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Friday, December 04, 2009

YONEX-SUNRISE BWF WORLD SUPER SERIES 2009 - Chong Wei, Mew Choo off to great start

Lee Chong Wei was in imperious form, and so too, was Wong Mew Choo as both Malaysians got off to winning starts in the US$500,000 YONEX-SUNRISE BWF World Super Series Masters Finals 2009 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Yu Hsin and India’s Saina Nehwal found out the hard way as they slumped to straight games defeat at the Johor Municipal Stadium. SS-Finals-D1-saina

Chong Wei, the top seed and World No 1, hardly put a foot wrong as he kept a tight rein at the net and backed with powerful smashes down the straight, made the talented Hsieh look ordinary.



“He (Hsieh) is a very good player but the first match is always difficult to play and anything can happen,” said Chong Wei after his 21-12, 21-12 win in the Group A match.



“As for me, I am happy to have started strongly but there are more difficult matches to come and I have to maintain my focus.

“Today’s game is history and I look forward to playing Taufik tomorrow (Thursday).”



The Masters Finals is for the top eight available players and pairs in the Super Series ranking and they are divided to two groups of four.

The top two players and pairs qualify for the crossover semi-finals.



Earlier in the morning, Bao Chunlai beat Taufik 21-18, 26-24 and the latter will be playing for his survival when he takes on Chong Wei on Thursday.



In Group B, Korea’s former Asian champion Park Sung Hwan scored a valuable win over Thailand’s Boonsak Ponsana but was stretched to the maximum in his 28-26, 21-18 win. Ss-Finals-D2-laura-weny



Mew Choo also pulled of an upset win over Saina, the top seed, with her usual brand of rally game.



A last minute replacement after China’s Lu Lan withdrew from the tournament, Mew Choo showed that she was ready to step into the Chinese’s shoes with the 21-13, 13-21, 21-14 win.



Saina, however, was neither surprised with the way Mew Choo played, nor the outcome.



“She is a very good player and capable of defeating any of the top players. In fact, thought she had already qualified for the Masters Finals based on her ranking.



“On my part, I committed too many unforced errors and I paid the price for it. But the tournament is still open and in today’s badminton, the competition is very close amongst the top players.”



Mew Choo takes on Thailand’s Porntip Buranaprasertsuk while Saina can atone her defeat when she takes on Charmaine Reid of Canada.



Results:

Men’s Singles: Group A: Lee Chong Wei (MAS) bt Hsieh Yu Hsin (TPE) 21-11, 21-12; Group B: Park Sung Hwan (KOR) bt Boonsak Ponsana (THA) 28-26, 21-18; Women’s singles: Group A: Wong Mew Choo (MAS) bt Saina Nehwal (IND) 21-13, 13-21, 21-14; Group B: Yao Jie (NED) bt Salakjit Ponsana (THA) 21-14, 21-11; Men’s Doubles: Group A: Xu Chen-Guo Zhendong (CHN) bt Rian Sukmawan-Yonathan Dasuki 26-24, 22-20; Women’s Doubles: Group A: Kamilla Rytter Juhl-Lena Frier Kriatiansen (DEN) bt Gabrielle White-Jenny Wallwork (ENG) 16-21, 21-116, 21-9; Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty (MAS) bt Charmaine Reid-Nicole Grether (GER) 21-11, 21-11; Mixed Doubles: Group A: Robert Mateusiak-Nadiezda Kostiuczk (POL) bt Joachim Fisher Nielsen-Christinna Pedersen (DEN) 21-19, 21-18; Group B: Hendra Gunawan-Vita Marissa (INA) bt Songphon Anugritayawon-Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (THA) 21-14, 21-13; Anthony Clark-Donna Kellogg (ENG) bt V Diju-Jwala Gutta (IND) 21-15, 21-16.

Source : www.internationalbadminton.org

YONEX-SUNRISE BWF WORLD SUPER SERIES 2009 - Bao in driving seat, Koo-Tan upset

Free from the burden of winning the title, Bao Chunlai took an important step towards winning the US$40,000 pay check when he beat Taufik Hidayat 21-18, 26-24 on the opening day of the YONEX-SUNRISE BWF World Super Series Masters Finals 2009 in Johor Baru, Malaysia.

