Most of the matches will end in around 2 hrs time. So far, all the INA players make it to the main draw. Men's Singles Andreas Adityawarman -- he has a negotiable tie against Pablo Abian. Endra Kurniawan (non-Pelatnas?) -- Nabil Lasmari awaits tomorrow. Women's Singles Fransisca Ratnasari -- I think she does qualify, even though results are not confirmed yet. She will face Wang Yihan tomorrow. Aprilia Yuswandari -- at least, Pelatnas's effort in terms of sending her to compete here is not wasted. Her main draw opponent will be Petya Nedeltcheva. Mixed Doubles Anggun Nugroho/Endang Nursugianti -- they will face a winnable tie against Robin Middleton/Liza Smith. 2 more MD qualifying matches to be played later: Anggun Nugroho/Devin Lahardi vs David Lindley/Kristian Roebuck -- a tricky opponent awaits for Anggun/Devin before they can qualify for the main draw. Tantowi Ahmad/Mohd Rijal vs Matthew Honey/Andrew Bowan -- likewise, not an easy opponent for Towi/Rijal.
In practice: Tantowi/Rizal lost to Flandy/Vita in 2 sets. Also Nugroho/Devin lost to Nova/Butet in 2 tight sets....lets see if they can qualify
Great!! Tantowi/Rizal goes to main draw..........now Devin/Nugroho..lets see if they can follow their teammate...
Their reward: a daunting match against the top-seed Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae Oh well, their main focus is not in MD anyway.
yeah, i've seen him more in XD. maybe they should get him to specialise more, or are they just trying out different combinations now?
I think they are just experienmenting...I know tantowi is good for MD also....not sure about Rizal....but with their win tonight? who knows? PBSI just selected 5 or 6 Junior MD plus another 2 MD in transition from junior to senior....ther is one pair is good and promising..Chresna and..??? I forgot ...the one I forgot was left handed and they way he plays just like Ricky ( the MD coach said)....I saw them when I was back to INA 3 weeks ago
the 2 pairs in transition would be: Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan and Wifqi Windarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan? What about Fernando Kurniawan/Lingga Lie?
Not sure...last time I heard that this combination is not strong enough..also players ( yang lagi manggang), Chresna and his partner , lef handed guy....very good.... I hope Bona needs to step up and train more ( agak malas dikit)....Ahsan has shown his commitment in training...
