Racket Rally 2009 featuring Taufik Hidayat, and more...

**cooler** · 04-02-2009, 11:33 PM

take some pics if camera allowed in there

**huangkwokhau** · 04-03-2009, 12:58 AM

It seems all playewrs complain that court is too hard to play.....found out that organizer did not know how to put badminton court with right standard....being told that organizer will fix it tonight....the oval is amazing but not right place to play badminton.....

**george@chongwei** · 04-03-2009, 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by cooler

take some pics if camera allowed in there

i feel sad for you not there though

**george@chongwei** · 04-03-2009, 01:40 AM

so, any latest side news over there?

**madbad** · 04-03-2009, 02:47 AM

OK some pics from today's practice session. As hauge said, the players weren't very happy with the court. Joachim had practiced in the earlier session so no pics of him.

**madbad** · 04-03-2009, 02:49 AM

A few more from the practice session...

**madbad** · 04-03-2009, 02:57 AM

Last pic - is when they found a deformity on the court and decided to pack it in. Oops, what happened here? Lost the pics. I'll try again

**madbad** · 04-03-2009, 03:11 AM

One more time. The upload seems quite temperamental

**ctjcad** · 04-03-2009, 03:39 AM

Originally Posted by Pete LSD

Will you be able to drop by VRC on Sat evening at 9:00 PM?

..the whole VRC should be joining in the event..

Originally Posted by huangkwokhau

All arrived..Joachim was dead tired as well as Taufik..Taufik flew on midnight or wednesday morning from India to Jakarta via Singapore...stayed only 3 hrs then Jakarta to Vancouver via Taipeh....tough for TH but he made it here....

..wow, tis indeed a rough trip; a non-stop nearly 30 hrs in flight time only..

Originally Posted by huangkwokhau

It seems all playewrs complain that court is too hard to play.....found out that organizer did not know how to put badminton court with right standard....being told that organizer will fix it tonight....the oval is amazing but not right place to play badminton.....

..too hard?? meaning, not soft for landing??..is it concrete underneath the blue carpet & playing mat?

..maybe they can add another layer or two of carpet..

Originally Posted by madbad

Last pic - is when they found a deformity on the court and decided to pack it in. Oops, what happened here? Lost the pics. I'll try again

..i can see the playing mat is a bit crumpled near the edges, in the last pic (post #90) and first pic (post #94); perhaps they set it up in a hurry??..

Thanks, madbad, for snapping the pics. Looking ahead for more.
Hey, you should've gotten on the court and played with Taufik; you know to receive a couple of his hard backhand smashes..

I notice Wiempie (in white & blue shirt); looks like he's gained a few lbs.

Notice Anggun in red shirt, too.
Who's the other gentleman playing next to Andre?

**madbad** · 04-03-2009, 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by ctjcad

Who's the other gentleman playing next to Andre?

That's Rony, a local coach. Also Indonesian

**madbad** · 04-03-2009, 03:46 AM

Originally Posted by ctjcad

..i can see the playing mat is a bit crumpled near the edges, in the last pic (post #90) and first pic (post #94); perhaps they set it up in a hurry??..

Actually there was a lump where they had congregated. Notice hauge taking his job very seriously

**ctjcad** · 04-03-2009, 03:53 AM

Originally Posted by madbad

That's Rony, a local coach. Also Indonesian

..i see; thanks for confirming..

Originally Posted by madbad

Actually there was a lump where they had congregated. Notice hauge taking his job very seriously

..i guess it's a small one, not really noticeable from the pic..

madbad, hope there's enough lighting in the hall, come the evening of the event. I notice there's plenty of sunlight coming in from the window, thus it helped in taking the pics.

**madbad** · 04-03-2009, 04:01 AM

Originally Posted by ctjcad

..i see; thanks for confirming..

..i guess it's a small one, not really noticeable from the pic..

madbad, hope there's enough lighting in the hall, come the evening of the event. I notice there's plenty of sunlight coming in from the window, thus it helped in taking the pics.

The venue is not really suited to badminton. Visibility is poor and the lighting was certainly not designed for it. They used a corner of the Oval (it's massive) and put up temporary bleachers around the court for this event. As for photos, let see if they provide more even lighting on the day itself. The construction crew were still finalizing things as the players practiced. I took pics from both sides and one was darker while the sunlight from the other side played havoc with my settings.

**ctjcad** · 04-03-2009, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by madbad

The venue is not really suited to badminton. Visibility is poor and the lighting was certainly not designed for it. They used a corner of the Oval (it's massive) and put up temporary bleachers around the court for this event. As for photos, let see if they provide more even lighting on the day itself. The construction crew were still finalizing things as the players practiced. I took pics from both sides and one was darker while the sunlight from the other side played havoc with my settings.

Do you know how many seats are provided??
*Ah, i just realized there are windows facing the players. No wonder you took most of the pics facing the sides of the court. But then it'll be dark/night time when the event occurs, so you'll be able to take it from the back line sides.

**huangkwokhau** · 04-03-2009, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by madbad

That's Rony, a local coach. Also Indonesian

Thats th future husband of Jo Novita too.....TH and Andre decided to go to Daryl Yung's club ( where Rony and Sandiarto are coaching)..instead of practicing in the club..TH was swamped by kids lining up for pictures and signing.....Andre/Anggun lost 3 sets and bets to TH/Wimpie...Joachim went to downtown for REAL meal aka Steak....

**huangkwokhau** · 04-03-2009, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by ctjcad

Do you know how many seats are provided??
*Ah, i just realized there are windows facing the players. No wonder you took most of the pics facing the sides of the court. But then it'll be dark/night time when the event occurs, so you'll be able to take it from the back line sides.

about 1900 seats for this event ( been told)..other said about 1500 seats...