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2009 Singapore Open - 11 June - Day 3 (Round of 16)

Greetings,

Again, just submitted my PAWs and found that this thread has not been created.
Could some underdogs do well this today?

Womens Singles
Fu Mingtian .............................. to defeat ...... Judith Meulendijks
Hwang Hye Youn ...................... to defeat ...... Wang Lin[3]
Adrianti Firdasari ..................... to defeat ...... Saina Nehwal[6]
Ai Goto ...................................... to defeat ...... Xie Xingfang[8]
Jiang Yanjiao ............................. to defeat ...... Petya Nedelcheva

Mens Singles
Boonsak Ponsana ..................... to defeat ...... Simon Santoso[6]

For match results as they are progressing live: click here (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=110A8CDC-1726-4BD0-B8E0-02D9BCBBBA99&d=20090611)
For current time in Singapore: click here (http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_SG.aspx)
The first matches (Mixed Doubles) will start at 2:00pm.

Cheers... chris-ccc
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wang lin have beaten?

wang lin have beaten?
Chris was jus posting Hwang Hye Youn TO DEFEAT Wang Lin, not Hwang Hye Youn DEFEAT Wang Lin :D

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Thank you suetyan for explaining. :):):)

With so many upsets yesterday, Day 2 on Wednesday 10-Jun-2009, more upsets could continue today.

Therefore, could some underdogs do well today?

Womens Singles
Fu Mingtian .............................. to defeat ...... Judith Meulendijks
Hwang Hye Youn ...................... to defeat ...... Wang Lin[3]
Adrianti Firdasari ..................... to defeat ...... Saina Nehwal[6]
Ai Goto ...................................... to defeat ...... Xie Xingfang[8]
Jiang Yanjiao ............................. to defeat ...... Petya Nedelcheva

Mens Singles
Boonsak Ponsana ..................... to defeat ...... Simon Santoso[6]
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does anybody know how to watch these live matches online? BECAUSE NOBODY HAD UPLOADED ANY OF THE MATCHES AT ALL. :(((

XD R16
Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir [1] vs Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg -- a tough match as usual for Nova/Butet....and I will not be surprised at all if they lost (again) to Clark/Kellogg.

Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita vs Joachim Fischer-Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen [4] -- it will be quite an upset if Devin/Lita can beat DEN's no 2 XD pair at the moment.

MS R16
Hsieh Yu-Hsing vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro [4] -- Sony struggled to finish off Arvind Bhat yesterday.....nevertheless, he should beat Hsieh.

Boonsak Ponsana vs Simon Santoso [6] -- the 2007 winner is not in the best form, so, Simon better takes this chance well!

WS R16
Saina Nehwal [6] vs Adriyanti Firdasari -- a 50-50 chance for Firda, but Saina has the edge. I still remember watching Saina play in the same tourney 3 years ago and look at her progress right now!

WD R16
Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari vs Nitya Krishinda Maheswari/Greysia Polii -- again, a tough match for Nitya/Grace and I hope they pull it off.

MD R16
Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan [1] vs Kristof Hopp/Johannes Schoettler -- what a close shave for the top-seed yesterday and they will face another GER pair today. They should progress.

Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen [4] vs Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki -- it will mark a big progress if Rian/Yoke can defeat the veteran Danes.

does anybody know how to watch these live matches online? BECAUSE NOBODY HAD UPLOADED ANY OF THE MATCHES AT ALL. :(((

Normally, there's no live on tv or online until Semi or Finals. If there's any, there'll be the personal digicam of those who went to watch in the stadium, if they recorded any. Takes time to upload since Round 1 just started yesterday.;) Wait till next week.

all the best to mas players later.hehe

does anybody know how to watch these live matches online? BECAUSE NOBODY HAD UPLOADED ANY OF THE MATCHES AT ALL. :(((

loooking forward for the online streming too.......

Normally, there's no live on tv or online until Semi or Finals. If there's any, there'll be the personal digicam of those who went to watch in the stadium, if they recorded any. Takes time to upload since Round 1 just started yesterday.;) Wait till next week.

