Tommy.
Taufik can afford to lose to anyone but Icuk's son...

:eek:..Not in good terms with Icuk...? :rolleyes:

[Jagdpanther]

Indonesia vs Malaysia, 1st half


3 - 2


Hendra AG/Alvent win 21-14 21-14


It could've been a 4 - 1 if Andre didn't screw up in his 1st game.:mad:

[jasonmarc]

It could've been a 4 - 1 if Andre didn't screw up in his 1st game.:mad:

Andre didnt expect HH can play good badminton besides 'Yo-Yo' ! :D:D

[eaglehelang]

I don't think so. I think Taufik will have no mercy toward Tommy.
Taufik can afford to lose to anyone but Icuk's son...

oh? What does Taufik has against Icuk ?

[joelabb]

i think malaysia will win the last match in Ct3

I hope so. Well its a lucky ct. for Indonesian I guess no lost :)

[SibugiChai]

It could've been a 4 - 1 if Andre didn't screw up in his 1st game.:mad:

It could have been 3-2 in Msia favour if KBH didnt screw up big time! :D

[jasonmarc]

Khoo/Ong also going to 'ta-paw'....sigh

[jasonmarc]

I am surprise with Julia win over SN, Julia did impressed me a lot.

[Jagdpanther]

oh? What does Taufik has against Icuk ?
You know laaah, INA drama.:p
I was only a cute li'l kid back then. A fight over something, can't remember more than that. :rolleyes:
INA senior BCers probably have better explanation about this...:)

[eaglehelang]

well, well, surprise, surprise, Msia MD now only left uncles, the oldest one some more.
Experience still counts. Go Uncles!! I lose my paw never mind, hehe. We need 1 rep in MD Semi, uncles!

[badMania]

2 spots in the Final for Team INA, in the MS and XD. 2 WD pairs will have a chance to create an all-INA Final as well.

Hendra A. Gunawan/Alvent Yulianto Chandra continue their excellent form in beating Hoon Thien How/Lin Woon Fui 21-14, 21-14. They should have a chance against Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Hendra Wijaya tomorrow.

[simonlovers]

India reserve one more place in Semifinal..

[badadum]

It could've been a 4 - 1 if Andre didn't screw up in his 1st game.:mad:

WTH......from 18-10 to 18-21??? That Yo-yo power is not to be underestimated!!!

[hcyong]

This young Chinese pair is good. The Chinese definitely have the knack of springing good players on you.

Surely, they got the surname wrong on one of them there.

[ye333]

I remember once (like 2 - 3 years ago) Hafiz was leading LHI 18:9 in the 1st game, but then LHI won 21:18. In fact LHI was also leading 7:0 or 6:0 in the 2nd game (therefore actually won 18-19 consecutive points from Hafiz) before winning like 21:9.

So indeed the Yo-yo power is strong. :D


WTH......from 18-10 to 18-21??? That Yo-yo power is not to be underestimated!!!

[ye333]

Li/Shen just got thrashed by Mas uncles...

It definitely doesn't look like any young Chinese pair has reached the level of 2002/03's Cai/Fu. :cool:


This young Chinese pair is good. The Chinese definitely have the knack of springing good players on you.

Surely, they got the surname wrong on one of them there.

[hcyong]

Hafiz's match reminded me on how much I hate to see him play and how much I like to see him play. You just don't know which side of him you'll see. Two-face Hafiz.

[eaglehelang]

Li/Shen just got thrashed by Mas uncles...

It definitely doesn't look like any young Chinese pair has reached the level of 2002/03's Cai/Fu. :cool:

Yup, lost my paw on that too. SHen Ye did quite well in the experimental partnership with either Fu or Cai. I thought China young MD couldnt do that bad to be trashed by 32/33 y.o. uncles.

[badMania]

Candra/Joko will probably be forced to the decider.

[badMania]

Shen Ye was paired up with He Hanbin before He was switched to concentrate on XD. Then, Shen has no real partner, always switched.

[Loh]

I'm also surprised that our prodigal daughter, unseeded Zhang Beiwen, secured a place in tomorrow's SF when she beat Lydia Cheah [8]
22-20, 21-9 in 30 min. Now the second game was a surprise. Could something be wrong with Lydia or she just lacked stamina?

But more surprising is the MD brothers pair of Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Hendra Wijaya who advanced steadily to the SF by beating a string of Malaysian players:

R1 - Mak Hee Chun/Tan Wee Kiong 21-15, 21-15 (27 min)
R2 - Chan Chong Ming /Chew Choon Eng (2) 21-15, 21-19 (34 min)
QF - Khoo Chung Chiat/Ong Soon Hock (7) 21-15, 20-22, 13-21 (42 min)

Will their luck hold in the SF tomorrow?

