Chen Jin Takes Swiss Title
The Chinese cleaned up in the singles events, as well as taking the women’s doubles crown but the Koreans took the remaining two events.
Mens Singles:
Chen Jin claimed his first Super Series event of 2010 after a hard fought three game victory over 8th seeded and Chinese compatriot Chen Long. After losing the first game 21-12, the 3rd seed responded by winning the next two and taking China’s first men’s singles title of 2010. The event was a surprise, as Gade managed to beat Lin Dan for the first time in four years as the Chinese superstar failed to make the semi final of either of his first two events of 2010.
Women’s Singles
Jiang Yanjiao came into today’s final in a stunning vain of form, dropping just 73 points in four rounds to reach the final and was the massive favourite to overturn her Chinese team-mate and 6th seed Wang Shixian to take the title. The 6th seed however was in excellent form and stunned Jiang Yanjiao by inflicting a two game victory in just 40 minutes, with the 6th seed winning 21-15, 21-19 to take an unlikely victory.
Mens Doubles:
The upsets didn’t stop in the women’s singles, as unseeded Ko and Yoo were a surprise finalist against top seeded Malaysia pair of Koo and Tan. The top seeds had failed to drop a game on route to the final whilst Ko and Yoo has battled past Lee and Jung, the 2nd seeds in an all Korean second round match and defeated last weeks winners Paaske and Rasmussen in the quarter final to knock a second seed on their way to the final. The unseeded Ko and Yoo stunned the Basel crowd as they defeated another seed, this time the top seeds 21-18, 21-16 to take the Swiss title.
Women’s Doubles:
This was the only all-seeded match in the three doubles events, as 7th Tian and Yu of China played Maeda and Suetsuna of Japan, the 5th seeds. Maeda and Suetsuna had defeated the top seeds of Chin and Wong in the quarter finals and then defeated Ha and Lee to reach the final, with the 7th seeds beat the 2nd seeded Fujii and Kakiiwa in the last 8 and then Chen and Chien in the semi finals to reach the final. The match promised to be of high quality as two on form partnerships played for the title, with Tian and Yu dominating the match from beginning to end to take the title 21-16, 21-13
Mixed Doubles:
The all-Korean final was between unseeded pairing of Shin and Yoo and 2nd seeded Lee and Lee. Shin and Yoo defeated the current world champions in the semi final to reach the final whilst Lee and Lee had the luxury of an extra rest day with the withdrawal of Mateusiak and Kostiuczyk from the semi final. The 2nd seeds looked in control for most of the first game, but they had to fight back from 16-9 down in the second to take the second game and to win the match 21-14, 21-18 in just over a half hour.
Gade Defeats Lin Dan
Lin Dan suffers his second defeat in his second tournament back as Peter Gade finally defeats his archrival.
Mens Singles:
Three of the four players left in the event are Chinese; the only Chinese loss today came from the 2nd seed and current world champion Lin Dan who lost out to Peter Gade. The 5th seed continued his outstanding form that seen him reach the All England Semi Final last week. Gade came through his match 21-17, 21-16 to book his place in the semi final.
Unseeded Du Pengyu is an excellent form as he continues into the semi finals, defeated Hu Yun of Hong Kong in the quarter final 24-22, 21-17. Chen Jin is also through with a two game victory of Tien Minh Nguyen, the 3rd seed winning 21-16, 21-11. Chen Long is the 3rd Chinese player left in the competition, the 8th seed defeating Kazushi Yamada in two games 21-16, 21-11.
Women’s Singles
Wang Shixian is through to the semi final after defeating Wang Yihan’s conqueror in the quarterfinal, Yip Pui Yin. The 6th seed coming through 21-8, 20-22, 21-12 to book a semi final match against Ella Diehl of Russia. The unseeded Russian defeated current world champion and 4th seed Lu Lan of China in the quarterfinals to book her place against Wang Shixian, winning 22-20, 21-15.
Unseeded Korean Bae Youn Joo is also through to the semi final after being 3rd seed Pi Hongyan in the quarterfinals, winning 21-12, 24-22. She will play the 2nd seed and on-form Jiang Yanjiao of China, she defeated 8th seeded Juliane Schenk of Germany 21-7, 21-18 to book her place against Bae Youn Joo in the semi final.
