WHo will be playing in Malaysia from Ina?

WHo will be playing in Malaysia from Ina?

All I know by now is Rian/Eng Hian... ;)

That's very helpful..thanks yannie..zzz..

That's very helpful..thanks yannie..zzz..

of course it is, cuz they're gonna take the malaysia open title erin..zzz..

No way..MAS pair will win it..zzz

It's time for Fairuz/Lin or Zakry/Gan to win titles this year :cool:

(or TBS/OSH? can they make it? zzz.. )

Reported on Kompas today ( dec 21, 2006)
All senior players will be playing for Malaysia and korea open...Taufik may not play at Korea Open.
Also tony/Candra will play at both tournaments...
Kompas did not specify if Women single is included or not...

..same news as rudy6713 posted above...anyone else willing to help in translating (ie. indra, babonimut, DoublesPlayer, ssuly etc.)-thanks in advance..;) :cool:
http://kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0612/21/or/3190387.htm
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Kamis, 21 Desember 2006

Tantangan Berat di Super Series
Tony/Candra Siap Bertarung

Jakarta, Kompas - Tantangan bagi pebulu tangkis Indonesia di tahun 2007 akan semakin berat. Dengan menggunakan sistem super series, hanya 28 pemain yang bisa turun langsung di babak utama. Untuk itu, Taufik Hidayat dan kawan-kawan harus memiliki ranking sebaik mungkin untuk menghindari babak kualifikasi.

Mengikuti sistem pertandingan tenis profesional, Federasi Bulu Tangkis Dunia (Badminton World Federation/BWF) menetapkan 12 turnamen bergelar super series sepanjang tahun 2007, termasuk All England. Turnamen ini ditempatkan di peringkat II setelah Kejuaraan Dunia, turnamen tertinggi berperingkat I.

Di akhir tahun, BWF akan mempertemukan pemain-pemain dengan ranking tertinggi berdasarkan perolehan nilai selama mengikuti turnamen. Akan tetapi, jumlah mereka yang berhak mengikuti final super series ini belum ditentukan.

Sistem ini berbeda dengan ketika turnamen bulu tangkis masih bernama grand prix. Di grand prix, peserta di babak utama masih diperbolehkan hingga jumlah maksimum 64 orang.

Seperti terdapat dalam situs resmi BWF, empat dari 32 pemain babak utama super series akan diambil dari babak kualifikasi. Adapun untuk ke-28 peserta lainnya diambil dari pemain dengan ranking terbaik dan dua pemain tuan rumah yang mendapat jatah wild card.

Dengan peraturan ini, pasukan Pelatnas Cipayung harus memiliki peringkat setinggi mungkin agar bisa langsung ke babak utama. "Jadi, berdasarkan peringkat, hanya pemain senior yang bisa mengikuti super series. Pemain di bawah angkatan Taufik dan kawan-kawan harus memperbaiki ranking mereka dulu di turnamen di bawah super series," kata Ketua Subbidang Pelatnas PB PBSI Lius Pongoh, Rabu (20/12) di Jakarta.

Malaysia Super Series, 16-21 Januari 2007, akan menjadi turnamen pertama yang diikuti pemain-pemain Pelatnas Cipayung. Setelah itu, 23-28 Januari, Korea Super Series akan menjadi turnamen berikutnya. "Semua pemain senior akan turun. Namun, Taufik mungkin tidak akan ke Korea," kata Lius.

Akan ikut pula dalam turnamen-turnamen super series adalah ganda putra Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya. "Saya akan tetap berpasangan dengan Candra dan akan main di Malaysia dan Korea," kata Tony, yang masih berbendera Amerika Serikat.

Sejak pertama kali berpasangan dengan Candra, setelah Tony hengkang ke AS, pasangan ini telah menjuarai tiga turnamen, yaitu Indonesia Terbuka, Korea Terbuka, dan Jepang Terbuka. Hanya dalam waktu kurang dari setahun, pasangan ini menempati ranking 16 dunia. (iya)

That article basically said what we already know about the Super Series: that only the best 28 ranked players/pairs can go directly to the main draw of a Super Series tournament ...and that there are 4 slots allocated to qualifiers (among which, the host will be allocated 2 wild cards*). *This news, I have not heard before...

Lius Pongoh said: "Thus, players who are not senior players like Taufik will have to compete in non-Super Series tournaments first before they can qualify for a Super Serie. Taufik will compete in Malaysia, but not Korea."

