hmm, all the best to lee chong wei and chin eei hui/wong pei tty 2moro..!! hope they can win their matches.. as always, more upsets will come.
http://www.yonexopenjp.com/movie04.shtml u can watch lee chong wei vs sho sasaki`s and other matches highlight here.
u can check the order of play for tomorro`s semi final. herre>> http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=24120&d=20080920
WS: Wang Yihan vs Tine Rasmussen - Tine too smart for pretty Chinese girl Lu Lan vs Zhou Mi - Veteran ZM to set up repeat of Singapore Open final MS: Kenichi Tago vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro - Home support might not be enough for Japanese youngster Lee Chong Wei vs Joachim Persson - LCW still too good despite not being in the best form WD: Maeda/Suetsuna vs Cheng/Zhao - CHN youngsters will exploit Japanese pair's fatigue Wong/Chin vs Vita/Lilyana - INA to take this home, MAS pair need to cut down mistakes to have a fighting chance MD Matsuda/Ohtsuka vs Rasmussen/Paaske - BC's resident forummers have too much quality Rian/Yonatan vs Bona/Ahsan - Dunno, really. I will give it to the former for beating reigning Olympic and World Champs. XD: Nova/Lilyana vs Yoo/Kim - World Champs might struggle a bit Songphon/Kunchala vs Rijal/Vita - Thais will make this an international final
List of players in action.. ..courtesy of tournamentsoftware.com.. Starting at 12:00 PM WS Yihan WANG [CHN] - [DEN] Tine RASMUSSEN [2] MS Kenichi TAGO [JPN] - [INA] Sony DWI KUNCORO [2] MS Chong Wei LEE [MAS] [1] - [DEN] Joachim PERSSON [6] WD Miyuki MAEDA & Satoko SUETSUNA [JPN] [1] - [CHN] Shu CHENG & Yunlei ZHAO MD Keita MASUDA & Tadashi OHTSUKA [JPN] [4] - [DEN] Lars PAASKE & Jonas RASMUSSEN [2] XD Nova WIDIANTO & Liliyana NATSIR [INA] [1] - [KOR] Yeon Seong YOO & Min Jung KIM XD Songphon ANUGRITAYAWON & Kunchala VORAVICHITCHAIKUL [THA] - [INA] Muhammad RIJAL & Vita MARISSA [5] WS Lan LU [1] [CHN] - [HKG] Mi ZHOU [7] MD Yonatan Suryatama DASUKI & Rian SUKMAWAN [INA] [5] & Muhammad AHSAN & Bona SEPTANO WD Eei Hui CHIN & Pei Tty WONG [MAS] [4] - [INA] Vita MARISSA & Liliyana NATSIR [2] ======================================================== Overall view: A lot of new players/pairs will be competing in this yr's edition. MS - LCW is set to advance and perhaps defend his MS title. WS - The CHN's WS squad's threat, in Tine, is back. Can she go all the way and defend her title? MD - Too bad Tony & Candra won't be able to continue and defend their Japan Open title. Perhaps it'll be our JR & LP?? WD - Is there a new CHN WD on the rise?? XD - Possible all-INA affair in the Finals. This time with only Vita being able to defend the XD title (she won the title with Flandy last yr).
^^I got them from here..^^ ..i got them from following/reading/searching in BC's threads.....If you do the same, i can guarantee, you'll be as knowledgeable abt tourneys if not more than me...
Too bad Mew Choo had lost T_T,and Roslin LOST today.Looks like the hopes will be on LCW and WPT/CEH .Good luck and all the best to you guys .
if Vita can win this JO 08. it will be her 3'rd anniversary at JO with different partners every year.. hehehe... am i correct???
3rd anniversary??.. ..well, not every year, but yes, she has won the Japan Open XD title twice before; she won in 2004 (with Nova, just before her long bout with an injury) & 2006 (with Flandy)....If she does win this yr, again, i think a nickname for her should be in order, "The Biennial Japan Open XD Specialist".. Btw, typo on my part, it should've been "she won the title with Flandy in 2006"
owhh Im going to the stadium tomorrow! cant wait to see LCW playing again! cannot shout too loud coz it is fasting month... Good Luck to all players! may the better man win!
