Second round of the 2013 VICTOR KOREA OPEN

Six South Korean players/pairs proceed to Quarter-Finals! At the 2013 Korea Open Ko Sung Hyun/Lee Yong Dae showed their power in front of the home crowd, keeping Danish pair Bonde/Petersen on the back foot through the game and taking it 21:14, 21:14, continuing smoothly on the road to the title.

Lee Yong Dae/Ko Sung Hyun

After the match Lee said that that he is very happy that he and Ko are playing so well after their short time as partners but they still need to work  on serve and receiving serve. Ko said that the two still haven’t developed full understanding and sometimes go for the same shot at key points, however, he thinks Lee is a very reliable partner and this gives him more confidence on court and allows him to concentrate on playing well.......<FULL ARTICLE>

First round of the 2013 VICTOR Korean Open

South Korea’s sights on the titles

South Korean players showed their prowess in the first round of the 2013 VICTOR Korean Open; in the men’s doubles, Kim Ki Jung/Kim Sa Rang took out Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia, 21-19 21-1; Lee Yong Dae/Ko Sung Hyun needed just 29 minutes to see off Robert Blair/Bin Shen Tan, 21-13 21-1;in the second round the South Korean pair will play Danes Rasmus Bonde/Mads Conrad-Petersen.

Tai Tzu Ying

In the women’s singles, Sung Ji Hyun defeated teammate Min Ji Lee and will play one of China leading women’s singles players Jiang Yan Jiao today;Bae Youn Joo went through to the next round after China’s Wang Yi Han pulled out of the match and will play Hong Kong’s Gu Juan in the next round.......<FULL ARTICLE>

2013 KOREA OPEN Pre—tournament Forecast

 2013 VICTOR KOREA OPEN Super Series Premier
Pre—tournament Forecast

This year’s 2013 VICTOR KOREA OPEN Super Series Premier to be held in Seoul has total prize money of US$1 million and has attracted top players from various countries.

If the top South Korean men’s doubles pair in the world rankings, Kim Ki Jung/Kim Sa Rang, get through the first round without a hitch they will play the tournament’s top seeds, Denmark’s Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen.

The men’s doubles pair all eyes are on, Ko Sung Hyun/Lee Yong Dae, will play a pair who came through the qualifying competition;as long as Ko/Lee play to their normal standard they should proceed without too much trouble. If they progress to the semi-final stage they will probably face Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong.

Chinese Taipei’s up and coming pair Lee Sheng Mu/Tsai Chia Hsin will have their work cut out when they go up against London Olympic gold medalists Cai Yen/Fu Hai Feng in the first round. This is a match the fans can’t wait to see.

In other disciplines, South Korea’s women’s singles player Sung Ji Hyun will probably meet China’s Jiang Xiao Yan in the quarter finals. Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying will play her great rival, Inthanon Ratchanok of Thailand, in the first round.

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2013 BWF World Ranking up to January 3

The BWF released the latest world ranking on January 3. From the “Top Ten Club” we can spot a few trends. In the men’s and women’s singles, China’s players occupy eight places, making China the most powerful country in terms of the singles disciplines.

As for the men’s doubles, various countries are fairly equally matched and there is fierce competition between pairs. Worthy of note is that South Korean pair Lee Yong Dae／Ko Sung Hyun are at present ranked 12 in the world. Since playing their first competition together in October last year they have played in five competitions and taken an impression haul of three titles and one second place.

In the women’s doubles, the three top ranked pairs are also from China, however, four pairs from Japan have forced their way into the top 10 and their potential cannot be overlooked; the situation in the mixed doubles is like that of the men’s doubles, with various countries quite evenly matched.

At present, the top ranked players in the five disciplines are:men’s singles-Lee Chong Wei, women’s singles-Li Xue Rui, men’s singles-Boe/Mogensen, women’s doubles-Tian Qing/ Zhao Yun Lei; mixed doubles-Xu Chen/Ma Jin.

Ko Sung Hyun／Lee Yong Dae

BWF Super Series Finals 2012 (Dec. 11-Dec. 16 2012) Many players pulled out of the Super Series Finals in December due to injury and the finals were no exception. In the women’s singles final, Wang Shixian pulled out of the match after suffering a suspected waist injury in the second game, handing the title to Li Xue Rui on a plate. In the mixed doubles, China’s Zhang Nan/Zhao Yun Lei lost once again to Danes Nielsen/Pedersen, going down 21:17, 12:21, 14:21, and having to settle for runners-up spot.

In the men’s doubles, although Japan’s Endo Hiroyuki/ Hayakawa Kenichi went down 17:21, 19:21 against formidable Danish pair Boe/Mogensen, they put up a stubborn fight and played really well, winning the applause of the crowd.

