Sigit out from Pelatnas

[badMania]

....and guess what...he rejoins Djarum. Frans Kurniawan also drops out from Pelatnas...perhaps after seeing Rian Sukmawan flourishing with Eng Hian. Djarum is going to pair Sigit with Frans.....

[Krisna]

Yup. According to the latest edition of Bola, Sigit will be paired with Frans. They will compete in the European Superseries this March...:D It is more fun that more good Indonesian pairs are out there.... :cool:

[blckknght]

I wondered what had happened to Sigit... has he been on the national team all this time, but not competing?

[ctjcad]

I wondered what had happened to Sigit... has he been on the national team all this time, but not competing?
...http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33855 (post#9)..Btw, thanks badMania and Krisna for the update..:cool:

[yannie]

....and guess what...he rejoins Djarum. Frans Kurniawan also drops out from Pelatnas...perhaps after seeing Rian Sukmawan flourishing with Eng Hian. Djarum is going to pair Sigit with Frans.....

All the best!
Eng Hian plans to play for 2 more years..
So why not pair Rian with Frans later... :D

[badMania]

All the best!
Eng Hian plans to play for 2 more years..
So why not pair Rian with Frans later... :D

Indeed...Rian Sukmawan/Frans Kurniawan could be a good pairing for Djarum.

[taufikk]

Yup. According to the latest edition of Bola, Sigit will be paired with Frans. They will compete in the European Superseries this March...:D It is more fun that more good Indonesian pairs are out there.... :cool:

really happy to hear that Sigit will be competing in the European Superseries next month..hope he and his new partner will do well..all the best sigit!:)

[Alaric]

Sigit is a legend! :)

Though it is largely his fault that I have no forehand defence against smashes, I just spend all my time trying to copy his amazing backhand defence on the forehand side. :D

I hope he does really well, he is a real character and the badminton scene has missed him.

[kimpe_bultang]

Mas Sigit/Frans may be plyg in Aviva S'pore Open too.. But, not sure still... Pray for them...!! ^^

[dimitri]

oh cool...sigit is going on court again...!!! he's famous with his trick shots especially when he returns the smashes to the opponent in between his legs..oh man..9 out of 10 times of those trick shot were success..!!! and also a trick shot tht i couldn't get wat was tht which is when he returns the shuttle by squatting down~ King of Trick Shot = Sigit Budiarto

[yannie]

Mas Sigit/Frans may be plyg in Aviva S'pore Open too.. But, not sure still... Pray for them...!! ^^

Aiya, ask Sigit to go to All England! I want to see him and Frans in action.. :D :D :D *pray*

[asphyxiate]

And who can forget when during the final of the 2005 Malaysia Open (I think?) he ran off the court during a heated rally to switch racquets.. :eek: :D

[taufikk]

It was Chandra who ran off the court to switch racquets..

[bh185008]

It was the Singapore Open 2005 Final against Boe/Mogensen of Denmark ..it was Candra who ran on the side of the court to pick up a new racket.....

[kimpe_bultang]

WOooooooOow!!!:eek: Ko Candra actually got the time to take racket?? Heeeh, GREAT!!! :D :cool: Poor Mas Sigit, he must cover Ko Candra's area too...
Yan2, I will ask him.. But the prblm is that he nvr reply my SMSes... Are you going to watch All England?? Take some good pics, and send it to me??!!! :p :D And send him my regards...

But, the Aviva sgpr open is not confirmed yet, as I said, he nvr reply my msgs.. :crying: :rolleyes: Yaaah, I'll see when he replies, I'll tell you all.. :D :D

[asphyxiate]

It was Chandra who ran off the court to switch racquets..

:o Oooops! My memory is very fuzzy! Well it was a nutso move anyway.. and props to Sigit for holding the fort :p :p

[yannie]

Yan2, I will ask him.. But the prblm is that he nvr reply my SMSes... Are you going to watch All England?? Take some good pics, and send it to me??!!! :p :D And send him my regards...

But, the Aviva sgpr open is not confirmed yet, as I said, he nvr reply my msgs.. :crying: :rolleyes: Yaaah, I'll see when he replies, I'll tell you all.. :D :D

Aiya.. Ya, I'm going to All England. Okay, no problem. Send who your regards??? Candra or Sigit? Faint, I suddenly want to see Frans too.. Pray for them to go to AE.

You know Hendri from Singapore sent me regards yesterday. In Denmark Open, I was introduced to him, but he was so so so MALU. Faint.

[kimpe_bultang]

Everyone you see!! HAhahaha.. Esp, Ko Candra, Mas Sigit and Ko Simon sori-sori.. Let's give Mas Sigit a nickname shall we?? Hehehe, and Ko Candra... LMAO!! Hmmm, so wierd, when he actually can speak English so well... ^^

[yannie]

Everyone you see!! HAhahaha.. Esp, Ko Candra, Mas Sigit and Ko Simon sori-sori.. Let's give Mas Sigit a nickname shall we?? Hehehe, and Ko Candra... LMAO!! Hmmm, so wierd, when he actually can speak English so well... ^^

LOL Ko Sori Sori.. HAHAHAHAHA..
Sigit.. Let us (Tarek, Mei Ying, me etc) meet him first, then only we know what nickname to give him :D..
Oh I see, the older generation of Indo players can speak English quite well.

