RI holds up in Asian badminton

RI holds up in Asian badminton

MANILA, Philippines (AP): Top seed Xia Xuanze of China overwhelmed Chun Sae-do of South Korea 15-8, 15-2 yesterday to advance into the round of 16 in the boys singles competition in the first Asian Junior Badminton Championship.

Second-seeded Ignatius Rudy of Indonesia advanced by besting Sachin Ratti of India 15-5, 15-0. Third-seeded Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia defeated Cai Yun of China, 15-5, 15-11, while Chen Hong of China, who shares Hidayat's ranking, beat Arif Rosidi of Indonesia 15-9, 15-6.

In the girls competition, top seed Yu Hua of China beat Wong Man-ching of Hong Kong 11-1, 11-0, while second-seeded Peng Juyu of China outclassed Woo Pui Kuan of Malaysia 11-5, 11-5.

In the boys doubles competition, the top-seeded pair of Chan Chong Ming and Jeremy Gan of Malaysia triumphed over Sri Lankans Chintika and Shudharham, 15-8, 15-7. Second-seeded Xuanze and Chen Hong of China won 15-1, 15-4 over Jalil Mahmud and Abhiut of Bangladesh.

In the girls doubles, top-seeded Yang Wei and Gao Ling of China used only 37 minutes to beat A. Zalina and Z. Salma of Pakistan 15-2, 15-0.

Second-seeded Lee Kyung-won and Park Seon-yeon of South Korea defeated India's Swetha and Radhka 15-2, 15-4.

The competition, which began Monday, includes teams from Singapore, Iran, Macau, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Pakistan, Cambodia, Nepal, Burma, Bangladesh, Kazakstan and Syria.