Thursday, May 04, 2006
Thomas Cup Results
Malaysia bt South Korea 3-2
Lee Chong Wei bt Lee Hyun-il 21-17, 21-14
Chan Chong Ming-Koo Kien Keat lost to Jung Jae-sung-Hwang Ji-man 18-21, 22-24
Wong Choong Hann lost to Park Sung-hwan 10-6 rtd
Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah bt Han Sang-hoon-Lee Yong-dae 21-18, 21-9
Mohd Hafiz Hashim bt Jang Young Soo 21-17, 21-10.
Lee Chong Wei bt Lee Hyun-il 21-17, 21-14
Chan Chong Ming-Koo Kien Keat lost to Jung Jae-sung-Hwang Ji-man 18-21, 22-24
Wong Choong Hann lost to Park Sung-hwan 10-6 rtd
Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah bt Han Sang-hoon-Lee Yong-dae 21-18, 21-9
Mohd Hafiz Hashim bt Jang Young Soo 21-17, 21-10.
Thomas Cup: Malaysia in semis after dramatic win over South Korea
TheStar
MALAYSIA reached the Thomas Cup semi-finals in dramatic fashion at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium yesterday.
They defeated South Korea 3-2 in the quarter-finals and skipper Wong Choong Hann will have no more part to play in Malaysia’s bid to regain the prestigious trophy they last won in 1992.
He is out because of a ruptured Achilles tendon.
In the semi-finals tomorrow, Malaysia will be up against Denmark, who advanced with an easy 3-0 win over India.
It was certainly an emotional day for the Malaysians, who had to cope with happiness and sadness.
They got off to an excellent start when Lee Chong Wei overcame a brief period of nervousness to outclass Lee Hyun-il 21-17, 21-14 in just 38 minutes, which got thousands of Malaysian students in the crowd all excited.
“I knew the first point was very important for Malaysia. The first game was tight and I was nervous. But after a while, I got into rhythm. This was probably my best-ever match against Hyun-il,” said the world number two.
However, the Koreans quickly levelled the tie. Chan Chong Ming-Koo Kien Keat failed to justify the faith coach Rexy Mainaky had in them and went down 18-21, 22-24 to the scratch pair Jung Jae-sung-Hwang Ji-man.
Choong Hann came in to get Malaysia back on track and got off to a superb start against Park Sung-hwan, who was promoted to play the second singles match as the Koreans opted to drop 2004 Athens Olympics silver medallist Shon Seung-mo.
Leading 10-6, he landed awkwardly. He limped out of court and had to retire.
South Korea were 2-1 up and Malaysia were under tremendous pressure.
Certainly there were fears that Malaysia will not pull through.
But veterans Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah provided the lift for Malaysian again with an astounding 21-18, 21-9 win over the other Korean scratch combination of Han Sang-hoon-Lee Yong-dae.
“We knew how important this match was for the team after Choong Hann had to surrender his match because of injury. But we did not let the setback affect our game. We stayed focused and we did better than the Koreans at the front court.”
It was all up to Mohd Hafiz Hashim to determine the fate of the Malaysians.
He rose to the occasion, giving a polished display to clinch the tie for Malaysia with a 21-17, 21-10 win in 29 minutes over Jang Young-soo.
“I felt more fired up to win the match for Malaysia than pressure. I am glad I won,” he said.
With the narrow win, Malaysia have achieved their target of reaching at least the semi-finals. At the last Finals in Jakarta in 2004, Malaysia were eliminated by Indonesia in the quarter-finals.
National chief coach Yap Kim Hock praised the Malaysians for their fighting spirit.
“All were dejected after Chong Hann’s injury but they did not let it affect them. Tan Fook-Wan Wah and Hafiz did not buckle under pressure. Instead, they lifted the morale of the team with their fighting display,” said Kim Hock.
“I am proud of them. This team is getting stronger and stronger.
“Choong Hann may be out of the team but we are still in the Finals with a fighting chance. We will get ready for Denmark.”
MALAYSIA reached the Thomas Cup semi-finals in dramatic fashion at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium yesterday.
They defeated South Korea 3-2 in the quarter-finals and skipper Wong Choong Hann will have no more part to play in Malaysia’s bid to regain the prestigious trophy they last won in 1992.
He is out because of a ruptured Achilles tendon.
In the semi-finals tomorrow, Malaysia will be up against Denmark, who advanced with an easy 3-0 win over India.
It was certainly an emotional day for the Malaysians, who had to cope with happiness and sadness.
They got off to an excellent start when Lee Chong Wei overcame a brief period of nervousness to outclass Lee Hyun-il 21-17, 21-14 in just 38 minutes, which got thousands of Malaysian students in the crowd all excited.
“I knew the first point was very important for Malaysia. The first game was tight and I was nervous. But after a while, I got into rhythm. This was probably my best-ever match against Hyun-il,” said the world number two.
However, the Koreans quickly levelled the tie. Chan Chong Ming-Koo Kien Keat failed to justify the faith coach Rexy Mainaky had in them and went down 18-21, 22-24 to the scratch pair Jung Jae-sung-Hwang Ji-man.
