Category : Grade 2 - Level 5 (BWF World Tour Super 300) Venue : Nimibutr National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Total Prize-Money : US$ 150,000 BWF World Tour Page : http://bwfworldtour.com/tournament/3139/princess-sirivannavari-thailand-masters-2018 Tournament Software : Link | LiveScore DRAW : MS | WS | MD | WD | XD Bangkok Time : http://www.worldtimezone.com/time/wtzresult.php?CiID=4815&forma=Find Time Live Streaming : • BadmintonWorld.tv SF/Final (Geo blocking restrictions may apply, you could use the usual trick as usual) • sportstream365.com Change Language : Русский to English (upper right corner) • videostream.dn.ua 2017 Winners : https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=37B0B597-B92D-4154-83D2-9DB40D722845 • MS : Tommy Sugiarto (INA) • WS : Busanan Ongbamrungphan (THA) • MD : Huang Kaixiang/Wang Yilyu (CHN) • WD : Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (CHN) • XD : Zhang Nan/Li Yinhui(CHN) LIVE TV will be available only Semi Final (January 13) and Final (January 14). Ticketing : https://www.allticket.com/publicevent.html (Click All Event, and find Thailand Masters) Promotional Trailer :
Surprisingly poorly attended. I guess everybody's more concerned about preparing for the long season.
It's not surprising. This tournament has only level 5 (formerly Grand Prix Gold). The different things from previous edition are : No CHN & TPE players this year HKG, AUS, BRA, ISR, MYA, MGL, VIE, USA, CAN have their players this year when these countries are absent last year Some Europe countries are participating this year : BLR, DEN, FRA, GER, NED, RUS, and SWE when last year all Europe countries are absent here (except Eetu Heino from FIN and 2 players from Belarus, BLR) The total registered players are increasing in all 5 categories. 2018 : The total registered players MS: 120 WS: 62 MD: 62 WD: 42 XD: 59 2017 : The total registered players MS: 90 WS: 47 MD: 53 WD: 35 XD: 49 28th players ranking (the lowest rank in main draw) have higher rank than previous year (except in WD) 2018 : 28th player ranking MS: 111 WS: 155 MD: 294 WD: 255 XD: 148 2017 : 28th player ranking MS: 147 WS: 331 MD: 390 WD: 228 XD: 219 I hope that Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk could finish in the top podium this time in his home soil and getting his first ever Thailand Masters' title. Ygor Coelho vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro is a tricky opening match.
The new format seems to have relegated a country's second tournament to the boonies (with the exception of China).
Thailand Masters should have the same level from 2017 edition (Level 5 : GPG). And the first tournament Thailand Open upgraded from GPG (Level 5) into Level 4. Indonesia Masters & Malaysia Masters upgraded from GPG (Level 5) into Level 4. Bitburger Masters relegated from GPG (Level 5) into Level 6. Korea Masters have the same level (Level 5 : GPG).
what is going on? GVS TWK playing together again??? LOL man can't wait for GVSTWK vs minions match then .... too bad i probably gonna have to wait for a while for that ahhaah
they can meet the minions in Indonesian masters or Asian Championship in Malaysia, the pre Thomas Cup qualifiers.
WITHDRAWN LIST : MS • Mark Caljouw [6/NED] • Sony Dwi Kuncoro [INA] WS • Busanan Ongbamrungphan [2/THA] MD • Maneepong Jongjit/Nanthakarn Yordphaisong [THA] WD • Goh Yea Ching/Yap Cheng Wen [MAS] • Sanyogita Ghorpade/Prajakta Sawant [IND] XD • Hee Yong Kai Terry/Tan Wei Han [1/SGP] • Yogendran Khrishnan/Prajakta Sawant [MAS/IND]
DAY-1 Order of Play - Qualification (09.00 am local time) & R/32 Mixed Doubles (05.00 pm local time) | 4 Courts https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/...9A8990-7DD7-4B38-A859-6C7D952598B2&d=20180109 Highlights : • Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying vs Chang Tak Ching/Ng Wing Yung • Sawan Serangsinghe/Setyana Mapasa vs Kittisak Namdash/Savitree Amitrapai • Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Puttita Supajirakul vs Ho Wai Lun/Yuen Sing Ying
What do you mean by “boonies”? The stadium is right in Bangkok (I was in same neighbourhood just last week). Or do you mean that the tournament is in obscurity because of timing/ prize money/ qualifying process?
Interesting to see Indonesian XD pair of Mainakys in the draw. Brother and sister from that famous family. Have they had much in the way of results?
MS Qualification Round 2 : • Mek Narongrit vs Fikri Ihsandi Hadmadi • Soo Teck Zhi vs Leong Jun Hao • Mithun Manjunath vs Hashiru Shimono • Kunlavut Vitidsarn vs Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka
QUALIFIERS : • MS : Fikri Ihsandi Hadmadi (INA), Leong Jun Hao (MAS), Hashiru Shimono (JPN), Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka (INA) • WS : Chasina Korepap, Mattana Hemrachatanun, Nuntakarn Aimsaard, Manassanan Lerthattasin (THA) • MD : Arkonnit Thaptimdong/Thawornwong Tossapol, Weeraphat Phakjarung/Panthorm Saengvanich (THA), Rizky Kurniawan/Komandani Maytri Sugiarto (INA), Ho Wai Lun/Tam Chun Hei (HKG) • WD : Chonnicha Charoenwat/Paparsorn Eksorakul, Thidarat Kleebyeesoon/Wailphan Patimon, Ploynaputh Anandechjurakun/Mattana Hemrachatanun, Manassiri Bowonwitthanakul/Suangsupa Suppasang (THA) • XD : Parinyawat Thongnuam/Kittipak Dubthuk, Natchanon Tulamok/Natcha Saengchote (THA), Yeung Shing Choi/Yeung Nga Ting (HKG), Supak Jomkoh/Kwanchanok Sudjaipraparat (THA)
I think the timing of this first tournament of the year is most unfortunate, most of the top 20 or so players would rather be making some 'easy' money elsewhere than here (what Grade 2 Level 6 event - World Tour Super 300 ) for pittance except for those who need the ranking points (or for want of something better to do). Just kidding
If we compare Thailand Masters in 2017 (the third GPG of that year) and 2018 (the first tournament of the year), the situations are not so different. No Top 20 players is a common thing in a GPG tournament, except Top 20 just coming from their home players. And Thailand Masters tournament have Level 5 (not Level 6), indeed it's Super 300. US$ 150,000 Prize Money.
DAY-2 Order of Play - R/32 (09.00 am local time) | 4 Courts https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/...9A8990-7DD7-4B38-A859-6C7D952598B2&d=20180110 Highlights : • Suppanyu Avihingsanon vs Lee Cheuk Yiu • Hu Yun vs Shesar Hiren Thustavito • Zulfadli Zulkifli vs Leong Jun Hao • Wei Nan vs Adulrach Namkul • Chasinee Korepap vs Goh Jin Wei • Selvaduray Kisona vs Ruselli Hartawan • Natsuki Nidaira vs Dinar Dyah Ayustine • Delphine Lansac cs Pornpawee Chochuwong • Kedren Kittinupong/Dechapol Puavaranukroh vs Mahiro Kaneko/Yunosuke Kubota • Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzudin vs Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto • Savitree Amitrapai/Pacharapun Chochuwong vs Selena Piek/Cheryl Seinen
