These are the groups for the second round.

Division 1
Names
Hue Tu
Andrew (Andi) Lovell
Carl Khor (Replaces Bhaskar Balan)
Hardjo Santoso
Divison 2
Group 1	Group 2
Naresh Vis	Andrew Khor
Mikhail Khvotachev	Vivian Zhu
Richard Omobogie	Fraxis S.
Gene Ong	Aston Khor

 

Congratulations to the following players for advancing to the second round.

 

 

Division 1
Brackets	Names
Bracket 1 [Click Here]	Hue Tu
Bracket 2 [Click Here]	Andrew (Andi) Lovell
Bracket 3 [Click Here]	Carl Khor (Replaces Bhaskar Balan)
Wild Card	Hardjo Santoso
Divison 2
Bracket 1 [Click Here]	Naresh Vis
Bracket 2 [Click Here]	Andrew Khor
Bracket 3 [Click Here]	Mikhail Khvotachev
Bracket 4 [Click Here]	Richard Omobogie
Bracket 5 [Click Here]	Vivian Zhu
Wild Card	Fraxis S.
Wild Card	Gene Ong
Wild Card	Aston Khor

 

Click Here For The Overall Summary of Round 1

 

 

 

League Brackets:

 

Division 1
Bracket 1	Bracket 2	Bracket 3
Hue Tu*	Irnov Efendi*	Bhaskar Balan*
Hardjo Santoso	Andre Chionh	Harish Reddy
Thomas Philip	Noi Paisal	Kim Myeong
Nibu Paul	Andy Lovell	Carl Khor

 

 

 

Division 2
Bracket 1	Bracket 2	Bracket 3	Bracket 4	Bracket 5
Naresh Vis*	Andrew Khor*	Mikhail Khvotchev*	Richard Omobogie*	Sonny Nguyen*
Gary Pittman	David Boone	Aston Khor	Fraxys Sihotang	Saibun Tjuatja
Chee-Chin Wong	Elisabet Pittman	Yualdo Yudoprawiro	Gene Ong	Vivian Zhu
Kim V	Kai K	Tiffany Chan	Uma Fergusson	Sudeep Bile

 

* = Team Captains

 

 

 

And some rules:

 

Teams may agree to play their match anywhere in the DFW area as long as all team members agree and approve. The venue must be properly communicated to the DBC league organizers before the match begins at least 2 days prior to the match.

 

All matches will be the best of 3 sets with the new 21-point system. In the event of a 20-point tie-breaker, the first to get two point advantages wins.

 

GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AND CONDUCT ARE EXPECTED BY ALL PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS. All players shall refrain from all un-sportsmanship like conduct including, but not limited to, yelling, swearing , and racquet pounding or derogatory remarks about other players or line calls. All calls shall stand. And when in doubt, the call should favor the opponent.

 

 

Headlines:

 

1.         Noi Paisal/Andy Lovell Vs Irnov effendi/Andre Chionh [Group 2]

            Winner:  Noi and Andy        Score:  21-18, 21-18

 

Reverchon, Mon June 16th, 2008

          Class A division kicked off with this match. Within the first few points the intensity of a league match as opposed to regular play was obvious. Noi and Andy finished on the top with the score reading 21-18, 21-18. Both the teams started…Read More

on an aggressive note. Almost every “clear” was treated with a smash to try and take an early lead.

          Irnov surprised the opposition with some interesting variety by mixing up smashes with cross court slices. Though it set them up well, they were unable to close out the points. Andy and Noi persevered defensively to weather the initial storm and were able to extend the rallies. This seemed to bother their opponents as they were running out of options. The prolonged rallies also seemed to tire out Andre as the match progressed thereby leading to critical mistakes. Also Andy Lovell displayed some tremendous quickness at the net and created enough pressure on the opposition to set up a victory.

 

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2.         Bhaskar Balan/Harish Reddy Vs Kim Myeong/Carl Khor [Group 3]

            Winner: Bhaskar/Harish      Score: 18-21, 21-19, 21-19

Reverchon, Mon June 16th, 2008

           This was an absolute thriller that had everybody on the edge of their seats and could have gone either way…Read More

           But Harish and Bhaskar displayed nerves of steel to clinch the match by a whisker. The first game was close until 10 points each. Kim turned it on with some persistent smashes and Carl cut off the returns to secure an 18-12 lead. Just when the result for the first game seemed to be a forgone conclusion, Harish provided some consistent play from the backcourt for Bhaskar to control the game at the net and draw even at 18 points each. But Carl took the next 3 points to avoid any further damage and won the first game for his team.

            What followed in game 2 was a see-saw battle with either team failing to hold on to the lead. Harish was under some heavy fire but he held his nerve at the crucial moments to win it 21-19.

            The deciding game started off with both teams trying tricky serves to get cheap points and create some lead. Bhaskar went all out with his jump smashes to stay ahead in game 3. Though it was effective, the score was 19-20 with Carl serving to equalize. A short serve from Carl gave the much need reprieve for Bhaskar and Harish to seal the deal.

 

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3.        Hue Tu/Thomas Philip Vs Nibu Paul/Hardjo Santoso [Group 1]

           Winner: Nibu Paul/Hardjo Santoso       Score:  21-19, 24-22

 

Reverchon, Mon June 16th, 2008

            Before the match started there was a certain buzz since Hue Tu was stepping onto the floor. Also on the opposite side was Nibu who is gaining the reputation of a tricky player. The match started off slowly with both teams relying on…Read More

placement rather than speed. Nibu’s placement found its mark and Thomas struggled to read the game plan. Hue countered with a strategy of his own to level the game at 19 each. But the combination of Hue and Thomas lacked the spark to come through in critical situations.
            Game 2 saw a better play from Thomas but the script was similar to the previous game. Too many mistakes cost Hue and Thomas the match.

 

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