predictions: After a field day of upsets, the 2nd round promises some interesting encounters... Xie Xingfang vs. Tine Rasmussen Rematch number 3 between these two players. Best player from Europe vs. best player from Asia. On paper Xie, former world champion and current world number 1 is the heavy favorite, although Rasmussen managed to beat Xie in Tokyo en route to winning her maiden Super Series title. However, Xie is currently on a confidence high, coming straight from winning the French Open. Unless Xie cracks under the home crowd's pressure, she will walk away with this one in three sets. Wong Mew Choo vs. Pi Hongyan Wong easily swept past Chinese junior Zhu Jingjing yesterday, while Pi was forced to slog for 42 minutes before finally prevailing against a relative unknown. Fresh from her runner up finish in Paris, Pi is technically the favorite of this encounter. However, Wong will be eager to secure her Super Series Finals placing, and I predict that she will prevail in 3 tight sets. Wang Chen vs. Jun Jae Youn Wang is the 5th seed, while Jae Youn is unseeded, although she is highly underrated. This encounter is going to be tight, as both players are experienced and are veterans of the game. Jun easily swept past fellow countrywomen Hwang Hye Youn yesterday, especially in the 2nd set, where she won 21-3, while Wang was stretched to 3 sets by Indian Saina Nehwal. The key to this game, I believe, is controlling the strong drift occurring in the stadium. Drifts in the Guangzhou venue is unusually high for a badminton stadium, and will be crucial to this game, as Wang Chen was visibly affected by the drift in the first game against Nehwal. She who controls the drift will win in 3 sets. full article: The Badminton Blog - China Open Day 3 Predictions
loonsport, I think Park use a lot of energy yesterday, the match with LD takes over an hour to finish. Confident could be high be tire leg wouldn't help.
we cant really estimate the result like yesterday Cai Yun & Fu Hai Feng lost to 2 unfamous and new player from malaysia which not really have much experience really, bao lang mun everything we also not really can estimate maybe Park gonna lose? who knows? haha, later then we know
Well..although Zakry n Fairus dun hav much experience plus they are not the top seed but I am not surprise when I noe they def CY/FHF..They really hav the potential.. HH vs Park:50-50..
