HAFIZ Hashim can look forward to making amends for his poor performance in the Malaysia Open as the seedings of the German Open should grant him an easier draw.
Hafiz, who last made the final of a grand prix event in 2005, is the eighth seed and this means he will not meet top seed Bao Chunlai and second seed Chen Long, both from China, at least until the quarter-finals.
The Malaysia Open was Hafiz's worst performance in the Super Series as he lost to Hsieh Yu Hsing of Taiwan in the first round and the shuttler has been training hard to put up a decent performance in the German Open.
Meeting either rolex replica of the China shuttlers will be a blessing in disguise as Hafiz will have the chance to prove that he still has what it takes to beat quality shuttlers.
Veteran Wong Choong Hann is Malaysia's highest seed at No 3 but going by his current form, it will be difficult to see him justifying his seeding, let alone surpass it.
In the women's singles, sixth seed Wong Mew Choo has a more difficult task in the presence of World No 2 Wang Lin of China and her compatriot Wang Xin, who won the Malaysia Open, in her bid to reach the semi-finals of a Super Series or grand prix event for the first time since the Malaysia Open grand prix gold last June.
Cheap lace front wigsAlthough Mew Choo won the World Super Series Masters Finals in December, it was in the absence of players from China, South Korea and Japan.
Should Mew Choo avoid the two China players in the last eight, she is likely to play either Germany's third seed Juliane Schenk or fourth seed Yap Jie of the Netherlands, whom the Malaysian has beaten in several meetings.
Lydia Cheah is ranked 16th in the tournament and she may meet one of the top eight seeds in the preliminary rounds.
embroidered patches In the men's doubles, professional pairs Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah and Gan Teik Chai-Tan Bin Shen are the top seeds and third seeds respectively while Chan Peng Soon-Lim Khim Wah are the highest seeded back-up pair at No 6.
Ong Soon Hock-Hoon Thien How and Mak Hee Chun-Lim Khim Wah must also take advantage of the absence of top pairs to aim for the title as their performance in the German Open will determine their place in the Thomas Cup squad.
It will also be an early test for Tan Kim Her who is set to start working with the three pairs next week.
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