MEN'S SINGLES ____________ 1. Koki Watnabe - Christo Popov In Men's Singles , Out of 8 seeds, only 3 remains. Japan's Koki Watnabe entered his first ALL ENGLAND quarterfinals after his compatriots lost in the early rounds. He is slated to meet junior Popov brothers. Christo with his explosive style , has been playing well for the past few weeks after winning German Open 2024. He too reached his first ALL ENGLAND quarterfinals. Going to be a battle of nerves and stamina, as Koki has similar style of his compatriots. 2. Viktor Axelsen - Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Viktor's first quarterfinal after his last week's shocking loss to Wang Tzu wei. So far, he did not encounter any tough battle . Today he is slated to meet fast attacking player from Indonesia, Anthony. After lots of disappointing tournaments, Anthony is back to form!. He is going to meet none other than Viktor. Its very hard to battle. But still nothing is impossible. Viktor is so sloppy last week. This encounter will be interesting . 3. Shi Yuqi - Jonathan Christie Shi Yuqi has been playing really well recently. After last week's triumph at Paris, he is determined to win ALL ENGLAND as well. He is slated to meet Indonesian Darling Jonathan Christie, who is playing really well this week. This is going to be a blaster. 4. Lee Zii jia - Lakshya Sen After last week's disappointing first round loss against Young Danee Magnus, he has a thing to prove to his Malaysian Fans . He is playing well in this tournament. He is meeting young Indian Lakshya Sen, who after changing his coach , has been playing really well lately. This encounter will be full of thunderbolts. WOMEN'S SINGLES _______________ 1. Akane Yamaguchi - Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Akane has to eliminate last week's loss to An Se Young and move forward to get her 2nd ALL ENGLAND title after her 2022 triumph. Gregoria , need to reduce her errors to produce her brilliant stroke making capacity and try to reach her first ALL ENGLAND semifinal. 2 He Bingjiao - Tai Tzu Ying He Bingjiao need to start winning titles this year after her successful 2023. She has to handle none other than Tai Tzu Ying, to whom she lost the last 6 encounters. Tai Tzu Ying , on the other hand, has to throw back her last week's disappointed loss to An Se Young , and move forward to her winning ways. For that, she need to reduce her errors which is her cryptonite all along her career. 3. Carolina Marin - Chen Yufei Marin is working hard to come back to her best form. She will try to get her 2nd ALL ENGLAND title after 2015. She is meeting none other than Chen Yufei. After India Open runner up this year, Chen Yufei is may try to move forward for her first title this year. This battle is going to be interesting. 4. An Se Young - Han Yue An Se Young is the defending champion of ALL ENGLAND . She will try to defend her title . She is slated to meet Han Yue of China. MEN'S DOUBLES _____________ 1. Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto - Lee yang/wang chilin After many disappointing outings, fajar/Ardianto has so much to prove to their fans as they are going to meet reigning Olympics championships Leeyang/ wang chilin, who defeated wang chen/liana weikeng yesterday. Its going to be a tough battle. 2. Mohammed Shohbul fikri/ Bagasse Maoulana - Aaron chia/ soh woo yikes After a fantastic victory against world no.1 Satwik /Chirag yesterday, this dynamic duo from indonesia will be slated to meet their nemesis from Malaysia who enjoys a 4-0 h2h against them . It will be really good match. 3. Rupak jomkoh/kittinupong kedren - Lee jhe hui/ wang po Huan This Thai pair is so fast and very good at fast drives. They even stunned world no.2 from chima recently. They are stated to meet Lee/wang from Taipei, who has been playing extremely well lately after reaching 2 consecutive finals lately and winning and of them. 4. Takuro hoki/ Yugo Kobayashi- He jiting/ Ren xiang yu After last week's semifinal finish at French open, Hoki/ Yugoslavia from japan are one of the title contender after so many big names lost in early rounds. They gonna meet much improved chinese pair He jiting/ Ren xiangyu , who may grab this opportunity for their Country to move further in this Tournament in the absence of their compatriots in this category. Going to be a offensive and defensive battle. Eye catching WOMEN'S DOUBLES ________________ 1. Benyapa Aimsaard/Nuntakarn Aimsaard - Nami Matsuyama/ Chiharu shida Thai sisters meeting their nemesis from Japan who enjoy 6-1 h2h against them. Uphill task for them. After reaching funal in French open last week, Japanese pair is determined to win the title in the absence of chinese no.1. 2. Pearly Tan/ Thinaah Muralidharan- Rena Miyura/Ayakosakuramoto Yesterday, Malaysian pair defeated the world no.1 chinese pair and surprised many other fans. They are so motivated to do further in the tournament. Japanese much improved Rena/ Ayako is on their way today. Will they do it today? 3. Zhang shuxian/ Zheng yu - Kim/ Kong Zheng / Zheng from China needed 3 games to win against Aswini/Tanisha pair of India yesterday and they are going to meet strong Kim/Kong of Korea. Its going to be interesting. 4. Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota - Baek Ha Na/ Lee so Hee Yuki/Sayaka's last week disappointment might give them further ambition to work harder to prove their fans this week. 2nd seeded Korean pair is on their way. This Korean pair is really strong and well balanced. Itsgoing to be fantastic match up. Mixed Doubles ___________ 1. Zheng siwei/ Huang Yuqiong - Dejan Ferdinan syah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja Last week this Chinese No.1 lost to Thai pair and they are very determined to reach final this week. They are stated to meet Indonesian Dejan/ Gloria . Will this Indonesian pair has the capacity to stop chinese world no.1?. What do you think? 2. Feng yanzhe/ Huang Dongping - Tang Chunman/Tseying suet Last week's French open winner from China Feng/Huang will try to get consecutive titles and are going to meet Hong Kong pair Tang/Suet . This south paw players from HongKong who has this relaxed hitting style which I love it. I will try to watch this encounter depending on the time. 3. Kim won ho/ Jeong na eun - Yuta watnabe/ Arisa Higasino. Explosive Korean pair meets deft touch Yuta watnabe from Japan. This encounter is going to be very good based on their capabilities. 4. Robin Tabeling /Selena piek - Ye Hong wei/ Lee chia hsin This European formidable pair is an example of how hard work gives you results. Their dedication to the sport is unbelievable considering their place of origin. They will meet Taipei pair for a place in semifinals
There's an All England Curse for MD winners in an Olympic year. Since the 21st century no MD All England winner has reached the Finals of the Olympics. Was that a factor for the top 4 seeds early exit?
no curse, i think Lin Dan, Ge Fei/Gu Jun won All England and Olympic at the same year twice. Also Bang Soo-hyun, Gong Zhichao and Li Xuerui. I think the logic behind is, after lost in All England, people work and train harder for Olympic.
GMT Out, Pearly/Tinaah , after defeating the giant yesterday, today they surrendered to the Lilliput.
asy has the tendecy to blew a big lead since coming back from an injury. making it harder for herself
it's crazy how asy has been winning games & tournaments with her condition like this. she move wayyyy slower nowadays especially in the defense
akane was injured at the asian games, and since her injury asy has only won the asian games title and nothing for the rest of the year. she basically won malaysia & french open this year while still recovering from her injury too. hear what steen pedersen said at the french open final last sunday. result wise it's been good for her but not entirely playing wise
AE is became crazier every year. Last time INA team can't participate. Now there is flashlight in the end game of GMT vs AY
