I'll buy only if it's <S$10. From the looks of it, very very unlikely . Do they usually have a lelong lelong closing sale like the pasar malam?
So any badminton fans here know will there any booths selling Li ning rackets and shirts in the coming Aviva open ? thanks?
Well, expensive is only the brand. If only the cloth, its dirt cheap. I can get manufacturers to make the same. So, you are only paying for the brand. Abe, Sexy la.... Reiko will get excited... cipat cipat...
Expensive is ok,, if Li Ning shirt can prove to me , it is as good as nike and adidas shirt, same quality , then i will buy, or else is forget it!
Even lindan and TH is not in Spore.. im sure LCW can still draws crowds in Spore Open. Li Ning is just ok.. not as comfortable as nike or yonex very cool. However it feels almost the same as TruCool..
any info on other than li ning booth , will there be other booths like YY and Victor ? Victor booth was at Sudirman Cup ....
Team Korea is currently having warmups training in Manila before proceeding to Singapore for the Open.
Must use cane and whip them lah. Once complacency sets in it'll take years to rebuild. I notice the they are heavy also. A good excuse not to retain the title perhaps. ZAKRY Latif was supposed to hit the gym after last week's Pahang Open but fitness has taken a back seat as he is busy representing the Negri Sembilan Foundation in the ongoing Inter-Foundation Games in Kuantan. This has got national doubles coach Rexy Mainaky worried as he feels Zakry will not have enough time to shape up for the Indonesia Open on June 16-21. Zakry and partner Tazary Fairuzizuan, the World No 5 pair, are hoping to retain their Indonesia Open title in Jakarta. "I wanted Zakry to work on his fitness after the Pahang Open. However, I can't do anything about it but wait for his return from Kuantan on Friday," said Rexy yesterday. "I couldn't do much but to let him play in the Games as he has commitments with the Negri Foundation. I want him to train harder when he returns." Rexy has not been happy with Zakry's form since the All England and Swiss Open in March. The pair's slump started when they lost to South Korea's Han Sang Hoon-Hwang Ji Man in the quarter-finals of the All England, and a week later, were shown the exit in the first round of the Swiss Open by Japan's Shuichi Sakamoto-Shintaro Ikeda. Those defeats prompted Rexy to issue an ultimatum to the pair to either shape up or risk being dropped from future tournaments. The rumour is that Zakry has not been attending fitness training which forced the BA of Malaysia (BAM), two weeks ago, to drop the duo from defending their Singapore Open title next week. Zakry-Fairuzizuan, however, answered their critics with a near-perfect performance to bag last week's Pahang Open doubles title. "I initially did not name them for Singapore because of their form and fitness. Though they have improved slightly, it's still not good enough," Rexy added. The squad leave for Singapore on Saturday.
World's best for Singapore ESPN-Star.com 11 May 2009 Olympic medalists and Super Series title-holders have confirmed their attendance at the Aviva Open Singapore 2009. The best in the game of badminton will be arriving in Singapore from 9 to 14 June 2009 to play in one of the most important events in the badminton calendar. Current reigning queen of women's badminton, Tine Rasmussen from Denmark, will also be arriving in Singapore for the event hoping to take home her third title in 2009 after winning the Malaysia Open and Korea Open. She will find competition from a familiar opponent Wang Yihan, the young player from China who beat her to take home the All England Super Series 2009 title. Zhou Mi from Hong Kong and Xie Xingfang from China will also be amongst the contenders for the women's singles title at the Aviva Open Singapore 2009. World number one Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia has confirmed that he will be returning to Singapore to defend his men's singles title and he will face stiff competition from other prolific shuttlers such as Peter Gade from Denmark, Sony Dwi Kuncoro from Indonesia and Chen Jin from China. A whole host of medalists from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will also be competing at the Aviva Open Singapore 2009 in hopes of continuing their reign at the top of the sport. Men's doubles gold medalists Hendra Setiawan and Markis Kido will be joined by women's doubles gold medalists Du Jing and Yu Yang from China. The Korean mixed doubles gold medalists at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Lee Yong Dae and Lee Hyo Jung will be joined by the pair from Indonesia Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir. Singapore will be sending its entire national team to try to qualify for the tournament including Derek Wong, Ashton Chen, Xing Aiying, Hendra Wijaya, Hendri Kurniawan Saputra, Shinta Mulia Sari, Yao Lei and Li Yujia. Xing Aiying was a quarter-finalist in the Aviva Open Singapore last year and will be returning this year to try and improve