S'pore Open 2007 - May 5, 2007 - Semifinals

**IndoAmerican** · 05-04-2007, 12:31 PM

It will be an interesting Semi Final, there may be more upsets coming up... Here is what I think (winners in bold)

WS
XIE Xingfang vs XU Huaiwen - XXF is in a very good form
ZHANG Ning vs HIROSE Eriko - ZN will be showing who's the boss
(yes, all chinese WS final)

MS
SUSILO Ronald vs PONSANA Boonsak - the power of local crowd
GADE Peter vs CHEN Yu - Gade is determined to be in final
(meaning no Chinese in MS final)

WD
ZHANG Y.W./WEI Y.L. vs LEE K.W./LEE H.J. - Chinese team is stronger
ZHAO T.T./WEI Y vs GAO L./ZHANG J.W - Gao is injured, I think?
(wow, another all Chinese final?)

MD
WIJAYA C./GUNAWAN T. vs CAI Y./FU H.F - Will be a tough revenge
KIDO M./SETIAWAN H. vs CHOONG T.F./LEE W.W. - will be a toss
(possibly all INA MD final?)

XD
WIDIANTO N./NATSIR L. over LIMPELE F./MARISSA V. - We shall see
XIE Z.B./ZHANG Y.W. over PRAPAKAMOL/THOUNGTHONGKAM - another chinese domination

**abedeng** · 05-04-2007, 12:42 PM

XD:

Widianto/Natsir vs Limpele/Marissa - Senior pair is more stable
Xie/Zhang vs Prapakamol/Thungthongkam - 50-50

WS:

XX vs Xu Huaiwen - XX wins, but possibly another tough fight
Zhang Ning vs Eriko Hirose - This time no buts, Eriko must really say sayonara

MS:

Gade vs Chen Yu - Gade to win as long as he keeps his cool
Boonsak vs Ronald Susilo - Slight edge to Boonsak, but crowd could help Ronald tip the balance

WD:

Yang/Zhao vs Gao/Zhang - don't know and don't care
Wei/Zhang vs Lee/Lee - of course CHN will win

MD:

Cai/Fu vs Tony/Candra - It's time for revenge
Kido/Setiawan vs Choong/Lee - Veteran MAS pair to take it, possibly in 3 sets

**sumbadder** · 05-04-2007, 01:22 PM

WS
XIE Xingfang vs XU Huaiwen
ZHANG Ning vs HIROSE Eriko-I bet this will be another All-England style battle

MS
SUSILO Ronald vs PONSANA Boonsak - the power of local crowd
GADE Peter vs CHEN Yu-Gade may not like how Asian's dominate badminton, but Chen Yu seems to be getting better with every tournament he plays...

WD
ZHANG Y.W./WEI Y.L. vs LEE K.W./LEE H.J. - Chinese team is stronger
ZHAO T.T./WEI Yvs GAO L./ZHANG J.W-50/50 imo but I think Gao/Zhang will take it because 2 uber experienced players are better than 1.

MD
WIJAYA C./GUNAWAN T.vs CAI Y./FU H.F-Hopefully their consistent wins against them will remain consistent today. Should be an awesome match though
KIDO M./SETIAWAN H. vs CHOONG T.F./LEE W.W.

XD
WIDIANTO N./NATSIR L. vs LIMPELE F./MARISSA V. - We shall see
XIE Z.B./ZHANG Y.W. vs PRAPAKAMOL/THOUNGTHONGKAM - The last time I saw these two pairs meet, the Thai's got killed.

**ctjcad** · 05-04-2007, 03:26 PM

...there will be less M'sian supporters joining the forum tonight..Well, they could show up for LWW&CTF's match, but if they lose, then most likely we'll be seeing much less M'sian fans for the Finals...So, prove me wrong guys..

Anyways, back to the upcoming matchups, with all the upsets and surprises so far in this tourney, i wouldn't be suprised to see a couple more upsets, just to continue the trend...Hopefully i'm wrong and all the favorites advance to the Finals though..

**Kelvin** · 05-04-2007, 03:28 PM

I hope Eriko wins, just to silence all the critics LOL, and that Boonsak makes it into the final.