Choong Hann came in to get Malaysia back on track and got off to a superb start against Park Sung-hwan, who was promoted to play the second singles match as the Koreans opted to drop 2004 Athens Olympics silver medallist Shon Seung-mo.
Leading 10-6, he landed awkwardly. He limped out of court and had to retire.
South Korea were 2-1 up and Malaysia were under tremendous pressure.
Certainly there were fears that Malaysia will not pull through.
But veterans Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah provided the lift for Malaysian again with an astounding 21-18, 21-9 win over the other Korean scratch combination of Han Sang-hoon-Lee Yong-dae.
“We knew how important this match was for the team after Choong Hann had to surrender his match because of injury. But we did not let the setback affect our game. We stayed focused and we did better than the Koreans at the front court.”
It was all up to Mohd Hafiz Hashim to determine the fate of the Malaysians.
He rose to the occasion, giving a polished display to clinch the tie for Malaysia with a 21-17, 21-10 win in 29 minutes over Jang Young-soo.
“I felt more fired up to win the match for Malaysia than pressure. I am glad I won,” he said.
With the narrow win, Malaysia have achieved their target of reaching at least the semi-finals. At the last Finals in Jakarta in 2004, Malaysia were eliminated by Indonesia in the quarter-finals.
National chief coach Yap Kim Hock praised the Malaysians for their fighting spirit.
“All were dejected after Chong Hann’s injury but they did not let it affect them. Tan Fook-Wan Wah and Hafiz did not buckle under pressure. Instead, they lifted the morale of the team with their fighting display,” said Kim Hock.
“I am proud of them. This team is getting stronger and stronger.
“Choong Hann may be out of the team but we are still in the Finals with a fighting chance. We will get ready for Denmark.”
Choong Tan Fook & Lee Wan Wah
Wong Choon Hann's Blog
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
黄综翰受伤了
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Wong Choong Han & Hafiz
陈重明、古健杰
星洲日报
（日本‧仙台訊）印尼雙打名將陳甲亮，很可能在本屆湯杯決賽圈後退役，前往美國與前隊友哈林“再續前緣”，重新合拍再戰江湖。
雖然陳甲亮沒有對自己的未來透露詳情，但種種跡象顯示，他前往花旗國與兩名隊友哈林與吳俊明會合的機會蠻高的。
哈林與吳俊明在前印尼單打好手王阿迪的牽引下投奔美國，哈林目前是美國隊教練，而吳俊明則是男雙球員，去年在印度阿納漢姆與白國豪合拍，摘下美國史上的第一個世界男雙冠軍。
陳甲亮／吳俊明是2000年奧運冠軍，兩年前在雅加達，甲亮曾與哈林出任印尼湯杯隊雙打。基於與目前的拍擋西吉心病加深，看來他不得不加快速度，與兩名前隊友在彼邦相聚。
西吉紀律欠奉
表面上看來，目前世界排名第2的陳甲亮／吉西合作無間，也是一支模範雙打，可是兩人重新合拍以來，隨著彼此間的不協調，以致到了面臨拆伙的地步。
在吳俊明退出國家隊之後，陳甲亮曾與西吉合拍，不過兩人之後卻因為多次爭吵而拆夥。
