Victor Korea Open GP 2010

Victor Korea Open GP 2010 will be held on 23 until 28 November 2010. About 250 players will compete in this tournament to get winning the prize with total USD 50,000. The drawing already held on 9 November 2010 at BWF Headquarters Kuala Lumpur.

Indonesia will presented by Fransiska Ratnasari and Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari in women's singles and also pairs - Didit Juang Indrianto/Seiko Wahyu Kusdianto in men's doubles. Fransiska Ratnasari as the 8th seeded will meet Wang Rena from United States, while Rosaria Yusfin will face the Japanese, Ayumi Mine in the 1st round. The Indonesian doubles, Didit/Seiko will play in this tournament as the 8th seeded will meet the host-doubles, Kwon Yi Goo/Shin Baek Cheol.

SCHEDULE

November 23 : Qualifying round (WS) and 1st round (MS)

November 24 : 1st round (WS, MD, WD, XD) and 2nd round (MS)

November 25 : 2nd round (WS, MD, WD, XD) and 3rd round (MS)

November 26 : Quarterfinals (MS, WS, MD, WD, XD)

November 27 : Semifinals (MS, WS, MD, WD, XD)

November 28 : Finals (MS, WS, MD, WD, XD)

DRAWING FOR THE SEEDED PLAYERS

Men's singles

* Bao Chunlai [1][CHN] - Bye

* Stanislav Pukhov [8][RUS] - Bye

* Shon Wan Ho [3][KOR] - Bye

* Wong Wing Ki [5][HKG] - [KOR] Lee Hong Je

* Lee Hyun Il [KOR] - [CHN] Wang Zhengming [6]

* Bye - [THA] Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk [4]

* Bye - [KOR] Hong Ji Hoon [7]

* Bye - [KOR] Park Sung Hwan [2]

Women's singles - Qualification

* Kurumi Yonao [1][JPN] - Bye

* Bye - [KOR] Choi Min Jung [2]

Women's singles

* Bae Youn Joo [1][KOR] - Qualification 4

* Li Xuerui [5][CHN] - Qualification 2

* Sung Ji Hyun [4][KOR] - [JPN] Nozomi Okuhara

* Ratchanok Inthanon [6][THA] - [KOR] Hwang Hye Youn

* Qualification 1 - [CHN] Liu Xin [7]

* Sapsiree Taerattanachai [THA] - [KOR] Bae Seung Hee [3]

* Wang Rena [USA] - [INA] Fransiska Ratnasari [8]

* Zhou Hui [CHN] - [RUS] Ella Diehl [2]

Men's doubles

* Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae [1][KOR] - [KOR] Kang Woo Kyum/Kim Dong Min

* Bodin Isara/Maneepong Jongjit [7][THA] - [KOR] Ahn Yoo Chang/So Young Sun

* Vitalij Durkin/Alexandr Nikolaenko [3][RUS] - [KOR] Choi Young Woo/Kang Ji Wook

* Liu Xiaolong/Qiu Zihan [5][CHN] - [KOR] Jang Sung Ho/Park Keon Nam

* Patipat Chalardchaleam/Nipitphon Puangpuapech [THA] - [KOR] Chung Eui Seok/Kim Dae Eun [6]

* Jun Bong Chan/Lee Hyun Soo [KOR] - [MAS] Goh Wei Shem/Teo Kok Siang [4]

* Kwon Yi Goo/Shin Baek Cheol [KOR] - [INA] Didit Juang Indrianto/Seiko Wahyu Kusdianto [8]

* Sergey Lunev/Stanislav Pukhov [RUS] - [KOR] Ko Sung Hyun/Yoo Yeon Seong [2]

Women's doubles

* Valeria Sorokina/Nina Vislova [1][RUS] - Bye

* Wang Iris/Wang Rena [3][USA] - Bye

* Bye - [CHN] Lu Lu/Bao Yixin [4]

* Bye - [KOR] Jung Kyung Eun/Yoo Hyun Young [2]

Mixed doubles

* Ko Sung Hyun/Ha Jung Eun [1][KOR] - Bye

* Vitalij Durkin/Nina Vislova [4][RUS] - [KOR] Choi Young Woo/Eom Hye Won

* Cho Gun Woo/Park So Ri [KOR] - [KOR] Yoo Yeon Seong/Kim Min Jung [3]

* Bye - [RUS] Alexandr Nikolaenko/Nina Vislova [2]

Flash: Lao Yi of China wins gold in Men's 100m

Guangzhou, November 22 - Lao Yi of China won the gold medal in Men's 100m of Athletics in 10.24 seconds at the Guangzhou Asian Games here on Monday.

Lao Yi of China wins the gold medal in Men's 100m of Athletics in 10.24 seconds.

Lao Yi celebrates his victory.

Japan has sights set on 2012 London Olympics

With the Guangzhou Asian Games just past the halfway mark, Japan, which used to be the leading sports power in Asia, is third in the medal tally, behind China and Korea.

