Finally, PBSI had decided to send 21 players who will show their best in Glasgow, here they are Merah Putih squad: MS (3 persons) TH-Sony-Simon WS (3) Adriyanti Fidasari ; Maria Kristin ; Pia Zebadiah MD (6) Markis Kido ; Hendra Setiawan Luluk Hadiyanto ; Alvent Yulianto Joko Riyadi ; Hendra Aprida Gunawan WD (4) Endang Nursugianti ; Rani Mundiasti Greysia Polii ; Lita Nurlita XD (5) Nova Widianto ; Lilyana Natsir Flandy Limpele ; Vita Marissa Muhammad Rijal --source KOMPAS (11 May-07)-- Good LUCK Indonesia!
Read today's KOMPAS (13 May 07) and Indopos: Candra Wijaya is IN!!! Christian said that they need Candra's experience. And it is likely that he will be partnered with either Luluk or Alvent...
Good luck.. ..INDEED!! ..quite a few youngsters going this time..they'll have roughly abt 3 weeks to prepare, barely enough time to prepare...and a bit surprised they're asking Candra to join them.. (thanks for the news, CLELY)
That's a pretty big squad. Looks like Polii and Marissa has split for sure. What a shame. They should find a good partner for Marissa.
latest news. Now Chandra is confirm in the team. due to poor result in indo open 2007 Flandy/vita will be the first XD and Chandra will play with either Alven or Luluk
Yup, exactly! PBSI Chairman Sutiyoso had made surprising decision to reshuffle MD and XD. Probably Candra will be paired with Alvent Yulianto and also Flandy/Vita replaced Nova/Lilyana position as main XD meanwhile TH still exist as 1st MS. Sutiyoso was very dissapointed yesterday due INA failure in its homeground and he seems rather pessimistic about INA big goal to bring back SC. Even Bang Yos (Sutiyoso nickname) planned to recruit Rexy to help INA badminton from slump condition recently. But the problem is Rexy still contracted by BAM.
NOva must be replaced... not butet... he can't handle the burden ..... 60 % of zb/Gl's points came from nova's unforce errors flandy/vita just need to strengthen their stamina... chandra is not enough ... sigit must be paired up with chandra again
The ideal line-up for INA team: MS: Taufik Hidayat (only when meeting China team, other than playing China team....either SOny or Simon will do) MD: Kido / Hendra or Chandra/Flandy MXD: Flandy / Vita Marissa or Chandra / Lilyana WS: Firdasari WD: Vita Marissa / Polii / Lilyana [interchangeble] Coach: Me
Hmm... I become more pessimist that we will win SC ... Hahaha, just kidding ... Peace, man! Anyway, that is a nice n interesting line-up... If Flandy n Vita is the 1st choice for MXD... Butet should be partnering with Greysia again... Its been like 3 yrs I didn't see them as partner on court... I like both of them, they are very energetic, no doubt about their fighting spirit... Semangat juang '45... Don't you think Taufik should be fielded against Denmark, Malaysia, n Korea too? Although on paper, Indonesia could win more match against these 3 teams than against China (WD n WS is almost impossible), it is more safe to field Taufik... Although, yeah, they should rest him sometimes...
