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Sudirman Cup 2009 Day 4: May 13

Greetings,

Yesterday, Day 3, Tuesday 12-May-2009, Korea defeated Denmark 4-1.

Surprisingly, PG who was suffering from an attack of migraine during his match still managed to win the only point for Denmark. It's reported that he is now admitted to a hospital in Guangzhou. Hope that he can participate in 2 days' time.

For Matches Overview on Day 4 from tournamentsoftware.com: click here (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=991DFE99-023B-4853-8AF6-39255247D465&d=20090513)

Interesting matches on Day 4 could be coming from Group 2, namely;
* Thailand vs Chinese Taipei
* Germany vs France

IMHO, Chinese Taipei and Germany can win.

Cheers... chris-ccc
:):):)
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..could really be a very slow day in BC/this thread..No MAS playing, no INA playing and no CHN playing...Will they even broadcast any of the matches??..:confused:

..could really be a very slow day in BC/this thread..No MAS playing, no INA playing and no CHN playing...Will they even broadcast any of the matches??.. :confused:



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We will need BCers from other countries to come in to cheer up this thread. ;););)

Btw, the match England-vs-Japan could also be an interesting one.
And so are these 2 matches;
* Poland-vs-Russia
* South Africa-vs-Turkey
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Today,...is going to be a very slow day indeed.......and its better not to have any event for today...as it is 513 .....this numbr is bringing bad memory for malaysian.....sigh

Today,...is going to be a very slow day indeed.......and its better not to have any event for today...as it is 513 .....this number is bringing bad memory for malaysian.....sigh



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May Malaysians forgive the past (May 13); We need to move on to the future.
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Australia are doing bad lol
Lost to india and bloody scottland :(
If they can at least beat ukraine il be slightly happy.

Australia are doing bad lol
Lost to india and bloody scottland :(
If they can at least beat ukraine il be slightly happy.



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Hi bradmyster,

You must have missed following Australia, India and Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia.

India and Scotland are much stronger that Australia. Therefore, the results were no surprises.

Ukraine is one of the nations rising up rather quickly.
Therefore, on Day 4, Ukraine would probably defeat Australia too. :crying::crying::crying:
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i am going to cheer for hk
go hk
haha

yesterday (512) was a sad day for the Chinese whereas today (513) is a sad day for the Malaysian....

yesterday (512) was a sad day for the Chinese whereas today (513) is a sad day for the Malaysian....

Just hope (514) would be a sad day for .......the danes.....:D:D joking...lah

POL vs RUS

By looking at the line-ups and order of play, POL might win first 3 matches. I wonder why RUS didn't field Nikolaenko/Sorokina in XD.

as expected this afternoon is so quiet in this thread :D

The MAS forummers are grieving on Julia's misfortune ...... Pity.

Tine Rasmussen and WCH would know about such misfortune, happened to them in previous team competitions.

i am going to cheer for hk
go hk
haha
It's unlikely but why not. I would cheer for hk today
You can HK! ~

The MAS forummers are grieving on Julia's misfortune ...... Pity.

Tine Rasmussen and WCH would know about such misfortune, happened to them in previous team competitions.
It's like all the efforts they put on.. just gone.

JUlia is just 22. She can have another Sudirman Cup. Wish her luck.

Koo_fan, at last i see your post..
Where were you?
INA team prepare to face KOREA in semi, while MAS will play CHINA..

hi, guys..
back in reporting...

Susan Hughes (SCO) gives strong effort against Saina Nehwal (IND)...but finally Saina win.
INDIA lead Group 3B with 3 win...will face BULGARIA for a place in Group 2 in 2011...

Derek Wong (SIN) lost 1st game but fight hard to take the 2nd, and lead 15-11 in the 3rd against Eric Pang (NED)...

So just turned on the livescore and see Eric Pang is on the losing end for now to Derek Wong (:rolleyes:). :D That should make up for SG playing Zhang Beiwen. Anything happened to Xing Aiying :confused:.
Should have been XD, WS & MD to Singapore thus clinching 12 PAW points, but the unconventional way works for me as well :p.

