nothing to envy about u guys also had a taufik hidayat. hehe anyway 2 more indonesia is in the final can they break the duck?
..at the end, INA with only 1.5 representatives in the Final Rd..?!?!..they could end up with zero or even .5 title..
Bad result from INA Open... What's Wrong??? Pelatnas, What r u doing??? I really wanna go there to see what they do there.
Yeah, once again INA shuttlers failed to win any title at their homeground SS in two consecutive years
..for what purpose?..to say "Hi and Bye"??.. ..will they make it 3 yrs in a row in their inaugural Indonesia Open Premium Super Series next yr??..
Shuttlers travel for hope and glory Matheos Viktor Messakh, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 06/30/2010 9:25 AM | Sports A former coach says badminton for Indonesia is perhaps like soccer for Brazil. In pursuit of glory — and money, ultimately — Brazilians swarm around the world to play soccer — just like Indonesians for badminton. The difference is that Brazilians are almost always willing to defend their national honor and fight for their country. For some Indonesians, playing abroad means a switch in allegiance. Not that it’s bad. In truth, they never really leave behind their identity as Indonesians even when playing for other countries. Ask Tony Gunawan, winner of a 2000 Olympic Games men’s doubles gold medal with Candra Wijaya for Indonesia, who is now playing for the US and coaching for that country. “Wherever I play, people will not forget that what made me what I am is Indonesia. Needless to say, I am still an Indonesian,” Tony told The Jakarta Post at the Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series last week. Tony decided to move to the US with his fiancée Eti Tantra in 2002 and was married in the same year. He joined the Orange County Badminton Club in Anaheim, California, where he still trains and coaches. He also studied computer engineering at the DeVry Institute and Westwood College. ------------------------------------------------- *Read completely through this link -- http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/06/30/shuttlers-travel-hope-and-glory.html
..it's going to take a bit of time for INA to produce the same talents like during the Tony-Candra-Sigit-Halim-Flandy-Eng Hian era..From those 6 players, 3 are coaching overseas with only Candra and Sigit still coaching in INA/playing part time..and Flandy playing as a free-agent player..
Looking at the (slow) progress of the current younger INA national players, anyone here still up for the idea of selecting independent players like Taufik Hidayat, Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan to participate in future team events (Thomas & Uber Cup or Sudirman Cup) eventhough they are no longer part of the national team/training center (but to some, are still considered the best the INA can offer)??..and even if they reach the age of 35 or older??.. I'm on the opinion they should select Pelatnas players only..time to move on..
July 13, 2010 Ami Afriatni Officials Mulling Foreign Hires The poor results being rendered by Indonesian shuttlers could force the national badminton federation to resort to one extreme measure to improve their play — hiring a Chinese coach. Sabar Yudo Saroso, vice president of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI), has been quoted by local media as saying it was possible foreign coaches would be tapped to oversee the national team training camp and that getting coaches from China, the country’s long-time rival in the sport, was “a viable option.” I Gusti Made Oka, the other PBSI vice president, said there were no concrete plans yet to hire foreign coaches but such a proposal was being considered. “[The idea] is there, but it hasn’t been deliberated on,” Oka said. “It was just one of the many suggestions forwarded to the PBSI in order to improve the national training system currently in place, including improving coaching techniques and athlete recruitment. The PBSI is open to any ideas.” Oka said the suggestion was brought up during an evaluation of the national team, which has shown a decline in performance in the last two years, particularly in the top-level Super Series. --------------------------------------------------- *Full article through the Jakarta Globe.com -- http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/sports/officials-mulling-foreign-hires/385660
