Sung Hwan books semis ticket

Thursday, 03 December 2009
South Korea’s Park Sung Hwan became the first player to march into the men’s singles semi-finals in the US$500,000 Yonex-Sunrise BWF World Super Series Masters Finals.

The lanky Korean battled for an hour before beating last year's runner-up and second seed Peter Gade Christensen 21-12, 7-21, 21-15 for his second win in Group B which assured him of a place in the last four. Sung Hwan beat Thailand's Boonsak Polsana 28-26, 21-18 on Wednesday.

Christensen, who beat compatriot Jan Jorgensen in his first match, will have to beat Boonsak tomorrow for a top two finish in the group and a place in the semi-finals. Boonsak also hauled himself back on track when he outplayed Jorgensen 21-9, 21-18 in 33 minutes.

“Things did not go right for me today. It’s okay. I lost to a better player. Park took full advantage of the strong draft in the stadium," said Christensen.

“I happened to be on the wrong side of the draft twice but I tried my best. All credit to Park for making good choices. This is the
best Park has played against me. “Tomorrow I just have to win which should be enough for me to make the semis.”

Women’s top seed Saina Nehwal of India, who fell to Malaysia’s Wong Mew Choo in her first match, gave a polished display to beat Canada’s Charmaine Reid 21-14, 21-9 and stay in the hunt in Group A.

In Group B, Boonsak’s sister Salakjit, the second seed is also back in the running after a shock defeat to Netherland’s Yao Jie in the first round. Salakjit outplayed Germany’s Nicole Grether 21-17, 21-7. Yao Jie in turn was beaten today, going down in straight sets 13-21, 10-21 to Germany’s Juliane Schenk which threw the group wide open.

In the men’s doubles, South Koreans Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae assured themselves a place in the last four with a 21-19, 21-19 win over Indonesia’s Alvent Chandra-Hendra Gunawan – their second win in Group B.

However, it will be a wait and see situation for Malaysians Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari. The pair who had upset compatriots Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong, the defending champions and top seeds, in their first match in Group A, could not sustain their momentum and were beaten 18-21, 17-21 by Xu Chen-Guo Zhendong of China in their second match today.

“We made the mistake of following the rhythm of our opponents. And the Chinese pair took advantage of us when we started to make mistakes,” said Zakry

Taufik was Chong Wei's Empowerment Deal

Taufik Hidayat powerless against Lee Chong Wei. In a second action in the badminton tournament Super Series Masters Finals, Thursday (3 / 12) in Johor Bahru, Taufik gave up two straight sets, 6-21, 13-21, so the former was confirmed Pelatnas failed Cipayung stepped 500,000 tournament semifinal the U.S. dollar.

The day before, Taufik also lost straight sets 18-21, 24-26 from the players China, Bao Chunlai. Thus, the former world champion in 2005 was to temporarily inhabit the basic standings Group A. Taufik chance to escape from this position (the caretaker) if the last game that no longer determine the pace players defeated Taiwan, Hsieh Yu Hsin.

Thus, three representatives of Indonesia, which appeared in the Super Series Masters Finals was certainly fail because it had swallowed two defeats. Taufik addition, there were two doubles, ie non-Pelatnas players, Alvent Yulianto Chandra / Hendra Gunawan Aprida, and players Pelatnas, Suryatama Dasuki Yonathan / Rian Sukmawan.

Only the mixed doubles Hendra AG / Vita Marissa of chance in the match despite losing the second because they won a victory yesterday. This Pelatnas ex-spouse must win over Thailand in the player the ultimate fight Group B, Friday (4 / 12), to obtain tickets of the last four.

In the battle lasted 28 minutes was clearly seen that Taufik is very difficult balance rapid game Chong Wei. In the first set, Chong Wei easily reached that point the world number one player is moving very fast. Taufik had only to equate the score 2-2. After that, Chong Wei to win 21-6 skyrocketed.

In the second set, Taufik tried to get up. However, resistance Olympic gold medalist in Athens was only able to keep up to Chong Wei 10-10 score because after that Taufik back far behind until finally giving up 13-21.

This result makes Chong Wei and Bao Chunlai as representatives of Group A advanced to the semifinals. Both players won the ticket after winning two victories because, on the other match, Bao Chunlai rubber sets 17-21 win, 21-8, and 21-16 for Hsieh Yu Hsin.

Results Day 6 Sudirman Cup 2009 Thailand Retrives Momentum, Hongkong Slipped Out

Play Offs round for group 2 has been completed in first session. Rank from 1-8 has been declared and Thailand successfully retrieves their momentum to rejoin group 1 after beating Russia 3-0. In second session, Hongkong slipped out from group 1 after ‘life and death match’ against Japan.

SESSION 1

Play Off Group 2 (#1-2) : Thailand vs Russia 3-0

XD : Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam bt Alexandr Nikoleanko/Valeria Sorokina 21-17, 12-21, 21-16.
MS : Boonsak Ponsana bt Stanislav Pukhov 21-8, 16-21, 21-15.
WS : Salakjit Ponsana bt Ella Diehl 21-18, 21-14.

After went out from group one two years later, Thailand finally promoted once more to this level after being the winner of group 2. Although Boonsak not at his best performance and Russian doubles players develop so well, Thai’s team succeed to overmaster Russian. With another 7 countries in group 1, Thailand will join them to compete Sudirman Cup the next two years.

Play Offs Group 2 (#3-4) : Taipei vs Singapore 3-1

XD : Wang Chia Min/Wan Pei Rong bt Terry Yao Zhao Jiang/Vanessa Neo Yu Yan 21-18, 21-16.
MS : Chou Tien Chen lost to Ashton Chen Yangzhao 22-20, 14-21, 13-21.
MD : Chen Hung Ling/Lin Yu Lang bt Hendri Kurniawan/Hendra Wijaya 21-10, 19-21, 21-7.
WS : Pai Min Jie bt Zhang Beiwen 21-18, 21-17.

Both of countries have no interest with these matches. They only send their 2nd ties of players. Ashton Chen who steal one set from Wacha at yesterday match, once again took one point for his country. Against junior player from Taiwan, Ashton thrilling behind 11-15 and 16-11 before leveled the game at 18, 19, and 20-all. Unfortunate in the end, Ashton failed to finish the game 22-20. After get many advices from his coaches, Ashton control the whole match in 2nd and 3rd set. The tough match also represented by men’s doubles players. Chen/Lin as Taiwan’s #1 pair leading this match since the 1st set. Gap points only 1-3 for each pair in 2nd set. Hendri/Hendra forces rubber set 21-19 after get their momentum 18-13. The Taiwanese regain the rhythm in the 3rd set and once again controlled the game.

Play Offs Group 2 (#5-6) : Germany vs Netherlands 3-0

XD : Johannes Schoettler/Birgit Overzier bt Joritt De Ruiter/Ilse Vaessen 20-22, 21-10, 21-13.
MS : Marc Zweibler bt Eric Pang 21-19, 19-21, 21-14.
MD : Ingo Kindervater/Michale Fuchs bt Ruud Bosch/Koen Ridder 21-14, 21-15.

Netherlands also let the match goes to Germany. Judith only play in singles which the games almost in the last match. Joritt/Ilse took many points from their smash and netting when Germany’s pair did many mistakes in the first. But after bad luck in the first they’ve got very nice revenge in the next two set. Eric pang play better than yesterday but only saved 2nd set. In final game, he looks exhausting and fallen behind 14-21.

Play Offs Group 2 (#7-8) : Poland vs France 3-0

XD : Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk bt Baptiste Careme/Laura Choinet 21-15, 21-8.
MS : Przemyslaw Wacha bt Matthieu Lo Yi Ping 21-14, 22-20.
MD : Michal Logosz/Robert Mateusiak bt Baptiste Careme/Sylvain Grosjean 21-13, 21-13.

Another swept clean created by Poland for #7th place. Pi who usually gave point to France couldn’t help much as she plays only if France could steal 1 point from previous matches. Wacha has his lucky set in the 2nd. Matthieu actually controls the game from the beginning when he leads 11-4 at interval. He keeps continue to lead the match with an aggressive smashes, 17-14 and 20-18. 4 consecutive points taken by Wacha finally closed this game for Poland.

SESSION 2 :

Play Offs Group 1 (#5-6) : Denmark vs England 3-2

XD : Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl bt Anthony Clark/Gabrielle White 21-7, 21-12.
MS : Jan O Jorgensen beat Rajiv Ouseph 21-16, 18-21, 21-11.
MD : Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen lost to Robert Blair/Christopher Adcock 16-21, 16-21.
WS : Nanna Brosolat Jensen lost to Sarah Walker Walkover (WO).
WD : Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Lena Frier Kristiansen beat Jenny Wallwork/Donna Kellogg 21-15, 10-21, 21-15.

Although this match has nothing effect for both of team, Denmark still keep the cycle with their best format. Men’s Singles and Women’s Doubles were two of the best matches. Lost in 2nd set, the Danish still keep up the heat and won the final set. They’re really deserves for #5 position.

Play Offs Group 1 (#7-8) : Japan vs Hongkong

MD : Kenta Kazuno/Kenichi Hayakawa bt Albertus Susanto/Hui Wai Ho 21-15, 21-15.
WS : Mayu Sekiya lost to Yip Pui Yin 7-21, 16-21.
MS : Sho Sasaki bt Chan Yan Kit 22-20, 21-15.
WD : Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna bt Wang Chen/Zhou Mi 21-10, 21-15.

