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
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.
Apart from Zhang Yawen & Wei Yi Li, which top pair isn't playing? Anyway, Zhang Yawen is missing from the XD draw as well.
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 -------------- 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
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!