With World No 1 Lee Chong Wei also in Group A, the win over the Indonesian was even more meaningful as the Chinese prepares to take on Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Yu Hsin next.

Playing at an uncustomary morning match, the first match of the opening day, Taufik and Bao took some time to get into stride but it was Bao’s greater accuracy and fluid movement that proved to be the turning point. taufiks



“I will not be playing at the East Asian Games and there is no pressure on me to win the title here. All I want to do is my play best and prepare for the new season ahead,” said the 26-year-old Bao.



“And playing in this competition is an ideal preparation as many of the top players are here.”



The Masters Finals is for the top eight available players and pairs of the 12-leg Super Series rankings and offers total prize money of US$500,000.



However, several Chinese and Indonesian players have given the tournament a miss as they are committed to playing in the East Asian Games and Southeast Asian Games respectively.



“The early start was a little bit difficult as I could not find my usual rhythm but I am happy to have beaten Taufik,” added Bao.



“It was a close match and fortunately, I was able to capitalise on some of his mistakes to score this important win.”


Taufik conceded that he lost to a better player but firmly believed that the door was still open for any of the players in the group to qualify for the semi-finals.

“Anything is possible in badminton and I still have a chance to progress,” said Taufik.“I just lost to a better player.”



Meanwhile in Group B, Peter Gade beat compatriot Jan Jorgensen 21-12, 21-15.



In the men’s doubles, Malaysia’s Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong fell to a shock 21-15, 21-17 defeat to compatriots Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari in a Group A match.



Koo-Tan, the raging favourites to take on Korea’s Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae, who beat England’s Nathan Robertson-Anthony Clark 21-18, 21-13, in the final, were outplayed in 24 minutes and face a must-win situation when they take on Indonesia’s Yonathan Dasuki-Rian Sukmawan on Thursday.



In Group A of the women’s singles, Porntip Buranaprasertsuk beat Charmaine Reid 21-13, 21-12 while Germany’s Juliane Schenk beat compatriot Nicole Grether 21-17, 21-14.



In the women’s doubles, Thailand’s Duang Anong Aroonkesorn-Kunchala Voravichitchaikul beat Laura Choinet-Weny Rahmawati (France) 21-19, 21-13 ina Group B match while in all-Chinese Taipei affair, Cheng Wen Hsing-Chien Yu Chin beat Chou Chia Chi-Chang Li Ying 21-12, 21-16.



In the mixed doubles, Thailand’s Sudket Prapakamol-Saralee Thuongthongkam beat Ko Sung Hyun-Ha Jung Eun.

Source : www.internationalbadminton.org

YONEX-SUNRISE BWF WORLD SUPER SERIES 2009 - Chong Wei gets Taufik, Bao

Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei will have former world and Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat for company while Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong would have been buoyed by the relatively easier path to the semi-finals after the draw was conducted for the YONEX-SUNRISE BWF World Super Series Masters Finals 2009.

To be played in Johor Baru, Malaysia, the US$500,000 total prize money tournament begins on Wednesday at the Johor Baru Indoor Stadium.

Chong Wei, the World No 1 and top seed for the tournament, will also have China’s Bao Chunlai and Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Yu Hsin in Group A while Gade will have to be at his best as he will have compatriot Jan Jorgensen and former Asian champion Park Sung Hwan in Group B.



Rounding up Group B is Thailand’s Boonsak Ponsana.



Chong Wei, who is also the defending champion, opens his campaign against Hsieh while Taufik takes on Bao.



But it is Group B of the men’s doubles which made heads turn as Denmark’s No 2 seeds Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen will have a tough time living up to expectations as Korea’s Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae will be out to stop them.



Adding to their woes is the experienced pair from England - Nathan Robertson and Anthony Clark. Alvent Yulianto-Hendra Aprida Gunawan are the fourth pair in Group B.



