What a grueling match between Hirose and Gu; it seemed like it would never end. Kudos to Hirose for prevailing - Gu was leading in the crucial game but rapidly lost steam.
[TABLE="class: ruler matches"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="bgcolor: transparent, align: right"][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="bgcolor: transparent, align: right"]Line Damkjaer Kruse[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"][/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="bgcolor: transparent, align: right"]Marie Roepke[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"][/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Jin Ma [6][/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"][/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Qianxin Zhong[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] 22:20, 7:1 in the 2nd!
God, those "Denmark, let's go!" supporters need to STFU - they're the loudest I've ever heard coming over the live stream. Here I'm trying to enjoy the match between Tommy and Yuekun and I have these horrible sounds blaring out of the speakers more than once in a while.
After splitting Ma Jin and Tang Jinhua, the new partnerships need some time to gel. At least Tang Jinhua/Bao Yixin have played at the Dutch Open and winning it, allowing them to build rapport and mutual understanding with room for improvement still. Ma Jin with Zhong Qianxin would need more competition time to work it out.
[TABLE="class: ruler matches"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="bgcolor: transparent, align: right"][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="bgcolor: transparent, align: right"]Line Damkjaer Kruse[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"][/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="bgcolor: transparent, align: right"]Marie Roepke[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent, align: center"]-[/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"][/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Jin Ma [6][/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"][/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"]Qianxin Zhong[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="bgcolor: transparent"]22-20 16-21 21-15[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
Oh, I have, plenty. Recently at the Japan Open there was another bunch that was carrying on with such frenzy that one would think they were going to kamikaze or something. I know that the Indon crowd can also get very worked up. The Danes today, however, take the cake, at least over the live stream. Perhaps they wouldn't be able to compete with the Asians live.