Candra, Halim go down in finals<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Candra Wijaya and Halim Haryanto flopped in the finals as the 19-
\nmember Indonesian badminton team will arrive home without any
\ngold from the Denmark Open.<\/p>\n
After taking the scalp of world champions Laars Paske and
\nJonas Rasmussen en route to the finals, Candra\/Halim were beaten
\nby the Korean pairing of Ha Tae-kwon and Kim Dong-moon on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Indonesians mounted a remarkable surge in the opening set
\nwhen, trailing 7-13, they upped their play to fight back and win
\n17-16. The scores of the match could be followed live on
\nwww.worldbadminton.com.<\/p>\n
But in the remaining games, they were easily beaten, 6-15, 8-
\n15.<\/p>\n
It was the first meeting between the two pairs. Though,
\nCandra, who teamed up with Sigit Budiarto, had met the Koreans
\nfive times with the Indonesian losing three.<\/p>\n
Candra and Sigit parted ways after the world championships,
\nwhere they were defeated by Paaske\/Rasmussen. Sigit now has a new
\npartner Tri Kusharyanto. They fell in the third round, however.<\/p>\n
Despite the defeat, the finals showing proved to be good
\nprogress for Candra\/Halim as it was only their third tournament
\ntogether after exiting in the third round in the Malaysia Open
\nand making the semifinals in the Indonesia Open.<\/p>\n
The Denmark Open concluded on Sunday with China again emerging
\nas the big winners by taking three of the five titles on offer.<\/p>\n
To the alarm of any of its rivals, those three titles were
\nfought out in all-Chinese finals.<\/p>\n
South Korea took two victories, both coming courtesy of Kim
\nDong-moon. With his female partner Ra Kyung-min, he helped the
\nteam grab the mixed doubles with a 17-16, 15-10 victory over
\ncompatriots Kim Yong-hyun\/Lee Hyo-jung.<\/p>\n
2003 Denmark Open finals
\nMen's singles: Lin Dan (Chn) bt Chen Yu (Chn) 15-4, 15-6
\nWomen's singles: Gong Ruina (Chn) bt Zhou Mi (Chn) 4-11, 13-10,
\n11-3
\nMen's doubles: Ha Tae-kwon\/Kim Dong-moon (Kor) bt Candra
\nWijaya\/Halim Haryanto (Ina) 16-17, 15-6, 15-8
\nWomen's doubles: Zhang Dan\/Zhang Yawen (Chn) vs Yang Wei\/Zhang
\nJiewen (Chn) ...(TO BE UPDATED)
\nMixed doubles: Kim Dong-moon\/Ra Kyung-min (Kor) bt Kim Yong-
\nhyun\/Lee Hyo-jung (Kor) 17-16, 15-10<\/p>",
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