Djokovic Set to Contest Belgrade Final

ATP World Tour No. 2 Novak Djokovic will have the chance to triumph at his hometown tournament for the second time after receiving a walkover into Sunday's Serbia Open 2011 final. He won the title in the tournament's inaugural 2009 edition with victory over Lukasz Kubot.


The Belgrade native had been due to face fellow Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tennis tournament, but Tipsarevic was forced to withdraw with a right leg injury before the match. The 23-year-old Djokovic goes into the final with a perfect 26-0 match record on the season and will look to capture his fifth title when he faces either Spain's Feliciano Lopez or Italy's Filippo Volandri. He has cruised through the draw this week, with straight-sets victories over Adrian Ungur and Blaz Kavcic.


In the first three months of the season, Djokovic claimed the Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami titles and is unbeaten since the semi-finals (I. to Federer) of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in November.


Source : ATP World Tour

Unheralded Malaysian pair reached mixed doubles semis

Malaysia's Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying reached the semi-finals of the YONEX SUNRISE India Open Superseries on Friday to stay in the hunt for their first Superseries crown but they will be up against three Indonesian pairs in the final four.


The fifth seeds stunned second seeds Songphon Anugritayawon-Kunchala Voravichitchaikul of Thailand in straight games to make their mark in New Delhi. Showing no nerves at all, the young pair scored a convincing 21-13, 21-16 victory in only 24 minutes and will challenge Indonesians Fran Kurniawan-Pia Zebadiah Bernadet for a place in Sunday's final. The third seeded Indonesians reached the last four when they beat Thailand's Maneepong Jongjit-Savitree Amitapai 21-15, 21-10. There could be an all-Indonesian finals as the other semi-final will see fourth seeds Tantowi Ahmad-Liliyana Natsir facing seventh seeded compatriots Muhammad Rijal-Debby Susanto.


Liu Ying failed to make it a double celebration as she and partner Chong Sook Chin were knocked out of the women's competition by Hong Kong's Poon Lok Yan-Tse Ying Suet, who won 23-21, 21-10. Another Malaysian pair, former world No. 1s Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui were also eliminated when they fell 21-15, 21-16 to fourth seeded Indonesians Meiliana Jauhari-Greysia Polii.


In the men's doubles, top seeds Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong of Malaysia, who are hoping to end a 15-month OSIM BWF World Superseries drought by winning in New Delhi, safely reached the semi-finals. The former Asian Games gold medallists were given a fright by fifth seeded South Koreans Cho Gun Woo-Kwon Yi Goo before prevailing 21-19, 21-16. They will now play fourth seeds Hirokatsu Hashimoto-Noriyasu Hirata for a place in Sunday's final.


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Source : Badminton World Federation

BWF World Ranking 2011 Week 17 - CHINESE GET MORE DOMINATED!

China placed up Wang Xiaoli-Yu Yang to the first rank of women's doubles this week after won the Badminton Asia Championships 2011. Like already known before, China already placed Wang Shixian (in women's singles) and Zhang Nan-Zhao Yunlei (in mixed doubles) as the first rank for long period this year.
In men's singles, Taufik Hidayat move down this week to number 3, along with Lin Dan which move up to the 2nd position. Lee Chong Wei still keep his position on the first rank this week. Another Indonesian players don't have any significant move. Simon Santoso constant at number 9, Alamsyah Yunus turns down to number 19, and Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka place on number 22. 
In women's singles, China keep their domination by placed 5 of their players, including Wang Shixian (1), Wang Yihan (2), Wang Xin (3), Jiang Yanjiao (5) and Liu Xin (6) on Top 10. India's Saina Nehwal who unpredictable lost at the first round of India Superseries against Ai Goto from Japan keeps on number 4. Cheng Shao Chieh from Chinese Taipei finally for the first time step up the Top 10 Rank. The best ranking of Indonesian ladies taken by Adriyanti Firdasari on 28th rank. Firdasari followed by Lindaweni Fanetri (31), Maria Febe Kusumastuti (32), Aprillia Yuswandari (40), and Fransiska Ratnasari (48).


