malaysia uber team lost to china taipe 3-2 WMC lost to Cheng SC in rubber set. indonesia won easily over iran win safe play. singapore beats pakistan 5-0 thailand lost to india 3-2 surprises in 1st day ... what a game i think the new sytem work really well... one of the game was over in 7 minutes what a short program , surely wont be any "come back" and drama on this new system
Any news Indonesia vs Korea? Hope Indonesia can win! My prediction Indonesia will win 3-2 or lost 2-3. Indonesia can get WS2, WS3, WD2. If one of them lose, Indonesia will lost, but probably Jo/Polli can win.
Hmmm...I expected Malaysia to win 3-2, but, the splitting of the doubles really does not pay dividends to the Malaysian. They split Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui and paired Pei Tty with Sock Ai. Unfortunately, this pair lost out to the Chinese Taipei no 1 pair of Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing. Obviously, this result is advantageous to Team Indonesia. I predict that Indonesia will beat Malaysia 3-2 and will fight for the second spot with Chinese Taipei.
Thailand was unlucky to be beaten by India. Aparna Popat beat Salakjit Ponsana in 3 close games (esp the last 2, 21-19, 21-18). The India's new sensation, Saina Nehwal (not Sania Mirza though...hehe) did her country proud by beating Soratja Chansrisukot 21-17, 22-20. Thailand got 2 points from their second singles and first doubles (Meemek Monthila and Saralee/Sathinee). Unfortunately, their second doubles (which is also a strange pairing of Kulchala/Sutjitra) lost to the Indian's unheralded second doubles in 3 sets (21-13, 16-21, 15-21). Perhaps this time, India could qualify in front of their home crowd....wow....
dont think so. Still have Singapore and Hongkong. If India can beat Hong KOng? For the first time I think India will go to final.. Hmmmm hope so
According to www.asianbadminton.org : UBER CUP Korea bt Indonesia 5-0 Chinese Taipei bt Iran 5-0 Hong Kong bt Singapore 3-0
Korea bt Indonesia 5-0 Seo Yoon Hee bt Fransisca Ratnasari 21-13, 17-21, 21-17 (65 Mins) Hwang Hye Youn bt Maria Kristin Yulianti 23-21, 21-16 (42 Mins) Lee Yun Hwa bt Adrianti Firdasari 21-15, 21-14 (28 Mins) Lee Hyo Jung/Hwang Yu Mi bt Jo Novita/Greysia Polii 21-9, 21-13 (30 Mins) Ra Kyung Min/Ha Jeung Eun bt Lita Nurlita/Lilyana Natsir 21-19, 21-21 (??) (32 Mins) Except for the third singles and first double, it's a pretty close fight. Lets hope the Indo girls can beat Malaysia and Chinese Taipei.
A small correction...HKG beat SIN 3-2. Li Li and Xing Aiying lost to Wang Chen and Yip Pui Yin. Jiang Yanmei played in 2 matches and won both (third singles and first doubles with Li Yujia). However, Wang Chen/Koon Wai Chee Louisa beat SG's second doubles pairing of Xing Aiying/Shinta Mulya Sari.
Like I predict before that Wang Chen produce 2 points for HK from first single and second doubles. And for Indonesia, Firdasari lost easily to Lee YW from Korea. Again, Firdasari show a mental weakness. After Indonesia lost 0-4 from Korea, Firdasari should play nothing to lose to secure a point from Korea cause it will probably be important when used to determined who will be the runner up of this group. And again PBSI didn't used any strategy at all. For second doubles, Lita Nurlita/Lilyana Natsir lost real close to Korea doubles pair . Maybe if PBSI pair Jo Novita/Lita Nurlita back they can won the second doubles. Cause with Jo/Gresiia the first doubles already lost easily to Koreans, so it will be not much worse if they pair Lilyana/Gresiaa as first double.
