Another long day is in store for tomorrow esp for men's and women's singles. Both events will see out 2 rounds by the end of tomorrow night.
MEN'S SINGLES (starting from 10:20am)
Peter Gade vs Roman Spitko
Ronald Susilo vs Juergen Koch -- can this be the start of a revival from the local favorite? If he's in top form, he should win.
Bao Chunlai vs Kendrick Lee Yen Hui -- a bad draw for Kendrick and Bao shouldn't have a problem advancing.
Lee Cheol Ho vs Simon Santoso -- I have more and more confidence in Simon now. He should progress after disposing the 15th seeded Kasper Oedum today. His next opponent could yet again be Mohd Hafiz Hashim.
Erwin Djohan vs Andrew Smith -- a winnable tie for the local player. Can Singapore have 2 players in the last 16?
Mohd Roslin Hashim vs Kenneth Jonassen -- a tricky tie for Kenneth, but, he should advance.
Round 3 will be played starting from 7:40pm. It will be a long night...
WOMEN'S SINGLES (starting from 1:00pm)
Chen Li vs Hirayama Yu
Cheng Shaoh-Chieh vs Lu Lan (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- I would like to see Cheng beating the Chinese player.
Chien Yu-Chin vs Saina Nehwal -- another interesting match and I would also like to see young Saina progressing.
Gu Juan vs Petya Nedelcheva -- the Singaporean player has done well to qualify and she meets the 7th seeded Bulgarian. Again, I hope she wins.
Kanako Yonekura vs Hwang Hye Youn
Julia Wong Pei Xian vs Yao Jie -- Yao has not impressed since her recovery from injury. Julia might sneak a suprise win.
Huang Chia-Tsin vs Xing Aiying -- a tie that the Singaporean can win.
Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin -- the newly crowned Indonesia Open champion should win.
MEN'S DOUBLES (starting from 5:00pm)
Chan Choong Ming/Koo Kien Keat vs Rian Sukmawan/Eng Hian -- the Indonesian pair has suprisingly beat the Korean pair in 3 sets (with 22-20 in the last 2 sets). However, the erratic Malaysian pair should beat them.
Hoon Thien How/Tan Boon Heong vs Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo -- a real test of the young Malaysian pair's credential as an upcoming pair. Can they beat the more experienced Chinese pair?
Jonas Rasmussen/Peter Steffensen vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- a tough test for Luluk/Alvent. However, they should have an edge.
Hendry Saputra Kurniawan/Hendra Wijaya vs Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah -- the Singaporean pair managed an upset in the last round. Can they repeat the feat tomorrow?
WOMEN'S DOUBLES (starting from 3:40pm)
Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing vs Tomomi Matsuda/Aki Akao -- the Chinese Taipei pair struggled to beat the local pair of Jiang/Li today. They should have an easier task tomorrow afternoon.
Hwang Yu Mi/Kim Min Jung vs Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- a tricky tie for the Malaysian pair, but, they should manage it.
Zhang Dan/Zhao Tingting vs Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna -- when it comes to play a Chinese pair, seeding does not matter! Zhang/Zhao to prevail.
Fu Mingtian/Yao Lei vs Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg -- the Singaporean pair won their first match today and faces the second seed tomorrow. It's unlikely they will win again.
MIXED DOUBLES (starting from 9:00am)
Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms vs Lars Paaske/Helle Nielsen -- a tricky tie for the top seed, but, they should win.
Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager vs He Hanbin/Zhang Dan -- again, a tricky tie for the Danes, but, one that they should win.
Robert Blair/Natalie Munt vs Tri Kusharyanto/Minarti Timur (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- the Indonesian veteran has yet again exceeded my expectation by beating the younger Singaporean pair. Can they reach another quarter-final tomorrow?
Jonas Rasmussen/Britta Andersen vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir -- tricky, but still manageable for Nova/Butet. The only pairs that can trouble them in SO are Xie/Zhang and Robertson/Emms.
Mohd Rizal/Greysia Polii vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen -- it will be a huge upset if Rizal/Greysia can beat the second seed.
