Indonesia Open Finals Day

S.O long serve.
11-9 net serv.
12-9 good placing
S.O let the ball in

 

9-12 net f.e
S.O good smash

 

13-9 good placing after weak ret.
14-9 good placing after weak ret.
15-9 wide u.e

Zhang/Gao bt Blair/Munt 15-9 15-9

 

China win the second gold , later WD gold also China , so China are the winner in Indonesia Open 2004 , hope MS and MD they win too !

 

I'm banking on Taufik to win!!~~ Is is the next match??

 

Next up : Men's Doubles : Alven/Luluk vs Fu/Cai

 

next : MD Final, Hadiyanto/Yulianto vs Cai/Fu

Cai serve
S.O good netting
1-0 long INA lead
1-0 net f.e
S.O net

 

1-1 wide u.e
2-1 net u.e CHN lead
3-1 net u.e
3-1 wide smash
S.O net ret smash

 

Zhang/Gao too strong for Blair/Munt

news.badminton-indonesia.com

Chinese pair Zhang Jun/Gao Ling add another grand prix title this year to their collection after defeating unexpected finalist Robert Blair/Nathalie Munt.

Blair/Munt starts the game very fiercely with Blair shooting strong smashes that wreck the Chinese pair's defence. Unfortunately despite Munt's good play, Gao Ling is much faster at the net returning the bird to attack back.

Blair's brilliant attacks are sometimes ruined by Munt's careless play. It also seems she was the weakest link on several occasions. But Munt also contributes a lot to Blair's attack by setting up the game and ball for him.

In the first set tough fights occur until both reach 9 but then the chinese pair are unstoppable and take the first set. In the second set Zhang/Gao seem to be more in control over the English pair and leaving them 8-1. But the Blair/Munt fight back and trail until they get 9 points. At 14-9 Munt's smash is out and the Chinese pair collect their title.

 

2-3 good smash
3-3 wide u.e
4-3 smash after weak ret
5-3 let the serv. in
6-3 wide u.e
6-3 net f.e
7-3 net ret. serv.
8-3 wide f.e

 

S.O net u.e
3-8 good smash by Alven
S.O smash after weak ret.

 

8-3 wide
9-3 good placing
S.O net

 

from what i see, the shuttle is always played very low, not allowing the Chinese to attack much! Wow!! Really a different Luluk/Alven which I saw during the Thomas Cup!!

 

3-9 good placing by Luluk
S.O good placing by Luluk
9-3 wide u.e
10-3 good defence & smash by INA

 

S.O wide u.e
4-10 good placing by Cai
5-10 net u.e by Luluk
5-10 net u.e by Cai
S.O fault serve
11-5 good placing

 

12-5 long smash
12-5 good drive after weak ret.
13-5 net u.e
S.O long

 

5-13 good smash by Alven
S.O net

 

13-5 net u.e
S.O long
6-13 net bh drive
7-13 let the ball in
8-13 net u.e by Luluk
8-13 net u.e by Cai
S.O net serve.
13-8 long
S.O long smash