MoS said:My vote -
(MS) Taufik vs Jonassen - 3 set thriller
others of note that I liked (didnt watch them all)
MS gade vs Lin Dan
all the Mixed doubles with the Thai team playin
ctjcad said:Here are a few that comes to my mind and would like to see them again on video or DVD..
For MS - hmm, Taufik vs. Boonsak, maybe the only time that anyone really challenged Taufik in the WC...Then Taufik vs. KJ, but Taufik didn't really show up in the 1st set..
For WS - The ones that Cheng Shao Chieh played in..![]()
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For WD - hmmmmmm....![]()
For XD - didn't see much of them..I guess with the loss of Nathan/Gail, it didn't spurred much interest..Then Gao/Zhang lost..
For MD - i guess everyone's favorite, the Finals.?!?!..![]()
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scchang said:WS. Chris, I will definitely let my compatriot, Shao-chieh, know that she got a fan, haha. I also enjoy watching her matches especially the ones vs Wang Chen and Xie Xinfang very much. so amazed by her fighting spirit and quick footwork. Finally we get some one who can shake the great wall.
ctjcad said:Sean,
well, I'm sure i'm not the only *fan* of Ms. Cheng Shao Chieh. Probably all the people watching her, for the very first time, became instant fans of her. As a matter of fact, if i'm not mistaken, during the award ceremony of the WS, didn't she get the "loudest" cheer??Or was it someone else??I was in the Press Media room, just about to walk out when i heard her name and heard all the loud cheers for her...If so, WOW...
I've heard names of Ardy Wiranata, Susy Susanti, Hendrawan, to name a few, linking their names to her..![]()
Isn't that great??..And she's only 19 yrs. young??..And roughly the same age as Taufik, when he played in his first ever WC, 6 yrs. ago..![]()
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BTW, just wondering, do you know if she'll be coming to the U.S. International later this Nov., just to check what she can accomplish here??..![]()
She's definitely one to watch out for in the WS, esp. with the "dawning" of Zhang Ning. Perhaps if she could concentrate more on her single event(i noticed she played WD also in this WC??and she played XD in the recent World Junior Championship??)...WOW...![]()
scchang said:You are absolutely correct about the loudest cheer. My observation is that she always entertain the request for photos and signatures. From the forum of her fan club in Taiwan, she has the following words (tranlated from Chinese), "This bronze medal belongs to you (supporters/fans) all, not just myself; it is not the end of the journey, but the beginning of more challenges."
She has a very mature character on the court, hard to believe that she is only 19 years of age; Shao-chieh, off the court, is just like the girl next door. She definitely gets the potential. According to the new world ranking, she is now ranked 17th.
I don't know if she will come to this OCBC international since it is only a IBF grade A tournament, not even a "starred" open; therefore, I might guess it is not likely.
She played WS and XD in 2004 WJC. The surprising thing was the total matches that she was in: 22 matches. Her partner in WD of this WC was her sister; they did not team up for too long but have shown progress so far.
It would be great if Shao-chieh Cheng would become another Susi Susanti or female Hendrawan. She definitely has the spirit similar to Hendrawan, "If better is possible, good is not enough".
-SC
kwun said:while i was talking to Xie after she defeated Cheng in the semi-final, i asked if she have studied Cheng's game like they do with other strong opponents. her reply was that no she didn't. she mentioned that in prior matches against Cheng, she only had to do routines shots like drops and clears and smashes and she was able to get points after points from Cheng. But this time she totally has to think while on court to figure out how to win rallies from Cheng. i asked Xie if she will be studying Cheng's game in the future, and she gave a smile and said "yes." that i think is a sort of recognition especially since it comes from the mouth of the brand new world champion!