Then... Tony Gunawan said that he will still partner with Chandra and compete in Malaysia and Korea Open. They are ranked 16 in the world by just entering four tournaments in 2006 (yet winning Indonesian, Japan, and Korea Open). This is bad news for all the other competitors. :D

On another note (not from the article): Tony will have his big wedding celebration on December 26th in Ritz Carlton Jakarta... His wife is Etty Tantri, a former player from PB Djarum. They were married in the US a while ago, but the Indonesian custom is (at the very least) that they invite family and friends for a celebration later on. Congratulations Tony and Etty! :)

Chance for Tony's fans to gate-crash the big occasion and pose with the newly weds! :D :D :D

Chance for Tony's fans to gate-crash the big occasion and pose with the newly weds! :D :D :D

Ha ha ha, I won't be surprised... :) Tony is quite a star in Indo... We love both Tony and Chandra. They are such gentlemen. Very low-profile. No arrogance.

Gentleman Tony will also invite all of Indonesia's badminton stars, past and present. So fans can kill more than two birds with one stone. They may also have a chance to take a pic with 8-times AE champion, Rudy Hartono or the present hottest WC, Asian Games and Olympic Games champion, Taufik Hidayat, etc, etc, etc!

Indra must be there at all cost! ;)

That article basically said what we already know about the Super Series: that only the best 28 ranked players/pairs can go directly to the main draw of a Super Series tournament ...and that there are 4 slots allocated to qualifiers (among which, the host will be allocated 2 wild cards*). *This news, I have not heard before...

Lius Pongoh said: "Thus, players who are not senior players like Taufik will have to compete in non-Super Series tournaments first before they can qualify for a Super Serie. Taufik will compete in Malaysia, but not Korea."

Then... Tony Gunawan said that he will still partner with Chandra and compete in Malaysia and Korea Open. They are ranked 16 in the world by just entering four tournaments in 2006 (yet winning Indonesian, Japan, and Korea Open). This is bad news for all the other competitors. :D

On another note (not from the article): Tony will have his big wedding celebration on December 26th in Ritz Carlton Jakarta... His wife is Etty Tantri, a former player from PB Djarum. They were married in the US a while ago, but the Indonesian custom is (at the very least) that they invite family and friends for a celebration later on. Congratulations Tony and Etty! :)
..Krisna, thanks for doing that...;):cool:
Btw, this is very minor, but isn't it spelled Candra w/out the "h"??..:confused:
And re Tony's & Eti's wedding celebration, it was also mentioned on his "website in this thread : http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38806
*Hope they'll have some pics of the celebration to share with us..;) :cool:

Tough Challenge in Super Series
Tony/Candra Ready to Fight

Jakarta, Kompas – The challenge for Indonesian badminton players in 2007 would be tougher. In the super series system, only 28 players can play directly in the main draw. For that, Taufik Hidayat and companies have to have good rankings to avoid playing in the qualification round.

Having followed the professional tennis competition system, BWF has decided the 12 super series tournaments for the year 2007, including All England. This tournament is placed in category II after the World Championship, the highest category I.

At the end of the year, BWF will have the players with the highest ranking to compete based on their points from the tournaments. However, the number of players who will compete is not decided yet.


This system is different from the badminton grand prix. In grand prix, the maximum players in the main draw could be up to 64 players.

As reported in the BWF official website, four out of the 32 main draw players in super series will come from the qualification round. And the remaining 28 players will come from the players with the highest ranking and two wild card players from the host country.

With this rule, Cipayung National players have to have as high ranking as possible to play in the main draw. “So, based on the ranking, only senior players who can play in the super series. Players younger than Taufik’s era have to gain their ranking in the non-super series tournaments” said the head of sub-section PBSI Lius Pongoh, Wednesday (12/20) in Jakarta.


Malaysia Super Series, 16-21 January 2007, will be the first tournament where the Cipayung players will participate in. After that, 23-28 January, Korea Super Series will be the next one. “All senior players will play. But, Taufik may not go to Korea,” said Lius.

The men’s doubles players who will also participate in the super series tournaments are Tony Gunawan/Candra Wijaya. “I will partner with Candra and will play in Malaysia and Korea,” said Tony, who still represents United States.

Since playing for the first time with Candra, after Tony left for the US, this pair has won three tournaments, Indonesian Open, Korean Open, and Japan Open. In only less than a year, this pair is ranked number 16th in the world. (iya)

DoublesPlayer, appreciate for helping out w/ the translation...;) :cool:

in today's artcile...(Kompas)...seems that Grace/Vita marissa will play Malay and Korea open thru qualification...JO needed another 2 months to rest due to injury...also Flandy/Vita plus Nova/butet will be at both tournaments...Pelatnas also will shuffle some pairs, but did not mention which pairs...lets see..

