<yawn>, It's a wrap for Semi FInals : MS 1)Round 1 : India’s Arvind BHAT (WR# 37) beat Denmark’s Joachim PERSSON (WR# 8, 6th seed), 21-17 21-17 2)Round 1 : Hong Kong’s WONG Wing Ki (WR# 281) beat Macau’s LAM Chi Man (WR# 169), 21-8 21-9 3)Round 1 : Korea’s HONG Ji Hoon (WR# 69) beat Msia’s WONG Choong Hann (WR# 15), 12-21 21-10 21-15 4)Round 2 : China’s Gong Weijie (WR# 68) beat Denmark’s Peter Hoeg Gade (WR#5, 5th seed) 21-17 23-25 21-18. 5)Round 2 : India’s Arvind Bhat (WR# 37) beat Hong Kong’s Chan Yan Kit (WR# 28), 21-14 21-19 6)Round 2 : Hong Kong’s WONG Wing Ki (WR# 281) beat Holland’s Eric Pang (WR# 27), 21-11 21-9 WS 1)Round 1 : Bulgaria’s Petya NEDELCHEVA (WR# 17) beat PI Hongyan (WR#6, 7th seed), 21-17 27-25 2)Round 2 : Korea’s HWANG Hye Youn (WR# 21) beat Denmark’s Tine RASMUSSEN (WR# 2, 1st seed), 13-21 21-16 21-12 3)Round 2 : Hong Kong’s Yip Pui Yin (WR# 17) beat Germany’s Xu Huaiwen (WR# 7, 6th seed), 21-14 21-12 4)Semi Final : Hong Kong’s Wang Chen (WR# 8) beat her team mate Zhou Mi (WR# 1, 2nd seed), 12-21 21-17 21-18 XD 1)Round 1 : Thailand’s ANUGRITAYAWON Songphon / VORAVICHITCHAIKUL Kunchala (WR# 15) beat their seniors PRAPAKAMOL Sudket/THOUNGTHONGKAM Saralee (WR#6, 4th seed) , 13-21 21-18 21-19 2)Round 2 : Msia’sKoo Kien Keat/Ng Hui Lin(WR# 94) beat England’s CLARK Anthony/KELLOGG Donna (WR# 4,3rd seed) , 21-18 21-18 3)Round 2 : China’s Zheng Bo/Ma Jin (new partnership, unranked) beat Scotland/England’s BANKIER Imogen/BLAIR ~ Robert (WR# 9, 8th seed) 4)QF : China’s XIE Zhongbo/ZHANG Yawen (WR#7, 7th seed) beat NATSIR Liliyana/WIDIANTO Nova (WR# 1, 1st seed), 21-16 21-19 MD 1)Round 1 :– Korea’s CHO Gun Woo/YOO Yeon Seong (WR# 26) beat INA/USA’s GUNAWAN ~ * Tony/WIJAYA Candra (WR# 9, 7th seed) 20-22 21-15 22-20 2)Round 1 : Msia’s ABDUL LATIF Mohd Razif/TAN ~ Wee Kiong (WR# 46) beat Taiwan’s FANG Chieh Min/LEE Sheng Mu (WR# 18), 21-13 19-21 21-18 3)Round 1 : Msia’s HOON Thien How/ONG Soon Hock (WR# 43) beat Denmark’s KRISTIANSEN Anders/MOLLYHUS Simon (WR#24), 21-16 18-21 21-9 4)Round 1 : Korea’s Sang Hoon HAN/Baek Choel SHIN (new partnership, unranked) beat Msia’s KHOO Chung Chiat/TAN Bin Shen (WR# 50), 11-21 21-17 21-16 5)Round 1 : England’s CLARK Anthony/ROBERTSON Nathan (WR#103) beat Thailand’s ANUGRITAYAWON Songphon/PANVISVAS Tesana (WR# 42), 