Live Commentary THOMAS CUP GRAND FINAL

Watch this space for updates on the tie that starts at 7pm Malaysian time, 6pm Jakarta time.


LIVE COMMENTARY (Most Recent First)
(Current game: 3rd game of 4th tie)

CHINA WIN THE THOMAS CUP

21-12

20-11.

16-10.

15-9 to China

14-7.

China lead 11-5 as we go to the last game interval.

China lead 10-4.

8-3 China lead.

7-3 China lead.

China lead 5-2

China leads 3-2 after a long rally.

2-1 to Korea.

1-0 to Korea.

The air was thick with tension when the last few points of that game was played.

21-19. Koreans drag it to rubber.

20-19 to Korea.

19-18 to Korea.

18 all.

Xie serves into the net. 18-17.

17 all.

17-16 Koreans lead.

16 all.

15-14. Koreans lead

Thats better from Koreans. 14-12 they lead.

Another error. 13-12.

Too many errors. 13-11.

13-9.

12-9 Koreans lead.

What I can see is a lot of rustiness from Koreans. They go to the interval with a 11-8 lead.

Nice angle from Jae Jin. Will restore much confidence. 10-7 Korea.

8-6 Korea.

7-6. Slim lead to Korea.

6-5 to Korea.

2 consecutive unforced errors. 5-4 to China.

4-3. Korea leads.

Fault receiver. 3 all.

2-1. Koreans have to win this to stay in the tie.

1-0 to China.

China wins 21-12

20-12.

19-12.

18-11. Nice smash.

18-10.

18-9.

China have all the luck. 17-8 to Chinese.

16-8.

14-7.

Weak defense from Korea, which is usually one of their strong points. 14-5.

12-5.

11-4. Maybe the Koreans are rusty as they have not played any games?

9-4. Thats more like it.

Miscommunication. 9-2.

8-2.

6-2. Good angled smash.

Long rally to China. 6-1.

Sloppy from Ji Man 4-1 to China.

2-1. Good rally.

1-0 good lift from China.

Bao wins 28-26 21-11

19-10. Hyun Il is not trying anymore. Oops. 20-10.

17-10.

16-8.

15-7. Too little too late?

15-6.

14-5. Bao's going to win this.

12-5 to Bao.

Hyun Il is uncomfortable. 11-4.

10-4 to Bao.

7-4 to Bao after mistake by Lee.

5-3 to Bao.

3-3.

3-1 to China

Bao wins 28-26.

27-26 Bao leads.

26 all!

26-25 to Hyun Il.

25all.

25-24 to Hyun Il.

24 all.

24-23 to Bao.

Crowd chants KO RE A!

23 all.

23-22 to Bao.

22 all

21-21 to Hyun Il. Silly error from Bao

21 all.

21-20 Hyun Il leads.

20 all.

Lucky net for Hyun Il. 20-19

Bao serves into the net. 20-18.

3 match points to Bao. 20-17.

19-17 to Bao.

18-16.

17-15 Bao leads.

Bao leads 16-14.

Scores are leveled. 14 all.

Drift takes Hyun Il's shot out. 14-12 he leads.

14-11.

13-10 Korea.

12-10 to Korea. Good smash from Bao.

12-8 to Korea.

11-6. Interval.

10-6 to Korea. Nice and lucky netplay.

9-5.

8-5. Bao nets. Patient game from Hyun Il.

7-5. Bao's shot out.

6-4 to Hyun Il.

5-4 to Hyun Il. Nice net exchange.

4-4.

3-3.

2-1 to China.

2-0 after some great defense from Bao.

1-0 to China.

Nope. Korea wins 25-23 21-16.

20-16. China saves two. Needs 4 more.

Fu nets a smash. Again. 20-14.

19-14.

Chinese service fault. 19-13.

18-12.

17-11. Koreans leading and should win.

14-10. Good offense from Korea.

Incredible from Koreans. 13-9.

12-9 Koreans leading.

11-9. Second game interval.

10-7 to Koreans.

Nice net shot from Koreans. 9-6.

8-6 to Korea.

7-4. Cai Yun's shot out.

6-4 to Korea.

Cai Yun puts pressure on Koreans. They falter. 5-3.

Cai Yun finds a gap in Koreans. 5-2.

Haifeng nets a smash. 5-1.

Nice smash from Jung. 4-1.

3-1 to Korea.

3-0. Haifeng failed to return a smash.

Bad error in the net by Cai. 2-0 to Korea.

1-0 to Korea.

Koreans only need one. 25-23 to Koreans.

24-23. Koreans have game point for the first time.

23 all.

23-22 to China.

22 all.

22-21 to China.

21 all.

21-20 to Chinese.

20 all.

Long from Koreans. 20-19.

19 all.

Chinese lead at crucial stage. 19-18.

Another successful attack. 18 all.

Attack from China successful. 18-17 to Korea.

18-16 to Korea after a shot by the Koreans go long.

17-15 to Korea.

Nice from Cai Yun. The net master. 16-15.

16-14 to Korea.

Woeful mistake from Cai. 15-14. Korean in front

14 all.

Mistake from China. 14-13.

13-11. Coordinated attack from Koreans.

13-10.

Nice attack by Koreans. 12-10.

12-9.

11-9. NOW, we go to the interval.

Correction, 10-8 to China.

11-8 to China as we go to the first game interval.

10-8 to China.

Scores leveled by Yong Dae. 8-8.

8-7 to China.

Change of pace from Fu. 6-5 to China.

Error from Cai makes it 5all.

