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- Marquez calm ahead of Spanish MotoGP
- Asyraf reaches second round without lifting racquet
- Wei Feng and Sonia shown the exit in second round
| Marquez calm ahead of Spanish MotoGP Posted: 01 May 2013 06:27 PM PDT JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain: Marc Marquez became the youngest ever MotoGP winner a fortnight ago but he is not letting that success go to his head as he and his fellow riders prepare for Sunday's Spanish MotoGP at Jerez. The 20-year-old Spaniard, last year's Moto2 world champion, showed few nerves in capturing the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas, but he says he is not expecting other victories to fall into his lap. "I have to keep my feet on the ground after my success in the United States because here all the riders have a lot more experience than I do," he admitted. Chief among those who will be chasing him down will be the Yamaha duo of his compatriot and defending champion Jorge Lorenzo and Italian legend Valentino Rossi. Lorenzo, who along with Rossi dominated testing in Jerez pre-season, said that the lay-out of the Jerez track would suit him better than the Austin circuit. He was, however, outridden in this race last year by Honda's now retired Australian star Casey Stoner, who beat him by less than a second. "The fast bends will make it easier for us here," said Lorenzo, whose third place in the United States was his 100th podium finish 10 years after posting his first with victory in the Brazil Grand Prix. Yamaha aren't panicking because of Marquez's stunning victory as they had held the upper hand in the opening race when Lorenzo won the Qatar MotoGP with Rossi second. "The podium is our target," said team chief Wilco Zeelenberg. "There is no rush to win as there are so many races still remaining." Marquez's team-mate Dani Pedrosa will also be keen to make his mark after a disappointing start to a season he is hoping will see him finally land the world title that has eluded him since he moved up to this category in 2006. Pedrosa, 27, has not won at Jerez since 2008 but will be looking to re-establish his pre-season status as number one Honda rider. British rider Cal Crutchlow too can entertain hopes of victory on his Yamaha M1 as he recorded the fastest time of all the riders in pre-season training. Ducati have had an even longer wait for victory here than Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden will lead their challenge to secure their first win since Loris Capirossi triumphed in 2006. The Spanish home crowd will also be praying for wins in the Moto2 and Moto3 races. Nicolas Terol will be keen to back up his success in Texas - his first win in 18 months - and take the overall lead in the Moto2 standing off consistent British rider Scott Redding. The Moto3 race looks like being a toss up between three Spaniards Alex Rins, Luis Salom and Maverick Vinales, who has yet to deliver on his pre-season status as title favourite and, unlike his two compatriots, is yet to win this season.-AFP Motorcyling world championship standings ahead of Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix: World Championship standings MotoGP 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 41 pts, 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) 41, 3. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 33, 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 30, 5. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Yamaha) 24, 6. Alvaro Bautista (ESP/Honda) 18, 7. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 18, 8. Nicky Hayden (USA/Ducati) 15, 9. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Ducati) 13, 10. Stefan Bradl (GER/Honda) 11 Moto2 1. Scott Redding (GBR/Kalex) 31 pts, 2. Nicolas Terol (ESP/Suter) 27, 3. Esteve Rabat (ESP/Kalex) 27, 4. Mika Kallio (FIN/Kalex) 27, 5. Dominique Aegerter (SUI/Suter) 26, 6. Pol Espargaro (ESP/Kalex) 25 Moto3 1. Alex Rins (ESP/KTM) 41 pts, 2. Luis Salom (ESP/KTM) 41, 3. Maverick Vinales (ESP/KTM) 40, 4. Jonas Folger (GER/Kalex KTM) 24, 5. Miguel Oliveira (POR/Mahindra) 20 |
