Fung Permadi, Zhou Mi wins Korea Open badminton finals<\/p>\n
SEOUL (Agencies): Taiwanese Fung Permadi and Zhou Mi of China
\ntook the singles titles in the Korea Open badminton championships
\non Sunday.<\/p>\n
Fung, a former Indonesian, handed fellow veteran Thomas Stuer-
\nLauridsen his first big defeat in more than a year by beating the
\nDane 17-14, 15-6 for the men's title.<\/p>\n
Fung kept his composure well in an exciting first set where
\nboth players seemed to stretch their limits, then set the pace to
\nforce a frustrated Lauridsen into repeated mistakes at the net in
\nthe second.<\/p>\n
\"It was a bit tough at the start. He's very tall... I just
\ntried to push him to make mistakes,\" Fung said after the victory
\nwhich earned him US$20,000.<\/p>\n
\"I feel good about it. I've worked hard and it's led to
\nsuccessful things,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"I was tired in the second game... but he played well and
\ndeserved to win,\" said Lauridsen, who edged out Indonesian young
\nhopeful Johan Hadikusuma in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
The Dane said that the ankle on which he had surgery last year
\ndid not affect his game.<\/p>\n
Both Fung and Lauridsen said they looked forward to a possible
\nrematch in the Taiwan Open Championships starting on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Zhou Mi fought what she said was a familiar battle with
\ncompatriot and sparring partner Gong Ruina to win the women's
\nfinal 11-6, 13-12 for a $17,250 jackpot.<\/p>\n
Gong, slightly smaller, inched her way back into it in the
\nsecond game with her agility and swift footwork but was unable to
\nquell Zhou's powerful strokes.<\/p>\n
\"It was very difficult for me since we play together in China
\nall the time,\" said Zhou.<\/p>\n
Asked what she would do with her new-found wealth, the
\n19-year-old replied: \"I'll hand it to my mother.\"<\/p>\n
Indonesia, resting most of its top players in the opening
\nevent of the world badminton circuit, managed to win a title
\nafter its second-string men's doubles team of Flandy Limpele and
\nEng Hian beat Jesper Larsen and Jens Eriksen of Denmark 6-15, 15-
\n7, 15-9.<\/p>\n
It was the first title for Flandy and Eng, top seeds here,
\nsince partnering last year.<\/p>",
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