Susi withdraws from Japan Open<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's number one women's badminton player
\nSusi Susanti has withdrawn from the Japan Open championships due
\nto suffering from a reoccurring thigh injury.<\/p>\n
\"According to Liang Chusia, Susi's coach, Susi is again
\nsuffering from a leg ailment and there is no way Susi will be
\nable to play in the Japan Open,\" Christian Hadinata, the training
\ndirector of Badminton Association of Indonesia, said Thursday.<\/p>\n
Christian is a former world men's doubles player and was
\nformerly national men's doubles coach.<\/p>\n
The US$200,000 Japan Open is scheduled to be held from Jan. 14
\nto Jan. 18.<\/p>\n
Susi has suffered from the leg injury since her participation
\nin the 19th SEA Games last October.<\/p>\n
Christian had already told Chusia that Susi's problem could
\nreoccur at any time. \"We cannot force Susi to play in Japan in
\nher current condition.\"<\/p>\n
The Indonesian team for the Japan Open comprises Heryanto
\nArbi, Indra Wijaya, Joko Suprianto, Marleve Mainaky, Budi Santoso
\n(men's singles), Mia Audina, Cindana, Lydia Djaelawidjaya
\n(women's singles), Ricky Subagdja\/Rexy Mainaky, Chandra
\nWijaya\/Sigit Budiarto, Deny Kantono\/Antonius (men's doubles),
\nElisa\/Zelin Resiana, Deyana Lomban\/Indarti Isolina, and Ety
\nTantri\/Cynthia Tuankota (women's doubles).<\/p>\n
Christian said the association would not send the mixed
\ndoubles because of the national economic crisis and secondly
\nbecause the mixed doubles are not contested in either the Thomas
\nor Uber Cups.<\/p>\n
\"Since the Japan Open is only a trial for the coming Thomas
\nCup and Uber Cups, the association has decided not to send the
\nmixed doubles. The main reason was the economic crisis striking
\nIndonesia,\" Christian said, as quoted by the Antara news agency
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
Christian said Joko was being sent to Japan as a test of his
\nform.<\/p>\n
\"Although Joko failed to reach the final of the Grand Prix in
\nYogyakarta, we decided to send him to Japan to ascertain his
\nform. For Joko, this is a good opportunity.\"<\/p>\n
Christian added that if Joko failed to perform well he could
\nbe substituted with Hermawan Susanto, Ardy Wiranata or Alan
\nBudikusuma in future tournaments.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Reuters reported yesterday that South Korea had
\ncanceled the 1998 Korean Open Badminton Championship because of
\nausterity measures imposed by the International Monetary Fund
\n(IMF).<\/p>\n
\"We are not able to pay US$250,000 in prize money for the
\ntournament this year as everybody is short of dollars in the IMF
\nera,\" a spokesman at the Korea Badminton Association said
\nyesterday. \"Maybe, we can resume the tournament next year.\"<\/p>\n
The Association had planned to hold the seventh badminton
\ntournament between Jan. 6 and Jan. 11 with players from 18
\ncountries competing, including South Korea.<\/p>\n
The South Korean won has lost more than 50 percent of its
\nvalue against the U.S. dollar since last year in a free fall that
\nis showing no signs of stabilizing. (lnt)<\/p>",
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