XD the Thai's appeared very confident in their match, I hope they beat their opponents to meet up with #1 seeds. (yes one can only hope...)
I'm actually hoping the underdogs put up one heck of a fight against the higher ranked players, and give us some exciting badminton

**virusvoodoo** · 05-04-2007, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by IndoAmerican

It will be an interesting Semi Final, there may be more upsets coming up... Here is what I think (winners in bold)

WS
XIE Xingfang vs XU Huaiwen - XXF is in a very good form
ZHANG Ning vs HIROSE Eriko - ZN will be showing who's the boss
(yes, all chinese WS final)

MS
SUSILO Ronald vs PONSANA Boonsak - the power of local crowd
GADE Peter vs CHEN Yu - Gade is determined to be in final
(meaning no Chinese in MS final)

WD
ZHANG Y.W./WEI Y.L. vs LEE K.W./LEE H.J. - Chinese team is stronger
ZHAO T.T./WEI Y vs GAO L./ZHANG J.W - Gao is injured, I think?
(wow, another all Chinese final?)

MD
WIJAYA C./GUNAWAN T. vs CAI Y./FU H.F - Will be a tough revenge
KIDO M./SETIAWAN H. vs CHOONG T.F./LEE W.W. - will be a toss
(possibly all INA MD final?)

XD
WIDIANTO N./NATSIR L. over LIMPELE F./MARISSA V. - We shall see
XIE Z.B./ZHANG Y.W. over PRAPAKAMOL/THOUNGTHONGKAM - another chinese domination

Boonsak beat Lin Dan?

WOW!!!

**virusvoodoo** · 05-04-2007, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by virusvoodoo

Boonsak beat Lin Dan?

WOW!!!

This is good for Peter Gade if he can overcome Chen Yu.

**ctjcad** · 05-04-2007, 04:37 PM

..order of play for the Semifinals day(courtesy of tournamentsoftware.com)..

Webcast should start around 2 PM, local time..

**bananaboy** · 05-04-2007, 05:48 PM

Let's hear this one more time!!!

"Let's GO Gade!!!!!! Let's GO!!!!!!!"

**huangkwokhau** · 05-04-2007, 05:58 PM

Looking forward to Final: PG and Susilo
Zhang Ning vs Xu Hai wen
All INA MD

**ctjcad** · 05-04-2007, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by bananaboy

Let's hear this one more time!!!

"Let's GO Gade!!!!!! Let's GO!!!!!!!"

(ok, hopefully i won't jinx him, so here goes)...

Heia Danmark!

Kom igjen Gade!!

Kom Nu Gade!
Seiern Er Deres!

GADE RULES! KOM IGJEN!!!

OG DET VAR GADE, OG DET VAR GADE, OLÉ - OLÉ - OLÉ !!!

last but not least :
Peter Gade BOLEH!!

**bananaboy** · 05-04-2007, 06:31 PM

Ctjcad,
I have got nothing to beat that!

BTW, what are those suppose to mean??? (Besides Gade Boleh)

All I've got to say is once again
"Let's GO Gade!!!!!!! Let's GO!!!!!!!!"

It's sad that fans scream like crazy during a badminton tournament, which in a way does have an impact in the players whom are doing their best focusing in every given moment.

(forget about the talk of mental toughness, that's just pure distraction

) Whereas in a game of tennis, as soon as the player is getting ready to serve, the crowd stays quiet immediately.

**Dimplex** · 05-04-2007, 07:42 PM

although peter gade is the favourite to win the title, i actually hope for boonsak or ronald to win ahaha
theres nothing like an underdog victory

**ixory** · 05-04-2007, 09:32 PM

Dunno why,suddenly i wanna cheer for Boonsak..
Go..Go Boonsak make another upset

...

**shawn30_k** · 05-04-2007, 09:38 PM

court 2 is going to be action packed.

**sihar** · 05-04-2007, 09:39 PM

My prediction :
MS Final = Ronald Susilo vs. Peter
MD Final = Tony / Cndra vs. Markis / Hendra
WS Final = Xie X vs. Zhang N
WD Final = Zhang Yawen / Wei Yili vs. Zhao T / Yang Wei.
XD Final = Flandy / Vita vs. Xie / Zhang Y.

**~sss~** · 05-04-2007, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by abedeng

XD:

Widianto/Natsir vs Limpele/Marissa - Senior pair is more stable
Xie/Zhang vs Prapakamol/Thungthongkam - 50-50

WS:

XX vs Xu Huaiwen - XX wins, but possibly another tough fight
Zhang Ning vs Eriko Hirose - This time no buts, Eriko must really say sayonara

MS:

Gade vs Chen Yu - Gade to win as long as he keeps his cool
Boonsak vs Ronald Susilo - Slight edge to Boonsak, but crowd could help Ronald tip the balance

WD:

Yang/Zhao vs Gao/Zhang - don't know and don't care
Wei/Zhang vs Lee/Lee - of course CHN will win

MD:

Cai/Fu vs Tony/Candra - It's time for revenge
Kido/Setiawan vs Choong/Lee - Veteran MAS pair to take it, possibly in 3 sets

agree with u.....