Surprising Simon beats seed in Korea<\/p>\n
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Indonesian men's singles player Simon Santoso upset the form
\nbook and a strong opening game challenge from 10th seed Agus
\nHariyanto of Hong Kong on Tuesday in the first round of the
\nNoonnoppi Korea Open 2005.<\/p>\n
In the first meeting of the two players, unseeded Simon had
\nthe upper hand throughout, winning 15-11, 15-1 over the
\nIndonesian-born player in Incheon.<\/p>\n
In the second round on Wednesday, 19-year-old Simon will meet
\nhome player Choi Sang-Won, who defeated Japan's Koichi Saeki 15-
\n13, 15-10 in the first round, according to the tournament's
\nofficial website www.koreaopen.or.kr.<\/p>\n
Both Simon and Choi have yet to meet in competition.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) sent Simon in the
\nmen's singles, three men's doubles pairs -- Luluk Hadiyanto\/Alven
\nYulianto, Candra Wijaya\/Sigit Budiarto, Markis Kidho\/Hendra
\nSetiawan -- and the two mixed doubles pairs of Nova
\nWidianto\/Lilyana Natsir and Anggun Nugroho\/Yunita Tetty to the
\ntournament.<\/p>\n
PBSI set a target for one of the men's double pairs to win the
\nsix-star Open, and one of the mixed doubles to at least reach
\nsemifinal. However, not much was expected from Simon due to a
\nmediocre record in 2004.<\/p>\n
Simon achieved his best result last year in the Siam Cement
\nWGP Thailand Open in January, reaching the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
He participated in a number of events throughout the year, but
\nrarely advanced to the last 32.<\/p>\n
However, in the 2004 Djarum Indonesia Open held in Jakarta in
\nDecember, Simon was stopped in the last sixteen.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Nova\/Lilyana, the fifth seeds, will meet Hwang
\nJi Man\/Jun Woul Sik of South Korea, while Anggun\/Yunita will play
\nKeita Masuda\/Kumiko Ogura of Japan in the first round.<\/p>\n
In men's doubles, defending champions top seeded Luluk\/Alven
\nreceived a bye in the first round and will have their first match
\non Thursday.<\/p>\n
Candra\/Sigit and Markis \/Hendra are unseeded and will also
\nplay their first match on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Candra\/Sigit will meet Mohd Fairuzizuan B. Tazari\/ Lin Woon
\nFui of Malaysia, while Markis\/Hendra will take on Nathan
\nRobertson\/Robert Blair of England.<\/p>",
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