China sweeps World Junior c'ships title<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian junior badminton team went away
\nempty-handed after their sole survivor in the boys' singles, Sony
\nDwi Kuncoro, surrendered to Chinese Bao Chunlai 1-7, 5-7, 7-1, 5-
\n7 at the World Junior Badminton Championships for the Bimantara
\nCup.<\/p>\n
With Bao's victory, China completed a clean sweep to grab the
\ntitle before the home crowd at Guangzhou, China.<\/p>\n
Another event saw Wei Yan beat Wang Rong 3-0 to win the girls'
\nsingles title, while girls' duo Zhang Yawen and Wei Yili
\noutclassed Li Yujia and Zhao Tingting 3-1 to win the girl's
\ndoubles title.<\/p>\n
Duo Sang Yang and Zheng Bo outclassed compatriot Xie Zhongbo
\nand Chao Chen 3-1 in the boy's doubles event. Sang and Zhang won
\nthe mixed doubles title after they overcame Zheng and Wei 3-0.<\/p>\n
Indonesian team manager Yacob Rusdianto said the overall
\nresults had met the target set by the Badminton Association of
\nIndonesia (PBSI).<\/p>\n
\"All shuttlers have reached PBSI's target, which includes the
\nfinalist in the boy's singles event and semifinalists in the
\nboy's doubles and the mixed doubles. Our shuttlers also finished
\nin the top four in the team event,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Reviewing Sony's performance, Yacob said Sony had difficulties
\nin countering Bao, who is a lefthanded player.<\/p>\n
\"In the first two sets, Sony could not free himself from Bao's
\npressure and failed to return the shuttlecock to Bao's court.
\nSony showed a good sign of rebound in the third set. In the last
\nset, Sony managed to lead 4-0 but Bao was able to catch up with
\nhim and ended the match 7-5,\" he said.<\/p>\n
In Ipoh, Malaysia, Indonesian Budi Santoso won the 2000 Ipoh
\nMasters title here on Sunday after he outclassed home favorite
\nRoslin Hashim 15-7, 15-5.<\/p>\n
Another Malaysian, Wong Choong Hann, had to lose one set
\nbefore he claimed third place. He beat Pulella Gopichand of India
\n17-16, 7-15, 15-11.<\/p>\n
Malaysian pair Lee Wan Wah and Choong Tan Fook took sweet
\nrevenge over Indonesian new pair Tony Gunawan and Rexy Mainaky
\n15-8, 15-9 to claim the men's doubles title. Tony and Rexy
\ncrushed Lee and Choong for the Asian badminton championships
\ntitle in Jakarta last week.<\/p>\n
Indonesian Candra Wijaya and Eng Hian won the third place
\nafter beating Jens Eriksen and Jesper Larsen from Denmark 15-11,
\n15-13. (ivy)<\/p>",
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