Aviva Singapore Open 2008 - Who's In, Who's Out

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Sony Dwi Kuncoro ( due to knee/thigh injury
Maria Kristin ( due to injury)
Shon Seung Mo
John Moody
Cheng Shao Cheih
Zhang Ya Wen/Wei Yi Li
Anand Pawar
 
The Missing List

Quite a few top players will skip this year's Singapore Open:
(scann has helpfully posted the tournament draw here)

Men's Singles

China: Lin Dan, Bao Chunlai, Chen Jin, Chen Hong
Indonesia: Sony Dwi Kuncoro
South Korea: Lee Hyun-Il, Park Sung-Hwan, Shon Seung-Mo
India: Chetan Anand

Luck of the draw: Lee Chong Wei, Peter Gade, Ronald Susilo
Curse of the draw: Wong Choong Hann, Kendrick Lee, Taufik Hidayat

Men's Doubles

South Korea: Lee Yong-Dae & Jung Jae-Sung
China: Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng
Indonesia/US: Candra Wijaya & Tony Gunawan

Luck of the draw: Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan, Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong
Curse of the draw: Choong Tan Fook & Lee Wan Wah, Mohamed Zakry & Mohamed Fairuzizuan

Women's Singles

China: Xie Xingfang, Zhang Ning, Zhu Lin, Lu Lan

Luck of the draw: Tine Rasmussen, Hwang Hye-Youn
Curse of the draw: Eriko Hirose, Saina Nehwal

Women's Doubles

All the top teams are in.

Luck of the draw: Kumiko Ogura & Reiko Shiota
Curse of the draw: Vita Marissa & Liliyana Natsir

Mixed Doubles

China: Xie Zhongbo & Zhang Yawen, He Hanbin & Yu Yang
South Korea: Lee Yong-Dae & Lee Hyo-Jung
England: Robert Blair & Imogen Bankier

Luck of the draw: Zheng Bo & Gao Ling
Curse of the draw: Muhammad Rijal & Greysia Polii, Flandy Limpele & Vita Marissa

And finally...

Perhaps since the famed INA-US MD combo of Candra & Tony is missing, the girls have decided to have their own transnational WD combos ;)

So, this tournament will see an India-Canada team (Saina Nehwal & Anna Rice) and a Germany-Canada team (Nicole Grether & Charmaine Reid).

However, playing both singles and doubles might not be easy on the first combo.

In singles, Saina Nehwal has Yao Jie and Yip Pui Yin in her path... and Anna Rice has the formidable Tine Rasmussen ahead. Stamina will be required in truckloads :rolleyes:
 
i don't think TH's draw is too bad actually.
he's got to play anup, then sairul, then simon, then kenneth to get into the final.
that's a pretty good draw for a SS event.
whether he performs as we know he can is a different issue.
 
Oldhand said:
Women's Doubles

All the top teams are in.

Luck of the draw: Kumiko Ogura & Reiko Shiota
Curse of the draw: Vita Marissa & Liliyana Natsir
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do you mean all the top teams are out as 3 out of the top 4 will not be there?
 
hyu =) said:
I don't think ronald susilo has luck of the draw. after all, he is playing BOONSAK!!! =)
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Boonsak's current form (and physical fitness - or, rather, the lack of it) is unlikely to worry Susilo too much ;)
Even against the relatively mild Chetan Anand (at the recent India Open), Boonsak had to work up quite a sweat. In contrast, (knowledgeable sources tell us that) Susilo has been training hard - eyeing a possible peak in August.

Assuming he disposes off Boonsak, Susilo then has Roslin Hashim in his way - and Roslin is now, at best, pre-quarter tournament fodder.

Further on, Susilo will run into one of these three: Lu Yi, Andrew Smith or Kenneth Jonassen.

Of these, if the very very fast Lu Yi gets rid of Smith or Jonassen, Susilo could be in trouble.
If, however, the unpredictable Andrew Smith gets rid of Jonassen and Lu Yi, Susilo can breathe easy.
Lastly, should the mercurial Jonassen hold off Smith and Lu Yi, Susilo should still be good for a semi-final berth.

Of course, if Susilo hasn't fully regained his fitness, it will be another story altogether. But the news is that he has :)
 
The Missing List (revised)

AlanY is right... and the list is amended :)

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Quite a few top players will skip this year's Singapore Open:
(scann has helpfully posted the tournament draw here)

Men's Singles

China: Lin Dan, Bao Chunlai, Chen Jin, Chen Hong
Indonesia: Sony Dwi Kuncoro
South Korea: Lee Hyun-Il, Park Sung-Hwan, Shon Seung-Mo
India: Chetan Anand

Luck of the draw: Lee Chong Wei, Peter Gade, Ronald Susilo
Curse of the draw: Wong Choong Hann, Kendrick Lee, Taufik Hidayat

Men's Doubles

South Korea: Lee Yong-Dae & Jung Jae-Sung, Lee Jae-Jin & Hwang Ji-Man
China: Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng
Indonesia/US: Candra Wijaya & Tony Gunawan

Luck of the draw: Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan, Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong
Curse of the draw: Choong Tan Fook & Lee Wan Wah, Mohamed Zakry & Mohamed Fairuzizuan

Women's Singles

China: Xie Xingfang, Zhang Ning, Zhu Lin, Lu Lan
Germany: Xu Huaiwen

Luck of the draw: Tine Rasmussen, Hwang Hye-Youn
Curse of the draw: Eriko Hirose, Saina Nehwal

Women's Doubles

China: Zhang Jiewen & Yang Wei, Zhang Yawen & Wei Yi Li
South Korea: Lee Kyung-Won & Lee Hyo-Jung

Luck of the draw: Kumiko Ogura & Reiko Shiota
Curse of the draw: Vita Marissa & Liliyana Natsir

Mixed Doubles

China: Xie Zhongbo & Zhang Yawen, He Hanbin & Yu Yang
South Korea: Lee Yong-Dae & Lee Hyo-Jung
England: Robert Blair & Imogen Bankier

Luck of the draw: Zheng Bo & Gao Ling
Curse of the draw: Muhammad Rijal & Greysia Polii, Flandy Limpele & Vita Marissa

And finally...

Perhaps since the famed INA-US MD combo of Candra & Tony is missing, the girls have decided to have their own transnational WD combos ;)

So, this tournament will see an India-Canada team (Saina Nehwal & Anna Rice) and a Germany-Canada team (Nicole Grether & Charmaine Reid).

However, playing both singles and doubles might not be easy on the first combo.

In singles, Saina Nehwal has Yao Jie and Yip Pui Yin in her path... and Anna Rice has the formidable Tine Rasmussen ahead. Stamina will be required in truckloads :rolleyes:
 
Dreamzz said:
i don't think TH's draw is too bad actually.
he's got to play anup, then sairul, then simon, then kenneth to get into the final.
that's a pretty good draw for a SS event.
whether he performs as we know he can is a different issue.
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Is just purely his opinion, luck can only take you that far and you have to be good to get deep into the round. Chong Wei seems to have good draw but if he doesn't play to his level then he will be history too.
If Anup able to beat Taufik then is not because Taufik have a tough draw rather at this stage of their careers, Anup is a better player. Simply, if you don't come prepare then ready to accept the defeat!
 
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