The Men's Doubles Final ..... where double standards come into play ...... What!!? Double standards?!! Yes indeed. Double standards reared their, ahem, lovely heads as soon as Hendra Setiawan and Mohd Ahsan prepared to move in to teach the Korean men a lesson. Four lovely heads powered by an all girl bodyguard squad with "body-lighting armour" protected the Indonesian from harm on the move to the battleground. Once the Koreans were blown apart by another showcase of, err, accurate placements and reduced power shots, another beautiful head popped up to do the interviews ....... a privilege no other winner ever enjoyed ...... before and since Indeed, the Koreans can feel hard done by this very "unfair" treatment ....... wakakakaka. No less than four well-shaped "bodyguards" protected the INA heroes .... ..... as they came in to execute "The Pride of The Nation" (that's the Djarum slogan, taken from the Cap they sell at the Djarum Merchandise Stalls and BliBli Emporium) They were supported well by this flag ..... .... as well as men in batik sarongs ...... .... and even ghosts took a break from their usual haunts to enjoy the game ...... The whole press camera crew fully focused - as in focused their cameras, of course ..... Looks of determination from the home team ...... ..... as they prepare to absorb KSH's salvo .... At the end of game one ..... .... the Korean Coach shouted expletives to his misfiring team ..... ..... while his Indonesian counterparts were calmly plotting their strategies ..... The Korean pair brought in their battle cannons ..... ..... but the only "damage" was inflicted to their shirts ...... And so the Indonesians took home the last Indonesian Premier Super Series title to be won under the Djarum banner ..... Ahsan is from Djarum anyway, very fitting too. ..... and the grand prize was, an interview with this leggy beauty.
Men's Doubles Podium Pictures .... A solemn looking LYD contemplated another defeat .... not good for his Olympic pedigree .... .... and tries to make small talk with KSH ..... but KSH was too upset to respond ..... Meanwhile, Ahsan felt a huge swell of emotions coming ..... Prize presenters take pictures with the winners ..... .... and only then, did KSH cheer up and made the V for (not) victory sign .... Huge TV screen shows off the local heroes .....
Finally .... we have the Mixed Doubles Final - the longest match People question why the Mixed Doubles match was the last of the matches played .... but as clawhammers described, it was because Indonesia was expected to feature in that match, as Towi/Lily did for the last two years ..... Unfortunately, not this time. And so the raging battle between the Danes and the Chinese Olympic and World Champions go on, for the 13th edition with honours shared at 6-6 before the match. Fischer started with blazing attacks .... .... with the tacit approval of his, err, two coaches .... These caused a lot of discomfort to Zhao Yunlei ... ..... and so she whispered to her partner, "Play better and I will give you a kiss, and more ....." With that in mind, Zhang Nan felt more energized .... ..... while his pretty partner managed to push Pedersen out of the frontcourt ..... Something drastic had to be done ..... .... and so Joachim Fischer exposed his midriff ...... ..... causing Zhang Nan to collapse ..... ..... and allowing Fischer to celebrate the forcing of a rubber .... But there's no mistaking Olympic and World pedigree ..... ..... as the Chinese pair got control of the microphone.
XD Prize Presentations .... The last finals pictures are here : Err, not the absolute last, mind you. The Glorious Djarum Girls have not yet been introduced to this BC World ..... but that is still a world away ...... told u u gotta wait a long long time ..... "Damn it, we blew it!!" said Fischer in anger ..... "And it's your fault!!!" he added unsportingly ..... Meanwhile ..... Zhao Yunlei showed off her medal to the spectators behind here ..... ZYL : See this? We are invincible, baby!!! ZN : Yeah, just so long as you fulfil your end of the bargain ..... ZYL : Err, about that ..... Can we take a rain check and do it later, as in when we're back in China? ZN : Hallo!!! I worked my socks off for that deal, you're mine tonight ...... Distinguished presenters for the XD event, I think you guys know at least the legendary Christian Hadinata (2nd from left), and on the extreme right, the soon to be legendary PBSI external liaison officer.