The full ranking list as follows :
^^ Men's Singles 
1. Lee Chong Wei
2. (+1) Lin Dan
3. (-1) Taufik Hidayat
4. Chen Long
5. Boonsak Ponsana
6. Peter Hoeg Gade
7. (+1) Chen Jin
8. (-1) Nguyen Tien Minh
9. Simon Santoso
10. (+3) Bao Chunlai
19. (-1) Alamsyah Yunus
22. (-1) Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka
26. Tommy Sugiarto
37. Sony Dwi Kuncoro
58. (+1) Andre Kurniawan Tedjono
89. (+10) Indra Bagus Ade Chandra


^^ Women's Singles
1. Wang Shixian
2. Wang Yihan
3. Wang Xin
4. Saina Nehwal
5. Jiang Yanjiao
6. Liu Xin
7. Juliane Schenk
8. Bae Youn Joo
9. Tine Baun
10. (+5) Cheng Shao Chieh
28. Adriyanti Firdasari
31. (-1) Lindaweni Fanetri
32. (-1) Maria Febe Kusumastuti
40. (-2) Aprillia Yuswandari
48. (+3) Fransiska Ratnasari
52. Ana Rovita
68. (+6) Maria Kristin Yulianti


^^ Men's Doubles
1. Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen
2. (+2) Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng
3. (-1) Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae
4. (-1) Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong
5. Ko Sung Hyun/Yoo Yeon Seong
6. Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan
7. Fang Chieh Min/Lee Sheng Mu
8. Muhammad Ahsan/Bona Septano
9. Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan
10. Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata
41. (-3) Luluk Hadiyanto/Candra Wijaya
43. (+3) Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan
45. (-2) Angga Pratama/Ryan Agung Saputra
64. (-4) Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki/Rian Sukmawan
66. (-2) Fernando Kurniawan/Wifqi Windarto
68. (-1) Robert Blair/Flandy Limpele
72. Berry Angriawan/Muhammad Ulinnuha
75. (-1) Agripina Prima Rahmanto/Ricky Karanda Suwardi
78. (-2) Andika Anhar/Hendra Setyo Nugroho
88. (-3) Andrei Adistia/Rahmat Adianto


^^ Women's Doubles
1. (+1) Wang Xiaoli/ Yu Yang
2. (-1) Cheng Wen Hsing/Chien Yu Chin
3. Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna
4. Mizuki Fujii/Reika Kakiiwa
5. Duanganong Aroonkesorn/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
6. Petya Nedelcheva/Anastasia Russkikh
7. (+1) Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito
8. (-1) Greysia Polii/Meiliana Jauhari
9. Valeria Sorokina/Nina Vislova
10. Shinta Mulia Sari/Yao Lei
22. Vita Marissa/Nadya Melati
24. (-1) Della Destiara Haris/Suci Rizky Andini
39. Anneke Feinya Agustin/Annisa Wahyuni
43. Komala Dewi/Keshya Nurvita Hanadia
49. (-1) Gebby Ristiyani Imawan/Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah
52. (-2) Shendy Puspa Irawati/Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
66. (-1) Dwi Agustiawati/Ayu Rahmasari
67. (-1) Vita Marissa/Saralee Thoungthongkam
70. (-1) Jenna Gozali/Variella Putri Aprilsasi Lejarsari
86. (-4) Lita Nurlita/Saralee Thoungthongkam


^^ Mixed Doubles
1. Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei
2. Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam
3. Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen
4. (+4) Tao Jiaming/Tian Qing
5. (-1) Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Zieba
6. (-1) Ko Sung Hyun/Ha Jung Eun
7. (-1) Hendra Aprida Gunawan/Vita Marissa
8. (-1) Songphon Anugritayawon/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
9. Michael Fuchs/Birgit Michels
10. Chen Hung Ling/Cheng Wen Hsing
14. Fran Kurniawan/Pia Zebadiah Bernadet
15. Tantowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir
17. Muhammad Rijal/Debby Susanto
28. (-1) Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir
30. (+3) Markis Kido/Lita Nurlita
35. (-1) Hendra Setiawan/Anastasia Russkikh
56. (+3) Viki Indra Okvana/Gustiani Sari Megawati
57. (-1) Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa
60. Muhammad Rizky Delynugraha/Richi Puspita Dili
70. (-4) Irfan Fadhilah/Weni Anggraini
79. (-3) Tri Kusumawardhana/Nadya Melati

Badminton Asia Championships 2011 - Schedule for Day 3

The Badminton Asia Championships 2011 is currently being held by the Badminton Asia Confederation associated with Chinese Badminton Association from the 19th to 24th April 2011 in Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium, at Chengdu, in Sichuan, China.


