The Koreans add another victory to their head to head record against Shinta Mulia Sari/Yao Lei by defeating them 21-17, 21-12.
Danish XD derby coming up on Court 3. Mikkel Delbo Larsen/Mie Schjoett-Kristensen vs. Mads Pieler Kolding/Julie Houmann. Larsen and Schjoett-Kristensen are ranked 32nd, while their opponents are ranked 46th. They have never faced each other before.
lol I apologize for messing up with the Court numbers. I assumed that the Courts are numbered 1-3, but they are apparently numbered 2-4.
Mads Pieler Kolding and Julie Houmann defeated their slightly higher ranked opponents Mikkel Delbo Larsen/Mie Schjoett-Kristensen 16-21, 21-19, 21-18. They will face Tantowi/Butet [5] in the Quarterfinals.
Park Sung Hwan vs. Hsueh Hsuan Yi on Court 2 The Korean is ranked 15th and is the 4th seed, his Taiwanese opponent is ranked 47th. They have never faced each other before.
On Court 3 we have a FRA vs. TPE duel. The French pair is no. 39 in the world, while the TPE pair is no. 7 in the world and the 4th seed in this tournament. Fang Chieh Min and Lee Sheng Mu have beaten Careme/Grosjean once before, at the 2009 Sudirman Cup.
Another TPE pair now on Court 4. The world no. 10 and no. 1 seeds Chen Hung Ling/Cheng Wen Hsing are playing Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota of Japan. The Japanese pair is ranked 19th in the world.
Karin Schnaase vs. Petya Nedelcheva on Court 2. 6th seed Petya Nedelcheva is the world no. 13, while Karin Schnaase is ranked 61st. The Bulgarian has already defeated her German opponent three times, most recently at the 2010 Bulgarian International.
Chen Hung Ling/Cheng Wen Hsing [1] def. Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota 21-12, 20-22, 21-14. They will face Lee Yong Dae/Ha Jung Eun [8] in the Quarterfinals.
Up next on Court 4, Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying will face Michael Fuchs/Birgit Michels from Germany. The 6th seeds from Germany are ranked 9th in the world, while the Malaysian pair is ranked 18th. They have never faced each other in a tournament before. Malaysia Boleh!
Sadly, Firda has lost to Sung Ji Hyun, 21-13, 21-12. The Korean will face Tai Tzu Ying in the Quarterfinals.
Simon Santoso next up on Court 3, vs. Sergey Ivlev from Russia. Second seed Simon Santoso is ranked 12th in the world, while the Russian is ranked 116th. Ivlev beat the much higher ranked Henri Hurskainen from Sweden in the Round of 64.