9:00 AM WS - Qualification Jiayuan Chen [SIN] - [THA] Chanida Julrattanamanee 21-19 21-18 0:29 1 9:00 AM WS - Qualification Maria Febe Kusumastuti [INA] - [SIN] Lei Yao 21-9 21-8 0:25 2 9:10 AM WS - Qualification Anita Raj Kaur [8] [MAS] - [SIN] Beiwen Zhang 21-19 18-21 21-6 0:49 3 9:10 AM WS - Qualification Mingtian Fu [SIN] - [NZL] Michelle Chan 14-21 21-12 21-9 0:39 4 9:35 AM WS - Qualification Yoon Hee Seo [KOR] - [IND] Aparna Balan 21-12 21-14 0:25 2 9:35 AM WS - Qualification Jwala P Gutta [IND] - [USA] Shannon Pohl 22-20 21-19 0:35 1 9:45 AM WS - Qualification Weny Rahmawati [5] [FRA] - [TUR] Nursel Dogan 21-12 21-16 0:25 4 9:45 AM WS - Qualification Porntip Buranaprasertsuk [THA] - [IND] Shruti S Kurian 21-9 21-9 0:18 3 10:10 AM WS - Qualification Nathalie Descamps [BEL] - [SVK] Eva Sladekova 21-13 21-11 0:22 2 10:10 AM WS - Qualification Hadia Hosny [EGY] - [POR] Telma Santos [6] Walkover 10:20 AM WS - Qualification Chia-Hsin Huang [TPE] - [IND] Aditi Mutatkar 21-10 21-13 0:25 1 10:20 AM WS - Qualification Juan Gu [SIN] - [CAN] Sarah Macmaster [4] 21-10 21-6 0:25 3 10:45 AM WS - Qualification Soo Young Jang [KOR] - [TPE] Li Yin Chang 21-17 21-17 0:28 4 10:45 AM WS - Qualification Fransisca Ratnasari [7] [INA] - [MAS] Li Ya Lydia Cheah 21-19 17-21 21-18 0:50 2 10:55 AM WS - Qualification Yuan Kartika Putri [INA] - [THA] Sitee Phuksapaisalsilp 21-18 22-20 0:35 3 10:55 AM WS - Qualification Mi Zhou [HKG] - [TPE] Shih Ying Chen 21-15 21-16 0:30 1
Thailand Open GP Gold 2007, July 3. Qualification Matches. I just saw in the tournamentsoftware: Maria Febe Kusumastuti [INA] vs. Yao Lei [SIN] 21-9, 21-8 Fransisca Ratnasari [INA] vs. Lydia Cheah [MAS] 21-19, 17-21, 21-18 Yuan Kartika Putri [INA] vs. Sitee Phuksapaisalsilp [THA] 21-18, 22-20 3 INA WS survived the morning games. Later today, they will face: Maria Febe Kusumastuti vs. Chen Jiayuan [SIN] Fransisca Nana Ratnasari vs. Jang Soo Young [KOR] Yuan Kartika vs. Zhou Mi [HKG] Waaaah, I think only Febe will survive tonight's games... and maybe Nana... As for Yuan... er... sorry, your opponent is Zhou Mi... She is too tough...
The WSQ4 is the hardest qualification group, with Jang Soo Young, Fransisca, Lydia, Yuan Kartika and Zhou Mi. No doubt in my mind that Zhou Mi will win this group. Other predictions: WSQ3: Huang Chia-Hsin - too strong for this group. WSQ2: Seo Yoon Hee WSQ1: Beats me. Any of the remaining four could win, but I predict Anita to win.
Don't expect too much from this Thailand Open....Maria Febe could be the only survivor today if she manages to beat Chen Jia Yuan and later Anita Raj Kaur/Fu Mingtian. The 1-day qualifying round is again a joke...they should spread it out to 2 days!
