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- All-England: Chong Wei downs China's Zhengming to reach quarter-finals
- Rashid: Malaysian youngsters should adopt Wong’s attitude
- Malaysian-born Sashina making waves as France’s No. 1
| All-England: Chong Wei downs China's Zhengming to reach quarter-finals Posted: 07 Mar 2013 03:52 PM PST BIRMINGHAM: World No 1 Lee Chong Wei showed he was back in business when he crushed Wang Zhengming of China 21-17, 21-19 to reach the men's singles quarter-finals in the All-England at National Indoor Arena. And the good news is that Chong Wei will have a handful of company in the quarter-finals this time. He will be joined by two men doubles pairs - Hoon Thien How-Tan Wee Kiong and Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari and women doubles shuttlers Woon Khe Wei-Vivian Hoo, who surprised everyone with their breakthrough performances Thursday. A day after surviving from the brink of defeat against Hong Kong's Wong Wing Ki, top seed Chong Wei turned on a classic display of confidence to beat the former world junior champion Zhengming and set-up a meeting against his old rival Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam. Chong Wei had played against Tien Minh for a total of 10 times. The Malaysian had won all except for the 2009 Singapore Open. Then, he had lost in the second round. Today, the two-time All-England champion Chong Wei has promised to keep the Malaysian flag flying. "Unlike on the first day, I played much better today and I feel good about it going into the quarter," said Chong Wei. "But credit must be given to Zhengming for trying his best to unsettle me. I am still focused on winning my third All-England title here," he added. Two other Chinese players - Chen Long and Chen Jin marched to the second round with convincing wins too. They will take on respectively. It was a day of mixed fortune for Malaysia in the men's doubles when world No 2 pair Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong were sent packing by unseeded Maneepong Jongjit-Nipitphon Puangpuapech of Thailand. The Thais upstaged the Malaysians 21-17, 21-18 in just 34 minutes. Fortunately, Thien How-Wee Kiong and Zakry-Fairuzizuan made up for Kien Keat-Boon Heong's uninspiring performances by marching into the last eight confidently. Thien How-Wee Kiong ended the gallant run of Germany's Ingo Kindervater-Johannes Schoettler with a sensational 21-15, 21-15 win. The Germans had upset South Koreans Lee Yong-dae-Ko Sung-hyun on the first day. KLRC's Fairuzizuan-Zakry also did well to beat Ricky Karanda Suwardi-Mohd Ulinnuha 21-19, 21-15 in convincing styles. On Friday, Thien How-Wee Kiong will face reigning Malaysian Open champions Mohd Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia while Zakry-Fairuzizuan meets China's Liu Xiaolong-Qiu Zihan, who did well to pack off hot favourites and top seeds Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen of Denmark with a superb 11-21, 21-11, 27-25 win. The biggest suprise of the day for Malaysia Thursday came through women shuttlers Khe Wei-Vivian. They pulled off a stunning upset 21-13, 17-21, 21-17 over fourth seeds Eom Hye-won-Jang Ye-na of South Korea in a match that lasted for one hour and three minutes. They will take on Japan's Miyuki Maeda-Satoko Suetsuna on Friday for a place in the semi-final. Said Vivian: "We are so happy because this is a big breakthrough for us. And more importantly, this win proved that Khe Wei is back at her best from her knee injury." "It be will tough against the Japanese but I think, we stand an equal chance if continue to play confidently." RESULTS Men's singles: Chen Long (Chn) bt Takuma Euda (Jpn) 21-15, 21-10; Chen Jin (Chn) bt Chen Yuekun (Chn) 21-10, 21-10; Tommy Sugiarto (Ina) bt Chou Tien-chen (Tpe) 21-12, 21-8; Nguyen Tien Minh (Vie) bt Sourabh Verma (Ind) 21-19, 21-19; Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Wang Zhengming (Chn) 