Looks like the polish MD will finally make it 3-0 and they just did, scoring the conventional MS, XD & MD over Russia :):cool: (= 11 more :p).

Derek beat Eric, and Singapore lead 2-1... Uncle Loh must be happy...

Could anybody explain the rule of tie-breaker in group 3A? thanks in advance

Could anybody explain the rule of tie-breaker in group 3A? thanks in advance

Ranking order in the sub-groups
5.5.1 If two teams have won the same number of ties, the ranking will be decided by the result of the tie between them.

5.5.2 If three or more teams have won the same number of ties, ranking will be decided by the total number of matches won. If this leaves two teams equal, ranking will be decided by the result of the tie between them.

5.5.3 If three or more teams have won the same number of ties and the same number of matches, ranking will be decided by the difference between total games won and total games lost, with greater difference ranked higher. If this leaves two teams equal, ranking will be decided by the result of the tie between them.

5.5.4 If three or more teams have won the same number of ties and the same number of matches and have the same difference between total games won and total games lost, ranking will be decided by the difference between total points won and total points lost, with greater difference ranked higher. If this leaves two teams equal, ranking will be decided by the result of the tie between them.

5.5.5 If three or more teams have won the same number of ties and the same number of matches, have the same difference between total games won and total games lost, and have the same difference between total points won and total points lost, ranking will be decided by drawing lots.

So just turned on the livescore and see Eric Pang is on the losing end for now to Derek Wong (:rolleyes:). :D That should make up for SG playing Zhang Beiwen. Anything happened to Xing Aiying :confused:.
Should have been XD, WS & MD to Singapore thus clinching 12 PAW points, but the unconventional way works for me as well :p.

Looks like the polish MD will finally make it 3-0 and they just did, scoring the conventional MS, XD & MD over Russia :):cool: (= 11 more :p).

should be 13 and 10, but don't count the 13 points yet, it hasn't finished

Could anybody explain the rule of tie-breaker in group 3A? thanks in advance


If 2 teams have won same number of ties, ranking will be decided by the result of the tie between them (BWF statutes, Part III, Section 4, article 5.5.1)

Bulgaria and USA both won 2 ties, Bulgaria beat USA 3-2, that's why Bulgaria topped the group. Hope I'm not wrong...

should be 13 and 10, but don't count the 13 points yet, it hasn't finished

:o Yes you are right, I was looking at the 12 for Turkey and knew the total was 23 :)
I hope Turkey made the right decision in playing Ali Kaya in MD instead of XD. I was hoping for MS, WS and XD to Turkey but now ...

:eek: Derek Wong upset Eric Pang but Zhang Beiwen went down tamely to Judith. SIN needs another pt from WD or XD.

SIN 2 - 1 NED

Koo_fan, at last i see your post..
Where were you?
INA team prepare to face KOREA in semi, while MAS will play CHINA..
Hey Jutawin, U were not stick to this forum either, like me. ~
INA vs KOR and MAS vs CHN - and what, INA vs MAs in final ?

We had to go through DEN first. And it's not going to be a smooth one. Let's die trying, yea. Wish u luck, indo. China is beatable ~ have faith on that first.

SIN's Shinta is the weakest link in WD. I still remember how RUS gals kept attacking her.

SIN WD's ranking is supposed to be higher than NED but well...

Where is Frances Liu?? I didn't even check beforehand when they played Russia and expected the WD to go to Singapore (WS, MD and either WD or XD) but didn't turn out that way...

Will there be biggest upset in PAW points wise if AUS beat UKR? Does anybody pick Australia?

Yao Jie smashed the ball to Shinta, and the Shinta hit the shuttlecock to Yao Lei, almost hit her partner's face...

Will there be biggest upset in PAW points wise if AUS beat UKR? Does anybody pick Australia?

