Match Up for Quarter Finals Chen Hong (CHN) vs Ronald Susilo (SIN) Bao Chunlai (CHN) vs Lin Dan (CHN) Chen Yu (CHN) vs Mahardi Wiempie (INA) Lee Hyun Il (KOR) vs Peter Gade Christensen (DEN)
Surprises (and not so surprising)... 3rd Round/ 1. Chen Hong won. No surprise here, is there? 2. Ronald Susilo won. I'm not sure about this but I was banking on Shon to get through. But he's the crowd favourite, no doubt. 3. Bao Chunlai emerged victors in this battle of Chinese vs Oversea Chinese, but I didn't think Wong CH would bow out so easily. 4. I had no doubts that Lin Dan would win in this one. 5. Chen Yu won. Joel_y is one happy guy, I guess. 6. Xia Xuanze walked over? What happened? So Wiempie (earlier called 'wimpie') conquered the world champion! (without hitting a shuttle...) 7. Yeap, another European charge falls here. Lee Hyun Il to go on. 8. Peter Gade returns! Quarter Finals 1. Ronald tamed Shon. I don't think he would be able to do it again this time. Chen Hong to win. 2. I'd go for Bao Chunlai in this one. I like his graceful style better... 3. I don't think Chen Yu will walkover in this one. Mahardi packs up and goes home. 4. The battle of former great (still great) against an emerging greatness. Who will win this? I'll go for Lee to tame Peter.
I agree and hope for all your picks. Now the news is out that Xia suffered injury against Ong. What a shame and a pity. Leaves a sort of empty feeling inside after seeing him advance this far. I'm picking Lee over Gade because I think Chen Yu would have a slightly better chance against Lee. Susilo over Shon was quite a suprise. Same with Bao over Wong that easily. I think it would be a great battle if the final turned out to be Chen vs Chen! But I hope for the best for Bao and Lin also.
Well, as much as I hope my picks goes through but deep inside, I hope it won't be China vs China finals. So, I hope Peter Gade can do something about Lee's raging ho... hopes.
Hehe.. I am happy because of the prediction, not because LEE TS lost. I like LEE TS too, but seems he is not as tough as before--when he wrestled over Taufik in the Thomas cup 2002. Chen Hong (CHN) vs Ronald Susilo (SIN): Chen Hong He is a very stable player, with better records Bao Chunlai (CHN) vs Lin Dan (CHN): Both are very talented players. Though I like Lin Dan's style better. He is so dynamic, plays with passions... Chen Yu (CHN) vs Mahardi Wiempie (INA): Chen Yu. He actually is a very good player in China internal games(beat up almost every one in the team) Lee Hyun Il (KOR) vs Peter Gade Christensen (DEN): Hard to decide, but my vote goes to Lee too, Peter has yet to convince us he is back to top form, even he does, Lee still has fair chance.
Women's Singles Quarter Finals Match Up Zhang Ning (CHN) vs Xie Xingfang (CHN) Wang Chen (HKG) vs Camilla Martin (DEN) Zhou Mi (CHN) vs Mia Audina Tjiptawan (NED) Pi Hongyan (FRA) vs Gong Ruina (CHN)
1. Zhang Ning. Experience rules. Never seen Xie play before. 2. I'd put my cash on Camilla! Never seen Wang play as well. 3. Zhou Mi! I hope she wears that red outfit again (Ralphy must snap some pics, badrad needs some convincing... ) 4. Pi Hongyan. Ok, it's clear that I choose looks over skills but hey... it's... legal, no?
Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Jens Eriksen & Martin Lundgaard Hansen (DEN) vs Sang Yang & Zheng Bo (CHN) Tesana Panvisas & Pramote Teerawiwatana (THA) vs Anthony Clark & Nathan Robertson (ENG) Choong Tan Fook & Lee Wan Wah (MAS) vs Eng Hian & Limpele Flandy (INA) Cheng Rui & Chen Qiqiu (CHN) vs Lars Paaske & Jonas Rasmussen (DEN)
1. The flavour of the month : China. Sang & Zheng. 2. Tesana Panvisas & Pramote Teerawiwatana, take revenge for thy neighbour... 3. One last chance for Choong-Lee. Very very difficult against the Indons but I hope they get it right this time. But then again... 4. World Champions to go forward.
Women's Doubles Women's Doubles Wei Yili & Zhao Tingting (CHN) vs Chikako Nakayama & Keiko Yoshitomi (JPN) Ann-Lou Jorgensen & Pemille Harder (DEN) vs Yang Wei & Zhang Jiewen (CHN) Lee Kyung Won & Ra Kyung Min (KOR) vs Mia Audina Tjiptawan & Lotte Bruil-Jonathans (NED) Joo Hyun Hee & Yim Kyung Jin (CHN) vs Gao Ling & Huang Sui (CHN)
1. Wei Yili & Zhao Tingting. First of the Chinese armada to cruise ahead. 2. Yang Wei & Zhang Jiewen. Second armada to leave the dock. 3. Lee Kyung Won & Ra Kyeung Min. A Korean destroyer to crash the party. 4. Gao Ling & Huang Sui. Completes the Asian dominance.
Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Zhang Jun & Gao Ling (CHN) vs Kim Dong Moon & Ra Kyung Min (KOR) Anthony Clark & Kirsteen McEwan (ENG/SCO) vs Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam (THA) Mathias Boe & Helle Nielsen (DEN) vs Nova Widianto & Vita Marissa (INA) Kim Yong Hyun & Lee Hyo Jung (KOR) vs Zheng Bo & Zhang Jiewen (CHN)
1. Why does this have to happen to soon!?!? I hate to choose between these two! Oh well, I'll go for Kim & Ra. 2. Don't know any of the two. I'd go for Clark-McEwan. 3. I'd like to go for the Indonesians but since I know nothing about them, and the Danes, themselves, I will be even in this one. No picks. 4. I'll go for... (asks 8 Ball)... Zheng & Zhang.
Good overall predictions except for a couple IMHO. Gong over Pi. Wang over Camilla. Eng/Flandy over Choong/Lee (I like the Malaysian Chinese players as well, but I don't think they have enough in them to conquer the Indonesian-English-Indonesian pairs.) Chen/Cheng over world champs (I want China to take it but I'm not sure if they're capable.) Prapakamol/Thungthongkam over Clark/McEwan (ain't the Europeans a scratch pair?) Zhang/Gao over Kim/Ra (okay so I will always pick Zhang/Gao but I seriously think any match between these two pairs will always be close to 50-50)
I think Susilo will beat Chen Hong this time. But he will lose in the semi against whoever win between Lin and Bao
hmmm i hope susilo wins... chen hong is abit erratic.. hopefully.. carol's fan club will do some magic tonight. ~ i hope lee hyun wins too.. im his fan...... then it'll be an interesting sf .
If Susilo play to form and don't freeze, then anything can happen. Chen Hong is definitely crackable.
