Sony Dwi Kuncoro Won Japan Super Series 2008

Sony Dwi Kuncoro finally won the Japan Super Series 2008. Sony, the badminton player of Indonesia succeed defeating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in straight set 21-17 and 21-11 in the final. The match didn't take a long. Sony defeated Lee easily in 40 minutes. It seemed because of Lees fatigue after the Beijing Olympics.

With the result, Sony Dwi Kuncoro had revenged the match in Beijing Olympics which he defeated by Lee Chong Wei. In the Japan Super Series 2008 Indonesia had collect two gold medals after Muhammad Rijal andVita Marissa won the gold medal for mixed double in the match before.

Suprising Winning of Rijal and Vita in Japan

All Indonesian final happened in the mixed double final of Japan Super Series 2008. Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir had to face Rijal and Vita who all of the are from Indonesia.

Nova and Lilyana were guessed to be the winner due to of their higher rank, but the match in the court said different thing. Rijal and Vita took the gold medal in 43 minutes with straight set 14-21, 21-15, and 21-19.

Lee Chong Wei Suffer Fatigue in Japan Super Series

Defending champions Lee Chong Wei and Tine Rasmussen struggled into the Japan Open quarter-finals Thursday with the Malaysian world number one complaining of post-Olympics fatigue.

Lee survived a second-game fightback by local hope Sho Sasaki to win 21-7, 22-20 while Denmark's Rasmussen came from behind to beat China's Wang Lin 10-21, 21-11, 21-18.

Lee, who lost last month's Olympic final to China's Lin Dan, had also looked unconvincing in his first-round 25-23, 21-8 win over unfancied Chinese Zhu Weilun.

"I still feel tired as I only took a week off after the Olympics and prepared for this tournament as I wanted to take part in as many events as possible," the 25-year-old.

"I lost my concentration and wound down after an 11-3 lead in the second game. That's why I was overtaken that way."

Lee faces a first ever match-up with China's 150th-ranked Qiu Yanbo in the last eight.

"I may recover from fatigue somewhat in due course. But whether or not I am tired, I want to take one match at a time in a careful manner," he said.

Qiu progressed when fifth-seeded Indonesian Simon Santoso pulled out with back pain when 21-10, 8-6 down. Santoso injured his back in winning last week's Taiwan Open.

In other men's matches, Indonesian second seed Sony Dwi Kuncoro outclassed Sairul Amar Ayob 21-8, 21-7 to face another Malaysian, Muhammad Roslin Hashim, who beat Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana 21-17, 21-15.

Ex-Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat beat Denmark's Jan Jorgensen 21-10, 21-12 to set up a quarter-final with European championship runner-up Joachim Persson, who overcame Tommy Sugiarto 21-14, 21-15.

Rasmussen, the All-England winner and women's second seed, needed 48 minutes to overcome Wang as top-seeded Lu Lan of China made short work of Japan's Kaori Imabeppu 21-7, 21-8.

"I had to work really hard and, maybe, I didn't play too clever," said Rasmussen, 29, whose career has blossomed after winning her first major title here last year.

"I think I was against the (air conditioners') wind in the first game and I didn't get enough length. So Wang could just stand on it and put pressure on me," Rasmussen added.

Rasmussen faces a tough quarter-final against Hong Kong's world silver medallist Wang Chen, who reached the last eight on a walkover against China's Jiang Yanjiao.

"I think it's going to be a 50-50, open-ended match," said the Dane, who has already won three Super Series events this year in Malaysia, England and Singapore.

"I have to adjust many things and I have to play better if I want to win."

The 200,000-dollar Japan Open is the seventh leg of badminton's 12-round Super Series.

Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan Stopped in Japan Super Series 2008

Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan Men's single badminton athletes from Indonesia lost from Yonatan Suryatama and Rian Sukmawan whom also from Indonesia.

Markis and Hendra, who were considered as the superior in this match lost in 41 minutes. Although they got gold medal in Beijing Olympics 2008, they could not win the match and defeated with 21-17, 14-21, and 21-19.

Taufik Hidayat Lost AGAIN in Japan Super Series 2008

Taufik Hidayat got the second lost after failed to defend the Beijing Olympics 2008. Taufik must end the Japan Super Series 2008 only until the quarterfinal. He was defeated by Joachim Persson, a badminton athlete from Denmark.

In the game which held in Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Shibuya, Tokyo, (19/9/2008) Taufik Hidayat lead the game in the beginning. He won the first set with 21-12. But in the second set, Hidayat who still leading in the beginning of the set, unable to defend it. Slowly Joachim Persson lead the second set and won it with 21-19.

In the third set Persson increase his gameplay. He lead quicly until 12-5 at first, but Taufik Hidayat took lead with 17-16. The game became tighter until deuce 20-20. In the end, Persson got the last set and automatically won the game with 23-21. In the semifinal Persson will face Lee Chong Wei.

Saina Nehwal Out From Japan Super Series 2008

Saina Nehwal badminton athletes of India out from Japan Super Series 2008. She lost in the badminton tournament in straight set in the first round in Tokyo on Wednesday.

She was the Beijing olympics quarterfinalist who lost from Hong Kong's badminton athletes, Mi Zhou in 30 minutes. Zhou will take on local favourite Megumi Taruno, outplayed Canada's Charmaine Reid 21-8 21-9.

Saina had clinched the prestigious Grand Prix Gold event in Chinese Taipei last week after a fine Olympic debut, in which she beat some higher ranked opponents en route to the quarterfinals.