Friday, May 15, 2009

China and South Korea Lead The Group

China and South Korea won all matches and lead the groups in Sudirman Cup. South Korea leads group 1A and China leads group 1B. China defeated Indonesia 5-0 and South Korea defeated Denmark 4-1 on their last matches. Below them are Indonesia and Malaysia as the runner up of group 1A and 2B. Denmark, Hongkong, England, and Japan are eliminated.

In this result, China will meet Malaysia and South Korea will meet Indonesia to go to the final. The matches will held on 16 Mei and the final will held on 17 Mei.

The complete result are:

Group 1A
Team Play Win Loose Points
South Korea
3 3 0 3
Malaysia 3 2 1 2
Denmark 3 1 2 1
Hong Kong 3 0 3 0

Group 1B
Team Play Win Loose Points
China 3 3 0 3
Indonesia 3 2 1 2
England 3 1 2 1
Japan 3 0 3 0

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Indonesia Defeated England by 4-1 in Sudirman Cup 2009

Indonesia which in the same group with China, Japan, and England had not faced serious problem. On the second day of Sudirman Cup, Indonesia succesfully defeated Japan by 4-1. Indonesian badminton team got the same score in facing England.

In the match between Indonesia vs England which took place on Guangzhou Gymnasium on Monday, England take the first set of mens double. Nathan Robertson/Anthony Clark fight Bona Septano/Mohammad Ahsan for 60 minutes 11-21, 21-18, 22-24. England lead 0-1 from indonesia.

Firdasari made the score equal 1-1 after defeated Sarah Walker in straight set 21-12 and 21-18 in women single. Simon Santoso who played on the third match made Indonesia lead. Simon defeated Andrew Smith by 21-15 and 21-14.

Indonesia made sure their winning from England after their women's double, Greysia polii/Nitya Krishinda Maheswari won 21-15 and 51-7 from Jennifer Wallwork/Gabrielle White. Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir close the game with Anthony Clark/Donna Kellog. They won in 21-15 and 21-10 and makde Indonesia won 4-1 from England.