There must be something with number 17 with Liu/Huang. Perhaps because they are 17 years of age. They both leading 17-12 in 2nd set and lost the set 17-21 to Kevin/Masita. The third game is more relatively competitive until the interval, but Liu/Huang speed up the gas to lead 17-11, but only made to be back even 17-all by Kevin/Masita and they finally lose to the Indonesians 19-21. Point 17 basically cost Liu/Huang the tickets to the final of worlds. Oh well
He BJ nearly lost to Liang XiaoYu in Suhandinata Cup, I think that's why she was not sent in SF. He BJ later lost in 3rd place play off to Japan.
Good to see Kevin/Masita progressing to the Final despite a slow start in the first-set and always trailing in both the second and third-sets. Can they beat Huang/Chen for the second-time tomorrow? We shall see.
Ihsan lost to Heo Kwang Hee in 3-sets: 18-21, 21-13, 16-21. He started slowly in the rubber-set, 0-5 and then 5-13. The gap proved to be too much for him to catch-up, despite closing up to 13-15 and then 15-17.
Hopefully they will make it, last two editions INA XD won gold medal in WJC Yup, last year Akane failed to nail gold medal, lost to Nozomi, will she prevail this time? All Japan finals in two consecutive WJC finals, they have some bright young talents now who may shaking CHN dominance in WS category.
The top-seed in GD lost in 3 tight-sets (20-22 in sets 1 and 3) to Chae/Kim. That sets up another CHN vs KOR Final in GD. Meanwhile, CHN seals 1 title in BD.
CHN and JPN have secured 1 title each through BD and GS respectively. Sad news for home fans as the host has no representative in finale tomorrow.
aya ohori is still qualified for next year ajc/wjc right? so it might be another all japan final with akane --- this is china 2nd md title in wjc,surprisingly congrats
How can you say that?! Remember "the child prodigy" is still eligible too! Btw, congrats to CHN & JPN for MD & WS title, respectively
BWF World Juniors Go Back to Malaysia The BWF World Junior Championships return to Malaysia next year and to the northern city of Alor Star in Kedah which hosted this event in 2009. This tournament – a qualifier for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China – will be held 7-18 April at Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium. It will feature the Junior Mixed Team Championships (Suhandinata Cup) as well as competition in individual categories for the Eye Level Cups.Persons born on or before 1 January 1997 will be eligible to play in the 2014 BWF World Junior Championships, with the possibility of going on to Youth Olympic Games next August if they reach the quarter-finals and meet other qualifying criteria.These requirements include being born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999 and that their National Olympic Committee does not have two players qualified in the respective category via the BWF World Junior rankings of Thursday, 1 May 2014.The remaining places for the badminton competition at the Youth Olympic Games will be filled from the highest eligible players in the BWF World Junior rankings. http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=78534
BWF had a problem finding the host for 2014 as April was not attracted one...they asked INA to host but April was not a good month as it was election in INA..then I got Philliine to do it then again Mall of Asia can have 1 week as BWF needed 2 weeks as least...so BWF asked BAM to host.....there is a chance that INA may host the next edition...
Kevin/Arya should have won if Arya did not get service faults like 4 to 6 times against Huang/Zheng....they do need to correct their services..