2012 Korea Open SSP: Sat 07-Jan (Semi-Finals)

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  1. chris-ccc

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    The 2012 Korea Open SSP Semi-Finals matches.

    Here is the list of seeded players who have been eliminated:

    WS:
    Wang Xin [3]
    Saina Nehwal [4]
    Tine Baun [5]
    Juliane Schenk [7]
    Sung Ji Hyun [8]

    MS:
    Chen Long [3]
    Peter Gade [4]
    Chen Jin [5]
    Nguyen Tien Minh [7]
    Simon Santoso [8]

    WD:
    Mizuki Fujii/Reika Kakiiwa [3]
    Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna [5]
    Cheng Wen Hsing/Chien Yu Chin [6]
    Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito [7]
    Meiliana Jauhari/Greysia Polii [8]

    MD:
    Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen [3]
    Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong [5]
    Mohammad Ahsan/Bona Septano [6]
    Chai Biao/Guo Zhengdong [7]
    Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata [8]

    XD:
    Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei [1]
    Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir [4]
    Chen Hung Ling/Cheng Wen Hsing [5]
    Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam [6]
    Songphon Anugritayawon/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul [7]
    Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl [8]

    (The XD is the worst performer of the divisions).

    * For Schedule of Matches:
    http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/s...77C337-B11D-4E8A-B0D9-F7181D73A7EF&d=20120107

    * For Time in Korea;
    http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_KP.aspx

    * For Live Streaming, perhaps BCers from different countries can post the links that are working for their regions. Different countries sometimes cannot use the same links. So far these links are showing OK:
    http://www.sportlemon.tv/v-2/14/94/v-349522.html
    http://www.sportlemon.tv/v-2/14/94/v-349457.html

    * For our BC PAW Game, Sandy has given these PAW Scoring Points;

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    My picks for the Finalists are;

    WS:
    Wang Yihan [1]-vs-Wang Shixian [2]

    MS:
    Lee Chong Wei [1]-vs-Lin Dan [2]

    WD
    Wang X.L./Yu Y. [1]-vs-Tian Q./Zhao Y.L. [2]

    MD
    Cai Y./Fu H.F. [1]-vs-Jung J.S./Lee Y.D. [2]

    XD:
    Lee Y.D./Ha J.E.-vs-J.Fischer N./C.Pedersen [3]
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    I hope this one is incorrect....Xu/Ma prove me right :D:D
     
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    That is almost like no upset, except the last one.

    I think Bae will upset WSX and Jiang will lose easily to WYH.

    Also, Ko/Yoo might upset CY/FHF.

    Korea home advantage.
     
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    Koo/Yoo is going all out to win it for sure. Shuttle is slow tho. ;)
     
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    My guesses are usually only half correct; Therefore, you could be right.
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    Yes. That's the home advantage for Lee Y.D./Ha J.E.

    But, yesterday, KOR scored 7 out of 7. ;););)
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    Here are the competitors for the SF by countries;[TABLE="class: grid"]
    [TR]
    [TD][TABLE]
    [TR="class: grid"]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD]MS[/TD]
    [TD]WS[/TD]
    [TD]MD[/TD]
    [TD]WD[/TD]
    [TD]XD[/TD]
    [TD]Total[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR="class: grid"]
    [TD]China[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR="class: grid"]
    [TD]South Korea[/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR="class: grid"]
    [TD]Denmark[/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR="class: grid"]
    [TD]Japan[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR="class: grid"]
    [TD]Malaysia[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR="class: grid"]
    [TD]Russia[/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR="class: grid"]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [/TABLE]
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [/TABLE]

    And the survival rate from QF to SF;
    [TABLE="class: grid"]
    [TR]
    [TD][TABLE="class: grid"]
    [TR]
    [TD][/TD]
    [TD="colspan: 2"]Survival from QF to SF[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD]Malaysia[/TD]
    [TD]1 / 1[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD]Russia[/TD]
    [TD]1 / 1[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD]South Korea[/TD]
    [TD]7 / 7[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD]China[/TD]
    [TD]9 / 12[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]75.0%[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD]Denmark[/TD]
    [TD]1 / 3[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]33.3%[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD]Japan[/TD]
    [TD]1 / 5[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]20.0%[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD]Germany[/TD]
    [TD]0 / 3
    [/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD]India[/TD]
    [TD]0 / 2[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD]Indonesia[/TD]
    [TD]0 / 3[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD]Singapore[/TD]
    [TD]0 / 2[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD]Taiwan[/TD]
    [TD]0 / 1[/TD]
    [TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [/TABLE]
    [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [/TABLE]

    Best performer of the day is Korea with 7 out 7 into the SF.
    Only 2 countries CHN and KOR in the 3 individual events, WS, WD and MD.
     
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    You have left out LCW.

    LCW was the best performer of the day too - Allowing Malaysia with 1 out of 1 into the SF. :D:D:D
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    Also not to forget Alexandr Nikolaenko/Valeri Sorokina's great win over He Hanbin/Bao Yixin, allowing Russia with 1 out of 1 into the SF too.
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    As with every Korean Open, the standard of line judging is going to be interesting.
     
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    LCW is by far the best performer from MAS :)
     
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    Well, i hope you are right with MX and MS, while i hope to get a Korean WD (not likely though...) and Bae vs Wang Yihan in the WS... MD would be probably the Dream Final as well as MS, but I hope that Ko/Yoo can use their home-advantage.

    BTW did the youtube bwtv live stream worked with 480p? Thinking of waking up very early to catch the SFs live...
     
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    As usual, LCW is Malaysia's 'Lone Ranger'.

    Also, we ought to congratulate;

    * Russia's Alexandr Nikolaenko/Valeri Sorokina
    * Denmark's Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen
    * Japan's Sho Sasaki

    Without these 4 players/pairs, the Semi-Finals could be an 'ALL CHN-vs-KOR' event.
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    my prediction:

    Lin Dan vs. Lee Chong Wei
    Wang Yihan vs. Bae Youn Joo
    Lee Yong Dae / Jung Jae Sung vs. Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng
    (just these 3 events are already worth any priced ticket!)
    Joachim Fischer Neilsen / Christinna Pedersen vs. Lee Yong Dae / Ha Jung Eun
    Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang vs. Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei
     
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    You are correct. BWF will be doing this Live-Streaming;

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlNRrgXF-2A&feature=player_embedded
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    Well, I meant to ask, if the live stream worked good or not for Round of 16 and QF in reference to quality, steadiness and 480p vs 240p? (The uploads of QF and R16 worked great and the picture was quite good)
    Anyway I´ll get up early and if it is laggy I go to sleep again and watch the uploaded whole SF session via badmintonworldtv!
     
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    youtube string was pretty good lately. it used to be pretty bad for 480p. but i didn't see any stuttering last night.

    480p is DVD quality, which is quite impressive quality given that it is live badminton.
     
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    You can say that over and over again for this year.
     
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    Yes it was streaming smoothly @ 480p here and with no delay.
     

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