..same news as rudy6713 posted above...anyone else willing to help in translating (ie. indra, babonimut, Krisna, DoublesPlayer, ssulyetc.)-thanks in advance.. :):cool:
(no link to article, sorry)..:p
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Jumat, 22 Desember 2006

Jo Absen Dua Bulan
Greysia Polii Dipasangkan dengan Vita Marissa

Jakarta, kompas - Cedera yang dialami pebulu tangkis putri Jo Novita saat mengikuti Asian Games Doha 2006 berdampak pada perubahan formasi ganda putri di pelatnas Cipayung. Karena Jo harus beristirahat sekitar dua bulan, Greysia Polii akan berpasangan dengan Vita Marissa di awal tahun 2007.

Jo mengalami cedera lutut saat membela Indonesia melawan Malaysia di babak penyisihan grup Asian Games. Berpasangan dengan Greysia, Jo tak dapat melanjutkan pertandingan ketika berhadapan dengan Wong Pei Tty/Chin Eei Hui di partai kedua. Menang 21-17 di set pertama, Jo/Greysia kalah 20-22 di set kedua sebelum akhirnya mundur karena Jo tak dapat melanjutkan pertandingan.

"Menurut dokter, otot lutut kiri saya sobek dan di bawah sobekan itu terdapat gumpalan darah. Pengobatannya harus dengan terapi. Jadi, Januari dan Februari nanti saya tidak akan bermain," tutur Jo, Kamis (21/12) di Jakarta.

Akan tetapi, Jo mengatakan, sejak cedera dialaminya 2 Desember lalu, kondisinya membaik. "Saat pertama kali cedera, saya sulit sekali untuk berjalan. Tetapi, sekarang sudah membaik, bisa berjalan dengan bantuan satu tongkat. Doakan saja, semoga setelah sembuh nanti saya justru semakin kuat," katanya.

Jo, pemain asal klub Tangkas Jakarta yang menjadi anggota pelatnas sejak tahun 2000, berpasangan dengan Greysia sejak tahun 2005. Bersama Greysia, satu gelar mereka raih di turnamen bintang empat, Filipina Terbuka 2006. Selain itu, Jo/Grace juga lolos hingga ke final turnamen bintang enam Korea Terbuka.

Akan tetapi, dengan cedera yang dialaminya, Jo harus menunda merasakan turnamen dengan sistem super series di awal tahun 2007. Minimal, dia akan absen di dua turnamen yang digelar januari, yaitu Malaysia Super Series dan Korea Super Series.

Untuk dua turnamen tersebut, seperti dikatakan Ketua Subbidang Pelatnas PB PBSI Lius Pongoh, sehari sebelumnya, Greysia akan didaftarkan berpasangan dengan Vita. Namun, karena belum memiliki peringkat dunia, pasangan ini kemungkinan akan bermain dimulai dari babak kualifikasi.

Sementara perubahan terjadi di ganda putri, sektor ganda lainnya masih dipertahankan pelatih- pelatih pelatnas, termasuk ganda campuran Flandy Limpele/Vita. "Hingga saat ini memang hanya Flandy/Vita yang bisa menyamai kemampuan Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir. Jadi, masih dipertahankan. Apalagi, mereka belum merasakan bermain di banyak turnamen," kata koordinator pelatih ganda Christian Hadinata.

Sejak dipasangkan pelatih ganda campuran Richard Mainaky, tiga bulan lalu, Flandy/Vita baru turun di tiga kejuaraan. Tampil pada turnamen pertama di Jepang Terbuka, Flandy/Vita langsung meraih gelar juara.

Setelah itu, pada turnamen Denmark Terbuka, awal November, mereka lolos hingga perempat final. Sepekan kemudian, pasangan yang kini menempati ranking 34 dunia ini menjadi runners-up Belanda Terbuka.

Sebenarnya Flandy/Vita disiapkan tampil di Asian Games. Namun, karena ada pembatasan jumlah atlet, Flandy batal bertolak ke Doha. (iya)

How come nobody mention about the fact that Tony Gunawan is "open" to the invitation by PBSI to "rejoin" Pelatnas for the sake of Olympics 2008 :eek:

Here's the excerpt from Bola...again....I am too lazy to translate everything and will only briefly translate the important points.

The main point is that Tony feels honoured as an Indonesian if he's requested to play again because that is an indication that he still has the capability to compete in the top level.

