Mia not in lineup in RI vs. Holland Uber Cup opener<\/p>\n
Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
A much-awaited contest in the world's women's badminton team
\ncompetition Uber Cup between Indonesian and the Netherlands here
\nnext month might not be as highly charged as expected after Mia
\nAudina was reported on Tuesday not to be included in the lineup
\nfor that match.<\/p>\n
Mia helped Indonesia win the Uber Cup in 1994. She capped a
\nrare feat of winning a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics before
\nswitching allegiance to the Netherlands four years later after
\ngetting married.<\/p>\n
The next Uber Cup, which will be staged concurrently with the
\nmen's competition, the Thomas Cup, will see the return of Mia to
\na scene with which she must already be familiar.<\/p>\n
With Indonesia grouped with the Netherlands, along with
\ndefending champion China, 25-year-old Mia, who took the European
\nChampionship title last week, could be destined for an emotional
\nclash.<\/p>\n
However, it won't happen, at least in the first stage of the
\ncompetition, as she was confirmed not to be in the Netherlands
\nlineup against Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\"I was told by the Netherlands team that Mia would not be
\nplaying against Indonesia,\" Ivana Lie, Indonesia's women's coach,
\nsaid here on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
With China seemingly unstoppable to top the group, Indonesia
\nwill relish the challenge of taking second place to advance to
\nthe next stage.<\/p>\n
\"With Mia not featuring in the lineup against Indonesia, we
\nshould have better prospects of marching past the Netherlands,\"
\nshe said.<\/p>\n
However, she said she had prepared the team for any outcome.<\/p>\n
She said: \"Even if Mia played, the team would be ready for her
\nbecause we know her tactics.\"<\/p>\n
Indonesia's first choice in the singles is Silvi Antarini,
\nwho, had Mia been playing, would have taken her on. She said she
\nwas familiar with Mia's play, having met her twice before.<\/p>\n
She is now likely to have to tackle Yao Jie.<\/p>\n
Silvi speculated on Mia's planned no-show, saying that the
\nlatter did not wish to be booed by Indonesian supporters.<\/p>\n
In her first return to Indonesia after she decided to play for
\nher new country Mia lost to Linda Djaelawidjaja of Indonesia in
\nthe 2000 Indonesia Open.<\/p>\n
The championships will run from May 7 through May 16.
\nIndonesian men will be looking to defend the trophy they have won
\nfive consecutive times.<\/p>\n
Their female compatriots will fancy themselves for a semifinal
\nplace, but prospects look dour after the players' performance in
\nthe run-up to the tournament.<\/p>\n
Silvi, Maria Kristin and Adrianti Firdasari crashed early at
\nlast week's Asian Championships in Kuala Lumpur, in which their
\nmale compatriots triumphed by setting up an all-Indonesia final
\nin the singles and doubles.<\/p>\n
The team moved to Hilton Hotel on Tuesday. They were supposed
\nto start their training session later in the afternoon but it had
\nto be canceled due to fumigation in the Bung Karno Indoor
\nStadium.<\/p>\n
Wednesday's training session is scheduled to start at 3 p.m.
\nfor the Uber Cup team, followed by that for the Thomas Cup team
\nat 7 p.m.<\/p>",
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