Two finals berths for RI shuttlers in Manila tourney<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Making amends for their poor results in the
\nsingles events, Indonesian shuttlers showed their domination in
\ndoubles by placing eight pairs in the semifinals of the
\nUS$150,000 JVC Asian Badminton Championships in Manila.<\/p>\n
Four of the pairs, two in the men's doubles and another two in
\nthe mixed doubles, lined up an all-Indonesian affair, meaning
\nthat Indonesia has already secured a final berth in each of the
\nevents.<\/p>\n
Men's doubles second stringers Hendra A. Gunawan and Alven
\nYulianto will take on their senior compatriots Bambang Suprianto
\nand Tri Kusheryanto for a place in Sunday's final.<\/p>\n
Hendra and Alven came from behind to defeat Hong Chieng Hun
\nand Chang Kim of Malaysia 12-15, 15-11, 17-15 while Bambang and
\nTri were too powerful for Chinese Zheng Bo and Sang Yang, whom
\nthey beat with 15-5, 15-8.<\/p>\n
Top seeds and Sydney Olympic gold medalists Candra Wijaya and
\nTony Gunawan will battle for another final berth against China's
\nunheralded partnership of Chen Rui and Wang Wei.<\/p>\n
Candra and Tony defeated Japanese Norio Imai and Hiroshi
\nOhyama 15-7, 15-11, while the Chinese beat Malaysians Jeremy Gan
\nand Ng Kean Kok 15-9, 17-14.<\/p>\n
On paper, Candra and Tony are favored to land Indonesia's
\nfifth men's doubles title in as many tournaments.<\/p>\n
Indonesian pairs also dominated the mixed doubles event,
\nhaving three pairs in contention for final berths.<\/p>\n
Second seeds Bambang and Minarti Timur set a date with
\nIndonesia Open winners Tri Kusheryanto and Emma Ermawati in one
\nof the semifinal matches to be played on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Tri and Emma outgunned Chien Yu Hsun and Cheng Wen Hsing 15-8,
\n15-9 and Bambang and Minarti stopped Chinese Zheng Bao and Zhang
\nYawen.<\/p>\n
In the other semifinal, top seeds Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-
\nmin of South Korea will face Indonesia's makeshift pair of Tony
\nGunawan and Vita Marissa.<\/p>\n
Kim and Ra reached the semis after Njoto Susanto and Wang Chen
\nof Hong Kong retired, with the Koreans taking the first set 15-7
\nand leading 5-2 in the second.<\/p>\n
Tony and Vita beat Cheng Rui and Huang Sui of China 15-11, 15-
\n10.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, it will be a Chinese-Indonesian affair in the
\nwomen's doubles semifinals.<\/p>\n
Top seeds Gao Ling and Huang Sui of China are expected to face
\nno difficulty in disposing of Indonesian second-stringers Eny
\nErlangga and Novita for a finals berth.<\/p>\n
Gao and Huang had an easy 15-10, 15-0 win over Indonesia's
\nRossi Riani and Diah Novita in Friday's quarterfinals, which also
\nsaw Eny and Novita beat Japanese pair Shizuka Yamamoto and Seiko
\nYamada 15-10, 15-13.<\/p>\n
Second seeds Deyana Lomban and Vita Marissa of Indonesia are
\nlikely to be engaged in a hard-fought match against Zhao Tingting
\nand Zhang Yawen in the other semifinal.<\/p>\n
Zhao and Zhang dropped the first game before overcoming Cheng
\nand Chien 6-15, 15-5, 15-1. Meanwhile, Deyana and Vita came
\nthrough an easier challenge, with a 15-2, 15-13 win over Japan's
\nMegumi Oniike and Kaori Mori.<\/p>\n
Junior shuttler Lin Dan of China cruised to the men's singles
\nsemifinals and will meet Shong Seung-mo of South Korea, while
\nWorld Grand Prix champion Xia Xuanze will face Indonesian-born
\nIndra Wijaya who is playing for Singapore.<\/p>\n
It's China against Hong Kong in the women's singles, with top
\nseed Wang Chen of Hong Kong playing Dong Fang and Chinese second
\nseed Zhang Ning facing Ling Wan Ting. (nvn)<\/p>",
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