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