It is now confirmed that Jan Jorgensen would be withdrawn form the Masters due to the bad toe (infection). Hans-Kristian Vittinghus, who is the finalist this year in Bitburger Open losing out to Chan Long, would replace him to play against the Thai Boonsak Ponsana and the veteran from Malaysia Wong Choong Hann.
ts link for match schedule & live-score : http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=6C01C2E3-F535-47C9-A59D-921E7D3B819E
hope uncle Wong can make it. Last weekend he was doing great by scoring twice for the Berlin team. A tough MD match winning the rubber 21-19 together with Rober Blair vs Kindervater/Zwiebler - later on an easy win vs. Marc Zwiebler in MS top match - but Zwiebler gave up in middle of second game complaining an injury, but it didn't look that serious, was fallen on his hand and it looked simply like missing spirit. Anyway, good luck to the Uncle in cold Denmark, he got used to that kind of weather already, so it shouldn't be a problem for him
I think Choon Hann should do fine as the opponents in Copenhagen Masters are not super fast and super fit players from China. It's an invitation match with great camera angles which makes viewing much pleasing. Enjoy the games.
I am not a big fan and user of Facebook but still sometimes a good information will appear there... http://www.facebook.com/badmintondk You can still get a ticket for Copenhagen Masters - www.badmintondenmark.com - or watch it on TV2 SPORT - 27.-29.12.2010 Even I have a Danish speaking lady at hand those days I am not sure that I can get anything from internet... I tried last time but they had used to show in internet only soccer (on demand for extra payment... but of course if I can see or catch something myself the recording programs are ready for use http://www.badmintoneurope.tv/?id=1 it's saying NO and bwin and bet365 don't have it on their schedule so not very many hopes... anyway hoping that some our Danish friends will share some good matches... so most probably I will have a good rest in those days and one or more good training with my old XD partner...
For INA viewers who subscribe Indovision... Vision1 Sports channel will air LIVE program for Copenhagen Masters 2010 : -Tuesday, 28th December 2010, 01.00am WIB & 07.00pm WIB -Wednesday, 29th December 2010, 00.45am WIB & 11.45pm WIB *source : http://www.indovision.tv/index.php?mod=GB0003
for sure, they are going to provide the whole tournament. unfortunately not available in europe. and nobody's going to record from astro again :-/
Thanks for the info, nokh. At least I get to see MHC/TWK in action... and I hope no service fault issue again here like last year... I think Ah Mak's bday around this time, hope he does well
1st day results : 7:00 PM MS - Group A Peter Hoeg GADE[DEN] - [MAS] Daren LIEW 21-14 21-16 0:43Falconersalen - Court 1 7:00 PM WS Tine BAUN[DEN] - [CZE] Kristina LUDIKOVA 21-10 21-130:27Falconersalen - Court 1 7:00 PM MS - Group B Boonsak PONSANA[THA] - [MAS] Choong Hann WONG 21-18 21-23 21-191:02Falconersalen - Court 1 7:00 PM XD Joachim FISCHER[DEN] Christinna PEDERSEN[DEN] - [INA] Hendra GUNAWAN [INA] Vita MARISSA 21-18 21-160:40Falconersalen - Court 1
Boonsak PONSANA[THA] - [MAS] Choong Hann WONG 21-18 21-23 21-19 uncle wong lose in a very close match, maybe lack of fitness
Peter Hoeg GADE[DEN] - [MAS] Daren LIEW 21-14 21-16 easy job for peter, it seems like liew daren is still struggling since the demoralising defeat in AG
