I have failed to manage to watch a single match till now and to my surprise as usual SN is the sole countrymate remaining in the prestigious AE..I doubt we can see her playing today(too late here) and I am preety sure IND will not have anyone representing the tricolor on the courts on Saturday
Here is the score involving all the Korean players for the second round of the tournament.
As usual my prediction is right and only 2 players enter the quarterfinals.
1. Sung Ji Hyun vs Busanan Ongbumrungpan (21-14, 20-22, 21-13)
Not a good score as Busanan is a lower ranked player. Guess she won't be able to enter the semifinals.
2. Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir vs Choi Sol Kyu / Chae Yoo Jung (21-12, 21-7)
Shocking and one sided match with single digit score.
3. Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rhytter Juhl vs Go Ah Ra / Yoo Hae Won (21-15, 21-18)
Lost within two sets as the korean players are not able to play well.
4. Saina Nehwal / Kim Hyo Min (21-15, 21-15)
Lost within two sets as she is not able to play well and also inexperienced.
5. Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonada vs Kim Ki Jung / Kim Sa Rang (21-14, 21-19)
Inconsistent play and poor strategies causes the player to lose. They also run out of stamina and energy.
6. Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii vs Chae Yoo Jung / Kim So Yeong (21-17, 21-19)
Both of them lost in straight set due to poor planning and stategy. They also run out of stamina & energy.
7. Ko Sung Hyun / Kim Ha Na vs Reginald Lee Chun Hoi / Chau Hoi Wah (15-21, 21-13, 21-14)
Not a good match either as they won in three sets. Ko Sung Hyun poor performance is of great concern and I guess today they won't have chance to advance to the semifinals.
Well, I have highlighted the Korean players performance here and great concern here is their poor result.
The worst result is Korea can even lose to players who are lower ranked than them.
In the first round, Kim Ki Jung / Shin Seung Chan lost to Tan Aik Quan / Lai Pei Jing ranked no 103.
OMG!!! Last week, Lee So Hee / Shin Seung Chan lost to Vivian Hoo / Woon Khe Wei (21-16, 21-7). This is a very poor and one sided result too.
Hence Korea players need to work harder if not they will be losers forever. Any other opinion or anything to add on here? Thanks. I am open to any suggestions.
