Budi fails to claim his first ever title<\/p>\n
Jakarta, The Jakarta Post<\/p>\n
Indonesian second-stringer Budi Santoso failed to make a major
\nbreakthrough in his badminton career at the men's singles final
\nof the US$125,000 All England at the National Indoor Arena in
\nBirmingham, England on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Budi, currently world number 51, fell victim to world number
\ntwo Chinese Chen Hong who had an easy win of 7-4, 7-5, 7-1, as
\nreported by AFP.<\/p>\n
The result, however, was a consolation of its kind, as
\nIndonesia did not field its strongest men's singles shuttlers.<\/p>\n
World Champion Hendrawan had to pull out of the four-star
\nevent due to illness. Taufik Hidayat could not play following the
\ndispute between the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI),
\nwith its Singaporean colleague SBA over Taufik's move to the
\nisland state.<\/p>\n
Five other Indonesian shuttlers fell in the earlier stages of
\nthe prestigious event.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-min
\nof South Korea defeated first-seed of Jens Eriksen and Mette
\nSchjoldager from Denmark to grab the mixed doubles title.<\/p>\n
The South Korean pair defeated the Danes with an easy victory
\nof 7-3, 7-3, 7-0 to mark the return of South Korean shuttlers in
\nmajor badminton Grand Prix tournaments.<\/p>\n
Although providing a hard-fought match in the women's singles,
\nChinese Gong Ruina failed to come from behind, and fell victim to
\nDane Camilla Martin.<\/p>\n
The fifth seed Dane won the title with a 7-5, 8-6, 7-3 victory
\nover the third seed Chinese.<\/p>\n
The failure to grab the women's singles had to be a hard blow
\nfor the Chinese, as there were three Chinese semifinalists. The
\ntwo others were Dai Yun and first seed Zhou Mi.<\/p>\n
A delighted Martin described the achievement similar to being
\n\"alone with the Chinese army.\"<\/p>\n
\"It is very special to me,\" the Dane said. \"I knew I had a
\nchance once I got to the final because I have beaten Gong four
\ntimes before, but I tried not to think about it because I would
\nget too nervous.\"<\/p>\n
Playing later in the day, South Korean Ha Tae-kwon and Kim
\nDong-moon won the men's doubles title by defeating former
\nIndonesian national shuttlers Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele, now
\nplaying for England, 7-2, 7-2, 1-7, 7-3.<\/p>\n
China secured one title in the women's doubles, following an
\nall-Chinese final between first seed Gao Ling and Huang Sui
\nagainst compatriots second seeds Wei Yili and Zhang Jiewen.<\/p>",
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