Interval break and Tian Houwei is leading 11-7. Tian Houwei has finally found the weapon to win. I guess Tian Houwei have the edge to win this game.
And finally congratulations to Tian Houwei for playing so well to win the match over Seung Jae Seo today
HBJ has wonderful strokes. She is very deceptive and can vary the speed of her game. Looking at the strength of her game I am surprised she lost at the JWC recently. Could it be she was bored playing at that level. In the match against YH she played her repertoire of shots which was totally absent in the WJC. You could see that she was enjoying the challenge. Looking forward to her next match.
THW has finally learnt how to play the CL and LD way. Previously he seemed to be in work in progress mode and made many unforced errors. Now he follows up on his shots and plays his strokes very naturally and confidently. He has improved.
Quite true, he seems better able to string his shots together and inject pace now and then. But he can still be impatient at times, smashing wide when under no pressure or a short return from his opponent. I agree he's improved quite a bit, esp evident these last two tournaments. Hope he can nail this title to boost his confidence and self-belief.
SEMIFINALS (12.30pm local time, 1 court) : http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/s...0101E3-6AD4-46EA-AF21-0F154A195D34&d=20151128 The hot favourite Tian HW advanced to last four after disposed Korean new talent Seo SJ yesterday in rubber games and he will be challenged by Indonesian promising star Mustofa for a place in final, they have met once in Korea SS when Tian overcame Mustofa in straight-sets. Top-half semifinal clash will pit well-improved 20 years old Jeon HJ against the surprising semifinalist, Malaysian player Goh SH. Defending champion Sindhu was forced to play extra games to down Chen YF at last eight, her semifinal opponent is none but Japanese starlet Yamaguchi who experienced thrilling match to beat Sato narrowly yesterday. Chinese left-hander He BJ continues her gallant run and will see another Japanese player, Mitani to hunt final spot. One of favourites, recent China Open champion Kim GJ/Kim SR was ousted by Angriawan/Saputra in three games yesterday while former world champion Ko SH/Shin BC stepped up into semifinal, eliminated once again Chinese back-up Li JH/Liu YC. A possible tight contest will happen between Ivanov/Sozonov v Ko SH/Shin BC. The chance is open for Indonesian combination to go further here, they will up against TPE pair Chen HL/Wang CL. The shocking result for Korean WD yesterday as their three pairs have been axed by their lower-ranked rival including the leading combination Chang YN/Lee SH. The only survivor, Jung KE/Shin SC will find tough test, Japanese experienced combo Matsuo/Naito. Both unseeeded pairs will face each other today, Hong Kong Poon LY/Tse YS v the rising Japanese pair Fukushima/Hirota who won Scottish Open GP recently. Two seeded mixed doubles pairs will face the underdogs today, Chinese Taipei GP winner Alexander/Oktaviani must be wary to Korean dangerous pair Choi SG/Eom HW who knocked out one of top contender here, AUS Open SS champion Reginald Lee/Chau HW yesterday while Korea Open GP Gold runner-up Shin BC/Chae YJ are favoured to down Chinese low-ranked partnerships Liu YC/Li YH.
Sindhu defeated akane in three tough games. After having so much lead in the second game, she left akane to take the set.
Jeon Hyuk Jin is really improving under Indra Wijaya. I expect Indra to be INA MS National Team coach in 2017
Could be an option, if in the next two years the Korean youngsters are better than the Indonesian youngsters. For now they are on par. Anyway in an interview Indra Wijaya said the Korean boys are physically tougher and stronger than Indonesian. They can train on any program and schedule he arranged. On the other hand, although talented, most of our boys look too petite to be professional athlete. Is it because of inappropriate diet?
Shin/Ko proving why they are former 'World Champions'..........SAVED two match points and then winning next two to steal the match from mentally fragile Russians......
