Badminton – Proton Malaysia Open 2009 : QUOTES OF THE DAY
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Some of the Malaysia Open 2009 Pictures
Proton Malaysia Open 2009 Results (Quarter-finals)
Men’s singles
Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Simon Santoso (Indon) 21-15, 16-21, 21-11
Peter Gade (Den) bt Liew Daren (Mas) 21-12, 21-14
Park Sung Hwan (Korea) bt Chan Yan Kit (HK) 21-16, 21-9
Hsieh Yu Hsin (Tai) bt Sony Dwi Kuncoro (Indon) 21-15, 22-20.
Men’s doubles
Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan (Indon) bt Luluk Hadiyanto-Candra Wijaya 21-16, 21-18
Alvent Yulianto-Hendra Aprida (Indon) bt Cho Gun Woo-Yoo Yeon Seong (Kor) 21-19, 21-17
Anthony Clark-Nathan Robertson (Eng) bt Lars Paaske-Jonas Rasmussen (Den) 21-16, 23-21
Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae (Kor) bt Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (Mas) 21-13, 17-21, 21-19
Women’s singles
Zhou Mi (Hkg) bt Julia Wong (Mas) 21-18, 21-14
Pi Hongyan (Fra) bt Saina Nehwal (Ind) bt21-17, 26-24, 21-16
Wang Chen (Hkg) bt Lydia Cheah (Mas) 21-15, 21-10
Tine Rasmussen (Den) bt Zhang Beiwen (Sin) 21-12, 21-12
Women’s doubles
Yang Wei-Zhang Jiewen (Chn) bt Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty (Mas) 17-21, 21-19, 21-11
Shendy Puspa Irawati-Melliana Jauhari (Ina) bt Vita Marissa-Liliyana Natsir (Ina) 21-18, 24-22
Lee Hyo Jungh-Lee Kyung Won (Kor) bt Ha Jung Eun-Kim Min Jung (Kor) 21-12, 21-11
Cheng Wen Hsing-Chien Yu Chin (Tpe) bt Gao Ling-Wei Yili (Chn) 21-13, 21-13
Mixed doubles
Nova Widianto-Liliyana Natsir (Ina) bt Chen Hung Ling-Chou Chai Chi (Tpe) 21-18, 21-11
Joachim Nielsen-Christina Pedersen (Den) bt Koo Kien Keat-Ng Hui Lin (Mas) 21-9, 21-12
S.Prapakamol-S.Thoungthingkam (Tha) bt Yohan Wiratama-Chau Hoi Wah (Hkg) 21-15, 21-19
Lee Yong Dae-Lee Hyo Jung (Kor) bt Hoon Thien How-Ng Eei Hui (Mas) 21-8, 21-12
QUOTES OF THE DAY FROM THE PLAYERS
“When were leading 18-14 in the second after winning the first set (21-17) we fell into the Chinese trap.” – Wong Pei Tty (Malaysia)
“Their speed (Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui) on court has improved a lot. This pair can go far in their badminton career.” – Yang Wei (China)
“I played a better game yesterday (against Yip Pui Yin) when I managed to control the match. Today (against Wang Chen), even when I was leading I put myself under unnecessary pressure.” – Lydia Cheah (Malaysia)
“(Lee) Chong Wei is a good player. However, he was in a hurry to get the points in the second set and I took advantage of that. My next tournament is the Korean Open and my target is to be the champion,” – Simon Santoso (Indonesia) after his 21-15, 16-21, 21-11 defeat to the Malaysian
“I don’t know why but it has been like that. I play well in one set and badly in the next against Zhou Mi. I could only match her in fitness…I lacked in all other aspects of the game against Zhou Mi. This is my fourth straight defeat to her.” – Julia Wong (Malaysia)
“He (Liew Daren) is a talented young player. You will be seeing and hearing a lot of him in the future.” – Peter Gade Christensen (Denmark) after his 21-12, 21-14 win over the Malaysian in the quarter-finals
“It is still too early to say about Shevon Lai Jimie. It will also depend on her own commitment and desire to be a top player in badminton.” – Malaysia team manager Hau Kim Tho on the junior national player
“I will be ready to be a professional badminton player if I can hit it off in the sport although I aim to be a veterinarian. I love animals and have a soft spot for them.” – Shevon Lai Jimie (Malaysia)
“His defence and speed has improved. I gave up the second set and concentrated on the third set. I was confident of winning the match. My last two wins were done in three sets but my fitness is okay.” – Datuk Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
ADDITIONAL QUOTES
Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia): “Simon is an aggressive player and he went all out today. This is his first tournament after a long while and I feel he has improved tremendously in his defence and fitness.”
Simon Santoso (Indonesia): “It was a close match but luck was not with me today. Despite losing to ChongWei today, I am still confident of winning next week’s Korean Open.
“I had a great chance to upset the world No. 1 but let it slip. It was a good lesson for me.”Liew Daren (Malaysia): “I was pretty nervous today, even when I was leading 9-3 in the first game. I still have much to do to catch up with the top players but I have got a lot of confidence after reaching the quarter-finals and playing against the top players.”
Peter Gade (Denmark): “Daren is quite a good player but he is still lacking the physical strength. He has good attacking play and is one to watch in the future.”
Sony Dwi Kuncoro (Indonesia): “I underestimated my opponent today and paid the price. I am quite surprised with his progress. I had no answer to his play today.”
Hsieh Yu Hsin (Taiwan): “Sony was not his usual self today. I don’t know what happened but he didn’t play as well as I know he can.”
Source : ProtonMalaysiaOpen
