2011 China Masters: Semi-Finals on Saturday 17-September

[chris-ccc]

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We have arrived at Day 5 (Semi-Finals).

4 out of the 5 No.1 seeds are remaining, namely;
* Mens Singles.........Lin Dan (CHN)
* Womens Singles....Wang Yihan (CHN)
* Mens Doubles........Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng (CHN)
* Womens Doubles...Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang (CHN)


For Schedule of Matches;
http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sp...B55&d=20110917


For Time in China;
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_CN.aspx


For the Draw of Matches;

* Mens Singles: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sp...D6E6B55&draw=2

* Womens Singles: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sp...D6E6B55&draw=4

* Mens Doubles: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sp...D6E6B55&draw=5

* Womens Doubles: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sp...D6E6B55&draw=6

* Mixed Doubles: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sp...D6E6B55&draw=7


It looks like CHN would almost be invincible in this tournament (for all 5 events).


For Streaming:;
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/foru...-BWF-Streaming
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[nokh88]

I don't want to watch LD vs CJ or maybe there won't be any match.

[AlanY]

I don't want to watch LD vs CJ or maybe there won't be any match.

anyone put a gun in your head to force you to watch?

[nokh88]

I am paying to watch and do not want to be shortchanged with some fixed matches.

[chris-ccc]

I don't want to watch LD vs CJ or maybe there won't be any match.

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I wonder how bookmakers (of Sports Betting Agencies) decide/calculate their betting odds?
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[chris-ccc]

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The best 'Matches of the Day' to follow could be;

* Mens Singles.....Chen Long [3]-vs-Peter Hoeg Gade [2]

* Mens Doubles....Cai Y./Fu H.F. [1]-vs-Ko S.H./Yoo Y.S. [4]

* Mens Doubles....Jung J.S./Lee Y.D. [3]-vs-M. Boe/C. Mogensen [2]

* Mixed Doubles...Xu Chen/Ma Jin [5]-vs-J. Fischer/C. Pedersen [3]
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[AlanY]

I am paying to watch and do not want to be shortchanged with some fixed matches.

did you go to a football or basketball match and demand the coach to pick the team you wanted to watch?
or to a cinema to watch a comedy that make you laugh? if not, ask for your money back!

[soulpx]

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The best 'Matches of the Day' to follow could be;

* Mens Singles.....Chen Long [3]-vs-Peter Hoeg Gade [2]

* Mens Doubles....Cai Y./Fu H.F. [1]-vs-Ko S.H./Yoo Y.S. [4]

* Mens Doubles....Jung J.S./Lee Y.D. [3]-vs-M. Boe/C. Mogensen [2]

* Mixed Doubles...Xu Chen/Ma Jin [5]-vs-J. Fischer/C. Pedersen [3]
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errr... i think YYS/JYN vs DV/JG will be more interesting than that.

[chris-ccc]

errr... i think YYS/JYN vs DV/JG will be more interesting than that.

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I believe that DV/JG can defeat YYS/JYN in a one-sided match.

But let's wait and see.
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[twobeer]

I am paying to watch and do not want to be shortchanged with some fixed matches.

It is not fixed matches.. Just like in F1 when two drivers from the same team have a commanding lead, they usually don't try to make stupid moves to overtake the team-mate.

[chris-ccc]

It is not fixed matches.. Just like in F1 when two drivers from the same team have a commanding lead, they usually don't try to make stupid moves to overtake the team-mate.

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Actually, we know how their CHN team/players decide - The player(s) who lose the first game is/are to give the match to his/her/their teammate(s).

Therefore, watch only their first game.
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[twobeer]

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Actually, we know how their CHN team/players decide - The player(s) who lose the first game is/are to give the match to his/her/their teammate(s).

Therefore, watch only their first game.
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Are you sure? Maybe it is who is first to 11??

[chris-ccc]

Are you sure? Maybe it is who is first to 11??

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A way to check - is to find out how many 3-games matches are there between CHN-vs-CHN matches?
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[cobalt]

The first Mens singles SF played will be Peter Gade v/s Chen Loooong
The outcome of that match may have some influence on the outcome of the second Mens singles SF between LD and CJ.
However, my feeling is that regardless of the first match (i.e. even if Peter wins) the second match will be played freely. The reason should be found in the head-to-head results over the past year or more.

Also: Even If Chen Jin wins the event, he will not break into the top 4. OTOH, LD and CL can consolidate their positions in the top 4 by going all out to accumulate more points.

[demolidor]

There is no use in only two in the top 4 for Olympic qualifying so better make use of this SF appearance by CJ

And the early session will be the international TV session ... 6AM madness

[demolidor]

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I believe that DV/JG can defeat YYS/JYN in a one-sided match.

But let's wait and see.
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Aiming for that 50% again eh ?

sweet! 9-1 on my picks today, only losing on that incredulous loss by the TPE wd ... but I guess you could have seen that self destruction coming. No way the JPN girls actually took the match rather than being handed it.

stiff competition http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php/102544-Pick-A-Winner-(PAW)-146-%E2%80%93-CHINA-MASTERS-SS-2011?p=1754542#post1754542 (majority of PAWers did well anyways today)

[cobalt]

Well, well, well! The only discipline where the Chinese have only 1 representation in the Semis, is the XD!
And its up the #3 seeds Joachim/Christinna to stop #5 seeds Xu Chen/Ma Jin tomorrow, to prevent any chance of China making a clean sweep.