22 points :cool: (I didn't pick it). In other news: Turkey take the first set in the deciding XD http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif.

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We will need BCers from other countries to come in to cheer up this thread. ;););)

Btw, the match England-vs-Japan could also be an interesting one.
And so are these 2 matches;
* Poland-vs-Russia
* South Africa-vs-Turkey
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..it ain't exciting without any webstream:(...will there be a webstream for the night matches??..:confused:
as expected this afternoon is so quiet in this thread :D
..it's night time here, in North America..perfect time to get some zzzzz..;)

I guess many PAWers pick Turkey win over South Africa. RSA XD pair forces rubber set, win second game with 21-12.

Great, SG has a point from coming XD........good chance for SG to win this one....

RSA >< TUR -- 3-2, South Africa XD won decider game, 21-13.
SUI >< LUX -- 5-0
IND >< SCO -- 4-0

IND deserved to be in Group 2 for next Sudirman Cup........their standard now are much higher than those in group 3 and some team in group 2 too...........

Group 2B has the same point for all. so winner takes all in the last matches on thursday

Wow, Australia managed to push Ukraine to 2-2 before losing in a 3-game 5th tie.

Great, SG has a point from coming XD........good chance for SG to win this one....

Wow, what a determined comeback from SIN to beat NED 3-1 when our young WD of Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari overcame Judith Meulendijks/Yao Jie
15-21, 21-16, 21-17 in 49 min. :D


I must say Derek Wong did very well to defeat the more experienced Eric Pang in MS 12-21, 21-19, 21-15 in 45 min, and this must have certainly given a big boost to our WD.

If SIN can score another point from the last XD match, this will be an immense confidence booster to local born Vanessa Neo. This XD tie is between Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Vanessa Neo and Jorrit De Ruiter/Ilse Vaessen of NED.

Singapore Also Can ....

CCTV5 broadcasting delayed telecast SIN-NED now.

Derek beat Eric, and Singapore lead 2-1... Uncle Loh must be happy...

I wasn't following until now and I agree with you that I am overjoyed! Surprised that NED's more experienced Eric, Judith & Yao Jie should succumb to our young and inexperienced players! Wow! :D:p:)

Wow, what a determined comeback from SIN to beat NED 3-1 when our young WD of Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari overcame Judith Meulendijks/Yao Jie
15-21, 21-16, 21-17 in 49 min. :D


I must say Derek Wong did very well to defeat the more experienced Eric Pang in MS 12-21, 21-19, 21-15 in 45 min, and this must have certainly given a big boost to our WD.

If SIN can score another point from the last XD match, this will be an immense confidence booster to local born Vanessa Neo. This XD tie is between Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Vanessa Neo and Jorrit De Ruiter/Ilse Vaessen of NED.

Singapore Also Can ....
Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari and Derek Wong redeemed themselves after having played poorly against Russia 2 days ago.

I was surprised that Derek beat Eric as he was so erratic against Russia the other day.

Btw, is Zhang Beiwen's loss to Judith expected? I was surprised the way she lost. What happened to Xing Aiying?

Where is Frances Liu?? I didn't even check beforehand when they played Russia and expected the WD to go to Singapore (WS, MD and either WD or XD) but didn't turn out that way...

I think Frances plays WD and XD now but she is not ranked No.1. ;)

wa yippy gona play xd
sure interesting
korea fielding all 2nd stringers
chau not playing xd but playing wd
yohan also play md
hope hk can spring a surprise
haha

Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari and Derek Wong redeemed themselves after having played poorly against Russia 2 days ago.

I was surprised that Derek beat Eric as he was so erratic against Russia the other day.

Btw, is Zhang Beiwen's loss to Judith expected? I was surprised the way she lost. What happened to Xing Aiying?

