Venue : Gyeyang Gymnasium Tournament date : 24-29 September 2014 DRAW : http://badmintonasia.org/wp-content/...Games-2014.xls Schedule & Result : http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/...140922&lang=en KOR time : http://www.worldtimezone.com/time/wt...ma=Find%20Time Tomorrow's badminton event will stage (starting 01.00pm local time) : - R/16 (MS, XD) - Quarterfinals (WS, MD) - Semifinals (WD) The competition grows intense after passed preliminary rounds, some noteworthy matches : - Sugiarto v Wei N - Momota v Chen L - Sung JH v Tai TY - Bae YJ v Intanon - Nehwal v Wang YH - Endo/Hayakawa v Goh WS/Tan WK - Kamura/Sonoda v Kim GJ/Kim SR - Polii/Maheswari v Tian Q/Zhao YL MS top contenders, Lee CW and Lin D are expected to cruise to next round while second seed newly-crowned WC, Chen L will get tough challenge by JPN bright talent Kento Momota Almost all seeded players in WS discipline are going to script expect Sindhu who lost narrowly to Manuputty. It will be close encounters for three ties and may spring upset Home fave Lee YD who partnered with Yoo YS here will be motivated to bag gold here after bronze four years ago. Another fave, Ahsan/Setiawan is predicted to step up into last four Defending champion Tian Q/Zhao YL has big task to keep CHN supremacy in this category as their compatriot surprising lost at early round, Polii/Maheswari will be tricky test for them to hunt final ticket
MS and XD top seeds passed R/16 in convincing style, 21-12 / 21-11 for Lee CW and 21-8 / 21-11 for ZZ.
Li Xuerui is the first player to enter the women's singles semifinals and assures herself of atleast a bronze medal. Meanwhile, Ratchanok won the 2nd set 21-18 against Bae Yeon Ju.