“Life and Death Match” between Japan and Hongkong slipped out Hongkong from group 1 at the end. Chan Yan Kit who supposed to cope 1 point failed to fulfill the mission since he lost momentum at the edge of 1 set. Thrilling behind 18-20, Chan equals the score 20-all with his beautifully net winner. But two errors that he make finally gave this game to Sasaki. Either in women’s doubles, Wang and Zhou who defeated Europe #1, Kamilla/Lena obviously out from expectation. Against semifinalist Olympic 2008, they can’t compared the match with lack of defense. With this result, Hongkong will replace Thailand position in group 2.

(Fey, www.bulutangkismania.wordpress.com)

Results Day 5 Sudirman Cup 2009 Defeating Indonesia, China Challenges Malaysia for Final Ticket

Jumat, 15-Mei-2009, 08:39:22
(Bulutangkis.com) - Indonesia should feel satisfied with the result as they expected to be runner up sub group 1B after lost to China 0-5. In the other court, Denmark has to play against Malaysia without Peter Gade and lost their chance for semifinal spot. Thailand as the winner of subgroup 2A will face Russia to decide promotion country of group 1.

SESSION 1 :

Group 2B : Russia vs Netherlands 3-2

XD : Alexandr Nikolaenko/Valeria Sorokina bt Jurgen Wouters/Judith Meulendijks 21-11, 21-11.
MS : Stanislav Pukhov bt Dicky Palyama 21-4, 10-21, 21-10.
MD : Vitaly Durkin/Alexandr Nikolaenko lost to Ruud Bosch/Koen Ridder 21-16, 13-21, 19-21.
WS : Ella Diehl lost to Judith Meulendijks 16-21, 19-21.
WD : Nina Vislova/Valeria Sorokina bt Paulien Van Dooremalen/Rachel Van Cutsen 21-15, 21-8.

With this result, Russia deserves to take play-off ticket as winner of group 2B to get promotion of group 1. They will fight against Thailand for promotion spot. Judith seems has match partner in doubles but lost her sparks in singles. Ruud/Koen once again shows their regain to defeat Vitaly/Alexandr. After lost their first, they’re control 2nd game and 3rd game.

Group 2B : Singapore vs Poland 3-2

MD : Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Hendra Wijaya bt Michal Logosz/Robert Mateusiak 21-16, 17-21, 21-19.
WS : Xing Aiying bt Agnieszka Wojtkowska 21-8, 21-8.
MS : Ashton Chen lost to Przemyslaw Wacha 23-21, 14-21, 19-21.
WD : Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari bt Malgorzata Kurdelska/Natalia Pocztowiak 21-13, 21-18.
XD : Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Vanessa Neo Yu Yan lost to Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk 17-21, 14-21.

Singapore has been through very tight match, Singapore finally took 2nd place in sub group 2B. Hendri/Hendra need 3 set to win over senior pair, Robert/Michal. Although failed in his doubles match, Robert succeeded to steal one point in mixed with Nadiezda. Meanwhile, Wacha empowered Ashton in 1st set when he lead 19-13 but missed his chance 20-all before Singaporean young player win this game 23-21. Luckily, he took next two set with his experiences.

SESSION 2 :

Group 1A : Malaysia vs Denmark 3-2

XD : Mohd Fairuzizuan/Wong Pei Tty lost to Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl 17-21, 22-24.
MS : Lee Choong Wei bt Jan O Jorgensen 21-11, 21-18.
MD : Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong bt Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen 21-9, 21-14.
WS : Wong Mew Choo bt Nanna Brosolat Jensen 21-8, 21-11.
WD : Wong Pei Tty/Chin Eei Hui lost to Kamilla Rytter Juhl 11-21, 21-16, 11-21.

The Danish should feel disappointing with their bad luck. After Tine get injury and couldn’t play for her team, Peter Gade also get headache when they have to face ‘life and death’ match against Malaysia for semifinal spot. But it doesn’t mean Malaysia could pace them so easy. Kamilla Rytter Juhl succeeded to be hero for her team after two wonderful matches in mixed and women’s doubles. She took 2 points for her country and break her record to beat Wong/Chin in 3 set. Juhl’s spirit unfortunately couldn’t feel by Lars/Jonas who lost so easy from Malaysian.

Group 1B : China vs Indonesia 5-0

MD : Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun bt Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan 21-10, 19-21, 21-12.
WS : Wang Yihan bt Maria Kristin Yulianti 16-21, 21-5, 21-10.
MS : Lin Dan bt Simon Santoso 13-21, 21-14, 21-11.
WD : Du Jing/Yu Yang bt Geysia Polii/Nitya Krishinda 21-15, 21-13.
XD : Zheng Bo/Ma Jin bt Devin/Lita 22-20, 18-21, 21-14.

Indonesia would be surprised with this results since they just let 2nd tie players. They realized that China is the strongest team so they just let their younger players to take more experiences. Maria, Simon, and Devin/Lita actually have their big chance to beat the Chinese if they could play constantly either in 2nd or 3rd set. This whole matches took approximately 4,5 hours and break the record as the longest matches in this year Sudirman Cup event.

First match represented by new collaboration, Hendra and Ahsan. As his first team event, Ahsan played so well with his skills. Little bit awkward in the first with so many unforced error, Many return from his balls are out and doubtful. In the other court, Cai Yun play aggressively with his smashing and placing. Ahsan totally changes in 2nd set. With his spirit, Ahsan and Hendra compared Fu/Cai’s skills into tight match from the beginning of this set until 19-all. Beautifully placement to the baseline by Ahsan and reflex return too long by Fu Haifeng close this game for Indonesian pair. In final match, Ahsan failed to keep his spirit and rhythm when the Chinese control the match with their placing and bumping smash.

All England’s winner, Wang Yihan also need 3 set to beat bronze medalist Olympic 2008, Maria Kristin. Maria took 1st set as Yihan follow her game and couldn’t leveled Maria’s placing and smashing. After took many advices from Zhang Ning and Li Yong Bo, Yihan finally shows her true self skills and develop her game. Leading 8-0, 14-2 and 18-4, she forces rubber set 21-5. Although Maria succeed to minimize her errors in 3rd set, it only saved before interval 10-11. After that, Maria lost her spirit to balance Yihan smashing and drop shot to take 10 consecutive points and end this match.

Olympic gold medalist, Lin Dan also not at his best performance when he facing against Simon Santoso. Many smashes from Lin Dan could be returned by Simon. He also makes so many unforced error in front of the net. Meanwhile, Simon play aggressively in 1st set with his smash and lob to push Lin Dan play with his style. Unfortunately, Simon couldn’t keep his momentum in 2nd set. Lin Dan reverses the game and took it so easy for the next two set.

Another interesting match represented by Devin/Lita as the last chance for Indonesia to gather 1 last point. They’re surprising Zheng/Ma in 1st set to lead the game 20-18. But critical point syndrome canceled their winning and lost 20-22. DevTa revenge their lost in 2nd set but in the end after interval break, they’re failed to keep the rhythm and lost 14-21.

With this result, Indonesia will face against the winner of sub group 1A (Korea, red) in semifinal and China will challenge Malaysia for final ticket.

Results Day 4 Sudirman Cup 2009 The Toughest Day for Japan, Easy Way for Thailand

Japan team who get promote to group one last year having bad luck after lost to England 4-1 in narrowly matches. They will face against Hongkong which defeated by Korea to decide which country will stay in group 1 for the next Sudirman Cup event. In subgroup 2A, Thailand opened their momentum back to be the winner of group 2 after overmaster Chinese Taipei 4-1.

SESSION 1

Group 2B : Poland vs Rusia, 3-2

XD : Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk bt Vitaly Durkin/Nina Vislova 16-21, 21-13, 21-8.
MS : Przemyslaw Wacha bt Vladimir Ivanov 21-18, 21-14.
MD : Michal Logosz/Robert Mateusiak bt Vitaly Durkin/Alexandr Nikolaenko 21-16, 23-21.
WS : Agnieszka Wojtkowska lost to Ella Diehl 10-21, 12-21.
WD : Malgorzata Kurdelska/Natalia Pocztowiak lost to Nina Vislova/Valeria Sorokina 17-21, 18-21.

With their experiencing players, Poland is favorable to win this match. But for Russia, after beaten Singapore and took 2 points from Poland means this sport has growth very fast. Nina Vislova not only playing clever in doubles but also attractive in mixed. They need to explore men players in singles and doubles. Alexandr/Vitaly have skills but lack of experience. Lead 20-18 in second game and have clinched to make it rubber but then their wasting their two chances to close the game. Then they have second match point 21-20 but lost again 21-21 before Polish took this set 23-21.

Group 2B : Singapore vs Netherlands 4-1

MD : Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Hendra Wijaya bt Ruud Bosch/Koen Ridder 21-11, 16-21, 21-16.
WS : Zhang Beiwen lost to Judith Meulendijks 16-21, 16-21.
MS : Derek Wong Zi Liang bt Eric Pang 12-21, 21-19, 21-15.
WD : Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari bt Yao Jie/Judith Meulendijks 15-21, 21-16, 21-17.
XD : Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Vanessa Neo Yu Yan bt Joritt De Ruiter/Ilse Vaessen 21-12, 21-14.

Singapore finally shown their true performance to beat Netherlands. Zhang Beiwen who is not playing good as usual failed to steal 1 point from Judith. But her comrade, Derek Wong succeed to make an upset Eric Pang in 3 game. Shinta Mulia Sari might the weakest link of WD when she can’t return smashes from Yao Jie and Judith in the first set. But luckily Yao Lei’s placement could endure their smashing attack.

