All About Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series Premier 2011(Photos,News,etc)

Badminton: Indonesia Open Hits the Big Time
Ami Afriatni | June 15, 2011


The Indonesia Open is back in town, and it’s bigger than ever.

Boasting more prize money and a higher status, the country’s top tournament received another boost when the World Badminton Federation announced it would serve as part of qualifying for the 2012 Olympics.

Having already boosted its purse to $600,000 — second only to the $1 million Korea Open — and been promoted to one of five Premier Series tournaments, the Indonesia Open will see even stronger competition in the race to qualify for London.

Premier Series events are mandatory for the world’s top 10 players in every division, and badminton’s world governing body has ruled that the top 16 players in the world rankings on May 3 next year will qualify for the Olympics.

“It is an honor for Indonesia to host such a big event and witness the world’s best talents playing in the flesh. We know that winning titles is important, but we won’t set any target for the players to meet, especially as some of our big names have just recovered from various injuries and they’re now facing their first test at Singapore Open,” Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) president Djoko Santoso said.

The Indonesia Open, which takes place June 21 to 26 at Istora Gelora Bung Karno, will include 298 players from 25 countries.

No Indonesian shuttler has won a title at their home tournament since 2008, and the increased interest in the event could see some local competitors who surprised the home crowd with their performances last year miss out this time.

Anna Rovita, who came through qualifying last year and made a stunning run to the women’s singles semifinals, is among them. The Djarum Kudus Club shuttler has to start her home tournament in qualifying once again.

Indonesia’s leading lights face tough tests as well, though, and the PBSI expects its top shuttlers to improve their chances of qualifying for the London Olympics.

“The hunt for tickets to the Olympics has been going since May, and it is not easy as they have to compete with players from all around the world. I hope they won’t waste the chance to improve their ranking by playing at this tournament in their home ground,” national team head coach Christian Hadinata said.

The country’s shuttlers have only brought home one Super Series championship so far this year, but there have also been signs of progress.

Mixed doubles pair Fran Kurniawan Teng and Pia Zebadiah Bernadet have received praise for their recent performances, including decisive victories against Malaysian and Japanese duos at this year’s Sudirman Cup.

“We are very proud of our players’ performances so far, but that doesn’t mean they can feel satisfied. It’s too early. They must keep fighting, and it is the coaches’ job to maintain their performance and confidence,” Christian said.

Tobacco company Djarum, which last year signed a deal to sponsor the tournament until 2013, said it was considering adding to the cash prize next season.

“By bringing the tournament to a higher level, we have shown our commitment to bringing badminton supremacy back to the country,” Djarum director Yan Haryadi Susanto said on Wednesday.

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/sports/badminton-indonesia-open-hits-the-big-time/447143

 

Indonesia Open gains in prestige
Agnes Winarti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 06/16/2011 8:00 AM


Four years after being established as one of the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) Superseries tournaments in 2007, the Indonesia Open badminton championship has been upgraded as the second-highest prized badminton tournament in the world, offering a total prize money of US$600,000 from a previous $250,000.

The current total prize of the annual event, which has been held since 1982, is the second-highest prize of the BWF’s five Superseries Premier events.

The now-called Djarum Indonesia Open Superseries Premier is only to second the $1.2 million Korean Open Superseries Premier, and followed by the China Open, the All England, and the Denmark Open, each offering $350,000 prize money.

Amid the ever-vanishing hopes for the rise of Indonesia’s declining badminton achievements, the championship will be showcased next week from June 21 to 26 in Jakarta.

Beside the large sum on offer, another specialty of the Super Series Premier event is the ruling of the BWF that all world top10 rank shuttlers are obliged to compete. Players withdrawing from the event will be penalized $250.

“Almost all of the world top 10 shuttlers are listed to play. Unless they suffer some kind of injury, Lee Chong Wei [world number one], Lin Dan [world number two] and Peter Hoeg Gade [world number five], among others, will be here,” head of the organizing committee and secretary-general of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) Jacob Rusdianto said on Wednesday.

“Obviously, with its higher prestige, this tournament will also offer much larger points, which could be very determining to qualify for the London Olympics next year,” said head of national doubles coach Christian Hadinata, expressing his hope that the top national shuttlers with Olympic medals in mind are expected to snatch as many points as possible for better seeding in the Olympics.

A champion of a Superseries Premier event will get a boost of 11,000 points all at once, while the runner-ups receive 9,350 points, which is greater than the 9,200 points for the winner of the Superseries event.

Seventy-three Indonesian shuttlers, consisting of 38 male and 25 female players, will compete among the overall 290 shuttlers from 27 participating countries.

With all the tempting prize and points on offer and the tough competitors, PBSI chairman Djoko Santoso acknowledged the difficulty for the PBSI to set any target.

“In the early round draw for this event, some of our top shuttlers already face seeded opponents. Hopefully, with a good fighting spirit to win the first rounds, they will have a bigger chance afterward,” said Djoko.

Mixed doubles Olympic hopefuls Liliyana Natsir and Tontowi Ahmad, seeded fourth, will face a tough South Korean pair of Lee Yong-dae and Ha Jung-eun in their opener.

At the Beijing Olympics, Liliyana and former partner Nova Widianto won silver, as did pair Tri Kusharyanto and Minarti Timur at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The Indonesia Open was sponsored by cigarette company PT Djarum from 2004. This year, it will be co-sponsored by the SGX mainboard-listed OSIM, which is a global leader in branded well-being and healthy lifestyle products.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/06/16/indonesia-open-gains-prestige.html

 

Istora transformed into Planet Badminton


Jakarta-Beside being spoiled with the best performances of the best match from shuttlers around the world, visitors of Djarum Indonesia Open (DIO) Premier Superseries 2011 certainly will not lack of entertainment. Because the committee has prepared a variety of interesting programs that can be enjoyed by visitors during the DIO 2011 took place.

During the implementation of DIO 2011 which will begin on June 21 next, the committee will turn the entire Istora Senayan, Jakarta become Planet Badminton. Not only for enliven this event, it is done to offset the prestige of DIO 2011 which has now reached the level superseries premiere.

"There are several changes to offset the prestige of this championship, as players in the locker room, warming up room, or space for media. Obviously, this facility we do to provide the best service to all who are involved in DIO 2011, "said Committee Chairman, Yakob Risdianto.

As you know, this year DIO's caste rising to superseries premier level after the previous year was in the superseries level. This means that Indonesia will become a magnet of world class shuttlers because offering big prize money and points.

Therefore, Yakob said the committee will work hard to succeed in this event. "We will do our best so that events can run smoothly and as planned. We have prepared everything needed to host this prestigious event, "said Yacob, who also serves as Secretary General of PB PBSI .

On the planet badminton later, visitors can enjoy bazaar stand that provides a variety of needs, such as food, drinks, and merchandise. Not only that, some arena to play badminton is also prepared to enliven the event.

Visitors also can watch a badminton parade featuring peformance of the mascot, marching bands, traditional and modern dance, live music entertainment at certain time. Performance of music group RAN will also make DIO 2011 more enliven.

So, what are you waiting? Prepare yourself to be present in Istora Senayan Jakarta on June 21 to 26.


http://www.djarumbadminton.com/djar...ge/read/istora-disulap-jadi-planet-badminton/

 

here pictures during pers conference, taken from djarumbadminton website, enjoy..

 

You're welcome cobalt.. Yeah, cant wait to see the cuties wearing INA traditional clothes and doing batik like last year during welcome dinner,they look so beauty look this Reiko last year

 

no worry, they are coming again this year.