In the men’s singles event, China’s Chen Long beat team mate Du Peng Yu 21:12, 21:13. In the women’s doubles, Yu Yang/Wang Shao Li steamrollered the Danes Rytter-Juh /Pedersen 21:1, 21:1 to take the title.

India Grand Prix Gold Badminton Championships (Dec 18-Dec 23) The final grand prix gold tournament of the year came to a close in India. In the six days of play the players who were the focus of the attention of fans were South Korea men’s doubles pair Lee Yong Dae／Ko Sung Hyun. They have both previously been top world men’s doubles players but with different partners. After the London Olympics the South Korea coaches made some adjustment to the men’s doubles pairings and Lee and Ko were placed together as a doubles partnership because of Lee’s outstanding returning ability and Ko’s powerful smashes.

At the India Grand Prix Gold, Lee Yong Dae／Ko Sung Hyun maintained a very high standard of play throughout and brushed aside their opponents Kang Ji Wook/ Lee Seung Joon in the final without much trouble 21:13, 21:19.

On Oct. 4, 2012 the pair had a world ranking of 150. Three months later (January 3, 2013) they had shot up to 12th.

Chinese Taipei
Poised for action! Another men’s pair that has good potential is Chinese Taipei’s Lee Sheng Mu／Tsai Chia Hsin. They have only played in three international tournament but have already claimed one title. They will play at the first super series premier event, the Victor Korea Open Super Series Premier 2013, and will face Olympic champions Cai Yun/Fu Hai Feng in the first round.

Tsai Chia Hsin／Lee Sheng Mu

Chinese Taipei’s women’s singles player Tai Tzu Ying has reached her highest world record so far, moving up to 10th. She will play Thai player Inthanon Ratchanok, a player who is similar in age, ability and world ranking (9th,) in the first round at the Victor Korea Open Super Series Premier 2013.

Tai Tzu Ying

BWF World Rankings to January 3

Ranking	Men’s singles	Women’s singles	Men’s doubles	Women’s doubles	Mixed doubles
1	LEE Chong Wei [Malaysia]	LI Xuerui [CHN]	Mathias BOE /  Carsten MORGENSEN [Denmark]	TIAN Qing / ZHAO Yunlei [China]	XU Chen / MA jin [China]
2	CHEN Long [China]	WANG Yi Han [China]	Kien Keat KOO / Boon Heong TAN[Malaysia]	BAO Yi Xin / ZHONG Qian Xin [China]	Tontowi AHAMD / Lilyana NATSIR [Indonesia]
3	CHEN Jin [China]	Saina NEHWAL [India]	CAI Yun / FU Hai Feng [China]	WANG Xiao Li / Yu Yang [China]	Peng Soon CHAN / Liu Ying GOH [Malaysia]
4	LIN Dan [China]	Juliane SCHENK[Germany]	Hiroyuki ENDO / Kenichi HAYAKAWA [Japan]	Kamilla RYTTER JUHL / Christimma PEDERSEN [Denmark]	ZHANG Nan / ZHAO Yun Lei [China]
5	DU Pengyu [CHN]	WANG Shi Xian [China]	KIM Ki Jung / KIM Sa Rang [Korea]	Shizuka MATSUO / Mami NAITO [JPN]	Joachim FISCHER NIELSEN / Christinna PEDERSEN [DEN]
6	Kenichi TAGO[Japan]	JIANG Yan Jiao [China]	HONG Wei / SHEN Ye [CHN]	Miyuki MAEDA / Satoko SUETSUNA [JPN]	Sudket PRAPAKAMOL / Saralee THOUNGTHONGKAM [THA]
7	Simon SANTOSO [Indonesia]	Tina BAUN [Denmark]	Bodin ISSARA / Maneepong JONGJIT [THA]	Misaki MATSUTOMO / Ayaka TAKAHASHI [JPN]	Muhammad RIJAL / Debby SUSANTO [INA]
8	NGUYEN Tien Minh [Vietnam]	SUNG Ji Hyun [Korea]	FANG Chieh Min / LEE Sheng Mu [TPE]	EOM Hye Won / JANG Ye Na [KOR]	Robert MATEUSIAK / Nadiezda ZIEBA * [POL]
9	Sho SASAKI [Japan]	Ratchanok INTANON[Thailand]	Hirokatsu HASHIMOTO / Noriyasu HIRATA [JPN]	Mizuki FUJI / Reika KAKIIWA [JPN]	Danny Bawa CHRISNANTA / Yu Yan Vanessa NEO [SIN]
10	HU Yun [HKG]	TAI Tzu Ying [TPE]	Thien How HOON / Wee Kiong TAN ~ [MAS]	JUNG Kyung Eun / KIM Ha Na [KOR]	Fran KURNIAWAN / Shendy Puspa IRAWATI [INA]

  

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