The MD draw (both the main and qualifying) are unexpectedly tough for INA pairs. Qualifying today: Rendra Wijaya/Lingga Lie vs Lim Khim Wah/Mak Hee Chun (last year's WJC semi-finalist) -- not expected to win... Anggun Nugroho/Devin Lahardi vs Sudket Prapakamol/Tesana Panvisvas -- again, the Thai pair is more experienced.... Mohd Razif Abdul Latif/Chan Peng Soon vs Afiat Yuris Wirawan/Wifqi Windarto -- the INA junior pair lacks experience again to the MAS junior pair. In the main draw: Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto vs Chieh Yu-Hsun/Lin Yu-Lang -- a tricky tie for the now INA no 3 pair Even if Luluk/Alvent win, the formidable Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man await in the next round Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan vs Tan Bin Shen/Ong Soon Hock -- tough for Bona/Ahsan to go through Rian Sukmawan/Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki vs Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae -- ditto for Rian/Yoke...Jung/Lee is definitely one of the candidate for the title..alongside Lee/Hwang. Sigit Budiarto/Fran Kurniawan vs Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah -- same story for Sigit/Fran...a major surprise if they can win It will be game over for the MD after the second round...unless there's an upset
In the qualifying WD draw, Nadya Melati/Devi Tika Permatasari should progress to the main draw with matches against possible 2 Thai pairs. The main draw for WD is equally unkind: Jo Novita/Greysia Polii vs Shinta Mulia Sari/Vanessa Neo Yu Yan -- the reunited pair should have no problem beating the SG pair, but, Gao Ling/Huang Sui await in the second round. Dili Puspita Richi/Yulianti vs Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui -- bye2 Nitya Krishinda/Lita Nurlita vs Soratja Chanrisukot vs Molthila Meemek -- a negotiable first round, but yet again, Du Jing/Yu Yang will meet them next.
In the qualifying XD draw: Anggun Nugroho/Nitya Krishinda will face Chris Langridge/Joanne Nicholas for a place in the main draw (facing Sudket/Saralee) later today....quite a match.... In the main XD draw: Devin Lahardi/Lita Nurlita vs Alroy Tanama Putra/Louisa Koon Wai Chee -- Devin/Lita probably will go the furthest (QF, with a match against Sudket/Saralee)...and the first round tie is manageable. They should meet Hsieh Yu-Hsing/Chien Yu-Chin in the next round. Lingga Lie/Devi Tika Permatasari vs (possibly) Lim Khim Wah/Ng Hui Lin -- tough match in prospect... Tantowi Ahmad/Yulianto vs Chan Peng Soon/Abdul Latif Nairul Suhaida -- manageable first round tie, but, Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter-Juhl await them in the second round.
Maria Febe will face Fu Ming Tian for WS slot in Main draw...again Anita failed repeating her fine performance against Fu Ming Tian. INA Junior Afiat/wifgi won over abdul latif/Peng soon in very tight match...a chance for MD main draw
INA casualties started to pile up In the MS, Wisnu Haryo Putro lost to a Thai player in 3 sets. Meanwhile, Andi Nugroho Saputro and Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka will face each other later tonite after they beat Chan Kwong Beng and Kang Woo Kyum respectively. In the MD, Anggun Nugroho/Devin Lahardi and Rendra Wijaya/Lingga Lie all lost to more experienced opponents. However, Afiat Yuris Wirawan/Wifqi Windarto edged out Mohd Razif Abdul Latif/Chan Peng Soon 21-16, 11-21, 22-20. They will face Andrew Bowman/Kristian Roebuck for a place in the main draw. In the WS, Maria Febe progresses after beating Chen Jiayuan 21-18, 23-21. She will face another Singaporean, Fu Mingtian later tonite. In the WD, Nadya Melati/Devi Tika Permatasari also lost to a Thai pair.
Gu Juan upsets Huang Chia Shin and more likelt she will advance to main draw as her next opponent, Deschamps is unlikely will block her way...
Yuan Kartika just lost to Zhou Mi... Nana is still playing... INA's hope in WS... ...and my favorite INA Junior... Febe!
Hope that febe will go thru main draw....seems that Maria Elfira keeps beating Febe lately....Hope that Maria Elfira will be sent to Phillipine open by Jarum
Ratnasari defeated Jang Soo in 3 sets with 23-21 in final set....tough to challenge Zhou Mi as she hardly had a sweat in winning 2nd round...Zhou Mi will win unless Nana plays superbly
Rumbaka is set to play Lee tsuen Seng....will be exciting match....both has played Superliga lately...at least LTS is fresher than Rumbaka....hope an upset here...
Hayom won! Cool... LTS was Musica's 1st singles, Hayom was Musica's 2nd singles in last week's Indonesian Superliga Badminton... Since they both had to play every single day for 7 nights, I think their fitness and condition should be around the same.
Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka defeated Nugroho Andi Saputro 21-19, 21-17 in 25 minutes... But I think tomorrow Hayom will be outclassed by LTS...