The lineup vs Korea is as what I predicted and its the strongest lineup that Indonesia have at the moment. I don't think Jo Novita/Lita Nurlita is as strong as Jo/Greysia. In fact, that's the reason why they break up the old pairing and try something new. I am quite pleased with Jo/Greysia's performance so far. They have done pretty well to rise up to WR 18 with just 7-8 tournaments under their belt. With more playing hrs, they will be as good as any pairs except the top 3 pairs.
Singapore's lineup looks pretty strong. I guess it all goes down to the second singles. This moves Yippy further up the pecking order, IMO.
Prediction Indonesia - Malaysia 4-1 or 3-2 Fransisca - Wong Mei Chow 50-50, If Firda could beat WMC, means Fransisca also may win! Maria Kristin - Julia Wong 55-45, hope Maria can handled 21 poin scoring system. Yesterday, Maria played tight with Korea. Firda - whoever 60-40, Firda must win or Indonesia will lose Gresyia/Jo - Wong/Chin 45-55, Wong/Chin more stabil than Polii/Jo Lita/Lilyana - whoever 60 -40 Gals, let's facing Chinese Taipei and beat them!!
Indonesia has decided to field Jo Novita/Lita Nurlita in the first doubles and Gresyia Polii/Lilyana Natsir in the second doubles. Hmmm....a risky tactic ?
Indonesia vs Malaysia Line Up : Fransisca Ratnasari - Wong Mew Chow : 45 - 55 (Critical Point for MAS) Jo / Lita - Wong / Chin : 40 - 60 Maria Kristin - Noorzahlisa : 55 - 45 (Critical Point for INA) Greysia / Lyliana - Ooi Sock / Fong : 50 - 50 ( 2-2 INA Will Win) Firda - Anita Raj : 60 - 40
Day 2 Results Some results: Korea beat Chinese Taipei 3-2....they have practically qualified. Seo Yoon Hee lost to Cheng Shao-Chieh 21-15, 21-23, 15-21 (56 mins) -- a close shave for Cheng. These 2 players should be equally matched, with only 2 places separating them in the WR table. Hwang Hye Youn bt Chiu Yi-Ju 21-11, 21-13 (35 mins) -- easy win for the Korean. Lee Yun Hwa lost to Pai Min-Jie 21-11, 18-21, 13-21 (50 mins) -- a surprising and morale boosting result for Chinese Taipei...especially in light of tomorrow's crucial match against Team Indonesia. Firda lost tamely yesterday to Lee Yun Hwa and lets hope she can recover and be in her best form tomorrow. Lee Hyo Jung/Lee Kyung Won bt Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing 18-21, 21-18, 21-13 (50 mins) -- as expected, a tough and close fight in the first 2 sets....but the Korean is still superior. It's intriguing to see which pair Team Indonesia will put up tomorrow. I still fancy Jo Novita/Gresya Polii. Ra Kyung Min/Hwang Yu Mi bt Chou Chia-Chi/Ku Pei-Ting 21-16, 21-9 (26 mins) -- again, easy victory for the experienced Ra Kyung Min and her junior. Indonesia must exploit this weak link and win this tie tomorrow.
Hong Kong beat India 3-2....India has proven to be the surprise team in this year's qualifying campaign. They will qualify if they beat Singapore tomorrow. Wang Chen bt Aparna Popat 21-10, 21-5 (22 mins) -- easy victory for Wang Yip Pui Yin bt Trupti Murgunde 21-18, 21-15 (31 mins) -- slightly tighter score-line, but no problem for the HK youngster Wong Sin Yee lost to Saina Nehwal 6-21, 4-21 (20 mins) -- another easy victory for the Indian rising star Louis Koon Wai Chee/Li Wing Mui lost to Jwala P. Gutta/Shrutis Kurian 24-22, 19-21, 9-21 (47 mins) -- another surprising victory for the Indian doubles pair. Closely fought in the first 2 sets and the HK pair must have lost their stamina in the third Yip Pui Yin/Wang Chen bt Br Meenakshi/Aparna Balan 21-10, 21-13 (19 mins) -- no problem for Yip/Wang yet again
