Singapore Open 2012 SS - Final

[etudiant]

It's good results for Kido/Hendra to win SS event again...

[etudiant]

Too bad I didnt watch them play

[etudiant]

Morale boosting victory for Schenk as well.....

[etudiant]

And for 2nd straight weeks, there were cosmopolitan winners in SS event..not bad at all

[madbad]

Was surprised to see Boonsak winning after WZM's dominating display against Axelsen. Seems like a few Thai players rounding into form ahead of the OG–Boonsak, Sudket, Saralee. More concerned for Rat as she seems to have levelled off.

[etudiant]

Interesting facts : in last 2 SS event still missed these supposedly strong countries in winners circles (Den, Mas, Kor and Jpn) while Ina and Tha who seldom to get a title in SS event snatched 2 victories in last 2 SS...let alone to India and Germany..

[madbad]

Happy for CWH to win a title. Mind you Shintaro/Reiko can hardly be termed formidable. But still you have to defeat the opponents in front of you. If she could only serve.

[etudiant]

Mel/Greys showed some progress to silenced my doubts about their ability to at least give a fight in OG..Kido/Hendra were my biggest regret on not qualify to OG but showed some glimpsed on their golden era..

[etudiant]

But the brightest news for me that Axel finally can get the torch from Gade to shine in the near future (my non-Ina support player)...Barring he needs to improve in every aspect on his games

[repentedboy]

It's good results for Kido/Hendra to win SS event again...

Still failed to qualify for the Olympics. Embarrassing to be honest

[cobalt]

YYS sporting that fashionable pencil moustache.

That's just a smudge-line from the chocolate milk he had before the game...

[madbad]

That's just a smudge-line from the chocolate milk he had before the game...

Oh, that's what is was

[phil-mm]

Was surprised to see Boonsak winning after WZM's dominating display against Axelsen. Seems like a few Thai players rounding into form ahead of the OG–Boonsak, Sudket, Saralee. More concerned for Rat as she seems to have levelled off.

I believe it was Gillian Clark who mentioned Ratchanok complaining about playing in too many tournaments to fulfil sponsorship obligations. Perhaps they are finally listening, noting her absence from the SO. A long rest, and we may be given a new and stronger player.

[phili]

Still failed to qualify for the Olympics. Embarrassing to be honest

It really is a pity not seeing them play in London. If only they participated in India SS...

[Wildstone]

Still don't understand why they choose not to participate in olympic... Given their current form any top player would piss their pants when meeting them.

[Gigabit]

Maybe it got to do with Kido - Setiawan playing as independents? They are not under PBSI and hence therefore they have to register for Indian open by themselves? Either that, they are contented to be one time olympic champion which is probably untrue. Think it has to do with PBSI only selecting players under their stable to compete. You can see the same thing happening in Malaysia. GTC-TBS qualified for world championship 2011 on merit but was not registered to compete. Why? Because they were independents.

Off topic, not sure what BAM is doing, judging from this tournament, many years will pass by before we can see any MAS flying in SS.

[bad's fan]

Too bad I didnt watch them play

it's a quite big miss. i haven't watched them play for sometime now, but their performance yesterday (except for G2 of course ) was very interesting, very attractive. it would be very nice if they can play in OG with such performance, but too bad, they can't.