Mens Doubles:
Koo and Tan progress to the semi finals with a excellent two game victory over Kim and Shin of Korea, winning 21-17, 21-14. They will play the 4th seed Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark after they defeated the 6th seed Guo and Xu 21-12, 14-21, 21-17.
The second semi final is an unseeded affair, with Hashimoto and Hirata of Japan beating Chen and Lin of Chinese Taipei 21-17, 29-27 to progress into the last 4. Paaske and Rasmussen’s excellent couple of weeks ended surprisingly with a three game defeat to Ko and Yoo of Korea, who defeated the 2nd seeds Lee and Jung in the second round.
Women’s Doubles:
3rd of the last 4 seeds in the draw defeated their higher seeded opponents to reach this stage, with 5th seeded Maeda and Suetsuna beating top seeded Chin and Wong of Malaysia in three games. Ha and Lee beat 4th seeded Nedelcheva and Russkikh in the quarterfinals to book their place against Maeda and Suetsuna.
Chen and Chien, the 3rd seed are the only one of the top 4 seeds to win, defeating Du and Pan, the 6th seeds from China. China does have one pair in the last 4, with 7th seeded Tian and Yu beating Fujii and Kakiiwa of Japan in their quarterfinal.
Mixed Doubles:
Unseeded pair Shin and Yoo of Korea are into the semi finals after a three game victory over Chen and Chen of Chinese Taipei, they will play the 3rd seed and current world champions Laybourn and Rytter Juhl in the semi final after the Danish duo defeated Zhang and Tian of China in their quarterfinal, winning 22-20, 21-19.
The other semi final will not go ahead, after Mateusiak and Kostiuczyk pulled out of the event after their three game victory over Yoo and Kim of Korea. This means that Lee and Lee’s victory over Tao and Zhang in the quarterfinal is their last match before Sunday’s final.
Wilson Swiss Super Series 2010 draws
Gade to Face Lin Dan
Limited success last week does not guarantee success this week in Basel, Switzerland as several seeds and some unseeded threats have crashed out on day 2.
Mens Singles:
Last week’s beaten finalist will not make it a repeat performance this week as Du Pengyu defeated the Japanese player 21-12, 21-18 to book his place in the last 8. He will play Hu Yun of Hong Kong in the quarterfinal after he defeated Dicky Palyama in three games to progress through. Tien Minh Nguyen has put his early exit last week behind to book his place in the last 8 with a two-game victory over Carl Baxter of England.
Nguyen’s opponent in the last 8 is the 3rd seed, Chen Jin. The Chinese player defeated Joachim Persson in two games to progress into tomorrow’s quarterfinals. Chen Long has also put his early defeat in last week’s All England to the back of his mind as he progressed to the quarterfinals to play against Kazushi Yamada, who defeated the 4th seed Taufik Hidayat in two games to play in tomorrow’s quarterfinals.
The last of the quarterfinals is the match of the day for tomorrow, as 2nd seed Lin Dan takes over 5th seed, Peter Gade. The Chinese 2nd seed has been in excellent form in the opening two rounds with comfortable two game victories and the same can be said for Gade, who defeated Park Sung Hwan 21-15, 21-16 to progress into the last 8.
Women’s Singles
Wang Yihan suffered a surprise 21-17, 24-22 loss in the second round to Yip Pui Yin of Hong Kong who will now go on to play Wang Shixian, the 6th seed from China for a place in Saturday’s semi final.
2nd seed Jiang Yanjiao has been the story of the opening two rounds, with her stunning 21-7, 21-3 win in round 1 over Susan Egelstaff of Scotland and her 21-16, 21-5 victory over Chen Hsiao Huan of Chinese Taipei making a real threat in the competition, she will play 8th seeded Juliane Schenk of Germany in the last 8 after the German defeated Bae Seung Hee of Korea to progress.
3rd seeded Pi Hongyan is also through after defeated her second Japanese opponent in two days, today Ai Goto was defeated 21-19, 21-18. Unseeded Bae Joun Joo is the French 3rd seed opponent for tomorrow after winning the all-Korean clash against Kim Moon Hi 22-20, 21-17.
World Champion Lu Lan is through the last 8 with a 21-15, 21-13 win over Eriko Hirose of Japan. She will play unseeded Russian Ella Diehl in the quarterfinal after Diehl defeated Switzerland’s Jeannine Cicognini 21-19, 21-17 to book her place in the last 8.
