Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 : Four Representatives in Quarter-finals

Four representatives of Indonesia, Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa, Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan, Anneke Feinya Agustin/Nitya Krishinda Maheswari and Gebby Ristiyani Imawan/Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah went to the quarter-finals of Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 which be held at Bangkok, Thailand today (Friday, 10/06/11).


In the mixed doubles, Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa will face host-pair and the top seeds, Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam. The eight seeded went to quarter-finals after beaten the other Indonesians, Muhammad Rizky Delynugraha/Richi Dili Puspita by straight-game, 21-7, 21-17. While Sudket/Saralee sent out Korean's pair, Yoo Yeon Seong/Jang, 21-16, 19-21, 23-21. Last time, Nova/Vita meet Sudket/Saralee on Australia Open Grand Prix Gold last April which win by Sudket/Saralee 12-21, 17-21.


In men's doubles, Indonesian's-last hope Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan that today will meet Chinese pair and fifth seeded, Chai Biao/Guo Zhendong. The fourth seeded which sent out Gideon Markus Fernaldi/Agripinna Prima Rahmanto Putra by straight-game, 21-8, 21-17, while Chai/Guo knocked out Singapore's doubles, Chayut Triyachart/Liu Yi, 21-5, 21-23, 21-14.


Two women's pairs went to the quarter-finals, but the other four pairs were lost on first round and second round yesterday. Today, Anneke Feinya Agustin/Nitya Krishinda Maheswari will face Malaysian pair, Vivian Kah Mun Hoo/Khe Wei Woon. In the second round, Anneke/Nitya beaten sixth seeds, Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung of Korea by 21-16, 21-17, while Vivian/Khe sent out the other Indonesian pair's hope, Keysa Nurvita Hanadia/Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella by straight-game, 21-14, 21-18. The other women's doubles of Indonesia passed to quarter-finals were Gebby Ristiyani Imawan/Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah which knocked out fourth seeded from Germany, Sandra Marinello/Birgit Michels, 23-21, 21-15. Gebby/Tiara will face seventh seeds of China, Cheng Shu/Bao Yixin which sent out the other Indonesian-pair, Della Destiara Haris/Suci Rizky Andini 21-17, 21-14.


Men's singles and women's singles of Indonesia can't send their representatives to the quarter-finals after Tommy Sugiarto and Maria Febe Kusumastuti failed to pass the Chinese wall. Tommy lost from fourth seeded, Chen Jin by rubber-game, 21-13, 11-21, 14-21. While Maria Febe lost from seventh seeds, Xuerui Li also by rubber-game 21-18, 8-21, 9-21.


Source : Bulutangkis.com with some changes

Seeds tumble out in women’s doubles

The top seeds in the SCG Thailand Open Grand Prix women's doubles competition fell by the waysides at the Chulalongkorn University Sports Complex on Thursday, leaving China's fifth seeds Tian Qing-Zhao Yunlei as the highest ranked pair left in the draw.


Top seeds and home favorites Duanganong Aroonkesorn-Kunchala Voravichitchaikul were surprisingly knocked out in the very first round by unheralded Malaysian pair Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei. The unseeded Malaysians, who were playing in their first International Open as a pair, got off to a nervy start against the world No. 7 but found their rhythm and composure after a stern talking to from coach Pang Cheh Chang to register an 18-21, 21-9, 21-12 victory in their opening match.
The young duo then went on to beat Indonesian qualifiers Keshya Nurvita Handia-Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella 21-14, 21-18 to book a place in the quarter-finals, where they will meet Indonesian's Anneke Feinya Agustin-Nitya Krishinda Maheswari.


The Indonesians also created an upset when they knocked out sixth seeds Ha Jung Eun-Kim Min Jung (above), 21-16, 21-17 in the second round. They had earlier defeated Taipei's Chang Hsin Yun-Lai Chia Wen 21-19, 21-16. Singapore's second seeds Shinta Mulia Sari-Yao Lei were also shown the door in the opening round, losing to South Korea's Jung Kyung Eun-Kim Ha Na 21-16, 19-21, 21-18.
Thailand's Savitree Amitapai-Somsri Nessara ousted veteran Dutch pair and third seeds Lotte Jonathans-Paulien Van Dooremalen 21-13, 23-21 in the opening round. The local lasses, however, were knocked out in the second round by England's Mariana Agathangelou-Heather Olver, who won 16-21, 26-24, 23-21. Completing the carnage of the top seeds was Imawan Gebby Ristiyani-Nuraidah Tiara Rosalia of Indonesia, who defeated fourth seeds Sandra Marinello-Birgit Michels of Germany 23-21, 21-15.


