Photos from the 2014 Hong Kong Open

[Cheung]

A few pictures of Nozomi Okuhara.

It's definitely lonely out there when things don't right. There is always another day and another competition.





A forlorn look back to the coaches









Just to show how lonely it is when the winner is having the TV interview...



And just like Charlie Brown, all you can do is seek comfort from a towel

 

[Cheung]

Don't forget they're blasting away at 7-10 fps, and there's probably a 95% discard rate...

But nevertheless, there are some incredible keepers, especially those that completely freezes the action in time, showing the face contorted with emotion and effort, and the muscles and limbs in maximal contraction...

[MENTION=57143]visor[/MENTION] - you bought a 10fps camera?

 

[jyeung]

WD Finals:

 

[Cheung]

Typhoon Tai?



Here's her match winning point -

 

[jyeung]

WS Final.

























Line call challenge please...


Here we go...


It's......OUT!














































The Hawkeye camera.




Hawkeye down the lines.

 

[Cheung]

[MENTION=32554]jyeung[/MENTION]

Great shots as usual!!

 

[Cheung]

A heated discussion by Son's coach.

Through the sign language, he was saying, sudden increases of pace, sudden attack.

 

[Loh]

Synchronized Badminton

No wonder they almost perfected their partnership as champions.

 

[Cheung]

Another sequence of Son's attack - this one goes into the net.

 

[Cheung]

It's agonisingly close. Just one more point and then the winner!

 

[Loh]

This cannot be the same aggressive JOJ on court!

 

[Cheung]

 

[Loh]

Perfect timing and "framing"!

 

[jyeung]

MS Final.





Gillian Clark & Morten Frost commentating for BWF.




Find your favorite Badminton Central photographers here, and you get a price!


Chen Long got caught quite a few times!








Here comes SWH again...


but it was too high that CL could easily flick it back for a win.


Here comes SWH again!


CL couldn't return this time.


Make it tight to the net, actually roll over it please!


And it did just rolled over the net. SWH: "Sorry, but I'll take it, thank you!"








Ahhh, net wasn't his friend this time!




Bad miss...


coach wasn't happy either.








This is it, last net play to win the match...


and he did it!


This one's for the teammates.




This one's for his fans.

 

[jyeung]

[MENTION=32554]jyeung[/MENTION]

Great shots as usual!!

Thanks [MENTION=7]Cheung[/MENTION], I took the easy location up where the comfy padded seat are! I'm glad you and Anita covered the floor!

 

[Cheung]

Thanks [MENTION=7]Cheung[/MENTION], I took the easy location up where the comfy padded seat are! I'm glad you and Anita covered the floor!

I have a nice stool with me

Meanwhile, some alternate pictures of who is who...

 

[visor]

[MENTION=57143]visor[/MENTION] - you bought a 10fps camera?

[MENTION=7]Cheung[/MENTION]
No, but a 12 fps one...

http://beta.techradar.com/reviews/c...-hybrids/sony-alpha-77-mark-ii-1243330/review

 

[Cheung]

[MENTION=7]Cheung[/MENTION]
No, but a 12 fps one...

http://beta.techradar.com/reviews/c...-hybrids/sony-alpha-77-mark-ii-1243330/review

So we will be seeing more from Vancouver then Those Sony lenses are seriously expensive.

 

[jyeung]

Repeat by accident, deleted!

 

[jyeung]

XD Final.

Coordinated greeting a good sign.


Uncoordinated greeting a bad sign.










































Interviewer: "So when's the wedding?"
Zhang Nan: "Ummm... ask her!"


Zhao Yunlei: "We need to win a few more before he can buy me the ring like the one Chris bought for Gabrielle!"


In the mean time, Xu Chen was doing a post-match review with Ma Jin.