HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY 2013.....

I would like to wish every teacher on this planet -
HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY !!!!
Have a nice day....

TIGER WOODS wins the 2013 "The Players Championship".

The PLAYERS

Tiger Woods with the Players trophy

Tiger Woods wins his 78th PGA Tour title today - at The Players.
In the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship from TPC Sawgrass, Tiger Woods shoots a 2-under 70, and wins his 78th PGA TOUR trophy.
The Leaderboard and Tiger's scorecard:

 The leaderboard.

Congratulations Tiger Woods..

Have a nice day.. 

Yonex Sunrise MALAYSIA Grand Prix Gold 2013 - LIVE Updates.

BADMINTON

The finals of the Yonex Sunrise Malaysia Grand Prix Gold 2013 will start at 2.00pm (Malaysian time) today - and I'll update the LIVE results once the tournament starts.
In today's finals, Malaysia will have Goh Soon Huat (Men's Singles), Tan Aik Quan/Lai Pei Jing (Mixed Double) and a sure gold medal in the Men's Doubles between Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong vs Goh V Shem/Lim Khim Wah.

The order of play is as follows:

So, let's wait and see if the Malaysians can deliver today....

See yer at 2.00pm.

OK, it's already 2.00pm.
1st game: Women's Doubles:
Bernadeth/Pradipta (INA) defeated Variella/Marissa (INA) 21-17,16-21,21-17.

2nd game: Men's Singles:
Yunus Alamsyah (INA) defeated Goh Soon Huat (MAS) 10-21,21-9,21-19.

3rd game: Women's Singles:
Sindhu P.V. (IND) defeated Juan Gu (SIN) 21-17,17-21,21-19.

4th game: Men's Doubles:
Goh V.S./Lim K.W.(MAS) defeated Koo KK/Tan BH (MAS) 22-20,21-15.

5th game: Mixed Doubles:
Praveen Jordan/Vita Marissa (INA) defeated Tan Aik Quan/Lai Pei Jing (MAS) 20-22,21-13,21-17.

Have a nice day.....

Lee Chong Wei vs Kenichi Tago - INDIA OPEN 2013 FINALS - LIVE Updates

BADMINTON

It's the Finals of the Yonex Sunrise INDIA OPEN 2013....
Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei is up against Kenichi Tago of Japan in the Men's Singles, while Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon is up against Germany's Juliane Schenk in the Women's Singles.
The order of play today:

Mixed Doubles:

Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir (INA) defeated Ko Sung Hyun/Kim Ha Na (KOR) 21-16, 21-13.

Women's Doubles:

Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna (JPN) defeated Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhi (DEN) 12-21, 23-21, 21-18.

Ratchanok Intanon

Women's Singles:

Ratchanok Intanon (THA) vs Juliane Schenk (GER): Let's go LIVE....
1st set: (Ratchanok first).
8-11.. Play stopped. Juliane being treated for finger injury now.
9-11. Play continues. 10-11, 11-11, 12-11, 13-11. Ratchanok getting point by point..
14-11, 15-11, 15-12, finally after 8 straight points by Ratchanok.
16-13 now.
17-13 smash by Ratchanok. 18-13 drop shot by Ratchanok.
19-13, 20-13 game point...
20-14, 20-15, 20-16 mistakes by Ratchanok, 20-17, 20-18 mistake again..
20-19 (6 game points saved).
20-20, 21-20 drop shot by Ratchanok.
22-20. At last... 1st set won by Ratchanok Intanon 22-20.
2nd set:
0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2..
4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 6-7, 7-7,7-8, 7-9, 8-9, 9-9,10-9.
11-9 interval...
*There's too many announcement in the PA system - what a distraction!!
12-9 play continues.
12-10, 13-10, 14-10, 14-11, 14-12, 15-12.
16-12, 17-12, 18-12, 18-13, 19-13... (2 points needed to win..).
20-13 match point.
20-14.. 21-14.
Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand wins her first Super Series title !!!!
Ratchanok Intanon won 22-20, 21-14.

 her 1st Super Series title...

Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia

Men's Singles:

Lee Chong Wei (MAS) vs Kenichi Tago (JPN) - Let's go LIVE...
1st set: (LCW first)
1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2 (smash by Tago).
3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4 (smash out by Tago).
6-4, 6-5 (smash out by LCW).
6-6, 7-6, 8-6, 8-7, 9-7, 9-8, 9-9.
10-9, 11-9. Interval....
...... 20 seconds.....
12-9, 12-10, 13-10 (smash out by Tago).
14-10,15-10, 16-10 (smash by LCW to the right of KT)
16-11, 16-12, 17-12, 18-12. Court being mobbed..
19-12, 19-13, 19-14, 19-15. Great defence by KT.
20-15.
21-15. 1st set won by LCW 21-15.
2nd Set:
3-11. Interval...
18-21.
*Kinichi Tago won the 2nd set 21-18.
3rd Set:
16-10
16-12.
17-12
17-15
17-16
18-16 smash by LCW.
19-16
20-16 match point...
20-17
21-17.... Game over.
*Lee Chong Wei won in 3 sets : 21-15, 18-21, 21-17.

