From INA:

Rizky ( due to poor performance)
Debby/Pia ( due to Debby;s waist injury)
Rijal/Debby ( Ditto)

rijal/debby..ditto??:confused:
huh?

rijal/debby..ditto??:confused:
huh?Ditto: "same reason". In other words: Debby's lower back injury caused the withdrawal of both pairs she was to be a part of.

i see..thanks for the clarification.

I read it from 'The star' saying that LCW intended to withdraw from Macau Open because he feels very tired after WC. Is this true George?

that's right.. He will withdraw from the tournament..

hope he bounces back soon. Let's see who makes an impact in Macau

he needs some rest before he can bounce back again as usual.;)
wise decision from him to withdraw from this tourney

he needs some rest before he can bounce back again as usual.;)
wise decision from him to withdraw from this tourney

Concur,....he desperately need a good rest.....

Misbun said he would allowed LCW to withdraw, but the training will be on going....no skip on daily training........:eek:

He will bounce back just like 2007 after WC defeat....;)

Both Lindaweni Fanetri and Aprilia Yuswandari should be withdrawn too as they are in the same qualifying pool :cool:

Lindaweni Fanetri
R1 vs Tse Ying Suet
R2 vs Chan Hung Yung [5]
R3 vs either Nitchaon Jindapol or Aprilia Yuswandari

Aprilia Yuswandari [4]
R1 vs Nitchaon Jindapol -- tough one to beat and I don't fancy Aprilia to beat the Thai girl.
R2 vs Hsu Ya-Ching
R3 vs (likely) Lindaweni Fanetri

sigh...expects Fanetri to progress into main draw....becoz Aprilia has to face Jindapol in opener....

he needs some rest before he can bounce back again as usual.;)
wise decision from him to withdraw from this tourney

Concur,....he desperately need a good rest.....

Misbun said he would allowed LCW to withdraw, but the training will be on going....no skip on daily training........:eek:

He will bounce back just like 2007 after WC defeat....;)

The last paragraph of the following article of The Star is as follows
Misbun said he would give Chong Wei the long break he wanted but with a condition attached — the Beijing Olympic Games silver medallist must return to training at his usual best.

Do you mean "break" in term of holiday (resting, do your own stuff and nothing to do with work, in his case badminton) or "break" in term of skipping tournaments, but still in training?

LCW didn't withdrawn, he still playing in this tourney :confused:
He advance to R32 and will face Wang Zhengming tomorrow

LCW didn't withdrawn, he still playing in this tourney :confused:
He advance to R32 and will face Wang Zhengming tomorrow

Yeah, you are right. It seems that

6:00 PM MS Chong Wei LEE [1] - Jiann Shiarng CHIANG 21-9 21-6 0:16 4

from http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=AEF7055D-1CB8-4FF1-8F3B-0F9B8F19DA68&d=20090818

Hopefully he is mentally stronger this time around and win the Macau Open!

..a bit surprised to see his name still in the draw..I guess he wants to at least bring home a title after his early exit in the WC..

..a bit surprised to see his name still in the draw..I guess he wants to at least bring home a title after his early exit in the WC..

not an easy task for Lee CW, who has fallen in dog fight with Chinese teenagers. He may win 1 or 2, but there are 3 entangled battle ahead:

vs Wang ZM: this is probably the most difficult one, because LCW knows nothing about Wang ZM who is actually very talented.

vs Gao Huan

vs Chen Long

then after that,

vs Taufik

vs Chen Jin

.......

Although Lee CW is probably better than all of them, but still extremely difficult to beat them all.

I saw many naive predictions on this forum, assuming 51:49; or 55:45;...

if Lee CW can beat every one of them by 55:45, then his chance of winning the title (you must think it's big) is actually very small: 0.55^5 =

only 5% which means impossible to win the title if he can beat everyone by 55% chance.