Thanks for knocking some sense into me.. I was really looking forward to watch all matches of Hwang Hye Youn. I PRAY SHE GOES ALL THE WAY TO SEMI FINALS AND FINALS. :p

Chris was jus posting Hwang Hye Youn TO DEFEAT Wang Lin, not Hwang Hye Youn DEFEAT Wang Lin :D

seemed WL is not in a good form, but believe she's still be able to overcome HHY...

ok, the matches had already started.
just 2 courts only for 2nd round??:confused:

the other 2 courts played in 14.20

haiya, kkk/nhl lost the 1st set.

As expected, Devin/Lita are being pummelled by Fischer-Nielsen/Pedersen.

Devin/Lita lost the first set 9-21. Atrocious stats really with just 1 smash winner vs 7 from the Danes and the rest are unforced errors.

Devin/Lita lost the first set 9-21. Atrocious stats really with just 1 smash winner vs 7 from the Danes and the rest are unforced errors.
i'm confused with this pair because in Sudirman Cup, they were able to push He Hanbin/Yu Yang to 3 sets. it was a close match....

wow!!! the 2008 OG gold medalist seems not in good form too......
speechless about DevLit.... i already predict the result....... can they prove me wrong???

i'm confused with this pair because in Sudirman Cup, they were able to push He Hanbin/Yu Yang to 3 sets. it was a close match....

they're good, but sometimes they're having lack of consistency........ especially Lita. she makes unforced errors when it comes to critical points......
they need more experience.......

21 17 for DevLit and 21 18 for NoLyn

Yay! KOR XD pair LHJ/LYD advanced to round of 8. I was worried that they would have to play 3 set and tire LHJ before her WD game. But they were resilient and won 4 points straight to make tie at 17-17 and won 22-20 eventually. Surprisingly, all of the points from both pairs was from net, not even 1 from smash..anybody got to watch the game and know what happened? anywayz, great job, LHJ/LYD!

As predicted, Devin/Lita lost to 4th seed Danish XD Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen, 9-21 ; 21-17 ; 10-21.

All the seeds goes through to XD QF, except 7th seed which lost yesterday to Polish pair

HHY is running out of gas after a very tiring battle against WMC yesterday.......
wang lin is on fire!!!

Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir beat their arch-rival Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg 21-18, 21-11; despite struggling in the first set. They will meet the tricky Polish pair Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk for a place in the last 4. Meanwhile, as expected, Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita lost to Joachim Fischer-Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen in rubber-sets.

I was really looking forward to watch all matches of Hwang Hye Youn. I PRAY SHE GOES ALL THE WAY TO SEMI FINALS AND FINALS. :p

Dont worry, our madbad will cheer/pray along with you, his fav cutie ;)

Dont worry, our madbad will cheer/pray along with you, his fav cutie ;)

i dont think so. wang lin is crashing HHY now...

yeah..
Wang Lin defeat Hwang Hye Youn

here it comes, the match between 2007's MS winner vs 2008's MS runner up.

hate this man. why why why. HHY, i wanted to go down there and support her tmr. but she's done and over with now. OMGGGGGGG.

hate this man. why why why. HHY, i wanted to go down there and support her tmr. but she's done and over with now. OMGGGGGGG.

She lost...! The 1st round match against WMC had burned down all of HHY energy....she is so worn out and tired to continue her journey in SG Open......:(:(

simon is crashing while xxf is fighting.........
sigh......

Time to cheer for my Jiang2.......

Goodbye for Simon. He's totally owned by Boonsak Ponsana :o

Goodbye for Simon. He's totally owned by Boonsak Ponsana :o

dont be pesimistic....Its still 11-2

What happened to Simon Santoso.....beaten so badly by BP.....

BP likes Sg Open very much....he won his first SS champion here....and now he seems in tremendous form.....look out PG.....still remember ? in 2007 SF, PG lost to BP also...hehehe

aiyoo, Simon S lost to BP. Still injured kah?

BP likes Sg Open very much....he won his first SS champion here....and now he seems in tremendous form.....look out PG.....still remember ? in 2007 SF, PG lost to BP also...hehehe

I think BP beat LD in the semi while PG was beaten by Chen Yu

just looks at sony and that taiwan guy stats.. they just play net?????:eek:

what happen to simon santoso earlier, folks?

btw, is the match stats between sony and hsieh having some problem? they seems to just winning most of the points from the net:eek:

wow, xing ai ying leading 9-6 now

jiang yan jiao just won her match in 2 straight games.