SESSION 2 (07.00 PM) :

Group 2A : Thailand vs Taipei 4-1

XD : Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thongthongkam bt Fang Chieh Min/Cheng Wen Hsin 21-16, 22-20.
MS : Boonsak Ponsana bt Hsueh Hsuan Yi 21-18, 9-21, 21-16.
WS : Salakjit Ponsana bt Chiang Pei Hsin 21-18, 21-10.
MD : Sudket Prapakamol/Songphon Anugritayawon bt Cheng Hung Ling/Lin Yu Lang 20-22, 21-17, 21-19.
WD : Duanganong Aroonkesorn/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul lost to Cheng Wen Hsing/Chien Yu Chin 13-21, 16-21.

After lost 16-21 in the first set, the Taiwanese XD pair actually control the game in 2nd set. With their smash and aggressiveness, Fang/Cheng lead the score 15-11 and 17-14. But lack of consistency in the critical points gave free consecutive points for Thai’s pair. Sudket/Saralee reach match point 20-18 but Taiwanese catch up the score before Thailand closed their chance 22-20. Boonsak get another messy day after he has to put so much effort in his two last matches. Cheng/Lin have their slighter edge when their fight against Sudket/Songphon in set 1 and 3. Sudket seems exhausting in the game after XD match but Songphon existed to cover his game in critical moments.

Group 2A : Germany vs France 5-0

XD : Johannes Schoettler/Birgit Overzier bt SylvainGrosjean/Weny Rahmawati 19-21, 21-17, 21-16.
MS : Marc Zwiebler bt Matthieu Lo Yi Ping 17-21, 21-17, 21-13.
MD : Ingo Kindervater/Michael Fuchs bt SylvainGrosjean/Baptiste Careme 21-14, 21-15.
WS : Xu Huaiwen bt Pi Hongyan 21-19, 21-13.
WD : Birgit Overzier/Sandra Marinello bt Weny Rahmawati/Laura Choinet 21-17, 21-12.

Tight matches in begin but easy enough in the end. Germany’s new collaboration, Johannes/Birgit shocked in the 1st set but get their rhythm back for the next two set. Marc Zwiebler also need 3 sets to beat Matthieu’s spirit. The battle between two ex-Chinese players might not interesting as usual because Pi not playing as well. Although she leveled Xu in the 1st game but lost her sparks in 2nd.

Group 1A : Korea vs Hongkong 3-2

XD : Yoo Yeon Seong/Kim Min Jung bt Hui Wai Ho/Yip Pui Yin 10-21, 21-11, 21-16.
MS : Shin Baek Cheol lost to Chan Yan Kit 14-21, 9-21.
MD : Hwang Ji Man/Han Sang Hoon bt Albertus Susanto/Yohan Hadikusumo 21-10, 21-10.
WS : Kim Moon Hi lost to Wang Chen 21-13, 15-21, 15-21.
WD : Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung bt Chau Hoi Wah/Chan Tsz Ka 21-7, 21-14.

Hongkong almost beat Korea if they took one points from doubles match. At the first match, Yoo/Kim should play rubber set before winning over new collaboration Hui/Yip. This match also interesting with jumping smash from Yip who usually play for women’s singles. Another exciting match is women’s singles. With her experiences, Wang could make this tall-girl run over the court in 2nd and 3rd game.

Group 1B : England vs Japan 4-1

XD : Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg bt Noriyasu Hirata/Miyuki Maeda 24-22, 21-15.
MS : Andrew Smith lost bt Kenichi Tago 21-17, 19-21, 21-14.
MD : Anthony Clark/Nathan Robertson bt Kenta Kazuno/Kenichi Hayakawa 23-25, 21-19, 21-18.
WS : Sarah Walker lost to Sayaka Sato 15-21, 14-21.
WD : Jenny Wallwork/Donna Kellogg bt Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna 21-12, 21-12

“Life and Death” match between England and Japan finally decided which country would play for play-off in subgroup 1A. Some of Japan’s players clapping pompom sticks to support their team. So badly that it wasn’t run very well. Many critical points possible to win the matches created by Japanase but unfortunately that they’d lost in the end. In mixed doubles, after thrilling behind 11-16, duo Japanese leveled the match 16-16 before took match point 20-17. But another critical points syndrome prevents them to win this set. Donna and Clark played aggressive and saved 3 times match point in row when Hirata and Satoko making so many unforced error to return the shuttle out. Clark looks relaxed and Kellogg’s stroke is more accurate in this game as placing from Clark to fist up high and finished the match 24-22.

Another disappointing result from Japanese represented by Kenichi when he has so many unforced error in 3nd game. Having ‘bad call’ when the score is 6-6, Kenichi starts to make many errors. Meanwhile, Andrew is so aggressive with his bang-smashes, 15-13. Another 3 consecutive smash make the score 18-13 before finish the match 21-14.

In MD match, Japan also frustrated with their two young pair, Kenta/Kenichi who get bad result in the end. Although can compare Nathan/Anthony in the 1st game, they failed to keep that constantly in 2nd set. Leading 18-12, another critical point syndrome just let them did many unforced error. 8 consecutive points include Clark’s smash fist up in the air reverse the score to England’s match point 20-18 and close this game 21-19. Rubber set also controlled by Japanese in the beginning of match. But when they reach 16-14, England comeback again with their momentum and gather 5 consecutive points, 19-14 before winning it 21-18.

Clark express happiness to throw his racket into the crowds because with this results, England will stay in group 1A for the next Sudirman Cup. In the other hand, Japan will play against Hongkong for play-off to decide which country will stay in group 1.

(Fey, www.bulutangkismania.wordpress.com)

Results Day 3 Sudirman Cup 2009 The Continents War in 2A, Korea & China Claimed The Glory

(Bulutangkis.com) - Asia ruled once again and knocked out 2 European countries in 2A. Although with unpredictable result when Marc Zwiebler frustrated Boonsak Ponsana in 3 set, Thailand finally took the match 3-2. In session 2, Korea is too strong for Danish when the home’s shuttlers picked up 5 points of victory against Japan.

SESSION 1

Group 2A : Taipei vs France 4-1
XD : Fang Chieh Min/Cheng Wen Hsing bt Baptiste Careme/Laura Choinet 21-15, 1-15.
MS : Hsueh Hsuan Yi bt Matthieu Lo Yi Ping 21-17, 21-17.
WS : Chiang Pei Hsin lost to Pi Hongyan 9-21, 15-21.
MD : Fang Chieh Ming/Lee Sheng Mu bt Baptiste Careme/Sylvain Grosjean 25-23, 21-5.
WD : Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing bt Weny Rahmawaty/Elisa Chanteur 21-9, 21-12.

Pi and her comrades failed to beat another Asia country after lost from Thailand yesterday. The only point sealed by herself again Chiang Pei Hsin. Taiwanese open their big chance to be the winner of group 2 and promote to group 1.

Group 2A : Thailand vs Germany 3-2
XD ; Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam bt Kristoff Hopp/Birgit Overzier 21-12, 21-13.
MS : Boonsak Ponsana lost to Marc Zwiebler 21-7, 19-21, 17-21.
WS : Porntip Buranaprasertsuk lost to Xu Huiawen 21-12, 13-21, 11-21.
MD : Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thongthongkam bt Ingo Kindervater/Michael Fuchs 21-17, 21-16.
WD : Duanganong Aroonkesorn/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul bt Birgit Overzier/Sandra Marinello 21-13, 21-19.

Another surprising match represented by Marc Zwiebler. After thrilling behind 9-12, Marc leveled the second set 12-all. Boonsak has opportunity to take this game when he equals the point 16-all after down 12-16. But Marc never let it be easy. Play more aggressively he reaches match point 20-17 and close this set 21-19. Unfortunately Germany couldn’t ask more for doubles. With their experience, Sudket, Saralee and Kunchala sealed another 3 points of victory.

SESSION 2

Group 1 A : Korea vs Denmark 4-1
XD : Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyo Jung bt Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christina Pedersen 21-16, 21-14.
MS : Park Sung Hwan lost to Peter Gade 16-21, 18-21.
MD : Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae bt Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen 23-21, 21-10.
WS : Hwang Hye Youn bt Nanna Brosolat Jensen 10-21, 21-8, 21-11.
WD : Lee Hyo Jung/Lee Kyung Won bt Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Lena Frier Kristiansen 21-13, 21-17.

As many people predicted, without Tine Denmark might only steal 1 point from favorite winner of 1A, Korea. One of interesting match was in MD when Jung/Lee took their revenge over the Danes after lost in the final match Korea Super Series 2009. Boe/Nuller performed very well with their big smash and play aggressively. Having their slight to win the first set when they reach match point 20-17 and 21-20, but critical point syndrome reversed the result for Korea, 23-21.

Group 1 B : China vs Japan 5-0
MD : Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun bt Kenta Kazuno/Kenichi Hayakawa 21-14, 21-13.
WS : Wang Yihan bt Mayu Sekiya 21-10, 22-20.
MS : Lin Dan bt Sho Sasaki 21-12, 21-13.
WD : Du Jing/Yu Yang bt Mizuki Fukii/Reika Kakiiwa 21-10, 21-9.
XD : Zheng Bo/Ma Jin bt Noriyasu Hirata/Satoko Suetsuna 21-11, 25-23.

After won 5-0 over England, the Chinese doubled their glory to beat Japan 5-0. The Japanese too close to make it rubber in WS and XD. Yihan locked with her unforced error in the 2nd set and thrilling behind 7-15 before she close the gap 16-17. Sekiya took match point 20-18 but Yihan couldn’t let it easy and forced to end this set 23-21. Another trick of victory also taken by Noriyasu and Satoko when they’d fallen behind 15-18 then equal the score 18-all. Noriyasu/Satoko push the Chinese to the high tense of critical point. With only 1 ‘gap’ point until 23-all, Zheng/Ma finally cracked the score 25-23.