..a bit surprised to see his name still in the draw..I guess he wants to at least bring home a title after his early exit in the WC..
I think he wants to gain more ranking point so that he is far more ahead from the Chen Jin. LOL :D

LCW didn't withdrawn, he still playing in this tourney :confused:
He advance to R32 and will face Wang Zhengming tomorrow

I thought someone mentioned this CHN name as sort of a young rising star? :eek:

If this is the case, then the Datuk can't relax his game. What happens if he should be defeated again? Like what Cheng Long did to him not too long ago. I think it will do more damage to his already depressed confidence and morale! :cool:

I thought someone mentioned this CHN name as sort of a young rising star? :eek:

If this is the case, then the Datuk can't relax his game. What happens if he should be defeated again? Like what Cheng Long did to him not too long ago. I think it will do more damage to his already depressed confidence and morale! :cool:

Unfortunately, this young CHN rising star had to gruelling in 3 matches yesterday :eek:
Although he won all of them, he must be really exhausted as today he lost tamely to LCW :p
So this time, Datuk still lucky lah,
don't know bout tomorrow, though :cool:
...
As why he still decided to playing in this tourney,
as i mentioned before, maybe Macau Open is scheduled tourney from his sponsor :p
Or maybe he wants to keep his WR pts as last year he reach finale (lost to TH)
CMIIW ;)

...
As why he still decided to playing in this tourney,
as i mentioned before, maybe Macau Open is scheduled tourney from his sponsor :p
Or maybe he wants to keep his WR pts as last year he reach finale (lost to TH)
CMIIW ;)
..or simply:
1. He wants to get his first ever Macau Open GP Gold title in his pocket..
2. He doesn't want to go back to M'sia empty handed (the least he could get is some prize money lah)..:cool:

jwala & diju v have withdrawn due to thr recurrence of a back injury for diju which he aggrevated during the QF match at the worlds. jwala aslo withdrew from the WD much to the dissapointment of her young partner A Ponnappa as she didnt thik it worthwhle making the trip for just one event..

they hope to be part of the chinese taipei event

..or simply:
1. He wants to get his first ever Macau Open GP Gold title in his pocket..
2. He doesn't want to go back to M'sia empty handed (the least he could get is some prize money lah)..:cool:

Or he is just hard working.....playing badminton is his job now.....so just keep working....:D:D

Or its too late for him to withdraw......:confused::confused:


I really admired him.....he's like '打不死的蟑螂'....with 'never say die' attitude...:p

..or simply:
1. He wants to get his first ever Macau Open GP Gold title in his pocket..
2. He doesn't want to go back to M'sia empty handed (the least he could get is some prize money lah)..:cool:

u sure he never win macau before?:confused:

hmm..quite surprised though to see lcw didnt withdraw from this..

u sure he never win macau before?:confused:
..has he ever won the Macau Open tournament before??..:confused:

No..He haven't won the macau open title before;)

No..He haven't won the macau open title before;)
I only remember he lost to Taufik in Macau Open 2008. :D

..or simply:
1. He wants to get his first ever Macau Open GP Gold title in his pocket..
2. He doesn't want to go back to M'sia empty handed (the least he could get is some prize money lah)..:cool:

++ If LCW had withdrawn after draw made, need to pay the penalty fee (USD 200 right?). THen will have more criticism.;)

++ If LCW had withdrawn after draw made, need to pay the penalty fee (USD 200 right?). THen will have more criticism.;)
"Wasting rakyat's money", some say.;)

..or simply:
1. He wants to get his first ever Macau Open GP Gold title in his pocket..
2. He doesn't want to go back to M'sia empty handed (the least he could get is some prize money lah)..:cool:

Datuk is a professional player;)...another US$15K contribution to the kitty never hurts, esp with the biggest threat LD missing in action. BTW, US$15K is about RM50K, now how many MAS citizen, professional engineer or what not included, can make that in a year, never mind in less than 1 week, also get to maintain WR1 is another RM45K per quarter freebie $$$ from BAM. Crazy to even think about withdrawing :D:p

Datuk is a professional player;)...another US$15K contribution to the kitty never hurts, esp with the biggest threat LD missing in action. BTW, US$15K is about RM50K, now how many MAS citizen, professional engineer or what not included, can make that in a year, never mind in less than 1 week, also get to maintain WR1 is another RM45K per week freebie $$$ from BAM. Crazy to even think about withdrawing :D:p
It is only US$ 8 K if you win this tourney...not 15K though....

It is only US$ 8 K if you win this tourney...not 15K though....

Oops! The organizer is that cheap, eh?:D...now, what's the payout for first to QF crashers, that would be nitto then, the losers would have to hitchhike home:p On second thought, I forgot about this CJ chap, what's this fella doing here anyway? He should withdraw:p I have to edit to say "Datuk could add $8K to his retirement kitty" cos' there is no guarantee he will get past CJ.

