WALIKOTA CUP SURABAYA, April 25-28, 2007 One of local tournament with a few foreign players were competed. The tournament is important to me for knowing who is the next badminton star in here. The Results Open Category Women's Singles 1. Maria Elfira PB. DJARUM 2. Maria Febe PB. DJARUM 3. Rhani Christina Sanusi PB. DJARUM 3. Sofi KOTAB BANDUNG Maria Elfira take reveange beat Maria Febe, she lost to Febe in final Brazil Satellite last year. Men's Singles 1. Nugroho Andi Saputro PB. DJARUM 2. Fauzi Adnan PB. SURYANAGA GUDANG GARAM 3. Wisnu Haryo Putro PB. DJARUM 3. D. Hayom Rumbaka PB. DJARUM Good progress were showed by Djarum's boy's. Although still in junior age, they beat some the experiences. Wisnu beat Wimpie & Jeffer, Nugroho beat Fauzi Adnan. Women's Doubles 1. Rintan / Purwati PB. DJARUM 2. Risya / Kesya SGS ELEKTRIK 3. Yenni Diah/ Dewi Tira PB. SURYANAGA GUDANG GARAM 3. Sofi/ Siti Mahiroh KOTAB bandung My question "Where is Purwati ?", has got answer. She paired with other player. Men's Doubles 1. Tri Kus / Bambang S PB. SURYANAGA GUDANG GARAM 2. Ade Lukas/Rian Sukmawan PB. DJARUM 3. Tri Kusumawardhana/Rizky K PB. SURYANAGA GUDANG GARAM 3. Yusuf A/ Dwi S. KESHAB TIMUR Mixed's Doubles 1. Trikusharjanto / Yunita Teti PB. SURYANAGA GUDANG GARAM 2. Bambang Supriyanto/Lelyana PB. SURYANAGA GUDANG GARAM 3. Ade Lukas/Purwati PB. DJARUM 3. Enroe/Devi S MUTIARA BANDUNG Under-18 Girl's Singles 1. Alfa Vivianita PB. DJARUM 2. Jena Gozali PB. DJARUM 3. Tee Jing Yi MALAYSIA 3. Niken Yulia Wijaksana PB. DJARUM I predicted Tee Jing Yi won after she beat Tike Arieda (seeded 1), maybe too much Djarum's player around her that given much pressure. Boy's Singles 1. Bayu Sukma pamulang PB. DJARUM 2. Randi Sulistya PB. DJARUM 3. Senatria SGS ELEKTRIK 3. Ade Riyadi PB. DJARUM I see many new name on Djarum, where are they come from ? Girl's Doubles 1. Komala Dewi/Reni Rossy PB. DJARUM 2. Hou Vivian/Tee Jing Yi MALAYSIA 3. Krishabela/ Natalia PB. DJARUM 3. Foong Yi Xin/ Chase Currier MALAYSIA Boy's Doubles 1. Rizky / Albert PB. DJARUM 2. Hendra Setyo / Andika PB. SURYANAGA GUDANG GARAM 3. Tony/ Sandy MUTIARA BANDUNG 4. Seto Danu/ Yogi P SURYANAGA GUDANG GARAM Mixed's Doubles 1. Hendra / Ayu PB. SURYANAGA GUDANG GARAM 2. Rizky / Dewi PB. DJARUM 3. Andhika/Gustiani Megawati PB. SURYANAGA GUDANG GARAM 4. Khemas/Wenni PBSI KEP. RIAU
It seems Trikus and Bambang were too old to move. Their foot work were so heavy eventhough the wrist action still in good shape. Ade Lukas is actually good enough to fight with former pelatnas player. I was there during final...
In the Under-19 mixed doubles... Rizky-Dewi lost when Dewi had leg cramps. They could not continue playing. Rizky-Albert has won 2 tournaments in a row. They won the Sumatra Circuit for the Under-19 [Taruna] category in Bangka a few months ago. Rizky, by the way, is the guy in the recent Djarum Indonesian Super Series ad.
Djarum and Suryanaga GG totally dominated the finals. Where are the young players from Tangkas and Jaya Raya? As expected, Andi Nugroho is progressing quite well under Fang Kaixiang's tutelage. Hmm...what happens to Bellaetrix or Sylvinna?
Don't forget also the annual JPGG (Jawa Post Gudang Garam) Challenger tournament. This is the next big event for the club players (both seniors and juniors) and the second-string Pelatnas players (like Bona/Ahsan, Bandar, Indra Bagus, Aprillia etc). This year, the WBF has selected Surabaya as the only host for the Challenger tournament in Indonesia.
Rizky Kurniawan is coming to Denmark to play for Triton Aalborg next season. http://www.triton-aalborg.dk/