The results posted here are faster than tomorrow's newspaper !!!!
Here's the results for men singles:
Our malaysian hero...lee chong wei, world no.2...lost out from the 3rd round of ABC championship(Asian Badminton Championship)
He was defeated by the 9th seed, Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand....the score was 16-21, 21-10, 15-21
Meanwhile, Tan Chun Seang was also defeated by the 7th seed Park Sung Hwan!! The score was 21-11, 21-11
Some good news to the Malaysian...Wong Choong Hann did well in the 3rd round by upsetting CHen Yu of China, the 8th seed in this tournament.
The score was 21-19, 21-9
Our inconsistent player of Malaysia, Muhammad Hafiz Hashim came through with a BIG UPSET by defeating 3rd seed Bao Chun Lai of China, with the score 21-23, 21-15, 21-15
Here's the confirmation of the players playing in the Quarter Finals tomorrow:
-Chen Jin of China
-Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia
-Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia
-Muhammad Hafiz Hashim of Malaysia
-Park Sung Hwan of Korea
-Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand
-Lee Hyun Il of Korea
-1st seed Lin Dan of China
Here's the news for Mens Doubles:
Our Malaysian Hero, Chong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah, 1st seeded in this tournament defeated Saravuth Prum-Yongvannak Teav of Cambodia with the score 21-8, 21-9
They've already booked a place in the Quarter Finals tomorrow...
KooKienKeat and Tan Boon Heang defeated Japanese pair Keishi Kawaguchi and Naoki Kamawae 21-13, 21-14
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif & Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari defeated Hong Kong pair Albertus Susantu Njoto and Yohan Hadi Kusumo Wiratama with the score 21-16, 22-20
They will be meeting Koo and Tan tomorrow in the Quarter Finals...
For men doubles who are qualified for tomorrow's Quarter Finals, they are:
-Koo & Tan of Malaysia
-Choong & Lee of Malaysia
-Mohd Zakry Lafif & Fairuzizuan of Malaysia
-Keita Masuda & Tadashi Otsuka of Japan
-Alvent Yulianto and Luluk Hadiyanto of Indonesia
-Candra Wijaya and Nova Widianto of Indonesia
-Lee Jae Jin & Hwang Ji Man of Korea
-Jung Jae Sung & Lee Yong Dae of Korea
For women singles:
Our women's singles, Wong Mew Choo managed to secure a place in the Quarter Finals by beating Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand with the score 19-21, 21-15, 21-16
She will be meeting Wang Lin of China in Quarter Finals tomorrow...
Meanwhile, the others women singles who managed to book a place in Quarter finals are:
-Jiang Yan Jiao of China
-Ai Goto of Japan,
-Wang Chen of Hong Kong China
-Kaori Imabeppu of Japan,
-Yu Hirayama of Japan
-Yip Pui Yin of Hong Kong China
For women doubles:
Our Malaysian pair, Chin Ee Hui and Wong Pei Tty lost to Chien Yu Chin & Cheng Wen Shin of Chinese Taipei 20-22, 24-22, 16-21
As for Mixed Doubles....none of the Malaysian pairs managed to pass the 2nd round....
Some pics of the day:
Lin Dan of China
Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia