Candra, Halim go down in finals
Candra, Halim go down in finals
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Candra Wijaya and Halim Haryanto flopped in the finals as the 19-
member Indonesian badminton team will arrive home without any
gold from the Denmark Open.
After taking the scalp of world champions Laars Paske and
Jonas Rasmussen en route to the finals, Candra/Halim were beaten
by the Korean pairing of Ha Tae-kwon and Kim Dong-moon on Sunday.
The Indonesians mounted a remarkable surge in the opening set
when, trailing 7-13, they upped their play to fight back and win
17-16. The scores of the match could be followed live on
www.worldbadminton.com.
But in the remaining games, they were easily beaten, 6-15, 8-
15.
It was the first meeting between the two pairs. Though,
Candra, who teamed up with Sigit Budiarto, had met the Koreans
five times with the Indonesian losing three.
Candra and Sigit parted ways after the world championships,
where they were defeated by Paaske/Rasmussen. Sigit now has a new
partner Tri Kusharyanto. They fell in the third round, however.
Despite the defeat, the finals showing proved to be good
progress for Candra/Halim as it was only their third tournament
together after exiting in the third round in the Malaysia Open
and making the semifinals in the Indonesia Open.
The Denmark Open concluded on Sunday with China again emerging
as the big winners by taking three of the five titles on offer.
To the alarm of any of its rivals, those three titles were
fought out in all-Chinese finals.
South Korea took two victories, both coming courtesy of Kim
Dong-moon. With his female partner Ra Kyung-min, he helped the
team grab the mixed doubles with a 17-16, 15-10 victory over
compatriots Kim Yong-hyun/Lee Hyo-jung.
2003 Denmark Open finals
Men's singles: Lin Dan (Chn) bt Chen Yu (Chn) 15-4, 15-6
Women's singles: Gong Ruina (Chn) bt Zhou Mi (Chn) 4-11, 13-10,
11-3
Men's doubles: Ha Tae-kwon/Kim Dong-moon (Kor) bt Candra
Wijaya/Halim Haryanto (Ina) 16-17, 15-6, 15-8
Women's doubles: Zhang Dan/Zhang Yawen (Chn) vs Yang Wei/Zhang
Jiewen (Chn) ...(TO BE UPDATED)
Mixed doubles: Kim Dong-moon/Ra Kyung-min (Kor) bt Kim Yong-
hyun/Lee Hyo-jung (Kor) 17-16, 15-10