Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya<\/p>\n
Ni Putu Timy and Devota Rahawarin weathered a semifinal scare
\nto reach the women's final of the LA Menthol Indonesia Open beach
\nvolleyball championship here on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Timy and Devota, the winners of the previous two legs of the
\nseries in Yogyakarta and Semarang, were a game down before
\nregrouping to take a 19-21, 21-17, 16-14 victory over Engel
\nBertha Kaize and Ninik Nuraida in 49 minutes at the Surabaya
\nPlaza parking lot.<\/p>\n
\"After the loss in the opening game, we changed tactics. I
\ntold Devota to restrain herself from showy but ineffective hard
\nsmashes. A return, though weak, if played accurately, would get
\npoints,\" Timy said.<\/p>\n
Their opponents must be ruing their missed opportunity to
\navenge their defeat in Yogyakarta, especially after leading 12-10
\nand 13-11 in the deciding game thanks to Ninik's strong smashing
\nand the poor serves of Devota.<\/p>\n
With victory within reach, the pair suffered a fatal lapse in
\ndefense.<\/p>\n
Timy and Devota, who earlier defeated Lim Poh Hong and Iswari
\nof Malaysia 21-8, 21-11, will face Luk Teck Eng and Shun Bing,
\nthe surprise 21-18, 21-18 winners over second series runners-up
\nG. Kesenee and T. Arawan of Thailand, on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Local pairings dominated the men's tournament, with all
\nIndonesian contests in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
The last foreign team to exit the tournament was Ben Newton
\nand Peter Jones. The Australians fought to the end before losing
\nto Andi Iswahyudi and Mashudin of East Java 21-16, 15-21, 19-17
\nin the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
The Indonesians then lost to compatriots Andy Ardiansyah and
\nSupriadi, 21-15, 21-13. The latter play Agus Salim and Koko
\nPrasetyo, who held off Yogyakarta's Agus Himawan and Suratno for
\na 21-11, 19-21, 15-12 victory.<\/p>\n
It will be the third match in the Indonesian Open to pit both
\npairs, with Andy and Supriadi leading 2-0.<\/p>\n
After Sunday's finals the players will head to Jakarta for the
\ngrand finals, reserved for the top 24 teams based on rankings
\nfrom the previous three legs in the series.<\/p>",
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