Semi-finals Thomas Cup
I had been an avid fan of badminton since young, and I was ecstatic to witness the Semi-finals match live on TV3 last night. If you're not into graphics, you may catch the text version HERE. Or for you lucky bastards back home, just watch the telly box.
Thomas Cup via streaming
FYI this year's THOMAS CUP is held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Too bad our region's badminton powerhouses, Malaysia and Indonesia both failed at the Semi-finals hurdle.
The match was both exciting and exhilarating .... we were practically jumping off our seats. Unfortunately, we were so close, yet so far. We did put up a good fight though .... leading 1-0, then trailing 1-2 to level at 2-2 before losing 2-3. Hafiz Hashim didn't fare too well in the last singles.
We don't seem to have good singles players anymore apart from Lee Wei Chong. Everyone's either too young, too old or is moonlighting. (Wong Choong Hann's is a part time commentator) Hopefully we'll see some fresh faces going through the ranks soon.
Eventhough we lost, it felt good to know Lin Dan lost to us once again. Muahahhaa
In the other Semi-finals, Indonesia lost to Korea 3 - 2.
It grieves me to inform you that there will not be any 3rd placing playoff should be quite a good watch. Malaysia VS Indonesia, which should have been the finals in my opinion.
Remember to catch the finals (China VS Korea) tonight on 18th May - 7:00 pm (Malaysian Time)
Technorati Tags: Thomas Cup, Badminton, 2008
| MALAYSIA | CHINA | ||||||||
| Player | Player | Score | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
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| Chong Wei Lee | Dan Lin | 21-12 | 21-14 | 0-0 | |||||
| Kien Keat Koo Boon Heong Tan | Yun Cai Haifeng Fu | 16-21 | 17-21 | 0-0 | |||||
| Choong Hann Wong | Chunlai Bao | 18-21 | 7-21 | 0-0 | |||||
| Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari Mohd | Zhongbo Xie Zhendong Guo | 21-17 | 21-15 | 0-0 | |||||
| Hafiz Hashim Muhammad | Jin Chen | 12-21 | 16-21 | 0-0 | |||||
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I had been an avid fan of badminton since young, and I was ecstatic to witness the Semi-finals match live on TV3 last night. If you're not into graphics, you may catch the text version HERE. Or for you lucky bastards back home, just watch the telly box.
Thomas Cup via streamingFYI this year's THOMAS CUP is held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Too bad our region's badminton powerhouses, Malaysia and Indonesia both failed at the Semi-finals hurdle.
The match was both exciting and exhilarating .... we were practically jumping off our seats. Unfortunately, we were so close, yet so far. We did put up a good fight though .... leading 1-0, then trailing 1-2 to level at 2-2 before losing 2-3. Hafiz Hashim didn't fare too well in the last singles.
We don't seem to have good singles players anymore apart from Lee Wei Chong. Everyone's either too young, too old or is moonlighting. (Wong Choong Hann's is a part time commentator) Hopefully we'll see some fresh faces going through the ranks soon.
Eventhough we lost, it felt good to know Lin Dan lost to us once again. Muahahhaa
In the other Semi-finals, Indonesia lost to Korea 3 - 2.
It grieves me to inform you that there will not be any 3rd placing playoff should be quite a good watch. Malaysia VS Indonesia, which should have been the finals in my opinion.
Remember to catch the finals (China VS Korea) tonight on 18th May - 7:00 pm (Malaysian Time)
Technorati Tags: Thomas Cup, Badminton, 2008
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