Sony Dwi Kuncoro progresses to the QF after a straight-set 21-15, 21-15 victory over Hsieh Yu-Hsing.

wow..... local girls are really giving hard times for chinese seeded players...... yesterday we saw zhang beiwen and fu ming tian, now we see xing aiying...

also a very interesting tight match between Rian/Yoke vs lars/jonas......

WOW, 1st set went to 30 pts, with the INA winning.

The first set of the MD match went to the distance as Rian/Yoke took it 30-28 :eek: I believe this is the first case we witness an INA player/pair reaches 30 pts in one set.

30-28 to Rian Yoke

I think BP beat LD in the semi while PG was beaten by Chen Yu

Yes, U r right...! thanks for the correction...:p

30-28 to Rian Yoke

Good game,...will they play rubber..?:rolleyes:

aiyoo, Simon S lost to BP. Still injured kah?


hey BP aint lousy player ok :cool::cool:

Good game,...will they play rubber..?:rolleyes:


the INA pair aint lousy as well :cool::cool:

just looks at sony and that taiwan guy stats.. they just play net?????:eek:

Yes,...all 72 rallies were net plays.......both players scored their points thru net winners....:D:D:D

XAY run our of gas

the INA pair aint lousy as well :cool::cool:

The Danes aint lousy pair u know....bro...:D:D:D

HHY is running out of gas after a very tiring battle against WMC yesterday.......
wang lin is on fire!!!

XAY run our of gas

what kind of professionals are they? you can't tired out on DAY 2!

The Danes aint lousy pair u know....bro...:D:D:D


yes...yes...they are back now!!! Rubber/Eraser set coming :D:D

The INA pair is giving away the 2nd game.....they will focus on the third...........

a walk in the park for Boe/Carsten....

INA pair is leading....and winning....the danes is running out of gas now.........

Wow...didnt expect the danes manage to level the score at 16 all............and now leading 18 -16......19 - 16 now......common INA........

Will it be another...........duece game here.....

hey BP aint lousy player ok :cool::cool:

Look at the scoreline, 2nd SImon only managed to get 7 pts, he's a better player than that. Tight rubber maybe, but to get so few points vs Boonsak, seldom got.

Congratulation to the danes......well done........awesome fighting spirit........

Firda trails 9-11 now....

14-9 to Saina....

seems like Saina playing in fast pace.....

19-17 right now .....

20-18....cmon Firda

finish in 1st set.....21-18...

haiya, firdasari lost already:(

looks like fu ming tian gonna suffer the same faith..

come on semi uncle chan and uncle chew!!:D

local favourite fu ming tian lost to judith in two straight games. it looks like fu is out of gas after yesterday's win over lu lan.

lee chong wei on court now..gogogo chong wei:p:p:p

chong wei defeated in the first set..:eek:

Thats no suprise!!!!

LCW 17-18 NTM never has more than 2 points between them, a real test of character

wow...LCW in the brink of lost...

19-20 chong wei deuce it!@!@

now or never for LCW....

lucky 20-20 2nd set, still got hope chong wei

deuce again.........like in 1st set.......

Go Greysia Polii/Nitya Krishinda...

Bye2 Lee Kyung Won..

Hard Match for Lee Chong Wei..

game pt for LCW

LCW took 2nd set...............

yea!!!! rubber game 22-24,22-20

gogo chong wei!!

NTM has really improved a lot...........

What a pity, Tien Minh!!!!

NTM leading 5-3 3rd set... wad a thriller!!!

Come on Tien Minh, try to defeat LCW in set 3! You're our pride!

5-3 for NTM right now.cmon Genit

Come on Tien Minh, try to defeat LCW in set 3! You're our pride!
you must be exciting to cheer NTM...:)

you must be exciting to cheer NTM...:)
Yes, thats right!:D

TMs leading 7-6

5-3 to ina.........

wow.thats real thriller 7all now.......

meanwhile Gade lost 1st set against Anup

Oops, PG also lost 1st set

9-4 for ina now......

pls focus on the match LCW-TM, everybody!

11-5 in break for ina.....hmm still tight in LCW and NTM match

uncle Wong is likely to be lost in the next couple minutes....

LCW is widen the gap now

NTM out of gas now.....bye2

14-7 to GeNit........smash2.....

MP for Bao CL.........

Match point for BCL..and he win !!!

