And what do you know? The Msians are now leading 7-4, without a single smash winner. The renowned Chinese duo seem to be making more unforced errors.
True, true. It's hard not to lose your head when the score is 22-22 and you're up against a more experienced pair...
The young Msians led 11-10 during interval. And they have not scored from a single smash yet! Are they with the draft? But they need to try more attacks to score points.
However now the Chinese have raced 2 points ahead, with one coming from their smash, all other winning points are more or less similar, except the Chinese seem to make slightly more errors.
Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng [1] def. Goh Wei Shem/Lim Khim Wah 24-22, 21-17 Anyway, good performance by GWS/LKW.
On Court 4, Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata [8] vs. Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan [2]. The Indonesians are ranked 6th in the world, while the Japanese are ranked 10th. The head to head record is 3-0 in favor of MK/HS, with the most recent victory recorded at the 2011 All England SSP (21-14, 21-13).
Yes, MAS MD seem to be better than their MS in general, judging by their international performance recently.
On Court 2, Bao Yixin/Zhong Qianxin [8] vs. Duang Anong Aroonkesorn/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul [4]. The Thai pair is ranked 5th in the world, while the Chinese are unranked.
I must confess that this THA pair have played rather well of late. But against the Chinese, you can't let your guard down for even a second!
Bao Chunlai [7] def. Boonsak Ponsana [3] 25-23, 21-19 All-CHN MS Semifinals in front of the home crowd.
On Court 3, Wang Zhengming [8] vs. Chen Long [2]. CL is ranked 4th in the world, while WZM is ranked 25th.
Cheng Shao Chieh def. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 18-21, 23-21, 21-7 She will face Wang Yihan [2] in the Semifinals.