Malaysia gets Thomas Cup revenge

Malaysia gets Thomas Cup revenge

JOHOR BARU, Malaysia (Reuter): Malaysia got a measure of
revenge for losing the prestigious Thomas Cup to Indonesia when
its top men Rashid Sidek and Ong Ewe Hock advanced to the
semifinals of the Malaysian Open yesterday with hard-fought
victories over Indonesian opponents.

Ong Ewe Hock overcame Barcelona Olympic champion Alan
Budikusuma 15-9, 6-15, 15-3 before thousands of screaming fans in
Johor Baru's indoor stadium. Rashid Sidek followed up with an 11-
15, 15-9, 15-3 victory over Hermawan Susanto.

"The shuttle was fast tonight and it was not easy for me or
Hermawan to control it," said Sidek, who won this tournament
three straight years from 1990 to 1992. He was injured and did
not play last year.

Results

Women's singles
Susi Susanti (Ina) bt Mizui Hisako (Jap) 11-1, 11-2
Ra Kyun Min (SKor) bt Zarinah Abdullah (Sin) 12-10, 11-2
Christine Magnusson (Swe) bt Han Jingna (Chn) 11-3, 11-6
Ye Zhao Ying (Chn) bt Mia Audina (Ina) 11-6, 11-7

Men's singles
Ong Ewe Hock (Mal) bt Alan Budikusuma (Ina) 15-9, 6-15, 15-3
Rashid Sidek (Mal) bt Hermawan Susanto (Ina) 11-15, 15-9, 15-3
Joko Suprianto (Ina) bt Hendrawan (Ina) 15-10, 15-2
Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen (Den) bt Hu Zhilan (Chn) 15-11, 18-16