Indonesians set to retain titles

Indonesians set to retain titles

LONDON (Reuter): Hariyanto Arbi and Susi Susanti of Indonesia have been seeded to retain their singles titles at the All- England championships in Birmingham, England, from March 14-18.

In the seedings announced on Wednesday by the International Badminton Federation, Indonesian players dominate the men's singles, with Ardy Wiranata seeded to meet Hariyanto in a repeat of last year's all-Indonesian final.

Top seeds in the men's doubles are last year's runners-up Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja (Indonesia). Ge Fei and Gu Jun (China) are favorites for the women's doubles while Denmark's Thomas Lund and Marlene Thomsen head the mixed doubles seeding.