18-17 for LCW........oh god

TM-LCW: 19-18 welllll

GeNit took 1st set handily...........really potential partnership

Macht point for TM

19-18 for NTM..........hmm

MP for NTM>....!!!!!!

omg 19-20 rubber set lcw pls win it

wow Nguyen won..........big surprise

LCW lost!!!!:eek::eek::eek:

oo lcw lost 24-22,20-22,21-19 wad a match!!!

congratz to NTM...........really worth hard fought victory

Game over, Lee chong wei has been eleminated!!!! ha ha

NTM is back to his giant killing ways?

Congratulation NTM....

3all in WD match

C'mon Greysia/Nitya..

NTM is back to his giant killing ways?
he's always been doing that quite sometime now......

6all.......cmon Genit..

wow....LCW lost to NTM...what a surprise....his biggest kill so far...

wat happened to LCW food poisoning again??

2nd set become much tighter now..........

wat happened to LCW food poisoning again??
There's no reason to explain the lost of LCW:D, because, NTM was too excelent in the match!!!:cool:

11-8 for Ina WD now

totally bad...this is BIG news in our local newspaper tomorrow!!

There's no reason to explain the lost of LCW:D, because, NTM was too excelent in the match!!!:cool:
NTM simply nailed in the key points....very tight match though

11-8 for Greysia/Nitya...C'mon Galzs...

Congratulation Nguyen Tien Minh from Vietnam...
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GeNIt still leading.....

Congratulation Nguyen Tien Minh from Vietnam...
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very cute icon.......u must be happy now

he's always been doing that quite sometime now......

What giants did he recently slay? (I haven't been keeping up with all the tournaments)

cmon GeNIt finish it fast..........

meanwhile, koo and tan crusing with a 21-13 win in the 1st set

Peter Gade had better win now... with LCW out his chances have shot up.

What giants did he recently slay? (I haven't been keeping up with all the tournaments)
ehm....i seem also cant remember...but i think he beat gade...in last big tourney in early round....maybe any experts could tell u....

Greysia/Nitya won already........which pair they'll face in qf....?

ehm....i seem also cant remember...but i think he beat gade...in last big tourney in early round....maybe any experts could tell u....

Ah ok, maybe I'm a bit behind then :). Well, good luck to him for his next match against Bao!

Greysia/Nitya won already........which pair they'll face in qf....?
Wong PT and CEH

Greysia/Nitya won already........which pair they'll face in qf....?
Wong Pei Pty/Chin Ee Hui[MAS]
this pair beat them last year in SF Denmark Open..

cmon Gade............dont play safe

Peter Gade had better win now... with LCW out his chances have shot up.

There's still Sony, BCL and CJ. Hard matches for him!:cool:

Wong Pei Pty/Chin Ee Hui[MAS]
this pair beat them last year in SF Denmark Open..
oh..oke....big task ahead....:rolleyes:

Oops, LCW lost already but not a total surprise to me. The Vietnam fans are very happy, hehe.
PG also a bit dangerous now

Wong PT and CEH

big challenge.....hmm....

SA 16-13 PG
No1 seed out and No2 seed in troubles

It seems PG is gonna home....

SA 16-13 PG
No1 seed out and No2 seed in troubles

Yup, yup, after surprise the walkover, retirements & seeded fell yesterday, nothing short of the stadium roof falling down (touch wood) will surprise me.:p

Wah, uncle PG really lost. Now LCW & PG can spar with each other during training until they leave for INA SS (joking, joking........).

Gade also out....???? omg

I am afraid that LCW may pull put from INA Open after this loss....

Now Bao/Chen Jin or Sony/Park could win this tournament...

Not many upsets today, but the upsets are really BIG!:eek:

KKK also in trouble.............

Not many upsets today, but the upsets are really BIG!:eek:
yep...ur right....and also welcome to this forum

salutes to all of the veterans man. it takes alot of stamina for all these athletes to compete so many days in a row. all my favorites are out. PG,LCW,HHY. sucky man. :eek:

koo and tan going rubber game!! jia you

Cmon Kido.................

what hppnd to KKK..........

hopefully Gade is not sick or injured... losing 8 points in a row at the end makes me worry:(

KKK wake up.........................

yep...ur right....and also welcome to this forum
Thx! I'm not new actually

hopefully Gade is not sick or injured... losing 8 points in a row at the end makes me worry:(
yeah....me...too....that'll prevent him to go to ina ss.....:crying:

england pair leading 11-8 in the rubber game oh no!!

