Some early results: XD ROUND 1/16 Zhang Jun/Gao Ling bt Koo Kien Keat/Wong Pei Tty 21-18, 21-10 -- this sets up a mouth-watering QF clash with Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager bt Nattapon Naktong/Duang-Anong Arunkesorn 21-6, 21-13 -- they will meet Tan Bin Shen/Ooi Yu Hang in the QF Hwang Ji Man/Kim Min Jung lost to Jonas Rasmussen/Britta Andersen 9-21, 17-21 Xu Chen/Yu Yang bt Songphon Anukritayawon/Kunchala Voravitchitchaikul 10-21, 21-12, 21-15
Malaysia Open 2006 : Day 2 (15/06) Anybody on location with internet connection please give us some kinda update! An interesting note, If Lin Dan makes it to the quaters (he most likely will) he will do so by playing only Malaysian players in all three rounds!
Some interesting matches in MD ROUND 1/16: Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah vs Xu Chen/Sun Junjie Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae vs Sudket Prapakamol/Phattapol Ngernsrisuk (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- the Korean no 1 pair vs the Thai no 1 pair...expect an explosive encounter. Hoon Thien How/Tan Boon Heong vs Chew Choon Eng/Hong Chien Hun -- the youngsters Hoon/Tan could yet again enter the quarter-final. Albertus Susanto Njoto/Yohan Wiratama Hadikusomo vs Gan Teik Chai/Abdul Latif/Mohd Zakry Hwang Ji Man/Jung Tae Kuk vs Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun -- by the end of today, Malaysians can have at least 3 pairs in the quarter-final. The numbers could swell to 5 or 6 if the other pairs make it too.
http://www.protonmalaysiaopen2006.sarawak.com.my/index.php I think he got it from here.... Malaysian Low tech Live Update
The link doesn't work for me. Maybe I am too far away? ==== It finally load up. Took a long time, worst than a dial up on 2400bps modem.
More results: XD ROUND 1/16 Sun Junjie/Tian Qing lost to Anggun Nugroho/Vita Marissa 17-21, 22-24 -- phew.. a close match and Team Indonesia has 1 (perhaps the only one) representative in the QF tomorrow. They will face Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung tomorrow. Selected results in the WS ROUND 1/32 (no scores posted) Zhang Ning bt Hwang Hye Youn Nicole Grether lost to Adrianti Firdasari -- a good result for the Indo player. However, her next opponent is Zhang Ning Yao Jie bt Saina Nehwal -- the Indian's fourth consecutive opens...and another early defeat. Julia Wong Pei Xian bt Wenny Rahmawati -- another rematch later today with Yao Jie Wang Chen bt Petya Nedeltcheva Norsyahliza Baharum lost to Tine Rasmussen Jiang Yanjiao bt Salakjit Ponsana Wang Lin bt Soratja Chansrisukot Fransisca Ratnasari bt Jang Soo Young -- both Nana and Firda have passed their first test...not bad. But, its again almost impossible for Nana to beat the newly crowned SO champion, Pi Hongyan Jun Jae Youn lost to Xie Xingfang -- apparently in 3 sets? WS ROUND 1/16 to be played later today: Zhang Ning vs Adrianti Firdasari Yao Jie vs Julia Wong Pei Xian (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- this time, I think Yao will win Wang Chen vs Tine Rasmussen Jiang Yanjiao vs Ella Karachova Wang Lin vs Tracey Hallam Fransisca Ratnasari vs Pi Hongyan Lee Hyun Jin vs Julianne Schenk Sutheaswari Mundukasan vs Xie Xingfang -- looks like except for the winner of the match between Lee and Schenk, we will have 7 Chinese (or ex-Chinese) players in the QF.
Selected results in the MS ROUND 1/32 (no scores): Lin Dan bt Yeoh Kay Bin Bjorn Joppien lost to Mohd Roslin Hashim -- a good result for Roslin. Peter Gade bt Hwang Jung Woon Dicky Palyama lost to Poompat Sapkulchananart Chen Jin bt Sairul Amar Ayob Chetan Anand lost to Andrew Smith Roman Spitko bt Kuan Beng Hong -- sigh...what can I say...another second round defeat at the hand of opponents that is lower ranked. Its time for KBH to take some time off badminton now. Arvind Bhat bt Kenneth Jonassen -- shock of the round The Indian players are indeed improving. Jeffer Rosobin lost to Ng Wei Krishnan Yogendran lost to Boonsak Ponsana Anup Sridhar lost to Lee Chong Wei MS ROUND 1/16 to be player later today: Lin Dan vs Beryno Wong Chan Yan Kit vs Mohd Roslin Hashim -- a tough match for Roslin Peter Gade vs Poompat Sapkulchananart Chen Jin vs Andrew Smith Roman Spitko vs Arvind Bhat Ng Wei vs Lee Hyun Il (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- the Korean has an edge Boonsak Ponsana vs Chen Hong (close candidate for match of the round) Eric Pang vs Lee Chong Wei -- a tricky test, but manageable for the defending champion.
A tough three setter win by LCW against Anup Sridhar.....read from The Star today, he is feeling lethargic and cannot find the fire yet ?????
What happened to KBH? Time for him to quit the sport?? or BAM need to drop him if his poor performance continues?
second round is now on it's way in Kuching.......... Waiting for more update from all of them in the stadium.