Looking at the MS draw, this year's edition could be as exciting provided that it is a fair competition played in a neutral ideal environment (i.e. no bombs threat, fans well behave, no dubious line calls, etc.
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Quarter 1
- Chen Hong has Dicky Palyama for his 1st round warm up session. 2nd round should be a breeze before playing Roslin Hashim in the last 16.
- Sixth seed, Ronald Susilo has another chance to cross sword with Chen Hong in last 8. But first, he need to overcome Malaysian national team discard Ismail Saman in Round 1, followed by a possible last 16 showdown with All England champion, Hafiz Hashim.
Quarter 2
- Host favourite, Sony Dwi Kuncoro has a clear path to last 16, where he's likely to play Lee HI. Very slim chance for the top Korean, especially since he'll be playing in Indonesia!!
- Other seeds, no 7 - Ng Wei and no 15 - Boonsak Polsana, will have a tough time living up to their seedings. They have dangerous players like Sairul Amar Ayob, Ong EH, Yong HK and Rony Agustinus for company in early rounds. Host player is the favourite to advance to last 8. Rony to play Ong EH in round 1.
Quarter 3
Killer quarter!! Exciting matches lined-up are:
- Lin Dan vs Budi Santoso in Round 2
- Marleve Mainaky vs Shon SM also in Round 2
My bets are Marleve will play Budi in Round 3
- Wong CH vs Chen Yu in Round 2. Winner to play Joppien Bjoern in last 16.
Quarter 4
- Bao CL is set to play Taufik in last 16. However, Bao should find it difficult to repeat his victory of Taufik during WC. Definitely not this time (in Indonesia)!
- Xia XZ will meet Lee TS in Round 2. However, Xia could withdraw if he does not recover from his injury in time. Winner will play former Indonesian, Agus Hariyanto.
Only Chen Hong has the best chance among non-Indonesian to qualify for last 4.
My expected semis line-up:
Chen Hong vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Marleve Mainaky/Budi Santoso vs Taufik Hidayat

Quarter 1
- Chen Hong has Dicky Palyama for his 1st round warm up session. 2nd round should be a breeze before playing Roslin Hashim in the last 16.
- Sixth seed, Ronald Susilo has another chance to cross sword with Chen Hong in last 8. But first, he need to overcome Malaysian national team discard Ismail Saman in Round 1, followed by a possible last 16 showdown with All England champion, Hafiz Hashim.
Quarter 2
- Host favourite, Sony Dwi Kuncoro has a clear path to last 16, where he's likely to play Lee HI. Very slim chance for the top Korean, especially since he'll be playing in Indonesia!!
- Other seeds, no 7 - Ng Wei and no 15 - Boonsak Polsana, will have a tough time living up to their seedings. They have dangerous players like Sairul Amar Ayob, Ong EH, Yong HK and Rony Agustinus for company in early rounds. Host player is the favourite to advance to last 8. Rony to play Ong EH in round 1.
Quarter 3
Killer quarter!! Exciting matches lined-up are:
- Lin Dan vs Budi Santoso in Round 2
- Marleve Mainaky vs Shon SM also in Round 2
My bets are Marleve will play Budi in Round 3
- Wong CH vs Chen Yu in Round 2. Winner to play Joppien Bjoern in last 16.
Quarter 4
- Bao CL is set to play Taufik in last 16. However, Bao should find it difficult to repeat his victory of Taufik during WC. Definitely not this time (in Indonesia)!

- Xia XZ will meet Lee TS in Round 2. However, Xia could withdraw if he does not recover from his injury in time. Winner will play former Indonesian, Agus Hariyanto.
Only Chen Hong has the best chance among non-Indonesian to qualify for last 4.
My expected semis line-up:
Chen Hong vs Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Marleve Mainaky/Budi Santoso vs Taufik Hidayat