Saina Nehwal clinches Indonesian Open

Ace woman shuttler Saina Nehwal today scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament after she clinched the Indonesian Open title with a stunning victory over higher ranked Chinese Lin Wang

ITS NICE TO SEE NEW FACES COMING UP ON THE PODIUM TO GET THE PRIZE & HONOR.

what a pleaseant surprise!!! I didn't watch the match but i can comfortably say that it won't have been easy final at Indonesia Open. Good to see saina making upward progress and hope that she continues it for some time..

As always madbad follows badmad :D

I watched the match and after a nervous start, Saina slowly grew in confidence. Once she got that "CHN is invincible" thought out of her head, she simply outhustled WL. In particular, Saina was dominant at the net catching WL out on numerous occasions. Once Saina started returning everything WL threw at her, it was game over. WL became one dimensional and clearly ran out of ideas.

I hope Saina can give her home fans something to shout about in the upcoming World Championships. Exciting times indeed!

hope saina can win the wc this year,come on,made india big again in baddy:D

..let's see what Saina has in store for her supporters in the upcoming World Championships..Best wishes to her!:cool:

At this moment, India has but one long-range missile in its badminton armoury - Saina Nehwal.

The others - Chetan Anand, Anup Sridhar, Arvind Bhat, Diju V and a clutch of new faces - haven't shown yet that they are dependable long-range weapons.

I would say the thread's title is misplaced.
One missile doesn't make a super power :o

At this moment, India has but one long-range missile in its badminton armoury - Saina Nehwal.

The others - Chetan Anand, Anup Sridhar, Arvind Bhat, Diju V and a clutch of new faces - haven't shown yet that they are dependable long-range weapons.

I would say the thread's title is misplaced.
One missile doesn't make a super power :o

But as you know, all you need is one long range strike to draw the attention of the world.

With the coaching aid from Atik Jauhari and a couple of other experienced ones like P. Gopichand, Saina Nehwal should rise up to become one of the top players in the World. She has shown her talent as early as 3 years ago when I watched her play in the Singapore Open.

This year, she lost to:
Wang Lin -- Singapore SS QF
Jiang Yanjiao -- Badminton Asia Championships R32
Julia Wong -- India GP Gold QF
Lu Lan -- Wilson SS QF
Pi Hongyan -- All-England SS R32 & Malaysia SS QF
Adriyanti Firdasari -- Korea SS R16

SN raise,.....makes me missed Julia Wong so much,...if she didnt got injured in Sudirman Cup....TT........i think she could be like SN now......I pray for her speedy recovery......

I think it's good for badminton in India, but too early to label them superpower.

Although they have already produced world class player like Prakash Padukone and P Gopichand, what they lack is depth in the national team.

Thailand is similar, they have Boonsak who have won one superseries title before, but they are still not a superpower. :D

Top tier superpower is still China and arguably Indonesia(although sadly declining).

2nd tier power is Korea, Malaysia and maybe Denmark

3rd tier badminton nations are England, Thailand, Taiwan and Japan

Yup, the BA setup and control in India does not yet make it easy to produce many top class players all at one time.

They have quite a number of academies, some of which under Prakash Padukone, some under Gopichand, some others but to have consistency in goals is very difficult when there is no single strong and respected coordinator. The situation is a bit too democratic, so anyone can do as he wishes there.

When I was at India Open, suggested to our Indian BC guys that maybe the Indian BA should be less democratic and have more clout to tell the training academies to follow a single strategy, share resources, develop potential etc.

Yup, the BA setup and control in India does not yet make it easy to produce many top class players all at one time.

They have quite a number of academies, some of which under Prakash Padukone, some under Gopichand, some others but to have consistency in goals is very difficult when there is no single strong and respected coordinator. The situation is a bit too democratic, so anyone can do as he wishes there.

When I was at India Open, suggested to our Indian BC guys that maybe the Indian BA should be less democratic and have more clout to tell the training academies to follow a single strategy, share resources, develop potential etc.
Actually, I'd think that Indian badminton's purpose would be better served if the Badminton Association of India were NOT to tell the training academies what to do.

The resurgence in Indian badminton is not because of the BAI, but in spite of it. :o

her smashing power is superb:cool:
plus the LUCK was on her side in yesterday's final..lol:D amazing..she's got so much luck..;)

Fantastic victory..There was no feed here in Canada so missed out.India has only managed to produce 1 extra ordinary talent every once in a while but that will never allow India to be a dominant force.India will need a string of match winners at any given time to be reckoned as a "FORCE" in Badminton.

On a separate note, does anyone has link where I can see the matches or atleast highlights?