21-17, 21-19; Jan O Jorgensen (Den) bt Sony Dwi Kuncoro (Ina) 11-7, rtd; Kashyap Parupali (Ind) bt Kenichi Tago (Jpn) 21-18, 21-12; Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (Tha) bt Sho Sasaki (Jpn) 21-9, 21-11. Men's doubles: Maneepong Jongjit-Nipitphon Puangpuapech (Tha) bt Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (Mas) 21-17, 21-18; Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (Tha) bt Sho Sasaki (Jpn) 21-9, 21-11; Hoon Thien How-Tan Wee Kiong (Mas) bt Ingo Kindervater-Johannes Schoettler (Ger) 21-15, 21-15; Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari (Mas) bt Ricky Karanda Suwardi-Mohd Ulinnuha (Ina) 21-19, 21-15; Hiroyuki Endo-Kenichi Hayakawa (Jpn) bt Robert Blair-Tan Bin Shen (Sco-Mas) 17-21, 21-13, 21-14; Liu Xialong-Qiu Zihan (Chn) bt Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen (Den) 11-21, 21-11, 27-25; Kim Ki-jung-Kim Sa-rang (Kor) bt Hirokatsu Hashimoto-Noriyasu Hirata (Jpn) 21-18, 21-18; Mohd Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan (Ina) bt Lee Sheng-mu-Tsai Chia-tsin (Tpe) 23-21, 21-16. Women's singles: Sung Ji-hyun (Kor) bt Pai Hsiao-ma (Tpe) 21-12, 21-10;Ratchanok Intanon (Tha) bt Nichaon Jindapon (Tha) 21-18, 21-17; Saina Nehwal (Ind) bt Belaetrix Manuputi (Ina) 21-16, 21-11;Wang Shixian (Chn) bt Jiang Yanjiao (Chn) 21-11, 21-8; Lindaweni Fanetri (Ina) bt Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (Tha) 21-14, 21-10; Tine Baun (Den) bt Li Han (Chn) 21-13, 22-20; Juliane Schenk (Ger) bt P. V Sindhu (Ind) 21-17, 21-14; Eriko Hirose (Jpn) bt Bae Yeon-ju (Kor) 20-22, 22-20, 21-19. Women's doubles: Duanganong Aroonkesorn-V. Kunchala (Tha) bt Choi Hye-in-Kim So-young (Kor) 21-18, 21-17; Wang Xiaoli-Yu Yang (Chn) bt Eva Lee-Paula Lynn Obanana (Usa) 21-14, 21-13; Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth-Rizki Amelia Pradipta (Ina) bt Lee So-hee-Shun Seung-chan (Kor) 21-12, 21-17;Ma Jin-Tang Jinhua (Chn) bt Anggia Shitta Awanda-Greysa Polii (Ina) 21-14, 21-15; Eun Kyung-eun-Kim Ha-na (Kor) bt Poon Lok Yan-Tse Ying Suet (Hkg) 22-20, 21-19; Miyuki Maeda-Satoko Suetsuna (Jpn) bt Anneke Feinya Agustin-Nitya Krishinda Maheswari (Ina) 17-21, 21-12, 21-9; Cheng Shu-Zhao Yunlei (Chn) bt Bao Yixin-Tian Qing (Chn) 21-17, 11-6, rtd; Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei (Mas) bt Eom Hye-won-Jang Ye-na (Kor) 21-13, 17-21, 21-17. Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan-Zhao Yunlei (Chn) bt Praveen Jordan-Vita Marissa (Ina) 21-11, 21-16; Markis Kido-Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth (Ina) bt Shin Baek-cheol-Jang Ye-na (Kor) 21-11, 21-18; Xu Chen-Ma Jin (Chn) bt Qiu Zihan-Bao Yixin (Chn) 21-10, 21-17; Fran Kurniawan-Shendy Puspa Irawati (Ina) bt Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying (Mas) 21-15, 21-17; Mohd Rijal-Debby Susanto (Ina) bt Jorrit de Ruiter-Samantha Barning (Ned) 21-12, 21-14; Sudket Prapakamol-T. Saralee (Tha) bt Ong Jian Guo-Lim Yin Loo (Mas) 21-14, 21-13; Tantowi Ahmad-Lilyana Natsir (Ina) bt Kim Ki-jung-Jung Kyung-eun (Kor) 21-5, 21-11; Robert Mateusiak-Nadiezda Zieba (Pol) bt V Diju-Jwala Gutta (Ind) 21-17, 21-16. |
| Rashid: Malaysian youngsters should adopt Wong’s attitude Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:10 PM PST NATIONAL singles chief coach Rashid Sidek is impressed with the way Hong Kong's Wong Wing Ki handled himself en route to a hard-fought loss to world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei in the first round of the All-England on Wednesday. The Hong Kong shuttler exuded a cool air of confidence and displayed a superb attacking game to rattle Chong Wei before losing 21-13, 6-21, 21-23. And now Rashid wants Malaysia's second echelon of players to emulate the 22-year-old Wing Ki's attitude on court. Rashid said that Wing Ki was not overawed about playing against Chong Wei and showed bravery on court. "What I like about Wing Ki is that he didn't put any pressure on himself. He