India Open 2008 Draw

[badMania]

Men's Doubles Qualifying
Tantowi Ahmad/Mohd Rijal vs Alwin Francis/Shanker Gopan -- a ticket to the main draw, but, they will face Tsai Chia-Hsin/Hu Chung-Hsien....so, bye2.

Men's Doubles
Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya [2]
R32: vs Robert Blair/Richard Eidestedt -- a breeze.
R16: vs Michal Logosz/Robert Mateusiak or Kristof Hopp/Ingo Kindervater -- either pair will be tricky, but, Tony/Candra should progress.
QF: vs Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi [7] -- yet again, AG/Joko are unlucky to face the veteran pair. A hard match for both pairs. Tony/Candra have an edge.
SF: vs Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man [3] -- another grudge match against the Korean no 2 pair.
F: vs Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae [1] -- if both pairs do progress all the way, it will be advantage to the Korean pair.

Hendra A. Gunawan/Joko Riyadi [7]
R32: vs Chang Hun Pin/Chan Peng Soon -- a tricky match against the MAS young guns.
R16: vs Sudket Prapakamol/Phattapol Ngensrisuk -- a tough one....
QF: vs Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya [2]

Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki
R32: vs Khoo Chung Chiat/Mohd Razif Abdul Latif -- a tough draw for Rian/Yoke!
R16: vs Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda [4] -- a repeat victory perhaps?
QF: vs Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo [5] -- if Rian/Yoke do progress this far, another tough match beckons!

Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan
R32: vs Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae [1] -- okay....time to know where u guys stand against the AE and Swiss Open Champions.

Anggun Nugroho/Devin Lahardi
R32: vs Glenn Warfe/Ross Smith -- tricky match against the experienced Aussie.
R16: vs Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo [5] -- bye2

Mixed Doubles Qualifying
Anggun Nugroho/Endang Nursugianti vs Lee Sheng Mu/Yang Chia-Chen -- a tough one, but, Anggun's experience should prove useful here. Their first main draw opponent will be another CT pair Fang Chieh-Min/Cheng Wen-Hsing.

Mixed Doubles
Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita [7]
R32: vs Tan Wee Kiong/Woon Khe Wei -- a tough opener against the MAS mixed pair.
R16: vs Fang Chieh-Min/Cheng Wen-Hsing -- also a tough follow-up...hard to qualify for QF.
QF: vs Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam [2] -- bye2.

Mohd Rijal/Greysia Polii
R32: vs Kennevic Asuncion/Kennie Asuncion -- should be manageable.
R16: vs Ingo Kindervater/Katrin Piotrowski -- a tough one here...hopefully Rijal/Grace can progress to QF.
QF: vs He Hanbin/Yu Yang [1] -- another repeat of the German Open QF match that went all the way. It should be cracking!

Tantowi Ahmad/Yulianti
R32: vs Chang Hun Pin/Amelia Alicia Anscelly -- a tough one, but, I think Towi/Yuli should progress here.
R16: vs He Hanbin/Yu Yang [1] -- a repeat of German Open match...now, can Towi/Yuli at least give some resistance?

 

[wonderful_wmc]

WONG,Mew Choo:
R32 : PRUTSCH,Simone ----a easy match for malaysian woman
R16 : CHENG,Shao-Chieh ---- wong has an edge over taiwanese
QF : ZHU,Lin ---The head-to-head advantage 4-1,can wong break again?
SF : LU,Lan ---Another tough match for malaysian,head-to-head was
advantage china 3-2
F : XIE,Xingfang ---A hard battle for malaysian.Head-to-head advantage
china 5-2,looks like this time china sure to win.


WONG,Pei Xian Julia
R32 : An impossible things for malaysian,if she win,i will shocked exactly.
She will be the next wong mew choo!

 

[huangkwokhau]

Simon Santoso is confirmed NOT GOING to the India Open. Tommy Sugiarto has been withdrawn too.

As he told me before...he is going to ABC only

 

[samuel882]

Glad to know that some MJs will be sent to India Open.
1. Daren Liew - First Round bye but will be up against vs Chen Yu in R32
2. Chan Kwong Beng - vs Chan Yan Kit (HKG) in First Round
3. Chong Wei Feng - First Round bye but will be up against another might Chinese Chen Jin in R32
4. Arif Abdul Latif - The only possible MJs left standing after second round. But his journey is likely to be ended in R16 by BAO CL
5. Tan Chun Seang - Based on his current form , should able get past First round but unlikely to beat the host favourites Arnand Pawar in R32.