[kimpe_bultang]

Hwahahahahhahahhaha!!! I believe you should give him... Mas Halus... Which means soft... Hahahahaa, since he talks very soft, unlike when he's in the court!!! :D :D
Well, that's not really true... I'm sure once they go international often, they will eventually learn and imrpove their english language... Ko Candra and Mas Sigit hv went all over the world to play, and it has been quite a long time, I'm sure that has improved their english.. And those younger plyrs, i'm sure they can speak well too, since the schools nowadays teach english too.. aNd they are like, what, 20-25 yrs old only..:D So, I'm sure their english are actually standard, maybe not those large bunky words, yan, those easy words they can understand, I'm sure!! And, moreover, they may be scared and mentally unprepared to speak english, that's why they seemed not so good... :p Hahahahhaha... Blank out!!!!:D :D :cool:

[Krisna]

Sigit and Fran will play in the German Open and All England [qualifiers]... :cool: They are quite awesome... some PB Djarum observers think that they are better than Eng Hian - Rian Sukmawan [current world number 8 MD from Djarum].

In reality, it is said that Sigit-Fran, Eng Hian-Rian, and Tony-Chandra [who sometimes practice at PB Djarum], would beat each other... They are in the same league. Tony Gunawan [a honorable and humble fellow] often noted that Sigit and Eng Hian of PB Djarum are more talented than him... :) They are both technically more complete and can display more variety during gameplay... :cool:

Sigit is busy practicing everyday 2 times a day now... Those who recently saw him practice think that he still "floats like a butterfly, sting like a bee!" :) [maybe he is an older butterfly, so couldn't float as high as before, but he surely can still sting...:p ] He should realize that he only has a few more good years left better make the best of it...

[yannie]

Thanks Krisna for the info.

[Krisna]

Fran and Sigit is seeded number 8 in the German Open... :D

Here's the complete list of the SEEDING REPORT

Title: YONEX GERMAN OPEN 2007
Category: Mens Doubles

Ply Name1 Ply Name2 NAC1 NAC2
1 JUNG Jae Sung LEE Yong Dae KOR KOR
2 NJOTO * Albertus Susanto WIRATAMA ~ * Yohan Hadikusumo HKG HKG
3 SPITKO Roman FUCHS Michael GER GER
4 BREHAUT Ashley SINDORO ~ Aji Basuki AUS AUS
5 LEE Jae Jin HWANG Ji Man KOR KOR
6 SHEN Ye XU Chen CHN CHN
7 GUO Zhendong HE Hanbin CHN CHN
8 BUDIARTO Sigit KURNIAWAN Frans INA INA

[yannie]

Fran and Sigit is seeded number 8 in the German Open... :D

Here's the complete list of the SEEDING REPORT

Title: YONEX GERMAN OPEN 2007
Category: Mens Doubles

Ply Name1 Ply Name2 NAC1 NAC2
1 JUNG Jae Sung LEE Yong Dae KOR KOR
2 NJOTO * Albertus Susanto WIRATAMA ~ * Yohan Hadikusumo HKG HKG
3 SPITKO Roman FUCHS Michael GER GER
4 BREHAUT Ashley SINDORO ~ Aji Basuki AUS AUS
5 LEE Jae Jin HWANG Ji Man KOR KOR
6 SHEN Ye XU Chen CHN CHN
7 GUO Zhendong HE Hanbin CHN CHN
8 BUDIARTO Sigit KURNIAWAN Frans INA INA

Wah.. Shen Ye/Xu Chen and Guo Zhendong/He Hanbin combination now??? :eek:

[kimpe_bultang]

Woow, Krisna,. where did you get those info.. Hahaha.. Who are you actually, smone frm any Pbs in Jkt?? HAha.. Myb Djarum or Jayaraya??:D It's very hard to meet Mas Sigit nowadyas, he's very super duper busy.. Hehehehe, last december 2006.. I wanted to go to his house, but canceled, due to the stupid traffic in JKT!! Grrrr...:mad: And I almost wanted to go to Pentamburan, but was cancelled, again, bcs Mas Sigit said it's not easy to hv the permission frm his coach.. Sooo, inthe end I couldn't meet him... HAhahaha, and he keeps saying sorry again and again on the phone.. :D :cool:

[Krisna]

Woow, Krisna,. where did you get those info.. Hahaha.. Who are you actually, smone frm any Pbs in Jkt?? HAha.. Myb Djarum or Jayaraya??:D It's very hard to meet Mas Sigit nowadyas, he's very super duper busy.. Hehehehe, last december 2006.. I wanted to go to his house, but canceled, due to the stupid traffic in JKT!! Grrrr...:mad: And I almost wanted to go to Pentamburan, but was cancelled, again, bcs Mas Sigit said it's not easy to hv the permission frm his coach.. Sooo, inthe end I couldn't meet him... HAhahaha, and he keeps saying sorry again and again on the phone.. :D :cool:

Hi Kimpe_bultang,

I am just a big BIG fan of Indonesian badminton for around 25 years now... :) No I don't work for PBSI. Because I know enough about Indonesian Badminton, thus I know that working for PBSI is something that I should NOT do at this time.

