Indonesia Open 2006 FINAL (04/06)

**badMania** · 06-03-2006, 12:32 PM

Team Indonesia has chance to win 3 titles.

MEN'S SINGLES
Taufik Hidayat vs Bao Chunlai -- Despite Taufik's poor record against Bao and his rumoured injury, I think Taufik certainly will not waste a good chance to win another Indonesia Open title. Bao will definitely be his greatest threat in the tournament and it will be a thriller.

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Zhu Lin vs Lu Lan -- Yawn...yet another battle betwen two Chinese...this time two youngsters. They have really shown their maturity by beating more experienced opponents such as Pi Hongyan, Xu Huaiwen, and Kanako Yonekura. Should be evenly matched with Lu Lan having a slight edge.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan -- I have earlier wrote that Tony/Candra will win the tournament...and by the look of it, they could do it tomorrow.Tony/Candra is a a better pair compared to Candra/Sigit. I will not be surprised if they decide to play in the WC this year. However, for the sake of youth, I hope Markis/Hendra can retain the title. They have impressed this week by beating Malaysia's and Korea's young pairs in Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Lin Woon Fui and Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae. At the moment, they only face some problems beating experienced pairs such as Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah, Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen and Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen vs Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen -- again, an expected clash between Chinese current no 2 and no 3 pairs. Yang/Wei to prevail.

MIXED DOUBLES
Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen -- Nova/Butet is on a roll...beating Zheng Bo/Zhao Tingting and now Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung. It was a surprisingly fast victory yesterday but I would expect another close match against the fastly-improving Xie/Zhong. There's no doubt about it, Xie/Zhang is definitely a gold-medal potential for Beijing 2008. I hope Nova/Butet will win...possibly in 3 sets....with the help of the home crowd.

**extremenanopowe** · 06-03-2006, 01:13 PM

Certainly mouth watering event. I still bet on the local boys to win it. Go Pik Go!
rgds

**hcpoirot** · 06-03-2006, 02:01 PM

MEN'S SINGLES

Taufik Hidayat vs Bao Chunlai -- Taufik is not fit 100% yet. Not to mention BCL had good record against Taufik and he already used to Indonesia crowd loud cheering.

And this is BCL best chances to win a title after always losing to his teammates in most of the tournaments he participated. (Mostly LD and CH). BCL will win in 3 sets.

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Note here: Zhu Lin and Lu Lan probably thanks LYB by not sending ZN and XXF to this tourney cause it mean they had very big chances to win their first title. And it already proven by both of them reaching final.

Zhu Lin vs Lu Lan --

I had never watch Zhu Lin play. But I watch Lu Lan play yesterday against PHY and she play very good controlling PHY. So just maybe Lu Lan will win.

MEN'S DOUBLES

Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan -- Not that I don't wanted Markis/Hendra to won but the experience factor will be very helpful for Tony/Candra to win this title.

And if Tony/Chandra win, it will be a slap in PBSI face cause their 2 main MD fail and lost to ex Pelatnas players.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen vs Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen -- Yang/Zhang will win in 2 sets.

MIXED DOUBLES

Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen --
Their record is 1-1. Nova/Liliyana will win in 3 sets.

**hara^kazuko** · 06-03-2006, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by badMania

They have impressed this week by beating Malaysia's and Korea's young pairs in Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Lin Woon Fui and Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae. At the moment, they only face some problems beating experienced pairs such as Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah, Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen and Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun.

Just to add a word.. they also have much to do facing chan chong ming/koo kien keat too... lol

**ctjcad** · 06-03-2006, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by hcpoirot

And if Tony/Chandra win, it will be a slap in PBSI face cause their 2 main MD fail and lost to ex Pelatnas players.

Hmm, this is an old issue and actually it was proven somewhat already last yr during the World Championship where Tony and the not-so-known Howard Bach defeated the Pelatnas *experienced* pair in Sigit/Candra...Actually if Tony/Candra win against Markis/Hendra, it won't really be a "slap in PBSI face"...I mean how can that be??..You expect PBSI to keep all their former players for ever and ever (ie. Rexy, Ricky, Halim??)...Didn't those players leave *on their own terms* for whatever reasons they have??..
Sure, if Tony and Candra win today, it won't be a good result for PBSI's current crops of MD, but remember(which i'm sure you know also) both Tony/Candra are experienced, ex-Pelatnas players who have won all the top echelon IBF tournaments and championships there are. Winning against the "inexperienced" Markis/Hendra shouldn't be a surprise. But IMO, losing against those 2 younger pairs will be somewhat of a surprise..

BTW, right now i'm looking at Tony/Candra winning the MD tie, just purely on their sheer talents alone...On that note, i wouldn't be surprise to see the results of this IO *similar* to the 2005 World Championships' results, which were:
MS-INA:Taufik
WS-CHN's gal
WD-CHN's gals
MD-USA/mix pair:Tony and his partner
XD-INA:Nova/Lilyana

how's that for my "boldest prediction"..

