Let me start the ball roling.. the semi-finals matches are: MS: Lin Dan (Chn) vs Peter Gade (Den) Bao Cunlai (Chn) vs Lee Chong Wei (Mas) WS: Zhu Lin (Chn) vs Li Li (Sin) Zhang Ning (Chn) vs Yao Jie (Ned) XD: Chen QQ/Zhao TT (Chn) vs N Robertson/G Emms (Eng) Lee JJ/Lee HJ (Kor) vs R Blair/N Munt (Eng) MD: Cai Yun/Fu HF (Chn) vs L Hadyanto/A Yulianto (Ina) Sang Yang/Xie ZB (Chn) vs C Wijaya/S Budiarto (Ina) WD: Yang Wei/Zhang JW (Chn) vs Zhang Dan/Zhang YW (Chn) Gao Ling/Huang Sui (Chn) vs Wei YL/Zhao TT (Chn)
My Predictions are: MS: Lin Dan (Chn) vs Peter Gade (Den) - Peter Gade to win Bao Cunlai (Chn) vs Lee Chong Wei (Mas) - Lee Chong Wei to Wei WS: Zhu Lin (Chn) vs Li Li (Sin) - Li Li to win Zhang Ning (Chn) vs Yao Jie (Ned) - Zhang Ning to win XD: Chen QQ/Zhao TT (Chn) vs N Robertson/G Emms (Eng) - Chen/Zhao to win Lee JJ/Lee HJ (Kor) vs R Blair/N Munt (Eng) - Lee/Lee to win MD: Cai Yun/Fu HF (Chn) vs L Hadyanto/A Yulianto (Ina) - Hadiyanto/Yulianto to win Sang Yang/Xie ZB (Chn) vs C Wijaya/S Budiarto (Ina) - Wijaya/Budiarto to win WD: Doesn't matter to me, all China Players, sigh, boring...
I hope you are right mate!! Lets hope Lee Chong Wei Wins, and hopefully he can retain his title. And agaisnt Bao ChunLai, he does have the past on his side, as he has never lost to Bao in the 3 meetings..
my prediction: MS: Lin Dan (Chn) vs Peter Gade (Den) Bao Cunlai (Chn) vs Lee Chong Wei (Mas) final:Lin Dan (Chn) vs Lee Chong Wei (Mas) WS: Zhu Lin (Chn) vs Li Li (Sin) Zhang Ning (Chn) vs Yao Jie (Ned) final:Li Li (Sin) vs Zhang Ning (Chn) XD: Chen QQ/Zhao TT (Chn) vs N Robertson/G Emms (Eng) Lee JJ/Lee HJ (Kor) vs R Blair/N Munt (Eng) final:N Robertson/G Emms (Eng) vs Lee JJ/Lee HJ (Kor) MD: Cai Yun/Fu HF (Chn) vs L Hadyanto/A Yulianto (Ina) Sang Yang/Xie ZB (Chn) vs C Wijaya/S Budiarto (Ina) final:Cai Yun/Fu HF (Chn) vs C Wijaya/S Budiarto (Ina) WD: Yang Wei/Zhang JW (Chn) vs Zhang Dan/Zhang YW (Chn) Gao Ling/Huang Sui (Chn) vs Wei YL/Zhao TT (Chn) fiinal:Zhang Dan/Zhang YW (Chn) vs Gao Ling/Huang Sui (Chn)
My Predictions: XD: Chen/Zhao Vs Lee/Lee Chen/Zhao should be able to upset Roberson and Emms, I have this gut feeling WD: Yang/Zhang vs Gao/Huang I think Yang and Zhang will avange their defeat in SO MD:Cai/Fu vs Wijaya/Budiarto WS: Li li vs Zhang This will be an interesting match if it happens MS: Gade vs LCW The form Gade is in right now is very impressive: Beating 4 malaysians IN Malaysia. I hope he beats LD
Just back from the badminton hall..being there since 6 pm just now and now it's already 12 am.... Lee CW showed very impresive game... he beat tAUFIK STRAIGHT SET, WITH SECOND SET 15-0.. can u believed it? as usual, all the chinese players advanced to semifinal round.. feel dissapointed because cannot see Lin Dan playing due to Chen HOng's withdraw... :-( Hope can see him playing in semifinal..cheers
Results Just to add somemore.. Peter Gade show a very good games, beat Hafiz in 3 sets, the the last malaysian's double also shows very good fighting spirit... they unnable to drag the game to rubber set ..before they lost .. bravo for them!
Well.. only Chong Wei left to bring victory... The other matches today were good though, most put up a good fight. Want to go again tomorrow!