21-17 23-21 6)Round 1 : HU Chung Shien/TSAI Chia Hsin (WR# 31) beat Denmark’s BOE Mathias/ MOGENSEN Carsten (WR# 7, 6th seed), 18-21 22-20 23-21 (tight match this one) 7)Round 2 : England’s CLARK Anthony/ROBERTSON Nathan (WR#103) beat Japan’s IKEDA Shintaro/SAKAMOTO Shuichi (WR# 15) , 21-17 21-10 8)QF : England’s CLARK Anthony/ROBERTSON Nathan (WR#103) beat Msia’s CHAN Chong Ming/CHEW Choon Eng (WR#17), 24-26 21-19 21-18 WD 1)Round 1 : England’s WHITE Gabrielle/WALLWORK Jenny (WR#54) beat Nederland’s MEULENDIJKS Judith/YAO~* Jie (WR# 33), 12-21 21-13 27-25 2)Semi Finals: China’s Zhang Yawen/Zhao Ting Ting (WR# 53, 5th seed) beat Msia’s Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui (WR# 2, 2nd seed), 21-13 21-9 Others : 1)Round 1 : Hong Kong’s Wang Chen (WR# 8) beat China’s Wang Lin (WR# 9, 8th seed) is not counted as upset cos Wang Chen is ranked 1 place higher than Wang Lin although WL is 8th seed. 2)Round 1 : MD : Minor upset, not considered in main list : Msia’s CHAN Chong Ming/CHEW Choon Eng (WR#17) beat Indonesia’s DASUKI Yonatan Suryatama/SUKMAWAN Rian (WR# 14), 21-13 21-19 3)QF : XD : Korea’s LEE Hyo Jung/LEE Yong Dae (WR#3, 5th seed), beat China’s HE Hanbin/YU Yang (F) (WR#2, 2nd seed), 11-21 21-16 21-12. Not considered cos it’s only 1 WR difference. 4)QF : WD : Korea’s HA Jung Eun/KIM Min Jung (WR#10, 7th seed) beat INA’s MARISSA Vita/ NATSIR Liliyana (WR#7, 4th seed), 21-13 18-21 21-13. 3 WR difference only. 5)QF : MD : Msia’s KOO Kien Keat/TAN Boon Heong (WR#5, 5th seed) beat INA’s KIDO Markis/SETIAWAN Hendra (WR#1, 1st seed), 21-11 21-17. 4 WR difference only. 6)Semi : WS: China’s XIE Xingfang (WR# 5, 4th seed) beat her team mate Zhu Lin (WR#4, 5th seed) , 21-13 21-9. 1 WR difference only . 7)Semi : MD : Msia’s ABDUL LATIF Mohd Zakry/MOHD TAZARI Mohd Fairuzizuan (WR#6, 4th seed) beat their team mates KOO Kien Keat/TAN Boon Heong (WR#5, 5th seed) , 12-21 21-13 22-20. 1 WR difference only 8)Semi : WD : China’s CHENG Shu/ZHAO Yunlei (WR#14, 8th seed) beat HA Jung Eun/KIM Min Jung (WR#10, 7th seed). . 4 WR difference Only 2 upsets with 5 WR difference & above, 3 minor2 upsets with WR difference 4 & below.
2008 Hong Kong Open SS: Not enough upsets to make things more interesting . Definitely ... Not enough upsets to make things more interesting. .
