The draws are out! http://bam.org.my/tournament/national/2007/national_circuit/pahang_open/div_1_draw.html or visit : www.bam.org.my Any predictions???? Cheers TBBMBB(N) P.S. : To Project 20010-12 members, Happy Hunting!!!
Notable Absentees Wong Choon Hann (BAM) Yeoh Kay Bin (BAM) Mohd Roslin (Nusa) Lee Tsuen Seng (KLRC) Sairul Amar (KLRC) Ismail Saman (KLRC) Most them must be at the NZ KLRC Tournament racing for points to qualify for the WC'07 Seeded MS Div 1 1st Lee Chong Wei 2nd Hafiz Hashim Joint 3rd/4th Kuan Beng Hong Joint 3rd/4th Tan Chun Seang
Dude, that's a very long-sighted project. Is it a thousand-generation breeding program to produce super-players?
Yeah..VERY long sighted project. But one of them actually aims to be included in TC squad next year! Check out their thread here --> Malaysian Juniors and their featured article in Badzine Here's the link for the article: http://www.badzine.info/content/view/78/3/ Jug8man, i know u want Beryno to win..but trust me..my friends will do better
Dear Erin, Well if that's the case, I should wish Lim Fang Yang & Lok Chong Chieh very good hunting as well! hehehe
from: www.thestar.com.my of 17May2007 Hafiz pulls out, Pahang By LIM TEIK HUAT PETALING JAYA: Badminton fans in Pahang have been deprived of the chance to watch the much-anticipated clash between the country’s top two men’s singles players – Lee Chong Wei and Mohd Hafiz Hashim – this weekend. Hafiz, the national number two, has pulled out of the Pahang Open, which is the first leg of the National Grand Prix circuit this year. Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) official How Kim Tho, who is the designated team manager, confirmed yesterday that Hafiz would not compete in the Pahang Open. “He has pulled out, citing injury. There will be no re-draw because Hafiz had a first-round bye,” said Kim Tho. Hafiz now has to play in the Selangor Open from July 5-8 or he will not be eligible to compete in the National Grand Prix Finals. There are only two legs in the National Grand Prix circuit this year because the national players have to compete in the World Super Series badminton events and also because Malaysia will host the World Championships in Kuala Lumpur in August. Hafiz’s withdrawal has handed national number one Chong Wei a golden chance to win the title this Sunday. Chong Wei has been undefeated in the local circuit since 2003, although he lost to Hafiz in the first round of the Singapore Open early this month. However, Chong Wei showed that he is back on the winning trail by beating Bao Chunlai of China in straight games to clinch the Indonesian Open title last week. The Penang-born shuttler is the top seed for the Pahang Open and also has a first round bye. Kuan Beng Hong should benefit from Hafiz’s absence and make the final from the bottom half but he will have to watch out for juniors like Beryno Wong and Lim Kenn. While the men’s singles title looks to be Chong Wei’s for the taking, the men’s doubles title will be fiercely contested. Indonesian Open finalists Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari-Mohd Zakry Latif have decided to compete in the Pahang Open after all. The newly formed pair skipped the ongoing New Zealand Open and their inclusion will spice up the competition for the men’s doubles crown. Kim Tho said a re-draw of the men’s doubles event would be made. “We pulled Fairuzizuan-Zakry out of the New Zealand Open because they made the final of the Indonesian Open,” he said. “They will now compete in the Pahang Open because Division One (where the senior national players are playing) only begins on Friday.” All the national men’s doubles pairs, except for Chan Chong Ming-Hoon Thien How who are playing in the New Zealand Open, will be in action in Kuantan. Asian Badminton Championships winners Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah and All-England champions Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong are the first and second seeds respectively.
Too bad Mohd Arif Abdul Latif have a bad 2nd Round playing the 1st Seed. He realy played well recently.
Actually, there should be some promotions. the top four seeds are now as follows :- 1) Lee Chong Wei (world #6) 2) Kuan Beng Hong (World #38) 3) Tan Chun Seang (World #48) 4) Pei Wei Chung (world #80) So effectively Kuan Beng Hong should take Hafiz's place at the bottom of the draw.
If no redraw or promotions, then Pahang Open organizers no ISO, no standard. Div 1 MS only start tomorrow i believe.
why?? u wanna watch?? haha catch rtm1 news at 8.25pm for sports... haha u'll get to watch a sneak preview of it hahaha