**ctjcad** · 06-03-2006, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by badMania

MEN'S DOUBLES
Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan -- I have earlier wrote that Tony/Candra will win the tournament...and by the look of it, they could do it tomorrow.Tony/Candra is a a better pair compared to Candra/Sigit. I will not be surprised if they decide to play in the WC this year.

Hehe, no doubt...But why just play in the WC..why not continue playing together overseas as a freelance pair as long as their bodies are still able(but poor Halim though, he's going to be left out

)...Go to all the possible tournaments and start racking up those titles...and $$...hehe

..

**ctjcad** · 06-03-2006, 07:01 PM

for those interested to watch, click on this link and see post #38 to follow the link...good luck and enjoy!

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/foru...t=33453&page=3

**zeroexz** · 06-03-2006, 07:26 PM

hi guys
can any1 tell me d arragement or schedule of the tournament?

**badMania** · 06-03-2006, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by hcpoirot

Taufik Hidayat vs Bao Chunlai -- Taufik is not fit 100% yet. Not to mention BCL had good record against Taufik and he already used to Indonesia crowd loud cheering.

And this is BCL best chances to win a title after always losing to his teammates in most of the tournaments he participated. (Mostly LD and CH). BCL will win in 3 sets.

Ooh...I did forget that BCL has never won a single tournament except for a Denmark Open title some years ago. This has added further pressure for Bao to win today. I recall he was leading 1-0 when he faced Chen Hong in the China Open last year, however, he screwed up badly later on (esp in the third set) and Chen Hong ended up winning unexpectedly. Yes, it's Bao's mental attitude. If he goes to the court with the pressure of having to win, it will be Taufik's advantage. Also remember that Taufik's sole victory is in front of a home crowd in yet another Indonesia Open.

Originally Posted by hcpoirot

Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya vs Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan -- Not that I don't wanted Markis/Hendra to won but the experience factor will be very helpful for Tony/Candra to win this title.

It will not be a shame if Markis/Hendra lost. Again, my heart says that Tony/Candra will win because of their vast experience. However, I do hope that the youngster can prove themselves by playing a smart game. Beating Tony Gunawan at the net is going to be a hard task. I guess they should watch the video of Fu/Cai beating Tony/Howard in the semi-final of China Masters a couple of mths ago. This is exactly what they should do...catch the seniors by surprise and build a healthy early momentum quickly.

**ctjcad** · 06-03-2006, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by zeroexz

hi guys
can any1 tell me d arragement or schedule of the tournament?

zeroexz,
see the link i've given above...you should see the order of play for the Finals..

**zeroexz** · 06-03-2006, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by ctjcad

zeroexz,
see the link i've given above...you should see the order of play for the Finals..

thkz pal~

appreciate~~

**taufik 4eva** · 06-03-2006, 09:50 PM

MXD follow by WS follow by MD follow by WD follow by MS

**sugar_free** · 06-03-2006, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by badMania

Ooh...I did forget that BCL has never won a single tournament except for a Denmark Open title some years ago. This has added further pressure for Bao to win today. I recall he was leading 1-0 when he faced Chen Hong in the China Open last year, however, he screwed up badly later on (esp in the third set) and Chen Hong ended up winning unexpectedly. Yes, it's Bao's mental attitude. If he goes to the court with the pressure of having to win, it will be Taufik's advantage. Also remember that Taufik's sole victory is in front of a home crowd in yet another Indonesia Open.

I thought Bao won the 2nd game in China Open... Well, today could be the best time to prove that Bao is more mature than before... He beat Taufik in his homeground during Thomas Cup 2004 and he had proven that he is better mentally in Thomas Cup last month, how about today? Taufik said that it will be more difficult to beat Bao than Chen Yu yesterday... Its hard to predict who is going to win today... This will be a really interesting match to watch...

**extremenanopowe** · 06-03-2006, 11:03 PM

Indonesia BISA!

**setaa** · 06-03-2006, 11:20 PM

hmmm is it aired today in any station? cuz i dont see it on today's sctv schedule. i wanna watch it badly..

**taufik-ist** · 06-03-2006, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by setaa

hmmm is it aired today in any station? cuz i dont see it on today's sctv schedule. i wanna watch it badly..

today 12.30 wib, sctv will broadcast live the final (confirmed)

http://www.sctv.co.id/view/126,13760...149395401.html

**ctjcad** · 06-03-2006, 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by taufik-ist

today 12.30 wib, sctv will broadcast live the final (confirmed)

http://www.sctv.co.id/view/126,13760...149395401.html

taufik-ist, SCTV is not showing any live web broadcast are they??just on reg. TV..cos i can't find any link with the link you gave me...

anyways, abt 1/2 hr. to go til the Finals begin..