No Indonesian shuttlers left in Swiss Open<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has suffered another humiliating
\ndefeat, with none of its players reaching the final round of
\nanother Grand Prix series tournament, this time the Swiss Open.<\/p>\n
China, on the other hand, continues to go from strength to
\nstrength: the finals in the event's men's singles, women's
\nsingles and women's doubles are to be contested solely by Chinese
\nshuttlers.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's sole hope in the men's singles, Hendrawan, failed
\nto take revenge against Chinese Xia Xuanze, who won the All
\nEngland title last week, in the semifinals of the four-star
\ncompetition in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Eighth seed Hendrawan, whose last major achievement was
\nrunner-up in the 1998 Asian Games, managed to overcome Xia, who
\ndefeated him in the All England quarterfinals. Unfortunately, the
\nIndonesian, who only recovered from typhoid late last month,
\nfailed to fulfill his ambition and had to bow out 11-15, 15-8,
\n11-15 in one hour and five minutes to Xia.<\/p>\n
Xia, sixth seeded here, will face compatriot Ji Xinpeng, fifth
\nseeded in the tournament, in Sunday's final. Ji earned a
\ncomfortable win thanks to Kenneth Jonassen of Denmark, who
\nretired after losing 10-15 in the first game. World Badminton did
\nnot report on the cause of his retirement.<\/p>\n
In the men's doubles, Indonesians Flandy Limpele and Eng Hian
\nsuffered a humiliating defeat against top seeds Kim Dong-moon and
\nHa Tae-kwon of South Korea 5-15, 1-15, in just 36 minutes.<\/p>\n
Kim and Ha will face the Danish pair of Jens Eriksen and
\nJesper Larsen. Fourth seeds Eriksen and Larsen managed to upset
\nsecond seeds Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung of South Korea 15-9,
\n10-15, 15-12, in one hour and 27 minutes.<\/p>\n
Top seed Dai Yun is closer to fulfilling her ambition of
\nwinning the tournament after she eliminated teammate Han Jingna
\n11-1, 11-3, in only 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
However, Dai will face compatriot Gong Ruina, second seeded
\nhere, in Sunday's final. Gong also earned an easy win over South
\nKorean Lee Kyung-won 11-4, 11-2 in only 22 minutes.<\/p>\n
The women's doubles final will also see a battle between
\nChinese duos. Third seeds Qin Yiyuan and Gao Ling surprisingly
\nupset top seeds Ra Kyung-min and Chung Jae-hee of South Korea 15-
\n8, 15-13. Qin and Gao will face unseeded teammates Huang Nanyan
\nand Yang Wei, who upset the third seeds Yim Kyung-jin and Lee
\nHyo-jung of South Korea 15-10, 15-11.<\/p>\n
In the mixed doubles, top seed Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-min
\nof South Korea easily defeated Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager
\nof Denmark 15-4, 15-3. The Koreans will face fifth seeds Zhang
\nJun and Gao Ling of China. The Chinese tamed little-known
\nKhunakorn Sudhisodhi and Saralee Thuntongkham of Thailand 15-9,
\n15-12. (yan)<\/p>",
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