Jaya Raya's club owner, Ir. Ciputra also gave his blessings to recruit both Tony and Candra back for the Beijing Olympics 2008 because of the underperformance of the men's doubles sector recently.

Tony Siap Bela Merah-Putih

“Sebagai WNI, saya sangat terhormat kalau diminta kembali membela Indonesia. Saya merasa tersanjung karena dianggap masih mampu,” ujar Tony Gunawan.

Setelah bersama Candra Wijaya menyabet gelar Indonesia Terbuka di Surabaya, Juni silam, pasangan ini kembali dilirik PB PBSI. Ketua Umum Sutiyoso pun merayu agar Tony/Candra sudi memperkuat Merah-Putih lagi. Apalagi, pasangan ini kemudian juara di Korea dan Jepang Terbuka.

Bahkan, pembina klub Jayaraya, Ir. Ciputra, pun sudah menyatakan ingin merekrut kembali Tony untuk diduetkan dengan Candra sebagai persiapan ke Olimpiade Beijing 2008. Ini dilakukan karena sektor ganda putra Indonesia belakangan ini kurang menggigit.

“Terima kasih. Saya sih bersedia. Cuma, umur saya sekarang 31 tahun, dua tahun lagi apa mungkin masih mampu? Bagaimana dengan nasib Luluk Hadiyanto/Alven Yulianto atau Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan? Saya mundur kan bertujuan agar regenerasi berjalan baik,” kata Tony.

“Saya kira Tony/Candra masih layak tampil ke Olimpiade 2008. Kalau persiapannya baik, saya yakin mereka akan sukses,” komentar Menteri Kehakiman dan HAM, Hamid Awaludin.

Namun, sebagai orang Indonesia, dia pun siap kalau memang PBSI berniat menariknya kembali. “Hanya sekarang tinggal bagaimana PBSI menyelesaikan persoalan saya dengan tempat bekerja dan federasi bulutangkis dunia saja,” tambahnya.

Semenjak hijrah ke AS tahun 2002, prestasi pemain kelahiran Surabaya, 9 April 1975 itu tetap mengkilap. Tony membuktikan bahwa dirinya belum habis. Justru sebaliknya, makin tua makin berminyak.

Padahal, waktu latihan tidak lagi penuh seperti di Pelatnas Cipayung. Maklum, hari-harinya harus tersita tuntutan untuk mencari nafkah dengan bekerja dan melatih di pusat bulutangkis AS di Orange County, California.

“Di sana latihan tidak maksimal. Waktu saya terbagi karena harus bekerja dan melatih,” tutur Tony usai berlatih di GOR Djarum Petamburan, Jakarta, Senin (18/12) sore.

Setiap hari Tony berangkat dari tempat tinggalnya di Fullerton untuk melatih. Selesai membagi ilmu di Orange County, pukul 10 pagi dia menuju kota Brea untuk mulai bekerja sebagai asisten kontroler di perusahaan cip mikro QwipTech. Sore hari, seusai bekerja kembali melatih bulutangkis.

How come nobody mention about the fact that Tony Gunawan is "open" to the invitation by PBSI to "rejoin" Pelatnas for the sake of Olympics 2008 :eek:

Here's the excerpt from Bola...again....I am too lazy to translate everything and will only briefly translate the important points.
Hmm, so after reading, it looks like the plan will be to "re-hire" Tony & Candra just for that one event again; "player-for-hire" type of deal. Because like Tony mentioned, his status/future will need to be "cleared" by PBSI. However, after reading the article, Tony sounded quite humble or "reverent" when he mentioned he wanted to give the other 2 Pelatnas' top MD pairs a chance to perform.
Btw, i'm not too clear on the Olympics rule, but does a player need to be a part of/under the National Team, in order for him/her to compete??..:confused:
Anyways, badMania, thanks for sharing that. And is that from an earlier article or a new one. If i'm not mistaken, I remember seeing a similar article, but then i noticed it quipped the date as Monday, Dec. 18. Cos i went to the Bola site and couldn't find the article. Or i'm looking at the wrong Bola website??..:confused: :rolleyes: :p

Btw, i'm not too clear on the Olympics rule, but does a player need to be a part of/under the National Team, in order for him/her to compete??..:confused:
Anyways, badMania, thanks for sharing that. And is that from an earlier article or a new one. If i'm not mistaken, I remember seeing a similar article, but then i noticed it quipped the date as Monday, Dec. 18. Cos i went to the Bola site and couldn't find the article. Or i'm looking at the wrong Bola website??..:confused: :rolleyes: :p

I think the Indonesian Olympic Committee needs to certify his status and clear him to play for the Indonesian team, if, he's not in it at that point in time.