Best of Luck Singapore! :):):)

[hcyong]

Li/Shen just got thrashed by Mas uncles...

It definitely doesn't look like any young Chinese pair has reached the level of 2002/03's Cai/Fu. :cool:

I mean the current pair playing Candra/Joko. I am watching them play in TV now. Chen Zhiben and Tao Jiaming. Watch this pair. They're fast and powerful. Definitely in the mould of Fu/Cai.

[limsy]

I'm also surprised that our prodigal daughter, unseeded Zhang Beiwen, secured a place in tomorrow's SF when she beat Lydia Cheah [8]
22-20, 21-9 in 30 min. Now the second game was a surprise. Could something be wrong with Lydia or she just lacked stamina?


erm...for me...both player is good...lydia cannot afford to commit mistake after mistake in competition....:(....sigh...:(...not the problem of stamina....

[hcyong]

Riyadi is a nervous wreck. Candra Wijaya deserves a better partner. Unless of course the purpose is to blood the youngster.

[badMania]

Riyadi is a nervous wreck. Candra Wijaya deserves a better partner. Unless of course the purpose is to blood the youngster.

Joko Riyadi is probably the weak link in the partnership with Hendra A. Gunawan also :rolleyes: AG/Alvent are now doing pretty well.....

[badMania]

I mean the current pair playing Candra/Joko. I am watching them play in TV now. Chen Zhiben and Tao Jiaming. Watch this pair. They're fast and powerful. Definitely in the mould of Fu/Cai.

CHN has a few upcoming MD pairs like Chai Biao/Liu Xiaolong and this pair.

[simonlovers]

11-all now....
wew...

[ye333]

Let's wait and see. I am not surprised that a young Chinese pair can match Candra/Joko. Candra is like 50%-70% of his prime and Joko is never a top MD -- and will never be.

In fact, I expect China to produce a huge army of MDs right below the top level, since all Chinese players (not only MD) are fast and powerful, and have fabulous stamina. Speed + power + stamina is enough to beat most opponents. But the real problem for Chinese MD is how to produce MDs at the highest level. The embarrassment of Chinese MDs (practically all of them, not only Cai/Fu) when meeting MK/HS illustrates this -- they not only lost, they were totally dominated.


I mean the current pair playing Candra/Joko. I am watching them play in TV now. Chen Zhiben and Tao Jiaming. Watch this pair. They're fast and powerful. Definitely in the mould of Fu/Cai.

[badMania]

In fact, I expect China to produce a huge army of MDs right below the top level, since all Chinese players (not only MD) are fast and powerful, and have fabulous stamina. Speed + power + stamina is enough to beat most opponents. But the real problem for Chinese MD is how to produce MDs at the highest level. The embarrassment of Chinese MDs (practically all of them, not only Cai/Fu) when meeting MK/HS illustrates this.

But they don't seem to have a problem with KOR and DEN pairs :o Whereas, our resident KOR fan here insists that the KOR pair has DOMINATED INA pairs ;)

[eaglehelang]

Joko Riyadi is probably the weak link in the partnership with Hendra A. Gunawan also :rolleyes: AG/Alvent are now doing pretty well.....
Chandra didnt continue his partnership with Luluk was it cos of Luluk's contract obligations? Chandra/Luluk did much better.

[huangkwokhau]

Chandra didnt continue his partnership with Luluk was it cos of Luluk's contract obligations? Chandra/Luluk did much better.
It has nothing to do with contract..mostly on chemistry issue.....if Candra/Joko does not do well here...we may see Rendra will partner with brother,Candra...lets wait and see as Rendra has no partner right now..

[badMania]

Ok....Candra Wijaya/Joko Riyadi eventually kill off the young CHN pair's challenge as they prevail in 3-sets: 21-17, 18-21, 21-17. They will face Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah tomorrow. A tough ordeal for them :rolleyes:

[huangkwokhau]

Shen Ye was paired up with He Hanbin before He was switched to concentrate on XD. Then, Shen has no real partner, always switched.
But in coming up ABC, we will see Shen Ye partnering with Zhang Ya Wen....

[huangkwokhau]

oh? What does Taufik has against Icuk ?
I believe I reported it during Macau Open that TH could lose to anyone but Tommy....both do not talk as TH thrashed Tommy's father....no mercy for sure from TH....