Article on Candra's participation in SC: *Sorry, its in Indonesian, again... don't have many times to translate, big tests waiting in 2 days... important statements are in bold* Candra Bersedia Perkuat Tim Piala Sudirman Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Pebulutangkis veteran spesialis ganda, Candra Wijaya, telah menyatakan kesediaannya untuk memperkuat tim Indonesia pada kejuaraan dunia beregu campuran Piala Sudirman. "Kami mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Candra atas bersedianya Candra masuk dalam tim Piala Sudirman," ujar manajer tim Piala Sudirman Indonesia, Lutfi Hamid, usai menyaksikan pertandingan semifinal Indonesia Terbuka Super Series di Jakarta, Sabtu, saat dikonfirmasi. Menurut Lutfi, keberadaan Candra dalam tim sangat diperlukan sebagai pemain senior yang dapat memotivasi rekan-rekan satu timnya. "Keberadaan dia sangat penting sebagai pemain senior," katanya mengenai pemain yang mengundurkan diri dari Pelatnas tidak lama setelah memperkuat tim Piala Thomas di Jepang tahun lalu itu. Soal dengan siapa Candra akan berpasangan, Lutfi belum dapat memastikan. "Mengenai itu masih diramu oleh Pak Christian (Hadinata, Ketua Sub Bid Pelatnas PBB PBSI)," jelasnya. Meski sudah mendaftarkan 22 nama, Lutfi mengatakan tidak semua pemain akan berangkat ke Glasgow, Skotlandia, tempat kejuaraan yang digelar dua tahun sekali itu diselenggarakan pada 11-17 Juni mendatang. "Akan dilihat hingga akhir bulan ini. Untuk ganda, beberapa pasangan akan dicoba di Batam, Candra juga diharapkan bisa ikut," katanya. Menurut rencana, tim Indonesia akan melakukan pertandingan persahabatan dengan tim Malaysia sebagai simulasi Kejuaraan Piala Sudirman di Batam, 15 Mei mendatang. "Sebelum pertandingan lawan Malaysia, menurut rencana Sony (Dwi Kuncoro) akan dipertandingkan melawan Simon (Santoso), ganda putra Hendra AG/Joko Riyadi juga akan diadu, tetapi lawannya belum tahu," kata Lutfi. Semua itu, tambahnya, merupakan bagian dari penyusunan strategi. Candra yang dikonfirmasi terpisah mengatakan siap mengikuti simulasi lawan tim Malaysia pekan depan. "Saya ikut, tetapi belum tahu akan berpasangan dengan siapa, karena pemberitahuannya juga mendadak," ujar Candra. Menurut rencana, Candra akan menambah kekuatan sektor ganda putra yang sudah diperkuat tiga ganda nasional, Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto, dan Hendra AG/Joko. Selain mereka, terdapat Taufik Hidayat, Sony Dwi Kuncoro, Simon Santoso, Maria Kristin, Adriiyanti Firdasari, dan Pia Zebadiah pada tunggal putra dan putri. Pada ganda putri, PBSI mendaftarkan Greysia Polii, Lita Nurlita, Rani Mundiasti dan Endang Nursugianti. Adapun ganda campuran diperkuat Nova Widianto, Flandy Limpele, Lilyana Natsir, Vita Marissa dan Muhammad Rijal. Pada turnamen kali ini, Grup1 terdiri atas delapan tim yang dibagi dalam dua subgrup. Indonesia berada dalam Grup1 B bersama Denmark, Korea dan Hong Kong. Sedang Grup1 A dihuni China, Malaysia, Thailand, dan Inggris. Dua tim terbaik dari kedua subgrup itu berhak maju ke semifinal untuk memperebutkan trofi. (*) http://www.antara.co.id/arc/2007/5/13/candra-bersedia-perkuat-tim-piala-sudirman/ Interesting... Not all players will be sent to SC... Typical...
Hmmm.. ..IMO, the XD is still 50-50..Right now the slight edge goes to Flandy & Vita, but i think the month's end "Simulation match" vs. M'sia should determine who will be the 1st XD pair..The pairing of Candra and Alvent is a bit of a surprised and an interesting one, but i think the coaches/management finally realize that Luluk & Alvent need a "change of partnership". However i'm not sure if both of them will have enough time to practice together prior to the competition, as it could be too late to bring them up as a pair. It should be interesting also because now, who will partner Luluk?? And he might be left off the squad..poor fella....Personally though, i would tinker with the idea of partnering Markis with Alvent and Hendra S. with Luluk, just for the sake of experimentation and since both pairs are struggling..but then 1 of them is clearly the weak link.. ..haha, if Sigit is to be brought back, then let's bring back Eng Hian as well to partner with Flandy.. ...that's quite amusing, indra..For WS, IMO, i would select Maria Kristin in front of Adriyanti F., just simply going by their recent results.. ..IMO, this shows that the PBSI and Sudirman Cup team's management is probably still unsure on who will go and who will not.. Realistically, the INA squad won't win the Cup. Therefore, if i were PBSI, i would send & play more of the younger players and get them exposed to the environment & atmosphere of the event, just like the KOR team did a couple yrs. back, rather than revert to the previous SC squad. It's time to move fw.
