MEN'S SINGLESLin Dan (CHN) Bao Chunlai (CHN) Chen Hong (CHN) Chen Jin (CHN) Muhd Hafiz Hashim (MAS) Sairul Amar Ayob (MAS) Boonsak Ponsana (THA) Shon Seung Mo (KOR) Lee Hyun Il (KOR) Kenneth Jonassen (DEN) Ng Wei (HKG) Yohan Wiratama Hadikusuma (HKG) WOMEN'S SINGLES Zhang Ning (CHN) Xie Xingfang (CHN) Lu Lan (CHN) Wang Lin (CHN) Yao Jie (NED) MEN'S DOUBLES Candra Wijaya/Sigit Budiarto (INA) Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen (DEN) Tony Gunawan/Howard Bach (USA) Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun (CHN) Sang Yang/Zheng Bo (CHN) Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah (MAS) WOMEN'S DOUBLES Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen (CHN) Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen (CHN) Zhang Dan/Zhao Tingting (CHN) MIXED DOUBLES Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir (INA) Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen (CHN) Zheng Bo/Huang Sui (CHN) Zhang Wei/Yu Yang (CHN) Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam (THA) Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager (DEN)
Partial draw Here are the partial draws: Men's Singles : Group A: Lin Dan, Lee Hyun Il, Yohan Wiratama Hadikusuma; Group B: Chen Hong, Hafiz Hashim, Chen Jin; Group C :Kenneth Jonassen, Ng Wei, Shon Sheung Mo; Group D :Bao Chunlai, Boonsak Ponsana, Sairul Amar Ayob; Men's Doubles : Group A : Candra Wijaya/Sigit Budiarto (INA); Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun (CHN); Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah (MAS); Sang Yang/Zheng Bo (CHN); Group B : Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen (DEN); Tony Gunawan/Howard Bach (USA); Xie Yongbo/Gou Zentong(CHN); Chen Chai Chen/Wang Chi Wan(KOR);
Hmm, just by looking at the 2 groups, it looks like Group A seems like the "group of death"-hehe, with Candra/Sigit, Fu/Cai, Sang Yang/Zheng Bo and the Malaysian vets battling it out. In Group B, looks like it's going to be Jens/Martin against Tony/Howard(not to underestimate the other pairs in this group though)... On that note, if everything goes as planned, I'm intrigue and looking forward to see a rematch between Candra/Sigit against Tony/Howard.. Can someone familiar with this event explain how the draws will be played out??Is it a round robin system or elimination or something else??.. BTW, does anyone have any info if Tony/Howard will travel and participate in the upcoming Copenhagen Masters, i believe a week after this World Cup tournament has ended??..
The full groupings MEN'S SINGLES Group A: Lin Dan, Lee Hyun Il, Yohan Wiratama Hadikusuma Group B: Chen Hong, Mohd Hafiz Hashim, Chen Jin Group C: Kenneth Jonassen, Ng Wei, Shon Seung Mo Group D: Bao Chunlai, Boonsak Ponsana, Sairul Amar Ayob MEN'S DOUBLES Group A : Candra Wijaya/Sigit Budiarto Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah Sang Yang/Zheng Bo Group B: Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard Hansen Tony Gunawan/Howard Bach Xie Zhongbo/Guo Zhendong Jung Jae Sung/Hwang Ji Man WOMEN'S SINGLES Group A: Zhang Ning, Hwang Hye Youn Group B: Yao Jie, Meemek Monthila; Lee Yun Hwa Group C: Lu Lan, Wang Lin, Salakjit Ponsana Group D: Xie Xingfang, Seo Yeon Hee WOMEN'S DOUBLES Group A: Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen Duang-Anong Arunkesorn/Kulchala Worawchitchaikul Lim Pek Shia/Chor Hooi Yee Ha Jeung Eun/Kim Min Jung Group B: Saralee Thungthongkam/Sathinee Jankrajanwong Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen Zhang Dan/Zhao Tingting Mette Schjoldager/Britta Andersen MIXED DOUBLES Group A Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir Lee Yong Dae/Ha Jung Eun Songpol Anukritayawan/Kulchala Worawitchitchaikul Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen Group B Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thungthongkam Zheng Bo/Zhao Tingting Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager Zhang Wei/Yu Yang
I do not see Huang Sui on the list... ....I thought she is paired with Zheng Bo in XD...and why is Wei Yili/Zhao Tingting and Zhang Dan/Zhang Yawen are splitted ?
Wei/Zhao and Zhang/Zhang split up probably because they havent done pretty good this year. They havent won any titles this year. Although it was a very good standard for other countries where both of the pair in top 10, it probaby not enough high standard for the Chinese. So they split them up and hoping they will play better.
Do not be too sure on your forecasts as keep in mind this is a 21 points rally game. It's a totally different game as played before. For example, you cannot be down (left behind) at first and picking it up at the end, just very rare. Secondly, you could not afford to make any careless mistakes. Each rally counts as you don't lose your service but you will lose a point. So be surprise that there may be a very un-natural upsets.
Huang Sui will pair with Zheng Bo in XD..& Gao Ling won't play in this world cup due to injury..so we can't see Huang Sui in WD..
I thought Zhang Dan/Zhang Yawen won 1 title this year in Singapore Open...if I am not mistaken.....they beat Gao Ling/Huang Sui. Huang Sui will not play in WD....so sad....but will she play in XD...coz I saw Zhao Tingting paired with Zheng Bo...
