Hendrawan to compete at the Malaysia Open
Hendrawan to compete at the Malaysia Open
JAKARTA (JP): World champion Hendrawan and former world
champion Hariyanto Arbi have been added to the Badminton
Association of Indonesia (PBSI) list to compete at the five-star
Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur next month.
PBSI plans to send 22 shuttlers for the July 17 to July 22
event, including world championships semifinalist Taufik Hidayat,
Rony Agustinus, Budi Santoso and Johan Hadikusuma.
In the women's singles, PBSI is likely to send Lidya
Djaelawidjaya, Yuli Marfuah, Chindana Hartono and Ellen Angelina.
Men's doubles Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto will compete in
the men's doubles along with Budi and Johan, who will play
doubles for the first time, and juniors Alvent Yulianto and
Hendra Gunawan.
The women's doubles of Vita Marissa and Etty Tantri will be
backed up by juniors Rossi Riani and Diah Novita and another
pair, Eny Erlangga and Novita.
In the mixed doubles, PBSI will send Bambang Suprianto and
Minarti Timur; Nova Widhianto and Vita Marissa; juniors Alvent
Yulianto and Eny Erlangga; and Hendra Gunawan and Novita.
PBSI secretary-general Leo Chandra Wiranata said on Friday
that some old hands, including Hariyanto, Ellen and Chindana,
would compete at their own expense.
"We're only facilitating them to play abroad," Leo told
Antara.
Training director Christian Hadinata said those names were
still nominations and could be changed.
"The nominations were made based on the coaches'
recommendation. Everything could still be changed before the
drawing," he said.
Christian said he had yet to hear information on the new
scoring of the best-of-five games, with seven points in each game
to be applied in the Malaysia Open and Indonesia Open.
"If the International Badminton Federation (IBF) applies the
new scoring system, the players must warm up longer. They need
more than just stretching and jogging.
"They must be more prepared. When competing for 15 points in a
game, a player can still catch up even when he's down 0-5. But
the new system forces players to concentrate more."
However, Christian said Indonesian players were training using
the new system. (yan)