Macau Open FINAL (23rd Aug 2009)

[george@chongwei]

First of all, congrats to malaysia for securing the md and ms title here first.. But it would be interesting to see who will be champion..;) the 'oldies' vs the 'young ones':cool: :D:D
With china also already confirmed 2 titles here, so nothing much to say here:p;) xd should be very interesting ..ina vs china.. i guess the chinese will be too strong for the ina..;) anyway, enjoy your final!:)

click here (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=AEF7055D-1CB8-4FF1-8F3B-0F9B8F19DA68&d=20090823) to view the order of play.

[tommy_bun]

Go...Jiang Yan Jiao....Get your first title this year...
Revenge for your loss at Swiss SS.....

[whack_d_net]

Yeah give XD title to INA, please, :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
as CHN and MAS already bag 2 titles each :p :p
Good luck Hendra/Vita ;) ;)
Don't let INA left empty handed from this tourney :crying:
Though it's quite HARD coz HHB/YY will try to make up their WC loss :eek: :eek:
Hope Hendra will be more consistent than HHB, though
Can't wait to see YY nag poor HHB again :) :)
http://dl5.glitter-graphics.net/pub/369/369215r4400g440y.gif (http://www.glitter-graphics.com)

[suetyan]

Go...Jiang Yan Jiao....Get your first title this year...
Revenge for your loss at Swiss SS.....
lol, tommy, ah Jiao also bt Xiao Mao in Singapore Open 2009. :D

[hcyong]

Very uninteresting finals, even if you don't consider the nationalities.
LCW too strong, KKK/TBH too strong, Du/Yu too strong, He/Yu too strong; one-sided matches galore. Jiang YJ v Wang YH is the only match of interest.

[george@chongwei]

I hope jiang yan jiao can toppled over wang yi han later:)
come on, give this girls more chance:D

[george@chongwei]

Less than 10 minutes to go for the xd to start:cool:

[george@chongwei]

ok, the match had already start;)

[etudiant]

Hendra/Vita are being pumelled by He/Yu

[etudiant]

no hope already...............Chn shows no mercy

[etudiant]

He/Yu won easily 21-14, 21-9

[whack_d_net]

And its over already 21-14 21-9 :eek: :eek:

[whack_d_net]

Hmmm, no titles (again) for INA camp :crying:
Hope better luck for the next tourney, Taipei Open GPG
Can't wait for Ri/But in action ;)

[etudiant]

Yeah....its 2 tourneys in a row that Ina came empty.....better no third time in Taipei......now its time to cheer JYJ.....

[cimuth]

another disappointment..NOOOOO.. T.T
hopefully INA XD will do their best nxt time.
Congrats for CHN XD

[etudiant]

Cmon JYJ......fight.........

[DairyRon]

JYJ so lucky... many hit on the line.

[etudiant]

JYJ looks very solid............

[whack_d_net]

Yeah....its 2 tourneys in a row that Ina came empty.....better no third time in Taipei......now its time to cheer JYJ.....

Hmm, actually this result quite expected as INA only sent back-up players (aside than those indie's)
While MAS came full force and CHN w/ some of their BIG guns,
However some of INA's youngsters show good progression
Hope better outings next time, though ;) :)
Ditto for Taipei Open

[jasonmarc]

Yeah....its 2 tourneys in a row that Ina came empty.....better no third time in Taipei......now its time to cheer JYJ.....

Correction!......its 3rd tourney in a row...Thailand Open, World Championship and Macau Open....;)

[whack_d_net]

Looking good so far for JYJ,
or another slow start from WYH, eh? :p

[whack_d_net]

Hmm, 3 titles for Chn and 2 for Mas
Meanwhile WYH is about to force rubbers

[whack_d_net]

Wow good point! @jasonmarc :)
Yeah INA's last title came from Us Open
Btw its so quiet here for finale, rite?

[CLELY]

Wang Yihan forced rubber game, took second game 22-20.

[Sandy]

Wow good point! @jasonmarc :)
Yeah INA's last title came from Us Open
Btw its so quiet here for finale, rite?

After Thailand is NZL GP, Thailand GP Gold was held same week with AUS GP.

[jasonmarc]

After Thailand is NZL GP, Thailand GP Gold was held same week with AUS GP.

Oh yes! thanks sandy for the correction.........its only 2 tourney in a row..:)

Sorry....:o

[extremenanopowe]

Did I miss anything? Looks like CJ still not able to raise to another level.

Well done malaysia. But boring lah. Hitting against each other. Enjoy friend! ;)

[whack_d_net]

Haha yeah, completely forgot bout that GP tourneys from down under :p :p
INA's players did brings back home some titles from AUS and NZ

[CLELY]

Finally 'Xiao Mao' bags WS title since she created hat-trick 5 months ago...Wang Yihan def Jiang Yanjiao, 16-21 ; 22-20 ; 21-12.

[rebsinfx]

has md started already??

[jasonmarc]

JYJ run out of gas.............WYH won with better stamina.......

[jasonmarc]

The uncles always have an upper hand against the youngsters...............

Lets see how kkk/tbh have improved...........

[whack_d_net]

Congratz WYH ;)
Now MD, Mas Uncles vs Mas Big Bros :p :p

[suetyan]

JYJ run out of gas.............WYH won with better stamina.......
but from the first and second game today, seems it is WYH who ran out of gas.

[eaglehelang]

Very uninteresting finals, even if you don't consider the nationalities.
LCW too strong, KKK/TBH too strong, Du/Yu too strong, He/Yu too strong; one-sided matches galore. Jiang YJ v Wang YH is the only match of interest.

