huh? XD?? We won XD & MD in straight sets. WD was played last. We lost WS(as expected) & MS. Iskandar keeps going into deuce like QF but couldnt close it.
KOREA 1-1 China Kim Gi Jung/Eom Hye Won beat Zhang Nan/Lu Lu 21-15,15-21,21-14 Lee Dong Keun lost to Gao Huan 14-21,15-21
KOREA 1-2 China Kim Gi Jung/Eom Hye Won beat Zhang Nan/Lu Lu 21-15,15-21,21-14 Lee Dong Keun lost to Gao Huan 14-21,15-21 Kim Gi Jung/Choi Young Woo lost to Chai Biao/Qiu Zihan 21-17.19-21.20-22 Next Match Li Xue Rui Vs Sung Ji Hyun
2008 WJC, Team event, placings : 1) China (3-1 in finals) 2) Korea 3) Msia 4) India (great improvement) 5) Thailand 6) Japan 7) Indonesia 8) Hong Kong 9) Taiwan 10) Canada 11) Singapore 12) France 13) England 14) Russia 15) New Zealand 16) Germany 17) Scotland 18) Sri Lanka 19) Turkey 20) Estonia 21) Czech Congrats to all winners, China won again this year.
KOREA 1-3 China Kim Gi Jung/Eom Hye Won beat Zhang Nan/Lu Lu 21-15,15-21,21-14 Lee Dong Keun lost to Gao Huan 14-21,15-21 Kim Gi Jung/Choi Young Woo lost to Chai Biao/Qiu Zihan 21-17.19-21.20-22 Sung Ji Hyun lost to Li Xue Rui 21-13,21-14
Minor correction about the final standings, eaglehelang... Czech Republic beat Estonia 3-2, so CZE and EST finished 20th and 21st respectively.
MALAYSIA FINISH THIRD AT WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP By P.VIJIAN Bernama - Tuesday, October 28PUNE, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- China defended their World Youth Championship badminton title by defeating South Korea while Malaysia ousted hosts India for the third spot here today. Favourites China lived up to expectations, trouncing the Koreans 3-1 in the finals to capture their third team title in the junior world championships since its introduction in 2004. After being blanked out 3-0 by the superior Chinese team yesterday, the young Malaysian shuttlers bounced back to beat India 3-2 for the third place. Malaysia's mixed doubles Teo Kok Siang-Vivian Hoo Kah Mun gave the lead with a win over India's R.M.V. Gurusaidutt-Prajakta Sawant 21-8, 21-17. But single's player Flora Ng Siew Foong was stopped by rising Indian star Saina Nehwal at 9-21, 6-21 while men single's player Iskandar Zulkarnain stumbled to Prakash Aditya at 12-21, 22-20, 24-26. SPORTS-BADMINTON 2 (LAST) PUNE With Malaysia trailing 2-1, the men and women's doubles saved the day in Pune. Doubles pair Mak Hee Chun-Teo Kok Siang routed Sai Pranneth-Pranav Chopra 21-14, 21-13 to equalise the standings. The eventual winning point was delivered by Vivian Hoo Kah Mun-Saniru Sannatash, after defeating India's Sikki Reddy-Thulasi P.C 21-14, 13-21 21-9. The team championship ends today and the individual competition will be held from Oct 29-Nov 2. -- BERNAMA VP VP HA