As for the article, it's in today's edition of Bola (22 Dec).

I think the Indonesian Olympic Committee needs to certify his status and clear him to play for the Indonesian team, if, he's not in it at that point in time.

As for the article, it's in today's edition of Bola (22 Dec).
..from understanding what you've written re Tony's status, it could be a "slam-dunk" or "convoluted" process. Depends. I don't know, "status-wise" or even "contract-wise", what sort of obligation Tony has with his current employer, OCBC,and maybe to an extent the USBA. But i'm sure Mr. Chew and USBA will try to accommodate and allow Tony to go back and play for INA in 2008. But then things could get a bit "knotty" once he is on the INA/PBSI side again and wish to come back to U.S./to be "relieved" from PBSI (you know with the typical INA process, esp. when money is involved etc.)..:rolleyes: :p :mad::( ..Anyways, we'll see..:)

Oh, re the article, yes, i found it. I have to click on the Print Edition link.:p Here it is for those interested:http://www.bolanews.com/edisi-cetak/bultang.htm

Btw, if anyone else willing to help us with the translation of what badMania posted, it'll be much appreciated..;):cool:
Anyways, i think i'll stop here and discuss this in another Tony-related thread, sorry all..:p ;)

So, we can update the latest news of INA bdm from :
- KOMPAS daily newspaper
- BOLA sport-tabloid -- twice in a week : every Tuesday and Friday.

But,sorry that above reliable sources only in Bahasa Indonesia. Need volunteer translator here in this forum.

Another choices probably ANTARA news agency (bi-lingual) and JakartaPost (English only). Why PBSI's web is disfunction as prime source of INA bdm??

PBSI's team are :

MS : Taufik Hidayat, Simon Santoso, Sony Dwi Kuncoro
WS : Adriyanti Firdasari, Maria Kristin
MD : Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, Luluk Hadiyanto/ Alven Yulianto, Joko Riyadi/ Hendra A.G.
WD : Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti, Lita Nurlita/Natalia Poluakan, Greysia Polii/Vita Marissa
XD : Nova Widianto/ Lilyana Natsir, Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa, Muhammad Rizal/Greysia Polii

thanks sandy..
they send the strongest INA players..

still no info about non PBSI players

Chandra Wijaya/Tony Gunawan
Eng Hian/Rian Sukmawan
Purwati/Meiliana Jauhari

I think they will compete too

PBSI's team are :

MS : Taufik Hidayat, Simon Santoso, Sony Dwi Kuncoro
WS : Adriyanti Firdasari, Maria Kristin
MD : Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, Luluk Hadiyanto/ Alven Yulianto, Joko Riyadi/ Hendra A.G.
WD : Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti, Lita Nurlita/Natalia Poluakan, Greysia Polii/Vita Marissa
XD : Nova Widianto/ Lilyana Natsir, Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa, Muhammad Rizal/Greysia Polii
..barring any injuries, we'll see this lineup for the rest of the yr's SS schedule...:p ;)
..Btw, hmm, i don't see Jo Novita's(G. Polii's partner) name in there??..is she injured??..:confused:

..barring any injuries, we'll see this lineup for the rest of the yr's SS schedule...:p ;)
..Btw, hmm, i don't see Jo Novita's(G. Polii's partner) name in there??..is she injured??..:confused:

Jo injured in AG, she must take a rest for 2 months

Go Indonesia Go!

Jo injured in AG, she must take a rest for 2 months
..thanks for the info..So, any info on which player(s) will continue to compete in the Korea Open??..I know Taufik will be absent there..
A bit of topic, speaking of Tony, for those interested, i just posted an article on his current coaching/playing status @ this link : http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=492288#post492288

Translated by babonimut
Friday, 22 December 2006

Jo absent for two months
Greysia Polii partnered with Vita Marissa

Jakarta, kompas - Injury suffered by Jo Novita during the 2006 Doha Asian Games impacted on the restructured formation of women's doubles at the Cipayung National Training Centre. Because of Jo being forced to rest for about two months, Greysia Polii would partner with Vita Marissa in the early 2007.

Jo suffered knee injury while representing Indonesia to play against Malaysia in the Asian Games qualifying group. Jo, partnered with Greysia, was unable to continue the match against Wong Pei Tty/Chin Eei Hui in the second round. Having won 21-17 in the first set, Jo/Greysia lost 20-22 in the second set before bowing out because Jo was unable to continue with the game.

