Indonesian vanguard advances in Copenhagen

Indonesian vanguard advances in Copenhagen

By Primastuti Handayani

COPENHAGEN (JP): The Indonesian flag continues to fly in
Copenhagen as women's singles player Cindana Hartono, men's
singles Hendrawan and three men's doubles teams survived the
third day of the badminton World Championships at Brondby Hall.

Tenth seeded Cindana upset China's Gong Zhichao 11-9, 4-11,
11-6 in a thrilling match.

"My feet are killing me. They really hurt, but I was so close
to victory I tried not to think about it," she said after the
match.

Cindana will next meet another Chinese player, second seeded
Gong Ruina, on Friday evening. Gong defeated Mette Pedersen of
Denmark 11-3, 11-5 on Thursday.

In another women's singles match, Lidya Djaelawidjaja failed
to score an upset, losing to the hero of the Sudirman Cup,
China's Dai Yun. The final score of the match was 8-11, 11-6, 3-
11.

"I'm so disappointed. She changed her play in the third game.
She speeded up the rhythm and I didn't make adjustments. I made
too many unforced errors," a tearful Lidya said.

In the men's singles, the only Indonesian to survive into the
quarterfinals was Hendrawan. He defeated Ardy Wiranata 15-13, 15-
10 and next will meet 1996 Olympic champion Poul-Erik Hoyer-
Larsen of Denmark. Hoyer-Larsen beat Rashid Sidek of Malaysia 15-
6, 15-8 to reach the quarterfinals.

"I played better today. I tried to speed up in the second game
because it's really difficult to beat Ardy," Hendrawan said.

"I haven't met Poul-Erik since the 1997 Danish Open. I will
try my best tomorrow. He has the advantage of playing before his
home crowd but I still have a chance," Hendrawan, who has failed
to defeat the 33-year-old Dane in five meetings, said.

Indonesian debutant Taufik Hidayat, 17, failed to overcome
China's Sun Jun on Thursday, losing 15-7, 6-15, 6-15 in a 59-
minute match.

Taufik lost 4-15, 1-15 to Gade Christensen in the Sudirman Cup
semifinals.

Third seeded Budi Santoso also tumbled out of the
championships in the third round, suffering an 11-15, 15-10, 15-9
defeat at the hands of Dane Kenneth Jonassen.

Sweat

In the men's doubles, third seeded Candra Wijaya and Tony
Gunawan barely broke a sweat in their overwhelming 15-7, 15-4
defeat of Peter Axelsson and Par-Gunnar Jonsson of Sweden.

Candra and Tony will meet the 12 seeded South Korean pairing
of Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon in the quarterfinals. The
Koreans defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesa Panvisvas of
Thailand 15-7, 15-9 to reach the quarterfinals.

Second seeded Flandy Limpele and Eng Hian also reached the
quarters by eliminating Cheng Rui and Wang Wei of China 15-9, 15-
11.

The Indonesians will now face the Chinese duo of Zhang Wei and
Zhang Jun, seeded 11. The Chinese beat home favorites Michael
Sogaard and Jim Laugesen 15-5, 10-15, 15-4 to make it to the
quarterfinals.

The long-standing partnership of Ricky Subagja and Rexy
Mainaky also managed to reach the quarters by topping Victo
Wibowo and Lee Wei-Jen of Chinese Taipei 15-4, 15-11. The
Indonesians now will face the Korean pair of Lee Dong-soo and Yoo
Yong-sung, who defeated Cheah Soon Kit and Choong Tan Fook of
Malaysia 15-13, 15-13.

Another quarterfinal match will pit Yu Jinhao and Chen Qiqiu
of China against Simon Archer and Nathan Robertson of England.
The Chinese beat Malaysians Jeremy Gan and Chan Chong Min 15-8,
15-6 while the Britons defeated Denmark's Jens Eriksen and Jesper
Larsen 15-5, 8-15, 15-12.

Two Indonesian women's doubles teams went down to defeat in
Thursday's action.

Etty Tantri and Cynthia Tuwankotta were no match for top
seeded Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei of China, losing 10-15, 6-15.

Indarti Issoliana and Carmelita also lost, going down to
Nicole van Hooren and Lotte Jonathans of the Netherlands 15-11,
6-15, 5-15.

