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MEN'S SINGLES
Lin Dan vs Peter Gade (MATCH OF THE ROUND)
Chen Jin vs Kenneth Jonassen

-- I hope Peter Gade can win after several close encounters with Lin Dan. Expect another 3-setter! Meanwhile, Kenneth might spring a surprise or two after his win agaist Chen Hong. If it goes to 3 sets, no question...Chen Jin to win.

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Wang Lin vs Wang Chen
Mia Audina vs Xie Xingfang (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

-- Wang Chen should win against find the fast-improving Wang Lin, maybe in 3 sets. Meanwhile, Mia is slowly back to her best form. She has recently beaten Wang Chen and Xu Huaiwen and have shown that she can trouble Xie as well (lost in 3 sets in semi-final of All England 2006)

MEN'S DOUBLES
Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen vs Michael Logosz/Robert Mateusiak
Tony Gunawan/Howard Bach vs Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

-- easy win for the Danes, while Tony/Howard will face a hell of match against the attack-minded Fu/Cai. I hope to watch the match tomorrow and it should be a classic!

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen vs Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing
Du Jing/Yu Yang vs Gao Ling/Huang Sui (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

-- straight forward wins for the Chinese girls, although I won't be surprised if Du/Yu win.

MIXED DOUBLES
Zhang Jun/Gao Ling vs Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk
Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

-- easy win for Zhang/Gao, while Xie/Zhang face a slightly tougher match against Eriksen/Schjoldager. The young Chinese should prevail in 3 sets.
 
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Surprisingly, we don't get all-China semis, even in the ladies' events.
 
I think if non of the china players win in this tournament, Li Yongbo is going to have a heart attack.....:D

Finals prediction....
MS-Peter Gade
MD-Tony/Howard
WS-Mia
WD-Chien/Cheng
XD-Eriksen/Schjoldager.

Ohhhh, maybe Li Yongbo will cry instead....:eek:
 
anybody got some info on Robert Mateusiak and his partners? he made his way into two semi-finals of a 6* event.
 
kwun said:
anybody got some info on Robert Mateusiak and his partners? he made his way into two semi-finals of a 6* event.
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MD with Michal Kostiuczyk
XD with Nadiezda Kostiuczyk
 
hcyong said:
MD with Michal Kostiuczyk
XD with Nadiezda Kostiuczyk
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Michael Logosz has been paired with Robert Mateusiak for quite some time. They created an upset in the Olympics 2004 when they beat Sigit Budiarto/Tri Kusharyanto and lost out to the eventual gold-medallist Ha Tae Kwon/Kim Dong Moon in the last 16. I would say that they are a quite competent European pair, currently ranked no 11.
 
badMania said:
MEN'S SINGLES
Lin Dan vs Peter Gade (MATCH OF THE ROUND)
Chen Jin vs Kenneth Jonassen
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I think Lin Dan will come throw quite easily. Hope it will be a exciting match:D
and it could be close for Chen Jin and Kenneth Jonasse.:D :p
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My PredictioN:
MEN'S SINGLES
Lin Dan vs Peter Gade (MATCH OF THE ROUND)
Chen Jin vs Kenneth Jonassen

LD will win based on his performance this year, probably in 3 sets. CJ will had a hard fought from KJ. But its time for the youngster to proved that he can earn the second spot in China MS now.

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Wang Lin vs Wang Chen
Mia Audina vs Xie Xingfang (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

Wang Lin will win cause she is much younger than WC and she the most improving younger China WS squads. XXF will win, maybe in 3 sets.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen vs Michael Logosz/Robert Mateusiak
Tony Gunawan/Howard Bach vs Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

Jens/Martin will win but had to be alert all the time. It looks like the new scoring system prove real good for Michael/Robert.
For other match, I can’t predict who the winner is. 50:50. And yes , this match is the most interesting match tomorrow.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen vs Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing
Du Jing/Yu Yang vs Gao Ling/Huang Sui (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

All Chinese final. Although Gao/Huang had to be extra careful for Du/Yu

MIXED DOUBLES
Zhang Jun/Gao Ling vs Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk
Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

Again another all Chinese final. But the later match, will be a 3 sets win for Xie/Zhang.
 
kwun said:
anybody got some info on Robert Mateusiak and his partners? he made his way into two semi-finals of a 6* event.
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dgdz should know something about them (he is from poland) are you there dgdz?!
 
I told Cai Yun: Jia You Jia You Jia You!!! Hope Cai/Fu can really Jia You and win!!!!!

Chen Jin Add Oil as well!!!!!
 