Thx! I'm not new actually

well... congradulations for your rebirth.:) Were you banned before?:rolleyes:

can KKK recover after the break...............

seems KKK will lose tooo????????????????

Kido marching in 2nd............

i think KKK/TBH are too defensive in 3rd.............not so many smash winner

KKK/TBH lost!!:eek::eek:

KKK lost already.............

kkk/tbh and lee chong wei both lost.... no titles for mas in singapore ss =(

kkk/tbh and lee chong wei both lost.... no titles for mas in singapore ss =(

Actually Msia still got 2 rep left, WD WPT/Chin and MD Gan/TBS. See how far they can go.

It seems that Kido/Hendra has not performed well yet....against German players..

Kido finish it fast................

if kido/setiawan also lose, then this singapore ss really full of upsets, BIG upsets!

are u kidding me,Kido.....??????

Kido/Hendra is in trouble now...5-1 for Germany

what on earth......they lost 2nd set......

they should save their stamina...................

are u kidding me,Kido.....??????
I do not think Kido is fully recovered yet as I visited him 2 weeks ago in Cipayung...he had that "knee" 's problem...

Kido better be serious in 3rd set now.........

I do not think Kido is fully recovered yet as I visited him 2 weeks ago in Cipayung...he had that "knee" 's problem...
it still bothered him...??? hmm...then its pretty serious

finally.........???.>>>///

4 INA players in court 2 tomorrow...all in court no 2...

4 INA players in court 2 tomorrow...all in court no 2...
they'll face quite tough/interesting opponents that needed to be broadcast...:)

WHATT?!?!!! LCW and KKK-TBH lost?!?! :eek: :eek: :eek:

I think there is a conspiracy going on. True? ;)

I think there is a conspiracy going on. True? ;)

cos LD is not in SO, preparing for WC, so everyone better follow him, not to play too much and save the stamina for WC... ;)

Didn't LCW purposely gave the game to NTM? The game was well controlled, like a real close game.

Didn't LCW purposely gave the game to NTM? The game was well controlled, like a real close game.
Must you read a dark conspiracy into every failure? :o

Why can't you see Tien Minh's effort as the reason for Chong Wei's loss?
This is hardly the first time Chong Wei has faltered on the big stage.

Must you read a dark conspiracy into every failure? :o

Why can't you see Tien Minh's effort as the reason for Chong Wei's loss?
This is hardly the first time Chong Wei has faltered on the big stage.

Conspiracy ? Real stupid ! I mean, if you were thinking to let others beat u as a reason to save stamina for WC, THEN WHY DID YOU EVEN BOTHER SIGNING UP for SIN open? This is bull lol, LCW lost cuz vietnamese player thrashed him, no its ands or buts.Good win for vietnamese player, am proud of him !

Must you read a dark conspiracy into every failure? :o

Why can't you see Tien Minh's effort as the reason for Chong Wei's loss?
This is hardly the first time Chong Wei has faltered on the big stage.

Oldhand, cool, cool.:D Depan could be echoing a certain statement that crops up when certain players lose, they say2, so Depan also follow & say2 ;):p.
No need read too much into it.
....come to think of it, that statement very familliar......where got read before ah ;);)

LCW lost despite leading most of the match. Uncle Loh, Sealman or whoever watching the match elaborate how thing's going on.

KKK/TBH? No comment.

All Hail Sridhar! :)

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WOW ... What a surprise !!!

There were some BIG upsets in the Womens Singles (in Day 2) yesterday, but in Day 3 today, it's in the Mens Singles where BIGGER upsets were found.

This is good for our World Badminton Tournaments.

Let's get our higher ranked players to work harder, and not to be too complacent in their current World Rankings. ;););)
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Oldhand, cool, cool.:D Depan could be echoing a certain statement that crops up when certain players lose, they say2, so Depan also follow & say2 ;):p.
No need read too much into it.
....come to think of it, that statement very familliar......where got read before ah ;);)

Originally Posted by Depan http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1183415#post1183415)
Didn't LCW purposely gave the game to NTM? The game was well controlled, like a real close game.

