My Predictions
MEN'S SINGLES
Lin Dan vs Rajiv Ouseph -- easy one for the Chinese
Lee Hyun Il vs Chen Jin -- if experience counts, then the Korean has an edge, but Chen Jin's form is very good. The Chinese to win.
Kendrick Lee Yen Hui vs Chen Hong -- as I mentioned earlier, it will be a major upset if Lee can defeat the Chinese player.
Boonsak Ponsana vs Lee Chong Wei (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- the Malaysian's first test in the open, after 2 easy matches. He should win yet again.
MEN'S DOUBLES
Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun vs Chew Choon Eng/Hong Chieng Hun -- the second Malaysian opponent for Fu/Cai. They must be sick of facing Malaysians by now. But more to come!
Gan Teik Chai/Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif vs Albertus Susanto Njoto/Yohan Wiratama Hadikusumo -- the Indonesian born Hong Kong pair has had a few good tournaments so far, this time yet again reaching QF. They will be in the top 15-20 soon. However, Gan/Abdul Latif themselves have also improved this year and they should prevail!
Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae vs Rian Sukmawan/Eng Hian (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- Eng Hian needs to be in top form to beat the young and fast Korean pair. It will be a minor shock if they can achieve that.
Hendry Saputra Kurniawan/Hendra Wijaya vs Chan Chong Ming/Koo Kien Keat -- Chan/Koo is now world no 2...and they should win!
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Zhang Ning vs Yao Jie -- the Chinese player to win.
Wang Chen vs Pi Hongyan (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- a battle of seniors...and my money is on the French player.
Hirayama Yu vs Xu Huaiwen -- good news for the German player...she's now officially world no 1 and she should win!
Chien Yu-Chin vs Xie Xingfang -- Xie has been shaky since the new scoring system has been implemented. Chien can take advantage and create another shock in front of the home crowd.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Gao Ling/Huang Sui vs Kim Min Jung/Hwang Yu Mi -- straight forward victory for the Chinese pair.
Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui vs Saralee Thoungthongkam/Sathinee Jankrajangwong -- expect a thriller...and the Malaysian pair has a slight edge.
Du Jing/Yu Yang vs Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- the young Chinese pair is fast and attack-minded. They have beaten the home pair in straight sets 2 mths ago and are on a roll right now.
Pan Pan/Tian Qing vs Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung -- the Korean pair to win.
MIXED DOUBLES
Zhang Jun/Gao Ling vs Lee Yong Dae/Hwang Yu Mi -- no problem for Zhang/Gao.
Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir vs Hendry Saputra Kurniawan/Li Yujia -- similarly, Nova/Butet should prevail!
Tsai Chia-Hsin/Cheng Wen-Hsing vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- the home crowd will be cheering for Tsai/Cheng, but, Sudket/Saralee should be too powerful for them!
Xu Chen/Yu Yang vs Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung -- the Korean pair to win!
