SKYCITY NEW ZEALAND Open GP Gold 2015 : Qualification-FINAL (28th April-3rd May 2015)

maybe it is a matter of pacing. like running, do go too fast at the start, otherwise, will run out of gas.
 
Good win by the young Chn pair.
All my predictions are correct except for the WS, I honestly expected more from HBJ.
 
That kind of doubles is very easy to watch, fast and furious from start to end.
No time wasting at all.
 
Never give up, will to win and playing every shot well - that's what HKX believed is how they turned the match around after the G1 loss.

Double winner for golden boy Zheng Siwei - champions in XD and MD !
 
kwun said:
maybe it is a matter of pacing. like running, do go too fast at the start, otherwise, will run out of gas.
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Yup, INA MD had brilliant start but couldn't balance China speed at decider, something about fitness level.

Justin L said:
Double winner for golden boy Zheng Siwei - champions in XD and MD !
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Well done for this 18 years old boy to grab two titles here!

Well, match of final day is none but WD which spent exactly 100 minutes, what a thrilling duel! Solid defense and accurate attacking smash by Japanese pair, too bad they lost the momentum in game 2 but they didn't give up at decider to push Xia/Zhong moved corner to corner, overall credit for both pairs, really entertaining :)

XD, WS and MS practically were straightforward matches, Saena Kawakami stole the show as she clinched first major title to overcome favourite Chinese opponent, Kawakami has better court coverage than He BJ who often flat-footed at front court area. As predicted Lee Hyun Il is too strong, he outwitted Qiao Bin convincingly.
 
Winners' comments from the tournament website: http://www.nzbadmintonopen.com/news/

XD
“We’re over the top happy, absolutely ecstatic to have won. We really went for the win today, we move with speed and we’re faster than the other team,” said Zheng Si Wei.

“We did a very thorough preparation for the match, thinking it was going to be really hard game but it turned out to be a bit more relaxed than we expected.”

“Our secret weapon is our speed, we always use it to our advantage when the other players get tired. Thank you to our fans for all the support and we will do even better for you in the future.”
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WS
“I’m really happy but I haven’t really thought about how I won yet, I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed by it all. It was a hard game but I was focused today. I was persistent and didn’t make a lot of errors. That helped me to win.”

Kawakami was surprised at how easy her opponent made things for her, as the Chinese player let the occasion get the better of her.

“He Bing Jiao made more errors than I was expecting. She couldn’t pull off this particular shot she kept doing and made a lot of errors with it.”

Kawakami knew that the majority of the crowd were also supporting her opponent, but didn’t let that put her off.

“I heard a lot of cheering for the Chinese player and I didn’t get a lot of support. I didn’t let it get to me. But in between the Chinese I heard a little bit for me.

“I’m pretty tough and I get the shots all over the court. My opponent was only one year older than me so I didn’t think that much about me being a young player.”
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MS
“It has taken a lot of dedication to get here today as champion. Last year I injured my calf muscle so this season I came back well prepared so I’m really happy with the result,” he said.

Lee Hyun Il said his years of experience were a key contributing factor in him claiming the Grand Prix title.

“I used the right techniques against my opponent because I’ve played against him before and know what strategies to use.
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WD
“In the second half of the second game we changed our strategy,” Xia said. “In the third game we were just thinking about getting the next point the whole time, rather than thinking about winning or losing the match.”

Zhong echoed her teammate’s sentiments.

“We have a strong attack so we kept pushing forward to overtake the Japanese team’s strength.”
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MD
The Chinese duo showed experience beyond their years, much to the delight of Huang.

“We didn’t give up, even though we lost the first game. We just kept going for it, point by point,” he said.

Zheng said they were surprised early by the approach of the Indonesians.

“Our opponents were very good. We’ve never played them before and weren’t quite used to how they play at the start,” he explained. “The game was harder than we expected. The whole week has been very hard, we’re very tired.”
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MS




“It has taken a lot of dedication to get here today as champion. Last year I injured my calf muscle so this season I came back well prepared so I’m really happy with the result,” he said.

Lee Hyun Il said his years of experience were a key contributing factor in him claiming the Grand Prix title.

“I used the right techniques against my opponent because I’ve played against him before and know what strategies to use.

Yes pity to say that I miss all the matches today but very happy to know that Lee Hyun Il won the MS match. It was never easy for him considering he is already 35 years old but I am very impressed by the way he plays because he just know how to use the right technique to play versus his opponents thus he was able to win. I guess experience really counts and matter here. Once again congratulations for winning today. I am so happy. :)
 
I sincerely hope that Lee Hyun Il can still continue winning gold medals in the coming tournaments, Good luck in all your coming tournaments. :)
 
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