on her performance. Fresh off her World Junior triumph in women's doubles, Yao Lei will also be looking to put her best foot forward at the event. Men's doubles finalists at the Indian Open, Hendra and Hendri, will also join forces again at the Aviva Open Singapore 2009 and take on some of the world's most formidable duos. Chairman of the Aviva Open Singapore's Organizing Committee, Mr Ng Yoke Weng, said, "This year we have the cream of the crop playing against each other at the event with medalists from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games competing in every category. I am sure this will be a great tournament and everyone will have a fantastic time catching the world class action at the Singapore Indoor Stadium." Mr Ng, who is also the Vice-President of the Singapore Badminton Association, added, "The Aviva Open Singapore 2009 is a very significant event on the local badminton calendar because it is a platform for our local players to gain invaluable experience playing against the top players in the world. Watching the best shuttlers pit their skills against each other will also inspire the team of budding players who will be working hard for the Youth Olympic Games in 2010." Aviva's CEO Mr Shaun Meadows also expressed his excitement in welcoming the international shuttlers to the event, "Aviva is dedicated to making the event a great one for all those involved. Having stars of the badminton world playing at the Aviva Open Singapore 2009 will promise exhilarating action displaying speed, precision and agility, which are values Aviva stand by. We hope that everyone from the players to the spectators will have a magnificent time and soak in the great atmosphere at the Aviva Open Singapore." To date, more than 220 top international shuttlers from about 26 countries have signed up to take part in the tournament across five categories including, Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Besides the lucrative prize money, the shuttlers will also be playing to gather precious points in the Super Series event that will count towards their world rankings. The Aviva Open Singapore is organised by the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA), sponsored by Aviva and sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
suetyan: Will u be coming for the coming Aviva open and will there be Li ning booth selling at indoor stadium ?
Indoneisa's Players urged to up game in Singapore The Jakarta Post Fri, 06/05/2009 Agnes Winarti Indonesia's female badminton players are shouldering high expectations of improving their performance from last year when they take part in this year's Singaporean Open, starting next Tuesday. Women's doubles pairs Shendy Puspa Irawati/Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii/Nitya Krishinda had to be content with a quarterfinal finish in last year's event. Coach Aryono Miranat blamed the poor performance on the players' lack of international experience. "I have to admit our senior women's doubles players have limited tournament experience, so their game hasn't matured yet," he told The Jakarta Post on Thursday. "The more tournaments a shuttler joins, the more mature their performance will be. That is what our women's doubles players lack; but hopefully they can improve in the Singapore Open." Maturity in playing entails their ability to create strategies when countering opponents; scoring points in critical situations, as well as minimizing errors, said Aryono. He said these were the improvements he expected of his two pairs. World No. 7 Shendy/Meiliana and world No. 19 Greysia/Nitya will part of the Indonesian contingent heading to Singapore and looking to recover from their failure in last month's Sudirman Cup. "Regardless of the tough target, we must go for it," Aryono said. Indonesia also has an outside chance in the women's singles, with coach Marleve Mainaky expecting at least a semifinal finish for Adriyanti Firdasari. Mixed doubles coach Ri chard Mainaky is making the tournament, which runs from June 9 to 14, as a tryout for the country's top-ranked mixed doubles pair Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir. The world No. 1 pair is focusing on the defense of the world championship in India on Aug. 10-16. "The Singapore Open and the Indonesian Open *from June 14-21* will be testing grounds for them to create a whole new playing pattern," Richard said recently. He added if the Beijing Olympic Games silver medalists did not do well before the World Championship, they might not continue as a pair in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. The mixed doubles second-stringers Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita, champions in last year's Taiwan Open Gold Grand Prix, will be the second mixed pair in Singapore. Indonesia will also send Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, Rian Sukmawan/Yonatan Suryatama and Bona Septano/Muhammad Ahsan in the men's doubles; and last year's finalist Simon Santoso and Sony Dwi Kuncoro in the men's singles.
