Hendrawan to quarters, Ellen out of Swiss Open

Hendrawan to quarters, Ellen out of Swiss Open

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's men's singles sole hope Hendrawan
will challenge second seed Chen Hong of China in the
quarterfinals of the four-star Swiss Open in Basel, Switzerland,
on Friday.

Hendrawan survived a third-round challenge against Martin
Hagberg of Sweden to win 15-12, 15-10 in 42 minutes on Thursday,
while Chen tamed Malaysian Roslin Hashim 10-15, 15-12, 15-11.

All England winner Xia Xuanze of China, seeded sixth here,
will meet Thomas Johansson of Sweden. Xia had a shaky start
before crushing old hand Rashid Sidek of Malaysia 13-15, 15-10,
15-8. The towering Johansson upset fourth seeded Fung Permadi of
China Taipei 15-13, 5-15, 15-12 in 55 minutes.

But in the women's singles, Indonesian sole hope Ellen
Angelina failed to encounter top seed and favorite Dai Yun of
China. Ellen bowed out 4-11, 3-11 in just 21 minutes. Dai will
meet Kim Ji-hyun of South Korea, who eliminated Mette Pedersen of
Denmark 11-4, 11-2.

Number two seed Gong Ruina of China will face Kelly Morgan of
Wales in another quarter match. Gong beat Tanaka Miho of Japan
11-1, 11-5 while Morgan defeated Chien Yu-Chin of China Taipei
11-6, 11-2.

In the men's doubles, eighth seed Flandy Limpele and Eng Hian
of Indonesia will have to work hard to overcome third seeds
Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah of Malaysia on Friday. The
Indonesians defeated Ian Sullivan and Anthony Clark of England
15-8, 15-12 while the Malaysians barely eliminated Mike Edstrom
and Chris Hales of the United States 15-4, 15-5.

Top seeds Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon of South Korea had
problems before overwhelming Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana
Pansisavas of Thailand 17-14, 15-13. The Koreans will meet Martin
Lundgaard Hansen and Lars Paaske of Denmark, who beat Michal
Logosz and Robert Mateusiak of Poland 15-13, 15-10.

In the women's doubles, Elysa Nathanael and Deyana Lomban won
15-11, 14-17, 15-2 over Gail Emms and Joanne Wright of England to
challenge top seeds Ra Kyung-min and Chung Jae-hee of South
Korea, who defeated Mette Schjoldager and Ann-Lou Jorgensen of
Denmark 15-10, 15-3.

Another Indonesian duo of Etty Tantri and Cynthia Tuwankotta
tamed Chinese Han Jingna and Zheng Yaqiong 15-12, 15-13 in 50
minutes for a place in the quarterfinals.

Etty and Cynthia will challenge fourth seeds Yim Kyung-jin and
Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea, who beat Nicol Pitro and Anika Sietz
of Germany 15-4, 15-10.

In the mixed doubles, Agung Wahyu and Emma Ermawati of
Indonesia will challenge fifth seeds Zhang Jun and Gao Ling of
China on Friday. Agung and Emma beat Michael Lamp and Ann-Lou
Jorgensen of Denmark 15-12, 15-10 while Zhang and Gao defeated
Ian Sullivan and Gail Emms of England 15-1, 4-15, 15-5. (yan)