Tomorrow’s Matches (13 May 2009) :

SESSION 1 (01.00 PM) :
Group 2B : Poland vs Rusia, Singapore vs Netherlands

SESSION 2 (07.00 PM) :
Group 2A : Thailand vs Taipei, Germany vs France
Group 1A : Korea vs Hongkong
Group 1B : Japan vs England

Results Day 2 Sudirman Cup 2009 European Ruled Asia in 2B, Indonesia Secured Semifinal Spot

Selasa, 12-Mei-2009, 06:40:00
After 2 Asia country beat two European on the group 2A at yesterday matches, regaining surprise comes from two European country which is one of them beat favorite country from Asia, Singapore. In the 2nd session, Indonesia booked first semifinal ticket after winning over England 4-1. Meanwhile, Malaysia also beat Hongkong 4-1 and challenges Denmark for seminal spot.

SESSION 1

Group 2B
Russia vs Singapore 3-2
XD : Alexandr Nikolaenko/Valeria Sorokina bt Hendri Kurniawan/Vanessa Neo 19-21, 21-15, 21-13.
MS : Valdimir Malkov bt Derek Wong Zi Liang 21-17, 21-17.
MD : Vitaly Durkin/Alexandr Nikolaenko lost from Hendri Kurniawan/Hendra Wijaya 9-21, 13-21.
WS : Ella Diehl lost from Xing Aiying 8-21, 10-21.
WD : Nina Vislova/Valeria Sorokina bt Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari 17-21, 21-18, 21-5.

As their promises for Olympic 2016, the new comer Russia not only shines in their continent but also fabulous for favorite team like Singapore. After Li Li, Ronald Susilo, Jiang Yanmei and Li Yujia resigned from the team, Singapore looking very hard to reach their glorious moments. In the other hand, Russia rise up their doubles specially in the women’s team. Nina Vislova make her record to secure 2 winning points for her country.

Netherlands vs Poland 3-2
MD : Ruud Bosh/Koen Ridder bt Michal Logosz/Robert Mateusiak 11-21, 21-10, 21-10.
WS : Judith Meulendijks bt Natalia Pocztowiak 21-12, 21-13.
MS : Dicky Palyama lost from Przemyslaw Wacha 21-15, 15-21, 13-21.
WD : Yao Jie/Judith Meulendijks bt Malgorzata Kurdelska/Agnieszka Wojtkowska 21-14, 21-15.
XD : Joritt De Ruiter/Paulien Van Dooremalen lost from Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk 12-21, 10-21

After Hongkong succeed with new collaboration, Wang Chen and Zhou Mi, Netherlands also celebrated their winning over Poland’s team. Judith Meulendiks not only playing great in singles. She’s also wonderful in doubles with Yao Jie. Polish officially could take this match if Robert and Michal played their part on the way and perform with their experience.

SESSION 2

Group 1B : Indonesia vs England 4-1
MD : Bona/Ahsan lost from Nathan Robertson/Anthony Clark 11-21, 21-18, 22-24.
WS : Adriyanti Firdasari bt Sarah Walker 21-12, 21-18.
MS : Simon Santoso Andrew Smith 21-15, 21-14.
WD : Greysia Polii/Nitya Krishinda bt Jenny Wallwork/Gabrielle White 21-15, 21-7.
XD : Nova/Lilyana bt Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg 21-15, 21-10.

Although with their 2nd layer, Indonesia succeed to beat England 4-1 and secured semifinal spot. Bona/Ahsan open the game with hilarious match specially on the third set. After thrilling behind 10-15, Bona/Ahsan raised and leveled 19-all before take match point 20-19. Clark ended their lucky with his smash 20-20 and steal advantage from their nerveous to win 24-22 after Bona sent the shuttle into net.

Firda leveled the score 1-1 when she beat world #124, Sarah Walker. Simon added another 1 point against Andrew Smith in the controversial match with some ‘bad calling’ from line judge. Greysia/Nitya looks little bit slower on the beginning of set but too strong in the end of match. After leading 3-1, world #1, Nova/Liliyana plays relax and knocked out Anthony/Donna with unpredictable match. It seems that Anthony too tired for playing well after his first match with Nathan.

Group 1A : Malaysia vs Hongkong 4-1
XD : Mohd Fairuz/Wong Pei Tty bt Yohan Hadikusumo/Chau Hoi Wah 21-17, 21-16.
MS : Lee Choong Wei bt Hu Yun 21-16, 21-8.
MD : Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong bt Albertus Susanto/Hui Wai Ho 21-12, 21-19.
WS : Wong Pei Xian Julia lost from Yip Pui Yin 17-21, Retired.
WD : Wong Pei Tty/Chin Eei Hui bt Wang Chen/Chan Tsz Ka 20-22, 21-10, 21-15

Hongkong unfortunately waste their chance to beat Malaysia. Wang Chen put some miracle on the first set but failed for the next two set without Zhou Mi. Based on yesterday match, Zhou Mi actually played better in doubles rather than Wang Chen. Another ex-Chinese player, Hu Yun would be an investment for Hongkong although not very success on his first match. Yip Pui Yin took advantage from Wong Pei Xian after she fell down and got left ankle injury on the second match. With so many ex-Chinese players, Hongkong should be more solid if they could dissolve Men’s Doubles problem as their weakest link.

(Fey, www.bulutangkismania.wordpress.com)

THE RESULT OF SUDIRMAN CUP - DAY TWO - 11 MAY 2009

The second day of Sudirman Cup 2009, the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships, were played yesterday.

Malaysia won their first point tonight after beating Hong Kong 4-1. Now, Malaysia need to beat Denmark in order to qualify to the semi-finals.

In another match, Indonesia won 4-1 against England in their second group match.

Day Two Full Result:

Sunday, 10 May 2009
2:00pm - Malaysia 2-3 South Korea (Group A)
2:00pm - Indonesia 4-1 Japan (Group B)
7:00pm - Denmark 3-2 Hong Kong (Group A)
7:00pm - China 5-0 England (Group B)

Monday, 11 May 2009
7:00pm - Malaysia 4-1 Hong Kong (Group A)
7:00pm - Indonesia 4-1 England (Group B)

Group A
No Move Teams P W L Pts Matches Games Points
1 - Malaysia 2 1 1 1 6 - 4 13 - 10 216 - 220
2 - Denmark 1 1 0 1 3 - 2 7 - 5 226 - 203
3 - South Korea 1 1 0 1 3 - 2 7 - 5 220 - 216
4 - Hong Kong 2 0 2 0 3 - 7 8 - 15 203 - 226

Group B
No Move Teams P W L Pts Matches Games Points
1 - Indonesia 2 2 0 2 8 - 2 17 - 6 232 - 204
2 - China 1 1 0 1 5 - 0 10 - 0 210 - 134
3 - Japan 1 0 1 0 1 - 4 4 - 8 204 - 232
4 - England 1 0 1 0 1 - 9 2 - 19 134 - 210

Tuesday, 12 May 2009
7:00pm - Denmark vs South Korea (Group A)
7:00pm - China vs Japan (Group B)

Wednesday, 13 May 2009
7:00pm - South Korea vs Hong Kong (Group A)
7:00pm - England vs Japan (Group B)

Thursday, 14 May 2009
7:00pm - Denmark vs Malaysia (Group A)
7:00pm - Indonesia vs China (Group B)

Friday, 15 May 2009
Play-Offs

Saturday, 16 May 2009
Semi-Finals

Sunday, 17 May 2009
Final

Match time is local time in Guangzhou, China (GMT +08)

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THE RESULTS OF SUDIRMAN CUP 2009 - DAY ONE - 10 MAY 2009

Today was the start of Sudirman Cup 2009, the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships, being held in Guangzhou Gymnasium of Guangzhou, China until Sunday, 17 May.

Malaysia played their first game against Korea but lost 2-3. Both Malaysia’s points came from Lee Chong Wei and Wong Mew Choo while all three doubles pairs lost to their respective opponent.

Full Result:

Sunday, 10 May 2009
2:00pm - Malaysia 2-3 Korea (Group A)
2:00pm - Indonesia 4-1 Japan (Group B)
7:00pm - Denmark 3-2 Hong Kong (Group A)
7:00pm - China 5-0 England (Group B)

Group A

No	Move	Teams	P	W	L	Pts	Matches	Games	Points
1	-	Denmark	1	1	0	1	3 - 2	7 - 5	226 - 203
2	-	South Korea	1	1	0	1	3 - 2	7 - 5	220 - 216
3	-	Malaysia	1	0	1	0	2 - 3	5 - 7	216 - 220
4	-	Hong Kong	1	0	1	0	2 - 3	5 - 7	203 - 226

Group B

No	Move	Teams	P	W	L	Pts	Matches	Games	Points
1	-	China	1	1	0	1	5 - 0	10 - 0	210 - 134
2	-	Indonesia	1	1	0	1	4 - 1	8 - 4	232 - 204
3	-	Japan	1	0	1	0	1 - 4	4 - 8	204 - 232
4	-	England	1	0	1	0	0 - 5	0 - 10	134 - 210

Monday, 11 May 2009
7:00pm - Malaysia vs Hong Kong (Group A)
7:00pm - Indonesia vs England (Group B)

Tuesday, 12 May 2009
7:00pm - Denmark vs Korea (Group A)
7:00pm - China vs Japan (Group B)

Wednesday, 13 May 2009
7:00pm - Korea vs Hong Kong (Group A)
7:00pm - England vs Japan (Group B)

Thursday, 14 May 2009
7:00pm - Denmark vs Malaysia (Group A)
7:00pm - Indonesia vs China (Group B)

Friday, 15 May 2009
Play-Offs

Saturday, 16 May 2009
Semi-Finals

Sunday, 17 May 2009
Final

Match time is local time in Guangzhou, China (GMT +08)

Indonesia eyes Sudirman Cup

JAKARTA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Badminton Association(PBSI) is determined to seize championship in the upcoming Sudirman Cup in Guangzhou of China amid tough rivalries, a PBSI senior official said here on Tuesday.

