profile: Name: Maria Febe Kusumastuti Birth date: 30 Sep 1989 (21 y.o) Current ranking: 23 Febe ever beat some big names like Wang Shixian,Yip Pui Yin,Pi Hongyan,Eriko Hirose,Wang Lin. She also crowned Bitburger Open 2008,Australia GP 2009. From what i saw..she has improved much in her attacking play,so good and light footwork. check here when 7:00,i never saw that in WS.. but often saw Lin Dan do that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9TKVvFpv8o some photos:
..quite a few amazing rallies; the one at 13-10 was wonderful; they way they play is reminiscent of the Susi Susanti era; i guess both players are not tall thus they have to skirt and cover a lot of grounds..Ratchanok is a delight to watch..
Febe of Djarum defeated Denke (Putri) of Tangkas today... That put Djarum ahead 2-1 in the team competition... Later, Fran-Ahsan finished off Nova-Devin and made Djarum the INA National Champion of 2010...
Maria Febe will face Susy Susanti in a badminton charity event 'Badminton Peduli Merapi'... the event is going to be held in Manahan Stadium in Solo, this Sunday 3-7pm...
Maria has good skills but Ratchanok is one hell of a gutsy lady, never say die attitude..many top players esp CHN will find her a tough player to beat
Febe defeated Susi Susanti 30-26 in the Bulutangkis Peduli Merapi event in Solo last Sunday... Susi led 7-2 or something early on... later on, however... Susi's pristine skills could not compensate for physical training... Susi's face became red and she often took breaks to drink water. She is almost 40 (in 2 months), after all....
Febe's result this year ALL ENGLAND SUPER SERIES 2010 1st round : beat Wang Shixian 21-13 15-21 21-16 2nd round : lost to JYJ 9-21 14-21 SWISS SUPER SERIES 2010 1st round : lost to Ella 21-17 17-21 16-21 LI-NING SINGAPORE OPEN SUPER SERIES 2010 1st round : beat Megume 17-21 21-15 21-16 2nd round : lost to Porntip 21-23 21-18 18-21 DJARUM INDONESIA OPEN SUPER SERIES 2010 1st round : beat Reid Charmaine 21-19 21-5 2nd round : lost to Ella Diehl 19-21 17-21 YONEX-SUNRISE MALAYSIA OPEN GRAND PRIX GOLD 2010 1st round : lost to Misaki 21-19 11-21 15-21 YONEX BWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 1st round : beat Bibiktatjana 21-11 23-21 2nd round : lost to Eriko 14-21 18-21 CHINA MASTERS SUPER SERIES 2010 1st round : beat Wang Lin 5-21 21-18 8-14 retired. 2nd round : lost to Xia Jingyun 15-21 9-21 JAPAN SUPER SERIES 2010 1st round : lost to Yippy 17-21 16-21 INDONESIA GRAND PRIX GOLD 2010 1st round : beat Elysabeth Purwaningtyas 19-21 21-14 21-11 2nd round : beat Siti Anida 21-16 22-20 qf : beat Zhou Hui 21-17 21-13 sf : lost to Ratchanok 17-21 21-16 17-21 from this result,seems like Febe still yoyo-ing, overall,i think her result in 2009 is still better than 2010.. in 2009 she won Yonex Australian Open Grand Prix,runner up New Zealand Open Grand Prix 2009,and also beat Yippy,Eriko,Pi Hongyan,Cheng Shao Chieh. hope she will more consistent in 2011 im so sure with her skill,she can do much better than this
Beijing Olympic, MKY got bronze and success prevent the CHN WS to cleansweap the medal. London Olympic,its Febe turn
anyone knows who is sitting beside Marleve during febe vs wang xin match in korea open? he is taking a note,observing,and write something when febe got or lose the point.
finish watching febe vs wang xin match. from what i watch,febe actually can match with wang xin in all rally,but still dont have a good finishing point. Febe so hesitate to hit the shuttle, and yeah a bit relax i say,febe should lift the shuttle higher. And this time febe try to make many fancy cross court defence but hit the net. Febe also give so many free points to wang xin. Febe has a very light footworks,but she dont take this advantage. okay,good luck Febe in next tourney!
Badminton Peduli Merapi Charity Match Febe signing in Hall of Frame wall during Badminton Peduli Merapi(Charity Match)