The third day schedules for Indonesian players at the Badminton Asia Championships are as below :


Women's Singles 2nd Round Schedules for Indonesia
13:50 Fransiska Ratnasari meet Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand)


Men's Doubles 2nd Round Schedules for Indonesia
15:00 Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan meet Bui Bang Duc/Dao Manh Thang (Vietnam)
18:30 Rendy Sugiarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan meet Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan


Women's Doubles 2nd Round Schedules for Indonesia
15:50 Komala Dewi/Jenna Gozali meet Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung (Korea Republic)


Mixed Doubles 2nd Round Schedules for Indonesia
15:45 Markis Kido/Lita Nurlita meet Shoji Sato/Shizuka Matsuo (Japan)
17:00 Mohammad Rijal/Debby Susanto meet Xu Chen/Ma Jin (China)

Badminton Asia Championships 2011 - Day 2 Result

Men's Singles - Second Round
Lin Dan [CHN][1] beat Amar Awad [SYR] 21-4 21-7
Chen Jin [CHN][5] beat Goh Soon Huat [MAS] 21-10 21-8
Du Pengyu [CHN][6] beat Kazumasa Sakai [JPN] 21-7 23-21
Nguyen Tien Minh [VIE][4] beat Khadum Jabar Ali [IRQ] 21-4 21-8
Keigo Sonoda [JPN] beat Hsueh Hsuan Yi [TPE][14] 21-19 11-21 21-10
Boonsak Ponsana [THA][3] beat Chu Han Chou [TPE] 21-14 19-21 21-13
Daren Liew [MAS] beat Wong Wing Ki [HKG][13] 22-20 23-21
Chan Yan Kit [HKG][15] beat Pisit Poodchalat [THA] 21-15 21-9
Bao Chunlai [CHN][7] beat Chou Tien Chen [TPE] 21-8 21-17
Kazushi Yamada [JPN][10] beat Sai Praneeth B. [IND] 21-17 21-13
Sho Sasaki [JPN][11] beat Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif [MAS] 21-18 21-12
Wang Zhengming [CHN][8] beat Dinuka Karunaratne [SRI] 21-8 21-8
Hu Yun [HKG][9] beat Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo [INA] 21-4 19-21 21-6
Chen Long [CHN][2] beat Takuma Ueda [JPN] 21-16 21-16


Men's Doubles - First Round
Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata [JPN][8] beat Lo Lok Kei/Wong Wai Hong [HKG] 21-5 21-16
Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan [INA][2] beat Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Hoon Thien How [MAS] 21-17 17-21 21-16
Goh Wei Shem/Lim Khim Wah [MAS] beat Lee Yong Dae/Shin Baek Cheol [KOR][7] No match
Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan [INA][4] beat Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Ong Soon Hock [MAS] 21-17 21-17
Xu Chen/Zhang Nan [CHN][6] beat Liao Min Chun/Wu Chun Wei [TPE] 21-18 21-14
Chai Biao/Guo Zhendong [CHN][5] beat Duong Bao Duc/Nguyen Hoang Nam [VIE] 21-11 21-15
Fang Chieh Min/Lee Sheng Mu [TPE][3] beat Philip Joper Escueta/Magnaye Peter Gabriel [PHI] 21-16 21-12
Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng [CHN][1] beat Naoki Kawamae/Shoji Sato [JPN] 21-14 21-11
Rendy Sugiarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan [INA] beat Kim Ki Jung/Kim Sa Rang [KOR] 21-14 21-12


