2009 Indonesia Open - 20 June - Day 5 (Semi-Finals)

[abedeng]

CJ's backhand flick and LCW did not respond.

Another CJ attack to close the gap.

[abedeng]

CJ tries a desperate overhead to the net, LCW on matchpt.

[bradja23]

20-18 2MP for LCW

[extremenanopowe]

Yes. yes yes.... ;) yahoooo!!! yeeehaahhh!!!! ;)

[abedeng]

LCW snatches the shot.

[abedeng]

CJ forces deuce, LCW attack went wide.

[abedeng]

Another matchpt for LCW, CJ sent a clear long.

[Licin]

COngrats LCW.....
LCW vs TH ......
i hope TH will win his 7th title

[abedeng]

Match over, anticlimax rally with CJ sending to the net.

[eaglehelang]

Well done to datuk lee chong wei for getting the chance to defend his title. ;) Malaysia boleh! ;)

Not yet, not yet, patience, now deuce leh.;)

[joelabb]

Common Dato don't waste your energy for rubber game!

[extremenanopowe]

wow korean looks good.... tq jakarta for booing.. cj.. ;)

[abedeng]

Hendra lost a bit of touch.

[aresya]

congrats chongwei ...

[extremenanopowe]

allloo... I can predict the future ok??? hehe.. ;)

[abedeng]

Indonesians try hard not to lift but keep sending the shuttle to net.

[joelabb]

congrats chongwei ...
Already finish?:D

[eaglehelang]

allloo... I can predict the future ok??? hehe.. ;)

Haha, tomm LCW will face much more boos when facing Taufik

[abedeng]

JJS has very good vision in this match, the outstanding player on court.

Many times his reply caught the Indonesians and they had to scurry.

[epaphroditus]

Can someone tell me why Indonesian is booing on Malaysian players whenever they play? Thought they are like "brothers"? Is it because Malaysian had stolen all their coaches?

[abedeng]

Korean defence can take point blank shots.

[extremenanopowe]

kido not in form. too bad. ;)

[zqloy]

Can someone tell me why Indonesian is booing on Malaysian players whenever they play? Thought they are like "brothers"? Is it because Malaysian had stolen all their coaches?

Its a tradition thing ;).
Adds more fun n excitement to the rivalry hehe.

[extremenanopowe]

if lcw uses his brain to play using fitness to move taufik around with solid defence. Taufik's leg will crumble. Its a game for LCW to loose. No excuse on crowds. ;)

[abedeng]

Can someone tell me why Indonesian is booing on Malaysian players whenever they play? Thought they are like "brothers"? Is it because Malaysian had stolen all their coaches?

There is a history of rivalry in badminton, dating back from the 50s. Fuelled (sometimes) by confrontation and misunderstandings between the two governments.

But no malice. Unless you call those people who take pictures with flashes malicious.

[abedeng]

Saina taking the first opening break in her match.

[Ching293]

So no clean sweep of titles to china tomorrow..Btw thanks to abedeng for the live commentary..

[abedeng]

Koreans are much too fast and accurate.

Crowd jeers that line call.

[zqloy]

Looks like its all over for the indonesians.

[abedeng]

Hendra applies more change of pace, he should be doing more of this.

[joelabb]

Its a tradition thing ;).
Adds more fun n excitement to the rivalry hehe.

Also because some retarded Malaysian not BC members had tortured their Indonesian maids and wife :rolleyes:

[abedeng]

As in game 1, Indonesians try to sneak in. But Hendra sent a smash millimetres wide.

[abedeng]

Match over, Kido looks so disappointed.

[Chibot]

LYD fans must be happy now :D

[abedeng]

The crowd disperses as the next matches do not involve Indonesia.

[SHLAU]

There is a history of rivalry in badminton, dating back from the 50s. Fuelled (sometimes) by confrontation and misunderstandings between the two governments.

But no malice. Unless you call those people who take pictures with flashes malicious.


Agreed the history rivalry part but don't think the politics have anything to do with it.:rolleyes:

[aresya]

congrats jae sung & yong dae ...
21 -19 21 -17 in 39min

[lexluthor1975]

i hope Saina wins. i don't like all china finals. :)

[badMania]

As expected, Kido/Hendra are still incapable of beating the KOR pair. Similar to the winless statistics against Koo/Tan in 2007-2008, it does look like the INA pair will have to work harder in the future (if they are still paired up together).

[epaphroditus]

There is a history of rivalry in badminton, dating back from the 50s. Fuelled (sometimes) by confrontation and misunderstandings between the two governments.

But no malice. Unless you call those people who take pictures with flashes malicious.

I know there is rivalry between them & understand when Malaysian is playing Indonesian. But booing Malaysian player when they play somebody else :confused:.

[extremenanopowe]

maid abuse happens everywhere. It so happen that Malaysia is the highest number of employers. So, in terms of number games, it generally will happen more. There are also horror stories in Singapore and HongKong. ;)

[abedeng]

Mishit by Lu Lan gives Saina gamept

[eaglehelang]

I know there is rivalry between them & understand when Malaysian is playing Indonesian. But booing Malaysian player when they play somebody else :confused:.
Uncle Epap, read the side news thread. It's about the Indonesian maid that got abused by Msian employer in recent events. Last year in TC & Indonesia SS also they boo Msian players.
It didnt stop Fuzzy from winning IO 2008 & didnt stop WPT/CEH, LCW from entering finals this year.;)

[abedeng]

Lu Lan saves another gamept at netcord.

[SHLAU]

I know there is rivalry between them & understand when Malaysian is playing Indonesian. But booing Malaysian player when they play somebody else :confused:.

The answer is simple. They don't want Malaysia to win any titile even at the expense of letting China sweeps all titles. Most people, if not all, would agree with me cause I am from Malaysia.

