Singapore Super Series 2011 : Men's Singles Second Round Results

Zhengming Wang (CHN) bt Taufik Hidayat (INA x1) 21-16 20-22 21-13
Viktor Axelsen (DEN) bt Chunlai Bao (CHN x7) 23-21 21-15
Hyun Il Lee (KOR) bt Long Chen (CHN x3) 21-18 21-23 21-18
Jin Chen (CHN) bt Sung Hwan Park (KOR x8) 21-15 21-16


Pengyu Du (CHN) bt Marc Zwielber (GER) 21-16 21-12
Peter Hoeg Gade (DEN x4) bt Rajiv Ouseph (ENG) 21-11 21-13
Simon Santoso (INA) bt Sho Sasaki (JPN) 21-11 21-12
Dan Lin (CHN x2) bt Jan O Jorgensen (DEN) 21-17 21-11

Singapore Super Series 2011 : Women's Doubles Second Round Results

Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna (JPN x1) bt Leanne Choo/Renuga Veeran (AUS) 21-14 21-8
Qing Tian/Yunlei Zhao (CHN x5) bt Line Damkjaer Kruse/Marie Roepke (DEN) 21-13 21-14
Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito (JPN x4) bt Jiayuan Chen/Aiying Xing (SIN) 21-12 21-15
Vita Marissa/Nadya Melati (INA) bt Eei Hui Chin/Pei Tty Wong (MAS) 21-14 21-17


Jung Eun Ha/Min Jung Kim (KOR x6) bt Kyung Eun Jung/Ha Na Kim (KOR) 21-15 17-21 21-14
Meiliana Jauhari/Greysia Polii (INA x3) bt Sandra Marinello/Birgit Michels (GER) 21-15 21-16
Valeri Sorokina/Nina Vislova (RUS x8) bt Shinta Mulia Sari/Lei Yao (SIN) 14-21 22-20 21-17
Mizuki Fujii/Reika Kakiiwa (JPN x2) bt Matsutomo Misaki/Ayaka Takahashi (JPN) 19-21 21-15 21-18

Singapore Super Series 2011 : Mixed Doubles Second Round Results

Nan Zhang/Yunlei Zhao (CHN x1) bt Muhammad Rijal/Debby Susanto (INA) 21-14 21-18
Hanbin He/Yang Yu (CHN) bt Yeon Seong Yoo/Ye Na Jang (KOR) 21-18 21-16
Tantowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir (INA x4) bt Chen Xu/Jin Ma (CHN) 21-14 21-10
Yong Dae Lee/Jung Eun Ha (KOR) bt Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Zieba (POL x7) 21-12 21-13


Shoji Sato/Shizuka Matsuo (JPN) bt Sheng Mu Lee/Yu Chin Chien (TPE) 17-21 21-17 21-11
Hung Ling Chen/Wen Hsing Cheng (TPE) bt Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota (JPN) 21-14 21-10
Nathan Robertson/Jenny Wallwork (ENG) bt Fran Kurniawan/Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth (INA) 21-18 21-15
Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam (THA x2) bt Robert Blair/Gabrielle White (SCO/ENG) 21-17 21-13

MBLAQ's Lee Joon as an Underwear Model

MBLAQ's Lee Joon was chosen as an underwear model for the underwear company M Corset's "Kiss Republic."

In a recent photo shoot that was revealed, Lee Joon showed off his muscles. In the various cuts of the photo shoot Lee Joon shows off his chic charm that gave him the nickname "Chic Dol." With the underwear photo shoot, the making of clip was also released and is gaining a lot of attention. In the making of clips one can see Lee Joon's professionalism as he looks through each and every single picture.


Jang Sun Min who is the executive of marketing for M Corset stated, "Kiss Republic's target age group is twenty something year old women and the brand image fits well with Lee Joon because our brand image is unique," "Also, the reason why we chose Lee Joon is because of the idea that a strong man would offer female underwear."


Source : Money Today & SOOMPI

Contrasting fortunes for defending champions

Men's singles champion Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia was bounced out of the Li Ning Singapore Open Superseries while women's champion Saina Nehwal barely survived to make the cut to the second round on the opening day of the US$200,000 tournament on Wednesday.

Sony, who was carrying a wrist injury coming into the tournament, faced 2009 champion Bao Chunlai of China in the match of the day at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The seventh seeded Bao Chunlai (left), won a tight first game 21-19 before romping home in the second 21-13.


The crowd were treated to a world-class display of stinging smashes, deft dropshots and excellent courtcraft in the opening set which saw the lead exchange hands on numerous occasions. However, serving at 19-20 down, Sony's smashed into the net to gift Bao Chunlai the psychologically-important first game.


"As the defending champion, I really wanted to win this tournament," a disappointed Sony told a post-match conference. "But I had hurt my waist during training six months ago. I thought it would stand up to the task but the injury affected my game, especially in the second set. I felt OK in the first set but thereafter, it troubled me."


