Finally we enter last 2 rounds of the last WBF tourney in 2011. Ina put 4 representatives in Sf with good chances advancing to final.
The TS page for the semi-finals is: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/s...58ADE2-68D5-422F-BBFB-7248E8752124&d=20111224 Current time in Lucknow, India: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=545
My calls: XD • Fran/Shendy over Sudket/Saralee. The Thais are past their best and the young INA pair is no chopped liver. • Diju/Jwala over Rijal/Debby. Ol' Hefty will not be pleased over her shock WD elimination. She'll be barking orders to Diju, military style. WS • Porntip over Eriko. Eriko is still some ways off her top form. The talented Porntip will edge it. • Rat over Chan Tsz Ka. Too much power, too much variety, too much Rat. MS • Taufik over Wong Wing Kee. Not an easy match for the slumping Indonesian but he is better in all facets of the game (except fitness). • Varma over Suppanyu. Battle of the surprise packages. I think the crowd factor determines the winner. MD • Kawamae/Sato over Ow/Tan. Never even heard of these Malaysians. The experienced Japanese slice and dice the MAS boys a la sushi. • Kindervater/Schoettler over Andrei/Chris. Too soon for the raw Indonesians. Experience will triumph. WD • Chin/Wong over SMS/Yao Lei. Chin/Wong are more desperate for OG ranking points and seem to be finding their legs again. • Hoo/Woon over Maeda/Suetsuna. Calling for a big upset. The MAS girls can blow hot and cold. Looks like it's hot at the moment.
MS SF Wong Wing Ki [5] vs Taufik Hidayat [2] - if Taufik still cannot win the title here in the absence of the CHN, KOR, MAS, DEN, and other top players, then, he can seriously consider retiring before the London Oympic Games. MD SF Andrei Adistia/Christopher Rusdianto vs Ingo Kindervater/Johannes Schoettler [2] - agree with madbad that this is a SF too soon for the young INA pair. I am myself surprised they can go that far! XD SF Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam [1] vs Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati - while my heart hopes for the 2 INA pairs to create an all-INA Final, my head says these 2 pairs are still too inconsistent. I seriously hope they prove me wrong today! V. Diju/Jwala Gutta [4] vs Mohd Rijal/Debby Susanto - see above. Plus, Diju/Gutta just beat the INA pair last month at the China SSP.
You watch. All the poor fella will do is: - carry her bag to the court and between change of ends - shout "How high, SIR!?" when Jwala barks "jump!!" - hit the floor for 20 push ups every time he makes an unforced error - execute a formal military salute every time Jwala hits a winner They will definitely win because Rijal/Debby will be ROFL
I sincerely hope that Andrei Adistia/Christopher Rusdianto will clinch over Ingo Kindervater/Johannes Schoettler... However since the later have more experience, i hope this young INA MD can get valuable lesson & experience, If they win it is a big present for them for Christmas, if they lost at least they gain something..
Ow is 2009 and 2010 WJC in MD lah madbad. Ow & TWK's regular partners(Chooi KM, Hoon TH) are injured, so they temporary end up with each other. Chooi will be back during MO 2012, after his knee surgery.