The mixed doubles team of Bambang Suprianto and Zelin Resiana
also lost, falling to All England champions Simon Archer and
Joanne Goode 7-15, 9-15. (yan)

Results (x-denotes seedings)

Men's singles: 1-Peter Gade Christensen (Den) bt 11-Yong Hock
Kin (Mal) 15-9, 15-3; 13-Peter Rasmussen (Den) bt 6-Chen Gang
(Chn) 3-15, 15-6, 17-15; 12-Kenneth Jonassen (Den) bt 3-Budi
Santoso (Ina) 15-11, 10-15, 15-5; 5-Fung Permadi (Tpe) bt
16-Wong Choong Han (Mal) 15-7, 15-7; 8-Hendrawan (Ina) bt
Ardy Wiranata (USA) 15-13, 15-10; 4-Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen (Den)
bt 14-Rashid Sidek (Mal) 15-6, 15-8; 7-Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen
(Den) bt Keita Matsuda (Jpn) 17-14, 15-5; 2-Sun Jun (Chn) bt
10-Taufik Hidayat (Ina) 7-15, 15-6, 15-6

Women's singles: Kelly Morgan (Wal) bt Ella Karachkova (Rus)
11-6, 11-1; 8-Mette Sorensen (Den) bt 14-Karolina Ericsson (Swe)
11-13, 11-9, 11-0; 4-Dai Yun (Chn) bt 11-Lidya Djaelawidjaja
(Ina) 11-8, 6-11, 11-3; Lee Kyung Won (Kor) bt 9-Yasuko Mizui
(Jpn) 11-9, 11-5; 5-Zhang Ning (Chn) bt 13-Miko Tanaka (Jpn)
11-3, 11-5; 3-Camilla Martin (Den) bt 15-Kim Ji-hyun (Kor) 11-6,
11-1; 10-Cindana Hartono (Ina) bt 7-Gong Zhichao (Chn) 11-9,
4-11, 11-6; 2-Gong Ruina (Chn) bt Mette Pedersen (Den) 11-3, 11-5

Men's doubles: Yu Jinhao/Chen Qiqiu (Chn) bt 16-Chan Choong
Ming/Jeremy Gan (Mal) 15-13, 15-5; 13-Simon Archer/Nathan
Robertson (Gbr) bt 6-Jens Eriksen/Jesper Larsen 15-5, 8-15, 15-12;
4-Ricky Subagja/Rexy Mainaky (Ina) bt 9-Victo Wibowo/Lee Wei-Jen
(Tpe) 15-4, 15-11; 10-Lee Dong-soo/Yoo Yong-sung (Kor) bt 8-Cheah
Soon Kit/Choong Tan Fook (Mal) 15-4, 15-10; 12-Kim Dong-moon/Ha
Tae-kwon (Kor) bt Pramote Teerawiwatana/Tesa Panvisvas (Tha) 15-7,
15-9; 3-Candra Wijaya/Tony Gunawan (Ina) bt 15-Peter Axelsson/Par-
Gunnar Jonsson (Swe) 15-7, 15-4; 11-Zhang Wei/Zhang Jun (Chn) bt
5-Michael Sogaard/Jim Laugesen (Den) 15-5, 10-15, 15-4; 2-Flandy
Limpele/Eng Hian (Ina) bt Cheng Rui/Wang Wei (Chn) 15-9, 15-11

Women's doubles: 1-Huang Nanyan/Yang Wei (Chn) bt 13-Etty
Tantri/Cynthia Tuwankotta (Ina) 15-10, 15-6; 15-Ra Kyung-min/Chung
Jae-hee (Kor) bt 7-Helene Kirkegaard/Pernille Harder (Den) 15-8,
15-5; 4-Ann Jorgensen/Majken Vange (Den) bt 14-Erica van den
Heuvel/Lonneke Janssen (Ned) 15-5, 15-4; 9-Joanne Goode/Donna
Kellogg (Gbr) bt 6-Lu Ying/Huang Sui (Chn) 7-15, 15-4, 15-2;
5-Qin Yiyuan/Gao Ling (Chn) bt 16-Joanne Davis/Sarah Hardaker
(Gbr) 15-6, 15-2; Mette Sorensen/Rikke Olsen (Den) bt 12-Haruko
Matsuda/Yoshiko Iwata (Jpn) 15-13, 15-5; Nicole van Hooren/Lotte
Jonathans (Ned) bt 8-Indarti Issoliana/Carmelita (Ina) 11-15,
15-6, 15-5; 2-Ge Fei/Gu Jun (Chn) bt 10-Sujitra
Eakmongkolpaisarn/Saralee Thunthongkam (Tha) 15-6, 15-3

Mixed doubles: 1-Kim Dong-moon/Ra Kyung-min (Kor) bt 7-Jon-Holst
Christensen/Ann Jorgensen (Den) 15-1, 15-10; 8-Liu Yong/Ge Fei (Chn)
bt 16-Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager (Den) 15-13, 15-5; 3-Michael
Sogaard/Rikke Olsen (Den) bt 6-Ha Tae-kwon/Chung Jae-hee (Kor) 15-9,
7-15, 15-7; 2-Simon Archer/Joanne Goode (Gbr) bt 5-Bambang
Suprianto/Zelin Resiana (Ina) 15-7, 15-9