The Qualifications are over . So, the Qualifications are over. The impressive qualifiers are; * Chen Xiao Jia * Nichaon Jindapon * Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk * Ashton Chen .
Glad to hear it. After 11 years without winning a single trophy & yet they won it now under chris-ccc supervision, i would be surprise if chris-ccc did not get prizes or token of appreciation.. Congratulation & all the best to you, chris..
Plus, Chris-ccc also just won the recent PAW game (his first time). Things are looking up for him in badminton.
. My first PAW Game win (at the 2012 Badminton Asia Championships) since PAW Games were introduced at BC. That was a pleasant surprise because my guesses are usually only 50% correct. .
Round-of-32 Schedule of Matches is out . The Schedule of Matches for Round-of-32 is out; http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/s...18A3AB-FF73-4577-8A05-A4B8CFE1CA8F&d=20120425 Now, waiting for Sandy to post our BC PAW Game. .
. Wang Shixian, the No.1 WS seed, posted that she does not like eating curry while in India. Hope that she has other food to eat. I told her to go to a Chinese restaurant. .
. Sandy has posted the BC PAW Game of this tournament; http://www.badmintoncentral.com/for...64-–-INDIA-OPEN-SS-2012?p=1887302#post1887302 .
Taiphoon vs P.V Sindhu today. The IND player has home court advantage, but I hope this time Tzu Ying storms her way through instead of breezes away. Looking forward to these matches too: -WSX vs Sapsiree -Hayom vs WZM -WWK vs CJ
Abit worried For Tzu Ying despite she had previously won her 2-0. Bt both time win at the final set with the score 21-19.. Hope this time Tzu Ying can win it at much easier game for her!!
4 INA pairs (1 in MD, 2 in WD, and 1 in XD) receive walkovers to R16. MS R32 Taufik Hidayat [7] vs Hu Yun - this might be a 3-setter with Taufik edging it. Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka vs Wang Zheng Ming - the Chinese to beat Hayom. Simon Santoso [6] vs Hans Kristian Vittinghus - Simon is still not fully fit after another injury, so, the Danes has the edge. Tommy Sugiarto vs Derek Wong Zi Liang - Tommy should take this one. WS R32 Juliane Schenk [6] vs Adriyanti Firdasari - a typical Firda match will be winning the first-set, losing the second-set closely and completely blown away in the third-set. I foresee another match like that today. Maria Febe Kusumastuti vs Bae Youn Joo - Febe hasn't beaten Bae so far, so, I don't see her breaking the duck today. Aprilia Yuswandari vs Chen Xiao Jia - it will be a super upset if April can beat Chen. MD R32 Angga Pratama/Rian Agung Saputro vs Tarun Kona/Arun Vishnu - Angga/Rian should progress. Sumeeth Reddy B./Hemanagendra Babu T. vs Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan [4] - ditto for Bona/Ahsan. Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan vs Ko Sung Hyun/Yoo Yeon Seong [2] - another first-round exit beckons for Rendy/Afiat. WD R32 Eva Lee/Paula Lynn Obanana vs Vita Marissa/Nadya Melati - a warm up match for Vita/Nadya. XD R32 Tarun Kona/Ashwini Ponnappa vs Mohd Rijal/Debby Susanto - a lucky break for Rijal/Debby, who is supposedly facing Xu/Ma. The withdrawal of the CHN pair leaves the route open for Rijal/Debby to go far. Ko Sung Hyun/Eom Hye Won vs Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir [2] - the AE champion is finally back in action after a long absence. This will be a tricky match for them and I hope they don't lose focus! An upset by the Koreans is still very much possible. Remember, Towi/Butet have to defend the 9200 pts won last year!
2012 India Open SS: Live Streaming . Good News. We have; http://www.badmintonlink.com/Watch-Badminton-Live-Stream/2012_Yonex_Sunrise_India_Open .
Angga Pratama/Rian Agung Saputra pass the first test. They need to defend a huge points they got last year. Eventough, it is unlikely they will repeat their good run last year, I hope they will bring us surprise. Good luck to them!!!
I think these results are going to happen. Thus INA's highest ranked WS will still be Maria Febe at the end of the Olympic qualification period... PBSI management still have the right to choose Firda or Aprillia or anyone else from INA. They might just wait it out until June to decide, see who is the fittest and 'on the up-trend' right before the deadline.
The first upset of the day [TABLE="class: ruler"] [TR] [TD="align: right"][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Jen Hao Hsu[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="align: center"]-[/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][/TD] [TD]Sho Sasaki [4][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]21-17 21-8[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
