Olympic medalists miss World Cup<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Olympic gold medalists Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen of
\nDenmark and South Korean Bang Soo-hyun will miss the Sanyo World
\nCup Badminton Championship next month.<\/p>\n
Second seed Joko Suprianto of Indonesia replaces Hoyer-Larsen
\nas the top seed in the US$190,000 invitational tournament, to be
\nstaged at the Senayan Indoor Stadium from Dec. 11 to Dec. 15.<\/p>\n
Fellow Indonesians Hariyanto Arbi, who is still suffering
\ninjuries, and Alan Budikusuma, the 1992 Olympic gold medalist,
\nare now seeded third and fourth respectively.<\/p>\n
The three host shuttlers are facing tough challenges from Dong
\nJiong of China, the Olympic silver medalist, and another Chinese
\nSun Jun. Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen of Denmark, Malaysian Ong Ewe
\nHock and Fung Permadi of China Taipei can also pose real danger
\nto Indonesian shuttlers.<\/p>\n
Out of the 16 men's shuttlers, only Peter Rasmussen of Denmark
\nhas yet to confirm his participation.<\/p>\n
In the absence of Olympic gold medalist Bang, Susi and Olympic
\nbronze medalist Mia Audina have greater chances of winning the
\nchampionship.<\/p>\n
Both shuttlers can expect daunting opposition from Chinese Ye
\nZhaoying and Wang Chen, seeded third and fifth, and fourth seed
\nCamilla Martin of Denmark, who beat Mia in the Thailand Open
\nfinal.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's best men's doubles team, the Olympic gold
\nmedalists Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky are seeded third only
\nbehind teammates Denny Kantono\/Antonius and Olympic silver
\nmedalists Cheah Soon Kit\/Yap Kim Hock of Malaysia.<\/p>\n
In the women's doubles, Eliza\/Zelin Rosiana are the only
\nIndonesian pair on the list. Their entry, however, looks doubtful
\nafter they withdrew from the Grand Prix Finals earlier in
\nDecember due to measles.<\/p>\n
Chinese world number one doubles Ge Fei\/Gu Jun and Danish pair
\nof Helene Kirkegaard\/Rikke Olsen will be the strongest contenders
\nfor the title.<\/p>\n
World mixed doubles number one Trikus Heryanto\/Minarti Timur
\nare seeded first. Michael Sogaard\/Rikke Olsen of Denmark and
\nChinese Chen Xingdong\/Peng Xingyong are among the world-beating
\npairs expected to attend. (yan)<\/p>",
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