眾所皆知，西吉是一名較不重視紀律球員，他經常違反球隊指令，有時更因為在宿舍內睡覺而沒有參與訓練，亦曾服過禁藥而被禁賽。
陳甲亮曾多次因為希望能盡早解決問題，主動勸說西吉改除惡習，孰知卻因此而爭吵起來，結果演變成兩人在場上合拍時出現不協調，彼此都不願與對方交流。
30歲的陳甲亮忍無可忍與西吉拆伙，改與吳俊明的前拍擋哈林合作。不過雙打教練紀明發始終認為，陳甲亮的最佳拍擋是西吉，最後兩人在短暫合作之後也分散，陳甲亮／西吉重新搭擋，哈林不滿之餘離開印尼，前往美國發展。
慘敗韓國拍下
週日輸給韓國鄭在成／李龍大之後，陳甲亮無奈中帶有少許的不滿說：“我是一位打快球的球員，教練要我放慢速度遷就西吉。我身為一位球員，不能違抗教練的指示，所以我唯有接受。”
陳甲亮／西吉以16比21、14比21慘敗，或許這是他們合作告終的一個最佳訊息。
若投奔美國，陳甲亮將與哈林重新合拍，吳俊明與白國豪則會繼續挑戰世界列強，可以預見的未來是，男雙競爭將會更加激烈。
讓位給新人磨練
印尼複賽雪藏陳西
印尼領隊梁海量表示，為了讓新人有更多磨練機會，小組賽最後一仗表現差勁的陳甲亮／西吉，在接下來不會複賽中上陣。
他指出，西蒙擊敗世界第16的朴成奐之後，讓印尼更放膽的啟用新人。西蒙將會繼續出任第三單打，而首兩單依然是道菲與索尼。
陳甲亮／西吉缺陣之後，原本的第二雙打魯洛／尤利安多升上第一雙，亞洲冠軍馬奇斯／亨德拉則出任第二雙打。
亞洲冠軍任第2雙
以小組盟主身份出線之後，印尼接下來的對手是一支附加賽勝利球隊，不過對13次冠軍而言，印尼已經把目標專注在對陣中國的半決賽。
他補充，他會觀察馬奇斯／亨德拉的下一場表現，然後才會決定是否再用陳甲亮／西吉。 （光明日報／體育‧2006/05/01）
（日本‧仙台訊）印尼雙打名將陳甲亮，很可能在本屆湯杯決賽圈後退役，前往美國與前隊友哈林“再續前緣”，重新合拍再戰江湖。
雖然陳甲亮沒有對自己的未來透露詳情，但種種跡象顯示，他前往花旗國與兩名隊友哈林與吳俊明會合的機會蠻高的。
哈林與吳俊明在前印尼單打好手王阿迪的牽引下投奔美國，哈林目前是美國隊教練，而吳俊明則是男雙球員，去年在印度阿納漢姆與白國豪合拍，摘下美國史上的第一個世界男雙冠軍。
陳甲亮／吳俊明是2000年奧運冠軍，兩年前在雅加達，甲亮曾與哈林出任印尼湯杯隊雙打。基於與目前的拍擋西吉心病加深，看來他不得不加快速度，與兩名前隊友在彼邦相聚。
西吉紀律欠奉
表面上看來，目前世界排名第2的陳甲亮／吉西合作無間，也是一支模範雙打，可是兩人重新合拍以來，隨著彼此間的不協調，以致到了面臨拆伙的地步。
在吳俊明退出國家隊之後，陳甲亮曾與西吉合拍，不過兩人之後卻因為多次爭吵而拆夥。
眾所皆知，西吉是一名較不重視紀律球員，他經常違反球隊指令，有時更因為在宿舍內睡覺而沒有參與訓練，亦曾服過禁藥而被禁賽。
陳甲亮曾多次因為希望能盡早解決問題，主動勸說西吉改除惡習，孰知卻因此而爭吵起來，結果演變成兩人在場上合拍時出現不協調，彼此都不願與對方交流。
30歲的陳甲亮忍無可忍與西吉拆伙，改與吳俊明的前拍擋哈林合作。不過雙打教練紀明發始終認為，陳甲亮的最佳拍擋是西吉，最後兩人在短暫合作之後也分散，陳甲亮／西吉重新搭擋，哈林不滿之餘離開印尼，前往美國發展。
慘敗韓國拍下
週日輸給韓國鄭在成／李龍大之後，陳甲亮無奈中帶有少許的不滿說：“我是一位打快球的球員，教練要我放慢速度遷就西吉。我身為一位球員，不能違抗教練的指示，所以我唯有接受。”
陳甲亮／西吉以16比21、14比21慘敗，或許這是他們合作告終的一個最佳訊息。
若投奔美國，陳甲亮將與哈林重新合拍，吳俊明與白國豪則會繼續挑戰世界列強，可以預見的未來是，男雙競爭將會更加激烈。
讓位給新人磨練
印尼複賽雪藏陳西
印尼領隊梁海量表示，為了讓新人有更多磨練機會，小組賽最後一仗表現差勁的陳甲亮／西吉，在接下來不會複賽中上陣。
他指出，西蒙擊敗世界第16的朴成奐之後，讓印尼更放膽的啟用新人。西蒙將會繼續出任第三單打，而首兩單依然是道菲與索尼。
陳甲亮／西吉缺陣之後，原本的第二雙打魯洛／尤利安多升上第一雙，亞洲冠軍馬奇斯／亨德拉則出任第二雙打。
亞洲冠軍任第2雙
以小組盟主身份出線之後，印尼接下來的對手是一支附加賽勝利球隊，不過對13次冠軍而言，印尼已經把目標專注在對陣中國的半決賽。
他補充，他會觀察馬奇斯／亨德拉的下一場表現，然後才會決定是否再用陳甲亮／西吉。 （光明日報／體育‧2006/05/01）
Thomas Uber Cup - Day 3
Group D: Malaysia bt England 5-0
Wong Choong Hann bt Andrew Smith 21-16, 21-10
Chan Chong Ming-Koo Kien Keat bt Kristian Roebuck-Ian Palethorpe 21-5, 21-17
Mohd Hafiz Hashim bt Nicholas Kidd 24-22, 21-14
Chew Choon Eng-Tan Boon Heong bt David Lindley-Chris Langridge 21-16, 21-13
Kuan Beng Hong bt Rajiv Ouseph 21-18, 15-21, 21-16).
Wong Choong Hann bt Andrew Smith 21-16, 21-10
Chan Chong Ming-Koo Kien Keat bt Kristian Roebuck-Ian Palethorpe 21-5, 21-17
Mohd Hafiz Hashim bt Nicholas Kidd 24-22, 21-14
Chew Choon Eng-Tan Boon Heong bt David Lindley-Chris Langridge 21-16, 21-13
Kuan Beng Hong bt Rajiv Ouseph 21-18, 15-21, 21-16).