Men's Doubles:
Xiaolong Liu/Zihan Qiu (CHN) defeated Ko Sung Hyun/Lee Yong Dae (KOR) 22-20, 21-18.

Have a nice day...

Yonex Sunrise INDIA OPEN 2013 - Semi-Finals Updates - LIVE...

INDIA OPEN 2013

BADMINTON

It's the semi-finals today...
The order of play is as follows:

 

LIVE results as the tournament progresses:

XD: Tontowi/Liliyana (INA) defeated Mateusiak/Zieba (POL) 21-5, 21-10.

MD: Ko Sung Hyun/Lee Yong Dae (KOR) defeated Kim Ki Jung/Kim Sa Rang (KOR) 21-11, 21-13.

MS: Kenichi Tago (JPN) defeated Anand Pawar (IND) 21-16, 21-11.
WD: Maeda/Suetsuna (JPN) defeated Matsutomo/Takahashi (JPN) 21-14, 21-16.
WD: C.Pedersen/Rytter Juhi (DEN) defeated Jang Ye Na/Kim So Young (KOR) 21-18, 21-12.
WS: Juliane Schenk (GER) defeated Aprilla Yuswandari (INA) 21-18, 21-18.
MS: Lee Chong Wei (MAS) defeated Boonsak Ponsana (THA) 21-11,18-21,21-8
XD: Ko Sung Hyun/Kim Ha Na (KOR) defeated Chris Adcock/Gabrille White (ENG) 21-14, 12-21, 21-17.
WS: Ratchanok Intanon (THA) defeated Sindhu P.V. (IND) 21-12, 21-6.
MD: Xiaolong Liu/Zihan Qiu (CHN) defeated Angga Pratama/Ryan Saputra (INA) 22-20,21-19.

Both Lee Chong Wei (MAS) and Ratchanok Intanon (THA) will be gunning for the single's champion tomorrow

.

Have a nice day.....

Yonex Sunrise INDIA OPEN 2013 - Quarter Finals Updates - LIVE.

BADMINTON

INDIA OPEN

It's the Quarter-Finals today. Play started half-an-hour ago...
I'll update the results as it goes..

Men's Singles:
Kenichi Tago (JPN) defeated Sai Praneeth B (IND) 21-17, 19-21, 21-11.
Lee Chong Wei (MAS) defeated Prannoy HS (IND) 21-14,21-19.
Boonsak Ponsana (THA) defeated Gurusaidutt RMV (IND) 21-12, 11-21, 21-12
Anand Pawar (IND) defeated Ajay Jayaram (IND) 21-6, 21-16.

Men's Doubles:
Xiaolong Liu/Zihan Qui (CHN) defeated Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (DEN) 21-19, 21-19.
Kim Ki Jung/Kim Sa Rang (KOR) defeated Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (MAS) -  21-19, 21-14.
Sung Hyun Ko/Lee Yong Dae (KOR) - Maneepong Jongjit/Nipitphon Puangpuapech (THA) 22-20, 21-19.
Angga Pratama/Ryan Agung Saputra (INA) defeated Hiroyuki Endo/Kenichi Hayakawa (JPN) 24-22, 19-21, 21-16.

Women's Singles:
Ratchanok Intanon (THA) defeated Arundhati Pantawane (IND) 14-21, 21-7, 21-16.
Juliane Schenk (GER) defeated Bae Yeon Ju (KOR) - 21-17, 21-13.
Aprilla Yuswandari (INA) defeated Nichaon Jindapon (THA) 18-21, 21-16, 21-18.
Sindhu P.V. (IND) defeated Yui Hashimoto (JPN) 21-16, 21-16.

Women's Doubles:
Christinna Pedersen/Kamilia Rytter (DEN) defeated Lok Yan Poon/Ying Suet Tse (HKG) 21-9, 19-21, 21-18.
Miyuki Maeda/Sakoto Suetsuna (JPN) defeated Duanganong Aroonkesorn/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (THA) 21-13, 29-27.
Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi (JPN) defeated  Gebby Ristiyani Imawan/Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah (INA) 21-17, 21-15.
Ye Na Jang/So Yang Kim (KOR) defeated Kyung Eun Jung/Kim Ha Na (KOR) 21-16, 17-21, 21-17.