"According to the doctor, my left knee muscle was torn and there was blood clot beneath the tear. Its treatment would have to be therapy. So, I wouln't be playing in January and February," said Jo, Thursday (21/12) at Jakarta.

However, Jo mentioned that her condition improved since she was first injured on 2 December. "When I first suffered the injury, I could hardly walk. But, it has now improved, being able to walk with the help of a walking stick. Pray for me, hopefully after recovery I'd be stronger," said she.

Jo, a player from Jakarta's Tangkas club who has been a member of the National Training Centre since 2000, has been partnering with Greysia since 2005. Together with Greysia, they managed to win a title at the 2006 four-star Phillipine Open. In addition, Jo/Grace also managed to reach the final of six-star Korea Open.

However, with her injury, Jo had to postpone participating in the Super Series tournaments in the early 2007. At most, she would be absent in the two tournaments held in January - Malaysia Super Series and Korea Super Series.

For those two tournaments, as commented a day earlier by the National Training Centre's sub-sector chief Lius Pongoh, Greysia would be registered to partner with Vita. However, the pair would have to play in the qualifying rounds for they have not had an world ranking.

While changes ensued in the women's doubles discipline, other doubles sectors have been maintained by the national training centre's coaches, including the recently in-form Flandy Limpele/Vita. "For the time being, only Flandy/Vita were able to match the ability of Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir. So, they could still be maintained. What is more, they have not been exposed to many tournaments," said the coordinating doubles coach Christian Hadinata.

Flandy/Vita only participated in three tournaments since being formed by mixed doubles coach Richard Mainaky three months ago. Flandy/Vita managed to win a title in their first tournament at Japan Open.

After that, they managed to reach quater finals of Denmark Open in early November. A week later, the pair who were now ranked 34 in the world ranking, emerged as runners-up at the Dutch Open.

Actually Flandy/Vita were prepared for the Asian Games. But, due to the limit on athlete quota, Flandy was forced to call off his Doha trip. (iya)

Hadapi Kejuaraan Super Series Malaysia & Korea
Tiga Nomor Jadi Harapan PBSIOleh adminSenin, 08-Januari-2007, 13:44:3127 klikhttp://www.bulutangkis.com/images/friend.gif (http://www.bulutangkis.com/friend.php?op=FriendSend&artid=1352)http://www.bulutangkis.com/images/print.gif (http://www.bulutangkis.com/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=printarticle&artid=1352)Jakarta (PR) - PB PBSI tetap mengharapkan sektor tunggal putra, ganda putra, serta ganda campuran menjadi kekuatan utama untuk meraih gelar di Kejuaraan Super Series Malaysia, 16-21 Januari dan Korea, 23-28 Januari. Jakarta (PR) - PB PBSI tetap mengharapkan sektor tunggal putra, ganda putra, serta ganda campuran menjadi kekuatan utama untuk meraih gelar di Kejuaraan Super Series Malaysia, 16-21 Januari dan Korea, 23-28 Januari.

''Untuk putri meski dirasakan akan sangat berat, tapi saya tetap berharap dari putri bisa menunjukkan hasil yang terbaik,'' ujar Kasubid Pelatnas Lius Pongoh di Jakarta, Sabtu (6/1).

Dikatakan Lius, dirinya percaya kalau pemainnya memiliki tekad yang besar untuk meraih juara, sehingga tidak perlu dilecut dengan beban target.

''Saya juga mantan atlet, setiap main selalu ingin menang karena ini kewajiban pemain. Tidak mungkin kalau pemain dikirim ke sebuah kejuaraan ingin kalah. Jadi tanpa dibebankan target dari pengurus, mereka sudah mengerti harus berbuat apa,'' kata Lius.

Di kejuaraan super series yang berhadiah total 200.000 dolar AS (sekira Rp 1,8 miliar) ini, tunggal putra akan diperkuat peraih medali emas Asian Games 2006, Taufik Hidayat dan Sonny Dwi Kuncoro. Simon Santoso batal tampil. ''Berdasarkan laporan dari pelatihnya, Hendrawan, Simon belum siap tampil di dua seri ini. Sebelumnya Simon memang akan berangkat, tapi rekomendasi dari pelatih tersebut yang akhirnya Simon batal tampil,'' kata Lius.

Berdasarkan rekomendasi dari Hendrawan, kondisi dan kesiapan Simon belum bagus setelah tampil kurang bagus di pengujung 2006 saat berlaga di Asian Games Doha dan kejuaraan Copenhagen di Denmark. ''Usai main di Asian Games, Simon langsung ke Copenhagen dan hasilnya tidak bagus. Jadi pelatih menilai, Simon belum siap kembali tampil di sebuah kejuaraan, lebih baik dia berlatih di Cipayung,'' ujarnya.

