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Sunday, December 06, 2009

2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA

QUALIFIERS FROM NORTH, CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

35 teams, 3.5 places
Twelve teams are contesting Round 3 of North, Central America and Caribbean qualifying. The top two from each of the three groups will advance to the final hexagonal stage, from where three sides will qualify directly for South Africa 2010 and the fourth-placed team will take on the fifth-placed finisher in South American qualifying for a place at the world finals.
The qualifiers are :
* HONDURAS [15 October 2009]
* MEXICO [10 October 2009]
* USA [10 October 2009]

2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA

QUALIFIERS FROM EUROPE

The European qualifiers began in August 2008, with 53 teams playing in nine groups on a home and away basis.
The qualifiers from Europe are :
* DENMARK [10 October 2009]
* ENGLAND [9 September 2009]
* FRANCE [18 November 2009]
* GERMANY [10 October 2009]
* GREECE [18 November 2009]
* ITALY [10 October 2009]
* NETHERLANDS [6 June 2009]
* PORTUGAL [18 November 2009]
* SERBIA [10 October 2009]
* SLOVAKIA [14 October 2009]
* SLOVENIA [18 November 2009]
* SPAIN [9 September 2009]
* SWITZERLAND [14 October 2009]

2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA

QUALIFIERS FROM ASIA

43 countries in Asia did the qualification to get 4.5 places to be the vice from Asia. Australia, Japan, Korea Republic and Korea DPR qualified directly for South Africa 2010, while Bahrain was victorious in a play-off against Saudi Arabia and now plays in an intercontinental play-off against New Zealand for the last ticket in Oceania/Asia for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.
The qualifiers from Asia are :
* AUSTRALIA [6 June 2009]
* JAPAN [6 June 2009]
* KOREA DPR [17 June 2009]
* KOREA REPUBLIC [6 June 2009]

2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA


QUALIFIERS FROM AFRICA

After two preliminary rounds, 20 teams from 53 teams except, host-world cup, South Africa play in five groups of four. The group winners qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.
The qualifiers from Africa are :
* ALGERIA [18 November 2009]
* CAMEROON [14 November 2009]
* COTE D'IVOIRE [10 October 2009]
* GHANA [6 September 2009]
* NIGERIA [14 November 2009]

Bulu Tangkis Hanya Bidik Lima Emas

PB PBSI tidak yakin dapat mengulang prestasi gemilang saat SEA Games (SEAG) 2007 Thailand. Untuk SEAG 2009 Laos,pebulu tangkis Indonesia hanya diharapkan menyumbang lima medali emas.

Dua tahun lalu, PB PBSI merayakan pesta besar-besaran.Ya, cabang bulu tangkis membawa pulang tujuh medali emas alias sapu bersih.Kali ini bisa meraih lima medali emas sudah lebih dari cukup. ”Sebenarnya peta kekuatan masih imbang.Tapi, kami akan berjuang untuk meraih lima medali emas,” ujar Manajer Tim Yacob Rusdianto. Melihat kondisi yang ada,nomor yang diharapkan memenuhi tugas tersebut adalah beregu putra,ganda putra,ganda campuran,ganda putri, dan beregu putri atau tunggal putra. Bahkan, menurut Yacob, dari lima potensi itu,yang paling berpeluang adalah beregu putra,beregu putri, dan ganda putra.

Seusai melepas kontingen bulu tangkis di pelatnas Cipayung,Jakarta Timur,Jumat(4/12) kemarin, dia menyatakan cabang bulu tangkis akan berusaha melebihi target yang ditentukan.” Saya optimistis kami (cabang bulu tangkis) bisa berbuat banyak di SEAG.Saya tetap percaya dengan kekuatan para pemain,”ucapnya. Untuk tunggal putri,Adriyanti Firdasari dan Maria Kristin Yulianti serta Linda Weni Fanetri jadi pilar utama.Sementara tunggal putra diserahkan kepada Sony Dwi Kuncoro, Simon Santoso, dan Tommy Sugiarto Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan serta Bona Septano/Mohammad Ahsan bertugas di ganda putra.

Sementara Greysia Polii/Nitya Krishinda dan Shendy Puspa Irawati/ Meiliana Jauhari turun di ganda putri.Ganda campuran menjadi tanggung jawab Nova Widianto/ Liliyana Natsir dan Devin Lahardi/ Lita Nurlita. Kontingen bulu tangkis Indonesia akan berangkat ke Laos, Senin (7/12) malam WIB dan akan memulai pertandingan Kamis (10/12). Soal jeda waktu dua hari,Yacob menegaskan tidak menjadi masalah. ”Waktu dua hari sudah cukup. Selain itu supaya mereka juga tidak bosan,”tandasnya.

Soal jadwal pertandingan, Maria akan mengawali langkahnya melawan Xing Aiying asal Singapura, Senin (14/12) di Venue National Sports Complex. Sementara Firda–sapaan Firdasari–mendapat bye. Pada hari sama, Simon harus meladeni Boonsak, Sony menghadapi wakil Malaysia Muhammad Hafiz Has, dan pasangan Bona/ Ahsan bertemu Nuon Sophorn/ Teav Yongvannax (Kamboja).

YONEX-SUNRISE BWF WORLD SUPER SERIES MASTERS FINALS 2009

Final result of BWF WORLD SUPER SERIES MASTERS FINALS 2009 :

MIXED DOUBLES
Joachim Fisher Nielsen/Christina Pedersen [DEN][1] vs Diju Valiyaveetil/Jwala Gutta [IND] : 21-14 21-18 (37 minutes)
WOMENS SINGLES
Wong Mew Choo [MAS] vs Juliane Schenk [GER] : 21-15 21-7 (35 minutes)
MENS DOUBLES
Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae [KOR] vs Carsten Morgensen/Mathias Boe [DEN][2] : 21-15 21-15 (46 minutes)
WOMENS DOUBLES
Chin Eei Hui/Wong Pei Tty [MAS][1] vs Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Lena Frier Kristiansen [DEN] : 21-17 21-14 (34 minutes)
MENS SINGLES
Lee Chong Wei [MAS][1] vs Park Sung Hwan [KOR] : 21-17 21-17 (38 minutes)