Mixed Doubles:
Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir (INA) defeated Baek Choel Shin/Ye Na Jang (KOR) 21-18, 21-16.
Chris Adcock/Gabrille White (ENG) defeated Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam (THA) 19-21, 21-11, 21-15.
Sung Hyun Ko/Kim Ha Na (KOR) defeated Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati (INA) 19-21, 21-19, 21-12.
Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Zieba (INA) defeated Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying (MAS) - 21-13, 21-18.

Have a nice day....

Yonex Sunrise India Open 2013 - 2nd Round Updates

BADMINTON

2nd round Updates:
Mixed Doubles:
Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying (MAS) defeated Hirokatsu H./Miyuki Maeda (JPN) 19-21, 21-10, 23-21.
Sudket/Saralee (THA) defeated Diju V./Jwala Gutta (IND) 21-17, 21-10.

Women's Singles:
Ratchanok Intanon (THA) defeated Chan Tsz Ka (HKG) 21-6, 21-9.
Nichaon Jindapon (THA) defeated Eriko Hirose (JPN) 24-22, 21-16.
Sindhu PV (IND) defeated Sun Yu (CHN)  19-21, 21-19, 21-15.
Juliane Schenk (GER) defeated Busanan Ongbumrungpan (THA) 21-17, 21-12.
Saina Nehwal (IND) lost to Yui Hashimoto (JPN) 21-13, 12-21, 20-22.

Men's Singles:
Lee Chong Wei (MAS) leads Kazumasa Sakai (JPN) 21-17, 21-9.
Sai Praneeth (IND) defeated Iskandar Zulkarnain (MAS)  16-21, 29-27, 21-16.
Prannoy HS (IND) defeated Taufik Hidayat (INA) 26-24, 21-17.
Anand Pawar (IND) defeated Yun Hu (HKG) 21-15, 15-21, 21-10.

Have a nice day...

Happy 17th Birthday DESSY DHABITA...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DESSY DHABITA

Happy 17th birthday DESSY DHABITA DAHASRY, my eldest daughter...
Have a nice day...

AXIATA CUP 2013 Final - Malaysia vs Thailand - LIVE Updates...

2013 FINALS - KUALA LUMPUR

The final of the USD400,000 2013 Axiata Cup final is between Malaysia and Thailand.
It's a team game with 2 singles and 2 doubles.
The first game is the women's single, followed by the mixed double.
The 3rd game is the men's single, followed by the men's double.
Let's go LIVE from Kuala Lumpur..

Ratchanok Inthanon won the women's single

1st Game: Sonia Cheah (MAS) vs Ratchanok Inthanon (THA).
- 1st set:  Ratchanok won 21-16.
- 2nd set: Ratchanok won 21-17.
*Ratchanok won 21-16, 21-17.
1st game to Thailand. Thailand leads 1-0.

Chan and Goh took the Mixed Double

2nd Game: Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying (MAS) vs  Sudket/Saralee (THA).
- 1st set: MAS takes the 1st set 21-16.
- 2nd set: MAS won 21-15.
*Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying won 21-16, 21-15.
2nd game to Malaysia. Score now 1-1.

Lee Chong Wei took the 3rd game

3rd Game: Lee Chong Wei (MAS) vs Tanongsak (THA).
- 1st set: Lee Chong Wei takes the 1st set 21-12.
- 2nd set: Lee Chong Wei won 21-18.
*Lee Chong Wei won 21-12, 21-18.
3rd game to Malaysia. Malaysia leads 2-1

4th game: Koo/Tan (MAS) vs Boonsak/Songphon (THA).
- 1st set: MAS takes the 1st set 21-10.
- 2nd set: MAS won 21- 17.
*Koo/Tan won the 4th game 21-10, 21-17.
 4th game to Malaysia.

Malaysia has won the 2013 AXIATA Cup - defeating Thailand 3-1.
Have a nice day....
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LEE CHONG WEI is a Father today....

KINGSTON LEE

Kingston Lee..
 

Congratulations LEE CHONG WEI and WONG MEW CHOO - for being proud parents to KINGSTON LEE today, Friday 12th April, 2013.
Mew Choo delivered Kingston by caesarean section at 1.36pm at the Gleneagles Hospital in Jalan Ampang.
Kingston Lee weighed 3.4kg.
Welcome to the world - new born Kingston Lee...
You can start training next year....

Have a nice day, Dato' Lee Chong Wei and Datin Wong Mew Choo...
Have a nice day...