Women's Doubles - First Round
Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito [JPN][7] beat Fu Mingtian/Gu Juan [SIN] 21-9 21-8
Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei [CHN][6] beat Hadil Kareem/Mahmoud Sana [SYR] 21-7 21-9
Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna [JPN][3] beat Pradnya Gadre/Jyotshna Polavarapu [IND] 21-17 21-8
Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung [KOR][5] beat Du Jing/Pan Pan [CHN] 21-15 21-19
Bao Yixin/Zhong Qianxin [CHN][8] beat Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi [JPN] 22-20 12-21 21-16
Duanganong Aroonkesorn/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul [THA][4] beat Chan Tsz Ka/Cheung Ngan Yi [HKG] 21-16 21-17
Cheng Wen Hsing/Chien Yu Chin [TPE][1] beat Poon Lok Yan/Tse Ying Suet [HKG] 21-13 21-19
Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang [CHN][2] beat Jang Ye Na/Kim Min Seo [KOR] 21-14 21-11


Mixed Doubles - First Round
Lee Sheng Mu/Chien Yu Chin [TPE][6] beat Ronel Estanislao/Malvinne Ann Venice Alcala [PHI] 21-6 21-16
Chen Hung Ling/Cheng Wen Hsing [TPE][5] beat Hoon Thien How/Woon Khe Wei [MAS] 21-19 21-9
Songphon Anugritayawon/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul [THA][4] beat Kenichi Hayakawa/Misaki Matsutomo [JPN] 21-18 21-16
Kim Ki Jung/Jung Kyung Eun [KOR] beat Riky Widianto/Shendy Puspa Irawati [INA] 21-18 21-12
Shoji Sato/Shizuka Matsuo [JPN] beat He Hanbin/Yu Yang [CHN][7] 2-0 Retired
Markis Kido/Lita Nurlita [INA] beat Wong Wai Hong/Chau Hoi Wah [HKG] 21-17 21-16
Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam [THA][2] beat Liao Min Chun/Chen Hsiao Huan [TPE] 21-9 21-14
Xu Chen/Ma Jin [CHN][8] beat Lim Khim Wah/Lim Yin Loo [MAS] 21-10 21-11
Tao Jiaming/Tian Qing [CHN][3] beat Muhammad Rizki Delynugraha/Richi Puspita Dili [INA] 21-15 21-12
Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei [CHN][1] beat Noriyasu Hirata/Miyuki Maeda [JPN] 21-11 21-12
Muhammad Rijal/Debby Susanto [INA] beat Pranav Chopra/Prajakta Sawant [IND] 21-10 21-15


Women's Singles - First Round
Li Xuerui [CHN][6] beat Chen Hsiao Huan [TPE] 21-8 21-16
Lydia Li Ya Cheah [MAS] beat Maria Kristin Yulianti [INA] 21-19 18-21 23-21
Liu Xin [CHN][4] beat Chan Tsz Ka [HKG] 21-19 21-13
Jiang Yanjiao [CHN][5] beat Ai Goto [JPN] 21-14 21-13
Wang Shixian [CHN][1] beat Gu Juan [SIN] 21-13 21-13
Yip Pui Yin [HKG][7] beat Zhu Lin [CHN] 16-7 Retired
Mitani Minatsu [JPN] beat Wang Xin [CHN][3] 21-19 21-17
Fransiska Ratnasari [INA] beat Ayane Kurihara [JPN] 14-21 23-21 21-10
Sapsiree Taerattanachai [THA] beat Eriko Hirose [JPN][8] 21-19 23-21
Wang Yihan [CHN][2] beat Pai Hsiao Ma [TPE] 21-9 21-13

Badminton Asia Championships 2011 - Day 1 Result

Women's Singles Qualification - Semifinal
Wong Julia Pei Xian [MAS] beat Yeni Asmarani [INA] 21-17 21-12


Men's Singles - First Round
Pakkawat Vilailak [THA] beat Andre Kurniawan Tedjono [INA][16] 21-18 21-16
Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo [INA] beat Le Ha Anh [VIE] 21-15 21-14
Chu Han Chou [TPE] beat Adi Pratama [INA] 12-21 21-19 21-17