was just enjoying himself ... and he wasn't even demoralised when Chong Wei took the second game 21-6," said Rashid. "Many of our players at his age would have panicked, but he played so well. His attacking game was classy. His net shots were awesome and almost broke Chong Wei's resolve. "The All-England is a platform for younger players to make a name for themselves and I believe Wing Ki has made a strong impression despite the defeat." Rashid hopes that Malaysia's singles players like Liew Daren, Chong Wei Feng, Mohd Arif Abdul Latif and a host of others waiting in the wings will play with more confidence. "Our players do well in training but they only translate half of it during competition. I hope they'll learn to relax, enjoy and, at the same time, not pull their punches during competitions," he said. As for Chong Wei, Rashid said: "Chong Wei was lucky to win his first round match ... he was rather unsettled but I'm confident that he'll be focused all the way." Chong Wei, who won the All-England titles in 2010 and 2011, takes on Wang Zhengming of China for a place in the quarter-finals. If the Malaysian wins, he will face the winner of the match between Vietnam's Nguyen Tien Minh and India's Sourabh Verma. Meanwhile, another youngster did well yesterday when Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk upset Japan's Sho Sasaki 21-9, 21-11 in the second round to reach his first All-England quarter-finals. He will take on the winner of Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan and Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia. Tien-chen and Tommy had beaten two Chinese players – Du Pengyu and Gao Han – respectively in the opening round. |
| Malaysian-born Sashina making waves as France’s No. 1 Posted: 07 Mar 2013 03:08 PM PST SASHINA Vigneswaran is from Malaysia. But she's now making waves in international badminton as France's No. 1 woman singles player. She's even ranked higher than all the Malaysian women's singles shuttlers in the world rankings. Sashina is world No. 40, while Malaysian No. 1 Sonia Cheah is only ranked 49th in the world! While Malaysia's Tee Jing Yi (world No. 52) and Lydia Cheah (No. 57) failed to clear their qualifying round hurdles in the ongoing All-England, Sashina at least made it to the first round before bowing out 12-21, 10-21 to two-time All-England champion Tine Baun of Denmark on Wednesday. When Pi Hongyan quit the France national team last year, Sashina, who plays for the ASPTT Strasbourg club, assumed her place as the country's top player. The 24-year-old Sashina, who trains under Julien Fuchs, is happy that her move to France 10 years ago had allowed her to benefit from a good education system and badminton career. "My parents sent my sister (Teshana) and I to France so that we could balance our studies and badminton career. It was tough initially but I'm glad everything's fallen into place. My sister Teshana also plays for the club," she said. "Initially, we didn't know the language and didn't have many friends. We went to high school and the university there. We took an eight-month language course and, now, Strasbourg feels like home. "I'm into my fourth year in international badminton and I hope to achieve more. Beating the higher-ranked Petya Nedelcheva (world No. 21) of Bulgaria at last week's German Open was my biggest career win," added the winner of the Belgian and Norwegian International tournaments. In Malaysia, Sashina used to study at the St Mary's Secondary School and trained briefly under the Kuala Lumpur state programme. "I got involved in badminton at eight years old. My mother (Shantha Kumari) coaches young children at her own centre – Oncourt Sports – in Selayang but I didn't train under her," she laughed. "I'm from the same batch as Woon Khe Wei, Goh V Shem and Lydia and we catch up during competitions sometimes. I have no regrets leaving." |
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