Sigit/Halim in Dutch Open

Sigit/Halim in Dutch Open

JAKARTA (JP): Men's doubles team of Sigit Budiarto and Halim
Heryanto is the sole representative from Indonesia in Sunday's
final of the Dutch Badminton Open.

The Indonesian pair, ranked 10th in the world, beat the world
seventh ranked Jens Eriksen/Jesper Larsen of Denmark 10-15, 15-7,
and 15-7, according to Satusport.com online news.

In Sunday's final, Sigit/Halim will meet Michael Sogaard/Jim
Laugesen, another Danish pair ranked 18th in the world.

Other Indonesian players were less fortunate.

Budi Santoso lost to Chen Hong of China 9-15, 16-17 in the
men's singles semifinal. Chen will meet Malaysian Roslin Hasyim.

Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa lost to the British pair of Simon
Archer/Van den Heuvel 15-11, 8-15, 11-15 in the mixed doubles
semifinal.

The women's single final will be an all-China affair between
Zhao Mi and Gong Ruina while the women's double final will pit
Rikee Olsen/Helene Kirkegard of Denmark against Chen Lin/Jiang
Xulien of China. (nvn)