Bao Chunlai credited his win to his patience and a strategy to tire out his opponent. He said: "Sony was not in top form, especially in the second game. I played a patient and controlled game and am happy that the tactic worked. I really hope to play well in this tournament as this is the first (OSIM BWF World Superseries tournament) Olympic qualification event. It is important to me that I do well in Singapore."


World junior champion Viktor Axelsen got his revenge for last week's first round SCG Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold loss to Malaysia's Wong Choong Hann when the Dane won their rematch 25-23, 21-19. He will now face Bao Chunlai for a place in the quarter-finals. The top two seeds in the men's singles, former world champions Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia and China's Lin Dan also qualified for Thursday's second round.


Reigning Olympic and Asian Games gold medallist Lin Dan, defeated South Korea's Shon Wan Ho 21-14, 21-15 while top seed Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia was made to fight his way into the second round after Malaysia qualifier Liew Daren took the first game 22-24. However, Taufik used his experience and made a comeback 21-12, 21-18.


Saina (right), meanwhile, took on 2009 world champion Lu Lan of China for the second week in a row. Last week in Bangkok, the Indian ace needed three games to defeat her opponent in the opening round and it was the same once again in Singapore. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist took the first game 21-18, before falling 21-13 in the second. Just like in Bangkok, Saina rose up to take the third 21-16 to seal her place in the second round, where she will meet Taipei's Cheng Shao Chieh.


"I'm really happy to be here and I hope to continue my winning rhythm against Chinese players. I won quite a few matches against them, it's a good advantage. I hope that this tournament will contribute to me qualifying for the Olympics," said the Commonwealth Games gold medallist. Joining Saina in the second round is top seed and world No.1 Wang Shixian, who defeated Singapore's Fu Mingtian 21-10, 21-15.


The Victor Korea Open Superseries Premier winner will now take on world champion Wang Lin for a place in the quarter-finals. Wang Lin, who has only just recovered from a long-term knee injury, booked her place in the second round by beating Russia's Anastasia Prokopenko 21-15, 21-8. Second seed Wang Yihan safely made it to the next round when she ousted Indonesia's Adrianti Firdasari 21-17, 21-17

"City Hunter" Teases With Lee Min Ho's Romantic Sofa Kiss

SSD released teaser photos of Lee Min Ho and Park Min Young in the upcoming Thursday's episode of "City Hunter." In the ninth episode, Lee Yoon Sung (Lee Min Ho) and Kim Nana (Park Min Young) will share a romantic kiss, already dubbed the "sofa kiss".


In the scene, Yoon Sung notices Nana sleeping on the couch and wraps her in a blanket to keep her warm. He watches her sleep peacefully when she softly wakes up to see him gaze at her. Their gazes meet, and the two kiss. Representatives of SSD stated, "Nana is someone who can give Yoon Sung something greater than love. While 'City Hunter' revolves around Yoon Sung avenging his father's death, it also follows the development between Yoon Sung and Nana's relationship."


"City Hunter" is based on the popular Japanese manga by Hojo Tsukasa and is the manga's first drama adaptation. Protagonist Lee Yoon Sung works in the Blue House National Communications Team to spy on the President and his advisors. His ultimate goal is to hunt down the "group of five" who were responsible for his biological father's (Park Sang Min) unjust death. "City Hunter" will air its eighth episode tonight on SBS at 9:55PM KST.

Source : SOOMPI

Singapore Super Series 2011 : Match Schedule for June 16

Match Schedule for June 16 - Second Round

Indonesian only

2:00 PM Nan Zhang/Yunlei Zhao (CHN x1) v Muhammad Rijal/Debby Susanto (INA)

2:50 PM Tantowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir (INA x4) bt Chen Xu/Jin Ma (CHN)

4:30 PM Vita Marissa/Nadya Melati (INA) bt Eei Hui Chin/Pei Tty Wong (MAS)

4:30 PM Nathan Robertson/Jenny Wallwork (ENG) v Fran Kurniawan/Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth (INA)

5:30 PM Aprilla Yuswandari (INA) v Xin Wang (CHN x3)

6:10 PM Taufik Hidayat (INA x1) bt Zhengming Wang (CHN)

6:10 PM Sandra Marinello/Birgit Michels (GER) v Meiliana Jauhari/Greysia Polii (INA x3)

7:00 PM Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan (INA) v Hung Ling Chen/Yu Lang Lin (TPE)

8:40 PM Sho Sasaki (JPN) v Simon Santoso (INA)

8:40 PM Wei Hong/Ye Shen (CHN) v Mohammad Ahsan/Bona Septano (INA x8)

9:40 PM Hiroyuki Endo/Kenichi Hayakawa (JPN) v Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (INA x6)

Source : Tournament Software

Singapore Super Series 2011 : Men's Singles First Round Results

Taufik Hidayat (INA x1) bt Daren Liew (MAS) 22-24 21-12 21-18
Zhengming Wang (CHN) bt Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (THA) 21-18 21-15
Chunlai Bao (CHN x7) bt Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) 21-19 21-13
Viktor Axelsen (DEN) bt Choong Hann Wong (MAS) 25-23 21-19


