2 Day Catch Up For Indonesian Open Super Series 2009

I have to apologize for not being able to write the last few days. I unfortunately ate a hot pepper a few nights ago and it was the worst choice of my life. I got food poisoning and was in bed to almost two days! That means I was not able to watch any matches…however since I am in Indonesia and Indonesians love badminton I was able to catch Taufik HIDAYAT (Indonesia) and Boonsak Ponsana (Thailand) on the television. Now if you read my updates from last week you will know that I am a Boonsak fan, however since we are in Indonesia and the crowds LOVE cheering for their own I have to admit I was hoping for Taufik to go through. Indonesian players have basically owned this tournament for the past twenty years and the crowd goes nuts when they win. I would like to see that.
The match between Taufik and Boonsak was three sets and from what I could see it was Taukif trying to always win the net and get Boonsak to lift. By doing this Taufik is using his biggest weapon…his smash….and also his net. It seemed like Boonsak’s tactic was to neutralize Taufik as much as possible and then counter whenever he got the chance. In the end it was Taufik who took the match 21-17 19-21 21-10.
I will be watching the quarter finals today and hoping to see the Indonesian players please the crowd by winning.
I will also stay away from the hot peppers…
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DRAW