Chen Jin out to Ahn. Biggest surprise for me today is Jonassen!! Bao Beat Wacha easily 8&4. flamingjam (BFer)and anyone else there today will have had good Value, three high quality singles games 80mins each!!!
Man this is a great day. Look at the list of players waiting to come on: Shon seung mo (OG silver) Hafiz (2003 AE winner) Chen Hong (2002 AE winner) Li hyun il (errr...!) Wong choon hann (commonwealth winner, WC runner up) Gade (1999 AE winner) Lin (holder AE, world No.1, many more) How about that for a line up. Next year I am taking the week off! Meanwhile charmane reid (CAN) is beating Yang soo young (KOR) by a game and 3-2. Roslin and Kuan beng hong up in their 1st sets as well.
hehe... this day is really turning out to be good for spectators...all 6 courts in continuous action Sato is playing next on court 5...and that's a doubles game currently 6-4 in the first set, so he may have a good 30-50 mins to rest....what a good opening day for him!
Lee hyun il cruising against Park. Gade hammered wenberg 1&3 Lin dan also cruising, Hafiz stuttering a bit against zweibler, but 11-8 up. Roslin and Shon through in straight games. Charmane Reid is still going according to live score, but she won the first two sets 11-6 11-3 and is down 12-10 in the third.
Reid lost 13-10 in the third. Chen hong on now, and Intresting match between WCH and Chen Yu. Wong had a three setter earlier, but Chen does not have good records against top players.
those were my thoughts initially, but on the results side it shows she lost the 2nd 3-11. Tough game though going 80mins against a quality, although not world class, opponent is good.
hafiz through comfortably in the end. Chen Hong at 14-11, Lin 1 game up, 6-8 down in 2nd against odeum. sato is on for his third match of the day!
as per usual, chen hong isn't really battering past the early rounds as i would expect the former world number 1 to..oh well... lin dan is trailing in the second set and the english top MD pairs are doing well, on neighbouring courts, both about to wrap up the first set -------------- lin dan is 1 set all with oedum ha...15-7 6-15...lost by less than he beat oedum in the first set
lin going to rubber set. 15-6 in 2nd to odeum WCH 5-0 up, as expected, though I expect Chen yu to get a few points back later, WCH always goes out fast.
Upset coming? oedum (correct spelling this time!) 3-1 up in the third! Chen H leads 9-7, and WCH 9-5. Poor laybourn, he is last game on, scheduled for 2250, they are about 1 1/2 hours behind, he may not start till after midnight!! Better than playing 3/4 matches tomorrow with his mixed as well. Good luck!