Well Robin, I actually have high regards for Russia and to lose to them by 1 match is really not that bad for SIN. I am quite satisfied with the loss. ;)

Wow, what a determined comeback from SIN to beat NED 3-1 when our young WD of Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari overcame Judith Meulendijks/Yao Jie
15-21, 21-16, 21-17 in 49 min. :D


I must say Derek Wong did very well to defeat the more experienced Eric Pang in MS 12-21, 21-19, 21-15 in 45 min, and this must have certainly given a big boost to our WD.

If SIN can score another point from the last XD match, this will be an immense confidence booster to local born Vanessa Neo. This XD tie is between Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Vanessa Neo and Jorrit De Ruiter/Ilse Vaessen of NED.

Singapore Also Can ....

And what an emphatic display by our XD pair in the last match of the day when they defeated NED by 12 and 14 in 28 mins!

Congratulations Singapore especially to our local-born players Derek and Vanessa! :)

Dint Know that Shin Baek Cheol can play singles too. LOL

What a surprise win against Netherlands! :D

What a surprise win against Netherlands! :D

Yes indeed. But can SIN spring another surprise against mighty Poland?
Quite a tall order for our lads as Poland edged out Russia who beat us.

But you can never tell as our tie against NED has proven.
Good Luck SIN in your match against POL tomorrow. :)

Tough call. Polish's MS and XD have won both their respective matches in this tournament.

Yes indeed. But can SIN spring another surprise against mighty Poland?
Quite a tall order for our lads as Poland edged out Russia who beat us.

But you can never tell as our tie against NED has proven.
Good Luck SIN in your match against POL tomorrow. :)

THA vs TPE

The order of play favors THA. THA might win the first 3 matches. The first match XD will set the tone of the match but the 2 singles from TPE might surprise the Thais. Well, if it goes down to the last 2 doubles, TPE will come up on top.

XD Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam vs Fang Chieh Min / Cheng Wen Hsing

MS Boonsak Ponsana vs Hsueh Hsuan Yi - This could be another upset

WS Salakjit Ponsana vs Chiang Pei Hsin

MD Sudket Prapakamol / Songphon Anugritayawon vs Chen Hong Ling / Lin Yu Lang Lin

WD Duanganong Aroonkesorn / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul vs Cheng Wen Hsing / Chien Yu Chin

2-3

lol, shin baek cheol play MS:D

looks like korea are very smart.
they have their 2nd wd pair on the line if anything goes wrong, or in case 2-2;)

20 minutes to play...
Pi Hongyan is in conversation with Raphael Sachetat from Badzine

20 minutes to play...
Pi Hongyan is in conversation with Raphael Sachetat from Badzine
Hey, are u in the stadium?
how you know?:)

England team is in court 3, ready to take group photo...arranged by Raphael
Andrew, Nathan, Anthony, Rajiv, Robert, and Chris stand side by side, and four lady kneel in front...(kind like a fotbaal team..)

Hey, are u in the stadium?
how you know?:)

yes, george, i'm here since the 1st day

yes, george, i'm here since the 1st day
lucky you:D:D.
btw, how's japanese team?

No CHN play, not much spectator on tribune...

lucky you:D:D.
btw, how's japanese team?

lucky me, yes. Japan team still sit and chit-chat near court 4. I see Reiko in front row, in conversation with coach Joo-bong...

Xu Huaiwen is coming to German team seat, near court 5, side by side with French team...

German team are busy taking picture, one of them is hugging two mascots...

Huaiwen also hug the female mascots...and Pi taking picture with the male ram...

The rams are continuing their journey, say hello to Japanese team and England team, Reiko and Joo-bong high five with them...

(sorry for bothering you with this....just killing time before the matches started)

announcer call the players....
feel sorry for the players in the first macth in each ties, no players name was called, only "on court 1, tie between Sri Lanka and Iceland, starting with men singles", while the second till last match their names are introduced...

lol, shin baek cheol play MS:D

And? ....... :p

supporters are behind HKG players... will be tough for Korea...

that was quick, HKG lead 11-3 interval in 4 minutes...

looks like korea are very smart.
they have their 2nd wd pair on the line if anything goes wrong, or in case 2-2;)

even if Korea loose this tie, they are still top in subGroup 1A. They win both their tie against MAS and DEN

HKG XD make it 21-10 in 11 minutes...