Robert Mateusiak (born 13 January1976) is a male badminton player from Poland.
Mateusiak competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics, both times in men's doubles with partner Michał Łogosz.
In 2000 they defeated David Bamford and Peter Blackburn of Australia in the first round. They lost in the round of 16 to Simon Archer and Nathan Robertson of United Kingdom.
In 2004 they defeated Tri Kush Aryanto and Sigit Budiarto of Indonesia in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon of Korea.
Łogosz and Mateusiak twice won bronze medals at the European Championships, in 2000 and 2002.

Name: Robert MATEUSIAK
NOC Code: POL
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: 13 Jan 1976
Place of Birth: Wolomin, Poland
Height: 167 cm
Weight: 66 kg


General Interests

Nickname: Zico. (NOC 13/05/04)
Hobbies: Sport, music and cars. (NOC 13/05/04)
Occupation: Badminton Player
MarStatus: Married
LangSpoken: Polish and English
Club: Polonez Warszawa, Warsaw, POL (Athlete 01/08/03)
Coach: J Szulinski, POL (Athlete 01/08/03)
Debut: for POL, against AUT, Helvetia Cup

AddInformation:

Training Regime
Trains twice a day.
When and where did you begin this sport?
Age 15, Poland.
Why this sport?
His gym teacher asked him to try it and it seemed interesting.
Most influential person in career
Chinese coach, Chu Ju Ling. (NOC 13/05/04)
Hero / Idol
Robert Panaziewicz, his first coach and Chu Liu Ling. (Athlete 11/05/00)
Toughest rival / opponent
All Asian players. (Athlete 01/08/03)
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs
He doesn't shave during competitions. (NOC 13/05/04)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Work hard." (Athlete 01/08/03)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (Athlete 01/08/03)
Other Information
PARTNER
His playing partner is Michal Logosz. (Athlete 01/08/03)
 
Michał Łogosz (born 23 November1977) is a male badminton player from Poland.
Łogosz competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics and in 2004 Summer Olympics, both times in men's doubles with partner Robert Mateusiak.
In 2000 they defeated David Bamford and Peter Blackburn of Australia in the first round. They lost in the round of 16 to Simon Archer and Nathan Robertson of United Kingdom.
In 2004 they defeated Tri Kush Aryanto and Sigit Budiarto of Indonesia in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon of Korea.
Łogosz and Mateusiak won twice bronze medals at European Championships in 2000 and 2002.

Name: Michal Logosz
NOC Code: POL
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: 23 NOV 1977
Place of Birth: Plock, Poland
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 88 kg

General Interests

Nickname: Gigi. (NOC 13/05/04)
Hobbies: Music, basketball and other sports. (Athlete 01/08/03)
Occupation: Student
Education: Academy of Physical Education: Wroclaw, POL
MarStatus: Single
LangSpoken: Polish, English and Russian
Club: SKB Litpol-Malow, Suwalki, POL (NOC 13/05/04)
Coach: Rrszard Borek, POL, since 1996 (NOC 13/05/04)
Posicion_Style: Attack (NOC 13/05/04)
Handedness: R
Debut: 1996 for POL, against CZE, Thomas Cup, Prague, CZE (Athlete 01/08/03)
Injuries: He has suffered from an elbow injury. (NOC 13/05/04)

AddInformation:

Training Regime
Trains twice a day

When and where did you begin this sport?
Age 14, Poland.
Why this sport?
"Because it's fun."
Most influential person in career
His mother. (NOC 13/05/04)
Hero / Idol
His mother. (NOC 13/05/04)
Toughest rival / opponent
All Asian players. (Athlete 01/08/03)
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs
He doesn't shave during a tournament. (NOC 13/05/04)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Work hard." (Athlete 01/08/03)
Awards and honours
He was named Best Sportsman in Plock in 1995. (NOC 13/05/04) Ambitions
To win a medal at the European Championships and to finish his studies. (NOC 13/05/04) Other Information
PARTNER
His playing partner is Robert Mateusiak. (Athlete 01/08/03)
 
i hope the WS final will be Wang Chen VS XXF..
Wang Chen wanna prove herself in front of LYB & XXF also wanna win WC becoz she lost to WC in the 10th National Games..it should be very exciting..
 
I think Tony Gunuwan and Howard Bach can do as they did complete this feat during the 2005 Copanhagen Masters a few months ago. However, this is on the new scoring system so it's really anyone's game.


hcpoirot said:
My PredictioN:
MEN'S SINGLES
Lin Dan vs Peter Gade (MATCH OF THE ROUND)
Chen Jin vs Kenneth Jonassen

LD will win based on his performance this year, probably in 3 sets. CJ will had a hard fought from KJ. But its time for the youngster to proved that he can earn the second spot in China MS now.

WOMEN'S SINGLES
Wang Lin vs Wang Chen
Mia Audina vs Xie Xingfang (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

Wang Lin will win cause she is much younger than WC and she the most improving younger China WS squads. XXF will win, maybe in 3 sets.