My pick I think Peter Gade has a lot to prove as he has been on the losing side against Lin Dan for so many times, for that I'll pick Peter over Lin Dan. As for Lee Chong Wei vs Boa Chunlai, it will be a close one(just like many thought LCW against Taufik ) but LCW shall win. The rest of the picks are easy, I just don't want to see "All Chinese affair" so for : WS : Zhu Lin (Chn) vs Li Li (Sin) Zhang Ning (Chn) vs Yao Jie (Ned) final:Li Li (Sin) vs Zhang Ning (Chn)XD: XD: Chen QQ/Zhao TT (Chn) vs N Robertson/G Emms (Eng) Lee JJ/Lee HJ (Kor) vs R Blair/N Munt (Eng) final:N Robertson/G Emms (Eng) vs Lee JJ/Lee HJ (Kor) MD: Cai Yun/Fu HF (Chn) vs L Hadyanto/A Yulianto (Ina) Sang Yang/Xie ZB (Chn) vs C Wijaya/S Budiarto (Ina) final:Cai Yun/Fu HF (Chn) vs C Wijaya/S Budiarto (Ina) WD: Yang Wei/Zhang JW (Chn) vs Zhang Dan/Zhang YW (Chn) Gao Ling/Huang Sui (Chn) vs Wei YL/Zhao TT (Chn) fiinal:No choice, all Chinese
Here is my wish rather than prediction. MS: Lin Dan (Chn) vs Peter Gade (Den) Bao Cunlai (Chn) vs Lee Chong Wei (Mas) Final: Lin Dan (Chn) vs vs Lee Chong Wei (Mas) WS: Zhu Lin (Chn) vs Li Li (Sin) Zhang Ning (Chn) vs Yao Jie (Ned) Final: Li Li (Sin) vs Zhang Ning (Chn) XD: Chen QQ/Zhao TT (Chn) vs N Robertson/G Emms (Eng) Lee JJ/Lee HJ (Kor) vs R Blair/N Munt (Eng) Final: N Robertson/G Emms (Eng) vs Lee JJ/Lee HJ (Kor) MD: Cai Yun/Fu HF (Chn) vs L Hadyanto/A Yulianto (Ina) Sang Yang/Xie ZB (Chn) vs C Wijaya/S Budiarto (Ina) Final: Cai Yun/Fu HF (Chn) vs Wijaya/S Budiarto (Ina) WD: Yang Wei/Zhang JW (Chn) vs Zhang Dan/Zhang YW (Chn) Gao Ling/Huang Sui (Chn) vs Wei YL/Zhao TT (Chn) Final: Chn vs Chn whoever!!!!!
ME TOO.Will hope for Lili to go all the way. Also for LCW to retain his title.Note Jaguh Kampung in a field of the world' best badminton players is still an achievement to be proud of.As for Hafiz your time to be champion is inevitable,just remember to be more aggressive.
MS: Final: Lin Dan (Chn) vs vs Lee Chong Wei (Mas) WS: Final: Li Li (Sin) vs Zhang Ning (Chn) XD: Final: N Robertson/G Emms (Eng) vs Lee JJ/Lee HJ (Kor) MD: Final: Cai Yun/Fu HF (Chn) vs Wijaya/S Budiarto (Ina) WD: Final: Chn vs Chn, no preference... this is really what i hope for and i also hope that the english pair can concentrate on this match and not bothered by what happened in london... Quoted by The Star: Malaysian Open squad shaken by deadly blasts: KUALA LUMPUR: English players taking part in the ongoing Malaysian Open badminton championship at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium are distressed by the bomb blasts in London on Thursday. The horrific explosions that rocked the London underground and brought transport services there to a standstill has shaken the 13-member squad. But they are putting up a brave front. “We just could not believe what we were hearing and seeing on television. Our mobile phones were ringing, and we were calling home. The situation was tense at our hotel,” said women doubles player Gail Emms yesterday. “It is awful, to be here and hoping and praying that everyone we know is safe back home. My friend was just a mile away from one of the bomb blasts. It is fortunate though that most ofour family members are not staying in London and we are thankful that our friends are safe.” Women doubles players Ella Trip and Joanne Wright, however, were the most frantic. “Ella's husband and Joanne's fiance were working in London at that time. Naturally, they were very worried. Both their loved ones are okay but they had to wait a very long time before they could go back home,” said Emms. She said there was nothing much she and her teammates could do except pray for those affected back home. “I had to play (in the mixed doubles with Nathan Robertson) immediately after the incident (on Thursday). And it was not easy to concentrate what with the fear and anxiety over what had happened. But we have to go on and complete the matches here,” she said. Emms and Robertson won the silver medal in the mixed doubles at the Athens Olympic Games.
