JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) will announce the Indonesian Thomas Cup and Uber Cup teams on April 24, a PBSI top official says.

Sumaryono, executive chairman of the national badminton body, said each team will have four singles and five doubles players picked based on their world rankings issued by the International Badminton Federation (IBF). Each squad includes a reserved player in both singles and doubles matches at the world badminton team championships finals slated for May 10-21 here.

"We expect not to make dramatic changes in the teams' lineups," Sumaryono, who was accompanied by Titus Kurniadi, newly appointed executive chairman of the world championships committee, said.

PBSI has been grooming 14 shuttlers for the Thomas Cup and 14 for the Uber Cup.

It is almost sure that world champion Joko Suprianto will play the first singles in the men's team championship, All England winner Hariyanto Arbi the second and Ardy Wiranata the third. Olympic gold medalist Alan Budikusuma and Hermawan Susanto will battle for the other place.

The All England winning pair of Rudy Gunawan and Bambang Suprianto and their runner-ups Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky will form the doubles team, with Denny Kantono nominated as the substitute.

The Uber Cup team will consist of world singles number one Susi Susanti, top doubles partnership of Lili Tampi and Finarsih and Zelin Resiana and Eliza.

PBSI is sorting out the other singles players among Minarti Timur, Yuni Kartika, Yuliani Sentosa and Mia Audina. Veteran Rosiana Tendean may be given another chance of representing Indonesia in the Uber Cup as a reserve player.

Eight teams have assured their places for each division in this year's finals. Host Indonesia automatically qualified for both events at the biennial meet, as well as Thomas Cup title holder Malaysia and Uber Cup reigning champion China. (amd)