Koo-Tan play teammates Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari as their opener while Jung-Lee play Robertson-Clark on Thursday.

The Masters Finals is for the top 8 available players/pairs in the Super Series rankings.



In the women’s singles, Saina Nehwal, the top seed in the absence of several Chinese players who opted out to focus on the East Asian Games, will play local favourite Wong Mew Choo in the first match of Group A on Wednesday.



Besides Saina and Mew Choo, the other players in Group A are Canada’s Charmaine Reid and Thailand’s Porntip Buranaprasertusuk. In Group B, the players are Salakjit Ponsana (Thailand), Juliane Schenk, Nicole Grether (both Germany) and Yao Jie (Netherlands).

Thursday, November 26, 2009

YONEX-SUNRISE BWF World Super Series Masters Finals 2009 - Chong Wei leads Malaysia's charge

World No 1 Lee Chong Wei will lead Malaysia’s charge for the richest prize money event in badminton when the YONEX-SUNRISE BWF World Super Series Masters Finals 2009 on gets underway on 2 December in Johor, Malaysia.

But out to stop him will be a strong cast comprising Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat, China’s Bao Chunlai and Europe’s flag bearers Peter Gade and Jan Jorgensen of Denmark. ss-finals-gade

The Masters Finals is the climax of the 12-leg Super Series circuit and offers total prize money of US$500,000 with the winner of the men’s singles and women’s singles pocketing USD40,000 each while the winning pairs in the doubles will be richer by US$42,000 each.



The top eight ranked players/pairs in the Super Series ranking qualify for the Finals. This, however, is limited to a maximum of two entries per event per Member Association.



“We are delighted that a strong field of top players have confirmed their participation in the Masters Finals and I’m confident badminton fans will be in for a treat in Johor Bahru,” said Badminton World Federation Chief Operating Officer Thomas Lund.



“While it’s disappointing that a few players and pairs are unable to compete, the Masters Finals has attracted a very strong field.”



Rounding up the men’s singles line up are Thailand’s Boonsak Ponsana, former Asian champion Park Sung Hwan and Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Yu Hsin.



Due to their national commitments in the East Asian Games and South East Asian Games, China’s Lin Dan and Indonesia’s Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan will skip the Johor event.



The Indonesian’s absence, however, will be hardly felt as the two in-form pairs in the world – Malaysia’s Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong and Korea’s Lee Yong Dae-Jung Jae Sung have confirmed their participation.



Malaysia have another reason to cheer as Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari have also qualified for the Masters Finals and will be looking to end the year on a winning note.



Denmark’s Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen and England’s Anthony Clark-Nathan Robertson will be out to spoil an Asian party and given their form, pose a real threat to the favourites. ss-finals-leelee



Olympic champions Lee Yong Dae-Lee Hyo Jung have also confirmed their place in the mixed doubles and will be eager to continue their winning momentum after bagging the Hong Kong Open last week.



LIST OF QUALIFIERS:



Men’s singles: Lee Chong Wei (MAS), Peter Gade (DEN), Park Sung Hwan (KOR), Bao Chunlai (CHN), Taufik Hidayat (INA), Jan Jorgensen (DEN), Boonsak Ponsana (THA), Hsieh Yu Hsin (TPE).



Men’s doubles: Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (MAS), Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen (DEN), Lee Yong Dae-Jung Jae Sung (KOR), Anthony Clark-Nathan Robertson (ENG), Guo Zhendong-Xu Chen (CHN), Alvent Yulianto-Hendra Gunawan (INA),Rian Sukmawan-Yonathan Dasuki (INA), Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari (MAS).



Women’s singles: Pi Hongyan (FRA), Saina Nehwal (IND), Lu Lan (CHN), Salakjit Ponsana (THA), Yao Jie (NED), Nicole Grether (GER), Juliane Schenk (GER), Kim Moon Hi (KOR).