[ye333]

The Indonesian style forces Chinese MDs to expose their weakness in flat, fast exchanges. When facing a good offensive INA pair, in particular MK/HS, Chinese MDs usually do not have chance to use their power.

On the contrary, KOR and DEN pairs often turn into defense and no current pair can sustain the attack of Chinese MDs. (The last pair with great defense is Choong/Lee, before them Candra/Sigit -- these guys in good days can even return FHF's smashes with ease :eek:)


But they don't seem to have a problem with KOR and DEN pairs :o Whereas, our resident KOR fan here insists that the KOR pair has DOMINATED INA pairs ;)

[Loh]

Now ex-AE champion Hafiz Hashim (10) seems to be making steady progress and deserves some mention, especially when he is now the sole bearer of MAS MS flag by beating INA's Andre KurniawanTedjono who is seeded 5 ranks above him, 21-18 ,14-21, 21-16 in 52min. I think this is no small feat for HH to outlast the younger Andre. :p

He has succeeded so far when all his senior and junior countrymen have failed! At least he has proven that he is not a washout as many have predicted.

Can HH do the same to Chen Long also, the young man who knocked out LCW in R1? If HH succeeds, he would have redeemed a great deal of himself and deserves a great cheer from our Msia Boleh fans here! ;)

Good Luck to HH!:)

[ye333]

I think CL vs HH is like 6:4 or 7:3. I would be very much surprised if HH can beat CL -- but on the other hand, it's not impossible, since HH has beaten BCL last year if I remember correctly.


Now ex-AE champion Hafiz Hashim (10) seems to be making steady progress and deserves some mention, especially when he is now the sole bearer of MAS MS flag by beating INA's Andre KurniawanTedjono who is seeded 5 ranks above him, 21-18 ,14-21, 21-16 in 52min. I think this is no small feat for HH to outlast the younger Andre. :p

Can HH do the same to Chen Long also, the young man who knocked out LCW in R1? If HH succeeds, he would have redeemed a great deal of himself and deserves a great cheer from our Msia Boleh fans here! ;)

Good Luck to HH!:)

[eaglehelang]

Now ex-AE champion Hafiz Hashim (10) seems to be making steady progress and deserves some mention, ............

Good Luck to HH!:)

Errrrr, his nickname is yoyo anyways. No big or small hopes expected from him anymore. If he was vs Taufik, dont think could have given Taufik the fight KBH gave.

[Han]

I believe I reported it during Macau Open that TH could lose to anyone but Tommy....both do not talk as TH thrashed Tommy's father....no mercy for sure from TH....

Wow, more drama ... May be both players will smash from game 1 to game 3 and all the way to 29 points on each game :D

[Loh]

Errrrr, his nickname is yoyo anyways. No big or small hopes expected from him anymore. If he was vs Taufik, dont think could have given Taufik the fight KBH gave.

Eagle, please give him a chance to prove himself. He might surprise all of us.

Wouldn't you like to see him beat CL?

I hope he can just to show that he still has it in him to defeat CHN's brightest hope. :p

[huangkwokhau]

Wow, more drama ... May be both players will smash from game 1 to game 3 and all the way to 29 points on each game :D
Yep....:D I remembered at that time..all INA players went to watch this match ( they all know whats going on)....even chinese coach asked me why TH looked so mean and no smile at all playing his team mate....:(:D..now as TH is an independent player...TH will be Tommy's nightmare....

[ye333]

So it seems you believe TH's superiority over Tommy? ;)


Yep....:D I remembered at that time..all INA players went to watch this match ( they all know whats going on)....even chinese coach asked me why TH looked so mean and no smile at all playing his team mate....:(:D..now as TH is an independent player...TH will be Tommy's nightmare....

[huangkwokhau]

So it seems you believe TH's superiority over Tommy? ;)
:D:D...I mean TH will have extra motivation to beat Tommy...regardless if Tommy can beat TH or not...I did see thta match..I had to say that TH was really mean....

[Loh]

So it seems you believe TH's superiority over Tommy? ;)

I too think it will be one-sided in TH's favour! ;)

[eaglehelang]

Eagle, please give him a chance to prove himself. He might surprise all of us.

Wouldn't you like to see him beat CL?

I hope he can just to show that he still has it in him to defeat CHN's brightest hope. :p

Uncle, I already say nicely. Many, many others will say much more sarcastic words, including the media. ;) :p

[Loh]

Uncle, I already say nicely. Many, many others will say much more sarcastic words, including the media. ;) :p

I hope he can knock out CL in the SF so that others will have a kinder opinion of him.