Thanks for posting the article.. ..sugar free..now, anyone out there wants to help us w/ the translation?? (ie. indra, babonimut, Krisna, huangkwokhau??)..thx in advance-
here is my translation, apologies for any misintepretations, but i believe the gist of it is there ... The veteran doubles specialist, Candra Wijaya, has stated his readiness to strengthen the Indonesia team in the Sudirman Cup, the world mixed competition. 'We thank Candra for his willingness to join the Sudirman Cup team', said the manager of the Indonesian Sudirman Cup team, Lufti Hamid, who confirmed this after watching the semifinals of the Indonesian Open Super Series in Jakarta on Saturday. According to Lutfi, Candra's presence in the squad is required as a senior player who can motivate the other team members. 'His presence as a senior team player is very important', he said of the player who quit Pelatnas not long after strengthing the Thomas Cup squad in Japan last year. As to whom Candra will be partnered with, Lutfi is still unsure. 'That matter is still being considered by Uncle Christian (Hadinata, Sub Chief of Pelatnas PBB PBSI)', he explained. Although having registered 22 names, Lufti said that not all the players will be sent to Glasgow, Scotland, the venue of the biannual competition which takes place from 11-17 June. 'We will monitor this until the end of the month. For the doubles, several pairs will be tried in Batam, hopefully Candra will come along', he said. According to the plan, team Indonesia will have a friendly competition with team Malaysia as a simulation of the Sudirman Cup competition in Batam, on 15 May. 'Before the competition with Malaysia, we have planned for Sony to have a match with Simon, with the mens doubles pair of Hendra/Joko to be tested against a pair than has yet to be decided', Lufti said. All this, he added, is part of the lineup strategy. Candra, whose departure has been confirmed, has said that he is ready to compete against the Malaysian team next week. 'I will be going along, but I still don't know whom I will be partnering, as we have not been told', Candra explained. As planned, Candra will strengthen the mens doubles sector which already boasts 3 national doubles pairs, Kido/Setiawan, Luluk/Alvent and Hendra/Joko. Besides them, there is also Taufik, Sony, Simon, Maria, Adriiyanti, and Pia for mens and womens singles. For womens doubles, PBSI has registered Greysia, Lita, Rani and Endang. In the mixed doubles are Nova, Flandy, Lilyana, Vita and Rijal. In this tournament, Group 1 has been divided into 2 subgroups. Indonesia are in Group 1B with Denmark, Korea and Hong Kong. In Group 1A are China, Malaysia, Thailand and England. The 2 top teams from each subgroup will advance to the semifinals to compete for the trophy.
Well, it's sad that Franciska Ratnasari won't be in this year..love to see her play two years ago although she lost..and cause the whole team to lost actually..I really like her she's cute..
If I were Sutiyoso, the lineups would be: MS: Tommy Sugiarto, Yunus Alamsyah WS: Firdasari, Zebadiah MD:Septano/Ahsan, Rizal/Tantowi WDolii/Natsir/Krishinda XDolii/Rizal, Tantowi/Yulianti. The chance of winning against China team is tiny. Then why dont we just give these young guns more experience (and burden as well, of course)?? We can send the same lineups for the next sudirman cup. And see what will happen. Yeah, it's a crazy idea, I know.
The crucial points of Indonesia team when against KOR, DEN & HKG is on WD. Hopefully they choose the right pair. 1st choice should be Polii/Marissa or Polii/Nurlita not Mundiatsi/Nur Sugianti. the 2nd important is XD, we have 3 girls in here, Natsir, Marissa or Polii and Limpele should be 1st choice not Widianto. Wijaya also could be alternative, when he paired with Polii looked good. MD is unsure, Kido has mental problem in critical point. Posible for new combination beside Kido/Setiawan are Wijaya/Yulianto or Yulianto/Setiawan MS, as usual Hidayat and Dwi Kuncoro WS, on paper INA will lost to DEN, KOR or HKG. It will be need very good strategy to stole the point in here. Yulianti should be choosen against Rassmusen (DEN) and Hwang (KOR), Firdasari against Wang Chen (HKG).