5th Asian Schools Badminton Championships 2012

[huangkwokhau]

WD:MAS vs Thai......

[badMania]

I thought the GS Final is in the afternoon...it turns out to be in the morning So, I will miss watching the Finals.

Anyway, XD turns out to be the one that delivers Gold in the Individual Event as I suspect, with the Rian Swastedian/Masita Mahmudin (serial winners in Sirnas XD U-19 too) facing off against I Putu Roy Danu Wira Dharma/Ila Alvionita. Rian/Masita have the edge.

In the GS, Lya Ersalita manages to progress to the Final and she will face Yap Rui Chen. They already faced each other twice in the Team Event last week, each winning a match. Hopefully, Lya can deliver another Gold.

BD is dominated by MAS pairs as I already mentioned even before the Individual Event started and both Amal Ori Wibowo/Jeka Wiratama and Rizko Azurro/Wildan Atmaja (at least winning a Bronze this week) were beaten by the top 2 MAS pairs. I believe the MAS pairs will be sent to AJC & WJC next year. Kevin/Rafi and other INA pairs better beware.

GD should be won by Narissapat Lam/Maetanee Phattanaphitoon. Both INA GD pairs were beaten before SF.

Finally, the most-coveted title BS is fought between the 2 hot contenders Angus Ng Ka Long and Soo Teck Zhi. Angus Ng has a slight edge and overwhelming home support.

[limsy]

soong joo ven might beat ng ka long,but not soo
i will be really surprise if he beat NKL

[limsy]

looks like mas won bs,gs and bd
O.O

[george@chongwei]

Odd. Japan and Korea do not participate.

China as well?

[badMania]

Team MAS won 3 Golds in the individual events. Soo Teck Zhi upstaged the local favorite Angus Ng Ka Long to win the coveted Gold Medal in BS, after a tight 3-sets battle. Similarly, Yap Rui Chen defeated Lya Ersalita also in 3 tight-sets. Chua Kek Wei/Ong Yew Sin also won the Gold Medal after beating their counter-parts.

As expected, Rian Swastedian/Masita Mahmudin won the Gold Medal for INA in XD and Narissapat Lam/Maetanee Phattanapitoon won the GD title.