Women’s doubles: Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui (MAS), Ha Jung Eun-Kim Min Jung (KOR), Lee Hyo Jung-Lee Kyung Won (KOR), Cheng Wen Hsing-Chien Yu Chin (TPE), Gabrielle White-Jenny Wallwork (ENG), Duang Anong Aroonkesorn-Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (THA), Lena Frier Kristiansen-Christina Pedersen (DEN), Nicole Grether-Charmaine Reid (GER-CAN).



Mixed doubles: Lee Yong Dae-Lee Hyo Jung (KOR), Joachin Fisher Nielsen-Christina Pedersen (DEN), Songphon Anugritayawon-Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (THA), Ko Sung Hyun-ha Jung Eun (KOR), V. Diju-Jwala Gutta (IND), Anthony Clark-Donna Kellogg (ENG), Sudket Prapakamol-Saralee Thoungthongkam (THA), Robert Mateusiak-Nadiezda Kostiuczk (POL).

Source : www.internationalbadminton.org

Monday, November 23, 2009

BWF Super Series Ranking - last updated November 22, 2009

Mens Singles >>
1. Chong Wei LEE [MAS]
2. Peter Hoeg GADE [DEN]
3. Simon SANTOSO [INA]
4. Dan LIN [CHN]
5. Jin CHEN [CHN]
6. Sung Hwan PARK [KOR]
7. Sony Dwi KUNCORO [INA]
8. Chunlai BAO [CHN]
9. Taufik HIDAYAT [INA]
10.Jan O JORGENSEN [DEN]
11.Boonsak PONSANA [THA]
12.Yan Kit CHAN [HKG]
13.Yu Hsin HSIEH [TPE]
14.Andrew SMITH [ENG]
15.Joachim PERSSON [DEN]

Womens Singles >>
1. Yihan WANG [CHN]
2. Hongyan PI [FRA]
3. Lin WANG [CHN]
4. Tine RASMUSSEN [DEN]
5. Saina NEHWAL [IND]
6. Mi ZHOU [HKG]
7. Yanjiao JIANG [CHN]
8. Lan LU [CHN]
9. Adrianti FIRDASARI [INA]
10.Salakjit PONSANA [THA]
11.Petya NEDELCHEVA [BUL]
12.Pui Yin YIP [HKG]
13.Jie YAO [NED]
14.Xin WANG [CHN]
15.Ai GOTO [JPN]

Mens Doubles >>
1. Kien Keat KOO/Boon Heong TAN [MAS]
2. Markis KIDO/Hendra SETIAWAN [INA]
3. Mathias BOE/Carsten MORGENSEN [DEN]
4. Jae Sung JUNG/Yong Dae LEE [KOR]
5. Lars PAASKE/Jonas RASMUSSEN [DEN]
6. Anthony CLARK/Nathan ROBERTSON [ENG]
7. Zhendong GUO/Xu CHEN [CHN]
8. Alvent Yulianto CHANDRA/Hendra Aprida GUNAWAN [INA]
9. Muhammad AHSAN/Bona SEPTANO [INA]
10.Yun CAI/Haifeng FU [CHN]
11.Kenichi HAYAKAWA/Kenta KAZUNO [JPN]
12.Mohd Zakry ABDUL LATIF/Mohd Fairuzizuan MOHD TAZARI [MAS]
13.Chieh Min FANG/Sheng Mu LEE [TPE]
14.Tan Fook CHOONG/Wan Wah LEE [MAS]
15.Michal LOGOSZ/Robert MATEUSIAK [POL]

Womens Doubles >>
1. Eei Hui CHIN/Pei Tty WONG [MAS]
2. Shu CHENG/Yunlei ZHAO [CHN]
3. Jung Eun HA/Min Jung KIM [KOR]
4. Jing DU/Yang (F) YU [CHN]
5. Jin MA/Xiaoli WANG [CHN]
6. Hyo Jung LEE/Kyung Won LEE [KOR]
7. Wen Hsing CHENG/Yu Chin CHIEN [TPE]
8. Shendy Puspa IRAWATi/Meiliana JAUHARI [INA]
9. Nitya Krishinda MAHESWARI/Greysia POLII [INA]
10.Jenny WALLWORK/Gabrielle WHITE [ENG]
11.Yawen ZHANG/Tingting ZHAO [CHN]
12.Duanganong AROONKESORN/Kunchala VORAVICHITCHAIKUL [THA]
13.Lena FRIER KRISTIANSEN/Kamilla RYTTER JUHL [DEN]
14.Nicole GRETHER [GER]/Charmaine REID [CAN]
15.Pan PAN/Qing TIAN [CHN]