Di sektor ganda, tetap mengandalkan peraih perak dan perunggu Asian Games Doha, Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto dan Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, mereka akan didukung pasangan muda Joko Riyadi/Hendra A. Gunawan.

Di sektor ganda, pasangan peringkat satu dunia Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir akan berusaha memperbaiki penampilan buruk saat main di Asian Games, yang langsung tumbang di babak awal. Padahal pasangan ini sangat diharapkan untuk meraih medali emas. ''Saya berharap pasangan ini bisa mengambil hikmah atas penampilan buruk di Asian Games, dan kembali tampil solid di kejuaraan super series ini,'' kata Lius.

Nova/Lilyana akan didampingi Vita Marisa/Flandy Limpele dan pasangan Muhamad Rizal/Greysia Polii. Di tunggal putri, hanya mengandalkan Maria Kristin pemain yang tidak tampil di Asian Games, sedangkan tiga pemain yang berlaga di Asian Games yaitu Fransisca Ratnasari, Andriyati Firdasari, dan Pia Zebaidah disimpan di Cipayung. Di nomor ganda putri menampilkan tiga pasangan yaitu Greysia Polii/Vita Marissa, Lita Nurlita/ Natalia Poluakan, dan Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti.(A-105/pikiran-rakyat.com

sooo... INA team will fight in all of the category.
MS: taufik, sony
MD: luluk/alven, markis/hendra, joko/hedra
WS: maria kristin
WD: gresysia/vita, lita/natalia, rani/endang
XD: nova/lilyana, flandy/vita, rizal/endang

plus outsider :tony/chandra

what about the draw.... is it there yet?

Rian Sukmawan and Eng Hian will compete in the Malaysia Super Series too... They are currently world #12 in MD. :) But they are not in the National Team. PB Djarum is sponsoring them.

As for the draw... not out yet... I am anxiously waiting. I hope the Indonesian doubles won't clash in the early rounds... since there is no National Separation in the Super Series...

I hope our players will clash with the Malaysians in the quarterfinals... that would be excellent!!! :cool: I love our Indo-Malay rivalry... Sort of like England vs. Ireland... and Japan vs. Korea in all other sports... It keeps the heart pumping more... :D

Hadapi Kejuaraan Super Series Malaysia & Korea
Tiga Nomor Jadi Harapan PBSIOleh adminSenin, 08-Januari-2007
..thanks for that, nugroho..
now anyone else willing to help us in translating(ie. indra, babonimut, DoublesPlayer, Krisna, ssuly)-much appreciated;):cool:
*Btw, jumping a bit ahead, but anyone has any info on who will participate in the Korean Open?? :confused: ;)

It's nice to see this Joko Riyadi/ Hendra A.G. team in a top-flight tournament. I hope this isn't just because it's in Malaysia. I hope they make it to more of the Super Series tournaments, especially Korea. I keep hearing about them but have never seen them play.

can't wait to see all the INA-MAS Clashes.. those will be GREAT matches.. as the rivalry has gone through so many decades n i think it will be endless... GO MAS!!!!!!!!!

PBSI targeted three titles in the Malaysian & Korean Super Series Tournaments
By admin
Translated by babonimut
Monday, 08-Jan-2007, 13:44:3127 klik

Jakarta (PR) - The Indonesian Badminton Association counted on men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles sectors to be the main strength to win titles in the Malaysian Super Series Tournament, 16-21 January and Korean Super Series Tournament, 23-28 January.

"Eventhough facing very tough challenges in the ladies' events, I remain hopeful that women sectors could bring back their best results," said the Indonesian Badminton Association Sub-sector chief Lius Pongoh at Jakarta, Saturday (6/1).

Lius said he was confident that his charges had a strong drive to win, so there was no need to be burdened with targets.

"I'm also a former athlete, playing to win is instinctive for this is the players' commitment. It is not logical to send players to a tournament to lose. So without being burdened with targets from officials, they are assumed to know what they have to do," said Lius.

In the Super Series Tournament with prize money totalling US$200,000 (about Rp. 1.8 milliard), the men's singles sector would be spearheaded by the 2006 Asian Games Gold medalist Taufik Hidayat and Sonny Dwi Kuncoro. Simon Santoso called off his participation. "According to his coach Hendrawan's report, Simon was not ready to participate in these two Super Series tournaments. Initially Simon was sheduled to participate, but after considering his coach's recommendation his participation was eventually called off," said Lius.

