Place your bets, people

JAKARTA: The match between Indonesia and China at the men's team Thomas Cup on Monday attracted not only home fans to air their support but also journalists covering the biennial event who opened a bidding on who will be the eventual winner.

There are 13 journalists from various countries for a wager of Rp20,000 (US$2.30) each. Four journalists placed their bets to the Chinese team while the majority put it on the Indonesian team.

The pool was closed at 17:40 p.m. before the line-ups were announced.

The 'bookie', who requested anonymity, said pools will also be held for quarterfinals. -- JP