2011 China Open SSP: Qualification Rounds Tue 22-Nov

Daren just came back from SEA games right? Hendarawan felt he's not ready / exhausted perhaps?

 

A very looong match, Qiao Bin def.TPE MS Hsu Jen Hao in 92 mins

 

As predicted, Afiat/Rendy lost to KOR Kim/Shin, straight-sets 13-21 / 10-21, really stiff competition here, hard to secure main draw ticket.

 

How come so long? It does not suggest so from the score, unless every point end with long rallies....

 

hsu jen hao need a better training to utilize his potential

 

Ones with low fitness level cant take it .............with 2 tournament in a row....

 

Imagine a qualifier after playing two matches the same day,one in the morning and another at night, to qualify and in less than 8 hours the next day join the main draw to play in round 1 and,horrors,meet Lin Dan,Lee CW, or Chen Long! This is the norm in every SS tournament, that's why these players have to be supreme athletes, and that's also why ,I believe, all the top players are not too bothered whether their opponents enjoyed a rest day or not - just avoid injury and be in good form,hopefully.

 

No wonder they say every Chinese player,known or unknown,is dangerous.

 

vicious cycle. only the best deserves it.

 

I'm pretty sad that Kashyap Parupalli has to meet Kenichi Tago tomorrow. They are two of
my favorite players..... and I'm dying to see them at least in quarterfinal.

PS. This is my first post here in BC, so helloooooooooo everyone!

 

round 2 should be interesting. kkk vs chandra. I wonder if they have targets? kooyoo is waiting.

 

Kiss of death. Every player must be praying hard you don't write their name down

 

Ooohh, Chris, please put LD in your next list. Pleasssssssssssssss.