KUALA LUMPUR (10 MAY 2010) – “Our sincere apologies for the mess up,” said Nigeria coach Danjuma Fatauchi of his team’s failure to arrive on time for their opening Group B match in the Thomas Cup competition yesterday.
“It was never our intention to let this happen. It is an honour to have qualified for such a prestigious tournament like the Thomas Cup. And we were all excited for this trip to show that we are another badminton playing nation that is among the elite group to make the Thomas Cup Finals,” Danjuma.
“We ran into problems when the flight from Lagos to Qatar was cancelled. Efforts to reschedule our flights on other airlines were futile. But even though we were late in arriving into Kuala Lumpur, we are glad that we finally made the trip here.
“Our quarter-final hopes are over but we hope that we have learned something from our match against Japan."
Nigeria’s No 1 Fagbemi Olaoluwa, however, was no match against Japan’s No 1 Kenichi Tago who romped to a 21-10, 21-14 win in only 24 minutes.
Japan stretched their lead to 2-0 when Kenichi Hayakawa-Kenta Kazuno beat Adamu Ibrahim-Edicha Ocholi 21-5, 21-13. Sho Sasaki made it 3-0 for Japan with a 21-14, 21-14 win in the second singles.
Earlier, the the World Badminton Federation (BWF) announced that no matter what the outcome of the Japan-Nigeria match, Japan would still be credited with a 5-0 win after the Nigerians failed to arrive in time for the opening match against Malaysia.
Malaysia were awarded the tie with a 5-0 win and 21-0, 21-0 scoreline in all individual matches.
BWF executive officer Thomas Lund said each of the individual matches scores will count towards the World Ranking.
Monday, May 10, 2010
UBER CUP:INDIA AND MALAYSIA COAST INTO QUARTER-FINALS
KUALA LUMPUR (10 May 2010) - Both India and Malaysia made it all too easy in their respective opening matches of the Uber Cup when they overwhelmed their opponents with the same 5-0 score line in the evening match at the Putra Stadium.
Saina Nehwal opened India’s campaign in Group D against South Africa with an easy 21-8, 21-8 win over Kerry-Lee Harrington before Adit Mutatkar then raked up the second point with a 21-5, 21-6 victory over Stacey Doubell.
The third singles Trupti Murgunde then gave India an unassailable lead with the third point when she won her game 21-10, 21-9 past Jade Morgan.
The South Africans tried to give some semblance of a fight back in the doubles but the pair of Doubell-Harrington were just no match for Shruti Kurian-Aparta Balan when they went down 21-13, 21-10.
By then, the game is already over as the final double of Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnapa then wrapped up things up with the final point.
The loss spell the end of the road for South Africa while for India, they will face South Korea tomorrow to decide the group winner.
In the meantime, Malaysia also scored an easy 5-0 win over the United States with Wong Mew Choo up against Rena Wang to win 21-7, 21-10 before Tee Jing Yee in the second singles picked up the second point for the hosts with a 21-12, 21-14 demolition of Eva Lee.
Ketpura Cee puts up more of a resistance in the third singles but in spite of battling to close to an hour, she still could not get the better of Malaysia’s Sonia Cheah losing 21-16, 16-21, 21-9.
The first doubles of Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui were in fine form to win their game 21-9, 21-8 as Woon Khee Wei-Ng Hui Ling then picked up the final point in the game with a hard-fought 21-17, 22-24, 21-14 win over Eva Lee-Mangkalakiri Mesinee.
With the win, Malaysia will play China tomorrow after both teams have already qualified for the quarter-finals.
Saina Nehwal opened India’s campaign in Group D against South Africa with an easy 21-8, 21-8 win over Kerry-Lee Harrington before Adit Mutatkar then raked up the second point with a 21-5, 21-6 victory over Stacey Doubell.
The third singles Trupti Murgunde then gave India an unassailable lead with the third point when she won her game 21-10, 21-9 past Jade Morgan.
The South Africans tried to give some semblance of a fight back in the doubles but the pair of Doubell-Harrington were just no match for Shruti Kurian-Aparta Balan when they went down 21-13, 21-10.
By then, the game is already over as the final double of Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnapa then wrapped up things up with the final point.
The loss spell the end of the road for South Africa while for India, they will face South Korea tomorrow to decide the group winner.
In the meantime, Malaysia also scored an easy 5-0 win over the United States with Wong Mew Choo up against Rena Wang to win 21-7, 21-10 before Tee Jing Yee in the second singles picked up the second point for the hosts with a 21-12, 21-14 demolition of Eva Lee.
Ketpura Cee puts up more of a resistance in the third singles but in spite of battling to close to an hour, she still could not get the better of Malaysia’s Sonia Cheah losing 21-16, 16-21, 21-9.
The first doubles of Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui were in fine form to win their game 21-9, 21-8 as Woon Khee Wei-Ng Hui Ling then picked up the final point in the game with a hard-fought 21-17, 22-24, 21-14 win over Eva Lee-Mangkalakiri Mesinee.