[abedeng]

This game 1 is going overtime.

Saina gets another closing opportunity.

[abedeng]

Finally Saina nailed game 1.

[Dr. Evil]

Is there any possible way to upload the match between LCW and Chen Jin? Yes I know it wasn't telecast on tv

[abedeng]

Confusion in serving in WD game.

Cheng Shu seems to have put a bit of weight. Or maybe it's just the attire from Li Ning.

[abedeng]

The durian powered Chinese coach applauds that rally, their defence held.

[abedeng]

A final between 2 former world junior WS champions would be nice.

[abedeng]

Yup, indeed Cheng Shu is more powerfully built, just look at the smash.

[joelabb]

Uncle Epap, read the side news thread. It's about the Indonesian maid that got abused by Msian employer in recent events. Last year in TC & Indonesia SS also they boo Msian players.
It didnt stop Fuzzy from winning IO 2008 & didnt stop WPT/CEH, LCW from entering finals this year.;)

Hope they will win tomorrow. I remember my uncle said long time ago that Dato Misbun told him that every time he played in Istora Senayan he felt like peebles hitting him coming from the roof. Hope no 'black magic' by Indonesian bomoh to Dato LCW :D

[abedeng]

Kinda simple for CHN girls. All they need to do is whack.

[abedeng]

Saina gets to floor Lu Lan, and the crowd is happy.

[abedeng]

Let's not drag the semifinals any longer .....

Saina retakes the lead.

[abedeng]

Lu Lan getting flustered, her game is collapsing.

[abedeng]

Lu Lan levels, can Saina claim matchpt on the next rally?

[abedeng]

Yes she can with a thundering smash!

But there's only one opportunity.

[jutawin]

JJS/LYD always be a nightmare for MK/HS..

[abedeng]

Saina wins as Lu Lan blocks the shuttle out.

It will be an all events international final tomorrow.

GREAT!!!!

[abedeng]

My batttery is draining, once it's gone, commentating stops.

Anyway, the Koreans are not likely to progress in this last match.

[ingridt]

My batttery is draining, once it's gone, commentating stops.

Anyway, the Koreans are not likely to progress in this last match.

agreed .......

[pauline]

thanks a lot for your live commentating, abedeng!

[ingridt]

this china team is having much an easier game than ZTT and ZAW

[Sportech]

anyone knows when the WS finals will start tomorrow?

[abedeng]

Good, even the Korean girls don't want to prolong this match any longer, another of their smashes went out.

[abedeng]

Matches will start at 1 pm WIB, 2 pm Malaysian time.

Order of play will have to wait, but I would think they would put Taufik vs LCW last to make sure the audience don't leave early.

[ingridt]

19-10 to china i think its pretty clear eh

[abedeng]

Finally, matchpoint and time to have dinner.

[abedeng]

That's it folks, time to shutdown the computer ......

[ingridt]

21-12 china wins gg

[abedeng]

Oh. Saw Gunawan and family on my way back. He's leaving tomorrow morning to US via HK.

[abedeng]

Just arrived in hotel, the autograph squad is here in droves, even a small squad from India.

[george@chongwei]

wow, that 2 explosive md match earlier was superb!:) nice match...so many great rallies..
unfortunately kkk/tbh lost:rolleyes:
great that chong wei and wong/chin made it to the final..hope mas can chalk up 2 titles here tomorrow..come on mas! show to the crowd!:D

[george@chongwei]

btw , is lee hyo jung ok there? how's her head injury?

[george@chongwei]

i'm actually quite frustrated with the way the organizer arrange the schedule of play today:(
I wonder what will they do if REALLY the match between lcw and ld happen just now:rolleyes: not on tv court too?

[george@chongwei]

A section of the crowd shouts "Lee Chong Wei!!" Another section boos.

LCW in his attacking element.
lcw will be thinking..the more they boo me..the more i like it:rolleyes::D

allloo... I can predict the future ok??? hehe.. ;)
relax la, joe..enjoy the game:p

Haha, tomm LCW will face much more boos when facing Taufik
of course..as usual..lcw will be asking for more boos please..:p..the more they boo, its like spirit of confidence for chong wei in each rallies..:D

Can someone tell me why Indonesian is booing on Malaysian players whenever they play? Thought they are like "brothers"? Is it because Malaysian had stolen all their coaches?
the story is very looong..:rolleyes:.anyway, as long as mas badminton players play nicely and take the title from here.. it's fine..let them boo...they will tired of it:p

[lexluthor1975]

Saina wins as Lu Lan blocks the shuttle out.

It will be an all events international final tomorrow.

GREAT!!!!
great! just what i like :D

[limsy]

nice,and good
hope we can have multi country winner tomorow:)

[ctjcad]

Matches will start at 1 pm WIB, 2 pm Malaysian time.

Order of play will have to wait, but I would think they would put Taufik vs LCW last to make sure the audience don't leave early.
..thank goodness they're starting the Finals matches early!!...:cool:

[Krisna]

Taufik vs. LCW will be the 4th match in tomorrow's order of play...

[Oldhand]

How nice it would have been if Denmark too had figured in the final :)

[_19788]

Taufik vs. LCW will be the 4th match in tomorrow's order of play...


what about eei hui and pei ty? before or after lcw match?

[ctjcad]

..squeezed in, between the WS match and MS match...:)

[vedriegas]

yess wang lin going to final

[george@chongwei]

yess wang lin going to final
unfortunately she lost out to the dark horse, saina nehwal!!:(;)

[quik_silver]

just wondering, while watch kk tbh vs cy and fh, i heard a lot of boo-ings against the malay pairs, just curious what happened *whats with the hating (possibly from kkk's middle fingering?)

[ctjcad]

..and read the posts in the "side news Djarum Open 09" thread..