The 2018 All England championship has started from Wednesday (14/03/18) to Thursday (15/03/18) in the morning. In the first half there are a few surprises where a lot of superior players have to run aground.
Indeed, All England itself famous for 'haunted' for the leading players. One representative of Indonesia, Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu who occupy the 6th seed must also be halted in the first round.
Then, which flagship player should be eliminated in the first round of All England 2018? Quoted from tournamentsoftware.com, this is a superior player who must be eliminated.
1. Ratchanok Intanon
The opening party played at the 2018 All England championship is the women's singles party, with Thailand's flagship Ratchanok Intanon facing Michelle Li (Canada).
Ratchanok who is also a seeded 3, unexpectedly lost through the game rubber game with a score of 15-21, 21-14, and 19-21 with a duration of 67 minutes. Ratchanok's loss to Michelle Li (Canada) is the first surprise in the All England 2018.
2. Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu
Indonesian players also did not escape the impression of 'haunted' All England. Double Indonesian flagship daughter, Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu must be subdued from Bulgarian player Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva. Greysia / Apriyani occupies the 6th seed of the All England championship this year.
Reporting from Badmintonindonesia.org, Greysia / Apriyani unable to get out of the opponent's pressure so it must be subject to the Bulgarian players. Greysia / Apriyani lost 11-21, 19-21 in 48 minutes.
3. Liu Cheng/Zhang Nan
The Chinese men's doubles champion Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan who occupies the 4th seed also have to run aground in the early round of All England 2018. Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan lost to Taipe player Liao Min Chun / Su Ching Heng with twin scores 20-22, 20-22 .
4. Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda
Men's Japanese double, Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda who occupies the 5th seed must be subdued from the Malaysian players in the first round. Takeshi / Keigo lost to Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong (Malaysia) with two straight sets 13-21, 17-21.
5. Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet
Hong Kong's mixed doubles, Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet lost in the first round of the All England 2018. The 3 seeds lost out to Japan's Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino with a rubber game game 21-18, 18-21, 16-21.
6. Chou Tien Chen
German Open champion last week, Chou Tien Chen did not escape the impression of 'haunted' All England. Chou Taipe player who occupies the 8th seed, lost to Prannoy H.S (India) with game rubber 21-9, 18-21, and 18-21.
7. Sung Ji Hyun
Korean singles player Sung Ji Hyun, who is seeded sixth seed of the 2018 All England championship, had to lose in the first round. Sung must surrender from Japanese player Aya Ohori with straight game 16-21, 17-21.
That's 7 seeded players who immediately eliminated in round 1 All England 2018 which was held on Wednesday (14/3/2018) yesterday