Chef de Mission of Japan regards the Asiad as a building block towards the 2012 Olympics.

Still, the chief of the Japanese delegation is satisfied with the overall results so far.

"Up to now, the whole delegation has worked very hard and the results are good," said Chef de Mission Noriyuki Ichihara, who sees the Asian Games as a dress rehearsal for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

"Although the number of gold medals is not satisfactory, the number of medals is fine. It's good practice for the 2012 Olympics, since Guangzhou is the last major multi-sport event before London.

"Win or lose, it's a good opportunity to gain valuable experience," Ichihara told China Dailyon Sunday.

Japan dominated the first eight Asiads before China began an unbroken string of leading the gold medal standings at the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games.

Since the 1996 Asiad in Seoul, Japan has ranked third in gold medals, behind China and Korea.

At the Doha Games four years ago, Japan won 50 gold medals, trailing Korea's 58 and China's 165.

Going into the Guangzhou Games, Ichihara said Japan's goal was to equal or surpass the Koreans. Now he acknowledges that goal might be too lofty - but vowed Japan will fight on.

"The Korean team has done very well at these Games and won a lot of gold medals. Looking at the standings today, it's a little bit difficult for us to surpass Korea. But there are still several competitions to be held, and we will try our best.

"We still have chances in Women's Wrestling, which is about to start. I hope the number of gold medals will surpass what we gained at Doha."

In Guangzhou, Japan has been overtaken in such traditionally strong sports as Gymnastics and Swimming. In the former, China grabbed 13 of 14 gold medals, with Korea taking the other.

In the pool, China won 24 of the 38 gold medals available, while Japan took only nine.

But for Ichihara, the losses here are worth trading for the expected medal haul at the 2012 London Olympics.

"Our strongest gymnast, Uchimura Kohei is recovering from a shoulder injury, so he didn't compete here," Ichihara said.

"In Swimming, the rivalry between China and Japan is always fierce, but this time China showed great advantages. The Japanese team did not adjust well and didn't do well.

"But all of these are valuable experiences for our preparation for the London Olympics. We will sum up all the lessons here and work even harder."

According to Ichihara, the Japanese government invested about 2.5 billion yen ($30 million) in preparing athletes for the Asian Games, and one-third of that total has to be returned to the government.

But for the London Games, the government is considering a much larger financial commitment.

"We earned the most gold medals for Japan at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, which was 15. I can't predict a specific number of gold medals for London, but I hope we can earn more than we did in Athens," Ichihara said.

"We hope to maintain our advantages in our traditional strong sports, such as Swimming, Wrestling and Judo. We also expect breakthroughs in Table Tennis, Rowing and Track and Field."

Asian Games : Medal Tally Standings until November 21

Medal Tally Rank NOC Total 1 146 71 70 287 2 55 46 61 162 3 30 54 61 145 4 10 8 14 32 5 7 13 9 29 6 7 7 22 36 7 6 8 29 43 8 5 11 17 33 9 5 8 12 25 10 5 8 7 20 11 4 12 20 36 12 4 6 10 20 13 4 6 6 16 14 3 9 14 26 15 2 3 0 5 16 2 2 8 12 17 1 2 1 4 18 1 1 1 3 19 1 1 0 2 20 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 22 0 11 11 22 23 0 5 1 6 24 0 2 6 8 25 0 2 0 2 26 0 1 3 4 27 0 1 2 3 28 0 1 1 2 29 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 31 0 0 2 2 32 0 0 1 1

Flash: Lin Dan of China wins Men's Singles gold in Badminton

Guangzhou, November 21 - Lin Dan of China won the gold medal in Men's Singles Badminton at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 21, beating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 2-1 (21-13, 15-21, 21-10) in the final.

Lin Dan of China wins the gold medal in Men's Singles Badminton at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou.

2,010 youngsters from different regions cheer Asian Games

Guangzhou, November 21 - A total of 2,010 youngsters from Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan gathered in the "Flower City" Guangzhou and shared the charm and joy of the 2010 Asian Games by unveiling the largest flag of the Games Emblem at Guangdong University of Technology in Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre on Saturday.

Youngsters from Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan line as the logo of the Guangzhou Asian Games volunteers.

Youngsters from Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan unveil the largest flag of the 16th Asian Games Emblem.

Youngsters from Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan practise cheering Games athletes.

Lung Chee Ming, Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Chairman of Hong Kong Youth Exchange Promotion United Association, Li Li, Deputy Chief of Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress, Zeng Zhiming, Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC, and Tong Hui, Deputy Director of the Volunteers Department of the Guanghzou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC), attended the ceremony.

The youngsters will form 12 groups and head to 12 Asian Games venues to cheer athletes from different parts of Asia.

Flash: Indonesia wins Men's 250m Straight Race gold in Dragon Boat

Guangzhou, November 20 - Indonesia won the gold medal in Men's 250m Straight Race Dragon Boat at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 20.

Indonesia's athletes in Men's 250m Straight Race of Dragon Boat