MEN'S SINGLES (starting from 10:20am)
Peter Gade vs Roman Spitko
Ronald Susilo vs Juergen Koch -- can this be the start of a revival from the local favorite? If he's in top form, he should win.
Bao Chunlai vs Kendrick Lee Yen Hui -- a bad draw for Kendrick and Bao shouldn't have a problem advancing.
Lee Cheol Ho vs Simon Santoso -- I have more and more confidence in Simon now. He should progress after disposing the 15th seeded Kasper Oedum today. His next opponent could yet again be Mohd Hafiz Hashim.
Erwin Djohan vs Andrew Smith -- a winnable tie for the local player. Can Singapore have 2 players in the last 16?
Mohd Roslin Hashim vs Kenneth Jonassen -- a tricky tie for Kenneth, but, he should advance.
Round 3 will be played starting from 7:40pm. It will be a long night...
WOMEN'S SINGLES (starting from 1:00pm)
Chen Li vs Hirayama Yu
Cheng Shaoh-Chieh vs Lu Lan (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- I would like to see Cheng beating the Chinese player.
Chien Yu-Chin vs Saina Nehwal -- another interesting match and I would also like to see young Saina progressing.
Gu Juan vs Petya Nedelcheva -- the Singaporean player has done well to qualify and she meets the 7th seeded Bulgarian. Again, I hope she wins.
Kanako Yonekura vs Hwang Hye Youn
Julia Wong Pei Xian vs Yao Jie -- Yao has not impressed since her recovery from injury. Julia might sneak a suprise win.
Huang Chia-Tsin vs Xing Aiying -- a tie that the Singaporean can win.
Eriko Hirose vs Zhu Lin -- the newly crowned Indonesia Open champion should win.
MEN'S DOUBLES (starting from 5:00pm)
Chan Choong Ming/Koo Kien Keat vs Rian Sukmawan/Eng Hian -- the Indonesian pair has suprisingly beat the Korean pair in 3 sets (with 22-20 in the last 2 sets). However, the erratic Malaysian pair should beat them.
Hoon Thien How/Tan Boon Heong vs Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo -- a real test of the young Malaysian pair's credential as an upcoming pair. Can they beat the more experienced Chinese pair?
Jonas Rasmussen/Peter Steffensen vs Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- a tough test for Luluk/Alvent. However, they should have an edge.
Hendry Saputra Kurniawan/Hendra Wijaya vs Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah -- the Singaporean pair managed an upset in the last round. Can they repeat the feat tomorrow?
WOMEN'S DOUBLES (starting from 3:40pm)
Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing vs Tomomi Matsuda/Aki Akao -- the Chinese Taipei pair struggled to beat the local pair of Jiang/Li today. They should have an easier task tomorrow afternoon.
Hwang Yu Mi/Kim Min Jung vs Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- a tricky tie for the Malaysian pair, but, they should manage it.
Zhang Dan/Zhao Tingting vs Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna -- when it comes to play a Chinese pair, seeding does not matter! Zhang/Zhao to prevail.
Fu Mingtian/Yao Lei vs Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg -- the Singaporean pair won their first match today and faces the second seed tomorrow. It's unlikely they will win again.
MIXED DOUBLES (starting from 9:00am)
Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms vs Lars Paaske/Helle Nielsen -- a tricky tie for the top seed, but, they should win.
Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager vs He Hanbin/Zhang Dan -- again, a tricky tie for the Danes, but, one that they should win.
Robert Blair/Natalie Munt vs Tri Kusharyanto/Minarti Timur (MATCH OF THE ROUND) -- the Indonesian veteran has yet again exceeded my expectation by beating the younger Singaporean pair. Can they reach another quarter-final tomorrow?
Jonas Rasmussen/Britta Andersen vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir -- tricky, but still manageable for Nova/Butet. The only pairs that can trouble them in SO are Xie/Zhang and Robertson/Emms.
Mohd Rizal/Greysia Polii vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen -- it will be a huge upset if Rizal/Greysia can beat the second seed.