Mixed Doubles >>
1. Nova WIDIANTO/Liliyana NATSIR [INA]
2. Yong Dae LEE/Hyo Jung LEE [KOR]
3. Joachim FISHER NIELSEN/Christina PEDERSEN [DEN]
4. Bo ZHENG/Jin MA [CHN]
5. Songphon ANUGRITAYAWON/Kunchala VORAVICHITCHAIKUL [THA]
6. Sung Hyun KO/Jung Eun HA [KOR]
7. Diju V/Jwala GUTTA [IND]
8. Hanbin HE/Yang (F) YU [CHN]
9. Devin Lahardi FITRIAWAN/Lita NURLITA [INA]
10.Anthony CLARK/Donna KELOGG [ENG]
11.Sudket PRAPAKAMOL/Saralee THOUNGTHONGKAM [THA]
12.Robert MATEUSIAK/Nadiezda KOSTIUCZYK [POL]
13.Zhongbo XIE/Yawen ZHANG [CHN]
14.Hendra Aprida GUNAWAN/Vita MARISSA [INA]
15.Chris ADCOCK/Gabrielle WHITE [ENG]
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

CHINA SUPER SERIES 2009 - FINAL RESULT

Mixed Doubles >>
Yong Dae LEE/Hyo Jung LEE [KOR][1] vs Bo ZHENG/Jin MA [CHN][2] :
21-18 15-21 21-15 in 1 hours 16 minutes

Mens Singles >>
Jorgensen JAN [DEN] vs Dan LIN [CHN][2] :
12-21 12-21 in 37 minutes

Womens Doubles >>
Qing TIAN/Yawen ZHANG [CHN][6] vs Jing DU/Yang YU [CHN][2] :
21-14 21-14 in 53 minutes

Womens Singles >>
Yanjiao JIANG [CHN][6] vs Xin WANG [CHN] :
21-19 22-20 in 40 minutes

Mens Doubles >>
Kien Keat KOO/Boon Heong TAN [MAS][1] vs Jae Sung JUNG/Yong Dae LEE [KOR][2] :
13-21 21-19 18-21 in 1 hours 16 minutes

BWF World Ranking [MS]- last updated November 19, 2009

Top 25 of Mens Singles >>
1. Chong Wei LEE [MAS] : 82971.06
2. Dan LIN [CHN] : 71344.58
3. Taufik HIDAYAT [INA] : 65060
4. Peter Hoeg GADE [DEN] : 63455.18
5. Jin CHEN [CHN] : 60880
6. Simon SANTOSO [INA] : 55040.04
7. Sung Hwan PARK [KOR] : 53926.67
8. Chunlai BAO [CHN] : 52480
9. Sony DWI KUNCORO [INA] : 52392.04
10.Tien Minh NGUYEN [VIE] : 50310
11.Long CHEN [CHN] : 48240
12.Jan O JORGENSEN [DEN] : 47307.81
13.Choong Hann WONG [MAS] : 46340
14.Boonsak PONSANA [THA] : 44571.75
15.Yan Kit CHAN [HKG] : 42262.6
16.Joachim PERSSON [DEN] : 39430.4873
17.Yu Hsin HSIEH [TPE] : 39230
18.Yun Hu [HKG] : 37910
19.Dicky PALYAMA [NED] : 37806.64
20.Kenichi TAGO [JPN] : 37461.6
21.Chetan ANAND [IND] : 37009
22.Muhammad Hafiz HASHIM [MAS] : 36900
23.Rajiv OUSEPH [ENG] : 36063.33
24.Marc ZWIELBER [GER] : 35428.45
25.Przemyslaw WACHA [POL] : 33460.5971