Updated After FINALS MS 1)Round 1 : India’s Arvind BHAT (WR# 37) beat Denmark’s Joachim PERSSON (WR# 8, 6th seed), 21-17 21-17 2)Round 1 : Hong Kong’s WONG Wing Ki (WR# 281) beat Macau’s LAM Chi Man (WR# 169), 21-8 21-9 3)Round 1 : Korea’s HONG Ji Hoon (WR# 69) beat Msia’s WONG Choong Hann (WR# 15), 12-21 21-10 21-15 4)Round 2 : China’s Gong Weijie (WR# 68) beat Denmark’s Peter Hoeg Gade (WR#5, 5th seed) 21-17 23-25 21-18. 5)Round 2 : India’s Arvind Bhat (WR# 37) beat Hong Kong’s Chan Yan Kit (WR# 28), 21-14 21-19 6)Round 2 : Hong Kong’s WONG Wing Ki (WR# 281) beat Holland’s Eric Pang (WR# 27), 21-11 21-9 WS 1)Round 1 : Bulgaria’s Petya NEDELCHEVA (WR# 17) beat PI Hongyan (WR#6, 7th seed), 21-17 27-25 2)Round 2 : Korea’s HWANG Hye Youn (WR# 21) beat Denmark’s Tine RASMUSSEN (WR# 2, 1st seed), 13-21 21-16 21-12 3)Round 2 : Hong Kong’s Yip Pui Yin (WR# 17) beat Germany’s Xu Huaiwen (WR# 7, 6th seed), 21-14 21-12 4)Semi Final : Hong Kong’s Wang Chen (WR# 8) beat her team mate Zhou Mi (WR# 1, 2nd seed), 12-21 21-17 21-18 XD 1)Round 1 : Thailand’s ANUGRITAYAWON Songphon / VORAVICHITCHAIKUL Kunchala (WR# 15) beat their seniors PRAPAKAMOL Sudket/THOUNGTHONGKAM Saralee (WR#6, 4th seed) , 13-21 21-18 21-19 2)Round 2 : Msia’sKoo Kien Keat/Ng Hui Lin(WR# 94) beat England’s CLARK Anthony/KELLOGG Donna (WR# 4,3rd seed) , 21-18 21-18 3)Round 2 : China’s Zheng Bo/Ma Jin (new partnership, unranked) beat Scotland/England’s BANKIER Imogen/BLAIR ~ Robert (WR# 9, 8th seed) 4)QF : China’s XIE Zhongbo/ZHANG Yawen (WR#7, 7th seed) beat NATSIR Liliyana/WIDIANTO Nova (WR# 1, 1st seed), 21-16 21-19 MD 1)Round 1 :– Korea’s CHO Gun Woo/YOO Yeon Seong (WR# 26) beat INA/USA’s GUNAWAN ~ * Tony/WIJAYA Candra (WR# 9, 7th seed) 20-22 21-15 22-20 2)Round 1 : Msia’s ABDUL LATIF Mohd Razif/TAN ~ Wee Kiong (WR# 46) beat Taiwan’s FANG Chieh Min/LEE Sheng Mu (WR# 18), 21-13 19-21 21-18 3)Round 1 : Msia’s HOON Thien How/ONG Soon Hock (WR# 43) beat Denmark’s KRISTIANSEN Anders/MOLLYHUS Simon (WR#24), 21-16 18-21 21-9 4)Round 1 : Korea’s Sang Hoon HAN/Baek Choel SHIN (new partnership, unranked) beat Msia’s KHOO Chung Chiat/TAN Bin Shen (WR# 50), 11-21 21-17 21-16 5)Round 1 : England’s CLARK Anthony/ROBERTSON Nathan (WR#103) beat Thailand’s ANUGRITAYAWON Songphon/PANVISVAS Tesana (WR# 42), 21-17 23-21 6)Round 1 : HU Chung Shien/TSAI Chia Hsin (WR# 31) beat Denmark’s BOE Mathias/ MOGENSEN Carsten (WR# 7, 6th seed), 18-21 22-20 23-21 (tight match this one) 7)Round 2 : England’s CLARK Anthony/ROBERTSON Nathan (WR#103) beat Japan’s IKEDA Shintaro/SAKAMOTO Shuichi (WR# 15) , 21-17 21-10 8)QF : England’s CLARK Anthony/ROBERTSON Nathan (WR#103) beat Msia’s CHAN Chong Ming/CHEW Choon Eng (WR#17), 24-26 