MS: Chen Hong bt Xia Xuanze 15-5, 12-15, 15-13 Ronald Susilo bt Wong Choong Hann 15-12, 15-4 XD: Ra Kyung Min/Kim Dong Moon bt Chen Qiqiu/Zhang Jiewen 11-5, 11-2 Nathan Robertson/Emms Gail bt Michael Sogaard/Rikke Olsen 11-13, 11-8, 11-1 WD: Zhang Ning bt Xie Xingfang 11-2, 11-4 Zhou Mi bt Gong Ruina 11-2, 11-1 MD: Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian bt Lee Dong Soo/Yoo Yong Sung Ha Tae Kwun/Kim Dong Moon bt Choong Tan Fook/Chang Kim Wai
MD: Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian bt Lee Dong Soo/Yoo Yong Sung 15-7, 15-5 Ha Tae Kwun/Kim Dong Moon bt Choong Tan Fook/Chang Kim Wai 15-6, 15-12 WD: Hwang Yu Mi/Lee Hyo Jung bt Thungthongkam Saralee/Chankrachangwong Sathinee 11-7, 13-10 Huang Nanyan/Yang Wei bt Zhang Jiewen/Wei Yili 11-8, 11-1 Anyway, I can't believe that Wong Choong Hann lost to Ronald Susilo so badly in the second set. It seems as that W.C Hann was very tired in the 2nd set? I thought R. Susilo should be more tired because he has had more rubber set games than Choong Hann. But all credit to R.Susilo for knocking out the likes of Hendrawan and P.Gopichand. Perhaps he might have a harder time if he was against Taufik Hidayat. I guess Susilo must thank Anders Boesen for that!
Obviously C Hong and Xia are not pulling punches fr tomorrow's final. No chance to watch but results seem to suggest Ch went all out 1st, played rallies in 2nd, paced in 3rd and stepped up in last 5 points to take advantage of Xia's lack of endurance. I think Ronald will be fresh tomorrow and cn play at a pace that can trouble Ch esp with his famous ounch clears.
According to Sing Open website Ch beat Ronald 15-4 and 15-1. Some final. What happened. Most Msian players were betting Ronald would win. Or is Ch at his best sth else? To be honest I find watching videos of him playing very entertaining as say Rudy Hartono,Yang Yang or Taufik. He looks clumsy and slow but maybe only appears so. It is indeed rare for Ch to beat someone so convincingly as he is basically a middle distance runner .