lets give the tournament some warming up! http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/s...021760-5707-402C-93BD-B9A416AA8734&d=20110118 match i looking forward 1,ow yao han/vivian hoo vs robert blair/white 2,ayane kurihara vs sonia cheah 3,tee jing yee vs fu mingtian player or pair to watch 1,julia wong 2,rendy/afiat 3,lee hyun il 4,wei hong/bao yi xin will be there start from 9am cheers
2011 Malaysia Open SS: Good and experienced players are required to qualify . Surprise to find some good and experienced players are required to qualify to participate in this 2011 Malaysia Open SS. I think Lee Hyun Il should be able to qualify with no problems. .
Julia Wong is back ! I found it funny that Tao/He and Robert/Flandy have to qualify for MD both pairs not even seeded for qualification
Courtesy of The Star Tuesday January 18, 2011 Withdrawals of some players a boon to our back-up boys THE withdrawal of several players, including Indonesian Sony Dwi Kuncoro, is a blessing in disguise for all the Malaysian elite back-up singles shuttlers. Yesterday, Sony, who is plagued by a back injury, was confirmed absent together with India’s P. Kashyap and Malaysia’s Tan Chun Seang. Their withdrawal opened up spots for Liew Daren, Chong Wei Feng and Chan Kwong Beng to play in the qualifying tournament, which will be held today. And the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) coaching and training committee chairman, Ng Chin Chai, hoped the second stringers would come good. “Chun Seang has not recovered from his injury (foot) and had to withdraw. But we have three others in the fray and this is a good chance for them to deliver some good results,” he said. Daren will take on Hsueh Hsuan-yi of Taiwan while Wei Feng takes on Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia. It will be easier for Chan Kwong Beng against Taiwanese Chou Tien-chen. Former international K. Yogendran also has a place in the qualifying tournament, replacing top seed Brice Leverdez of France, who moved into the main draw.
Courtesy of The Star Tuesday January 18, 2011 Questions remain over whether supertstar will go all out REPORTS By RAJES PAUL LIN Dan appeared a commanding figure when he turned up at the Putra Stadium for light training ahead of the Proton Malaysia Open, squashing fears that he may snub the opening leg of the BWF Super Series with a late withdrawal. But now that the star attraction is here, another question remains over whether the three-time world champion will go all out in the tournament. The Chinese superstar raised eyebrows in his previous two tournaments last month, conceding walkovers to compatriot Chen Long and Vietnamese Nguyen Tien Minh in the quarter-finals of the China and Hong Kong Opens respectively. As a result, he failed to make the cut for the Super Series Masters Finals, which was held in Taipei in the first week of this month. China coach Zhong Bo said that injury forced Lin Dan to concede the two walkovers. “It was unfortunate that he suffered a back injury. He has received proper treatment and he is certainly in better condition. But I suspect that he is not at his best yet,” he said. Lin Dan has yet to win a Malaysia Open title. The closest he came to winning it was in the 2006 edition in Kuching. He led Lee Chong Wei 20-13 in the rubber game of the final but allowed the Malaysian to snatch victory. The defeat for Lin Dan was a bitter pill to swallow and he left in a huff after the prize ceremony. In the Malaysia Open this time, Lin Dan and Chong Wei are expected to meet in the semi-finals. Top seed Chong Wei is in the same quarter as Tien Minh and Japan’s Sho Sasaki and Kazushi Yamada while Lin Dan is in the other quarter with Chen Long and two other Malaysians, Mohd Hafiz Hashim and Wong Choong Hann. The other half of the draw has second seeded Indonesian Taufik Hidayat, China’s Bao Chunlai and Chen Jin, South Korea’s Park Sung-hwan and Shon Wan-ho and another Indonesian, Simon Santoso. On China’s full turnout in the men’s singles of the Malaysia Open, Zhong Bo said: “The players will be busy with the China League in February and March. “The tournaments in January are important to keep them on their toes.” China also have a full cast for the women’s singles with Wang Xin, Lu Lan, Wang Yihan, Liu Xin, Jiang Yanjiao, Li Xuerui and Wang Shixian in the fray. The Malaysia Open begins today with the qualifying tournament. First round matches of the tournament proper will be played tomorrow.
Welcome back Julia....... Julia obviously needs more time to adapts to tournament's environment...........slow and steady, Julia Wong !
2011 Malaysia Open SS: So many MAS players in action in the qualification round . It's not a surprise really. Usually a National Association (in this case BAM) organising a tournament would get all their players participating. .
Ashton Yong Zhao Chen-vs-Anand Pawar match Found time to follow LiveScore. Let us follow the Ashton Yong Zhao Chen-vs-Anand Pawar match. Game 1: AYZC-AP: 0-0 (AYZC to serve)
Game 1: AYZC-AP: 0-0 (AYZC to serve) AYZC-AP: 0-2 AYZC-AP: 0-4 AYZC-AP: 0-6 (AP on fire) AYZC-AP: 1-7