21-19 21-18 9) WD 1)Round 1 : England’s WHITE Gabrielle/WALLWORK Jenny (WR#54) beat Nederland’s MEULENDIJKS Judith/YAO~* Jie (WR# 33), 12-21 21-13 27-25 2)Semi Finals: China’s Zhang Yawen/Zhao Ting Ting (WR# 53, 5th seed) beat Msia’s Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui (WR# 2, 2nd seed), 21-13 21-9 3)Finals : China’s Zhang Yawen/Zhao Ting Ting (WR# 53, 5th seed) beattheir juniors CHENG Shu/ZHAO Yunlei (WR#14, 8th seed), 21-14 21-13 Others : 1)Round 1 : Hong Kong’s Wang Chen (WR# 8) beat China’s Wang Lin (WR# 9, 8th seed) is not counted as upset cos Wang Chen is ranked 1 place higher than Wang Lin although WL is 8th seed. 2)Round 1 : MD : Minor upset, not considered in main list : Msia’s CHAN Chong Ming/CHEW Choon Eng (WR#17) beat Indonesia’s DASUKI Yonatan Suryatama/SUKMAWAN Rian (WR# 14), 21-13 21-19 3)QF : XD : Korea’s LEE Hyo Jung/LEE Yong Dae (WR#3, 5th seed), beat China’s HE Hanbin/YU Yang (F) (WR#2, 2nd seed), 11-21 21-16 21-12. Not considered cos it’s only 1 WR difference. 4)QF : WD : Korea’s HA Jung Eun/KIM Min Jung (WR#10, 7th seed) beat INA’s MARISSA Vita/ NATSIR Liliyana (WR#7, 4th seed), 21-13 18-21 21-13. 3 WR difference only. 5)QF : MD : Msia’s KOO Kien Keat/TAN Boon Heong (WR#5, 5th seed) beat INA’s KIDO Markis/SETIAWAN Hendra (WR#1, 1st seed), 21-11 21-17. 4 WR difference only. 6)Semi : WS: China’s XIE Xingfang (WR# 5, 4th seed) beat her team mate Zhu Lin (WR#4, 5th seed) , 21-13 21-9. 1 WR difference only . 7)Semi : MD : Msia’s ABDUL LATIF Mohd Zakry/MOHD TAZARI Mohd Fairuzizuan (WR#6, 4th seed) beat their team mates KOO Kien Keat/TAN Boon Heong (WR#5, 5th seed) , 12-21 21-13 22-20. 1 WR difference only 8)Semi : WD : China’s CHENG Shu/ZHAO Yunlei (WR#14, 8th seed) beat HA Jung Eun/KIM Min Jung (WR#10, 7th seed). . 4 WR difference 9)Finals : XD : China’s XIE Zhongbo/ZHANG Yawen (WR#7, 7th seed),
Updated After FINALS MS 1)Round 1 : India’s Arvind BHAT (WR# 37) beat Denmark’s Joachim PERSSON (WR# 8, 6th seed), 21-17 21-17 2)Round 1 : Hong Kong’s WONG Wing Ki (WR# 281) beat Macau’s LAM Chi Man (WR# 169), 21-8 21-9 3)Round 1 : Korea’s HONG Ji Hoon (WR# 69) beat Msia’s WONG Choong Hann (WR# 15), 12-21 21-10 21-15 4)Round 2 : China’s Gong Weijie (WR# 68) beat Denmark’s Peter Hoeg Gade (WR#5, 5th seed) 21-17 23-25 21-18. 5)Round 2 : India’s Arvind Bhat (WR# 37) beat Hong Kong’s Chan Yan Kit (WR# 28), 21-14 21-19 6)Round 2 : Hong Kong’s WONG Wing Ki (WR# 281) beat Holland’s Eric Pang (WR# 27), 21-11 21-9 WS 1)Round 1 : Bulgaria’s Petya NEDELCHEVA (WR# 17) beat PI Hongyan (WR#6, 7th seed), 21-17 27-25 2)Round 2 : Korea’s HWANG Hye Youn (WR# 21) beat Denmark’s Tine RASMUSSEN (WR# 2, 1st seed), 13-21 21-16 21-12 3)Round 2 : Hong Kong’s