Indonesia Open 2011 Preview : Tantowi/Liliyana On Fire

The current world number one Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei of China will be up against the more experienced Indonesian pair of Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa. The Indonesian duo will have a lot of work to do to regain confidence from the loss at Thailand Open and first-round exit in Singapore Open. On the other hand, the Chinese duo too will have to work their way to the final as they might face a few top contenders before they can reach the finals.


Another hot local pair to note would the pair of Tantowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir, who will play the newly forged Korean pair of Lee Yong Dae & Ha Jung Eun. The Indonesian pair will be gleaming with confidence after the impressive win recently at Singapore Open, their third consecutive title which involved a win over the Koreans. However, the might of the Koreans is perhaps yet to be displayed with the current Olympic champion Lee. This is a match not to be missed.


Another of China's chief hopes in this tournament, Tao Jiaming/Tian Qing (above), will be facing Lee Sheng Mu/Chien Yu Chin of Chinese Taipei. The Taiwan players went on a roll last summer and they had the beginnings of one in Thailand last weekend but they will be eager to show they can do the same even with China's toughest players in the mix.


First round mixed doubles matches of note :
Tantowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir [4] (INA) vs Lee Yong Dae/Ha Jung Eun (KOR)
Tao Jiaming/Tian Qing [5] (CHN) vs Lee Sheng Mu/Chien Yu Chin (TPE)
Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Zieba [6] (POL) vs Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota (JPN)


Source : Badzine.net