CLELY
Regular Member
Venue : Sports Centre Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney-AUS
Total prize-money : US$750,000
Tournament website : http://www.australianbadmintonopen.com.au/
Tournament prospectus : http://system.bwfbadminton.com/uploads/2016/02/19/XIAMENAIR Australian Open 2016 - Prospectus.pdf
Ticket Information : http://www.australianbadmintonopen.com.au/tickets
BWF Page : http://bwfworldsuperseries.com/tournaments/2455/xiamenair-australian-badminton-open/
Live-Streaming : https://www.youtube.com/user/bwf
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Sydney time : http://www.worldtimezone.com/time/wtzresult.php?CiID=1311&forma=Find Time
QUARTERFINAL ORDER OF PLAY (03.00pm, 3 courts) => https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/...2C2C7A-497D-4F59-A5A6-5EA0546C3DE4&d=20160610
*Quarterfinal Highlights :
- Chen Long (CHN) v Anthony Ginting (INA)
- Jeon Hyeok Jin (KOR) v Hu Yun (HKG)
- Sho Sasaki (JPN) v Hans Kristian Vittinghus (DEN)
- Akane Yamaguchi (JPN) v Sun Yu (CHN)
- Tai Tzu Ying (TPE) v Wang Yihan (CHN)
- Saina Nehwal (IND) v Ratchanok Intanon (THA)
- Gideon/Sukamuljo (INA) v Fu HF/Zhang N (CHN)
- Matsutomo/Takahashi (JPN) v Bao YX/Chen QC (CHN)
- Chan PS/Goh LY (MAS) v Liu Yuchen/Tang Jinhua (CHN)
Chinese unseeded pairs knocked out two seededs in third day tournament, the new combination Liu YC/Tang JH stunned strong favourite Danish finest Fischer/Pedersen then followed by reigning World Junior Champion Zheng SW/Chen QC to oust English married couple Chris & Gabby Adcock, 5th seed of this tournament. Another two established CHN combinations, Lu K/Huang YQ also Liu C/Bao YX also progressed and will face off for quarterfinal contest tomorrow. Indonesia also has guaranteed 1 last four ticket through Widianto/Dili against current All England winner, Jordan/Susanto. Defending champion Reginald Lee/Chau HW couldn't repeat their fantastic run in this tournament, downed to Chan PS/Goh LY in straight-sets.
Four interesting women’s singles quarterfinal ties are going to the script, none of the underdogs could spring an upset in last sixteen. Four China ladies marched on with one last four berth has been sealed, the Olympic Champion Li Xuerui will up against her best friend Wang Shixian. Current world number two Wang Yihan will repeat INA Premier final duel against the skillful Tai Tzu Ying and Sun Yu has Japanese wonder teen Akane Yamaguchi. The only clash which doesn’t involve Chinese player will pit former world champion Ratchanok Intanon v London OG bronze medalist Saina Nehwal, this should be a big match tomorrow.
The youngsters shine here, Anthony Ginting eliminated Indian promising talent, Sameer Verma. Jeon Hyeok Jin who raised his profile as one of upcoming stars overcame Vietnamese veteran Nguyen Tien Minh then Heo Kwang Hee, came from behind, after painful losing first game with sudden-death scoreline, 29-30, this former world junior champion overpowered Chinese Wang Zhengming in next two games, Wang retired at 11-2 of deciding game due to injury. Recent SIN Superseries winner Sony Dwi Kuncoro who outplayed Tian Houwei earlier succumbed to Indian number one, Srikanth Kidambi. Another second round outcomes saw Hans Kristian Vittinghus was pushed to the limit by the Englishman Rajiv Ouseph then he will take on Japanese left-hander Sho Sasaki. The strong favourite Chen Long disposed Zulfadli Zulkiffli and will set up a meeting with the explosive Ginting, an intriguing test for two-time World Champion.
Huang YQ/Tang JH once again stunned Pedersen/Juhl after last week first round, this combination looks lethal at the moment. Their successful was followed by the unranked Bao YX/Chen QC to surprise Japan experienced pair, Matsuo/Naito and will up against top-ranked Matsutomo/Takahashi. China has sealed 1 semifinal berth in this discipline, Tang/Yu who battled hard to overcome Vivian Hoo/Woon KW have their teammates, Huang/Tang. Second seed, Maheswari/Polii are expected to go smoothly in semifinal, thanks to favourable draw.
Three INA pairs cruised into last eight but no ticket for the top-seed, last match of the second round delivered thrilling and high quality men's doubles match, former All England champion Koo KK/Tan BH won over narrowly tournament favourite Ahsan/Setiawan, the Malaysian duo grabbed three consecutive points to seal the deciding match, 21-19. The Indonesian ace has bad start in Superseries tour this season as they failed to reach semifinal so far, All England, MAS Premier, SIN Open, INA Premier and here in Sydney. Two setbacks of this department were delivered by Angriawan/Saputro and Liu C/Zheng SW who dumped 8th seed Goh VS/Tan WK and 5th seed Li JH/Liu YC respectively. Second seed, Fu HF/Zhang N cleared their early rounds hurdle and next will see Indonesian young duo, Gideon/Sukamuljo. Fourth seed Endo/Hayakawa needed extra game to overcome Gunawan/Kido, an unfamiliar opponent will wait them tomorrow, the unranked Liu/Zheng.
LIVE TV (04.00pm, Court 1) matches :
1) Sho Sasaki (JPN) v Hans Kristian Vittinghus (DEN)
2) Saina Nehwal (IND) v Ratchanok Intanon (THA)
3) Chen Long (CHN) v Anthony Ginting (INA)
4) Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi (JPN) v Bao Yixin/Chen Qingchen (CHN)
5) Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (MAS) v Berry Angriawan/Rian Agung Saputro (INA)
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