Agus/Koko upset in beach volleyball event

JAKARTA: Third-leg winners Agus Salim and Koko Prasetyo suffered a setback in the fourth leg of the LA Menthol Beach Volleyball Indonesia Open here on Thursday.

Agus and Koko lost to I Made S. and Arif Irawan 19-21, 21-14, 12-15 in the US$20,000 tournament at the Senayan Plaza parking lot, according to Antara.

In the women's division, Ni Putu Timy Yudhani and Devota Rahawarin, who swept the previous three legs in Semarang, Yogyakarta and Surabaya, took an easy 21-10, 21-9 win over Gian Indri and Minarni.

Twenty-four pairs have qualified for the grand final of the Indonesia Open which runs until Sunday. Visiting players come from Australia, Iran, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Thailand. -- JP