Ahead of the Sudirman Cup tournament scheduled for May 10-17 in Guangzhou, China, PBSI Chairman Djoko Santoso realized that the Indonesian team face hard task to win the tournament.

"It's time for us to focus and concentrate on winning," the Jakarta Post on Wednesday quoted Djoko Santoso as saying.

PBSI officially announced Tuesday its squad for the biennial tournament which is joined by 35 players and officials comprised of 12 men and 8 women players, seven coaches, two paramedics and six officials.

Indonesian badminton team's achievement is considered of discouraging lately. Only a handful of players have attained success in the preceding Super Series.

Indonesia's world No. 1 mixed doubles pair Nova Widayanto and Liliyana Natsir were the only players to triumph at the Malaysia Open at the beginning of the year. None of Indonesia's singles player reached the finals in All England Open in Birmingham, England.

Editor: Zhang Xiang

Sudirman Cup opens as hosts China meet unexpected hurdle

2009-05-10 07:15:37

GUANGZHOU, May 9. (Xinhua) -- The 11th Sudirman Cup World Team Badminton Championships opened here on Saturday with 34 teams competing in four divisions in the biennial tournament. Defending champions and hosts China will strive for a consecutive third crown on home soil but the order of play change may distract the team en route to the trophy. In this edition, the order of play is fixed as men's doubles, women's singles, men's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. But the order may be adjusted if there is any player participating in two matches, and the player is entitled to a minimum interval of 30 minutes between the two matches. "The men's doubles is not China's stronghold. In the men's singles we have a lot of tough opponents as well as in women's singles," said Chinese badminton team head coach Li Yongbo. "In the past we could have a comfortable advantage over the other team, but now we may have to trail from behind." According to the rules, only teams in Division One can compete for the champion. China is grouped with Indonesia, England and Japan in Division 1A. While South Korea, Malaysia, Denmark and Hong Kong, China in Division 1B. Top two placers in each group will play a cross-over semifinal for a final berth. China may waltz into the semis as it has only one real rival in the group stage Indonesia. Only three teams China (six times), Indonesia (one time in the inaugural edition in 1989) and South Korea (three times) won the event, and five teams (China, Indonesia, South Korea, Denmark and England) made the semis. Kang Young Joong, president of Badminton World Federation (BWF), thanked the organizing committee for their hard work despite the rise of H1N1 flu in some countries and regions and made proper and effective measures to ensure the opening of the event. The tourney is slated from May 10 to 17.

BAM To Monitor Swine Flu Daily Before Sudirman Cup Trip

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) will monitor the outbreak of swine influenza with the help of local health authorities before deciding whether to send national shuttlers to the Sudirman Cup in Guangzhou, China from May 10-17.

BAM General Manager Kenny Goh said it was a proactive step to monitor the situation by seeking advice from health-related local authorities.

"The well-being and health of all the players are our utmost concern. We do not compromise on any health threats to our players while competing outside this country," he told Bernama when contacted here today.

Asked if the withdrawing would unavoidable if the prevailing outbreak worsened, Kenny said the final decision will depend on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) as organizers of the Sudirman Cup.

For the Sudirman Cup which is the world mixed team championship, the Malaysian team will comprise of Datuk Lee Chong Wei, Wong Mew Choo, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong and Wong Pei Tty/Chin Eei Hui.

Apart from the main list, the reserves list is made up of Tan Chun Seang, Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, Kuan Beng Hong (men's singles), Julia Wong (women's singles), Zakry Latif/Fairuzizuan Tazari (men's doubles) and Vivian Hoo (women's singles).

The Malaysian squad are drawn together with defending champion China, South Korea, Denmark, England, Indonesia, Japan and Hong Kong in Division One, in the tournament that will see 34 teams competing for the title.

In the 2007 edition held in Glasgow, Scotland, Malaysia finished sixth.

Meanwhile, according to World Health Organisation and US-based Centers For Disease and Prevention (CDC) websites, Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak has recorded 159 deaths with seven cases yet to be confirmed as swine flu.

The United States has the largest number of confirmed cases with 64, Canada 13, New Zealand (3), England, Spain, Israel and Germany one each.

Suspected cases were also reported in Brazil, Guatemala, Peru, Australia, South Korea and seven Europe countries.

-- BERNAMA

Danish surprise for Sudirman Cup

Jumat, 24-April-2009, 22:31:13
KUALA LUMPUR: There was a surprise in the seedings yesterday when Denmark were handed the top billing for the Sudirman Cup, which will be held in Guangzhou from May 10-17.

Three countries — Indonesia, China and Malaysia — are ranked behind the Danes in Division One.

Despite the third seeding, defending champions China, spearheaded by Lin Dan, are expected to emerge tops again.

If Malaysia, led by Lee Chong Wei, can live up to their fourth seeding, it will be the first time they will make a semi-final appearance in the biennial event. Malaysia’s best result was a sixth placing.

The others in the Malaysian squad are Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boong Heong, Wong Mew Choo, Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty and Ng Hui Lin.

The draw for the event will be held tomorrow.

The seedings

Division One:
1. Denmark,
2. Indonesia,
3. China,
4. Malaysia,
5. South Korea,
6. England,
7. Hong Kong,
8. Japan.

(Source: thestar.com.my)

Kien Keat and Boon Heong must deliver in Sudirman Cup

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s hopes of making the semi-finals for the first time in the Sudirman Cup will hinge on the performance of the men’s doubles players.

And Koo Kien Keat is determined to live up to expectations with his partner Tan Boon Heong in the world mixed team event, which will be held in Guangzhou from May 10-17.

Based on the draw released by the World Badminton Federation (BWF) yesterday, fourth seeded Malaysia are in Group A of Division One with top seeds Denmark, South Korea and Hong Kong.

In Group B are Indonesia, defending champions China, England and Japan.

The top two teams will play in the crossover semi-finals.

Malaysia’s team will comprise Lee Chong Wei, Kien Keat-Boon Heong, Wong Mew Choo, Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty and Ng Hui Lin. Three others will be named later.

Denmark and South Korea, who boasts of strong doubles combinations, could dash Malaysia’s hopes of making the top four.

Denmark could field either Lars Paaske-Jonas Rasmussen or Mathias Boe-Cartsen Morgensen while South Korea can depend on Lee Yong-dae-Shin Baek-cheol or Hwang Ji-man-Han Sang-hook.

Kien Keat, who is playing in his first tournament after winning the Swiss Open in March, hoped that the men’s doubles pair would be able to win points in every tie.

“We have a tougher draw. It will be a three-pronged challenge in the Group A. Denmark and South Korea have stronger women players,” said Kien Keat.

“The men’s doubles players will have to deliver a sure point to keep the team’s hopes alive,” said Kien Keat.

On paper, world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei should win his matches against Peter-Gade Christensen and Park Sung-hwan of Denmark and South Korea respectively.

Chong Wei, however, has to be wary of Christensen, who has a knack of beating the Malaysian when least expected.

It will be difficult for Malaysia to win the women’s doubles as both Denmark and South Korea have reliable pairs in their ranks. It will be just as tough in the mixed doubles too.

“If we lose, it will put a great pressure on the team. We have to try and win a point,” added Kien Keat.

“South Korea have been fielding many new men’s pairs of late while Denmark will be banking on their regulars.”

On paper, Malaysia’s women’s players are not expected to get the better of their group opponents, although Mew Choo and Eei Hui-Pei Tty have done well in the past.

DIVISION ONE
Group A:
Denmark,
Malaysia,
South Korea,
Hong Kong

Group B:
Indonesia,
China,
England,
Japan

(Source: thestar.com.my)

Taufik Hidayat claims Indian Open badminton title

Second-seeded Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia defeated Muhammad Hafiz Hashim of Malaysia 21-18, 21-19 on Sunday to clinch the India Open men's singles title, while top-seeded Pi Hongyan of France took the women's event.

Taufik, winner of all previous six meetings with Hashim, exuded confidence in his strokes and succeeded in inducing errors from his Malaysian opponent.

"The score was close; winning a title is always very satisfying," Taufik said.

"This win will give me a lot of confidence for the world championships at this venue in August. There's a bit of drift inside the stadium here, so it takes time to get used to the shuttle in the high tosses. I think, I read the drift much better than him."

Pi, ranked fourth in the world, rallied to beat fifth-seeded Julia Wang Pei Xian of Malaysia 17-21, 21-15, 21-14 in the women's final.

Pi, whose last title came at the 2006 Singapore Open, is six years older than Wang and used her experience to slow the rallies with high tosses to the back court after having lost the opening game.

"Wang's a very tough opponent. She beat me two years ago, but here I felt I was in control," Pi said.

"It was tough to come back after losing the first game. I then decided to slow down the game, thinking it would suit me better."

In the men's doubles final, the experienced Malaysian duo of Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah defeated the new Singapore combination of Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Hendra Wijaya 21-9, 21-11.