1. Ong Jien Guo/Goh Wei Sern - Should be able to match Thailand 2nd MD Pair : Songphorn/Tesana
2. Khoo Chung Kiat/Mohd Azif Abdul Latif - vs Rian/Yoke in first Round : Could be a tricky match
3. Mak Hee Chun/Lee Khim Wah - Tipped to meet The Taiwanese Tsai Chua Sin/Hu chung hsien : It could be an upset here.
4. Chang Hun Pin/Chan Peng Soon - vs another INA Pair Jok/HAG : Bad Luck on their draw

 

[Dreamzz]

5. Tan Chun Seang - Based on his current form , should able get past First round but unlikely to beat the host favourites Arnand Pawar in R32.

looking forward to this one, it's time TCS steps up on the international stage and show some consistency.

 

[george@chongwei]

India Open 2008 Draw.

here is the draw for the india open 2008 ,,

 

[Dreamzz]

hahaha, we might see the twins, lu yi play kendrick in round 3?
oh is his twin li yu, i keep forgetting ...

 

[CLELY]

There're too many byes in MS and WD. Obviously, CHN will dominate singles sector with their strong squad. One good opportunity for INA WD to gain ranking points as no CHN participant here.

 

[george@chongwei]

why got 3rd round in this tournament?

 

[limsy]

bcz tis is not super series...it juz a gp gold...so...the will b 16 seed in single...

 

[Krisna]

Andre Kurniawan Tedjonono
R64: vs JBS Vidyadhar -- easy meat
R32: vs Chan Yan Kit -- tough 2nd match!
R16: vs Chen Yu [3] -- possible another encounter against Chen Yu!

I heard from someone, Andre said that he is neither allergic nor afraid of Chen Yu's skills... He thinks he can play Chen Yu well...

Andre's record vs. Chen is 2-1... [but admittedly, the last loss in Malaysia was quite decisive in favor of Chen while Andre's 2 wins in Vietnam Challenge and Russian Open were close rubber sets]

 

[Krisna]

Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki
R32: vs Khoo Chung Chiat/Mohd Razif Abdul Latif -- a tough draw for Rian/Yoke!
R16: vs Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda [4] -- a repeat victory perhaps?
QF: vs Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo [5] -- if Rian/Yoke do progress this far, another tough match beckons!

If Rian-Yoke can defeat Ikeda-Sakamoto [4] and Guo-Xie [5]... I will start campaigning for them to become INA's #3 MD pair in this May's Thomas Cup!

 

[Krisna]

Jo Novita/Greysia Polii
R32: vs Amelia Alicia Anscelly/Chong Sock Chin -- should be manageable
R16: vs Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia [3] -- a huge match for place in the last 8 and if they this one, should have a good chance of reaching the Final.
QF: vs Kamilla Augustyn/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk
SF: vs Satoko Suetsuna/Miyuki Maeda [2]

Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti
R32: vs Ng Poau Leng/Lim Yin Loo -- easy opener
R16: vs Aki Akao/Tomomi Matsuda [4] -- another Nippon gals for Rani/Endang means another early exit!

I think that after India Open [and certainly after the Asian Championship], Jo-Greysia will have enough points to go to the Olympics...

 

[Dreamzz]

If Rian-Yoke can defeat Ikeda-Sakamoto [4] and Guo-Xie [5]... I will start campaigning for them to become INA's #3 MD pair in this May's Thomas Cup!

that's a big IF. i've been impressed by the JPN pair lately, i think the INA pair will have a hard time against them, i doubt the JPN pair would lose.

 

[Dreamzz]

yup, you'll find most GP and GP gold tournaments will have 3rd rounds, unless the participation is low. SS have been restricted to 32 players/pairs, that's why there are only 2 rounds before the QF.

 

[Krisna]

that's a big IF. i've been impressed by the JPN pair lately, i think the INA pair will have a hard time against them, i doubt the JPN pair would lose.

The 2 JPN pairs, pupils of Park Joo Bong, are very skilfull at net coverage... The Rian-Yoke got to be ready...

 

[samuel882]

If Rian-Yoke can defeat Ikeda-Sakamoto [4] and Guo-Xie [5]... I will start campaigning for them to become INA's #3 MD pair in this May's Thomas Cup!

Good news to all the other powerhouse if this pair will be selected for INA MD3 ahead of more experience Chandra/Flampele/Nova

 

[Krisna]

Good news to all the other powerhouse if this pair will be selected for INA MD3 ahead of more experience Chandra/Flampele/Nova

Have you seen Flandy and Nova playing MD recently? Terrible! No stamina, no endurance for MD... Aaaah, on the other hand, you're very correct about Candra Wijaya! Today, he is still a very strong substitute MD player!

 

[george@chongwei]

quite a number of chinese WS players paticipate in this tournament,
not bad

 

[nick.h]

Have you seen Flandy and Nova playing MD recently? Terrible! No stamina, no endurance for MD... Aaaah, on the other hand, you're very correct about Candra Wijaya! Today, he is still a very strong substitute MD player!

PBSI should really have recruited sigit!pair him up with candra....legendary pair "reborn" ...very strong 3rd or 4th MD pair...