Shuttler Johan top seed in German Open<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Johan Hadikusuma is the top seed in
\nthe German Open, while compatriot Ronny Agustinus has been seeded
\nthird for the US$50,000 tournament which will run from Wednesday
\nto Sunday in Bremen, Germany.<\/p>\n
Johan, ranked 16th in the world, will face Juergen Koch of
\nGermany in his opening match on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Coach Agus Dwi Santoso expressed his hope the two Indonesian
\nshuttlers could improve their world rankings with strong showings
\nin the two-star tournament.<\/p>\n
\"In this tournament they are not looking for experience, but
\nthey are looking to win. In the next two years, they must prove
\nthey are reliable players who can replace their veteran
\ncolleagues,\" Agus said at the Indonesian Badminton Center in
\nCipayung, East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Johan and Ronny, both quarterfinalists in the Indonesia Open
\nin Bali last month, will be sorely tested in Germany by the
\nEuropean shuttlers.<\/p>\n
The towering Thomas Johansson of Sweden, seeded second in the
\ntournament, will be a threat to both players. They must also be
\nwary of dark horse Ji Xinpeng of China, ranked 26th in the world.<\/p>\n
In the women's singles, Zhou Mi of China is the strong
\nfavorite, although Yasuko Mizui and Kanako Yonekura of Japan will
\nnot simply bow out of the tournament without a fight.<\/p>\n
In the men's doubles, Indonesia's Ade Lukas and Santoso
\nSugihardjo are seen as strong contenders. Their way to the title
\nwill not be easy, though, as the top seeded pairing of Peter
\nAxelsson and Par Gunnar Jonsson of Sweden will be looking to
\navenge their loss in the Indonesia Open.<\/p>\n
In the women's doubles, China will likely dominate with its
\nworld number five pairing of Qin Yiyuan and Gao Ling. The Chinese
\nshuttlers will be put to the test by the Japanese duos of Haruka
\nMatsuda and Yoshiko Iwata, and Hiromi Yamada and Naomi Murakami.<\/p>\n
Germany is also hoping for women's doubles glory with its
\nthird seeded pairing of Kareb Stechmann and Nicole Greather.
\nIndonesia will be represented in the women's doubles by Eny
\nWidiowati and Angelina de Pauw.<\/p>\n
In the mixed doubles, Indonesia's is sending Santoso and Eny
\nto attempt to upset the top seeded duo of Michael Keck and Nicol
\nPitro of Germany. (yan)<\/p>",
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