XD match between Ahmad/Natsir Vs Hayakawa/Matsutomo is a match between two Mainaky: Richard Vs. Karel respectively!
The match is clearly one sided and favours the Indonesian to win the XD match. The Japanese XD is not so good.
Only world class players can advance. YYS/LYD is the only korean pair that is world class. Same fate befalls to INA. Eventually none left except Hendra/Ahsan.
All matches at court 2, 3 and 4 are already finished. Only match at court 1 is still playing, Nehwal v Hsu YC. There're two remaining ties, Momota v Hu Y and Li XR v Yamaguchi that will stage at this court, the organizer should move one of those two ties at the adjacent court.
Nayaka/Yusuf also through into last eight. INA only survivor in XD and WD, Ahmad/Natsir and Maheswari/Polii respectively.
Saina played extremely well to beat Hsu. The scores don't reflect how tough the match was. Hsu is a very aggressive and attacking player being a doubles player. Saina stood up to the pressure and played her natural game. This is good preparation for Shixian.
Am not giving excuses. Loss is a loss. But being a badminton fan, we must admit the high decibel levels from the crowd is definitely playing a part in everybody's game. You should notice it. Just see from outside. You can see it clearly how much it affects.