I think that some in the current leadership does not know enough about what is really good for Indonesian badminton. This is because some of them have little knowledge about the badminton-world... yet have not immersed themselves in the current reality. Too busy with other non-badminton political ambitions...

I happen to follow the developments of the National Circuit tournaments [the scene where future stars are tested and 'naturally selected'] and I know some people from the 5 strong clubs: PB Jaya Raya, PB Tangkas, PB Djarum, PB Suryanaga and PB SGS Elektrik... even PB Ratih Banten and PB Mutiara Bandung... so I am quite aware of what is going on in the club scene domestically...

The domestic clubs are the real powerhouse behind Indonesia's international success... Just like England's soccer team is supported by big-guns of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Everton, etc... :cool:

[kimpe_bultang]

Ooooh.. Woow, that's cool!! So, do you know my coach.. Ko Henry Saputra?? Hahaha, frm Tangkas.. Ko Suryadi?? Hmm, now in s'pore.. Haha, do you hv MSN or YM?? It is easier to chat there, isn't it?? And, thx for the info..

[Krisna]

Btw, if you want to know more about Sigit and Chandra, ask Badmania.

He is the real professor of badminton data... The guy knows everything that happened in the past and present. If only he can predict the future too... He he he...

Let's test Badmania's forecasting ability...
Badmania, how far will Sigit-Fran go in the up and coming German Open and All England?

My own prediction [without knowing the draw yet]:
Quarterfinals at the German Open
Round of 32 at the All England

The draw will be done very soon. Around this week. We shall see again then.

[kimpe_bultang]

Do you hv any MSN or YM, krisna?? Hmm, I think they can come up to at least the round of 16 for both.. They are good, and they hv trained very hard, for quite a time too... ^^

[Krisna]

Yes, I know koh Henry Saputra, the coach from Tangkas. Cool guy. Very sharp in evaluating badminton performance. I respect him.

No I don't have MSN or YM... I prefer to post at Badminton Central at my own convenience. Oftentimes I have no set time... Work demands. You know laah... Badminton is a hobby, not my main job.

Hey, what's your prediction for Sigit-Fran?

[Krisna]

Oops, just saw your prediction. Ok. Let's see whether we need to revise our own prediction after the draw is released...

[ctjcad]

Btw, if you want to know more about Sigit and Chandra, ask Badmania.
..our own Sandy (although he doesn't post as much as badMania in here)...But he knows quite a bit of info abt the INA junior players..;):cool:

[kimpe_bultang]

Hahahaha.. Yeap.. He's very respectable!! I owe him, that I've improved a lot!! Hahahaa.. And, through Tangkas too, I met Ko Simon.... OHhoohoohohooh...

[aindro]

Just prediction : Sigit/Frans
German Open : Final
All England : 32

[Krisna]

Just prediction : Sigit/Frans
German Open : Final
All England : 32

Before knowing the draw, I predicted Quarterfinals of the German Open will be their maximum accomplishment [for their very first tournament together]. ....Yet, tonight Sigit-Fran will play in the semifinals... against the top seeded Koreans [Lee Yong Dae and partner]. This new Indonesian [PB Djarum] pair have exceeded my initial expectations... :D

[yannie]

Before knowing the draw, I predicted Quarterfinals of the German Open will be their maximum accomplishment [for their very first tournament together]. ....Yet, tonight Sigit-Fran will play in the semifinals... against the top seeded Koreans [Lee Yong Dae and partner]. This new Indonesian [PB Djarum] pair have exceeded my initial expectations... :D

OMG they beat CCM/HTH! Good luck vs the Koreans!!!

[aindro]

They lost :
6:30 PMMen's Double - Main Draw (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=13523&draw=3)Jae Sung JUNG (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=13523&player=289)http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/KOR.gif[KOR] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=13523&c=KOR)Yong Dae LEE (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=13523&player=290)http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/KOR.gif[KOR] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=13523&c=KOR)-http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/INA.gif[INA] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=13523&c=INA)Sigit BUDIARTO (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=13523&player=22)http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/images/flags/INA.gif[INA] (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/players.aspx?id=13523&c=INA)Fran KURNIAWAN (http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/player.aspx?id=13523&player=23)21-12 13-21 21-18
But in my opinion : it's already a good result, to be in semifinal.
(I predicted they would reach final).
Surely they have a good prospect, if they can continually play in tournaments.