Good defense and offence from Koreans. 5-4.

Good rally. Yong Dae finishes it off easily. 5-3.

Yong Dae nets it. 5-1.

4-1 to China. Good smashes.

3-1 to China.

1-0 to China.

Now is: Jung Jae Sung and Lee Yong Dae vs. Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng.

Lin Dan wins the tie 10-21 21-18 21-8

19-8.

16-9.

15-9.

Net kill from Lin. 15-8.

Too hard from Park. 14-8.

13-8.

Nice slice from Lin. 13-7.

Long from Lin. 12-7.

Lucky shot catches the net. Lin leads 12-6.

The mysterious towel reappears. Every Chinese player seems to get it at the break.

Park nets a drop. 11-6.

Good defense by Park. 10-6.

Smash by Lin goes out. 10-5.

10-4 to Lin. Bad error from Park.

9-4 to Lin.

Good smash from Lin. 8-4.

Good change of pace from Lin. 7-4.

Good interception. 6-4 to Lin.

Lin Dan nets it. 5-4.

Lin Dan nets a drop. 5-3.

Park shocked by long serve. 5-2.

Lucky net shot. 4-2 to Lin.

Another bad net shot from Park. 3-2 to Lin.

Park kills it to level it at 2all

Out from Park. 2-1 to Lin.

Smash from Lin. 1all.

1-0 Park.

Lin Dan kills a loose net shot. 21-18. Off to a rubber.

Nice deception from Park. 20-18.

Half drive from Lin Dan gives him 3 game points. 20-17.

Jumping smash from Park finds the line. 19-17.

Nice defense from Park but he nets it. 19-16.

Park kills a loose shot. 18-16.

Failed net shot from Lin. 18-15.

18-14 to Lin.

Half court smash from Park. 17-14.

Long from Park. 17-13.

Lin scores a point by with a half smash half push. 16-13.

Nice twisted body deception from Park. 15-13.

Another failed net shot from Park. 15-12.

Out from Park. 14-12 to Lin.

Park puts it out to let Lin lead by 1. 13-12.

Nice crosscourt smash from Park to level it 12all.

Lin puts it out. 12-11.

Shuttle stays on top of net, then decides to drop into Park's court. 12-10 Lin.

Misjudgement from Lin Dan. 11-10.

Jumping smash by Park is weakly returned by Lin, which is put away promptly. 11-9 to Lin but momentum with Park.

Lift by the Chinese fails. 11-8.

Lin Dan takes an out shot and was punished with a net kill. 11-7.

Nice flat exchanges. But Lin's power prevails. 11-6 he leads at the interval.

Park nets a smash. 10-6.

Equally impressive smash from Park. 9-6.

Good smash from Lin. 9-5.

Nice deception from Park but it goes out. 8-5.

Nice net play from Lin. Or was it just lucky? 7-5.

Drop by Lin doesn't clear the net. 6-5.

Nice defense by Lin. Finishes off with a smash. 6-4 to him.

Lin's shot just out. 5-4.

Park nets a cross court drop. 5-3 to Chinese.

Drift brings Park's smash out. 4-3.

Half court lift from Lin gets put away from Park. 3all.

Same error from Lin. 3-2.

Nice cross court jumping smash from Lin. 3-1.

Lin's lift fails to clear the net. 2-1 to Lin.

Park nets a push. 2-0.

Nice smash from Lin. 1-0 to Lin.

First game to Park. 21-10.

Drift brings Lin's shot out. 20-10. Park has matchpoint.

Incredible defense from Park. 19-10 to Park.

Lin nets a net shot. 18-10.

Wrong choice of shot from Park. 17-10.

Nice cross court drop. 17-9.

Park wins another point but the scoreboard says my scores for Lin are wrong. 16-9.

Incredible from Park. 15-10.

Nice smash from Lin. 14-10. Park being chased.

Too impatient from Park. 14-9, his momentum slightly broken.

Lin replies with an equally lucky net shot. 14-8.

Net shot from Park clips the net. Park leads 14-7. All him now.

Out from Lin. 13-7. Chinese under pressure.

Another deceptive push. 12-7.

Another deceptive push from Park. 11-7 interval.

Patient game and good deception from Park but he nets it. 10-6.

Lin shows his firepower. 10-5.

Nice push deception from Park. 10-4.

Lin sends it wide. 9-4 to Koreans.

Park sends it long. 8-4.

Failed net shot by Park breaks his momentum. 8-3.

Good smash by Park. 8-2 to him.

Good serve by Park left by Lin. 7-2.

Good smash from Park. 6-2.

Lin Dan's baseline smash goes out. 5-2.

Net kill by Park. 4-2.

Cross court push by Park not replied by Lin. 3-2 to Park.

Drift brings Lin's shuttle in for 2all.

Park goes out. 2-1 to Park.

Nice drop by Park. 2-0.

Exciting rally to start the game. Park 1-0 after being patient.

And the game starts.

Players on court warming up now.

Interesting to note the 'pockets of Korean resistance' :).

Istora Senayan has been transformed into a Chinese 'area'. Crowd chants: ZHUNG GUO DUI, JIAYOU!

Not a bad crowd, despite Indonesia's exit.

Players have been introduced.

One minute of silence being observed for the victims of the earthquake.

Announcements being made. A special announcement about the Chinese Earthquake being made.

No suprises:

Lin Dan vs. Park Sung Hwan
Bao Chunlai vs. Lee Hyun Il
Chen Yu vs. Shon Seung Mo
Cai Fu vs. Jung Lee
Guo Xie vs. Hwang Lee

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