Sony reaches World Junior Championships final<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian boys singles Sony Dwi Kuncoro remains
\nthe only hope for the country as he managed to reach the final of
\nthe World Junior Badminton Championships for the Bimantara Cup in
\nGuangzhou, China.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, Indonesian boys doubles Hendra A Gunawan and
\nMarkis Kidho and mixed doubles Hendra and Lita Nurlita were
\nunable to follow Sony's example.<\/p>\n
Bald-headed Sony, fifth seeded in the championships, had to
\nsweat before ousting Malaysian ninth seed Lee Chong Wei 8-6, 7-4,
\n7-4.<\/p>\n
Team manager Yacob Rusdianto expressed optimism that Sony
\nwould be able to bring home the only title for the country.<\/p>\n
\"Sony has a great chance to win because his opponent is number
\nthree player in the Chinese team. He is the only non-Chinese
\nfinalists But Sony must be very careful tomorrow as he was beaten
\nby the Chinese in the German Open junior,\" Yacob said in his fax.<\/p>\n
Sony will face fourth seeded Bao Chunlai, who upset top seed
\nand compatriot Lin Dan 7-4, 7-2, 0-7, 0-7, 7-1.<\/p>\n
Indonesians Hendra and Markis were outclassed by top seeds
\nSang Yang and Zheng Bo, in the men's doubles and bowed out quite
\neasily 7-4, 7-3, 7-0.<\/p>\n
Sang and Zheng will complete an all-Chinese final against
\nsecond seeds Xie Zhongbo and Cao Chen, who ousted compatriots Sun
\nQi and Jiang Lai 7-3, 7-3, 3-7, 7-1.<\/p>\n
In the mixed doubles, fifth seeds Hendra and Lita worked hard
\nto win the first game, but could not keep up with Chinese second
\nseeds Sang Yang and Zhang Yawen, eventually losing 7-8, 7-3, 7-0,
\n7-4.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian defeat created another all Chinese final with
\nSang and Zhang facing top seeds Zheng Bo and Wei Yili on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Zheng and Wei buried South Korea's hope for sixth seeds Lee
\nJae-jin and Hwang Yu-mi advancing to the final, dispatching them
\neasily 7-4, 7-4, 7-0.<\/p>\n
In the girls singles, China also clinched the title as its top
\nseed Yu Jin beat teammate Wang Rong 7-2, 7-2, 1-7, 7-1 to meet
\nsecond seed Wei Yan, who ousted Yu-Chin Chien of Chinese Taipei
\n7-3, 7-0, 7-0.<\/p>\n
China will also claim the girls doubles title as its top seeds
\nZhang Yawen and Wei Yili beat teammates Zhou Bingqing and Zhang
\nLu 7-1, 7-1, 7-3 to meet second seeds Li Yujia and Zhao Tingting,
\nwho eliminated Wu Ying and Li Yanzhen 7-2, 7-4, 7-0. (yan)<\/p>",
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