Yip Pui Yin (WR# 17) beat Germany’s Xu Huaiwen (WR# 7, 6th seed), 21-14 21-12 4)Semi Final : Hong Kong’s Wang Chen (WR# 8) beat her team mate Zhou Mi (WR# 1, 2nd seed), 12-21 21-17 21-18 XD 1)Round 1 : Thailand’s ANUGRITAYAWON Songphon / VORAVICHITCHAIKUL Kunchala (WR# 15) beat their seniors PRAPAKAMOL Sudket/THOUNGTHONGKAM Saralee (WR#6, 4th seed) , 13-21 21-18 21-19 2)Round 2 : Msia’sKoo Kien Keat/Ng Hui Lin(WR# 94) beat England’s CLARK Anthony/KELLOGG Donna (WR# 4,3rd seed) , 21-18 21-18 3)Round 2 : China’s Zheng Bo/Ma Jin (new partnership, unranked) beat Scotland/England’s BANKIER Imogen/BLAIR ~ Robert (WR# 9, 8th seed) 4)QF : China’s XIE Zhongbo/ZHANG Yawen (WR#7, 7th seed) beat NATSIR Liliyana/WIDIANTO Nova (WR# 1, 1st seed), 21-16 21-19 MD 1)Round 1 :– Korea’s CHO Gun Woo/YOO Yeon Seong (WR# 26) beat INA/USA’s GUNAWAN ~ * Tony/WIJAYA Candra (WR# 9, 7th seed) 20-22 21-15 22-20 2)Round 1 : Msia’s ABDUL LATIF Mohd Razif/TAN ~ Wee Kiong (WR# 46) beat Taiwan’s FANG Chieh Min/LEE Sheng Mu (WR# 18), 21-13 19-21 21-18 3)Round 1 : Msia’s HOON Thien How/ONG Soon Hock (WR# 43) beat Denmark’s KRISTIANSEN Anders/MOLLYHUS Simon (WR#24), 21-16 18-21 21-9 4)Round 1 : Korea’s Sang Hoon HAN/Baek Choel SHIN (new partnership, unranked) beat Msia’s KHOO Chung Chiat/TAN Bin Shen (WR# 50), 11-21 21-17 21-16 5)Round 1 : England’s CLARK Anthony/ROBERTSON Nathan (WR#103) beat Thailand’s ANUGRITAYAWON Songphon/PANVISVAS Tesana (WR# 42), 21-17 23-21 6)Round 1 : HU Chung Shien/TSAI Chia Hsin (WR# 31) beat Denmark’s BOE Mathias/ MOGENSEN Carsten (WR# 7, 6th seed), 18-21 22-20 23-21 (tight match this one) 7)Round 2 : England’s CLARK Anthony/ROBERTSON Nathan (WR#103) beat Japan’s IKEDA Shintaro/SAKAMOTO Shuichi (WR# 15) , 21-17 21-10 8)QF : England’s CLARK Anthony/ROBERTSON Nathan (WR#103) beat Msia’s CHAN Chong Ming/CHEW Choon Eng (WR#17), 24-26 21-19 21-18 9) WD 1)Round 1 : England’s WHITE Gabrielle/WALLWORK Jenny (WR#54) beat Nederland’s MEULENDIJKS Judith/YAO~* Jie (WR# 33), 12-21 21-13 27-25 2)Semi Finals: China’s Zhang Yawen/Zhao Ting Ting (WR# 53, 5th seed) beat Msia’s Wong Pei Tty/Chin Ee Hui (WR# 2, 2nd seed), 21-13 21-9 3)Finals : China’s Zhang Yawen/Zhao Ting Ting (WR# 53, 5th seed) beattheir juniors CHENG Shu/ZHAO Yunlei (WR#14, 8th seed), 21-14 21-13 Others : 1)Round 1 : Hong Kong’s Wang Chen (WR# 8) beat China’s Wang Lin (WR# 9, 8th seed) is not counted as upset cos Wang Chen is ranked 1 place higher than Wang Lin although WL is 8th seed. 2)Round 1 : MD : Minor upset, not considered in main list : Msia’s CHAN Chong Ming/CHEW Choon Eng (WR#17) beat Indonesia’s DASUKI Yonatan Suryatama/SUKMAWAN Rian (WR# 14), 21-13 21-19 3)QF : XD : Korea’s LEE Hyo Jung/LEE Yong Dae (WR#3, 5th seed), beat China’s HE Hanbin/YU Yang (F) (WR#2, 2nd seed), 11-21 21-16 21-12. Not considered cos it’s only 1 WR difference. 