Towi/Butet will meet Kim/Yoo in second round and Lee/Chien in Qf. Base on paper,they should cruise until final to face either Joachim/Christinna or Fran/Pia.
Tricky first round for Firda as she will challenge the top seed, Tine Baun. In their last encounter Firda beat Tine in 3 sets. Hope Firda can win again this time! April vs Juliane! Hope April will revenge her heartbreaking defeat to Juliane at HKG SS 2010 in 3 tight sets.
Meanwhile, The new combo Pia Zebadiah/Lilyana Natsir will face Kamila/Christinna in the first round,if they pass, they will face Cheng/Chien in QF. Not sure if Pia/Lilyana is a permanent pair or just temporary.. In the bottom half, Greysia/Meiliana is having downhill progress. They will meet either Rie Eto/Yu Wakita or Jang Ye Na/Kim Min Seo in QF.
Simon should be no problem progressing into SF, based on his recent performance........the main obstacle probably come from Lee Hyun il or Joachim Persson.
I think it'll be good of Pia/Lily become permanent pair, because Mel/Greys are become stagnan now. This tourney should see Mel/Greys's motivation whether they're already over or mount a comeback.
Nitya,Feinya,and Suci are not participating in both AE and German GPG. I think the coach are focusing to groom them now. For Pia/Lilyana not sure if them will have a good result. IF they achieve good result, I also hope they will be permanent pair. A bit of topic, IF they have the opportunity to play both WD and XD,so IMHO its better for Nitya to pair with Pia,and Shendy pair with Lilyana.
