Category : International Challenge Total prize money : US$15,000 Venue : Tehran, Iran TS Web : http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=04023670-4C69-4EB9-9441-BF5E20F68EB4 Indonesian Player: MS : Alrie Guna Dharma, Kaizar Bobby Alexander, Didik Purwanto, Prakasa Setiya, Seno Danu Kusumah, Rafael Valentino,Deni Supriyatna MD : Agrippina Prima/ Gideon Markus Fernaldi, Didik Purwanto/Prakasa Setiya, Kaizar Bobby Alexander/Rafael Valentino, Deni Supriyatna/Seno Danu Kusumah
no pelatnas MS like Vito etc... not good.... i think markus/agri use their own money. good to see them playing here.... hope they can perform well...
Complete Entry List, BAC link : http://www.badmintonasia.org/attachment/Full Entry List With Rankings - 03022012.xls Seeding Report, BAC link : http://www.badmintonasia.org/attachment/Iran Fajr International Challenge 2012 - Seeding Reports.xls This International Challenge will stage 4 categories => MS-WS-MD-WD.
The Draw is out. I expect the second-seed Agripinna Prima Rahmanto Putra/Markus Fernaldi Gideon to lift the title here. They should reach SF comfortably and will probably face a Japanese pair in the SF.
Here's the draw : http://www.badmintonasia.org/attachment/Draws Iran Fajr International Challenge 2012.xls
MD semifinal : Kona Tarun/ Arun Vishnu - Didik Puryanto/ Prakasa Setiya Agripinna Prima Rahmanto Putra/Markus Fernaldi Gideon -Itani Kazuya/Tomoya Takashina source: http://www.badminton.ir/tabid/40/ctl/Details/mid/430/ItemID/544/Default.aspx
Final Result: WS : Neslihan Yigit def. Yu Wakita WD : Yu Wakita / Eto Rie [4] def. Ayumi Tasaki / Seiko Yamada
MD: Agripinna Prima Rahmanto Putra/Markus Fernaldi Gideon def. Kona Tarun/ Arun Vishnu MS: Niluka Karunaratne [3] def. Sameer Verma
wow... congrats !! 1st title for Markus/Agri this year... Great !! Go on boys !! I hope they can break into Top 30 in the end of this year !
Nice one for Agripinna Prima Rahmanto Putra/Markus Fernaldi Gideon. The trip is not wasted and 4000 pts in the bag and an excellent start to the year for them! Despite their lack of power, they still remain the best pair among the 2nd layer and the victory propels their ranking to be in the 40s! In fact, they may just surpass Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan!