Sigit will not come to Jaipur...it's a pity for Indonesia, but I think Indonesia will still qualify for the TC 2006. Thailand can make the matches harder for Indonesia but Indonesia is still better, and Vietnam is the weakest among three in group. For UC, it's unpredictable. Korea might be the strongest team, but I am not pretty sure, since they are also weaker now. Basically only Lee/Lee is the best one....so for UC it's harder to predict who will go to Japan. I hope Indonesia still can make it.
pity.. let's just hope that his injury is not very serious , and that he will catch up the Thomas Cup Final in Japan
Shuttler Wan Wah out of Jaipur trip By RAJES PAUL KUALA LUMPUR: Doubles specialist Lee Wan Wah will not be on the plane to India today when the Malaysian badminton team leave for the Thomas Cup Asian Zone qualifiers. Wan Wah suffered a recurring knee injury and was left out of the team. With Wan Wah out, Malaysia will only be represented by five doubles players – Chan Chong Ming-Koo Kien Keat, Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari-Lin Woon Fui and Choong Tan Fook, Wan Wah’s partner. Yesterday, national doubles coach Rexy Mainaky said that Wan Wah’s main aim was to get ready for the Thomas Cup Finals, scheduled to be played in Japan from April 28-May 7. “The decision to leave Wan Wah out was made after a meeting yesterday (on Friday). The meeting was attended by Sean Sturgess (physical trainer from the National Sports Institute), medical staff, mental trainer and chief coach (Yap Kim Hock),” said Rexy. “He still has a problem with his knee. It still hurts when he bends. If this problem is not fixed, he may have to forget about playing badminton. We (the coaches and support staff) have decided that it is better to reduce the number of tournaments for him to play in. “For now, we want him to be ready and stronger for the Thomas Cup Finals.” Based on the recent performances of Wan Wah-Tan Fook in the All-England, Rexy felt that the services of the seniors were still needed. “We can still use their services. Besides, their presence is good for the back-up players in the team. They can become good role models and instil confidence to the others in the team,” said Rexy. At the All-England, Tan Fook-Wan Wah upset world number one Candra Wijaya-Sigit Budiarto of Indonesia en route to the final. They however, went down tamely to Denmark’s Jens Eriksen-Martin Lundgaard Hansen in the final. Rexy said that there would not be any replacement for Wan Wah for the Thomas Cup qualifiers. “While we expect Wan Wah to take a longer break from competition, Tan Fook will not be deprived of competition,” added Rexy. “Tan Fook will play with Wong Choong Hann (singles player) in some of the matches during the qualifiers. “This scratch pair will also play in the Commonwealth Games (in Melbourne from March 15-26). It will be good practice for them.” Malaysia should not face any problems qualifying for the Thomas Cup Finals. In the qualifiers, top seeds Malaysia have been drawn in Group A with minnows Iran, Pakistan and Nepal. The group champions automatically qualify for the Finals. IMHO, it will be a good experience and chance for the juniors.
He is enduring the pain everytime he plays. I am afraid that his badminton career won't be long anymore.
Is there an official website for the game? It's said to begin tomorrow, is there a website where we can get some info?
The Asian qualifying campaign will begin on Wednesday. No news yet of the full schedule. Meanwhile, the Malaysian Uber Cup Team has announced its squad: First Single: Wong Mew Choo Second Single: Julia Wong Third Single: Norsyahliza Baharum or Anita Raj Kaur First Double: Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui Second Double: Ooi Sock Ai/Mooi Hing Yau or Fong Chew Yen/See Phui Leng The likely scenario against Indonesia: First Single: Wong Mew Choo vs Fransisca Ratnasari (55-45) - Wong should secure the first point for Team Malaysia unless Nana put up her best performance. First Double: Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui vs Jo Novita/Greysia Polli (50-50) - hard to predict since both pairs are equally matched...it has to depend on the luck and form of the day. If Indonesia can get this point, it will be make difficult for Malaysia to win the overall match. Second Single: Julia Wong vs Maria Kristin Yulianti (40-60) - Its imperative that Maria Kristin win this battle and on paper, she should win. Second Double: any pair vs Lilyana Natsir/Lita Nurlita (45-55) - With Lilyana Natsir playing the second double, Indonesia has a slight advantage to win this all-important point. Third Single: any player vs Adrianti Firdasari (30-70) - The only point that Indonesia holds absolute advantage. If the pts are split at 2-2, Firda has the mental burden to win the match and possibly qualification spot. Prediction: Indonesia to win 3-2.