With the win, Malaysia will play China tomorrow after both teams have already qualified for the quarter-finals.
UBER CUP DEBUTANTS INDIA OFF TO A WINNING START
KUALA LUMPUR (10 MAY 2010) – Uber Cup debutants India got off to a roaring start to their Group D campaign with a 5-0 whitewash of South Africa and a place in the quarter-finals.
“To make the quarter-finals in our first ever Uber Cup is simply a great feeling,” said India’s No 1 and World No 6 Saina Nehwal the 2008 World Junior champion.
Saina, 20, put India on the winning path with a 21-8, 21-8 win over Kerry-Lee Harrington in only 18 minutes.
“South Africa is not a problem but our battle starts tomorrow when we face the South Koreans in our last group match. I am glad we played well to get the confidence. This will come in handy when we meet the Koreans.”
India’s second point came from Adit Muttatkar, who outplayed Stacey Doubell 21-5, 21-6 in only 20 minutes in the second singles before Trupti Murgunde made shortwork of Jade Morgan with a 21-10, 21-9 win in the third singles.
“It is tough to win the title here. Reaching the Uber Cup Finals and making the quarter-finals is a big boost to the game in India. I am very proud and happy to be a part of the team,” added Saina.
“To make the quarter-finals in our first ever Uber Cup is simply a great feeling,” said India’s No 1 and World No 6 Saina Nehwal the 2008 World Junior champion.
Saina, 20, put India on the winning path with a 21-8, 21-8 win over Kerry-Lee Harrington in only 18 minutes.
“South Africa is not a problem but our battle starts tomorrow when we face the South Koreans in our last group match. I am glad we played well to get the confidence. This will come in handy when we meet the Koreans.”
India’s second point came from Adit Muttatkar, who outplayed Stacey Doubell 21-5, 21-6 in only 20 minutes in the second singles before Trupti Murgunde made shortwork of Jade Morgan with a 21-10, 21-9 win in the third singles.
“It is tough to win the title here. Reaching the Uber Cup Finals and making the quarter-finals is a big boost to the game in India. I am very proud and happy to be a part of the team,” added Saina.
PROTON-BWF Thomas & Uber Cup 2010 Finals
Daftar Tim Thomas yang lolos ke babak perempat final
Grup A : China & Korea Republic
Grup B : Malaysia & Japan
Grup C : Denmark & Germany
Grup D : Indonesia & Australia
Daftar Tim Uber yang lolos ke babak perempat final
Grup A : China & Malaysia
Grup B : Indonesia & Denmark
Grup C : Japan & Russia
Grup D : Korea Republic & India
Grup A : China & Korea Republic
Grup B : Malaysia & Japan
Grup C : Denmark & Germany
Grup D : Indonesia & Australia
Daftar Tim Uber yang lolos ke babak perempat final
Grup A : China & Malaysia
Grup B : Indonesia & Denmark
Grup C : Japan & Russia
Grup D : Korea Republic & India
Thomas Cup : Indonesia Juara Grup D, Peru tersingkir
KUALALUMPUR - Indonesia meraih kemenangan keduanya dalam penyisihan Thomas Cup Grup D dengan mengalahkan India dengan skor 4-1. Di pertandingan lainnya, Peru dipastikan tersingkir lebih dini dalam ajang Thomas-Uber Cup 2010 ini.
Indonesia, peraih 13 kali piala Thomas, menurunkan pemain yang hampir sama dengan komposisi pemain yang diturunkan kemarin ketika berhasil membantai Australia 5-0, dengan Taufik Hidayat yang tampil sebagai tunggal pertama.
Mantan juara dunia ini berhasil mengejar ketertinggalan di game pertama dan menang atas Kashyap Parupalli 14-21 21-19 21-18 dalam pertandingan yang berlangsung 64 menit ini. Ganda pertama Indonesia, Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan juga menyelesaikan tugasnya dengan baik dengan mengandaskan perlawanan Sanave Thomas/Akshay Dewalkar 21-11 21-13 dalam waktu 21 menit menjadikan Indonesia unggul 2-0.
India berhasil mencuri satu angka setelah tunggal kedua Indonesia, Sony Dwi Kuncoro mengundurkan diri di babak kedua dalam pertandingan melawan Arvind Bhat. Namun, ganda kedua Indonesia, Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan memastikan Indonesia menang 3-1 India setelah mengalahkan Rupesh Kumar/Diju Valiyaveetil 14-21 21-13 21-11. Simon Santoso berhasil menggenapi keunggulan Indonesia atas India dengan menang straight-game 21-8 21-17 atas Anup Sridhar.
Di pertandingan lainnya, Peru dipastikan tersingkir setelah meraih kekalahan keduanya dalam penyisihan Grup A atas tim kuda hitam, Korea Selatan 0-5.
Indonesia, peraih 13 kali piala Thomas, menurunkan pemain yang hampir sama dengan komposisi pemain yang diturunkan kemarin ketika berhasil membantai Australia 5-0, dengan Taufik Hidayat yang tampil sebagai tunggal pertama.