cobalt's picks for today's fixtures. [TABLE="class: ruler"] [TR="bgcolor: #ebfaff"] [TD]XD [/TD] [TD="align: right"][TABLE="align: right"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Sudket Prapakamol [1] [/TD] [TD][THA] [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Saralee Thoungthongkam [/TD] [TD][THA] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: #ebfaff"] [TD][INA] [/TD] [TD]Fran Kurniawan [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][INA] [/TD] [TD]Shendy Puspa Irawati [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Sudket/Saralee to win. [TABLE="class: ruler"] [TR="bgcolor: #ebfaff"] [TD]WS [/TD] [TD="align: right"][TABLE="align: right"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Eriko Hirose [4] [/TD] [TD][JPN] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][THA] [/TD] [TD]Porntip Buranaprasertsuk [2] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Eriko to win. [TABLE="class: ruler"] [TR="bgcolor: #ebfaff"] [TD]MS [/TD] [TD="align: right"][TABLE="align: right"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Wing Ki Wong [5] [/TD] [TD][HKG] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][INA] [/TD] [TD]Taufik Hidayat [2] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Taufik to win. [TABLE="class: ruler"] [TR="bgcolor: #ebfaff"] [TD]MD [/TD] [TD="align: right"][TABLE="align: right"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Naoki Kawamae [1] [/TD] [TD][JPN] [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Shoji Sato [/TD] [TD][JPN] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][MAS] [/TD] [TD]Yao Han Ow [8] [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][MAS] [/TD] [TD]Wee Kiong Tan ~ [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Naoki/Shoji to win. [TABLE="class: ruler"] [TR="bgcolor: #ebfaff"] [TD]MS [/TD] [TD="align: right"][TABLE="align: right"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Suppanyu Avihingsanon [16] [/TD] [TD][THA] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR] [TD][IND] [/TD] [TD]Sourabh Varma [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Sourabh Varma to win. [TABLE="class: ruler"] [TR="bgcolor: #ebfaff"] [TD]XD [/TD] [TD="align: right"][TABLE="align: right"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Diju V. [4] [/TD] [TD][IND] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: right"]Jwala Gutta [/TD] [TD][IND] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR] [TD][INA] [/TD] [TD]Muhammad Rijal [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][INA] [/TD] [TD]Debby Susanto [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Hard to call. The INA team could win if they play fast/low and to the sides. [TABLE="class: ruler"] [TR="bgcolor: #ebfaff"] [TD]MD [/TD] [TD="align: right"][TABLE="align: right"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Andrei Adistia [/TD] [TD][INA] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: right"]Christopher Rusdianto [/TD] [TD][INA] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: #ebfaff"] [TD][GER] [/TD] [TD]Ingo Kindervater [2] [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][GER] [/TD] [TD]Johannes Schoettler [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Kindervater/Schoettler to win. [TABLE="class: ruler"] [TR="bgcolor: #ebfaff"] [TD]WD [/TD] [TD="align: right"][TABLE="align: right"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Shinta Mulia Sari [/TD] [TD][SIN] [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Lei Yao [/TD] [TD][SIN] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][MAS] [/TD] [TD]Eei Hui Chin [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][MAS] [/TD] [TD]Pei Tty Wong [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] My thinking says, Shinta Mulia/Lei should win; they need to find their winning ways once more, are overdue in fact... [TABLE="class: ruler"] [TR="bgcolor: #ebfaff"] [TD]WS [/TD] [TD="align: right"][TABLE="align: right"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Tsz Ka Chan [/TD] [TD][HKG] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][THA] [/TD] [TD]Inthanon Ratchanok [3] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] May to win. [TABLE="class: ruler"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD]WD [/TD] [TD="align: right"][TABLE="align: right"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Miyuki Maeda [1] [/TD] [TD][JPN] [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Satoko Suetsuna [/TD] [TD][JPN] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR] [TD][MAS] [/TD] [TD]Vivian Kah Mun Hoo [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][MAS] [/TD] [TD]Khe Wei Woon [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Maeda/Suetsuna to win.
that's ok rendy is in his 2nd year in senior circuit while ow is in his 1st provided ow/tan only played a few tournament togather and their record against ina player is also quite good
LOL!!! This pair have also been nicknamed "Fire and Ice." They were ranked as high as 6 last year, and this year Diju spent some time on the sidelines after an accident. Like many players that hail from the southern part of India, where the lay great emphasis on education and then, more education, V Diju did not spare his education. In fact, he is currently employed by the ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Commission of India) in Chennai, where he works as a HR Manager.
OMG, I'm now getting flamed for not knowing how potent MAS is at the WJ MD level. Please forgive me. I sincerely hope they can find success at the senior level. Of course, it depends on whether BAM finds a way to cock it up first.
