The Li Ning China Masters Super Series 2009 held at Changzhou from the 15th to 20th September ended with host nation China sweeping all 5 titles. China put up a splendid performance in the face of fierce competition from the main participating countries except for the Indonesians who did not participate.
Lin Dan and company proved that they were a force to be reckoned with, especially the up and coming young players such as Wang Shixian, Wang Lin, Wang Yihan and Wang Xin. Yes the Wang's are making a big impact in the badminton world. These are the future champions as they are young and hungry for success. Lin Dan and Wang Shixian captured the men's and women's singles golds respectively in the China Masters.
More of the game results are available at tarzenworld.com.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
World Badminton Championships '09
The World Badminton Championships has seen a lot of actions, expectations and disappointments for the players in Hyderabad,India. Some big names were knocked out of the tournaments in the early rounds such as China's Bao Chunlai and China's woman's single player Wang Yihan. It was not their day and well better luck next time for these seeded players. Other seasoned players who were knocked out include Korean Park Sung Hwan and Danish player Joachim Persson who were seeded 8th and 7th respectively.
However some upsets by unseeded players like Denmark's Dan O Jorgensen's win over Park Sung Hwan and Germany's Juliane Schenk's win over Wang Yihan add to the excitement of the day.
As expected the top players went on to secure their places in the quarter-final. They inculde Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan, Peter Gade, Taufik, Chen Jin and Simon Santoso
The women's players include Xie Xingfang, Lu Lan, Zhou Mi, Saina Nehwal, Tine Rasmussen, Juliane Schenk and Pi Hongyan.
As we go through to the quarter-finals we should expect more excitements throughout the tournaments.
Detail updates at tarzenworld
However some upsets by unseeded players like Denmark's Dan O Jorgensen's win over Park Sung Hwan and Germany's Juliane Schenk's win over Wang Yihan add to the excitement of the day.
As expected the top players went on to secure their places in the quarter-final. They inculde Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan, Peter Gade, Taufik, Chen Jin and Simon Santoso
The women's players include Xie Xingfang, Lu Lan, Zhou Mi, Saina Nehwal, Tine Rasmussen, Juliane Schenk and Pi Hongyan.
As we go through to the quarter-finals we should expect more excitements throughout the tournaments.
Detail updates at tarzenworld
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Yonex-Sunrise World Badminton Championship
The World Badminton Championship was held in Hyderabad, a southern Indian city. The tournament was held at GMC Balayogi Stadium. The event was plaqued by terrorists threats resulting in the pull-out of the 8-man team from England. The Russian doubles pair of Valeri Sorokina and Nina Vislova withdrew from the event giving the organisers another headache. In the light of the situation security was enhanced around the tournament venue.
The Singapore team however was having some sort of mixed results. The men's doubles pair of Hendri Saputra and Hendra Wijaya defeated the Netherland's pair of Ruud Bosch and Koen Ridder with a 21-15, 19-21, 21-16 in the opening round. However in the ladie's singles Singapore's Fu Mingtian went down to Bulgaria's Linda Zechiri with a score of 21-15, 21-15.
In the men's singles world number one Lee Chong Wei cruised to 21-14, 21-10 over German player Dieter Domke into the 2nd round. In another game China's Lin Dan easily passed his Isreali opponent Misha Zilberman with 21-9, 21-11. But another Chinese player Bao Chunlai did not make it pass Dicky Palyama from the Netherlands. In the major upset Bao Chunlai lost 18-21, 14-21 in straight sets to the Dutch player.
Let's wait for more exciting results.
The Singapore team however was having some sort of mixed results. The men's doubles pair of Hendri Saputra and Hendra Wijaya defeated the Netherland's pair of Ruud Bosch and Koen Ridder with a 21-15, 19-21, 21-16 in the opening round. However in the ladie's singles Singapore's Fu Mingtian went down to Bulgaria's Linda Zechiri with a score of 21-15, 21-15.
In the men's singles world number one Lee Chong Wei cruised to 21-14, 21-10 over German player Dieter Domke into the 2nd round. In another game China's Lin Dan easily passed his Isreali opponent Misha Zilberman with 21-9, 21-11. But another Chinese player Bao Chunlai did not make it pass Dicky Palyama from the Netherlands. In the major upset Bao Chunlai lost 18-21, 14-21 in straight sets to the Dutch player.
Let's wait for more exciting results.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Aviva Open 2009- Finals Men's Singles
Sunday 14th June is the finals of the Aviva Open 2009. It was an exciting day at the Singapore Indoor Stadium with crowds filling up the seats on four sides of the stadium. The crowds filled the seats to huge capacity amidst the colorful cheering plastic clubs. The atmosphere was highly electrifying throughout the whole tournament from beginning to end.
I was fully entertained except for the men's doubles game between Indonesia and England. The Indonesian pair of Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan did not live up to their expectations. The game was a whitewashed in straight sets by the English pair of Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson. The Indonesian Olympic champion was totally outclassed by the unseeded English pair. The score stood at 12-21, 11-21 . The Englishmen took home a price money of US$15,000.