As I recalled, HH has resolved to work harder after he became a father and left BAM, right? :p

Today is the first glimpse of his efforts ... more to come I hope... :D

[limsy]

As I recalled, HH has resolved to work harder after he became a father and left BAM, right? :p


he is now stick with bam...thats why have the warning....;)

[koo_fan]

Eagle, please give him a chance to prove himself. He might surprise all of us.

Wouldn't you like to see him beat CL?

I hope he can just to show that he still has it in him to defeat CHN's brightest hope. :p

Of course it is rare to see Malaysians to once again hoping to see him win.
It hurts, you know?

The fire inside him now is to keep on staying in the team. After this, who knows what's gonna boost him up?
He is lack of desire after the AE, it's a mistake he could not redeem.
Anyway, i'd like to see him winning, it's still a great feeling. Play at your best, hafiz.

[cheekygen]

HH must be sad reading such comment on him and for what he is today, no matter who is the opponent, he has no pressure. People expected him to lose anyway. Time is catching up and this would be the chance for him to break through before people label him as "veteran yoyo".

I don't think the sole motivation is to be retain in the national team. And it is not lack of desire ater AE either. Not even Misbun could identify the problem and help him in these couple of years... so if the coach & HH couldn't find out the reason why he is underperforming, how is he going to bounce back? He should consult a sports psychologist to help him to identify what are the root cause of his problem. For the mean time, its good to see him start winning again. Big or small win, it will booast his confidence.

Its sad to read sometimes how people and even the media label the players (who had contributed, sacrificed, won honor for the country) with "uncles, yoyo, monkey, veteran" etc..... why can't they be more sporting? and worst comment, wasting the taxpayer's money.

[ctjcad]

:D:D...I mean TH will have extra motivation to beat Tommy...regardless if Tommy can beat TH or not...I did see thta match..I had to say that TH was really mean....

I too think it will be one-sided in TH's favour! ;)

oh? What does Taufik has against Icuk ?

You know laaah, INA drama.:p
...
..Taufik will face not only Tommy on the other side of the court but also Lius Pongoh, who'll help with the coaching; a 2 vs. 1 duel, ex-Pelatnas hero vs. Pelatnas...Let's see if Tommy will give Taufik some challenge this time around (last time they met, Taufik won in 2 games 23-21 and 21-15); should be an interesting battle ..:cool:

*KBH did slightly better though, this time around, giving Taufik a run for his money. The last time they met, KBH lost meekly, in 2 games, during last yr's Macau Open.

[dawei]

Best of Luck Singapore!:):):) Best of Luck Zhang Beiwen!:):):)

[limsy]

*KBH did slightly better though, this time around, giving Taufik a run for his money. The last time they met, KBH lost meekly, in 2 games, during last yr's Macau Open.

slightly better???:rolleyes:...ya....28 others points for taufik...;)....th gave him back 15 points...:p

[koo_fan]

HH must be sad reading such comment on him and for what he is today, no matter who is the opponent, he has no pressure. People expected him to lose anyway. Time is catching up and this would be the chance for him to break through before people label him as "veteran yoyo".

Its sad to read sometimes how people and even the media label the players (who had contributed, sacrificed, won honor for the country) with "uncles, yoyo, monkey, veteran" etc..... why can't they be more sporting? and worst comment, wasting the taxpayer's money.

Hey...good to see someone having this view.

Down to earth is when you talked about something real. Hafiz is the one who need to get himself back.Remarks are quite harsh, maybe. But all are the truth. He is indeed yoyo-ing.

But i do hope he can win now. Support, yes. Expecting the win, no.


As for "yoyo, monkey, uncles" - fans are being friendly, you know?

[abedeng]

I too think it will be one-sided in TH's favour! ;)

Of course it should be one sided. Tommy vs Tan Chun Seang was one sided in TCS's favour until 18-15 in the 2nd, when Tan got carried away too much .....:p

[abedeng]

I'm also surprised that our prodigal daughter, unseeded Zhang Beiwen, secured a place in tomorrow's SF when she beat Lydia Cheah [8]
22-20, 21-9 in 30 min. Now the second game was a surprise. Could something be wrong with Lydia or she just lacked stamina?



I am not surprised, Lydia doesn't have the stuff to play even one game consistently. Once she panics, there is no turning back. It was a stroll since Lydia gifted ZBW practically all the pts.

