Top players lose in preliminary matches<\/p>\n
Top singles players competing in the Sanyo Indonesia Open 2002
\nwere surprisingly expelled from the five-star badminton
\nchampionship, which is being held in the Kertajaya Sports Stadium
\nin Surabaya, East Java.<\/p>\n
Among them were top seeded Xia Xuanze of China, who was
\ndefeated by Malaysian Ramesh Nathan 1-15, 15-11 and 6-15, and
\nsecond seeded Lin Dan also of China, who was defeated by
\nIrwansyah, an Indonesian who plays for Wales, 9-15 and 9-15.<\/p>\n
Indonesian men's player Hendrawan also suffered a defeat,
\nlosing 9-15 and 7-15 to China's Bao Chunlai.<\/p>\n
Other Indonesian top players, however, proceeded to the next
\nround, including seventh seeded Taufik Hidayat, who defeated
\nfellow Indonesian Andi Wirya 15-10 and 15-8, and 11th seeded
\nMarleve Mainaky, who defeated Denmark's Kesper Fangel 15-8 and
\n15-9.<\/p>\n
In the women's singles, the defending champion, Indonesia's
\nEllen Angelina, lost to the top seeded Dane, Camilla Martin, 3-11
\nand 8-11.<\/p>\n
But, Indonesian top player Lydia Jaelawijaya defeated fellow
\nIndonesian Siti Mahiroh 13-12 and 11-8.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in the mixed doubles, all the Indonesian pairs
\nproceeded to the next round.<\/p>\n
Trikus Haryanto and Emma Ermawati defeated Thailand's Khunakom
\nand Saralee 11-4 and 11-8, Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa
\ndefeated fellow Indonesians Mark Kido and Lilyana 11-5 and 11-9,
\nand Bambang Supriyanto and Minarti Timur defeated seventh seeded
\nBjoern Siegemund and Nicol Pitro of Denmark 11-2 and 13-12.<\/p>\n
Top seeded Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark
\ndefeated German Thomas Tesche and Carina Mette 11-2 and 11-1,
\nwhile second seeded Michael Sogaard and Rieke Olsen, also of
\nDenmark, defeated Indonesians Robby Istanto and Tetty Yunita 11-2
\nand 11-5. --Detik.com<\/p>",
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