Indonesia has beaten India 3-1 to seal third-place.
First Singles: Sony Dwi Kuncoro bt Chetan Anand 21-13, 21-18 (29 Mins)
First Doubles: Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto bt Rupesh Kumar/Thomas Sanave 21-12, 21-11 (19 Mins)
Second Singles: Arvind Bhat bt Simon Santoso 21-13, 21-15 (32 Mins)
Second Doubles: Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan bt V. Diju/Jaseel P. Ismail 21-6, 22-20 (20 Mins).
I don't think Indonesia will bring back the Thomas Cup in May, unless, of course there's a miracle or big improvement in the performances of the players (especially the singles). None of the singles players perform convincingly. This is not helped by the lack of match experiences in adjusting to the new system. Sony lost to the Thai singles player and again to Mohd Hafiz Hashim easily. Meanwhile, Simon also lost to Kuang Beng Hong and Arvind Bhat. Taufik's performance has been unimpressive since the start of the campaign, nearly losing to Nguyen Tien Minh. LCW also beat him easily yesterday. I dare not think of possible matches in the Finals against Lin Dan or Peter Gade under the new system.
Indonesia can forget about getting points from Sony or Simon against China and other main contenders like Malaysia, Korea and Denmark. So, unless Taufik and the 2 doubles are in top form, there's absolutely no chance of winning back the Thomas Cup.
First Singles: Sony Dwi Kuncoro bt Chetan Anand 21-13, 21-18 (29 Mins)
First Doubles: Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto bt Rupesh Kumar/Thomas Sanave 21-12, 21-11 (19 Mins)
Second Singles: Arvind Bhat bt Simon Santoso 21-13, 21-15 (32 Mins)
Second Doubles: Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan bt V. Diju/Jaseel P. Ismail 21-6, 22-20 (20 Mins).
I don't think Indonesia will bring back the Thomas Cup in May, unless, of course there's a miracle or big improvement in the performances of the players (especially the singles). None of the singles players perform convincingly. This is not helped by the lack of match experiences in adjusting to the new system. Sony lost to the Thai singles player and again to Mohd Hafiz Hashim easily. Meanwhile, Simon also lost to Kuang Beng Hong and Arvind Bhat. Taufik's performance has been unimpressive since the start of the campaign, nearly losing to Nguyen Tien Minh. LCW also beat him easily yesterday. I dare not think of possible matches in the Finals against Lin Dan or Peter Gade under the new system.
Indonesia can forget about getting points from Sony or Simon against China and other main contenders like Malaysia, Korea and Denmark. So, unless Taufik and the 2 doubles are in top form, there's absolutely no chance of winning back the Thomas Cup.