aZn_Popcorn
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I think I saw Madbad standing near the bleachers watching Rice/Shizuka match
what happened on the 3rd set 19-10/20-10 point?..
I think I saw Madbad standing near the bleachers watching Rice/Shizuka match
For those who didn't see Taufik's match tonight, which was besides the court TV match, Taufik is quite lucky to have progressed to the next round.
Matthieu Lo Ying Ping was winning 18-14 in the second set, and had all the momentum to take the match (especially after winning the first set). On the next point, Taufik made a great attacking lob shot from the net, and Lo Ying Ping dived in the backcourt to see if he could keep the shuttle in play. Unfortunately, Lo Ying Ping sprained his ankle on that dive.
With the score at 18-15 for Lo Ying Ping, Lo Ying Ping decided to tape his ankle. Unfortunately, the taping could only do so much and Lo Ying Ping was limping at times for his footwork - not to mention a tightly taped ankle makes it impossible to flex your ankle and causes all sorts of balance issues. Lo Ying Ping was forced to change his strategy and gamble for the last 3 points by going for the line, but Taufik was experienced enough and Taufik played safe shots, taking advantage of Lo Ying Ping's sprain. Unfortunately for Lo Ying Ping, the gamble did not work and he only gained 1 more point before Taufik took set 2.
Set 3 was just a formality as it was a limping Lo Ying Ping against a No. 5 World Player. I'm not quite sure why Lo Ying Ping decided to continue as he could have aggravated his sprain further and he had no chance with his taped ankle against Taufik. Furthemore, I don't know how Taufik can let a limping opponent ranked 41st in the world get 16 points off of him in the 3rd set.
Taufik is quite lucky to still be in the tournament at this point. Hope he picks up his game, because he almost lost to Alex Pang and with all due respect, he should have lost today if it weren't for Lo Ying Ping's sprain with 3 points to go for Lo Ying Ping.
Lee's boss (and Sung Ji Hyun's mother), Kim Yunja, is also there and she is also a two-time All England winner. Her husband is there coaching, too. Did Kim Dong Moon not make it down from Calgary to coach the likes of Grace Gao, Fiona Mckee and Toby Ng?BTW, for anybody that was at the tournament in person, do you recognize any notable names in the coaching or management staff? Probably one of the most noteable coaches so far is Lee Dong Soo - two time silver medalist at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.
What other noteable coaches and managers are at this tournament?
For those who didn't see Taufik's match tonight, which was besides the court TV match, Taufik is quite lucky to have progressed to the next round.
Matthieu Lo Ying Ping was winning 18-14 in the second set, and had all the momentum to take the match (especially after winning the first set). On the next point, Taufik made a great attacking lob shot from the net, and Lo Ying Ping dived in the backcourt to see if he could keep the shuttle in play. Unfortunately, Lo Ying Ping sprained his ankle on that dive.
With the score at 18-15 for Lo Ying Ping, Lo Ying Ping decided to tape his ankle. Unfortunately, the taping could only do so much and Lo Ying Ping was limping at times for his footwork - not to mention a tightly taped ankle makes it impossible to flex your ankle and causes all sorts of balance issues. Lo Ying Ping was forced to change his strategy and gamble for the last 3 points by going for the line, but Taufik was experienced enough and Taufik played safe shots, taking advantage of Lo Ying Ping's sprain. Unfortunately for Lo Ying Ping, the gamble did not work and he only gained 1 more point before Taufik took set 2.
Set 3 was just a formality as it was a limping Lo Ying Ping against a No. 5 World Player. I'm not quite sure why Lo Ying Ping decided to continue as he could have aggravated his sprain further and he had no chance with his taped ankle against Taufik. Furthemore, I don't know how Taufik can let a limping opponent ranked 41st in the world get 16 points off of him in the 3rd set.
Taufik is quite lucky to still be in the tournament at this point. Hope he picks up his game, because he almost lost to Alex Pang and with all due respect, he should have lost today if it weren't for Lo Ying Ping's sprain with 3 points to go for Lo Ying Ping.
The WS top seed Pi Hongyan has also been booted out in the 2nd round by the unseeded Zhu Lin.
She has not been playing that well in 2010 just like TH who has been beaten in early rounds of some tournaments or taken to 3 games by lowly-seeded or unseeded opponents. :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
The WS top seed Pi Hongyan has also been booted out in the 2nd round by the unseeded Zhu Lin.
She has not been playing that well in 2010 just like TH who has been beaten in early rounds of some tournaments or taken to 3 games by lowly-seeded or unseeded opponents. :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
Lee's boss (and Sung Ji Hyun's mother), Kim Yunja, is also there and she is also a two-time All England winner. Her husband is there coaching, too. Did Kim Dong Moon not make it down from Calgary to coach the likes of Grace Gao, Fiona Mckee and Toby Ng?
It's unfortunate that Pi and Lin played against each other so early in the tournament. Their match was probably the finals right there because they are the two best Women's Singles players in the tournament.
I suppose this is because Zhu is not ranked anymore and therefore, she was unseeded. I'm guessing they randomized the draw and somehow, they both ended up on the same side of the bracket.
I heard that Zhu is still playing in Shanghai - I'm sure Zhu's opponents in Shanghai are more competitive that any female opponent that Pi can find in France.