Malaysia Open R16 Day

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I include badMania's MD analysis from another thread
Luluk Hadiyanto/Alven Yulianto vs Chong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah
A tough one to call. Comeback veterans Chong/Lee beat Flandy/Eng Hian in two tight matches, while Luluk/Alven were stretched to 3 long games by the Malaysian young pair. Head-to-head record shows that Chong/Lee enjoyed a 3-1 advantage, including the win in last year's final. So, Chong/Lee could create a further upset by beating the no 1 seed, which has not impressed so far this year.

Chan Choong Ming/Koo Kien Keat vs Hendra Gunawan/Joko Riyadi
The young Indonesian pair slowly established themselves as an upcoming pair and I am excited by their progress so far. This is the first time PBSI sent them to 2 big tournaments and they have done reasonably well. They reached the last 16 last week only lost out to Cai/Fu (which is expected). This time, they reached the last 16 again and has the chance to get to quarter-final. Head-to-head score is 1-1. Chan/Koo beat the Indonesians in the final of the Chinese Taipei Open (a 2* tournament) late last year, but, the Indonesians gained their revenge in the Indonesian Open a few weeks later. Both matches ended in 3 games. It could be another 3 long games today and I hope the Indonesians win

Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun vs Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari/Lin Woon Fui
Head-to-head record is 1-1. I think Fu/Cai will prevail although Mohd/Lin created an upset when they beat the Chinese pair easily in Aviva Singapore Open 2004.

Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen vs Thomas Laybourn/Peter Steffensen
Boe/Mogensen to win and continued their fine progress.

Yeo Yeon Seung/Jeon Jun Bum vs Wong Choong Hann/Chew Choon Eng
Wong/Chew created an upset by beating the upcoming Korean pair Jung/Lee in the first round. With an experienced double player in Chew Choon Eng, they could well beat another Korean pair which is still relatively unknown!

Simon Archer/Anthony Clark vs Candra Wijaya/Sigit Budiarto
Candra/Sigit to win. A quarter-final berth in the Malaysian Open will guarantee that they will be the 2nd seed for the WC, with Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen confirmed to be the top seed. Another final beckons as well since the no 2 seed in this tournament lost out suprisingly last night.

Sang Yang/Xie Zhongbo vs Markhis Kidho/Hendra Setiawan
Why is Zheng Bo not paired with Sang Yang remains a mystery to me...or have they decided to break this pair up and create a new pair in Sang/Xie?
I hope the young Indonesian pair can win to maintain their top 10 ranking and hopefully secure the 8th seeding for the WC next month. With Passke/Rasmussen removed from their side of the draw, Markis/Hendra has an excellent chance to advance to the semi-final and face their senior (Candra/Sigit).

Tan Bin Shen/Ong Soon Hock vs Sudket Prapakamol/Patapol Ngernsrisuk
Another tough call, but, based on last night's performance, I fancy the Thai pair to advance to the quarter-final.
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My prediction for the winners are:
Choong/Lee
Chan/Koo
Fu/Cai
Boe/Mogensen
Chew/Wong
Candra/Sigit
Markis/Hendra
Tan/Ong
 
In the WD, the most possible upset that I can see is
Schjoldager/Andersen v Tripp/Wright (8*)
I think the other seeds will safely go through.

In the XD,
Clark/Kellogg v Laybourn/Juhl (8*)
The other seeds should safely advance.
 
MS (R32) - selected matches, predicted winners first
Lin Dan (1*) v Ronald
Chen Yu v Ng Wei (9*)
Sony v Kuan Beng Hong (12*)
Peter Gade (3*) v Roslin
Wong CH (11*) v Gong Weijie

The R16 will be held later in the day.
 
hcyong said:
I include badMania's MD analysis from another thread


My prediction for the winners are:
Choong/Lee
Chan/Koo
Fu/Cai
Boe/Mogensen
Chew/Wong
Candra/Sigit
Markis/Hendra
Tan/Ong
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Yup...mostly agree, alto I hope Hendra/Joko will win :D
Last one is tough to call....the Thai pair has more experience ?
 
WS (R32) - selected matches, predicted winners first
Wang Chen (5*) v Jiang Yanjiao
Yu Hirayama (qualifier) v Yonekura
Mia v Pi (3*) - Mia to reverse the Singapore Open result
Xu Huaiwen (6*) v Nedeltcheva
Hirose v Yao Jie (4*)

The R16 will be held later in the day.
 
hcyong said:
Wang Chen (5*) v Jiang Yanjiao
Yu Hirayama (qualifier) v Yonekura
Mia v Pi (3*) - Mia to reverse the Singapore Open result
Xu Huaiwen (6*) v Nedeltcheva
Hirose v Yao Jie (4*)
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Another intriguing match will be Cheng Shao Chieh vs Zhang Ning (2*).
Cheng (19 yo, WR 23 from Taiwan) is the reigning World Junior Champion last year and touted to be the threat to Chinese shuttlers. Although an upset seems unlikely, given Zhang Ning's good form lately, I hope that Cheng can put up a fight.