Mantan juara dunia ini berhasil mengejar ketertinggalan di game pertama dan menang atas Kashyap Parupalli 14-21 21-19 21-18 dalam pertandingan yang berlangsung 64 menit ini. Ganda pertama Indonesia, Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan juga menyelesaikan tugasnya dengan baik dengan mengandaskan perlawanan Sanave Thomas/Akshay Dewalkar 21-11 21-13 dalam waktu 21 menit menjadikan Indonesia unggul 2-0.
India berhasil mencuri satu angka setelah tunggal kedua Indonesia, Sony Dwi Kuncoro mengundurkan diri di babak kedua dalam pertandingan melawan Arvind Bhat. Namun, ganda kedua Indonesia, Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan memastikan Indonesia menang 3-1 India setelah mengalahkan Rupesh Kumar/Diju Valiyaveetil 14-21 21-13 21-11. Simon Santoso berhasil menggenapi keunggulan Indonesia atas India dengan menang straight-game 21-8 21-17 atas Anup Sridhar.
Di pertandingan lainnya, Peru dipastikan tersingkir setelah meraih kekalahan keduanya dalam penyisihan Grup A atas tim kuda hitam, Korea Selatan 0-5.
Uber Cup : Denmark Menang Tipis, Rusia kandaskan Jerman
KUALALUMPUR - Australia berhasil mencatatkan hasil yang cukup baik di pertandingan keduanya, setelah hanya kalah 2-3 dari tim tangguh, Denmark. Di pertandingan lainnya, Rusia berhasil meraih kemenangan pertamanya di Grup C dengan mengalahkan Jerman 4-1.
Australia, yang sehari sebelumnya dibantai oleh Indonesia 0-5 bangkit dari ketertinggalan di partai pertama dimana Erica Pong dikalahkan Camilla Sorensen 15-21 6-21 dengan meraih dua angka di partai tunggal selanjutnya.
Renuga Veeran mengandaskan perlawanan Karina Jorgensen dengan skor 22-20 21-13, sedangkan Chia Chi Huang menang atas Mette Poulsen 21-11 21-5.
Sayangnya, dua nomor ganda yang dipertandingkan setelahnya berhasil direbut oleh Denmark. Kamilla Rytter Juhl yang berpasangan dengan Christinna Pedersen unggul 21-12 21-19 atas Kate Smith-Renuga Veeran, dan di partai terakhir Lena Frier Kristiansen-Marie Ropke memastikan keunggulan Denmark berkat kemenangan 21-13 21-16 atas He Tian Tang/Chia Chi Huang.
Dengan kemenangan ini, Denmark akan memperebutkan posisi juara grup dengan Indonesia besok.
Di pertandingan lainnya, Rusia memenangkan pertandingan pertamanya di penyisihan Grup C atas Jerman 4-1. Rusia hanya kehilangan satu angka di partai pertama, dimana Juliane Schenk kembali menyumbangkan satu-satunya angka bagi Jerman berkat kemenangan atas Ella Diehl 21-16 21-13 dalam waktu 40 menit. Jerman sendiri dipastikan tersingkir dari Grup C setelah mencatat dua kali kekalahan. Rusia akan menghadapi Jepang pada babak penyisihan terakhir Grup C esok hari sekaligus menentukan posisi juara Grup C.
Australia, yang sehari sebelumnya dibantai oleh Indonesia 0-5 bangkit dari ketertinggalan di partai pertama dimana Erica Pong dikalahkan Camilla Sorensen 15-21 6-21 dengan meraih dua angka di partai tunggal selanjutnya.
Renuga Veeran mengandaskan perlawanan Karina Jorgensen dengan skor 22-20 21-13, sedangkan Chia Chi Huang menang atas Mette Poulsen 21-11 21-5.
Sayangnya, dua nomor ganda yang dipertandingkan setelahnya berhasil direbut oleh Denmark. Kamilla Rytter Juhl yang berpasangan dengan Christinna Pedersen unggul 21-12 21-19 atas Kate Smith-Renuga Veeran, dan di partai terakhir Lena Frier Kristiansen-Marie Ropke memastikan keunggulan Denmark berkat kemenangan 21-13 21-16 atas He Tian Tang/Chia Chi Huang.
Dengan kemenangan ini, Denmark akan memperebutkan posisi juara grup dengan Indonesia besok.
Di pertandingan lainnya, Rusia memenangkan pertandingan pertamanya di penyisihan Grup C atas Jerman 4-1. Rusia hanya kehilangan satu angka di partai pertama, dimana Juliane Schenk kembali menyumbangkan satu-satunya angka bagi Jerman berkat kemenangan atas Ella Diehl 21-16 21-13 dalam waktu 40 menit. Jerman sendiri dipastikan tersingkir dari Grup C setelah mencatat dua kali kekalahan. Rusia akan menghadapi Jepang pada babak penyisihan terakhir Grup C esok hari sekaligus menentukan posisi juara Grup C.
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