Experience vs youth. Anyway, this young Andre has potential(how young is he again?). Has the mental strength to last a deuce.
If hafiz aka Mr Yoyo can have some of his bro's determination......<sigh>. Roslin's 7 years older, but determination 7 times more
Roslin needs the money more than HAfiz. But I think in the next two tournaments, you will find Hafiz will come back. He is getting reasonably fit.
Oh? How old is ANdre? Look like 21, young ciku when compared with Roslin. The way he play also, Roslin play it cool like the veteran he is.
To me personally, it's not so much the money, Roslin wants to get Olympic points. Next year is his last chance for OG, he will be 33. Hafiz should thank his lucky stars he got patient Misbun as his coach. If it's Rexy, Cheah SK or Li Mao, he'll be sent packing long time ago, even if he's club player. Ah ha! Me guess correct . At 22 or 23, he would be playing much better - Indonesia players have fighting spirit, mental strength better, so it's the tehcnical aspects.
Hafiz has something 7 times more than Roslin, extra 7" on the waist for that delicious fat.............
TERBUKA VIETNAM 2007: ROSLIN AKHIRI KEMARAU JUARA PEMAIN utama Kelab Badminton Nusa Mahsuri, Muhammad Roslin Hashim akhirnya mampu tersenyum lega apabila berjaya muncul juara perseorangan lelaki Kejohanan Badminton Grand Prix Terbuka Vietnam 2007 selepas menewaskan bintang muda Indonesia, Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 21-12, 25-23 pada perlawanan akhir yang berlangsung di Kompleks Sukan Quan Ngua, Hanoi sebentar tadi. Kejayaan ini sekaligus mengakhiri kemarau kejuaraan anak kelahiran Kampung Sireh Kelantan ini sejak dari tahun 2001 lagi semasa beliau dimahkotakan sebagai pemain nombor satu dunia. Kali terakhir Roslin mengenggam kejuaraan ialah pada tahun 2001 dengan memenangi Terbuka Swissdan Terbuka Jepun dalam tempoh dua minggu berturut-turut. Bagaimanapun mahkota idaman tersebut seakan tergugat pada satu ketika khususnya di set kedua apabila Andre mendahului jauh 18-12 sebelum Roslin mengubah rentak permainan dan memberi tekanan hingga mampu menyamai kedudukan 20-20. "Saya memanjatkan rasa syukur kepada Allah Taala impian saya untuk mengapai kejuaraan tercapai jua. Tiada yang lebih indah dalam kehidupan sebagai pemain, kejuaraan adalah detik yang cukup bermakna," ujar Roslin dengan nada ringkas sebaik sahaja tamat perlawanan. Kem Indonesia yang menerima khabar duka ini tetap pulang gembira apabila berjaya menguasai acara bergu campuran dan wanita manakala China dan Korea masing-masing memenangi acara perseorangan wanita menerusi Zhu Jingjing dan kemantapan pasangan Kwon Yi Goo/Ko Sung Hyun dalam acara bergu lelaki. KEPUTUSAN PENUH KEJOHANAN BADMINTON GRAND PRIX TERBUKA VIETNAM YONEX SUNRISE 2007 AKHIR Bergu Campuran TANTOWI AKHMAD/YULIANTI mn CHAU HOI WAH/HUI WAI HO (Hkg) 21:11, 21:13 Perseorangan Wanita ZHU JINGJING (Chn) mn *4 YU HIRAYAMA (Jpn) 21:10, 21:10 Bergu Wanita YULIANTI/NATHALIE CHRISTINE (Ina) mn *2 CHAU HOI WAH/KOON W.C.LOUISA (Hkg) 21:19, 21:15 Bergu Lelaki KWON YI GOO/KO SUNG HYUN (Kor) mn *7 KANG MYEONG WON/CHO GUN WOO (Kor) 21:17, 21:12 Perseorangan Lelaki *2 MUHAMMAD ROSLIN HASHIM (Mas) mn *8 ANDRE KURNIAWAN TEDJONO (Ina) 21:12, 25:23 {Source: http://bulutangkis.web.infoseek.co.jp/nusa}
I think they are called Lita-Nitya, but surely not Notya... Uhm, Nitya is just a bit overweight... She looks like she is from Papua. If she becomes successful, she's probably the first Papuan I know who play high level badminton...
So, INA bring 2 titles from Hanoi XD and WD. Unfortunately, Andre lost to the veteran Roslin. Actually, INA could grab more than 2 here but MD had failed to reach good result. Congratz for the winners, double joy for Yulianti!
Nitya is Paulus Korwa's daughter if I don't mistake. Paulus Korwa is physical coach of athletic pelatnas. I don't see any Indonesian woman double players who has good shape or slim after Zelin Resiana..... sigh... probably Indonesia male must married with Russian girls....