It was a very well run tournament, as all Djarum sponsored events are. But of course, we should not forget those unsung heroes, who were not as visible as the players, coaches, PBSI external liaison official and umpires ...... well except the DIO bird, that is. Thus, we humbly say our thanks to the following .... .... the flock of birds who could not fly ....... .... the group of Djarum workers, enjoying their break to get free view of the proceedings ..... .... the famous Olympic Tournament Referee, Mr Torsten Berg. Seen here, ahem, drinking on the job ..... ..... the cameramen, working hard to give us extremely nice pictures ..... .... and of course, Gillian Clark and Jim Laugesen, for giving us the benefit of expert commentary. This year, their seating area had been turned into a bunker of sorts ..... so that no other spectator could get very close. But of course, we also had ...... ...... err, emotional scenes from Ivanov and Sozonov ..... Being the Russian binoculars as they are, the Russians (as in the binoculars) are very proficient in tracking eye candy of their own nationality. And so, in lieu of the, ahem, still missing Djarum Girls, I hereby present to you ...... ....the Gorgeous Russians ..... Clawhammers came quite early on finals day, because of this ...... ..... the programme to honour the great Taufik Hidayat .......
Pictures of surroundings ...... If you remember, last year, Djarum almost, err, practically destroyed the Istora with huge badminton shuttlecocks doing a lot of "damage" to the building ..... I believe the repair jobs cost them billions, of Indonesian Rupiahs. You can refer to last year's thread for the pics on how bad it was .... Luckily, this year, they were more discreet ....... The gigantic shuttles made a return ..... .... just to show that I was really here .... Views outside the Istora ..... The customary court, made ready if you want to relieve your heroes' moments .... Previous winners' hall of fame ..... For those with high pitched voices, you can test the strength of your scream .... The incomparable trickster, Sigit Budiarto, interviewed on his coaching life at Djarum .... Djarum scholarship booth The Support Wall, with a special message to Taufik Hidayat Badminton on trampoline .... try to hit the shuttle towards the mark while on it Nation's Pride Arena, by night and day .... Arena entrance, made of a giant racquet without strings .... The place would not be complete without a batik shop ..... .... Djarum booths, and of course ..... ..... food court This Globe, a sign of World Domination ...... You could meet the stars, right here ...... Some pictures from the memory lane ..... ..... again, a nice Russian lass is shown with the batik dress VIP ticket box, by night and day .... A carnival experience for sure. Thank you, Djarum.
And Now .... it's time to show ...... .....the Djarum Girls' successors. Djarum went all out to establish a shopping empire from within the Istora Walls. Under the name of BliBli.com, translated as BuyBuy ..... You could buy quite a lot of stuff in here ..... and online too. This is the BliBli Shopping Mall .... .... where BliBli girls converge to meet clients, err, I mean customers .... Inside, they sell toys ..... ..... dresses and shirts ..... .... and even IT stuff ..... ..... but one of their showcase items, is this cap. You get to enjoy the live feed from the Djarum Website, here ...... This is the Opini Girl, she loves to seek your opinion ...... ........ but this lady is the queen of the Mall.
the above pics only relate to the left-side of the main hall...... we want more pics of the right-side of the main hall Hahahahaha
For that ...... there is still a long wait to go, maybe around the fasting month period in July, wakakakaka .........
Badzine has a nice post-event roundup on the IO... http://www.badzine.net/features/the-indonesia-open-inside-and-out/25979/
Guys, do you know what they are doing on the 5th picture ? It seems they are doing plank, but i was just wondering it seems that their feet are moving, could it be another version of plank ?
lets peeping over Indonesia Open players room with Bellaetrix featuring Tontowi Ahmad, Hendra Setiawan, her bf, some China players, etc enjoy [video=youtube;YkVeSnARALw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkVeSnARALw[/video] or http://tv.detik.com/readvideo/2013/06/15/070731/130615002/061009762/title