Mens Doubles:
Paaske and Rasmussen continue their superb run of form over the past few weeks as they reached the quarterfinals with a two game victory over Fuchs and Kindervater. Top seeded Koo and Tan are also through to the last 8 after defeating Bonde and Mollyhus 21-15, 21-11. The top seeds will play unseeded Korean duo of Kim and Shin for a place in the last 4.
Women’s Doubles:
The final 8 partnerships in the women’s doubles are the 8 seeds, almost unheard of at this level. Top seeds Chin and Wong will play 5th seeds Maeda and Suetsuna for a place in the last 4 against the winners of Ha and Lee of Korea, seeded 8 and Nedelcheva and Russkikh, the 4th seeds.
Chen and Chien, the Chinese Taipei 3rd seeds will play Chinese 6th seeds Du and Pan for a place in the last 4 against the winners of the 7thseeds Tian and Yu against Fujii and Kakiiwa of Japan, the 2nd seeds and Korean Super Series runners-up.
Mixed Doubles:
It is another shock early defeat for Zheng Bo and Ma Jin in the mixed doubles, losing out to unseeded Chen and Chen of Chinese Taipei 21-14, 21-16. They will play another unseeded pair in the quarterfinal, Shin and Yoo of Korean who defeated another Korean couple, the 8th seeded Ko and Ha to progress into the last 8.
World Champions and 3rd seeds, Laybourn and Rytter Juhl are also through after a stunning 21-4, 21-8 victory of Dutch qualifiers Khodabux and Barning. They will play the unseeded Chinese pair of Zhang and Tian, Zhang winning the mixed doubles last week with Zhao Yunlei.
7th seeds Mateusiak and Kostiuczyk of Poland are also through and will play the 2nd of 3 Korean pairs left in the draw, Yoo and Kim. The final match tomorrow pits the 5th seeded Chinese pair of Tao and Zhang against the 2nd seeded Korean duo Lee and Lee, the 3rd Korean partnership left in the draw.
Swiss Super Series 2010 Draws
The fourth Super Series of the year will have a new winner in the men’s singles, with Lee Chong Wei pulling out after his All England success at the weekend. Tine Rasmussen has also pulled out after winning the women’s singles at the All Englands. For some players, it will be a chance to continue on from their excellent run from last week, Kenichi Tago was set to meet Lee Chong Wei in Round 2, but will have a much better chance to progress to a potential quarter final against Jan O Jorgensen.
Mens Singles:
Lin Dan is the top seed left in the draw and will hope to have a better run than at the All Englands last week, his first round match is against Polish #1 Przemyslaw Wacha and has a potential matchup with Peter Gade in the last 8. 3rd seed Chen Jin begins his campaign against Marc Zweibler of Germany and 4th seed Taufik Hidayat will start against a qualifier.
Women’s Singles
Top seed Wang Yihan will attempt to put her finals defeat to Tine Rasmussen behind her with a first round win over Jie Yao of the Netherlands. Susan Egelstaff will play the 2nd seeded Jiang Yanjiao in the first round, the Scottish #1 narrowly losing to 2009 world champion Lu Lan in Round 2 last week. Pi Hongyan is the big European hope, the 3rd seed plays Sayaka Sato of Japan in Round 1.
Mens Doubles:
Top seeded Koo and Tan will want to put their first round defeat behind them also, but they play another Danish pair in the first round this week also in Kristiansen and Henriksen. The 2nd seeds Lee and Jung have Danish opponents also in Conrads-Petersen and Pieler Kolding, with a potential matchup against last week’s winners Paaske and Rasmussen in the quarter finals. The 8th seeded Paaske and Rasmussen play a qualifier in their first round match.
Women’s Doubles:
The Chinese are not well represented this week in the event, with top seeds being Chin and Wong of Malaysia. Korean Open runners-up Fujii and Kakiiwa are the second seeds and play the German/Canadian pair of Nicole Grether and Charmine Reid in round 1. The Chinese highest seed is the 6th seeded Du and Pan, they will play Jung and Kim of Korean in Round 1.
Mixed Doubles:
The top seeded Zheng and Ma will start against a qualifier in Round 1, with the big challenges coming from Ko and Ha, the 8th seeds from Korea who they could meet in the quarter final and their potential semi final opponents, the 3rd seeded Laybourn and Rytter Juhl of Denmark. The other side of the draw sees 2nd seeded Lee and Lee of Korea start against the English pair of Middleton and Agathangelou,
Swiss Open Super Series 2010 Draws
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