I thought Firda is the 2nd single and Maria Kristin's the 3rd. R they allowed to make a formation that isn't based on the world rankings?
According to the World Ranking as of 9th Feb 2006, Fransisca Ratnasari (WR 38) is the first single, Maria Kristin (WR 43) is 2nd single and Adrianti Firdasari (WR 47) is the 3rd single.
Hmm....the schedule looks favorable to the Indonesian girls. Wednesday morning, they will entertain Iran and they are expected to win 5-0. Note that every point counts towards final qualification. At night, they will play Korea. Korea is expected to win but I hope Firda and the second double could at least steal 2 points from them. Meanwhile, the Malaysian girls are in for an early battle against Chinese Taipei in the morning. Later at night, the Chinese Taipei will play against Iran. On Thursday, Malaysia will play 2 matches. Iran in the morning, and Indonesia at night. The night match will be very important to both camps and a fresher Indonesia team has a slight advantage. Chinese Taipei faces the Korea in another the morning match. On Friday, all teams will play their last match. Malaysia will face Korea while Indonesia will face Chinese Taipei.
More update : www.badmintonindia.org Any news Uber Indonesia Vs Korea? TC Indonesia beat Vietnam 5-0, but TH almost lost from Nguyen Tien Minh. Latest score: THOMAS CUP Indonesia Vs Vietnam 5-0 Taufik Hidayat - Nguyen Tien Minh 23-21 18-21 21-16 Sonny DK - Nguyen QUan Minh 21-10 21-11 Simon Santoso - Nguyen Hoang Hai 21-10 21-14 Luluk/Alvent - Nguyen Quan/Tran 21-9 21-13 Kido/Hendra - Nguyen/Nguyen 21-8 21-15 Malaysia - Pakistan 5 - 0 Lee Chong Wei - Ali Wajid 21-15 21-9 Hafiz Hashim - Omar Zeeshan 21-7 21-15 Wong Choon Han - Ahsan Qamaar 21-13 21-11 Chang /Koo - Azzam/Attique 21-9 21-16 Lin/Tazari - Ali/Hussain 21-8 21-5 UBER CUP Indonesia - Iran 5-0 Fransisca - Perzamanbin 21-4 21-2 Firda - Sultano 21-7 21-4 Wiwis - Zamanian 21-4 21-10 Gresyia/Jo - Perzamanbin/Amirpur 21-3 21-11 Lita/Butet - Perzami/Zora 21-7 21-4 Good start for Indonesia! Let's beat Korea!! Malaysia - Chinese Taipei 2-3 :{ WMC - CSC 20-22 21-15 11-21 CSC!!! Nana will face difficult player tomorrow! Wong Julia - Huang Chia Shin 18-21 18-21 HCS not easy player. Before CSC, she is number one in Chinese Taipei and not easy to beat her! Baharum - Chiu Yi Ju 16-21 21-11 21-18 if Indonesia can make tie 2-2 with both countries, Indonesia will win, 3rd WS is Firda!! Wong/Ooi - Chien/Cheng 10-21 10-21 ??? Why Malay separated Wong Pte/Chin Eei Hui...Weird decision from Malay official. No doubt Malay will regret it. Chin/Fong - Chou/Ku 21-17 21-19 Complete result just click site above..... Wow!!! If Indonesia can beat Korea, I think Indonesia will go through final!!!
With the lineup Chinese Taipei put up today, Indonesia has a 60-40 chance of winning. Maria Kristin and Firda should beat the second and third singles. Meanwhile, Lita/Butet also should beat the second doubles. If Jo/Greysia can win against Chien/Cheng (50-50 chance), it will make life easier. The only pt that Chinese Taipei can almost secure is from Cheng Shao Chieh. Similarly, the second, third singles, and second doubles will be relied upon to contribute when playing against Malaysia.
sad day for the big family of nguyen . Can anybody explain about Nguyen family domination in Vietnam badminton?