[limsy]

I am not surprised, Lydia doesn't have the stuff to play even one game consistently. Once she panics, there is no turning back. It was a stroll since Lydia gifted ZBW practically all the pts.

yes...thats her problem since junior...:crying:

[cheekygen]

Hey...good to see someone having this view.

Down to earth is when you talked about something real. Hafiz is the one who need to get himself back.Remarks are quite harsh, maybe. But all are the truth. He is indeed yoyo-ing.

But i do hope he can win now. Support, yes. Expecting the win, no.


As for "yoyo, monkey, uncles" - fans are being friendly, you know?

People are entitled to their own opinion but this forum is international forum and is that how malaysian show the world how they are friendly by criticizing their own players, its just embarassing...

I respect freedom of expression in commenting/criticizing on performance not on the player. Sometimes people get carried away and forget there are also many readers from other countries and what kind of impression of foreigners would have on us? I just comment once in a while, on behalf of players whom i emphathize.

[ye333]

I don't see why "uncles" and "veteran" are negative comments... :confused:


HH must be sad reading such comment on him and for what he is today, no matter who is the opponent, he has no pressure. People expected him to lose anyway. Time is catching up and this would be the chance for him to break through before people label him as "veteran yoyo".

I don't think the sole motivation is to be retain in the national team. And it is not lack of desire ater AE either. Not even Misbun could identify the problem and help him in these couple of years... so if the coach & HH couldn't find out the reason why he is underperforming, how is he going to bounce back? He should consult a sports psychologist to help him to identify what are the root cause of his problem. For the mean time, its good to see him start winning again. Big or small win, it will booast his confidence.

Its sad to read sometimes how people and even the media label the players (who had contributed, sacrificed, won honor for the country) with "uncles, yoyo, monkey, veteran" etc..... why can't they be more sporting? and worst comment, wasting the taxpayer's money.

[badadum]

People are entitled to their own opinion but this forum is international forum and is that how malaysian show the world how they are friendly by criticizing their own players, its just embarassing...

I respect freedom of expression in commenting/criticizing on performance not on the player. Sometimes people get carried away and forget there are also many readers from other countries and what kind of impression of foreigners would have on us? I just comment once in a while, on behalf of players whom i emphathize.

Now this is new...usually MAS Boleh squad are critized for being vehemently loyal to the point of making up excuses for their players...... ;)

[chris-ccc]

People are entitled to their own opinion but this forum is international forum and is that how malaysian show the world how they are friendly by criticizing their own players, its just embarassing...

I respect freedom of expression in commenting/criticizing on performance not on the player. Sometimes people get carried away and forget there are also many readers from other countries and what kind of impression of foreigners would have on us? I just comment once in a while, on behalf of players whom i emphathize.



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Well said cheekygen. We are finding insensible/insensitive posts from some Malaysian BCers intending to embarrass or to humiliate their own MAS players. :(:(:(

To criticise others is one thing, but to embarrass and to humiliate others (players or not), IMHO, is the wrong thing to do.

Hope that your post will remind us BCers to preview our posts first, checking if the content could hurt the dignity or the pride of others, before submitting.
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[SibugiChai]

Hafiz Hashim is really giving Malaysian a Heart Attack... Just like His game, its full of elements of suprises.

Suprise... Suprise... Suprise...

When I think he can win, He lose...

When I think he will lose, He win...

Malaysian will always support him but just that we have not put any hope on him lately.

Let's see what he can do this time around...

My heart say Hafiz but my brain says Chen Long...

[george@chongwei]

Hafiz Hashim is really giving Malaysian a Heart Attack... Just like His game, its full of elements of suprises.

Suprise... Suprise... Suprise...

When I think he can win, He lose...

When I think he will lose, He win...

Malaysian will always support him but just that we have not put any hope on him lately.

Let's see what he can do this time around...

My heart say Hafiz but my brain says Chen Long...
yup, his game is just like playing yoyo..
swinging here swinging there:D
hehe, that's why no kan chiong when watching his match.:p

[jasonmarc]

yup, his game is just like playing yoyo..
swinging here swinging there:D
hehe, that's why no kan chiong when watching his match.:p

Thats why he has the nick name, 'Yo-Yo' ups and downs..

Yesterday won, with good display of determination but you cant predict what he is going to do for today's match.....maybe yesterday Up and today down...:o...just relax, dont need kan chiong but get the ambulance ready..lah !

[samuel882]

yes...thats her problem since junior...:crying:
A Miss yoyo in the making ;)