It was my own feeling right after the game. Actually when the 3rd set score was at 18:20, I felt LCW will lose by two points, in view of the first two sets. Guess what, LCW won the next point, and then NTM won the point after and the match.

juz came back from today's matches...LCW's performace was never enough to beat NTM...LCW was juz hanging in thru out the game...expected him to up the pace in the second set to throw NTM off his feet but that never happened....not the first time playing with NTM, shud hav known better...great match by NTM...Anup Sridhar beat PG convincingly, beat PG at the net and at his game...Clark/Robertson demolished KKK/TBH...the BAM team was really dissapointing...even KLRC's MD pair Gan/Tan managed to do better than their compatriots....Xie Xingfang was rubbish against Ai Goto who would never ever be able to beat XXF, but Goto put up an epic fight.
Imogen Bankier was red carded at the end of a WD match against a Japanese pair...Bankier was trying to show the service judge her take on a fault call
when she accidentally hit a shuttle at one of the japanese lady...umpire was tallying the score and wasnt even lookin at her and gave her a red card due to the crowd reacting to the accidental hit...Donna Kellogg shud hav received the red when she swung her racket at the service judge after a fault called against her...wad a day......

LCW lost despite leading most of the match. Uncle Loh, Sealman or whoever watching the match elaborate how thing's going on.

KKK/TBH? No comment.
yes, perhaps folks who manage to watch the match earlier can tell us whats happening earlier.;)

yes, i could say WHAT A DAY this is!
so much drama!;)

all hats of to Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam:)
the spotlight will surely be on him after this.

Not a very good day for Malaysian players. They only had 1 MD in QF rounds overall.

Not a very good day for Malaysian players. They only had 1 MD in QF rounds overall.
Not a very good day for INA as well. Half of the forces are out already.

Not a very good day for INA as well. Half of the forces are out already.

Yes, but the players that remain in QF are our best players (XD, MD ,WD and MS).

..another day, another set of upsets for the seeded favorites..
juz came back from today's matches...LCW's performace was never enough to beat NTM...LCW was juz hanging in thru out the game...expected him to up the pace in the second set to throw NTM off his feet but that never happened....not the first time playing with NTM, shud hav known better...great match by NTM...Anup Sridhar beat PG convincingly, beat PG at the net and at his game...Clark/Robertson demolished KKK/TBH...the BAM team was really dissapointing...even KLRC's MD pair Gan/Tan managed to do better than their compatriots....Xie Xingfang was rubbish against Ai Goto who would never ever be able to beat XXF, but Goto put up an epic fight.
Imogen Bankier was red carded at the end of a WD match against a Japanese pair...Bankier was trying to show the service judge her take on a fault call
when she accidentally hit a shuttle at one of the japanese lady...umpire was tallying the score and wasnt even lookin at her and gave her a red card due to the crowd reacting to the accidental hit...Donna Kellogg shud hav received the red when she swung her racket at the service judge after a fault called against her...wad a day......
..thanks for that brief recap, dienbienphu! :cool:

LCW lost despite leading most of the match. Uncle Loh, Sealman or whoever watching the match elaborate how thing's going on.

KKK/TBH? No comment.
Scores can be misleading.
In G1, I believe LCW underestimated NTM when he had a healthy lead. Then NTM piled on the pressure. Also LCW missed a lot of his smashes, finding the net instead so he became wary of more such mistakes. NTM must have done intensive homework on LCW to win the match of his life.
It's the same with PG's loss to AS. AS's coach knows PG's game very well and AS was able to execute his plan. AS had more trouble playing CHN's QYB who's better than him in every department except netplay. AS wins on confidence. He gets better with each win but I don't think he will get past BP. Boonsak's too crafty for him.

Scores can be misleading.
In G1, I believe LCW underestimated NTM when he had a healthy lead. Then NTM piled on the pressure. Also LCW missed a lot of his smashes, finding the net instead so he became wary of more such mistakes. NTM must have done intensive homework on LCW to win the match of his life.
It's the same with PG's loss to AS. AS's coach knows PG's game very well and AS was able to execute his plan. AS had more trouble playing CHN's QYB who's better than him in every department except netplay. AS wins on confidence. He gets better with each win but I don't think he will get past BP. Boonsak's too crafty for him.

LCW playing so much is bound to lose and NTM is not an easy walkover, can be a giant killer when he is determined and in form, and the score is close. As for your Spore girls, they really put on a show, is it walking tall playing at home or taking a page from your ping pong girls?

..another day, another set of upsets for the seeded favorites..

..thanks for that brief recap, dienbienphu! :cool:
will THE DRAMA continue today as well?:cool: