Superliga postponed until 2003

Superliga postponed until 2003

JAKARTA: Superliga, a clubs' badminton league, has been
postponed until next year due to the athletes' commitment to the
upcoming Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, a report said.

The league, with the participants being the top six clubs in
Java, had formerly planned to start its maiden competition on
Friday in Bandung, West Java.

"The project officer of the national contingent for the Asian
Games has urged the badminton athletes to concentrate and get
focused on their Busan matches," Indra Kartasasmita, an official
of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) in charge of
foreign affairs, said in a statement on Tuesday.

"We regret to inform that the league will be postponed until
2003," he said.

The six clubs in the league include Jaya Raya of Jakarta,
Tangkas Bogasari of Jakarta, Djarum of Kudus in Central Java, SGS
of Bandung, Mutiara of Bandung and Suryanaga of Surabaya.--JP