In the women's double the chinese pair of Zhang Yawen and Zhao Tingting easily beat the Indonesian pair of Nitya Krishinda Maheswari and Greysia Polii in straight sets with a score of 21-14, 21-13. In the mixed doubles it was an All-China affair. The pair of Zheng Bo and Ma Jin performed better to take the game in the rubber against Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Yawen. The score stood at 19-21, 21-19 and 21-11. The champion pair took home US$15,800 with the runners-up taking home UD$7,600.
The main singles event in both the men's and ladies finals was the climax of the day. In the ladies singles game it was a 'fight' between Xie Xingfang and the ex-Chinese player Zhou Mi who now represents Hong Kong. She came out of retirement and in her desire to win this event she did it in a splendid way. She showed finesse and stamina to take the game to 3-sets in a class-performance to capture the title with a win of 21-19, 18-21 and 21-10. Zhou Mi pocketed a cool US$15,000 as ladies' singles champion.
The main attration was the last game of the day in the men's singles finals. It was a show that brought the whole stadium to live with support for both the Chinese and the Thai players. Although the game was interrupted by a few disputed line calls, it was indeed a perfect ending to a excellant performance by both players. Bao Chunlai stood tall and Boonsak Ponsana was well received by all spectators. The performance was one of 'world-class' with a rubber game that has displayed a string of impossible shots and retrieves by both players. The 3-set game ended at 21-19, 16-21 and 21-15. What a performance that I have witnessed! Bao Chunlai held the trophy and a check of US$15,000 that is equivalent to Singapore $22,000. Boonsak was happy with US$7,600 as a runner-up. The final game was a fitting grand finale in this Super Series. Viva Aviva!
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I was fully entertained except for the men's doubles game between Indonesia and England. The Indonesian pair of Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan did not live up to their expectations. The game was a whitewashed in straight sets by the English pair of Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson. The Indonesian Olympic champion was totally outclassed by the unseeded English pair. The score stood at 12-21, 11-21 . The Englishmen took home a price money of US$15,000.
In the women's double the chinese pair of Zhang Yawen and Zhao Tingting easily beat the Indonesian pair of Nitya Krishinda Maheswari and Greysia Polii in straight sets with a score of 21-14, 21-13. In the mixed doubles it was an All-China affair. The pair of Zheng Bo and Ma Jin performed better to take the game in the rubber against Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Yawen. The score stood at 19-21, 21-19 and 21-11. The champion pair took home US$15,800 with the runners-up taking home UD$7,600.
The main singles event in both the men's and ladies finals was the climax of the day. In the ladies singles game it was a 'fight' between Xie Xingfang and the ex-Chinese player Zhou Mi who now represents Hong Kong. She came out of retirement and in her desire to win this event she did it in a splendid way. She showed finesse and stamina to take the game to 3-sets in a class-performance to capture the title with a win of 21-19, 18-21 and 21-10. Zhou Mi pocketed a cool US$15,000 as ladies' singles champion.
The main attration was the last game of the day in the men's singles finals. It was a show that brought the whole stadium to live with support for both the Chinese and the Thai players. Although the game was interrupted by a few disputed line calls, it was indeed a perfect ending to a excellant performance by both players. Bao Chunlai stood tall and Boonsak Ponsana was well received by all spectators. The performance was one of 'world-class' with a rubber game that has displayed a string of impossible shots and retrieves by both players. The 3-set game ended at 21-19, 16-21 and 21-15. What a performance that I have witnessed! Bao Chunlai held the trophy and a check of US$15,000 that is equivalent to Singapore $22,000. Boonsak was happy with US$7,600 as a runner-up. The final game was a fitting grand finale in this Super Series. Viva Aviva!
video @ www.youtube.com/tarzenpeh
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Aviva Open 2009-Quarter-finals
More upsets came our way in the Aviva Open in the quarter-finals. The first victim was Sony Dwi Kuncoro when he was stunned by the unseeded Korean Park Sung Hwan with a score of 21-19, 21-15 in straight sets. However Chinese player Bao Chunlai managed to tamed wild card Vietnames Nguyen Tien Minh with a convincing win 21-16, 21-13. Thai player Boonsak Ponsana advanced to the semi-finals when he trashed Indian player Anup Sridhar - 21-11, 21-8.
There was another upset in the ladies game. World N04 Wang Yihan was unceremoniously shown the exit when her compatriot Jiang Yanjiao won in straight sets 17-21, 11-21.
In another game Singapore's only survivor pair of Hendra Wijaya and Hendri Saputra lost to the Indonesian pair of Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan. The Singapore pair could not overcome the Olympic champion pair and it ended Singapore's only hope in this quarter-finals. They lost 20-22, 21-17, 21-18.
So let's see who will survive in the semi-finals. With such unpredictable outcome in the fast game of today, it is survival of the fitest!
There was another upset in the ladies game. World N04 Wang Yihan was unceremoniously shown the exit when her compatriot Jiang Yanjiao won in straight sets 17-21, 11-21.
In another game Singapore's only survivor pair of Hendra Wijaya and Hendri Saputra lost to the Indonesian pair of Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan. The Singapore pair could not overcome the Olympic champion pair and it ended Singapore's only hope in this quarter-finals. They lost 20-22, 21-17, 21-18.
So let's see who will survive in the semi-finals. With such unpredictable outcome in the fast game of today, it is survival of the fitest!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Aviva Open Singapore- round 2 Super Series Upset
On the 2nd day of the Aviva Open selection round was a day of disbelief and upset when two big names bite the dust. First the victim was Lee Chong Wei, the number 1 world ranking player who lost in a nail-biting finish to a 26 year old Vietnamese ranked 11 Nguyen Tien Minh. The score stood at 24-22, 20-22, 21-19 in a one-hour battle. The second victim was Peter Gade the Danish star who lost to the Indian qualifier Anup Sridhar at 19-21, 21-16, 13-21.
In the ladies singles game Singpore's Xing Aiying did a great battle with the young chinese player Wang Yihan before losing 16-21, 21-8, 7-21. Wang Yihan shows great potential. She has got the makes of a champion and make no mistake on her determination to show her prowess. Another Singapore ladies player Fu Mingtian did not manage to overcome Dutch player Judith Meulendijks . She was shown the way out with 18-21, 13-21. And yet another Singapore women's doubles pair of Shinta Mulia Sari and Yao Lei falls at the hands of the Indonesian pair of Greysia Polii and Nitya Krishinda at 12-21, 17-21.
Singapore's only hope now lies in the hands of the men's doubles pair of Hendri Saputra and Hendra Wijaya who beat the Malaysian pair of Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng at 21-19, 21-16. Wish the Singapore pair success in the quarter-finals.
Let's see what other surprises may come our way in the quarter-finals, the semi and the grand finals.
In the ladies singles game Singpore's Xing Aiying did a great battle with the young chinese player Wang Yihan before losing 16-21, 21-8, 7-21. Wang Yihan shows great potential. She has got the makes of a champion and make no mistake on her determination to show her prowess. Another Singapore ladies player Fu Mingtian did not manage to overcome Dutch player Judith Meulendijks . She was shown the way out with 18-21, 13-21. And yet another Singapore women's doubles pair of Shinta Mulia Sari and Yao Lei falls at the hands of the Indonesian pair of Greysia Polii and Nitya Krishinda at 12-21, 17-21.
Singapore's only hope now lies in the hands of the men's doubles pair of Hendri Saputra and Hendra Wijaya who beat the Malaysian pair of Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng at 21-19, 21-16. Wish the Singapore pair success in the quarter-finals.
Let's see what other surprises may come our way in the quarter-finals, the semi and the grand finals.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Aviva Open Singapore-Selection round
The preliminary selection round for the Aviva Open 2009 has some surprises instore. A major upset was created in the ladies' singles when the world No.8 from China, Lu Lan was overwhelmed by Singapore's Fu Mingtian in an exciting rubber set. The young teenager scalped the more experienced chinese player with a score of 8-21, 21-9, 21-19. Another young Singaporean Zhang Beiwen nearly score another upset when she was finally downed 21-10, 21-18, 21-19 by China's world No 4 Wang Lin. Eventually the more experienced player triumphed over the fledging potential from the Lion City. Singapore's top women's player Xing Aiying had an easier road to the next round with a win over the Dannish player with 21-7, 21-18.
In the men's singles world No 1 Lee Chong Wei easily overwhelmed Smith from U.K. setting the score at 21-11, 21-12. In the men's doubles Singapore's pair of Hendri Saputra and Hendra Wijaya disposed the Malaysian pair in an exciting rubber set at 21-9, 17-21, 21-10.
In the women's doubles the Singapore ladies pair of Shinta Mulia Sari and Yao Lei made shortwork of the Japanese pair in straight sets - 21-15, 21-15.
So far the Singapore players are very encouraging and they are quite determind to put up a good show in home ground. With the exception of the men's singles which is not represented, we hope to see a better overall result in the forthcoming rounds.
In the men's singles world No 1 Lee Chong Wei easily overwhelmed Smith from U.K. setting the score at 21-11, 21-12. In the men's doubles Singapore's pair of Hendri Saputra and Hendra Wijaya disposed the Malaysian pair in an exciting rubber set at 21-9, 17-21, 21-10.
In the women's doubles the Singapore ladies pair of Shinta Mulia Sari and Yao Lei made shortwork of the Japanese pair in straight sets - 21-15, 21-15.
So far the Singapore players are very encouraging and they are quite determind to put up a good show in home ground. With the exception of the men's singles which is not represented, we hope to see a better overall result in the forthcoming rounds.
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