Surakarta to host badminton tourney

Surakarta to host badminton tourney

SEMARANG (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI)
has named Surakarta, Central Java, to host the Indonesian Open
Junior badminton tournament from July 12 to July 17.

"We have received the official appointment from PBSI and will
provide the venue and officials," the chairman of PBSI's Central
Java chapter, Sunyoto, said on Wednesday.

"The chapter will only arrange the venue and the referees,
while accommodations, the player draw, seeding, prize money and
other administrative matters will be jointly handled by PBSI and
sponsors."

Sunyoto said he did not yet know which countries would send
athletes to the event.

"I only know that PBSI has sent invitations to China, Japan,
Malaysia and South Korea. PBSI also urged all of its chapters to
send athletes to the event."

The national coach for junior shuttlers, Joko Suprianto, said
all the junior badminton players at the Indonesian Badminton
Center would compete in the tournament.

"We are now preparing all of the shuttlers because this is
their first major event. The results will be used to evaluate
their progress," he told The Jakarta Post. (har/nvn)