Selection of national badminton team starts<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta's junior badminton players dominated the
\nselection tournament for the national team, but will have to wait
\nand see if the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) approves
\ntheir promotions.<\/p>\n
Vidre Wibowo of Tangkas Club Jakarta topped the standings for
\nthe boys singles after winning five matches and dropping one
\nduring the round-robin competition. Dwi Retnowati of club Jaya
\nRaya, also from Jakarta, won all of her matches in the girls
\nsingles event.<\/p>\n
The pairing of Rossi and Diah Novita of Jaya Raya finished
\nfirst in girls doubles, while Tangkas' Nova Widianto and Upi Ch
\nwon the mixed doubles. The boys pairing of Andreas and Luluk were
\nthe only non-Jakarta winners in the tournament.<\/p>\n
The chief of athletes development affairs at PBSI, Mangombar
\nFerdinand Siregar, said that a team of selectors would decide as
\nsoon as possible the number of junior players who deserve
\npromotion to the country's elite team.<\/p>\n
\"Even the winners have not secured promotions. We will simply
\nrecommend their inclusion to the selectors, who have the final
\nword,\" Siregar said. \"The number of new recruits will also depend
\non our financial situation.\"<\/p>\n
He said the selectors would ask for the approval of PBSI's
\nchairman before publishing the list of promoted shuttlers.<\/p>\n
PBSI nominated five players for promotion before the beginning
\nof the five-day selection tournament, which ended on Friday,
\nbecause they won at least three interclub tournaments last year.
\nThese five shuttlers are boys singles Arief Rasidi, girls singles
\nNiniek Masrikah and Atu Rosalina, and the boys doubles pairing of
\nDenny Setiawan and Donny Prasetyo.<\/p>\n
A coach at the Lippo Bandung club, Sidik, suggested that the
\nPBSI hold a selection tournament every two years at the most,
\ninstead of the current practice of holding the tournament every
\nyear.<\/p>\n
\"A year is not enough for a new recruit to perform his or her
\nbest. If the PBSI finds certain players fail to meet their
\nstandards before the two-year probation period ends, it can pick
\nplayers from the previous selection tournament as replacements,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
Sidik said ideally the PBSI would arrange a four-year training
\nprogram, with the ultimate goal of winning gold medals at the
\nOlympic Games.<\/p>\n
Siregar said that the PBSI would use age, international
\nachievements, personality, commitment and discipline to decide
\nwhether to keep or expel a national team member. (yan)<\/p>",
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