Actually, in 2007, the uncles almost beat KKK/TBH for this same title. If not because LWW got yellow card from umpire, the uncles would have won the rubber already. Today, we shall see, who's better on the day.;)

[suetyan]

Actually, in 2007, the uncles almost beat KKK/TBH for this same title. If not because LWW got yellow card from umpire, the uncles would have won the rubber already. Today, we shall see, who's better on the day.;)
but in 2007, uncles are 2 years younger than now. :rolleyes: hope uncles can perform well in today final. :)

[rebsinfx]

uncles as you say are doing well for the 2nd set

[rebsinfx]

uh-oh quickly narrowed the gap

[madbad]

Just got in and it doesn't look like there's any urgency between the MAS pairs. The crowd's awfully silent too. Kinda boring.

[eaglehelang]

Just got in and it doesn't look like there's any urgency between the MAS pairs. The crowd's awfully silent too. Kinda boring.

Plus we already know the scores a few pts before it happens on livestream, LOL. :p Well, well, this time KKK/TBH dont seem want to let uncles close in

[madbad]

Hmmm. not a particularly well played match, full of errors

[whack_d_net]

KKK/TBH is about to become the new WR #1, rite?
Replacing MK/HS*:p :p

[rebsinfx]

LWW is having nightmare if opponent's serve is in or out

[madbad]

Bah! What a waste of time. The passion was sadly lacking :mad:

I hope the WD match is better

[alexyong]

Go WCH, teach him a lesson

[SHLAU]

Hmmm, no titles (again) for INA camp :crying:
Hope better luck for the next tourney, Taipei Open GPG
Can't wait for Ri/But in action ;)


To be fair, Indonesia was not sending their strongest line up for this tournament. Many players, such as Yulianti, Sony and the top double pair were not there. Conversely, Msia had sent their almost first team line up except for Julia Wong who could not attend due to injuries although I doubt whehter it will make any difference. So it would be an embarssment if Msia did not get something out from this tournament. So nothing to be ashamed for Indonesia team for they had at least one team in the final.:rolleyes:

[giant]

can i know the results of all the final matches today?

[danieL_amiranda]

can i know the results of all the final matches today?

here is the link:
http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=AEF7055D-1CB8-4FF1-8F3B-0F9B8F19DA68

[whack_d_net]

To be fair, Indonesia was not sending their strongest line up for this tournament. Many players, such as Yulianti, Sony and the top double pair were not there. Conversely, Msia had sent their almost first team line up except for Julia Wong who could not attend due to injuries although I doubt whehter it will make any difference. So it would be an embarssment if Msia did not get something out from this tournament. So nothing to be ashamed for Indonesia team for they had at least one team in the final.:rolleyes:


Hmm, actually this result quite expected as INA only sent back-up players (aside than those indie's)
While MAS came full force and CHN w/ some of their BIG guns,
However some of INA's youngsters show good progression
Hope better outings next time, though ;) :)
Ditto for Taipei Open

Yeah you're right. Actually i already hint that on my previous post :p :p
I guess we have same opinion here ;) ;)
Yeah PBSI had decided not to sent their strongest team to Macau and Taipei, only back-up players instead
Its true, indeed that youngsters can gain some experiences here which useful for their future,
But hey, i'm just jaded and a bit dissapointed of INA's recent achievements lately :mad: :mad:
Furthermore, in the end INA (and also MAS) still too much rely on to the veterans, IMO
But anyway, GPG titles still a glory
Congratz to CHN and MAS as big winners today
Hope in Taipei INA's youngsters, Djarum boys and gals and what so called Indie/Pro players can achieve some glory too
Hehehe :cool: :cool:

[ctjcad]

..okay, just a few comments from watching a bit of the Finals..

For one, thank goodness i tuned in on time to watch probably the most entertaining match of the Final between Wang YH vs. Jiang YJ. Great come back and great fighting spirit by WYH! After watching the 1st game and the many errors from WYH, i thought JYJ would walk away with the title. But "NO!!" said WYH. The turning pt occurred in the 2nd game when JYJ held an 18-12 lead and i was pretty sure it's "Good night, see you back at the training camp" for WYH. Slowly but surely, with a few luck here and there and a few support from the crowd, WYH crawled her way back and lo and behold she tied the score. It was a tit-for-tat affair from there, but i thought JYJ let the match out of her bag when WYH secured the 2nd game. I had a strong feeling suetyan was feeling all giddy after the 2nd game!!;)
I must say WYH deserved the win as she fought brilliantly in the 2nd game. After the 1st game and the 1st half of the 2nd game, she played with more patience and grit. On the other hand, JYJ seemed to lose her stamina as the match waned, esp. after that thrilling 2nd game and never seemed to recover her rhythm; it's as if she's always the one being dictated by WYH. It was close in the early part of the 3rd game, but WYH wrested control towards the middle of the 3rd game & ran away with the victory.

I then stayed up for the MD Final but yes, it was not really interesting at all. To be frank, it looked like a practice session out there. Tons of errors, forced and unforced, and barely any interesting rallies. It was nearly unbearable watching the rubber game as it was a near errors galore.

Tried to stay awake to watch LCW vs. WCH's match but my eyes just couldn't stay open..

[pjswift]

An all-MAS final is as boring as an all-CHN final.

[cchloh]

i believe the sport of badminton will be more enjoyed, accepted and well-sponsored if the domination by only few countries in Asia being evaluated , promoted and knowledge-transfered globally. I don't have the best idea how it could happen but frankly, the current trend is not healthy for the sport itself to express and explore its limit.

i personally feel badminton has all the ingredients to be a very exciting and accepted sport by many more people in western world.