WTA Singles Rankings Edition 11 April 2011

1. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
2. Kim Clijsters (BEL)
3. Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
4. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
5. (+1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
6. (-1) Samantha Stosur (AUS)
7. Li Na (CHN)
8. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
9. Maria Sharapova (RUS)
10. Serena Williams (USA)
337. (+2) Lavinia Tananta (INA)
403. (-3) Ayu Fani Damayanti (INA)
445. (+2) Jessy Rompies (INA)
534. Sandy Gumulya (INA)
838. (-2) Voni Darlina (INA)
888. (-2) Cynthia Melita (INA)
893. (-3) Grace Sari Ysidora (INA)
931. (-4) Romana Tedjakusuma (INA)
961. Beatrice Gumulya (INA)
1078. (-1) Aldila Sutjiadi (INA)

Entry List of Malaysia Grand Prix Gold 2011

Men's Singles - Main Draw
1. Taufik Hidayat
2. Simon Santoso
3. Alamsyah Yunus
4. Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka
5. Tommy Sugiarto
6. Sony Dwi Kuncoro
7. Adnan Fauzi


Men's Singles - Qualifying
1. Alrie Guna Dharma
2. Siswanto


Women's Singles - Main Draw
1. Lindaweni Fanetri
2. Maria Febe Kusumastuti
3. Adriyanti Firdasari
4. Aprilia Yuswandari


Women's Singles - Qualifying
1. Hera Desi


Women's Singles - Reserve List
1. Melicia Kurniawan


Men's Doubles - Main Draw
1. Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan
2. Bona Septano/Muhammad Ahsan
3. Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan
4. Fernando Kurniawan/Wifqi Windarto
5. Angga Pratama/Ryan Agung Saputra


Men's Doubles - Qualifying
1. Jones Rafli Jansen/Dandi Prabudita
2. Albert Saputra/Rizki Yanu Kresnayadi
3. Hendra Setyo Nugroho/Tri Kusumawardana


Women's Doubles - Main Draw
1. Greysia Polii/Meiliana Jauhari
2. Nadya Melati/Vita Marissa
3. Suci Rizky Andini/Della Destiara Haris
4. Saralee Thoungthongkam/Lita Nurlita
5. Gebby Ristiyani Imawan/Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah


Women's Doubles - Qualifying
1. Nitya Krishinda Maheswari/Anneke Feinya Agustin
2. Soong Fie Cho/Rintan Apriliana


Mixed Doubles - Main Draw
1. Fran Kurniawan/Pia Zebadiah Bernadet
2. Tantowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir
3. Muhammad Rijal/Debby Susanto
4. Markis Kido/Lita Nurlita
5. Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa
6. Tri Kusumawardana/Nadya Melati
7. Riky Widianto/Shendy Puspa Irawati


Mixed Doubles - Reserve List
1. Wong Beryno Jiann Tze/Rintan Apriliana

Drawing Badminton Asia Championships 2011

Men's Singles

Andre Kurniawan Tedjono [16] v Pakkawat Vilailak (THA)

Chu Han Chou (TPE) v Adi Pratama

Le Ha Anh (VIE) v Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo

Women's Singles Qualification

Wong Julia Pei Xian (MAS) v Yeni Asmarani

Women's Singles

Qualification 4 v Maria Kristin Yulianti

Ayane Kurihara (JPN) v Fransiska Ratnasari

Men's Doubles

Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan [4] v Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari/Ong Soon Hock (MAS)

Rendy Sugiarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan v Kim Ki Jung/Kim Sa Rang (KOR)

Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Hoon Thien How (MAS) v Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan [2]

Women's Doubles

Gerelmaa Batchuluun/Munkhchimeg Mendjargal (MGL) v Komala Dewi/Jenna Gozali

Mixed Doubles

Riky Widianto/Shendy Puspa Irawati v Kim Ki Jung/Jung Kyung Eun (KOR)

Markis Kido/Lita Nurlita v Wong Wai Hong/Chau Hoi Wah (HKG)

Pranav Chopra/Prajakta Sawant (IND) v Muhammad Rijal/Debby Susanto

Muhammad Rizky Delynugraha/Richi Puspita Dili v Tao Jiaming/Tian Qing (CHN)[3]

Source : Badminton Asia Confederation