South Korea in The Final of Sudirman Cup

South Korea made sure their step forward to the final after defeating Indonesia on the semifinal of Sudirman Cup in Guangzhou Stadium. South Korea got their first point from the mix double Lee Young Dae/Lee Hyo Jung who face Nova/Lil. They won the match in straight set 18-21 and 15-21.

Indonesia got a chance after his men's double, Sony Dwi Kuncoro won the match. At the first set Sony showed a bad gameplay. He lost points fastly and ended on 14-21. On the secon set he played better and won by 21-15. A tight game happened on the third set. Both of the player race point per point until 20-20. Sony ended the match by 22-20.

South Korea come back to lead 2-1. Hwang Hye Youn defeated Maria Kristin 21-23 and 19-21. Maria Kristin made many mistakes that caused points for Hwang. She said it was because the pain on her leg.

Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae took the winning of South Korea after they defeated the men's double from indonesia, Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan. The Indonesian players were not good. They made mistakes very often. The men's double of South Korea won easily by 9-21 and 19-21.

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

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.