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Peter Gade v Mohd Hafiz
Potentially the most exciting match of the day. Depends on Hafiz's mood. Both players were taken to 3 sets yesterday, but Peter was up against Lee Hyun Il. Strangely, for such high profile players, Peter and Hafiz have never played each other before.
Prediction: Peter because he is more consistent
WS
Pi Hongyan v Xu Huaiwen
Did you notice that all four semifinalists are Chinese exports? On paper, it looks like Pi. The head-to-head is 8-4 in her favour, but the 4 matches that Xu won were in the recent 6 matches. However when I checked in more detail, this head-to-head does not include the recent German Open where Pi won.
Prediction: Pi because of she won the last time they met.
MD
Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto v Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian
The old-timers strike back. Both the semi-finals were won by pairs who most people regard as underdogs. I got both my predictions wrong.
Prediction: Candra/Sigit because my gut feeling says so.
WD
Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing v Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung
Lee/Lee were the favourites for the title even before the tournament began.
Prediction: Lee/Lee
XD
Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms v Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir
Interestingly, when the Widianto/Natsir pairing broke into the scene, one of the high-profile pairs they beat was Robertson/Emms en route to taking the Singapore title. The head-to-head stands at 1-0. However, Robertson/Emms have been on fire recently and the momentum does not seem to have stopped. The gut feeling says the Indons but my head prevails.
Prediction: Robertson/Emms
Peter Gade v Mohd Hafiz
Potentially the most exciting match of the day. Depends on Hafiz's mood. Both players were taken to 3 sets yesterday, but Peter was up against Lee Hyun Il. Strangely, for such high profile players, Peter and Hafiz have never played each other before.
Prediction: Peter because he is more consistent
WS
Pi Hongyan v Xu Huaiwen
Did you notice that all four semifinalists are Chinese exports? On paper, it looks like Pi. The head-to-head is 8-4 in her favour, but the 4 matches that Xu won were in the recent 6 matches. However when I checked in more detail, this head-to-head does not include the recent German Open where Pi won.
Prediction: Pi because of she won the last time they met.
MD
Candra Wijaya/Sigit BUdiarto v Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian
The old-timers strike back. Both the semi-finals were won by pairs who most people regard as underdogs. I got both my predictions wrong.
Prediction: Candra/Sigit because my gut feeling says so.
WD
Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing v Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung
Lee/Lee were the favourites for the title even before the tournament began.
Prediction: Lee/Lee
XD
Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms v Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir
Interestingly, when the Widianto/Natsir pairing broke into the scene, one of the high-profile pairs they beat was Robertson/Emms en route to taking the Singapore title. The head-to-head stands at 1-0. However, Robertson/Emms have been on fire recently and the momentum does not seem to have stopped. The gut feeling says the Indons but my head prevails.
Prediction: Robertson/Emms
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