Oops! The organizer is that cheap, eh?:D...now, what's the payout for first to QF crashers, that would be nitto then, the losers would have to hitchhike home:p On second thought, I forgot about this CJ chap, what's this fella doing here anyway? He should withdraw:p I have to edit to say "Datuk could add $8K to his retirement kitty" cos' there is no guarantee he will get past CJ.
From the history, CJ has not won any tourney without LD yet...it seems CJ has a burden if he is alone in tournament...lets see how he will prove to us this time..I am sure he will reach final to face LCW...

From the history, CJ has not won any tourney without LD yet...it seems CJ has a burden if he is alone in tournament...lets see how he will prove to us this time..I am sure he will reach final to face LCW...

Assuming Datuk will beat TH (I think Datuk will), I agree with you that they will meet in the final. I recall Datuk beat CJ in one SS, that was so close and CJ made a huge mistake smashing the birdie out at the net...that game was CJ to lose. I would say it will be 50/50 this time, who's has the better form and importantly, the nerve...one player bomb in WC due to nerve, the other coming of WC as a finalist...interesting.

Assuming Datuk will beat TH (I think Datuk will), I agree with you that they will meet in the final. I recall Datuk beat CJ in one SS, that was so close and CJ made a huge mistake smashing the birdie out at the net...that game was CJ to lose. I would say it will be 50/50 this time, who's has the better form and importantly, the nerve...one player bomb in WC due to nerve, the other coming of WC as a finalist...interesting.
Last time, LCW beat CJ in 2 sets during INA Open....
:D..TH is enjoying himself there with his bunch of friends there..amazing he is still be able to progress to SF...someone told me that he has not seen TH's play so well lately when he was up against DU Peng Yu..so fluid and flawess

It would be quite disastrous if TH lost to DPY again. I guess TH tried hard to "revenge" -- just like LCW did in Malaysian GP Gold final.

Do you think the two old guys (TH and WCH) will get slaughtered by their in-prime opponents?

Last time, LCW beat CJ in 2 sets during INA Open....
:D..TH is enjoying himself there with his bunch of friends there..amazing he is still be able to progress to SF...someone told me that he has not seen TH's play so well lately when he was up against DU Peng Yu..so fluid and flawess

I think the head-2-head between LCW and CJ is something like 6:1 or 7:1. The only time CJ won is 08AE SF.

Assuming Datuk will beat TH (I think Datuk will), I agree with you that they will meet in the final. I recall Datuk beat CJ in one SS, that was so close and CJ made a huge mistake smashing the birdie out at the net...that game was CJ to lose. I would say it will be 50/50 this time, who's has the better form and importantly, the nerve...one player bomb in WC due to nerve, the other coming of WC as a finalist...interesting.

It would be quite disastrous if TH lost to DPY again. I guess TH tried hard to "revenge" -- just like LCW did in Malaysian GP Gold final.

Do you think the two old guys (TH and WCH) will get slaughtered by their in-prime opponents?
:D:D..Lets see...I know TH has more fun in Macau than India....:D
I think LCW will win and WCH may get whacked by CJ...

It's kind of a sad thing to watch WCH play nowadays... He always tries so hard, so concentrated, yet he has become just too slow to threat those young guns...:(

:D:D..Lets see...I know TH has more fun in Macau than India....:D
I think LCW will win and WCH may get whacked by CJ...

yep, all those young guns are too fast and too hot to handle for him though.

I think the head-2-head between LCW and CJ is something like 6:1 or 7:1. The only time CJ won is 08AE SF.

Oh!...that one lost counts the most;)

yep, all those young guns are too fast and too hot to handle for him though.