JPN XD tie the game, and now lead 18-16. Their team is busy clapping the pompom sticks...

Clark smash stop JPN's 7 consecutive points... 18-17... but JPN keep moving forwrd, 20-17..

KOR XD fight back, lead 11-6 in interval, 2nd game

for those who wants guangdong sports on ppstream,u can go to http://livetv.ru/en/chanelinfo/4/ and click the ppstream's play button

Donna is so aggresive, 20-20

Hirata going wide, 21-21

Clark smash and Hirata put in on the net, another deuce, 22-22

Maeda too long, 1st game point for ENG pair, 23-22

Well placing from Clark, his fist up high as ENG took the 1st game, 24-22

Meanwhile KOR XD took 2nd game, 21-11

LYD-LHJ rested ?

come on Sudket !!!!

Clark/Kellog play better compare to their first 2 matches. Clark looks relaxed and Kellog's stroke is more acurate

hopefully HK can catch up

Korean XD win the match, KOR 1 - 0 HKG

Pui Yin Yip impressed me with her jump smash. :eek:

Korean XD win the match, KOR 1 - 0 HKG

ENG also lead 1-0, Clark/Kellog win 24-22, 21-15

Pui Yin Yip impressed me with her jump smash. :eek:

yes, maybe she has more power left since she's not alone in court..

Pui Yin Yip impressed me with her jump smash. :eek:

she has such a big jump for a female.

Shin Baek-chol cover the court quite well. still tight game, 9-9

GER pair took 1st match, GER 1 - 0 FRA

Shin Baek-chol cover the court quite well. still tight game, 9-9

I'm wong... Chan Yan Kit speed up the game and lead 16-10

Shin Baek-chol cover the court quite well. still tight game, 9-9

yes, he's quite a fast player.

Im surprised Korea risked this tie by putting weak players... From where I see, if Yan Kit and Wang Chen win, the MD or WD will be under tremendous pressure!

Im surprised Korea risked this tie by putting weak players... From where I see, if Yan Kit and Wang Chen win, the MD or WD will be under tremendous pressure!

underestimated Hong Kong perhaps?

Im surprised Korea risked this tie by putting weak players... From where I see, if Yan Kit and Wang Chen win, the MD or WD will be under tremendous pressure!

even if KOR lost this tie, they are still top of the group. They win both ties against MAS and DEN, then whoever win between two countries tomorrow will take 2nd place

they want to meet china?haha

even if KOR lost this tie, they are still top of the group. They win both ties against MAS and DEN, then whoever win between two countries tomorrow will take 2nd place

Not neccesarily. They could end up second place if Denmark or Malaysia win big.

Not neccesarily. They could end up second place if Denmark or Malaysia win big.

Head-to-head meeting counts first if I remembered correctly from the rules I posted earlier today ...

Anyway ... go Smitty! Make it 2-0 to pile on the pressure :D.

@$#%$^%$&^Boonsak ...

Not neccesarily. They could end up second place if Denmark or Malaysia win big.

If Korea loose now, they will have same win (2) with DEN or MAS, and Korea win head to head with DEN or MAS. They will top the group

Demolidor put the rules in post #22

Not neccesarily. They could end up second place if Denmark or Malaysia win big.

I think HKG will get 2 pts today from Chan Yan Kit and Wang Chen. The other pt will be hard to get.....

Even if KOR loses 2-3 today and MAS beat DEN 3-2:
KOR W2 L1 Ties Won 9 Lost 6
MAS W2 L1 Ties Won 9 Lost 6

I think KOR will still edge out MAS as group winners. The only way for MAS to possibly emerge as group winners (will need to double check on the rules) is to beat DEN 4-1 or 5-0 and hope for KOR to lose today.

