The action really starts in the semis.
MS
Peter Gade v Park Sung Hwan
Kenneth Jonassen v Boonsak Ponsana
(not easy at all for the favourites)
WS
Pi Hongyan v Wang Chen
Jun Jae Youn v Tracey Hallam
(the top half feels like the final)
MD
Candra/Sigit v Jung Jae Sung/Lee Jae Jin (the old v the new)
Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo v Jens Eriksen/Martin Lungaard-Hansen
(Guo who? Xie who?)
WD
Zhang Dan/Zhang Yawen v Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg
Du Jing/Yu Yang v Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung
(Even fielding 4th and 5th string, China could very possibly dominate the final yet again, but the Lees could do something about that)
XD
Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir v Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung
Zhang Wei/Yu Yang v Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager
(A new Chinese mixed pair; let's see how they do against the veterans. Nova/Lilyana heavy favourites for the title.)
MS
Peter Gade v Park Sung Hwan
Kenneth Jonassen v Boonsak Ponsana
(not easy at all for the favourites)
WS
Pi Hongyan v Wang Chen
Jun Jae Youn v Tracey Hallam
(the top half feels like the final)
MD
Candra/Sigit v Jung Jae Sung/Lee Jae Jin (the old v the new)
Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo v Jens Eriksen/Martin Lungaard-Hansen
(Guo who? Xie who?)
WD
Zhang Dan/Zhang Yawen v Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg
Du Jing/Yu Yang v Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung
(Even fielding 4th and 5th string, China could very possibly dominate the final yet again, but the Lees could do something about that)
XD
Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir v Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung
Zhang Wei/Yu Yang v Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager
(A new Chinese mixed pair; let's see how they do against the veterans. Nova/Lilyana heavy favourites for the title.)