Luluk,Alven win Thailand Open

Luluk,Alven win Thailand Open

Agencies, Jakarta

Indonesian pair Luluk Hadiyanto/Alven Yulianto won the men's
doubles badminton title on Sunday in the US$50,000 Thailand Open
after defeating top seeds Nathan Robertson/Anthony Clark of
England in Bangkok.

According to the championship's official website, Luluk/Alven,
who were third seeds at the tournament, scored a 15-12, 15-6
victory over the English pair currently ranked ninth in the
world.

Alven told Antara that the first set was quite tight, with the
two sides leveling at 12-12 before the Indonesian duo eventually
took the set.

"It was an easier game for us in the second set," he said.

Despite the defeat, Robertson still had something to cheer
about with a victory in the mixed doubles.

With Gail Emms, the English pair lost the first set before
fighting back to take the remaining two in a 8-15, 15-12, 15-11
victory over Thai second-seeded pair Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee
Thungthongkam.

Meanwhile, Thai sensation Boonsak Polsana won an easy victory
over Hong Kong top seed Ng Wei to win his first Thailand Open
title, AFP reported.

Boonsak, who was unseeded in the two-star ranked tournament,
steamed to a 5-0 lead in the first set before Ng managed to score
three successive points. But the visitor was then overcome by the
Thai's court craft, while Boonsak soon pulled ahead, egged on by
the cheering home crowd at Bangkok's National Stadium.

Ng made several unforced errors, handing Boonsak a 15-3, 15-3
victory.

In the women's finals, the Netherlands' Yao Jie, ranked 19th
in the world, caused an upset by beating South Korea's top seed
Jun Jae-youn in an hour-long, three-set match.

Jun began well, but Yao caught up to a 8-8 tie before taking
the lead and winning 11-8.

Yao took the initial lead in the second set, but then gave
away points, eventually losing 2-11. However, she recovered to
win the final set 11-6.

Yao won $3,450, while Jun took home a prize of $1,650.

Thailand Open finals:

Men's singles
Boonsak Polsana (Tha) bt Ng Wei (Hk) 15-3, 15-3

Women's singles
Yao Jie (Ned) bt Jun Jae-youn (Kor) 11-8, 2-11, 11-6

Men's doubles
Luluk Hadiyanto/Alven Yulianto (Ina) bt Nathan
Robertson/Anthony Clark (Eng) 15-12, 15-6

Women's doubles
Zhang Dan/Zhang Yawen (Chn) bt Du Jing/Yu Yang (Chn) 15-5, 15-7

Mixed doubles
Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms (Eng) bt Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee
Thungthongkam (Tha) 8-15, 15-12, 15-11