Side news during SS Final 2008

Well..

I was wondering, do you guys do this for every single BWF or SS event? And are you the only one doing this task??..
fivetwosix said:
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But it was overall fun, otherwise I actually get quite bored watching so many matches in a day...
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..i would second you on this, quite true.

It would be nice to hear you give any heads up news or your reports or post-tourney account on BC, whenever you're doing this live sideline reporting, fivetwosix!:cool:
 
ctjcad said:
..if you don't have anymore to share, then it's okay. We'll just have to use our imaginations to imagine how you actually went about doing the live reporting...;)

Specific questions about the event??..No, nothing specific.
But sure, lay 'em out here for us to enjoy...I'm sure you did other things other than doing the live sideline reporting thingy (like, did you go shopping, did you go & eat those fresh seafoods which were being highly advertised all over BC, did you go to the players' opening day dinner etc...........did you even go to sleep?;)) :cool:

Oh, those BCers, actually if you've heard any loud noises/chants of:
- "Ayo (players names)!", then that's probably INA's die-hard supporter Hau-ge (huangkwokhau)..
or
- "LCW, jia you!", then that's probably pjswift and her kaki friend Jen
or
- "Lee Yong Dae, boleh!" then that's probably our Louisa ;)
- And if you heard someone typing real fast on a keyboard, then that's probably abedeng..;)
But, understandably, they were probably too engrossed in the matches like you were...;)
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Actually,doesn't quite work out that way.
I usually support underdogs to help generate a good match or stay neutral.
LCW does not need my help or anyone's really when he's confident.
In Asia, i would always cheer for Europe and support may change from match to match.Eg,MK/HS vs KKK/TBH,I cheered for INA;KKK/TBH vs LYD/JJS, I cheered for MAS;MK/HS vs CW/TG, I supported CW/TG so the players got really confused cos there's no 'loyalty' in my support.
 
fivetwosix said:
Ha ha. Uhm, its not my first time "live sideline reporting" already, so I don't know where/how to start to answer your question, its so broad! You can ask me specific questions about the event if you have.. :)

I actually don't know who the BCers are, uhmmm, until you told me about using BC... Oh other than Tarek and Serla, who have worked as my assistants before at other major events. :)
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Thanks for your perspective. Don't mind being one of your assistants,esp the stats.I was told umpires input the match stats;that part requires major overhaul and standardisation among umpires.They all seem to key in different things.What's classified as 'winner'? What's 'Other'? One umpire has no 'smash' in his match.
 
ctjcad said:
I was wondering, do you guys do this for every single BWF or SS event? And are you the only one doing this task??..

It would be nice to hear you give any heads up news or your reports or post-tourney account on BC, whenever you're doing this live sideline reporting, fivetwosix!:cool:
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We are on-site at every BWF event, we usually do SS off-site, it depends on the resources available. Like 'time' for instance, which I don't have very much. :)

We give loads of heads up news on Badzine, what I deemed as useful public knowledge at least, so you can just visit Badzine and keep refreshing the site, ha ha. It's an extra step to come here and re-post what's already on Badzine..

Post-tourney account, hmmm truth is, usually after a tourny, I will be so sick of badminton that the last thing I would want to talk about is anything badminton, ha ha. Its different, like for you guys, you just catch the games and players you like. While as a job, we have to watch every single one (well, 90%) and catch players even though they may not be the most talk-able.
 
Are you based in Singapore? We do have a lot of assistants in Singapore, usually girls! But of course having another one is no harm :) In terms of stats, I think the 'live' TV commentator needs it more urgently than we writers do. I usually only incorporate stats that I can personally verify into my articles. In terms of standardisation, if BWF or event organiser is slack about, it doesn't really motivate the officials to be vigilant about it. So maybe you should consider volunteering at the SS itself, set a standard. ;)


pjswift said:
Thanks for your perspective. Don't mind being one of your assistants,esp the stats.I was told umpires input the match stats;that part requires major overhaul and standardisation among umpires.They all seem to key in different things.What's classified as 'winner'? What's 'Other'? One umpire has no 'smash' in his match.
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fivetwosix said:
Are you based in Singapore? We do have a lot of assistants in Singapore, usually girls! But of course having another one is no harm :) In terms of stats, I think the 'live' TV commentator needs it more urgently than we writers do. I usually only incorporate stats that I can personally verify into my articles. In terms of standardisation, if BWF or event organiser is slack about, it doesn't really motivate the officials to be vigilant about it. So maybe you should consider volunteering at the SS itself, set a standard. ;)
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Sure, I don't mind volunteering on the match stats clean-up.Can do for Spore Open.Just let me know when to be there.And maybe I can let
JB know while it's flattering sometimes he commentate badminton matches like as fast as for horse racing,over engaging the hearing mode can disengage the visual mode, so we can't process what we see.
 
by the way,any1 there saw vita/natsir throw their racket to the audience?cool i wish i can get their racket too
 
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