Asian Junior Championship (July15-22)

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  1. samuel882

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    :crying::crying: WKW lost in GD !
    Lydia Cheah is a superwomen...!!
    Advance in semis for GS & GD both ! wow !:eek:
     
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    wat time is the final tmr..?
     
  3. rwchen

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    They just updated the morning session results. Malaysia will be represented in every discipline in the SF later this evening. The Malaysian juniors look strong. They book two berths in BS, BD and XD while one in GS and GD. Local favorites, Arif, Lydia and Tan/Woon are still in the running. Both MD pairs should have a decent chance of making the final too. I think this is the best ever achievement for Malaysia in the history of Asian Junior.
     
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    On the other hand, only Richi-Debby is in the semis for INA. This could be one of the worst achievement by INA in the history of Asian Junior... :eek: INA had a huge internal row before this year's Asian Junior because PBSI tested the top Under 19 players to see wether they are actually really Under-19... And the casualties were bad...

    We lost Pia Zebadiah, Nugroho Andi Saputro, Bandar Sigit Pamungkas, Natalia, Luluk, etc. etc. Apparently they "cheated" saying they are younger than what they should be... :eek:
     
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    I was at the morning session just now. Went late and missed both the XD matches involving Malaysians. But the two ongoing ones went down to the wire in the third game.

    In the GS, Lydia Cheah made a lot of errors but eventually pulled through against the 3/4-seed Thai girl, Porntip. Out of the two Chinese, only Liu Xin won, beating a Korean girl. The other Chinese girl was neck-and-neck with with Fu Mingtian, with the Singaporean eventually winning.. The other Malaysian was totally outclasses by Gu Juan. I expected tomorrow's final to be between Lydia and Liu Xin, both very tall girls as opposed to the (relatively) short Singaporean girls.

    I had a minor shock when the first BS match was played between Lim Fang Yang and an Indonesian. Lim is very short. May be an optical illusion, but I feel he is even shorter than the aforementioned Singaporean girls. Being of that stature, he plays like Shoji Sato, quick footwork and solid defence. He slowly grinds his opponents down, and that was exactly what he did to win. Quite an impressive display seeing him covering the court. OTOH, Chen Long is very tall, and he maximises his height advantage. Derek Wong was a hapless victim today. It will be very interesting to see Chen Long (even his name is Long) vs Lim Fang Yang. I think Lim only reaches Chen's chest.

    Arif vs Zhang Qi was another focal of attention today. In the first game, the Chinese had a huge lead which Arif could not close. The second and third were actually won quite comfortably by Arif. The other Chinese, Wen Shengxun, was totally outclassed by the Japanese, who was especially strong in attack. Should be an interesting semi between Arif and Riichi.
     
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    Ah ... don't forget that Gong Zhichao was very short too. And yet she excelled. Hard to say. Tall people have their advantage but also their disdvantage. For example, in bending to take drop shots and in defence, they may take longer time to come back to position. But of course in attack and clear, tall people have distinct advantages.
     
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    Oh..is there wireless internet access there ? If so, those watching the matches, can you post live the results after each match. If not, can someone tell the oraganiser to do so after each match ? Thank you.
     
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    You predicted Liu vs Lydia in the final for GD, what about BS, does anyone hold the edge of making the final? If we look at the past finalists, most of them make some impact in the senior stage later, the championship is an ideal platform for moulding players although it may take some time.
     
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    Gu Juan (SIN) beat Lydia Cheah (MAS) 16-21 21-14 21-11. But Mingtian (SIN) lost to Liu Xin (CHN) 22-24 11-21.

    Looks like Mingtian must have been very tired out by this morning's match against Wang Shixian (CHN).
     
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    The SF results have all been updated.

    Tomorrow's finals will feature:

    XD
    Tan Wee Kiong/Woon Khe Wei (MAS) vs Shin Baek Cheol/Yoo Hyun Young(KOR)
    GS
    Gu Juan (SIN) vs Liu Xin (CHN)
    BS
    Mohd Arif (MAS) vs Chen Long (CHN)
    GD
    Lydia Cheah/ Tee Jing Yi (MAS) vs Puspita Richi/Debby Susanto (INA)
    BD
    Tan Wee Kiong/Mohd Lufti Zaim(MAS) vs Chai Biao/Li Tian (CHN)

    Will Tan Wee Kiong be able to repeat the remarkable feat of Lee Yong Dae last year to emerge as triple gold medalist?
     