Hi young Georgie Boy...free information from Uncle OTB to you...when a player gets older and gotten married, the legs get wobbly, lungs rapidly expanding and contracting sucking for air most of the time and when your mind say 'go for the birdie, the legs would go on strike'...and the result is WCH gets spanked:p:D

Last time, LCW beat CJ in 2 sets during INA Open....
:D..TH is enjoying himself there with his bunch of friends there..amazing he is still be able to progress to SF...someone told me that he has not seen TH's play so well lately when he was up against DU Peng Yu..so fluid and flawess

Agree past meetings favour LCW over CJ...if LCW plays the way he should and LCW usually does well in SS, he should prevail. But CJ is not easy customer but it should be a good final if they meet;).
If TH wins a fast 1st set, then TH has chance to win. If it goes 3-set, LCW has the edge. With low expectation of TH over LD-LCW-CJ (check posts in another thread), as you say TH is enjoying playing these days much like ZM, he is more dangerous and a dark horse. I would not doubt TH's skills, champion attitude, mental toughness, experience...only his fitness and speed (looks like one step slower than before, and that is a big one-step too slow in the highest level of baddy).

Agree past meetings favour LCW over CJ...if LCW plays the way he should and LCW usually does well in SS, he should prevail. But CJ is not easy customer but it should be a good final if they meet;).
If TH wins a fast 1st set, then TH has chance to win. If it goes 3-set, LCW has the edge. With low expectation of TH over LD-LCW-CJ (check posts in another thread), as you say TH is enjoying playing these days much like ZM, he is more dangerous and a dark horse. I would not doubt TH's skills, champion attitude, mental toughness, experience...only his fitness and speed (looks like one step slower than before, and that is a big one-step too slow in the highest level of baddy).
Yep...speed and stamina....you cant lie your age..:D

Yep...speed and stamina....you cant lie your age..:D

Oh! tell me about that...Last Tuesday and yesterday, I played singles against 2 young kids...these fellas show no respect for geezers and that shows how poorly their parents raised them up not respectful of soon-to-be senior citizens:p...and made me run all over the darn court and the court area seems getting bigger and bigger with more space to cover:D:p

Yep...speed and stamina....you cant lie your age..:D

I got a pic taken with TH at WC05 in a pic frame at my home office. He is so personable and approachable, I never seen him rejecting signing autographs or taking pic at Anaheim.

Last time, LCW beat CJ in 2 sets during INA Open....
:D..TH is enjoying himself there with his bunch of friends there..amazing he is still be able to progress to SF...someone told me that he has not seen TH's play so well lately when he was up against DU Peng Yu..so fluid and flawess
...
If TH wins a fast 1st set, then TH has chance to win. If it goes 3-set, LCW has the edge. With low expectation of TH over LD-LCW-CJ (check posts in another thread), as you say TH is enjoying playing these days much like ZM, he is more dangerous and a dark horse. I would not doubt TH's skills, champion attitude, mental toughness, experience...only his fitness and speed (looks like one step slower than before, and that is a big one-step too slow in the highest level of baddy).
..Taufik is only fit for GP or GP Gold type tourneys now lah..let's see if he can put up some sort of a fight vs. Datuk LCW..;)
It is only US$ 8 K if you win this tourney...not 15K though....
...
Oops! The organizer is that cheap, eh?:D...now, what's the payout for first to QF crashers, that would be nitto then, the losers would have to hitchhike home:p On second thought, I forgot about this CJ chap, what's this fella doing here anyway? He should withdraw:p I have to edit to say "Datuk could add $8K to his retirement kitty" cos' there is no guarantee he will get past CJ.
..i thought the net total from that prize money is before BAM (the national body) takes some, his coaches take some..Or does LCW keep all of his prize winning cheque to himself??..
++ If LCW had withdrawn after draw made, need to pay the penalty fee (USD 200 right?). THen will have more criticism.;)
..he better win then, if not criticism will find its way again, despite him not withdrawing, should he lose..:eek:

Hi young Georgie Boy...free information from Uncle OTB to you...when a player gets older and gotten married, the legs get wobbly, lungs rapidly expanding and contracting sucking for air most of the time and when your mind say 'go for the birdie, the legs would go on strike'...and the result is WCH gets spanked:p:D
hi old tough birdie, thanks for sharing your experience on that..i wonder how tough are you now?:D

hi old tough birdie, thanks for sharing your experience on that..i wonder how tough are you now?:D

Past the prime time:D:p when I was young and good looking like you in MAS, we played all day and night like an energizer battery go on and on....now, 4 singles game in one night, I am cooked and done...that is why I don't wanna waste $$$ on so-called high tech rackets and stick with my 3 Cab 20 till I kiss baddy goodbye and take up fishing:p:D