MEN'S DOUBLES
Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen vs Michael Logosz/Robert Mateusiak
Tony Gunawan/Howard Bach vs Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

Jens/Martin will win but had to be alert all the time. It looks like the new scoring system prove real good for Michael/Robert.
For other match, I can’t predict who the winner is. 50:50. And yes , this match is the most interesting match tomorrow.

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen vs Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing
Du Jing/Yu Yang vs Gao Ling/Huang Sui (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

All Chinese final. Although Gao/Huang had to be extra careful for Du/Yu

MIXED DOUBLES
Zhang Jun/Gao Ling vs Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk
Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager vs Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen (MATCH OF THE ROUND)

Again another all Chinese final. But the later match, will be a 3 sets win for Xie/Zhang.
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i think howard and tony can repeat another win against cai and fu.
(i repeated this post in another thread inadvertently)
 
My thought after QF

Can't believe Hafiz lost to Chen Jin in straight set, I think it's about time to move Hafiz under Li Mao and see how it goes, not much time left for Thomas Cup and Hafiz is holding key position for Malaysia to advance deep into the round ...
Just look at Lee Chong Wei and Hafiz before and after the arrival of Li Mao, it's obvious LCW has excelled while Hafiz is stagnant. Coaching might not have everything to do with it but I don't see how Hafiz can contribute with his current form.
Quite dissapointed too with Yeo Kay Bin lost to Lin Dan, not becasue he lost rather he played not to win, very passive. Malaysia player need to learn from Kenneth Jonassen, dare to make changes and take risks to change the outcomes. KJ would have lost if he didn't change his strategy against Chen Hong on set 2 and 3. Chen Hong was caught by surprise of how aggressive KJ was after the lost of 1st game.
Lin Dan has yet to play his best and if he doesn't do it tonight then Peter will be in the final with the current 21 point format.
Most players take too much caution in 21-point system, afraid of making mistakes hence unable to show their true talents(except KJ in QF, Howard/Tony in MD too). The underdog should play like "no tomorrow" then there's chance to win(or loss big).
Just my thougths.
 
Han said:
Can't believe Hafiz lost to Chen Jin in straight set, I think it's about time to move Hafiz under Li Mao and see how it goes, not much time left for Thomas Cup and Hafiz is holding key position for Malaysia to advance deep into the round ...
Just look at Lee Chong Wei and Hafiz before and after the arrival of Li Mao, it's obvious LCW has excelled while Hafiz is stagnant. Coaching might not have everything to do with it but I don't see how Hafiz can contribute with his current form.
Quite dissapointed too with Yeo Kay Bin lost to Lin Dan, not becasue he lost rather he played not to win, very passive. Malaysia player need to learn from Kenneth Jonassen, dare to make changes and take risks to change the outcomes. KJ would have lost if he didn't change his strategy against Chen Hong on set 2 and 3. Chen Hong was caught by surprise of how aggressive KJ was after the lost of 1st game.
Lin Dan has yet to play his best and if he doesn't do it tonight then Peter will be in the final with the current 21 point format.
Most players take too much caution in 21-point system, afraid of making mistakes hence unable to show their true talents(except KJ in QF, Howard/Tony in MD too). The underdog should play like "no tomorrow" then there's chance to win(or loss big).
Just my thougths.
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I Havent watched enuff hafiz to comment his ability but chen jin i had and he is exciting to watch. JC seem to be faster and has more ammo on attack.

LD was toying with yeoh. Yes, yeoh should have kept on his pace but he seem to give up too soon. This of course is due to LD amazing smashing and smash retrieving.

KJ after 1st game is completely different.... way way more agressive and assertive with his shots. Even his drop shots are firm and KJ's backhand drives and smash totally surprised chen hong.

imo, howard is playing even better than he was in 05 WC.
 
Personally i hope Peter Gade will win his match against Lin Dan. Currently Lin Dan is still somehow struggling in the New scoring system department.
 
Viper2005 said:
I think if non of the china players win in this tournament, Li Yongbo is going to have a heart attack.....:D

Finals prediction....
MS-Peter Gade
MD-Tony/Howard
WS-Mia
WD-Chien/Cheng
XD-Eriksen/Schjoldager.

Ohhhh, maybe Li Yongbo will cry instead....:eek:
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I usually don't do the all China prediction but...

MS: LD
MD: FHF/CY
WS: XXF
WD: GL/HS
XD: XZB/ZYW

:p :D
 
ants said:
Personally i hope Peter Gade will win his match against Lin Dan. Currently Lin Dan is still somehow struggling in the New scoring system department.
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Though I usually want LD to win, I want PG this time as well. I hope Tony and Howard win too.

And DANG, mama Mia, she's something else huh? :D
 
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