MEN'S DOUBLES Howard Bach/Bob Malaythong Khan over Rendra Wijaya/Fran Kurniawan -- Fran/Rendra face a formidable opponent and I hope they will just savor the match experience. Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki vs Kristoff Hopp/Ingo Kindervater -- similarly, Rian/Yoke face the 4th seed today and I hope they will win. WOMEN'S DOUBLES Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia vs Jo Novita/Greysia Polii (MATCH OF THE DAY) -- certainly the match to watch today...a rematch of their encounter in the World Championships. The SIN pair has a slight edge and with Eng Hian coaching them, they will be a threat to any INA's WD pair.
MS: WACHA Przemyslaw[1](POL) VS ZWIEBLER Marc[Q](GER) WU Yunyong[Q](CHN) VS HASHIM M. Roslin[5](MAS) LEE Yen Hui Kendrick[4](SIN) VS PANG Eric(NED) LEE Tsuen Seng[2](MAS) VS AYOB Sairul Amar[7](MAS) WS: LI Wenyan[PFQ](CHN) VS YAO Jie[1](NED) LI Li[3](SIN) VS NEHWAL Saina[6](IND) MEULENDIJKS Judith[4](NED) VS SORENSAN Camilla[Q](DEN) SCHENK Juliane[2](GER) VS ANANINA Ekaterina[Q](RUS) MX: ZHANG Yi/CAI Jiani(CHN) VS Christina Pedersen/Rasmus Bonde Nissen(DEN)
Looks like INA has no good prospect here, particularly unexpected result from Firda as defending champion has lost to unheralded Russian Player Ekaterina Ananina. Jo/Gres will face the main threat on today QF, sounds slim chance here but still possible to step up at next round.
I think the best chances for INA should come from MD.. either Rian/Yoke & R. Wijya/Fran can take the titles..
Yao Jie walkover .... Hmmm... good paw... good paw But what happened to Yao Jie? Any problem with her???
from the official website Yao Jie out with knee injury Yao Jie, number one seeded in ladies singles, withdrew before the quarter finals with a knee injury. Jie also withdrew for ladies doubles in which she reached the quarter finals together with Judith Meulendijks. However understandable it is a disappointment for the home crowd.