There was more bad news for the home fans in the men's doubles as they won't have a representative in the quarter-finals after Patipat Chalardchaleam-Maneepong Jongjit were beaten 22-20, 21-19 by South Korean's Kim Ki Jung-Shin Baek Cheol, who in turned, were eliminated by Goh Wei Shem-Lim Khim. The Malaysian pair won 21-18, 21-11 to reach the quarter-finals where they will meet second seeded Koreans Ko Sung Hyun-Yoo Yeon Seong.


Sudket Prapakamol-Saralee Thoungthongkam and Songphon Anugritayawon-Kunchala Voravichitchaikul, the first and second seeds in the mixed doubles, safely made their way into the quarter-finals of the US$120,000 tournament. Anugritayawon-Voravichitchaikul faces a tough encounter against China's Xu Chen-Ma Jin (right). The Chinese duo, who won the All England in March and finished runners-up at the Badminton Asia Championships are considered dark horses to win the title.


Adopted from : Badminton World Federation
Photos by : BadmintonPhoto

BWF World Ranking 2011 (2011-23)

Updated on Thursday, June 09, 2011
MEN'S SINGLES
1. Chong Wei Lee (Malaysia)
2. Dan Lin (China)
3. Taufik Hidayat
4. Long Chen (China)
5. Peter Hoeg Gade (Denmark)
6. Boonsak Ponsana (Thailand)
7. Tien Minh Nguyen (Vietnam)
8. Sung Hwan Park (Korea)
9. Chunlai Bao (China)
10. Simon Santoso
20. Dyonisius Hayom Rumbaka
25. Tommy Sugiarto
30. Alamsyah Yunus
34. Sony Dwi Kuncoro
74. Andre Kurniawan Tedjono
91. Indra Bagus Ade Chandra


WOMEN'S SINGLES
1. Shixian Wang (China)
2. Xin Wang (China)
3. Yihan Wang (China)
4. Saina Nehwal (India)
5. Youn Joo Bae (Korea)
6. Jiang Yanjiao (China)
7. Xin Liu (China)
8. Tine Baun (Denmark)
9. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (Thailand)
10. Juliane Schenk (Germany)
29. Adrianti Firdasari
33. Maria Febe Kusumastuti
35. Yuswandari Aprillia
36. Lindaweni Fanetri
49. Fransisca Ratnasari
55. Rovita Ana
98. Maria Kristin Yulianti


MEN'S DOUBLES
1. Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (Denmark)
2. Jae Sung Jung/Yong Dae Lee (Korea)
3. Yun Cai/Haifeng Fu (China)
4. Kien Keat Koo/Boon Heong Tan (Malaysia)
5. Sung Hyun Ko/Yeon Seong Yoo (Korea)
6. Chieh Min Fang/Sheng Mu Lee (Taipei)
7. Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan
8. Muhammad Ahsan/Bona Septano
9. Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata (Japan)
10. Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan
35. Angga Pratama/Saputra Rian Agung
42. Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto/Afiat Yuris Wirawan
51. Luluk Hadiyanto/Candra Wijaya
65. Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki/Rian Sukmawan
66. Fernando Kurniawan/Wifqi Windarto
69. Robert Blair/Flandy Limpele (Scotland/Indonesia)
76. Rahmanto Agripina Prima/Suwardi Ricky Karanda
86. Andika Anhar/Setyo Nugroho Hendra
87. Andrei Adistia/Adianto Rahmat
88. Berry Angriawan/Ulinnuha Muhammad


WOMEN'S DOUBLES
1. Xiaoli Wang/Yang Yu (China)
2. Wen Hsing Cheng/Yu Chin Chien (Taipei)
3. Maeda Miyuki/Satoko Suetsuna (Japan)
4. Mizuki Fujii/Reika Kakiiwa (Japan)
5. Greysia Polii/Meiliana Jauhari
6. Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito (Japan)
7. Duang Anong Arookesorn/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (Thailand)
8. Petya Nedelcheva/Anastasia Russkikh (Bulgaria/Russia)
9. Valeria Sorokina/Nina Vislova (Bulgaria/Russia)
10. Shu Cheng/Yunlei Zhao (China)
31. Vita Marissa/Nadya Melati
35. Haris Della Destiara/Andini Suci Rizky
40. Anneke Feinya Agustin/Annisa Wahyuni
45. Imawan Gebby Ristiyani/Nuraidah Tiara Rosalia
53. Shendy Puspa Irawati/Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
69. (-1) Komala Dewi/Nurvita Keshya Hanadia
70. (-1) Dwi Agustiawati/Ayu Rahmasari
72. (-1) Vita Marissa/Saralee Thoungthongkam (Indonesia/Thailand)
77. (-1) Lita Nurlita/Saralee Thoungthongkam (Indonesia/Thailand)
82. Anneke Feinya Agustin/Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
89. Gozali Jenna/Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella


MIXED DOUBLES
1. Nan Zhang/Yunlei Zhao (China)
2. Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam (Thailand)
3. Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen (Denmark)
4. Sung Hyun Ko/Jung Eun Ha (Korea)
5. Tantowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir
6. Tao Jiaming/Qing Tian (China)
7. Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Zieba (Poland)
8. Songphon Anugritayawon/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (Thailand)
9. Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark)
10. Michael Fuchs/Birgit Michels (Taipei)
11. Hendra Aprida Gunawan/Vita Marissa
12. Fran Kurniawan/Pia Zebadiah Bernadet
18. Muhammad Rijal/Debby Susanto
31. Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir
34. Markis Kido/Lita Nurlita
37. Hendra Setiawan/Anastasia Russkikh (Indonesia/Russia)
40. Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa
60. Okvana Viki Indra/Gustiani Sari Megawati
80. Kusumawardana Tri/Nadya Melati
81. Delynugraha Muhammad Rizky/Puspita Richi Dili
100. Fadhilah Rfan/Anggraini Weni


Source : Badminton World Federation

Thailand Open 2011 : Women's Doubles First Round Result

Vivian Kah Mun Hoo/Khe Wei Woon (Malaysia) beat Duanganong Aroonkesorn/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (Thailand x1) 18-21 21-9 21-12
Keshya Nurvita Hanadia/Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsari Variella (Indonesia) beat Chaladchalam Chayanit/Pattharaporn Jindapon (Thailand) 21-11 21-18
Jung Eun Ha/Min Jung Kim (Korea x6) beat Rodjana Chuthabunditkul/Chanida Julrattanamanee (Thailand) 21-10 21-7


Anneke Feinya Agustin/Nitya Krishinda Maheswari (Indonesia) beat Hsin Yun Chang/Chia Wen Lai (Taipei) 21-19 21-16
Sandra Marinello/Birgit Michels (Germany x4) beat Yonemoto Koharu/Yuriko Miki (Japan) 21-19 20-22 21-17
Imawan Gebby Ristiyani/Nuraidah Tiara Rosalia (Indonesia) beat Sook Chin Chong/Liu Ying Goh (Malaysia) 15-21 21-16 23-21


Shu Cheng/Bao Yixin (China x7) beat Ye Na Jang/Min Seo Kim (Korea) 21-5 21-15
Della Destiara Haris/Andini Suci Rizky (Indonesia) beat Hung Yung Chan/Ka Shun Ng (Hongkong) 21-16 21-19
Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn/Punyada Munkitchokecharoen (Thailand) beat Yin Loo Lim/Marylen Poau Leng Ng (Malaysia) 21-12 21-15


Lok Yan Poon/Ying Suet Tse (Hongkong) beat Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa (India x8) 23-21 21-13
Mariana Agathangelou/Heather Olver (England) beat Komala Dewi/Jenna Gozali (Indonesia) 17-21 21-10 21-16
Savitree Amitapai/Somsri Nessara (Thailand) beat Lotte Jonathans/Paulien Van Dooremalen (Netherlands x3) 21-13 23-21


Vita Marissa/Nadya Melati (Indonesia) beat Miri Ichimaru/Shiho Tanaka (Japan) 21-14 21-18
Qing Tian/Yunlei Zhao (China x5) beat Pei Chen Hsieh/Pei Rong Wang (Taipei) 21-14 21-14
Lam Narissapat/Saralee Thoungthongkam (Thailand) beat Pornrat Thanawatthananukul/Janyaporn Yusara (Thailand) 21-11 21-12


Kyung Eun Jung/Ha Na Kim (Korea) beat Shinta Mulia Sari/Lei Yao (Singapore x2) 21-16

