Indonesia or Japan, Which Get Two Success ?

The YONEX SUNRISE India Open Superseries come to the last phase after all-semifinals completely finished this Saturday night. In mixed doubles, with no doubt Indonesia lock the crown after third seeded Fran Kurniawan-Pia Zebadiah Bernadet beat Malaysians Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying 21-21 21-6 in only 35 minutes. Before the match, the other semifinal which met all-Indonesians won by Tantowi Ahmad-Liliyana Natsir. Tantowi-Liliyana got the first game by 21-17 from Muhammad Rijal-Debby Susanto, but the second game finished on leading 15-9 after Rijal decided to retire from the match because of his waist injury.


Japan also locked the crown on women's doubles, after the top seeds (No. 1, 2) got success on their semifinal show. Miyuki Maeda-Satoko Suetsuna were given a fright by fourth seeded Indonesians Meiliana Jauhari-Greysia Polii before prevailing 25-23 21-8. On the other side, Mizuki Fujii-Reika Kakiiwa must have played rubber game before stunned Hongkong's Poon Lok Yan-Tse Ying Suet 21-17 16-21 21-16 in 61 minutes.


Japan and Indonesia can add one more crown if one of them can beat each other on the men's doubles final. The final will meet fourth seeded Hirokatsu Hashimoto-Noriyasu Hirata which sent back first seeded Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong 21-16, 21-19 and underdog of Indonesians Angga Pratama-Rian Agung Saputra which scored a convincing 21-23, 21-18, 21-14 victory from Alvent Yulianto Chandra-Hendra Aprida Gunawan.


Here are the full results of semifinal :
Men's Singles
Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) beat Hu Yun (Hongkong) 21-11 21-15
Peter Hoeg Gade (Denmark) beat Park Sung Hwan (South Korea) 21-15 21-19


Women's Singles
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (Thailand) beat Yip Pui Yin (Hongkong) 21-13 21-8
Bae Youn Joo (South Korea) beat Sayaka Sato (Japan) 23-21 15-21 21-12


Men's Doubles
Hirokatsu Hashimoto-Noriyasu Hirata (Japan) beat Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (Malaysia) 21-16 21-19
Angga Pratama-Rian Agung Saputra (Indonesia) beat A Y Chandra-H A Gunawan (Indonesia) 21-23 21-18 21-14


Women's Doubles
Miyuki Maeda-Satoko Suetsuna (Japan) beat Meiliana Jauhari-Greysia Polii (Indonesia) 25-23 21-8
Mizuki Fujii-Reika Kakiiwa (Japan) beat Poon Lok Yan-Tse Ying Suet (Hongkong) 21-17 16-21 21-16


Mixed Doubles
Tantowi Ahmad-Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia) beat Muhammad Rijal-Debby Susanto (Indonesia) 21-17 15-9 Retired
Fran Kurniawan-Pia Zebadiah Bernadet (Indonesia) beat Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying (Malaysia) 21-12 21-16


Source : Tournament Software

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.


For full results, log on to : http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=C3CCF150-816B-4354-B7A5-DD85E6EB4FDD


Source : Badminton World Federation

YONEX-SUNRISE India Open Superseries 2011 - Acceptance List

Women's Singles - Acceptance List

1. Maria Febe Kusumastuti

2. Adriyanti Firdasari

3. Lindaweni Fanetri

4. Aprilia Yuswandari

Women's Doubles - Acceptance List

1. Nitya Krishinda Maheswari/Anneke Feinya Agustin

2. Greysia Polii/Meiliana Jauhari

3. Suci Rizky Andini/Della Destiara Haris

Mixed Doubles - Acceptance List

1. Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa

2. Fran Kurniawan/Pia Zebadiah Bernadet

3. Muhammad Rijal/Debby Susanto

4. Tantowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir

Men's Doubles - Acceptance List

1. Bona Septano/Mohammad Ahsan

2. Angga Pratama/Ryan Agung Saputra

3. Afiat Yuris Wirawan/Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto

4. Hendra Aprida Gunawan/Alvent Yulianto Chandra

Men's Singles - Acceptance List

1. Taufik Hidayat

2. Alamsyah Yunus

3. Simon Santoso

4. Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka

5. Sony Dwi Kuncoro