Shin is poor on his backhand defence.

Poor SBC , he looks damn exhausted after the MS match.

Anyway ... go Smitty! Make it 2-0 to pile on the pressure :D.

@$#%$^%$&^Boonsak ...

What's wrong with Boonsak :confused:

Andrew smashes, and Kenichi is on the floor... 10-12

another smash from Andrew tie the game, 13-13

What's wrong with Boonsak :confused:

too far to see...but his opponent keep the ball in play and Boonsak couldn't answer him, especially on net play...

i dont think the HK pair can match the koreans.

Damn... Stupid rules makes it boring now :(

wow, 11-4 interval in 4 minutes for Korean pair...

too far to see...but his opponent keep the ball in play and Boonsak couldn't answer him, especially on net play...
thanks for the courtside updates. Hopes the Thai can win this crucial Ties.

Damn... Stupid rules makes it boring now :(

indeed...
and if HKG win, they still in the bottom because the lost to MAS and DEN...

Kenichi make it rubber games...his friends keep giving him support..

thanks for the courtside updates. Hopes the Thai can win this crucial Ties.

I think he will, Hsuan Yu Hsieh looks tired now...and Boonsak lead 20-16..

11 smashes winner against 1 for Korea !!!

Boonsak take the match , THA 2 - 0 TPE

yes ! BP finally delivered for Thailand :)

11 smashes winner against 1 for Korea !!!

yeah, Korean pair is better and faster...

yeah, Korean pair is better and faster...

Korean MD B Team looks damn powerful. 21-10 first game. HK China totally lost.

Attention should switched to the match between Andrew and Tago-San now..

oops...something happen in court 4...kenichi is complained about something... coach Joo-bong also complained, ball on Kenichi's court...
sorry missed the moment, busy looking at Hwang/Han fast smash..

Kenichi gives the ball to Andrew, 7-6 for ENG...

Follow by smash, 7-7

Andrew was wrongfooted but Kenichi's smash was wide...15-13 for ENG

scoring board is down in court 4 (JPN-ENG) and court 5 (FRA-GER)...

Too good too good Korean MD B Team totally too good for HK China.

21-10 21-10. Solid in defence. Even more solid in attack.

Andrew smash, 16-13

Thailand and Germany should make it 3-0 and clinch my last PAW's for the day :cool:.

20-14 for Smith as well http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif.

another smash and Kenichi is on floor again...17-13

make it three consecutive smash, 18-13..

Kenichi smash, too wide...Andrew finished the game, and I lost count of the score....

alright, it was fixed, 21-14 for Andrew Smith in 3rd game, ENG lead JPN 2-0

:D It ended 21-14, 2-0 England ...

i've never seen the WS player from Korea. this is really their B line-up.

i've never seen the WS player from Korea. this is really their B line-up.

she's quite tall and lean...bit like XXF...

What happened to Wang Chen? Twice in a row playing WD took her WS capability...

Congrats to Thailand :)

Wang Chen rarely catch the ball when her tall opponent put it in front court...

...but she also makes Kim busy running around her court...

...and rain pouring hard outside...

Japan MD still on the game, force 4th deuce, 23-23

Tomorrow's game betw Denmark and Malaysia will be explosive. ;)

yes!! finally JPN MD closed the 1st game.

finally, Kenta/Kenichi took the 1st game, 25-23, and Japanense bench jump in joy...

Phew, JPN MD won the 1st game 25-23.

Kim Moon Hi looks tired, she keeps going down try to catch the ball...she loves floor very much...:)

Wang Chen in control now, she should take this match for Hongkong...especially with crowds behind her...

red alert for ENG. NR/AC have to win or JPN will takes last two matches, WS and WD...

deep red now, Eng with 3 points to 15 - 18

ENG catching up

ENG is closing the gap @ 17-18 from 12-18... Oh no 18-all...

Game pt for ENG...