Based on Hendrawan's recommendation, Simon's condition and readiness was not yet well prepared after concluding the year 2006 with unsatisfactory results during Doha's Asian Games and Denmark's Copenhagen Masters. "After playing at Asian Games, Simon headed straight to Copenhagen and his results were unsatisfactory. So, his coach reviewed that Simon was not ready to play in a tournament, he'd be better off training at Cipayung," added he.

In the men's doubles sector, hopes were placed on the Asian Games silver and bronze medalists Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto and Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, they would be supported by young pair Joko Riyadi/Hendra A. Gunawan.

In the mixed doubles sector, the world's number one Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir would try to regain their form after playing badly at the Asian Games in which they lost in the early round. This pair was actually expected to win gold medals. "I hope this pair could learn from their defeat at the Asian Games and regain their form to play well in the super series tournaments," said Lius.

Nova/Lilyana would be flanked by Vita Marisa/Flandy Limpele and Muhamad Rizal/Greysia Polii. In the women's singles sector, Indonesia's only hope lay on Maria Kristin who didn't play at the Asian Games, while three lady players who played at the Asian Games, that is Fransisca Ratnasari, Andriyati Firdasari, and Pia Zebaidah would remain at Cipayung. The women's doubles sector featured three pairs, that is Greysia Polii/Vita Marissa, Lita Nurlita/ Natalia Poluakan, and Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti.(A-105/pikiran-rakyat.com)

sooo... INA team will fight in all of the category.
MS: taufik, sony
MD: luluk/alven, markis/hendra, joko/hedra
WS: maria kristin
WD: gresysia/vita, lita/natalia, rani/endang
XD: nova/lilyana, flandy/vita, rizal/endang

plus outsider :tony/chandra

what about the draw.... is it there yet?

Another version from JakartaPost (08/01/07) :
--Indonesia will only be sending a small squad to the US$200,000 Malaysia Super Series-the first event of newly created Super Series-because of regulations introduced by Badminton World Federation.--

*Here they are the small squad :
- MS (2) TH and Sony
- WS (1) Maria Kristin Yulianti
- MD (2 pairs) Markis/Hendra ; Luluk/Alvent
- WD (1 pair) Vita Marissa/Greysia Polii
- XD (1 pair) Nova/Lilyana

*Draw of Malaysia SS will be held today 09/01/07 03.00pm (MAS time) base on BWF's website.

PBSI targeted three titles in the Malaysian & Korean Super Series Tournaments

Well, I doubt they can make it.

PBSI targeted three titles in the Malaysian & Korean Super Series Tournaments
By admin
Translated by babonimut
Monday, 08-Jan-2007, 13:44:3127 klik
..before i forget, thanks again for doing that for us, babonimut-;):cool:

Another version from JakartaPost (08/01/07) :
--Indonesia will only be sending a small squad to the US$200,000 Malaysia Super Series-
*Here they are the small squad :
- MS (2) TH and Sony
- WS (1) Maria Kristin Yulianti
- MD (2 pairs) Markis/Hendra ; Luluk/Alvent
- WD (1 pair) Vita Marissa/Greysia Polii
- XD (1 pair) Nova/LilyanaThis article seems more recent but it excludes Joko/Hendra from the lineup. They are in both the other article posted here and on the draw posted on the BWF website.

This article seems more recent but it excludes Joko/Hendra from the lineup. They are in both the other article posted here and on the draw posted on the BWF website.

Joko/Hendra told me they are going to Malaysia Open. :)

From BOLA (Friday, Jan12, 2007) as posted in Badminton Indonesia (www.badminton-indonesia.com)

The team sent for Malaysia Open
MS: Taufik Hidayat, Sony Dwi Kuncoro
WS: Maria Kristin Yulianti
MD: Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, Luluk Hadiyanto/Alven Yulianto, Hendra Aprida Gunawan/Joko Riyadi
WD: Rani Mundiasti/Endang Nursugianti, Greysia Polii/Vita Marissa, Lita Nurlita/Nathalia Poluakan
XD: Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir, M. Rizal/Greysia Polii, Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa

Other than them: Eng Hian/Rian Sukmawan also joined the crowd under Djarum's flag. Sigit was actually planning to go too (partnering with Frans Kurniawan), but because he was late to submit his application, so he's not in MO. But he said they will join the other series. Oh yes, btw, Sigit/Frans are also kicking under the Djarum's flag.

i just saw the new draw and maria could possibly have a realative easy rounds till last 8... am i right?