4)QF : WD : Korea’s HA Jung Eun/KIM Min Jung (WR#10, 7th seed) beat INA’s MARISSA Vita/ NATSIR Liliyana (WR#7, 4th seed), 21-13 18-21 21-13. 3 WR difference only. 5)QF : MD : Msia’s KOO Kien Keat/TAN Boon Heong (WR#5, 5th seed) beat INA’s KIDO Markis/SETIAWAN Hendra (WR#1, 1st seed), 21-11 21-17. 4 WR difference only. 6)Semi : WS: China’s XIE Xingfang (WR# 5, 4th seed) beat her team mate Zhu Lin (WR#4, 5th seed) , 21-13 21-9. 1 WR difference only . 7)Semi : MD : Msia’s ABDUL LATIF Mohd Zakry/MOHD TAZARI Mohd Fairuzizuan (WR#6, 4th seed) beat their team mates KOO Kien Keat/TAN Boon Heong (WR#5, 5th seed) , 12-21 21-13 22-20. 1 WR difference only 8)Semi : WD : China’s CHENG Shu/ZHAO Yunlei (WR#14, 8th seed) beat HA Jung Eun/KIM Min Jung (WR#10, 7th seed). . 4 WR difference 9)Finals : XD : China’s XIE Zhongbo/ZHANG Yawen (WR#7, 7th seed),beat Korea’s LEE Hyo Jung/ LEE Yong Dae (WR#3, 5th seed), 21-14 21-16. 4 WR difference. 10)Finals : MS : China’s Chen Jin (WR# 3, 3rd seed) beat his team mate Lin Dan (WR# 2, 2nd seed), 21-9 9-21 21-17. 1 WR difference only. 11) Finals : WS : Hong Kong’s Wang Chen (WR# 8) beat China’s XIE Xingfang (WR# 5, 4th seed) 21-16 10-21 21-10. 3 WR difference.
The end of an exciting HK SS Finals, with 4 big & minor upsets out of 5 matches, disappointing many PAWers. MS = 6 + 1(WR difference 4 & below) = 7 WS = 4 + 2 = 6 MD = 8 + 3 = 11 WD = 3 + 2 = 5 XD = 4 + 2 = 6 Total = 25 + 10(WR difference 4 & below) = 35 upsets big & small The most upsets coming from MD this time. See ya all at next week's Vietnam's IC, LImsy will be back in action, after his exams.
^^I think..^^ ..our limsy owes our eaglehelang a big dinner treat for taking over and providing a great effort in creating/maintaining the upset list for this tourney...
haha...nope...it was uncle robin owes....he ask if kak helang can takeover this week upset list......he asked last week...
Many thought that ZYW/ZTT (WR#5) beating WPT/CEH (WR#2) was not an upset because the Chinese pair were "suposed" to beat the Malaysians. On the other hand, CJ (WR#3) upsetting LD (WR#2) should have been a major upset simply because LD was "supposed" to be unbeatable. Let me re-iterate here is that upset consideration is based on world rankings instead of perception. Kak eagle, once again appreciate your efforts.
Yes, 'bang' robin, follow WR mah, must go accordingly for all, hence i added the "Others" category for WR difference of 4 & below. The eventual HK SS winners ZY/ZTT are actually WR# 53 at the moment.
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