Actually, I'd think that Indian badminton's purpose would be better served if the Badminton Association of India were NOT to tell the training academies what to do.

The resurgence in Indian badminton is not because of the BAI, but in spite of it. :o

Yup, that's what I was told too. But unless badminton is more an individual sport (like tennis) and not associations based sport (like now), rectifying BAI or at least having a mission champion that can promote common understanding and goals is vital.

Fantastic victory..There was no feed here in Canada so missed out.India has only managed to produce 1 extra ordinary talent every once in a while but that will never allow India to be a dominant force.India will need a string of match winners at any given time to be reckoned as a "FORCE" in Badminton.

On a separate note, does anyone has link where I can see the matches or atleast highlights?
See this thread:
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71895

At this moment, India has but one long-range missile in its badminton armoury - Saina Nehwal.

I would say the thread's title is misplaced.
One missile doesn't make a super power :o

But as you know, all you need is one long range strike to draw the attention of the world.

:D :D :D ha ha ha, are you comparing India as the North Korea of Badminton? :p Just kidding....

Hey, India had 3 long-range missiles in badminton history: Prakash Padukone, Pullela Gopichan, and now Saina Nehwal... :cool: Oh, they also have at least 3 explosive bombshells: Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, and Malika Sherawat... :cool: Just google them to find out India's firepower...

Thank u sir...Finally some BM after a long long time...had some friends over for Chilled Vodka and we watched the finals!!

had a great time thx to u..



See this thread:
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71895

On a separate note, does anyone has link where I can see the matches or atleast highlights?

Its also on youtube already. Someone uploaded the match in 7 parts. You can search it there.

Here is part 6, where Saina finishing the game. (part 7 is medal ceremony).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljro16nrl4E&feature=channel_page

Xing Aiying, greatly admired by our uncle Loh, came to badminton scene just about Saina of India and they are about the same age too. Xing can't beat Saina when they played at World Junior Championship a couple of years back. Now Saina has a SS title under her belt while Xing still couldn't win a SEA games gold in WS:crying::confused::rolleyes::(:o:mad:
Hehehe, look for Team SIN to send all their shuttlers to this year's New Zealand Open:p:):rolleyes::D

her smashing power is superb:cool:
plus the LUCK was on her side in yesterday's final..lol:D amazing..she's got so much luck..;)
it wasn't luck GCW, it was her mental strength IMO. I'd say SN prolly has the best mental strength of all the current pros out there now.

it wasn't luck GCW, it was her mental strength IMO. I'd say SN prolly has the best mental strength of all the current pros out there now.

Yes, mentally strong is one of the factor,...but she has no pressure at all, she just went all out and try to beat someone gretaer than her......thats why she was so free minded and played wonderfully in that match.....:p:p

It was a 'Nothing to lose' situation....she will face some of this pressure when every one is expecting her to win...in future...:D:D

India is yet to go a looooonnnnnnggggg way in badminton scene to be a super power.
True, the game is now eveloving much interest in cities. And this is not due to Saina's victory, but because people have started realising sports are as important as academics in life.
Moreover, sportsmen get sponsors much easily these days compared to a decade.

it wasn't luck GCW, it was her mental strength IMO. I'd say SN prolly has the best mental strength of all the current pros out there now.
Yes, mentally strong is one of the factor,...but she has no pressure at all, she just went all out and try to beat someone gretaer than her......thats why she was so free minded and played wonderfully in that match.....:p:p

It was a 'Nothing to lose' situation....she will face some of this pressure when every one is expecting her to win...in future...:D:D
..it was really a 50-50 match, despite Wang Lin's higher ranking. Wang Lin also beat Saina, the week before @ the S'pore Open, in 3 games. Again, as mentioned, it was a battle of the last 2 World Junior WS Champions. So, they're basically even steven.
Next encounter between the 2 should be interesting and this rivalry could go on for the next several yrs..maybe we'll even throw in suetyan's heroine, Wang Yihan, in the mix as well..;):cool:

..it was really a 50-50 match, despite Wang Lin's higher ranking. Wang Lin also beat Saina, the week before @ the S'pore Open, in 3 games. Again, as mentioned, it was a battle of the last 2 World Junior WS Champions. So, they're basically even steven.
Next encounter between the 2 should be interesting and this rivalry could go on for the next several yrs..maybe we'll even throw in suetyan's heroine, Wang Yihan, in the mix as well..;):cool:

Wang Yihan WJC 2006
Wang Lin WJC 2007
Saina Nehwal WJC 2008
...all are contenders for the World Championship 2009