Goh Soon Huat putting up a good fight, Chen Yuekun being pushed to the limit so far. CHN MS second stringers aren't that threatening. Their WS are better, Han Li, ranked 37th in the world and 8th in CHN, losing to the WR5 in the world is no shame, considering she can count many world class scalps in her belt.
I recall now, Sun Yu has just beaten the last MAS Open GPG winner, Busunan, am I right? Not too bad but sadly she has to face her senior compatriot, Wang Lin - no quarters given, expect a real fight, nothing important at stake here to favour anyone.
Yes it's the end of the road for Han Dynasty campaign. Wang Lin of Late Wang Dynasty hopefully could prevail if she goes to the final to face Nehwal I see a lot of Indian players appearing the main draw of the tournament. Lin Dan should remain for the next two years to beat all of them. They could potentially be his new enemies at the later stage.
I think Han Li, Saina and Bae YJ ,just to name 3 for example, are about the same standard. Today, Han Li lost to Saina who a while ago lost to Bae who in turn lost to Han Li - so I think it depends on whose form is better on the day. Anyway,there's still Wang Lin and Sun Yu who unfortunately have to face each other tomorrow. I think in the lower half, Inthanon 's chances are better and she should give Saina a hard time if they play in the final. But,like I've said earlier, Sun Yu,an unknown quantity, may have overcome her early jitters in her maiden tournament and be a surprise package - see how it turns out next round.
I think Han Li can play as a qualifier but not entered for the INA Open SSP. You know, CHN has so many players,too few tournaments, have to take turns, I guess.
WCH huff and puff trying to get close. Too bad. Boonsak form is not good. Tough for OG. I was hoping for him to slain LD. He did it in SG.
As expected Suci/Della booked quarterfinal slot, def. KOR youngsters Kim Chan-mi/Ko A-ra, 21-16 / 21-19. Next, most likely their opponent is top-seed CHN Tang/Xia...