Ma Jin and Wang Xiao Li of China downed Vita Marissa and Nadya Melati of Indonesia 21-14, 21-13 for the women's doubles title.

Marissa also teamed up with Flandy Limpele to beat V. Diju and Jwala Gutta of India in the mixed doubles final.

Players upset with service judge in All England badminton

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Some players are upset with allegedly unfair service judgments in the All England Badminton Open and the Chinese team are filing a complaint Saturday.

Chinese mixed pair Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Yawen have accused the English service judge Chris Taylor of unfairly giving them "about eight service faults" on Wednesday, which they claimed eventually led to their 16-21, 21-18, 21-17 loss to Indonesia's Flandy Limpele and Russia's Anastasia Russkikh in the first round.

But Russkikh denied that the referee favored them and said that it was not something "special".

"The referee also ruled against us... a couple of times. So I don't think he's helping us," she said.

A source close to the Chinese team said that Taylor inflicted five faults on the Chinese pair versus one on Limpele and Russkikh during their three-game encounter.

In badminton, a service fault means a point automatically being awarded to opponents.

Russkikh, however, also blamed another service judge in their match against English Robert Blair and Scottish Imogen Bankier on Thursday although they won 26-24, 21-19.

"He faulted our serves four to five times," she said, "that didn't bother me. He had a problem with me before. But it's his problem, not mine. I served well."

It was also claimed that some other Chinese players were treated in a similar way in two other matches in the week-long tournament which will end on Sunday and the Chinese team are filing a complaint.

"We were faulted all in crucial times," Zhang Yawen said of the damage of the judgment, "like when we were level or rallying. That of course affected the result of the game in an unfair way."

"It's not the first time. We experienced the same thing in the 2006 world championships in Spain," Zhang said.

In Spain, Zhang and her partner Xie were reportedly faulted on services for a surprising eleven times in a second-round match which they survived 23-21, 22-20.

Service judgment has been a very controversial topic in badminton sport.

The service rule is that the position of the shuttle at the moment it is struck must be below the level of the lowest rib. But the rib is not seen and the position is actually left up to the judge to determine.

Lin Dan leads China to All England badminton sweep

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 9 -- Olympic champion Lin Dan led the Chinese badminton team to sweep all the five titles in All England Badminton Open on Sunday.

In a replay of the Beijing Olympic final, Lin upset current world number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 21-19, 21-12 for his fourth men's singles victory in Birmingham.

Wang Yihan, 21, stunned Danish top-seeded Tine Rasmussen 21-19,21-23, 21-11 to win her first major title in her second All England.

China also captured all the three doubles golds to become the first nation since Denmark in 1948 to win all five events at this prestigious tournament.

While they had a clean sweep in the 1987 world championships in Beijing, it is the first time for them to collect all titles overseas.

Chinese head coach Li Yongbo believed that glory came out of harder work.

"Definitely Chinese are the best in the tournament. I don't know if in every event, but they are the best this time.

"We have the best players and best coaches and they work closely together. And most of all, they train really hard. I can say no one else could work harder. That's exactly the reason why we are successful."

Chinese had booked women's doubles gold and silver before Zhang Yawen and Zhao Tingting beat Cheng Sui and Zhao Yunlei 21-13, 21-15 in an all-Chinese final, and third seeds He Hanbin and Yu Yang added mixed doubles title, fighting back from a game down to beat South Korean duo Sung Hyun and Ha Jung Eun 13-21, 21-15, 21-9.

Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng held their nerves and completed the sweep with a 21-17, 21-15 victory over Han Sang Hoon and Hwang Ji Man of South Korea.

The final between Lin and Lee, the top two players in the world, turned out to be another lop-sided one after Beijing where the Chinese sensation thumped Lee 21-12, 21-8.

Although the first game had twists and saw Lin come back superbly from 19-17 down to take the next four points, he reeled off seven points in a row from 14-12 to 21-12 to register his ninth victory over the Malaysian in their last 10 meetings.

"Even the first game, I felt it's under control although I didn' t handle the situation well at some points and became impatient. But I soon reconcentrated and won back," said Lin.

"I think today I played well and I was totally composed," he added.

Lee, apparently upset with another heavy loss to his arch-rival, admitted that Lin enjoyed the psychological advantage over him.

"Yes, I think so. But I'm ok. I hope I can try again and I'll never give up," said Lee, playing in his first All England final.

"Today we still had a good match. I had chance when leading 19-17 in the first game but I squandered a few points by easy mistakes. I don't know. I lost focus. If I could have snatched the first game, it could be a different result."

Lee also promised to try different ways to beat Lin.

"I think Lin played even a lot better than in the Olympics. He improved his speed and attacking. He's a good attacker and has good speed. Maybe I have to break his rhythm next time."

Coach Li Yongbo also responded to China's controversial absence from international events for months this year.

"Each team has its own arrangement and we did that upon players' need. They need rest. Can't you say it's a bad decision today?

"We don't think that much. It's nothing weird. But I hope other teams won't follow our example. They won't have the same result," Li said with a smile. (Xinhua)

Badminton-China goes it alone to retain dominance

BEIJING, (Reuters) - China believes it has found the solution to the dwindling number of youngsters playing badminton but its proposed professional league looks certain to put it on a collision course with world governing body, the BWF.

As the country's top players do battle at this week's All England championships in Birmingham, the Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) says there are now just a thousand registered players in China and the relaunch of a national league is essential to boost those numbers.

"The league is a must, as it is the only way to commercialise and promote badminton," CBA spokeswoman Wang Yuyan told Reuters.

Inevitably, however, the proposed league would result in Chinese players shunning international events to play at home.

"You cannot burn the candle at both ends, we will have to give up some international tournaments," China's head coach Li Yongbo told state media.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF), who got an inkling of what to expect when China withdrew all its leading players from last season's first Super Series finals, said on Wednesday it wanted to talk to the CBA about the league.

"The BWF is concerned with the development but welcomes open discussion on the issue for the mutual benefit of all parties," BWF chair of events Paisan Rangsikitpho told Reuters by e-mail.

MEDAL WINNERS

China has dominated badminton since the country returned to the international sporting arena in the 1970s. Chinese players won 11 of 20 medals at the 2007 world championships and eight of 15 at last year's Beijing Olympics.

In an increasingly affluent China, however, parents restricted by law to one child no longer see sport as an attractive way for their sole offspring to get on in life.

The CBA's solution is the six to eight team league, which it says has already attracted 20 million yuan ($2.92 million) in sponsorship ahead of a projected start by the end of the year.

"This will make more and more Chinese parents let their children play badminton since they can see hope through the league," said Liu Fengyan, director of the Badminton and Table Tennis Administration.

The CBA admits clashes with the international calendar are inevitable but says they will be kept to as few as possible.

"The league is carefully working on the schedule to co-ordinate with the international tournaments as much as possible," said Wang.

"The national team's performance on the international stage must not be affected, as well as the status China has held in the badminton world," she added.

PLANNING STAGE

The league, announced with a flurry of publicity last month, is still at the planning stage, however, and the CBA is well aware that China's previous professional competition collapsed seven years ago when it ran out of money.

Liu said the league would initially be experimental, while the influential Li has suggested it would be safer to start with a smaller league and develop it step by step.

"If we run a league at a cost to the national team's interests, I'd prefer no league," said Liu.

Despite China's huge success in international badminton, the CBA are in no doubt that the country will face a crisis in the mid to long term if the present decline is not arrested.

"Chinese badminton faces a challenge," Liu said. "Many provinces have shelved their badminton teams ... at the same time there have been no new teams formed for 30 years."

The nationwide network of grassroot amateur sports schools, the base of the Chinese sports pyramid which has been producing talented youngsters for provincial and ultimately the national team for years, is also struggling to attract students.

While China's world-beating badminton squad, which boasts world and Olympic champion Lin "Super" Dan, attracts a huge amount of support, few youngsters, it seems, are playing badminton for more than fun.

Another benefit of the league, Liu believes, would be to offer financial rewards to the many top quality badminton players who fail to make it into the national team -- several of whom have defected to other countries in recent years.

"A badminton player has very little chance to succeed unless he can make it into the national team," Liu said.

"Who is going to do this if they are unable to make a living after decades of intensive training?"

The shortage of young talent has already had the sometimes acerbic Li complaining about the poor quality of new recruits to the national team.

"They have no distinguishing techniques, no will to fight and not even the vitality of youth," he said.

Badminton: Tine aims to defend badminton's All-England title

BIRIMINGHAM, England: Tine Rasmussen, who not long ago worked as a secretary to help fund her badminton, will defend her title the All-England Open which starts on Wednesday as the only woman who has loosened the Chinese dominance.

The last decade has seen 43 of the 50 All-England titles go to Asian players, fully 29 of them to China. And in women's singles eight of the last ten were won by Chinese.

But despite being past her mid-twenties before making her surge from obscurity, Rasmussen is now world number one, the winner of the first two Super Series tournaments of 2009, and a reasonable bet, in European conditions, to test the world's greatest badminton nation again this week.

The 29-year-old Dane is tall and striking, and her style strong and attacking, but her character is an intriguing mix of assertiveness and vulnerability. She also attributes her wonderful start to the year in Korea and Malaysia partly to the power of love.

"Um, I think we, er, we had some things at home, private stuff," she said with an engaging diffidence. "And it was finished.

"We were building up our house, me and my boy-friend, and we had a lot of stuff to decide on all this time. And just before Christmas we moved in," she said.

Because she is often recognised in the streets in Copenhagen, Rasmussen will wisely reveal only that their house is in Fredenborg, just north of the Danish capital. But about her emotions she was more forthcoming.