8 points in a row for ENG pair...20-18

too long...20-19

Clark and Robertson coming back with 8 points in a row to lead 20 - 18, 20 - 19, 21 - 19...rubber

three consecutive smashes from Clark, his fist again up in the air, ENG takes 2nd game, 21-19...

ENG took the 2nd game 21-19. JPN threw away 6-pt lead...

The momentum is surely with ENG now... See how JPN responds...

Thai's clinch the MD as well as expected :). Iceland winning as expected ever since 3 of the Sri Lanka men have been MIA for some reason (perhaps related to the recent attacks?).
Portugal might actually take it :eek:. Good for the team fantasy game, "bad" for the PAW game :D.

Tomorrow's game betw Denmark and Malaysia will be explosive. ;)

Yeah..I am pretty sure of it... But it seems like no channel is going to show it online....

England stays in Group 1... NR/AC bwin 3rd game, 21-18
Clark is very happy, throws his racket to the crowds...

kor win 3-2
kor doubles still good though is 2nd team
chau today play bad in g1
chan oso didnt play as well as vs mas
but they did much better in g2
chau is better covering the back as her smashes are not so powerful but is steep
chan tends to smash into the net after a few smashes
better put her in front
anyway nice fight
waiting for 2mr's match
mas boleh
so it means hk will play off with jap rite?
hope hk stay in group 1

as expected,korea manage to win their last match of the group 3-2 through their so called back up WD players help them clinch the winning point.;)
it will be much interesting if zhou mi is fielded in the wd this time again, unfortunately that didnt happen though:(

Aha did anyone see the scotman lose to india in the mens doubles? Aha he was pissed at the end. Smashing his racket and politely telling the service judge to **** off after attempting to calm him. The lady next to me received his broken racket ahaha.

Kim Moon Hi looks tired, she keeps going down try to catch the ball...she loves floor very much...:)

Wang Chen in control now, she should take this match for Hongkong...especially with crowds behind her...
very tall and lanky, she's just like XXF of korea in my opinion:)

Aha did anyone see the scotman lose to india in the mens doubles? Aha he was pissed at the end. Smashing his racket and politely telling the service judge to **** off after attempting to calm him. The lady next to me received his broken racket ahaha.
Hey, that shows u are in the stadium eh?
share with us more side news there, keep em coming:D

Aha yeah I went yesterday, it was quite amazing. I was really close to the players just like 2 rows behind. Didn't see Lin/Chong but it was great nonetheless. I was surprised it wasn't sold out, not even half filled it seemed. I was on the Switzerland vs. Lithuania and the India vs. scotland side. It was great though.

India create history in badminton
Guangzhou: India created history by breaking into the Group 2 of the Sudirman Cup badminton championships for the first time since the tournament started in 1989 after thrashing Bulgaria 3-0 in Group 3 play-off here on Thursday.

India had topped Group 3B with emphatic wins over Australia (4-1), Ukraine (5-0) and Scotland (5-0) and on Thursday they rolled over Group 3A toppers Bulgaria to promote themselves to Group 2 of the world mixed team championships.

The men’s doubles pair of Sanave Thomas and Rupesh Kumar began India’s victory march, taking just 28 minutes to tame Vladimir Metodiev and Yulian Hristov 21-13, 21-11.

Saina Nehwal then continued her unbeaten run in the championships with a 21-14, 21-17 victory over Linda Zetchiri in 36 minutes.

Arvind Bhatt, however, had to fight it out against Krasimir Yankov before clinching the match 16-21, 21-16, 21-19 in 58 minutes to give the tie to India.

The 3-0 lead meant that the women’s doubles duo of Aparna Balan and the mixed doubles pair of V. Diju and Jwala Gutta did not take field.

In the last edition in 2007, a depleted India lost to France in a play-off to remain in Group 3 but this time the strong team led by Saina Nehwal made it to the Group 2. (PTI)

they deserve to be at top division in 2011