So far in the Mens Singles who are in the QF is Kenneth Johanssen who will be facing Ng Wei of Hong Kong Roslin Hashim will be facing local fav Boonsak of Thailand
I am also hoping for this 'unique' encounter but both of them still have some hurdles to clear....go go Hashim brothers!!!
I think XIA or Ronald could beat Hafiz. Hafize always lost to Ronlad before. and also Don't underestimate the championship's ability! As for Roslin, he cant beat the home favorite-Boonsak again? I can't image!
Judging from the current form and achievement, I think Hashim brothers can make a history, facing each others in the final. Let see....
I would love to see Hashim brothers to face each other in the finals. I think it will be going to be a tough game since both understand each other's game so well. But Roslin has beaten the younger brother twice in International outings. Well now we have both improved version of Hashim brothers. Anyway will see how the games going on between the two of them against their other opponents enroute to the finals.
Looking forward to seeing the "new" hafiz play on some DVD's I cant realistically see Roslin in the final. Xia Vs Hafiz would be intresting. Who Will KJ play in SF if beats Ng wei?
Yes, Kendrick must be very disappointed for not being able to wrap up the second game and match, having won the first convincingly 15-8. He lost the second by a whisker at 16-17 and subsequently fell apart in the decider and lost submissively, 4-15, all within an hour and ten minutes. :crying:
Today (Friday), the QFinals will be completed. MS Kenneth v Ng Wei - Kenneth too strong for Ng Wei Roslin v Boonsak - Roslin in fine vein of form; Boonsak playing at home Joppien v Hafiz - Hafiz too strong for Joppien Ronald v Xia - both seems to be struggling; again Xia has the pedigree WS Pi v Fransisca - no match Xu v Salakjit - no match Xing Aiying v Kanako - Xing must have played well to beat Hallam; tight match but I think Kanako will take it Yao Jie v Seo Yoon Hee - no match MD (R16 & QFinal) 1st Quarter: Fully expect LP/JR to advance to the semis 2nd Q: Laybourn/Steffensen v Ha/Han Sang Hoon Qfinal is on the cards 3rd Q: Gunawan/Bach v Sudket/Patapol should be exciting for the Thai crowd. The winner will play Choong/Chew or Tan/Ong, probably the former. 4th Q: Fully expect Jung Jae Sung/Lee Jae Jin to advance to the semis WD (R16 & QFinal) 1st Q: Fully expect Saralee/Sathinee to advance 2nd Q: Lee Hyo Jung/Lee Kyung Won too strong here 3rd Q: A bit of an uncertainty here, because there is a Chinese qualifier, Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei; still expect Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia to advance 4th Q: Zhang Dan/Zhang Yawen heavy favourites here XD Sudket/Saralee v Hwang Ji Man/Hwang Yu Mi - easy for Thais Laybourn/Juhl v Saputra/Li Yujia - Singaporeans defeated Jung Jae Sung/Lee Kyung Won, goes on to show that it's not that easy to switch from unmixed doubles to mixed doubles; however Laybourn/Juhl are experienced in the mixed type and therefore are the favourites Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung v Han Sang Hoon/Jun Woul Sik - Lees too strong Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen v Mogensen/Olsen - hard to say; don't know either team really well
Hafiz, Roslin in last eight TheStar BANGKOK: The Hashim brothers – Hafiz and Roslin – strolled into the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open men's singles yesterday but youngster Kuan Beng Hong crashed out after taking world champion Xia Xuanze of China to the distance. The 22-year-old Beng Hong battled world number 10 Xuanze for 70 minutes before going down 9-15, 15-7, 8-15 in the third round. The Hashim brothers, the only Malaysian singles shuttlers in the last eight, had an easier time. The 23-year-old Hafiz breezed past compatriot Sairul Amar Ayob who retired while trailing 8-15, 0-1 in their third round clash. Elder brother Roslin beat Holland's Dicky Palyama 15-9, 15-12. Hafiz, winner of the Swiss Open two weeks ago, will take on Germany's Bjoern Joppien. The third seeded Malaysian is expected to reach the semi-finals without much problems. Roslin however, can expect a tough fight against defending champion and home favourite Boonsak Ponsana today. On paper though, Roslin holds the advantage, having beaten the Athens Olympic Games quarter-finalist twice last year – at the Swiss Open and Thomas Cup Finals in Jakarta. Yesterday, top seed Kenneth Jonassen also made it into the last eight after eliminating world junior champion Chen Jin 15-8, 15-9. He will meet Ng Wei of Hong Kong, who ousted Malaysian Ismail Saman 15-8, 15-8. In the men's doubles, five Malaysian pairs advanced to the second round except for world junior champions Tan Boon Heong-Hoon Thien How. Boon Heong-Thien How went down fighting 15-9, 14-17, 15-17 to Japanese Tadashi Ohtsuka-Keita Masuda in a one-hour-25-minutes battle in the first round yesterday. The others who cleared their first round hurdles are Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari-Lin Woon Fui, Gan Teik Chai-Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif, Choong Tan Fook-Chew Choon Eng, Chan Chong Ming-Koo Kien Keat and Tan Bin Shen-Ong Soon Hock. Malaysia will have at least one pair in the quarter-finals with Tan Fook-Choon Eng taking on youngsters Bin Shen-Soon Hock in a second round tie. Meanwhile, Malaysia's challenge in the women's singles ended when Wong Mew Choo went down 7-11, 10-13 to Japanese Kanako Yonekura in the second round.
QFinals JR/LP will play Lin Woon Fui/Fairuz Ha Tae Kwon/Han Sang Hoon will play Gan Teik Chai/Zakry (who defeated Laybourn/Steffensen) Choong/Chew will play Bach/Gunawan (who defeated Sudket/Patapol) Chan/Koo will play Jung Jae Sung/Lee Jae Jin How many Malaysians will survive the Qfinals? I think not more than one pair. Even Choong/Chew will have a tough time. In the WD, no major surprises in the R16. Except Chinese pair, Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei defeated Nielsen/Harder, and we'll see how they do against Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia. The other 3 Qfinals should be easy for the favourites.
This new Thailand Open website is a great improvement. I particularly like the way they reported the results, winners' names first.
I like the website too. I just flicked through the past winners and saw that in 2001 Sigit won the tournament with Luluk! He has won tournaments with many diff players (Halim, Candra, Trikush +Luluk)
What time do the games start? Are the times on the website (0900 MD, 1800 MS) local times? JR Why are you online?!! you should be preparing for the match! Good Luck
Hahaha.... Hmm...thats will very very interesting if this match come.Will it be a game where each of them end up hugging and crying :crying: after the game ends.Really hope to see this game.Pray to God hard hope this will be a reality....
SF Line up WS: Pi Vs Xu Yonekura Vs Yao Jie All matches in comfortable straight games, Pi getting a walkover. Hafiz through to semi also in straight games.
Laybourn/juhl bt saputra/li 15-8 11-15 17-14 tight game Lee hyo jung/lee jae jin bt korean qualifiers 6&6 Xie/Zhang bt Mogensen/olsen 7&13 Prakamol/thoungthongtam bt hwang/hwang 10&2 so XD SF lineup as follows: Prakamol/thoungthongtam vs Laybourn/juhl Lee/lee vs Xie/Zhang My prediction is Lee/Lee vs Laybourn/juhl final Lee/Lee to win (sorry Laybourn)
