2011 French Open SS: Round 1 Wed 26-October

[AlanY]

Madness, that's what is going on . 3 hours behind schedule on Court 2! Two hours behind overall ...

Hmmm I think it is way past Zavadsky's bed time, perhaps I should re-PAW ...

and to think they cant eat before match!

 

[Toastie]

10 minutes till midnight, and two matches haven't even started yet.

Lin Dan trailing 6-9 against LHI

 

[Toastie]

It's past midnight. Can someone change the thread title to "2011 French Open SS: Round 1 Wed 26-October and early Thu 27 October"?

 

[madbad]

YE GODS! I'm back and they're still playing. Of note LHI is leading LD 17-16 in G2

 

[madbad]

The arena will be quieter place without WSX around. What a massive upset. She's another player who's been slipping lately.

 

[LD rules!]

When I saw Zavadsky last year, I thought his head looked too big for his body definitely past his bed time though and probably Fang/Wang's bed time, isn't it like 06:00am in Taipei now ?

demolidor, I was talking to one of your favourite players tonight, guess who?

 

[madbad]

JYJ retired too. What's happening today?

 

[madbad]

I was hoping to see more from the quaintly named Spaniard M..Jolly Lee. Unfortunately she and her French partner got blasted off the court by merciless Japanese.

 

[madbad]

LD at match point 22-21... and he takes it. LHI had 2 match points but obviously squandered them.

LD 21-17, 23-21. He might be out of gas by the time he reaches the QF and therefore has to conveniently surrender a W/O to CJ.

Come on LD, don't do it. Rebel against authority.

 

[madbad]

Kim KI Jung and the lovely Jung Kyung Eun take G1 easily 21-11. G2 is a tighter affair. 7-7

 

[cobalt]

that's absolutely brilliant.

*sigh*
OK, all right then... here's a bright one for you, too...

I wonder why they choose to send Pan-Pan
When we all want to give her a ban.
She ain't got a clue
As to what she should do,
And she certainly ain't got a fan.

 

[madbad]

*sigh*
OK, all right then... here's a bright one for you, too...

I wonder why they choose to send Pan-Pan
When we all want to give her a ban.
She ain't got a clue
As to what she should do,
And she certainly ain't got a fan.

CLAP! CLAP! BRAVO!

Looks like the siesta has rejuvenated the juices.

 

[madbad]

Persson just knocked off a sleepy Zavadsky 21-18, 21-15

 

[madbad]

Lin Dan Lin Dan badminton King
Olympic champion, coached by "The Thing"
He's the best ever, no ads, ifs or buts
Too bad LYB has him by the nuts

 

[Toastie]

Kim KI Jung and the lovely Jung Kyung Eun take G1 easily 21-11. G2 is a tighter affair. 7-7

but the Germans took the second set. Just saw that Kim KI Jung will also be in "tomorrow's" first match, starting in only 9 and a half hours.

 

[madbad]

but the Germans took the second set. Just saw that Kim KI Jung will also be in "tomorrow's" first match, starting in only 9 and a half hours.

Looks like the experienced GER pair will take it... but wait, they're back at 16-16

 

[madbad]

KOR 18-18 GER. Tight finish on the cards

Koreans edge ahead 19-18

KOR at match point 20-18

GER claw one back 20-19

 

[madbad]

And the Koreans win 21-19. Kim Ki Jung better pack up and head straight to the hotel. He's got the first match of R2 against BoMo no less

 

[Toastie]

Looks like the experienced GER pair will take it... but wait, they're back at 16-16

The Koreans took it

Now going to bed...

 

[madbad]

That's it. Day 1 is finally over.

4 retirements, 3 involving CHN WS players, and not even against their own compatriots.