Susi, Alan repeat Olympic glory<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Indonesian shuttlers and love-birds Alan
\nBudikusuma and Susi Susanti repeated their three-year-old fairy-
\ntale triumph at the Barcelona Olympics by winning the men and
\nwomen's singles titles in the Malaysian Open here Sunday.<\/p>\n
\"We are happy to achieve another double here, which we want to
\nrepeat at the Atlanta Olympics,\" said Alan after he beat
\ncompatriot Ardy Wiranata 10-5, 10-8 and Susi downed South Korean
\nBang Soo-hyun 11-1, 11-6 for the top honors in the Open.<\/p>\n
Thailand's Pramote Teerawiwatana and Sakrapee Thongsari took
\nthe men's doubles title after being stretched 5-15, 15-12, 15-5
\nby Malaysians Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock.<\/p>\n
England's Julie Bradbury and Joanne Wright won the women's
\ndoubles by ousting South Korea's Gil Young-ah and Jang Hye-ock
\n15-10, 15-11.<\/p>\n
Alan and Susi, who plan to marry after the Atlanta Olympics,
\nboth had a head-start in their games.<\/p>\n
Alan attacked aggressively and wrapped up play in 34 minutes
\nwhile Susanti dismissed Bang in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
\"Ardy was not playing with any confidence and he was making
\ntoo many mistakes,\" said the 27-year-old Kusuma, who won a purse
\nof US$14,000.<\/p>\n
Ardy drew at five points in the first set before Alan raced
\nahead to finish in 13 minutes. Kusuma was up 10-2 in the second
\nset when Wiranata fought back to collect another six points
\nbefore conceding defeat in 19 minutes.<\/p>\n
Susi gave away a single point to Bang in the first set, which
\nended in about eight minutes. A draft in the stadium troubled
\nSusi in the second set and she trailed until 4-6 before clawing
\nher way back to win in 12 minutes.<\/p>\n
\"I managed to read her game very well and forced her to make
\nmistakes,\" said Susi, who collected a purse of $8,000.<\/p>\n
Final results<\/p>\n
Men's singles
\n Alan Budikusuma (Ina) bt Ardy Wiranata (Ina) 15-5, 15-8<\/p>\n
Women's singles
\n Susi Susanti (Ina) bt Bang Soo-hyun (Kor) 11-1, 11-6<\/p>\n
Men's doubles
\n Pramote Teerawiwatana\/Sakrapee Thongsari (Tha) bt Cheah Soon
\nKit\/Yap Kim Hock (Mas) 5-15, 15-12, 15-5<\/p>\n
Women's doubles
\n Julie Bradbury\/Joanne Wright (Eng) bt Gil Young Ah\/Jang Hye-ock
\n(Kor) 15-10, 15-11<\/p>",
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