NEWS: SwissOpen07 : Santoso beats Chen Yu

***kwun*** · 03-16-2007, 03:46 PM

St. Jakobshalle, Basel txt: Dille Andersen, WBSO,
Int.Press photo: www.topbadminton.com

The young Indonesian talent, Simon Santoso, through from the Qualifying
event, takes yet another step up at this event. Today he was up against
5/8 seed Chen Yu, CHN, who last week was runner-up at the All England.
Santoso played with great confidence throughout this match and took the
lead from the very first stroke. First game was won with 21-10. One
decisive factor was the play at the net - Santoso succeeded, Chen Yu
didn't. As the match progressed Chen Yu seemed lack of confidence that
he could turn it around to his own advantage.
In the second game Santoso continued where he left off in the first. He
kept controlling the net and furthermore sent Chen Yu from corner to
corner. Chen Yu was not very good friend with the lines today, and he
didn't at all play with the same spirit and confidence as he did in
England just last week.
Although being the better part in the second game, Santoso didn't make
an ultimate break in the score until 7-7. Chen Yu didn't succeed with
anything at by the minute his confidence seemed to drop off him. On
numerous occassions he sent the shuttle out the backline.
Santoso to the game 21-12 on the first match ball.

Attached - A concentrated Simon Santoso before the match

In Women's Doubles Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung, KOR beat Duang Anong
Aroonkesorn/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul, THA, in straight games 21-13, 21-15
The second Women's Doubles of the day was won by Zhao Tingting/Wei Yang,
CHN as they beat their opponents, Aki Akao/Tomomi Matsuda, JPN, in three
games 18-21, 21-15, 21-13

The second Men's Doubles of the day, Rian Sukmawan/Eng Hian, INA against
Jae Jin Lee/Ji Man Hwang, KOR, was won in straight games 21-18, 21-17 by
Sukmawan/Hian, INA.

In Women's Singles Yanjiao Jiang, CHN, beat Hye Houn Hwang, KOR, 21-14,
21-18.

***jamesd20*** · 03-16-2007, 03:54 PM

Is there a reference for this? Cheung will be after you other wise

**LazyBuddy** · 03-16-2007, 03:56 PM

Seems Chen Yu was a bit out of character in this game. Is that a sign of fatigue or injury?

***kwun*** · 03-16-2007, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by jamesd20

Is there a reference for this? Cheung will be after you other wise

ops... fixed.

***jamesd20*** · 03-16-2007, 04:00 PM

I would Guess mental fatigue more than anything. He has played a lot of mathes recently, reaching German and AE finals.

Simon played consisently, with few errors, but nothing special, CY made many erros, and didn't seem to have inclination to attack.

**Dreamzz** · 03-16-2007, 04:03 PM

well well well, maybe he didn't throw the match against LD after all ...

**bad_fanatic** · 03-16-2007, 04:06 PM

I was shocked

when I saw Simon beated Chen Yu.

Could it be a fluke like Dickey Palyama beating Peter Gade?

***jamesd20*** · 03-16-2007, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by bad_fanatic

ICould it be a fluke like Dickey Palyama beating Peter Gade?

That wasn't a fluke. It was a one-off, wherby Dickys tactics were supported by his consistency in pulling it off, maintaining a strategy, and Gade not responding and changing his own.

It may not happen again, but that does not make it a fluke-a fluke is all luck.

**Bao** · 03-16-2007, 06:38 PM

not be a surprise , Simon santoso is great, he play well, all indonesian now have allready forced by PBSI to do the best due to no Taufik Hidayat in some events,
and simon santoso also ever beat chen yu in world camps junior before,
no "sureprice"

**Dimplex** · 03-16-2007, 06:46 PM

im just wondering how old Simon Santoso is. i always read about him being a young player but they never state his age.

**Bao** · 03-16-2007, 07:00 PM

if i not mistaken, 20 years old,
and after heim, its still 1 young guns of indonesia , he is Tommy Sugiarto, 17 years old,

**yannie** · 03-16-2007, 07:17 PM

Simon Santoso is 22 years old

**cooler** · 03-16-2007, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by Dreamzz

well well well, maybe he didn't throw the match against LD after all ...

only LD can throw a match. LD is imo a level above chen yu and bcl, same goes for LCW, hafiz. Only kuncoro, PG and CJ might have a chance of upsetting LD on his (LD) bad day.

***jamesd20*** · 03-16-2007, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by cooler

only LD can throw a match. LD is imo a level above chen yu and bcl, same goes for LCW, hafiz. Only kuncoro, PG and CJ might have a chance of upsetting LD on his (LD) bad day.

Deliberately leaving out you know who?!

**cooler** · 03-16-2007, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by jamesd20

Deliberately leaving out you know who?!

hahaha, not on purpose tho. I was gonna edit that post but then u pop this question, so fast

I would put TH in the camp with PG, kuncoro, CJ. I also forgot about KJ, he kinda different, i would put KJ between the above 2 groups. Santoso improvement is quite surprising, he isnt that tall. I guess he is honing his skills to mimic TH, work the net and induce a nice 3/4 lift.

**twobeer** · 03-16-2007, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by LazyBuddy

Seems Chen Yu was a bit out of character in this game. Is that a sign of fatigue or injury?

Nah, if he would have been injured, he would have WO:ed, right

**Wong8Egg** · 03-16-2007, 08:28 PM

It must be a fixed match by LYB, CY should play better than that and this match is ........ oh wait ........... Simon is from Indo right? since when have he joined team China???