Seems we have exciting matches here. Sorry tutu, I woudn't be able to make live report this time. Maybe others would. MS: Lee Chong Wei vs Simon Santoso M Hafidz Hashim vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro MD Chan Chong Ming/Koo Kien Keat vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan. Wong Choong Hann/Choong Tan Fook vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alven Yulianto WS Wong Mew Choo vs Li Li Adriyanti Firdasari vs Salakjit Ponsana WD Wong Pei Tty/Chin Eei vs Jiang Yan Mei/Li Yujia Jo Novita/Greysia Polii vs Saralee/Satinee (?) XD Nova/Lilyana Natsir vs Saputra/Li Yujia Anggun Nugroho/Yunita Tetty vs Koe Kian Keat/Wong Pei Tty INA = 8 semi finalists MAS = 7 SIN = 3 THA = 2
MS: Lee Chong Wei vs Simon Santoso Just received a message from a friend watching the games at ULTRA that Santoso defeated Chong Wei.
Wow!! If this is confirmed, this is a GREAT result for Simon Santoso! Thanks for posting it by the way!
I hope that's true. What's the score? In SEA GAMES 2003 Simon Santoso also created a big surprise bt Roslin Hashim. Good!
HMM...if this is really true....OH YEAH!!! As I mentioned earlier, LCW is not on his top form at Manila.
Yeah, the other day he was defeated by Wong Choong Hann (two sets) in the Malaysia-Indonesia 5th and deciding game. Good for Santoso to recover from that loss as we expect the Indonesian team to beat Malaysia in the Men's team finals. I think LCW is not playing 100%, he struggled against the guy from Vietnam (Nguyen Tien Minh) and almost lost the game. He lost the 1st set and was down 0-8 in the second set and at match point (11-14), luckily the vietnamese committed an error and he was able to win the 2nd set. The third set was total domination by LCW as the vietnamese tired out. A doctor was even called to check the status of the players as they would sit after every rally, they are really exhausted, good for LCW he is the stronger player. But today, his luck run out as he again struggled against Santoso. Btw, the score is 15-11 and 15-9.
I agree with you based on what i saw in his game against boonsak and taufik and the report from my friend watching the games live. Too bad, i already bought a ticket expecting he will be playing in the finals against Hashim.
Thanks. Hmmh, if this is *the price we have to pay* for not fielding Taufik in the individual event, it's really worth it. Go Simon! Don't be afraid of big names of badminton, you could be one of them soon
No wonder...I didn't know Nguyen Tien Minh held a match point yesterday. It must have been his inexperience that caused him to lose the second set and eventually the match. Good result for Simon...and hopefully he can build on it. 2 solid wins over Boonsak and LCW certainly do good to his credentials. If only he is not that "lazy" as some mentioned..... Will be an all-Indo final in 3 disciplines tomorrow? We shall await as today's results unfold slowly......
DEFINITELY! We have to learn how to "sacrifice" our veterans in order to realize the potential stars we have. On a side note, I am also pretty disappointed at the decisions by Indonesian tennis federation (PELTI) in fielding some veterans like Wynne, Romana and Suwandi. I thought we also some potential youngsters coming up the ranks in tennis too. Too bad Angie is still injured...otherwise, she can definitely win the gold.
We know LCW is not on top form. And we also know that Simon himself is a very talented player with great skill and techniques. How's the match going?