Long Chen (CHN x3) bt Alamsyah Yunus (INA) 21-15 21-7
Hyun Il Lee (KOR) bt Kazushi Yamada (JPN) 21-14 21-13
Sung Hwan Park (KOR x8) bt P Kashyap (IND) 21-15 21-14
Jin Chen (CHN) bt Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (DEN) 21-23 21-9 21-10


Marc Zwielber (GER) bt Tien Chen Chou (TPE) 14-21 21-18 21-19
Pengyu Du (CHN) bt Boonsak Ponsana (THA x5) 15-21 21-13 21-8
Rajiv Ouseph (ENG) bt Brice Leverdez (FRA) 19-21 21-14 21-17
Peter Hoeg Gade (DEN x4) bt Tommy Sugiarto (INA) 21-11 21-16


Sho Sasaki (JPN) bt Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka (INA) 21-17 17-21 21-18
Simon Santoso (INA) bt Tien Minh Nguyen (VIE x6) 15-21 24-22 21-17
Jan O Jorgensen (DEN) bt Kenichi Tago (JPN) 21-19 21-14
Dan Lin (CHN x2) bt Wan Ho Shon (KOR) 21-14 21-15

Singapore Super Series 2011 : Women's Singles First Round Results

Shixian Wang (CHN x1) bt Mingtian Fu (SIN) 21-10 21-15

Lin Wang (CHN) bt Anastasia Prokopenko (RUS) 21-15 21-8

Juliane Schenk (GER x8) bt Lindaweni Fanetri (INA) 21-18 21-16

Inthanon Ratchanok (THA) bt Jiayuan Chen (SIN) 21-13 21-12

Saina Nehwal (IND x4) bt Lan Lu (CHN) 21-18 13-21 21-16

Shao Chieh Cheng (TPE) bt Petya Nedelcheva (BUL) 21-17 18-21 21-9

Tine Baun (DEN x6) bt Linda Zechiri (BUL) 21-11 21-10

Sayaka Sato (JPN) bt Maria Febe Kusumastuti (INA) 21-12 18-21 21-16

Juan Gu (SIN) bt Ayane Kurihara (JPN) 14-21 21-19 21-13

Ai Goto (JPN) bt Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (THA x7) 21-11 21-7

Aprilla Yuswandari (INA) bt Eriko Hirose (JPN) 21-18 21-19

Xin Wang (CHN x3) bt Hongyan Pi (FRA) 21-11 21-8

Jie Yao (NED) bt Ji Hyun Sung (KOR) 23-21 21-15

Youn Joo Bae (KOR x5) bt Salakjit Ponsana (THA) 21-15 21-11

Tzu Ying Tai (TPE) bt Arundhati Pantawane (IND) 21-16 21-13

Yihan Wang (CHN x2) bt Adrianti Firdasari (INA) 21-17 21-17

Singapore Super Series 2011 : Men's Doubles First Round Results

Hee Chun Mak/Wee Kiong Tan (MAS) bt Songphon Anugritayawon/Sudket Prapakamol (THA) 21-16 16-21 21-12
Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata (JPN) bt Rasmus Bonde/Anders Kristiansen (DEN) 21-19 18-21 21-11
Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan (INA) bt Chieh Min Fang/Sheng Mu Lee (TPE x5) 21-13 21-16
Hung Ling Chen/Yu Lang Lin (TPE) bt Anthony Clark/Chris Langridge (ENG) 18-21 21-17 21-16


Ingo Kindervater/Johannes Schoettler (GER) bt Sung Hyun Ko/Yeon Seong Yoo (KOR x3) 13-21 21-16 21-14
Mads Conrad-Petersen/Jonas Rasmussen (DEN) bt Chris Adcock/Andrew Ellis (ENG) 21-15 21-13
Biao Chai/Zhendong Guo (CHN x7) bt Ki Jung Kim/Baek Cheol Shin (KOR) 14-21 21-12 21-17
Teik Chai Gan/Bin Shen Tan (MAS) bt Adam Cwalina/Michal Logosz (POL) 21-15 15-21 29-27


Wei Hong/Ye Shen (CHN) bt Yoshiteru Hirobe/Kenta Kazuno (JPN) 14-21 21-19 21-17
Mohammad Ahsan/Bona Septano (INA x8) bt Xiaolong Liu/Zihan Qiu (CHN) 21-15 21-17
Min Chun Liao/Chun Wei Wu (TPE) bt Gun Woo Cho/Yi Goo Kwon (KOR) 21-13 21-15
Yun Cai/Haifeng Fu (CHN x4) bt Naoki Kawamae/Shoji Sato (JPN) 21-19 21-15


Hiroyuki Endo/Kenichi Hayakawa (JPN) bt Rupesh Kumar/Sanave Thomas (IND) 21-17 21-16
Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (INA x6) bt Howard Bach/Tony Gunawan (USA) 21-18 21-17
Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Soon Hock Ong (MAS) bt Wei Shem Goh/Khim Wah Lim (MAS) 21-18 21-12
Jae Sung Jung/Yong Dae Lee (KOR x2) bt Ruud Bosch/Koen Ridder (NED) 21-15 21-12