Yeah, after the impressive performances by their seniors in previous years, this year's batch seem bland. I only take notice of Tan Wee Gleen & lately Soong JV.
Once XD is lost, I think INA will lose to CHN...possibly 3-1. I just hope Hafiz Faisal/Putra Eka Rhoma can contribute one pt later.
At least INA stole 1 pt from CHN through BD as expected, although the scoreline was a little too close for comfort: 24-22, 23-21 to Hafiz Faisal/Putra Eka Rhoma.
INA will face KOR tomorrow...yet another tough match and the key will always be XD and BD. If INA can win these 2 matches, hopefully, they can secure the Bronze Medal. But still, it will be very tight and it could last all the way to the last tie.
Line-up of KOR vs INA is already out: BD - Choi Sol Kyu/Park Se Woong vs Edi Subaktiar/Arya Maulana Aldiartama - INA simply has to win this point. If this is lost, then, there goes the hope for a Bronze Medal in the team event. GS - Lee Jang Mi vs Hanna Ramadini - surprisingly, Hanna had beaten the Korean before in the AJC 2012. INA will be hoping for one pt from her too. BS - Jeon Hyuk Jin vs Panji Akbar Sudrajat - INA also hopes for Panji to secure the third pt. If the tie goes beyond BS, KOR will have an edge. GD - Lee Soo Hee/Shin Seung Chan vs Anggia Shitta Awanda/Melati Daeva Oktaviani - this is a tie that KOR has absolute advantage. XD - Choi Sol Kyu/Chae Yoo Jung vs Alfian Eko Prasetya/Shella Devi Aulia - if it goes to the distance (i.e. 5 matches), this will be an interesting tie. The Korean has an edge as they are the reigning AJC champion and Alfian/Shella are not as strong as Alfian/Gloria. The bottom line for INA is that they cannot afford to lose any of the first 3 ties. If they cannot beat KOR 3-0, then, KOR will probably end up as the winner 3-2.
big problem is in Arya mentality to play in team event... sigit has said about that... better to field hafiz/putra in team event... sigh...
I agree. We can see Hafiz/Putra came back strongly yesterday to win the only pt against CHN. Meanwhile, Hanna can take this match as she wins the first set 21-16. It will be a pity if INA lost this simply because Edi/Arya couldn't take the pressure of being the first one to play today in the Bronze-Medal playoff match.
Notable defeats for Edi/Arya: - against Takuta Inoe/Yuki Kaneko in the AJC Team-Event 2012 QF 9-21, 10-21 - against Hafiz Faisal/Putra Eka Rhoma in the Pembangunan Jaya Cup Final 2012 19-21, 12-21 - against Choi Sol Kyu/Park Se Woong in the WJC Team Event Bronze-Medal Playoff 14-21, 11-21.