| Asyraf reaches second round without lifting racquet Posted: 01 May 2013 04:46 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: National No. 3 squash player Mohd Asyraf Azan reached the second round of the men's Asian Individual Championships in Islamabad, Pakistan, without lifting his racquet. The Negri Sembilan player's opponent, Mohammad Hossein Jafari of Iran, did not show up for the first round match yesterday. The eighth-seeded Asyraf faces local player Ali M.S. Bukhari for a place in the quarter-finals. "The organisation of the tournament has not been very good. Transportation is poor and information about the tournament is very slow to come out," said national coach Allan Soyza. "It's pretty chaotic with the organisers, especially with the results, and the way the things are handled." Malaysia's other two men players – top seed Ong Beng Hee and reigning champion Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan – received first-round byes. Four-time champion Beng Hee faces his nemesis – local ace and 11th seed – Farhan Mehboob in the second round today. Farhan defeated Beng Hee in the semi-finals of the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. Fourth-seeded Nafiizwan takes on another local player, Farhan Zaman, for a place in the quarter-finals. |
| Wei Feng and Sonia shown the exit in second round Posted: 01 May 2013 04:48 PM PDT THERE was sheer dejection on the faces of World Championships-bound shuttlers Chong Wei Feng and Sonia Cheah after their shock defeats at the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold at Stadium Juara in Bukit Kiara. The 25-year-old Wei Feng was sent packing 15-21, 21-16, 19-21 by India's Sameer Verma in the men's singles second round yesterday. Sameer will take on Hong Kong's Chan Yan Kit, who disposed of Malaysia's 10th seed Mohd Arif Abdul Latif 21-15, 21-18. World No. 12 Wei Feng, who lost 2kg due to his hectic international schedule in the last two months, took the defeat in his stride. "I did not play well ... Sameer played a few notches better than me. I knew it was all over when I was trailing 14-20 in the decider. I tried but ...," lamented Wei Feng. "I know there is no excuse for my defeat today but it's been really hectic for me since the All-England in March. I've been moving from one tournament to another and all that has taken a toll on me. "But I don't see this as a setback ahead of the World Championships. I still have a few months to get ready for my first major tournament." It will be now up to Liew Daren, Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin, Goh Soon Huat, Beryno Wong Jiann Tze and Chan Kwong Beng to keep Malaysia's flag flying in the men's singles. Iskandar faces Lee Dong-keun of South Korea; Soon Huat meets Tanoongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand; Beryno takes on Chen Yuekun of China; Daren against K. Srikanth of India; and Kwong Beng, who trains with coach Li Mao, will be up against Alamsyah Yunus of Indonesia. Sonia, who has been riding high with several breakthrough wins over higher ranked players in the last one month, was finally brought down to earth with a 21-14, 16-21, 17-21 loss to China-born Liang Xiaoyu of Singapore. "I came in with high expectations. Unfortunately, I made so many unforced errors," said the 19-year-old Sonia. "This is disappointing. I have to get back on my feet and be ready for the Sudirman Cup (May 19-26)." Her elder sister, Lydia Cheah, and World Championships-bound Tee Jing Yi cleared their opening round matches and will take on Indonesia's Hera Desi and Singaporean Xing Aiying respectively for places in the quarter-finals. There was also another World Champion-ships-bound casualty when Ong Jian Guo-Lim Yin Yoo lost 18-21, 13-21 to Indonesians Praveen Jordan-Vita Marissa. RESULTS (Malaysians unless stated) > MEN'S SINGLES Second round: Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (Tha) bt Ng Ka Long (Hkg) 21-19, 21-18; K. Srikanth bt Suppanyu Avihingsanon (Tha) 21-9, 21-19; R.M.V. Gurusaidutt (Ind) bt Goh Giap Chin 21-8, 21-9; Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin bt H.S. Prannoy (Ind) 15-21, 21-14, 21-15; Alamsyah Yunus (Ina) bt Loh Kean Yew (Sin) 21-19, 21-19; Goh Soon Huat bt Zulfadli Zulkifli 18-21, 21-16, 21-11; Chan Yan Kit (Hkg) bt Mohd Arif Abdul Latif 21-15, 21-18; Lee Dong-keun (Kor) bt Hwang Jong-soo (Kor) 16-21, 23-21, 22-20; Beryno Wong Jiann Tze bt Takuto Inoue (Jpn) 21-19, 21-17; Daren Liew bt Huang Yuxiang (Chn) 21-18, 21-14; Chan Kwong Beng bt Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub 21-15, 14-21, 21-9; Chen Yuekun (Chn) bt Jiann Shiarng Chiang 21-12, 21-12; Riichi Takeshita (Jpn) bt Kang Yi Gwee 21-6, 21-17; Derek Wong Zi Liang (Sin) bt Hong Ji-hoon (Kor) 21-11, 21-14; Wei Nan (Hkg) bt K. Yogendran 21-13, 21-18; Sameer Verma (Ind) bt Chong Wei Feng 21-15, 16-21, 21-19. > MEN'S DOUBLES First round: Bodin Isara-Pakkawat Vilailak (Tha) bt Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki-Hendra Gunawan (Ina) 21-19, 21-6; Takuto Inoue-Yuki Kaneko (Jpn) bt Hafiz Faisal-Putra Eka Rhoma (Ina) 21-17, 21-14; Hardi Hardianto-Agripinna Prima Rahmanto Putra (Ina) bt S. Sanjeeth-Jagadish Yadav (Ind) 21-16, 21-17; Gan Teik Chai-Ong Soon Hock bt Chan Tsz Kit-Lo Lok Kei (Hkg) 22-20, 16-21, 21-17; Chow Pak Chuu-Tan Bin Shen bt Christopher Rusdianto-Trikusuma Wardhana (Ina) 18-21, 23-21, 21-16; Andrei Adistia-Gideon Markus Fernaldi (Ina) bt Chan Yun Lung-Wong Wai Hong (Hkg) 21-15, 21-14; Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong bt Ong Jian Guo-Teo Kok Siang 13-21, 21-13, 21-14; Ronald Alexander-Selvanus Geh (Ina) bt Nelson Heg Wei Keat-Teo Ee Yi 21-12, 21-18; Chooi Kah Ming-Ow Yao Han bt Mohd Razif Abdul Latif-Mohd Hafiz Hashim 21-16, 21-12; Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari bt Danny Bawa Chrisnanta-Liu Yi (Sin) 15-21, 21-13, 21-12; Terry Hee-Terry Yeo Zhao Jiang (Sin) bt Kazuya Itani-Tomoya Takashina (Jpn) 22-20, 21-18; Maneepong Jongjit-Nipitphon Puangpuapech (Tha) bt Low Juan Shen-Tan Yip Jiun 21-23, 21-19, 21-9; Alven Yulianto-Markis Kido (Ina) bt Fernando Kurniawan-Lee Chun Hei (Hkg) 21-15, 21-11; Chen Zhuofu-Lu Kai (Chn) bt Ashton Chen Yong Zhao-Derek Wong Zi Liang (Sin) 21-18, 21-9; Hoon Thien How-Tan Wee Kiong bt Rafiddias Akhdan Nugroho-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Ina) 21-16, 21-8; Goh V Shem-Lim Khim Wah bt Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pankaryanira-Ade Yusuf (Ina) 21-18, 21-17. > WOMEN'S SINGLES First round: Hera Desi (Ina) bt Chochuwong Pornpawee (Tha) 21-12, 11-21, 21-7; Lydia Cheah bt Millicent Wiranto (Ina) 21-16, 21-17; Tee Jing Yi bt Lee Min-ji (Kor) 21-17, 21-8; Yao Xue (Chn) bt P.C. Thulasi (Ind) 21-18, 21-5; Xing Aiying (Sin) bt Febby Angguni (Ina) 21-10, 21-15; Maria Febe Kusumastuti (Ina) bt Arundhati Pantawane (Ind) 13-21, 21-10, 21-14; Gu Jun (Sin) bt Cheng Shao-chieh (Tpe) 21-9, 18-21, 22-20; Aya Ohori (Jpn) bt Lim Chiew Sien 21-12, 21-12; Kana Ito (Jpn) bt Tanvi Lad (Ind) 21-8, 21-14; Sarita Suwannakitborihan (Tha) bt Kim Soo-jin (Kor) 21-10, 21-17; Nichaon Jindapon (Tha) bt Simone Prutsch (Aus) 21-11, 21-14; Busanan Ongbumrungpan (Tha) bt Anna Rankin (Nzl) 21-5, 21-8; Cheung Ngan Yi (Hkg) bt Kim Hyo-min (Kor) 21-17, 21-14; P.V. Sindhu (Ind) bt Chen Jiayuan (Sin) 21-13, 19-21, 21-13; Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Tha) bt Yang Li Lian 21-15, 21-15; Liang Xiaoyu (Sin) bt Sonia Cheah 14-21, 21-16, 21-7. > WOMEN'S DOUBLES First round: Fu Mingtian-Shinta Mulia Sari (Sin) bt Erica Khoo Pei Shan 21-16, 11-21, 21-12; Shella Devi Aulia-Khairunnisa Imma Muthiah (Ina) bt Chau Hoi Wah-Shek Hiu Yiu (Hkg) 15-21, 22-20, 21-18; Melati Daeva Oktaviani-Rosyita Eka Putri Sari (Ina) bt Rie Eto-Aya Shimozaki (Jpn) 21-8, 11-21, 21-14; Gu Juan-Liang Xiaoyu (Sin) bt Anna Rankin-Madelein Stapleton (Nzl) 21-8, 21-8; Chochuwong Pornpawee-Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Tha) bt Maretha Dae Giovani-Melvira Oklamona (Ina) 21-17, 21-13; Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean bt Natcha Saengchote-Sarita Suwannakitborihan (Tha) 21-9, 21-16; Luo Yu-Yaqiang Huang (Chn) bt Teoh Mei Xing-Too Shen Yee 21-4, 21-7; Liang Xiaoyu (Sin) bt Sonia Cheah 14-21, 21-16, 21-17. > MIXED DOUBLES Second round: Kai Lu-Luo Yu (Chn) bt Chooi Kah Ming-Chow Mei Kuan 21-15, 22-20; Edi Subaktiar-Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (Ina) bt Danny Bawa Chrisnanta-Vanessa Neo Yu Yan (Sin) 11-21, 21-17, 21-18; Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying bt Lee Chun Hei-Chau Hoi Wah (Hkg) 21-18, 19-21, 21-17; Gideon Markus Fernaldi-Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella (Ina) bt Chayut Triyachart-Peerya Munkitamorn (Sin-Tha) 22-20, 16-21, 21-17; Tan Aik Quan-Lai Pei Jing bt Terry Yeo Zhao Jiang-Shinta Mulia Sari 18-21, 21-13, 21-14; Chan Yun Lung-Tse Ying Suet (Hkg) bt Fernando Kurniawan-Shel Hiu Yiu (Hkg) 21-14, 21-14; Praveen Jordan-Vita Marissa (Ina) bt Ong Jian Guo-Lim Yin Loo 21-18, 21-13; Lukhi Apri Nugroho-Annisa Saufika (Ina) bt Markis Kido-Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth (Ina) 21-19, 24-22. |
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