More good news if Yu Yang decides not to go there. It might be true though since all the Chinese players might be involved in the Training Camp in Zhuhai starting from tomorrow Du Jing/Yu Yang is one of the pair targetted for the Olympics. If He Hanbin/Yu Yang also withdraws at the last minute, then I think the INA XD pair (hopefully Tantowi/Yulianti) can progress to the SF.
So far Du Jing/Yu Yang, He Hanbin are still in teh draw including Xu Huai wen which supposed to withdraw .........
Yeah, gladly to know this RUS GP Gold is using tournament software and live score facility. It's obviously better than other previous GP Gold tourneys, let's see whether the LIVE SCORE will be active for today's match that kicks off at 10.00am Moscow time (02.00pm WIB ; 03.00pm CHN/HKG/SIN/MAS time).
I don’t think too much withdrawal is good for badminton in Russia. We need to expand badminton to europe to make it bigger…
Both INA XD pairs are in trouble. Andrew Bowman/Sarah Bok are running away with the first set, while Chris Adcock/Gabrielle White have forced Anggun Nugroho/Nathalia Poluakan to a deuce.
Anggun/Nathalia take the first set 23-21. Meanwhile Tantowi/Yulianti are struggling with the tougher opponents at a GP Gold Event, losing 9-21 in the first set. Can they rebound in the second set?
May be they withdraw..there is no match...I thought China sent them as it is easy point for them to win here.......they should not withdraw.....
Stage fright for Towi/Yuli They lost to a more experienced pair Andrew Bowman/Sarah Bok 9-21, 15-21. Meanwhile, Anggun Nugroho/Nathalia Christine Poluakan beat Chris Adcock/Gabrielle White 23-21, 21-12. They should go far if He Hanbin/Yu Yang withdraw. They will face Bowman/Bok tomorrow. With some luck, they might even win the title. We'll see.....
No more games involving INA players until the WS later on with 2 players: Maria Elfira Christina (2:20pm Moscow Time) and Fransisca Ratnasari (3:00pm). Both should win today. MD matches will be played at 4:40pm onwards: Anggun Nugroho/Tantowi Akhmad (4:40pm) Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki (same as above) Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan (5:20pm) Rendra Wijaya/Fran Kurniawan (6:00pm) Just 1 match in WD, also at 6pm with Yulianti/Nathalia Christine Poluakan Then, the night matches start at 8pm: Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka and Ari Yuli Wahyu Hartanto (8pm) Andre Kurniawan Tedjono (8:40pm) Tommy Sugiarto (9:00pm) Alamsyah Yunus (9:40pm). It's going to be a long day.....