INDONESIA TEAM on Singapore Open Super Series 2011

Men's Singles Main Draw

1. Taufik Hidayat

2. Simon Santoso

3. Sony Dwi Kuncoro

4. Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka

5. Tommy Sugiarto

6. Alamsyah Yunus

Women's Singles Main Draw

1. Maria Febe Kusumastuti

2. Adriyanti Firdasari

3. Aprillia Yuswandari

4. Lindaweni Fanetri

Men's Doubles Main Draw

1. Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan

2. Bona Septano/Mohammad Ahsan

3. Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Hendra Aprida Gunawan

Men's Doubles Qualifying

1. Ryan Agung Saputra/Angga Pratama

2. Afiat Yuris Wirawan/Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto

3. Luluk Hadiyanto/Imam Sodikin Wirawan

4. Joko Riyadi/Yoga Ukikasah

5. Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki/Nova Widianto

Women's Doubles Main Draw

1. Greysia Polii/Meiliana Jauhari

2. Vita Marissa/Nadya Melati

Mixed Doubles Main Draw

1. Tantowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir

2. Fran Kurniawan/Pia Zebadiah Bernadet

3. Muhammad Rijal/Debby Susanto

4. Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa

Updated Result Day 2 : THAILAND GRAND PRIX GOLD 2011

Updated Result of Day 2 - Wednesday, June 08, 2011


Men's Singles - First Round
Evert Sukamta (Indonesia) beat Goh Soon Huat (Malaysia) 21-19 16-21 21-19
Sourabh Verma (India) beat Andre Kurniawan Tedjono (Indonesia) 15-21 21-19 22-20
Tommy Sugiarto (Indonesia x11) beat Carl Baxter (England) 21-14 17-21 21-11
Wang Zhengming (China x10) beat Arif Ramadhan (Indonesia) 21-16 21-16


Women's Singles - First Round
Maria Febe Kusumastuti (Indonesia) beat Anastasia Prokopenko (Russia) 11-21 21-19 21-14
Sayaka Takahashi (Japan) beat Aprillia Yuswandari (Indonesia) 21-19 21-13
Jiang Yanjiao (China x2) beat Lindaweni Fanetri (Indonesia) 21-7 21-12


Mixed Doubles - First Round
Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam (Thailand x1) beat Riky Widianto/Shendy Puspa Irawati (Indonesia) 21-17 21-14
Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa (Indonesia x8) beat Liao Min Chun/Chen Hsiao Huan (Chinese Taipei) 21-7 16-21 21-19
Vountus Indra Mawan/Woon Khe Wei (Malaysia) - Mochamad Rizky Delynugraha/Richi Puspita Dili (Indonesia)
Tri Kusumawardana/Nadya Melati (Indonesia) - Lee Sheng Mu/Chien Yu Chin (Chinese Taipei x4)
Irfan Fadhilah/Weni Anggraini (Indonesia) - Songphon Anugritayawon/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (Thailand x2)


Men's Singles - Second Round
P Kashyap (India x14) - Evert Sukamta (Indonesia)
Shu Wada (Japan) - Tommy Sugiarto (Indonesia x11)

Badminton global flashmob founder: “We will be back”

A milestone for badminton was recorded on 5th June 2011, when charitable foundation, SOLIBAD, entered history by performing the world's biggest flashmob in iconic landmarks across more than 65 cities in 40 countries.


The global flashmob was in part the celebration of the first birthday of SOLIBAD, also known as "Badminton Without Borders".


From the Pacific to Asia, Europe and eventually the Americas, the flashmob painted incredible images of badminton players of all ages, from all walks of life, taking a racket and performing a badminton 'dance' routine in front of astonished pedestrians.


Some were big flashmobs. Some small ones. Some under a bright sun. Some under pouring rain.


Regardless of the circumstances, the success of the inagural flashmob was evident and has already led SOLIBAD's founder, Raphael Sachetat, to promise a "bigger" flashmob with "other surprises" next year.


Some of the global flashmobs were led by top professional players - past and present.


In Indonesia, top women shuttlers, Greysia Polii and Vita Marissa, led the pack with former legend Hariyanto Arbi in Jakarta's Central Park Mall, at the public's biggest surprise. Malaysia saw the famous coach-player combination of Rexy Mainaky and Koo Kien Keat driving the action in front of Kuala Lumpur's Bukit Jalil Stadium, While the collective appeal of European men's singles aces Peter Gade, Jan O Jorgensen and Hans-Kristian Vittinghus drew in the crowd at Copenhagen's Axeltorv.


Amongst the amazing ordinary stories on the inaugural "Solibad Day" was 15 teenagers in France took the lift up to one of the highest points of Europe, and performed a flashmob wearing heavy coats under the snow to scoop a record for the world's highest flashmob.


And yet the most compelling flashmob was held at the 10th German International Para-badminton Championships in Dortmund, where SOLIBAD Ambassador David Toupe together with his friends and staff of the tournament launched a unique flashmob-on-wheels!


Watch the videos of the global badminton flashmob here to witness the happiness and joy this event brought to them and other participants across the world.