Mia vs Pi is another tough match...these 2 seems to meet each other lately.
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I agree basically, Gong Wj may stage an upset against Wong considering Wong's poor form in SO.



hcyong said:
MS (R32) - selected matches, predicted winners first
Lin Dan (1*) v Ronald
Chen Yu v Ng Wei (9*)
Sony v Kuan Beng Hong (12*)
Peter Gade (3*) v Roslin
Wong CH (11*) v Gong Weijie

The R16 will be held later in the day.
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badMania said:
Yup...mostly agree, alto I hope Hendra/Joko will win :D
Last one is tough to call....the Thai pair has more experience ?
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Hendra/Joko had a gigantic battle with Othsuka/Masuda day earlier while Koo/Chan had an easy match against the Danes. i hope Koo/Chan can raise their game tonite and justify their seeding. same scenario for Tan/Ong and Sudket/Patapol.
 
hcyong said:
I include badMania's MD analysis from another thread


My prediction for the winners are:
Choong/Lee
Chan/Koo
Fu/Cai
Boe/Mogensen
Chew/Wong
Candra/Sigit
Markis/Hendra
Tan/Ong
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I hope Lulu/Alven can revenge Flandy/Eng to beat Comeback veterans Chong/Lee even in their homeground.... :D
 
kevin&sandy said:
Hendra/Joko had a gigantic battle with Othsuka/Masuda day earlier while Koo/Chan had an easy match against the Danes.
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Hehe....they scraped through 17-16 in the second set after losing the first set. The third set was tight too. Yet, it was a good experience for them as the Jap pair is technically better (WR 27). Last week, they beat Mohd Tazari/Lin (WR 14), so, anything is possible. Hopefully, they still have the stamina to beat the inconsistent Chan/Koo (who lost to Flandy/Eng Hian last week). If PBSI continues to send them to the high-rated tourneys after the WC (China Open, Indonesian Open, etc), I will expect them to be in the top 10-15 in a year time!
 
smash said:
I hope Lulu/Alven can revenge Flandy/Eng to beat Comeback veterans Chong/Lee even in their homeground.... :D
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Although I would very much like them to beat the Malaysian pair (Luluk/Alven is still my fav pair right now), it seems that the Indonesian pair is inconsistent at the moment and with the poorer head-to-head record, Chong/Lee has the slight advantage. Of course, it will be great if Luluk/Alven can recover the form which brought them 2 majors late last year :D
 
Two upsets so far! World number one Xie Xf lost to Li Li in three games while Zhang Jun/Gao Ling lost to the rather unknown Thai pair in MX!

Jiang Yj lost to Wang Chen, 0-2. Mia avenged her defeat over Pi HY , she won easily.The seeded pairs went through for the rest of the matches in MX.
 
Malaysia Open Day 2

Malaysia Open 07/07/05 Women's Singles Round 1

1) LILi SIN bt XIE Xingfang 1* CHN (11/5,7/11,11/8):crying:
2) RICE Anna CAN bt PRUTSCH Simone AUT (11/8,4/11,11/2)
3) WANG Chen 5* HKG bt JIANG Yanjiao CHN (13/10,11/4)
4) HIRAYAMA Yu JPN bt YONEKURA Kanako JPN (11/8,4/11,11/8)
5) MIA AUDINA NED bt PI Hongyan 3* FRA (11/7,11/5)
6) LU Lan CHN bt PONSANA Salakjit THA (9/11,11/8,11/4)
7) ZHOU Mi 8* CHN bt LEE Yun Hwa KOR (11/5,11/3)
8) ZHU Lin CHN bt MUDUKASAN Sutheaswari MAS (11/5,11/0)
9) JANG Soo Young KOR bt WEMYSS ~ Yuan SCO (11/8,11/3)
10) XU Huaiwen 6* GER bt NEDELTCHEVA Petya BUL (4/11,11/7,11/6)
11) ZHANG Bei Wen SUB SIN bt VATTIER Tatiana FRA (11/9,11/8)
12) YAO Jie 4* NED bt HIROSE Eriko JPN (11/5,11/4)
13) MORI Kaori JPN bt MEEMEK Monthila THA (11/6,11/2)
14) HALLAM Tracey 7* ENG bt HWANG Hye Youn KOR (11/7,11/8)
15) SEO Yoon Hee KOR bt REID Charmaine CAN (11/2,11/4)
16) ZHANG Ning 2* CHN bt CHENG Shao-Chieh TPE (11/1,11/2)
 
rwchen said:
Two upsets so far! World number one Xie Xf lost to Li Li in three games while Zhang Jun/Gao Ling lost to the rather unknown Thai pair in MX!
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Truly shocking. I don't know which of the two results are more shocking.
 
WS (R16) - predicted winners first
Li Li v Anna Rice - first seed Xie XF ousted by Li Li
Wang Chen (5*) v Yu Hirayama
Mia v Lu Lan
Zhou Mi (8*) v Zhu Lin
Xu Huaiwen (6*) v Jang Young Soo
Yao Jie (4*) v Zhang Beiwen (Sin)
Mori v Hallam (7*) - will be tight
Zhang Ning (2*) v Seo Yoon Hee
 
ants said:
That means one thing that Thais are improving. :)
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And the bad thing about that is that, with of exception of Boonsak and Salakjit, their surnames are terribly long and complicated.
 
I don't hope to see more shocking results than those two. It anyway makes the WS top half more interesting.
hcyong said:
Truly shocking. I don't know which of the two results are more shocking.
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