England to rely on doubles players

England to rely on doubles players

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will decide its lineup in the opening
campaign of the Sudirman Cup mixed team event against England on
Tuesday morning at the latest.

"We are waiting for the second batch of arrivals this
afternoon before holding an internal meeting which will include
all coaches: head coach Christian Hadinata, deputy team manager
Hadi Nazri and myself," team manager Karsono told The Jakarta
Post from Seville, Spain by telephone.

Indonesia will have a day off on Monday and will face England
on Tuesday and Denmark, the runner-up in 1999, on Wednesday.

Indonesia's second batch -- comprising men's singles Taufik
Hidayat and Marlev Mainaky and the three men's doubles of Candra
Wijaya, Sigit Budiarto, Tony Gunawan, Halim Heryanto, Flandy
Limpele and Eng Hian and coach Herry Imam Pierngadi -- left
Jakarta on Saturday evening.

They will join other national shuttlers who have tested the
San Pablo Stadium in official training sessions.

"We still have three hours before the match to decide the team
lineup. I think our opponents will also submit their lineup at
the same time as ours," Karsono said.

Team doctor Michael Triangto told the Post that all the
shuttlers had managed to adjust to the conditions in Seville.

"Everybody is doing well and no one is suffering any injuries.
We hope they can maintain their condition during the event."

England will face Denmark in Group B and China will challenge
Sweden in Group A on the first day of matches on Monday.

Kompas quoted England's doubles coach Rexy Mainaky of
Indonesia saying that Denmark was ensured two points from the
men's and women's singles.

"Denmark has world number one Peter Gade Christensen in the
men's singles and world number one Camilla Martin in the women's
singles," he said.

In Seville, Spain, AFP reported Gibraltar's badminton
authorities had lost a legal battle to take part in this week's
world championships under its own name following a row with host
Spain.

The British territory had sought to overturn a ruling by the
IBF which saw them entered for the competition as a neutral team.

But the international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has
ruled against a case lodged by the Gibraltar Badminton
Association (GBA) on the eve of the championships.

The Gibraltar contingent will now participate as a neutral
team, and will march under the flag of the IBF in the opening
ceremony at the San Pablo Sports Stadium later on Sunday.

The CAS ruling follows a long-running battle which erupted
between Spanish authorities and the GBA earlier this year.

Organizers of the world championships granted Gibraltar
"playing" participation, stressing the territory's officials
would not be allowed to take part in the opening ceremony or have
their flag on display.

The GBA rejected the conditions placed on entry and demanded
the same treatment as every other team taking part.

Efforts by the IBF to mediate in the dispute broke down when
Spain's foreign ministry stepped in on May 8 and banned Gibraltar
from taking part in any way, saying it contravened Spanish law.
(nvn/yan)