Badminton : Indonesia confirms to get one title in Taiwan Open
September 24th, 2007
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia on Saturday confirmed to get one title at the Taiwan Open as two of its top-seeded singles will meet in an Indonesian all final in the men`s singles.
In the semifinal round of the Gold Grand Prix, Taufik Hidayat booked one ticket for the final after beating Lee Hyun of Korea 21-13, 17-21 and 21-15.
Taufik will meet, Sony Dwi Kuncoro who got the ticket for the final after beating another Indonesian single, Simon Santoso 22-24, 21-19 and 21-15.
The meeting between Taufik and Sony in the US$170,000 tournament will be its fifth, with the last two victories gained by Taufik.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian men`s doubles Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan also booked one ticket for the final round after beating another Indonesian duo, Joko Riyadi/Hendra A Gunawan 14-21, 21-14, 21-15.
The world`s third rank will challenge Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark who beat the eight-seeded Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/ Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari of Malaysia 24-22, 19-21, 21-9.
Indonesian mix doubles duo, Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir, meanwhile failed to move on to the final after defeated by Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Thomas Laybourn of Denmark 21-16, 15-21, 13-21.
The other mix doubles, duo Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa managed to get the ticket for the final after beating Han Sang Hoon/Lee Hyo Jung of Korea 21-18, 21-4.
Vita also got ticket for the final of the women`s doubles with Lilyana Natsir after defeating Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung of Korea 21-18, 21-4.
Winner of the China Masters will meet host shuttlers Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing.
While the final for the women`s singles would feature former China players who are fighting for other countries, namely Wang Chen of Hong Kong and Pi Hongyan of France. (*)
Source: Antara News
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