National shuttlers consider contract dispute settled<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): National shuttlers consider the contract dispute
\nbetween players and the Badminton Association of Indonesia as
\nsettled.<\/p>\n
\"The contract deal disagreement is finished now, since Pak
\nSoerjadi (the association's chairman) promised to give us the
\nmoney,\" national badminton queen Susi Susanti said.<\/p>\n
Soerjadi said that there was a financial mistake in the
\nassociation's reports and urged officials to solve the problem
\nbefore April.<\/p>\n
The association still has to pay the players US$197,000 for
\ntheir August-September-October contract with Yonex, a Japanese
\nsports equipment company.<\/p>\n
\"The problem is not only the money but more the lack of an
\nhonest and open explanation from officials. I think the problem
\nwas solved after we heard from Pak Soerjadi,\" Alan Budikusuma,
\nthe 1992 Olympic gold medalist, said.<\/p>\n
The nation's top shuttler, Joko Suprianto, said that the
\nplayers were happy to see that Soerjadi wanted to improve
\ncommunication between officials and players.<\/p>\n
Susi gave credit to Soerjadi, who was willing to gather all
\nthe players to explain the problems.<\/p>\n
\"It was not a big problem actually but since there was no
\nopenness between officials and players the situation was getting
\nworse,\" she said.<\/p>\n
About 50 players boycotted the New Year's party at Soerjadi's
\nhouse to protest the late payment of their contract money.<\/p>\n
Taipei Masters<\/p>\n
Indonesia's men's doubles rookie pairing of Chandra Wijaya and
\nSigit Budiarto won the men's doubles title at the Chinese Taipei
\nOpen Sunday after beating their seniors Antonius and Denny
\nKantono, the 1996 Olympic bronze medalists, 15-11, 15-2.<\/p>\n
They also beat their compatriots and Olympic gold medalists
\nRicky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky in the semifinals 15-7, 9-15, 15-
\n12.<\/p>\n
\"Chandra and Sigit's performance was incredible,\" coach Atik
\nJauhari said.<\/p>\n
Chandra and Sigit won the US Open, China Open and Thailand
\nOpen last year.<\/p>\n
A new partnership of Sandiarto and Finarsih beat the South
\nKorean duo Lee Dong-soo and Park Soo-young 15-11, 15-8 in the
\nmixed doubles final. The Indonesian duo beat top seeds Michael
\nSoogard and Rikke Olsen of Denmark 4-15, 17-14, 15-10 in the
\nsemifinals.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the country's young hope Mia Audina failed to
\novercome Camilla Martin of Denmark and lost 10-12, 2-11 in the
\nfinal.<\/p>\n
Mia, who beat Pornsawan Plungwech of Thailand 11-7, 11-0 in
\nthe semifinals, fell victim to her own impatience in trying to
\ndefeat Martin.<\/p>\n
Junior Peter Gade Christensen of Denmark surprisingly beat the
\nOlympic gold medalist Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen, also from Denmark,
\n15-10, 18-15 to win the men's singles final. (yan)<\/p>",
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