Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Indonesia is optimistic it will emerge as
the champion of the group in the Thomas Cup badminton qualification
round to be held in Hyderabad, India, from February 15-21.
"The result of the toss for the qualification round turned out to
be interesting as we have been put in the same group with Taiwan and
Thailand. We believe we can overcome them and lead the group," the chief
of the Indonesian contingent to Thomas Cup and Uber Cup 2016
championships, Achmad Budiharto, was quoted as saying by the All
Indonesia Badminton Association (PBSI) on its official website here on
Tuesday.
The Indonesian mens team will be in the same group as their rivals from Taiwan, Thailand and Maldives.
Budiharto admitted that Taiwanese players like Chou Tien Chen for
the mens event and Lee Sheng Mu/Tsai Chia Hsin for the mens doubles are
strong players with good achievements.
With regard to womens Uber Cup qualification round, Budiharto said
the countrys team has a slim chance to emerge as the group champion as
it would find itself in the company of the South Koreans in the same
group.
"The race to proceed to the second round is wide open.
Realistically, the challenge is hard because it must beat the South
Korean team," he said.
The South Korean women players are equally strong, in the womens
singles as well as doubles events, like Sung Ji-Hyun in the single event
and Chang Ye Na/Lee So He in the double, he said.
"But I am convinced our players would put up their best performance," he said.
Following are the results of the toss for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Asia Badminton Team Championships in India:
Thomas Cup:
Group MA: China, India, Singapore
Group MB: Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Nepal
Group MC: Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Maldives
Group MD: Korea, Hong Kong, the Philippines
Uber Cup:
Group WA: China, Malaysia, Hong Kong
Group WB: Thailand, Taiwan, Sri Lanka
Group WC: Korea, Indonesia, Maldives
Group WD: Japan, India, Singapore.
(WDY)
Indonesia Optimistic of Doing Well In Thomas Cup Qualification Round
Rabu, 3 Februari 2016 9:48 WIB