Getting a bit restless now. I'll have to wait another hour before our S'pore players go into action. Our new pair of basically women singles players will be first to enter the arena. Chen Jiayuan and Xing Aiying will battle against Netherlands' 8th seeded Lotte Jonathans and Paulien Van Dooremalen in WD. I think our girls will have no chance. Then Derek Wong will see action in MS against his better-known opponent, Olympic bronze medalist Sony Kuncoro. Sony hasn't been playing well recently but seems to be recovering in this tournament. Derek will be lucky to take a game off Sony. About three hours from now our only hope, Gu Juan will face madbad's darling girl, Bae Youn Joo, seeded 4, and she will need more than luck to win. With madbad supporting all his Korean girls, Gu Juan, I hope, will prove him wrong.
Tan Wee Kiong/Woon Khe Wei lost to Fairuz/NHL... what happened to our once promising Asian junior champions in XD :crying: Tan Wee Kiong, what happened to you?? Declining performance in MD and XD :crying:
Well, WX was WR#1, and fell to WR#3 and still pretty consistent. While Rat is the thai teenager rising star, beat several top player, but I didn't recall if she ever beat chinese top 4, especially the great "WANG". Also, I think Rat has fallen twice to three times on the early stages in AE, Swiss Open, and BAC. She went to quarterfinal in India, and semifinal in Australia... Well, I'm cheering for Wang here...
All I am saying is that Rat troubled WX the last time. I honestly think she would be satisfied to take another game off her. It's true, Rat still has a lot to learn. A common pattern with young players is inconsistency and this has been displayed quite recently by Rat.
Watch it, madbad! Don't let your Korean babes know you're cheering for Firda, WL and perhaps Eriko too!
I am also asking the same question... I thought this guy is the talented MD and XD player, just like LYD? BOLEH?
Lita Nurlita already play in WD, barely catching a breath from her loss in xd with Kido...... Sneaky scheduling......