Milo junior meet attracts eight countries<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Milo Junior Indonesia Open badminton championships, which
\nwill start next week in Surabaya, East Java, has attracted
\nforeign players.<\/p>\n
Seven countries with a total of 30 players will add to the
\nbulk of the local hopefuls for the 2002 event. The seven nations
\nare Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Belgium, Sweden and
\nBrunei Darussalam.<\/p>\n
Only Japan and Brunei Darussalam joined the 2001 event in
\nSalatiga, Central Java.<\/p>\n
The 2002 tournament will be staged at the Sudirman Sports Hall
\nfor five days from Tuesday to Saturday. On offer is US$10,000 in
\ncash prizes.<\/p>\n
The home side will be represented by the junior squad from the
\nTraining Center in Cipayung, East Jakarta, 25 clubs from Java and
\noutside Java, and five Milo teams.<\/p>\n
"We have around 310 players in the competition. With more
\ncountries taking part than last year, I can say this event, as
\nfar as numbers is concerned, will be a success," Minarni
\nSudaryanto, from the organizing committee, said in Surabaya when
\ncontacted by The Jakarta Post on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Minarni, a 1970s Indonesian badminton star, said the
\ntournament would use the seven-point format, although it could
\nshift to the old format -- 15 points for male singles, doubles
\nand 11 points for female singles -- if participants so wished.<\/p>\n
The play format issue has returned to the spotlight, after an
\nInternational Badminton Federation (IBF) congress in Guangzhou in
\nMay decided to switch back to the old system after the seven-
\npoint system was tried out for two years but had apparently
\nfailed to impress.<\/p>\n
"We will still play the seven-point format as planned given
\nthat the old format will not be readopted until August. However,
\nthe option is still open and we will hold a technical meeting on
\nSunday," Minarni said.<\/p>\n
Five events will be staged: boys' singles, doubles, girls'
\nsingles and doubles, and mixed doubles.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 2001 runner-up Dewi Tira Arisandi and Holvy De
\nPauw, both members of the training center, are top seeds in the
\ngirls' and boys' singles categories respectively.<\/p>",
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