RI dominates men's doubles, Mia loses in quarterfinals<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia maintained its supremacy in the men's
\ndoubles as women's singles seeded players were upset in the
\nquarterfinals of the US$150,000 Sanyo Indonesia Open on Friday.<\/p>\n
Former Indonesia's Uber Cup toast Mia Audina, who is now
\nplaying for the Netherlands, became the biggest seeded casualty
\nas she was sent packing by her ex-teammate Lidya Djaelawidjaja
\nwho won 8-11, 11-9, 11-0 for a place in Saturday's semifinals.<\/p>\n
Mia fought not only Lidya's resilience, but a crowd of some
\n2,000 who booed and jeered her throughout the match. The Olympic
\nsilver medalist Mia was unable to cope with the pressure, losing
\nher concentration and the match.<\/p>\n
"I caught a cold after yesterday's match and I didn't feel
\nwell," she told a post-match conference. "I'm not disappointed
\nwith the result. If I can't win here, I'll focus my attention on
\nthe Olympic Games."<\/p>\n
Lidya said: "I tried to play long rallies but Mia was very
\ngood in her strokes. I was very tense in the first game but in
\nthe second she was powerless and started to make unforced errors.
\nIn the third game I played more relaxed."<\/p>\n
Mia expressed her disappointment with the spectators, who
\nshouted bad words including "Belanda Depok" (Dutch from Depok)
\nand "pengkhianat" (traitor).<\/p>\n
"I used to give my best for Indonesia but why don't the
\nspectators appreciate what I have done for the country."<\/p>\n
Lidya was of the same opinion. "I felt sorry for Mia because
\nthe spectators were really cruel. They said bad things about
\nher."<\/p>\n
Lidya will meet top seed Camilla Martin of Denmark, who had to
\nstretch muscles to defeat Kanako Yonekura of Japan 11-4, 7-11,
\n11-5.<\/p>\n
In another match, eighth seeded Marina Andrievskaya of Sweden
\nbowed out to Wang Chen of Hong Kong 6-11, 4-11. Wang will play
\nKelly Morgan of Wales, who won over Judith Meulendijks of the
\nNetherlands 11-4, 11-1.<\/p>\n
In the men's singles, giant killer Roslin Hashim of Malaysia
\ncruised to the semifinals after eliminating Park Tae-sang of
\nSouth Korea 15-11, 15-8.<\/p>\n
Roslin is scheduled to face home teen idol Taufik Hidayat, who
\nhad to struggle before overcoming Agus Hariyanto of Hong Kong 12-
\n15, 15-3, 15-11.<\/p>\n
"The chance to win the event remains open wide. I have met
\nTaufik two times and I only won once," Roslin said.<\/p>\n
Taufik, the only seeded survivor in the tournament, said: "I
\nfelt very tired even before the match began. I don't have enough
\npreparation specially for my physical fitness because I had to
\ntake five days off due to my back injury."<\/p>\n
The other semifinals will see Johan Hadikusuma of Indonesia
\nagainst Ong Ewe Hock of Malaysia. Unseeded Johan fought
\nheroically against a nasty case of diarrhea Thursday evening
\nbefore eliminating Malaysian Yap Yong Jyen 15-8, 13-15, 15-8.<\/p>\n
"I was very exhausted. I couldn't sleep last night due to the
\nillness and I felt so weak. It's because I bought food on the
\nstreet and I have to accept the consequences," he said.<\/p>\n
In the men's doubles, top seeded Candra Wijaya and Tony
\nGunawan led Indonesia's campaign for the title. They fought tooth
\nand nail to beat Malaysian archrivals Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan
\nWah 17-14, 15-11.<\/p>\n
"We had followed their type of playing. They were forced to
\nplay drives before the net and it was a bit hard in the first
\ngame because we were against the wind," Tony said.<\/p>\n
Sigit Budiarto and Halim Heryanto stole the attention of the
\nspectators in a thrilling match against Simon Archer and Nathan
\nRobertson of England. The Indonesians took the semifinals berth
\nafter winning 15-13, 5-15, 15-9.<\/p>\n
With Ricky Subagja\/Rexy Mainaky and Flandy Limpele\/Eng Hian
\nalso making it to the semifinals, Indonesia has now secured the
\nmen's doubles crown. (yan)<\/p>\n
Results<\/p>\n
Men's singles<\/p>\n
Johan Hadikusuma (Ina) bt Yap Yong Jyen (Mal) 15-8, 13-15, 15-8
\nRoslin Hashim (Mal) bt Park Tae-sang (Kor) 15-11, 15-8
\nTaufik Hidayat (Ina) bt Agus Hariyanto (Hkg) 12-15, 15-3, 15-11
\nOng Ewe Hock (Mal) bt Lee Hyun-il (Kor) 15-4, 7-15, 15-9<\/p>\n
Women's singles<\/p>\n
Lidya Djaelawidjaja (Ina) bt Mia Audina (Ned) 8-11, 11-9, 11-0
\nCamilla Martin (Den) bt Kanako Yonekura (Jpn) 11-4, 7-11, 11-5
\nKelly Morgan (Wal) bt Judith Meulendijks (Ned) 11-4, 11-1
\nWang Chen (Hkg) bt Marina Andrievskaya (Swe) 11-6, 11-4<\/p>\n
Men's doubles<\/p>\n
Candra Wijaya\/Tony Gunawan (Ina) bt Choong Tan Fook\/Lee Wan Wah
\n(Mal) 17-14, 15-11
\nSigit Budiarto\/Halim Heryanto (Ina) bt Simon Archer\/Nathan Ro
\nbertson (Gbr) 15-13, 5-15, 15-9
\nRicky Subagja\/Rexy Mainaky (Ina) bt Reony Mainaky\/Hermono Yuwono
\n(Ina) 15-11, 15-10
\nFlandy Limpele\/Eng Hian (Ina) bt Nova Widianto\/Endra Mulyajaya
\n(Ina) 15-11, 15-5<\/p>\n
Women's doubles<\/p>\n
Joanne Goode\/Donna Kellogg (Gbr) bt Minarti Timur\/Zelin Resiana
\n(Ina) 15-5, 1-0 (ret)
\nCarmelita\/Emma Ermawati (Ina) bt Ernita\/Yunita (Ina) 15-6, 15-6
\nNicole van Hooren\/Lotte Jonathans (Ned) bt Diah Novita\/Rossy
\nRiani (Ina) 15-4, 15-7
\nEtty Tantri\/Cynthia Tuwankotta (Ina) bt Indarti Issoliana\/Vita
\nMarissa 15-5, 15-6<\/p>\n
Mixed doubles<\/p>\n
Michael Sogaard\/Rikke Olsen (Den) bt Chris Hunt\/Donna Kellogg
\n(Gbr) 15-5, 17-14
\nBambang Suprianto\/Zelin Resiana (Ina) bt Chris Bruil\/Erica van
\nden Heuvel (Ned) 15-12, 15-10
\nTri Kusharyanto\/Minarti Timur (Ina) bt Halim Heryanto\/Indarti
\nIssoliana (Ina) 15-4, 15-7
\nSimon Archer\/Joanne Goode (Gbr) bt Jens Eriksen\/Mette Schjoldager
\n(Den) 8-15, 15-5, 15-2<\/p>",
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