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    Lydia looks tired too. I think the match between Liu Jie and her which lasted 60 mins has been too tiring and she could not recovered. She played double as well. Its mean 4 matches yesterday and three today.
     
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    Just came back from the stadium.

    I saw only the tailend of the XD. The 3/4-seeded Koreans Shin/Yoo were obviously the better pair to second-seeded Malaysians Lim/Ng. In the other semi-final match, the Chinese Qiu/Lin gave the top-seeded favourites Tan/Woon a scare. But it was also obvious to me that Tan is by far the most dominant player on that court.

    This morning Lydia made a lot of errors, and tonight too, she did. In the first game, both girls (vs Gu Juan) were sending shuttles out or into the net. Lydia took the game only because she had a healthy lead. In the next two, Gu cut down on her errors and started controlling the game especially from the net. And that's the end of the story.

    Meanwhile the game between Liu Xin and Fu Mingtian was very close in the first game. Liu came back from like 13-17 to hold game points at 20-18. Fu forced deuce but was forced to concede. The second game saw a dominating Liu giving no chance to Fu.

    As I had expected, Lim Fang Yang's height comes up to below Chen Long's shoulder, and so did the level of play. Lim had no chance. Chen must have been like "Plastic Man" to him, easily strecthing to reach the shuttles.

    Arif and Riichi had a close match, Arif only managing to dominate at the closing stages of each game. Riichi is a good player. Watch out for him in the future (it's not just about Kenichi Tago).

    In the GD, I found out that Tee Jingyi is a natural doubles player. She struggled against Gu Juan this morning, but in the doubles match partnering Lydia against top-seeded Koreans Yoo/Jung, she showed her mettle, in spite of her partner's unforced errors. (I am beginning to think that unforced errors is a big part of Lydia's game.) I didn't see much of the other semi-final, but the Indonesians Dili/Susanto were quite comfortable in their victory against 3/4-seeded Singaporeans Yao/Fu.

    And then finally, the BD where both semis feature CHN v MAS. Chai Biao/Li Tian remind me of Fu/Cai, fast, tall and packing a powerful jumping smash. Even though the scores were close, I feel they were quite comfortable with their win over Vountus/Arif. At the other end, Lufti/Tan were totally dominant over Qiu/Zhang.
     
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    Thanks for update
     
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    And tomorrow:

    (I am actually torn between watching Phillippines Open on TV or going to the stadium. Both finals start at the same time.)

    Mohd Arif v Chen Long
    Probably the best two BS players in this tournament. And a repeat of the team final match, too. Prediction: Chen Long. He just lords over the court.

    Liu Xin v Gu Juan
    No one expected either to reach the final with players like Maria Febe, Lydia and Liu Jie around. But from what I saw of the two sessions today, they both deserved the final spot. Prediction: Liu Xin, but only just.

    Tan/Lufti v Li/Chai
    Will be interesting. Both very formidable pairs. Hard to predict, but I'll put my bet on Tan/Lufti (home ground advantage).

    Tee/Lydia v Dili Susanto
    Prediction: Home ground advantage again.

    Tan/Woon v Shin/Yoo
    All the other predictions were pretty hard. I could get 0/4. But for this one, I have more confidence in icking Tan/Woon, favourites from the start and still the favourites.
     
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    he can do it.. trust him..
     
  18. Krisna

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    Richi Dili is a very talented GD Junior. She usually plays with Yulianti and have won the Thailand Series and the Vietnam Challenge a few months ago... A very smart player...

    Debby Susanto was last year's INA National Junior Championship runner-up. Until 2 weeks ago, Debby and her normal partner, Luluk Maria Ulfa, was INA's highest ranked Junior GD pair. However, Luluk could not join her to play in the Asian Junior because she admitted to PBSI 2 week ago that she is actually 19... :p [1 year over the limit]

    So this very very very new pair has played very much up to their potential so far... Both Richi and Debby are fighters, hard workers, and have had a lot of competitive match exposure before this championship. I expect that they will fight to the very end against Tee-Lydia... I hope tomorrow's match will be wonderful to watch... :)
     
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    its good for Lydia, just concentrate in GD.....if she has to play in GS and GD.....today..the chances for her to grab the gold in either event will be very slim.....poor girl..must be very tired already..after two weeks long tournament..go girl....grab the GD gold for MAS.....Boleh..
     
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    AJC - TV Delayed Telecast

    Time : 22 July 2007(Sunday), 8pm
    Channel : Astro Supersport (Channel 80)
     

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