Ace shuttlers through

Fri, 21 Jul 1995 | Source: AFP

SINGAPORE (AFP): Malaysian ace Rashid Sidek had to summon all his experience to defeat an Indonesian rookie for a quarterfinal berth in the Konica Cup Singapore international badminton championships yesterday.

Sidek, the joint sixth seed in the men's singles, was given a fright by aggressive left-hander Arief (eds: one name) before emerging with a hard-fought 15-12, 15-11 victory in 61 minutes.

The Malaysian number one will fight it out with former world champion Joko Suprianto of Indonesia on Friday for a place in the semifinals. Suprianto conquered Kim Hak-kyun of South Korea 15-9, 15-9.

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