"It all gave me a feeling of being relaxed," she said.

"I also was able to let go of myself and play my best. Because when badminton becomes everything in my little world up here," she said, pointing in jest to her head.

"It gives me pressure."

"But when I feel I can have a perfect life, and a perfect family, all those things make badminton a smaller thing. That was maybe why I played my best after Christmas."

The influential boy-friend is Martin Baun, who is also the Danish team physio, and therefore around to lend support much of the time.

"He's been asking questions, maybe that I haven't been asked before, and asking some questions which hurt," Rasmussen volunteered bravely. "But they help me get better."

She also has a better understanding of why she wins against some of the Chinese players.

"Lu Lan is a very good player, and rarely loses to anyone much lower, but in a final maybe doesn't have the same confidence," Ramussen reckoned.

"She's the most stable player and I have a lot of fights with her, but the last three times I was the winner, so that's fine by me," she said, smiling.

"Zhu Lin didn't show much confidence since the Olympics, maybe because she was disappointed," Rasmussen claims.

"She can play higher than Lu Lan but she can play quite a bit lower too. But she can play like the world champion she is.

Even though Rasmussen beat Wang Chen both in Malaysia and Korea, she still emphasised the Hong Kong player's good points.

"She has fine movement, and is very clever on court as well," she says.

"But it's like she plays when she's in the mood. If she isn't, she doesn't play that well. Maybe the injuries are her biggest enemy now".

Rasmussen will also have to cope with two other Chinese, Zhou Mi and Xie Xingfang, both of whom have won the All-England title before.

"But I see them all as players I am even with," she says. "If I play my best it is difficult for them to play me with the right tactics."

How did she come to compete so well with such great players?

Among the many answers are a recovery from a long-lasting achilles injury, a new scoring system which suited her, increased confidence, and greater professionalism in diet, training, schedule, and psychology.

"I have always had a strong attack; it has always been a big part of my game. But it just had to come together, you know," she explained.

"I used to make a lot of mistakes and I was not that good at running on court, and maybe mentally I was not that strong against the best players," she admitted.

Inevitably she finds herself saddled with comparisons with her former team mate, Camilla Martin, the 2002 All-England champion, and 1999 world champion.

"I have just a few titles and she has won 15 or more," Rasmussen emphasises. "This has nothing to do with Camilla. She is one of a kind. I want to be just Tine and show that Danish women's singles is still on top."

Inevitably too, expectations have escalated. "She is our Chinese killer," Thomas Stuer Lauridsen, a Danish coaches, once memorably said, without meaning offence to the world's best badminton nation. "But she is one against many Chinese. China will always be the favourites."

Fancied pair Koo-Tan can’t afford to rest on their laurels

One of the early men’s doubles favourites Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong cannot afford to take forty winks in the All-England even in the absence of two key pairs.

A number of scratch combinations and rising young pairs will be lurking dangerously to scalp them in Birmingham.

On Monday, the organisers confirmed the withdrawal of the Olympic and world champions Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia due to the former’s knee injury.

The Indonesian top seeds have been replaced by qualifiers Kasper Faust Henriksen-Christian John Skovgaard in the main draw.

The men’s doubles event had also lost some of its glitter earlier when South Koreans Lee Yong-dae-Jung Jae-sung announced that they will not defend the title because of the latter’s obligation to serve under the country’s military programme.

In their absence, 2007 champions Kien Keat-Boon Heong and 2005 winners Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng of China will start as favourites.

Denmark will have two strong pairs — second seeds Lars Paaske-Jonas Rasmussen and Mathias Boe-Carsten Morgensen — in the pack to challenge for the title.

The others expected to give a good account of themselves are Malaysia’s Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari-Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif and England’s Anthony Clark-Nathan Robertson.

But one cannot underestimate the scratch partnerships of Yong-dae-Shin Baek-cheol and Indonesians Candra Wijaya-Joko Riyadi.

Yong-dae-Baek-cheol in winning the German Open last Sunday showed that they have the ability to spike the early favourites.

Candra-Joko are playing in their first international tournament and Indonesia can count on the experience of the former to make the pair strong challengers.

In the Malaysian Open in January, Candra teamed up with Luluk Hadiyanto for the first time and they reached the quarter-finals.

Kien Keat-Boon Heong are expected to meet Candra-Joko in the second round.

Said Kien Keat: “It will not be easy to play against a pair we have not played against before. But we are well prepared and it is our hope to do well in our third outing in the All-England.”

Indonesia will also be banking on two younger pairs — Mohd Ahsan-Bona Septano and Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki-Rian Sukmawan — to ruffle some feathers.

The Koreans, in a bid to add more depth to the men’s doubles, have in the competition three other upcoming pairs — Han Sang-hoon-Hwang Ji-man, Cho Gun-woo-Ko Sung-hyun and Kwon Yi-goo-Yoo Yeon-seong.

(Source: thestar.com.my)

Yong-dae and Baek-cheol among the pairs to watch in Birmingham

South Korean scratch pair of Lee Yong-dae-Shin Baek-cheol have put themselves among the pairs to watch in the All-England after making a point in the just concluded German Open.

In Mulheim, Yong-dae-Baek-cheol, who are playing in an international tournament as a pair for the first time, claimed the men’s doubles title beating Japanese Kenichi Hayakawa-Kenta Kazuno 21-13, 21-16 in the final last Sunday.

Yong-dae is with Baek-cheol because his regular partner, Jung Jae-sung, is not available because of his obligation to serve under the national military programme. Yong-dae-Jae-sung won the All-England title last year.

With Yong-dae-Baek-cheol’s recent exploits, they are seen as the dark horses to emerge as the All-England champions.

They are in the same half of the draw as Malaysia’s Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari and England’s Anthony Clark-Nathan Robertson.

The absence of top seeds and Olympic champions Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia have further opened up the race to reach the final from this half of the draw. Yong-dae-Baek-cheol could be up against Zakry-Fairuzizuan in the semi-finals.

(Source: thestar.com.my)

Results Quarterfinal German Open GP ’09

Results Quarterfinal German Open GP ’09
All China To Semifinal, Malaysia Out of Luck

The absent of China’s team at Malaysia SS and Korea SS in the beginning of this year to follow centralization of training finally showed the results. At their first international tourney this year, China’s players in B team successfully create many upset in the quarterfinals and progressed to semifinals. In contrary, Malaysia’s players following Denmark step without any envoy in the next round.

Men’s Doubles

The new collaboration, Lee Yong Dae/Shin Bae Cheol (5) opened quarterfinals match against Japan’s pair, Naoki Kawamae/Shoji Sato. In the first game, Lee/Shin came with their aggressively smash attack and net play before ended it 21-14. But in the second game, the Japanese looks more solid and aggressive to force rubber set 21-12. Naoki/Shoji had lead 4-0 and 6-3 in the third but with his experience, Lee Yong Dae manage to tie up Japan’s pair at 6-all and alter their position into 13-9. Although the Japanese try to equal the score 11-14 and 13-16, Lee/Shin didn’t give any chance for them to evolve their match and shut the chance with 21-15.

These two Korean still have their edge in the semifinals round to take final ticket from seeded #2, Robert Blair/Chris Adcock. England’s pair should work hard to eliminate Malaysia’s Mak Hee Cun/Tan Wee Kiong, 21-16, 11-21, 21-19.

Feud between senior players Flandy Limpele/Halim Haryanto against Tony Gunawan/Howard Bach is another interesting match on the court 3. Gunawan/Bach who playing solid in front of the net and less of errors closed first set 23-21 after loosing their 2 match point. In the second, Flandy/Halim showed of their dignity with huge gap 12-6 and 17-9. America’s pair could manage their point and nigh the score 16-20 but it seems too late because Flandy/Halim firstly ended this set 21-16.

Flandy/Halim renascent their score 11-12 after went down 3-9 in the decider match. But eventually this set goes to experience pair, Gunawan/Bach who keeps their lead 15-11, 18-13 and 20-14 before winning it 21-16.

In the next round, America’s pair will face new raising star, Japan’s Kenichi Kayakawa/Kenta Kezuno. After 30 minutes thrilling match against new Malaysia combination, Gan Teik Chai/Tan Bin Shen, Kenichi/Kenta ends their journey 21-18, 21-16.

Mixed Doubles

Although he lost with Halim in Men’s Doubles category, Flandy still has his chance with Russia’s Anastasia Russkikh. In the afternoon match against 7th seed, Han Sang Hoon/Kim Min Jung, this Indonesia-Russia pair had went down 12-15 in the first set before took it 21-18. The Korean leads huge gap 14-6, 16-7 in the second and forced into decider set 21-13. Final game looks belong to Han/Kim when they’re executed Limpele/Russkikh 14-9 and 15-11. But with their solidifying heart, Limpele/Russkikh took 4 consecutive points and tied up the score 15-all, 17-all before winning the match 21-17.

In the semifinal match, Flandy/Anastasia will battle against China’s Xu Chen/Zhao Yunlei (5). This runners up China Open SS stanched Korea’s Ko Sung Hyun/Ha Jung Eun 21-12, 21-15 for 27 minutes match.

The other semifinals match will be held between Olympic semifinalis, Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyo Jung (1) and China’s Zheng Bo/Ma Jin. Duo Lee has no essential problems to crash England’s Chris Adcock/Gabrielle White (6), 23-21, 21-16. Meanwhile, Zheng Bo/Ma Jin who destroys semifinalist Korea SS 2009, Diju/Jwala (4) in straight set. Leading 12-8 after toilet break, the Chinese ran away and took first set 21-17. In the second game, Zheng/Ma constantly keep their huge lead from 8-1 to 12-5 and 17-9 before shut the door with 21-12.

Men’s Singles

China’s team secured one place in the final after Gong Weijie and Chen Long makes their great impression over two seed players and progressed to the next round. The winner World Junior Championships 2007, Chen Long creates one of the big upset when he stop Malaysia’s senior player, Wong Choong Hann (3) in third set match. Loosing so easy 9-21 in the first after making so many errors, Chen find his own game in the second set when he fallen behind 1-6 and 4-7. Surely he grabs 6 consecutive points and taking the lead 10-7.

Wong comeback with his game 14-11 but once again Chen fight to attack with his smash until the end of set 18-16 and 19-17 to force rubber set 21-19. The miracles happen to Choong Hann when he stuck 2-13 and 5-15 but then make it 16-17 with his magic. In the critical points, Runners up China Open SS 2007 ran out of gas and surrender to Chen, 17-21.

Semifinalist German Open 2008, Gong Weijie also makes upset when he beat India’s Chetan Anand (2) for almost one hours match. Gong leading 17-13 in the first but then lost 19-21. Chetan almost ended this match in second set when he founds the way out 19-20 after dwindle 15-20. But Gong firstly closed this set 21-19 and forced the rubber. Lost from his focus and power, Anand couldn’t leveled Gong in the decider. His placing and netting secure some points but not sufficient to close the gap 6-16 into 10-20 and ended with 12-21

Eric Pang (7) is the only player in this category to prevent All Chinese Final match as he stops Korea’s, Hong Ji Hoon 21-8, 21-14 on yesterday’s match. But his task is not easy because he has to eliminate favorite winner, Bao Chunlai (1) who dusted Andrew Smith (5), 21-11, 14-21, 21-7.

Women’s Singles

Zhu Lin (1) and Wang Yihan (6) also opened the chance for All China Final in the ladies event. After erased Elizabeth Cann’s dream to semifinal stage 21-8, 21-17, the winner of Indonesia SS 2008, Zhu Lin will against Netherland’s Judith Meulendijks for final ticket. Judith finally stopped the journey of raising star, Bae Youn Joo in 51 minutes rubber set match. Bae Youn Joo seems gonna be lost easily in the second after surrender 15-21 in the first set. Her tenacious in the second changes everything since she takes the lead 13-5, 14-6 and 19-14.

As experiencing player, Judith almost closed Bae’s chance when she grabs 5 consecutive points to make it 19-all and anticipate Bae’s first match point into 20-all. Bae’s luck finally ended this set 22-20. In the third, Bae ran out of luck when Judith gave no chance for her and stir her game. Leading with 12-4 and 17-7, Judith took this set 21-11.

In the other hand, Wang Yihan will meet homeland’s hope as the second seeded, Xu Huaiwen. Wang breezed Korea’s Hwang Hye Youn (4), 21-13, 21-10 when Xu Huaiwen frustrated Japanese youngster, Sayaka Sato 21-10, 21-10.

Women’s Doubles

Two Russian pair, Anastasia Russkikh/Ekaterina Ananina (7) and Valeria Sorokina/Nina Vislova (5) failed to prevent Asia’s domination in this sector. Russkikh/Ananina lost from China’s Pan Pan/Tian Qing, 21-14, 21-14. But their nation should be proud with Sorokina and Vislova after took second set from world #3, Lee Hyo Jung/Lee Kyung Won (1).

Fallen behind 13-21 in the first, Russia’s pair came with their aggressive attack in the second. Also with some errors in return from Korea’s pair, they’re taking huge lead 13-6 and 16-10 before ensure this set 21-18. Everything were going to be different in the third. Russia couldn’t fight with their own way and surrender 15-21.

To keep their crown as defending champion this year, Duo Lee probably have to pass two Chinese pair, Cheng Shu/Zhao Yunlei (6) and Pan Pan/Tian Qing in the next two round if their compatriot’s Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung (2) unsuccessful to struck down Pan/Tian on their semifinals match.

Cheng Shu/Zhao Yunlei goes to semifinals after winning over Japan’s Fujii Mizuki/Reika Kakiiwa, 21-14, 21-8 when Korean ladies, Ha/Kim threw out Singapore’s Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari (6) 21-16, 21-13.

Results Day 3 German Open GP ’09

The Danish team came with their 2nd level of players to this tournament, now out of luck without any shuttler in the quarterfinals round. Hans Kristian Vittingus (12) as the last envoy of Danish player, lost from seeded #2, Chetan Anand in the third round. Meanwhile, all of China players have better luck to advance the next round.

Men’s Singles

The first upset of Day 3 German Open Grand Prix 2009 opened by the world #54 from Korea, Hong Ji Hoon who destroys seeded #12 the winner of Swedish International Challenge 2009, Jan O Jorgensen in rubber set, 22-20, 21-23, 21-19 for the longest match more than one hours. Both players have equal skills but Jorgensen has less of luck at the end of first and third set. Hoon finally took his quarterfinal ticket after beating another seeded from Japan, Kenichi Tago (4) , 21-14, 11-21, 22-20 in the third round.

The other Japanese shuttler, Sho Sasaki (6) take an advantage from his junior, Kazushi Yamada in the second but considerably lost from China’s, Gong Weijie 15-21, 18-21 in the third round.The England’s Rajiv Ouseph still make his impresses in the second round when he stopped the winner KLRC Australia Open 2008, Tan Chun Seang, 21-18, 17-21, 21-15 but then surrender so easily from the Chinese youngster, world #213, Chen Long 12-21, 14-21.

The last shuttler from Denmark in Men’s Singles event, Hans Kristian Vittingus (16) might progressed to the third round after beating his junior, Kasper Ispin but have no luck over India’s Chetan Anand (seeded #2) in the last match of day 3. Vittingus could leveled Anand’s attractive game in the 2nd set 21-18 after went down 14-21 in the first. But he lost his focus and power in the third set and blew his chance to the quarterfinal 12-21.

Women’s Doubles

The upset from women’s doubles created by Japanese ladies, Mizuki Fujii/Reika Kakiwa who crashed seeded #8 from Singapore, Yu Yan Vanessa/Fan Frances Liu 21-19, 18-21, 21-12. Fujii/Kakiwa had less experienced but they could manage their errors and play effectively with their placing in front of net.

Seeded #2, Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung from Korea have to play rubber to stop Japan’s pair, Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito, 18-21, 21-12, 21-15 when their youngster, Jang Ye Na/Kim Mi Young not strong enough to face Singapore’s Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari (6) and lost their game 19-21, 11-21.

Another interesting match represented by host ‘new collaboration’ pair, Birgit Overzier/Sandra Marinello. Although they have to face two Chinese, Pan Pan/Tian Qing, both of them plays so relax without any scarify. The China thumb down 18-21 in the first set after making so many mistakes when the Germany came with their attack and netting, But in the next two set, both of players plas effectively with less of errors and beautifully placing and netting. Pan/Qing changes their strategy in the last two set and plays aggressively before took it 21-10, 21-19.

Men’s Doubles

Three senior players originally from Indonesia, Halim Haryanto, Flandy Limpele and Tony Gunawan still have their clinging edge. Halim/Flandy continued to quarterfinals after stop England’s 1st seeded, Richard Eidestedt/Andrew Ellis 21-10, 21-17. In the other match, Tony Gunawan who partnering with Howard Bach breezed Danish pair, Mikkel Delbo/Rasmus Bonde 21-13, 21-16. But unfortunately in the next round, both of these pairs should against each other to wrest semifinal ticket.

Another upset in this sector created by Japanese pair, Naoki Kawamae/Shoji Sato who dust off seeded 4 from Denmark, Simon Mollyhus/Anders Kristiansen, 21-14, 21-15. Park Joo Boong also succeeded to carry his new pair, Kenichi Hayakawa/Kenta Kazuno who advanced to quarterfinal after beating Malaysian, Chang Pen Soon/Mohd Razif, 21-23, 21-15, 21-18.

Women’s Singles

Elizabeth Cann leads three upset to Japanese ladies who started from Megumi Taruno, 22-20, 21-14. Bae Youn Joo who plays very great in the previous round and breezed Juliane Schenk now continue her dignity over Masayo Nojirino 24-22, 9-21, 19-15. Masayo stop her game after get injury in the third set. A giant killer, Ai Goto seems lost her spells and surrender to Wang Yihan (6) in easily match 13-21, 7-21.

The Netherland, Judith Meulendijks having no problems to stop Bulgaria’s rising star, Petya Nedelcheva 21-19, 21-10 when Xu Huaiwen as the second seed have to fight 64 minutes to eliminate Singapore’s Xing Aiying, 19-21, 21-15, 21-14.

Mixed Doubles

Two Chinese pair Zheng Bo/Ma Jin and Xu Chen/Zhao Yunlei progressed to quarterfinals after both of them make impresses European pair, Mikkel Delbo/Mie Schjoett (8) 23-21, 21-9 and Kristof Hopp/Birgit Overzier, 21-15, 21-11.

Flandy Limpele who partnering with Anastasia Rushkikh also advanced to quarterfinals after took their winning from Japan’s Noriyasu/Shizuka but his partner, Halim Haryanto who duets with Peng Yun lost from India’s Diju/Jwala (seeded #4), 21-10, 21-12.

The new Malaysia collaboration, Mohd Razif/Woon Khe Wei not having their good luck to make an upset over Korean, Ko Sung Hyun/Ha Jung Eun and get lost in the rubber game 21-19, 13-21, 8-21.

(Fey, www.bulutangkismania.wordpress.com)