Latest Badminton World Ranking

Latest Badminton World Ranking - Badminton World Federation (BWF) has released its ranking of world victory. This ranking is released on August 4.  Of all categories, Indonesia just missed putting the women's singles players in the sector which is becoming a weakness of Indonesia until now.

Here's badminton world rankings as reported by the BWF website: 

Men's singles: 1. Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
2. Lin Dan (China)
3. Peter Gade (Denmark)
4. Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia)
5. Chen Long (China)
6. Chen Jin (China)
7. Nguyen Tien Minh (Vietnam)
8. Du Pengyu (China)
9. Park Sung Hwan (South Korea)
10.Bao Chunlai (China)

Women's singles: 1. Shixian Wang (China)
2. Wang Yihan (China)
3. Wang Xin (China)
4. Jiang Yanjiao (China)
5. Tine Baun (Denmark)
6. Saina Nehwal (India)
7. Liu Xin (China)
8. Cheng Shao Chieh (Chinese Taipei)
9. Bae Youn Joo (South Korea)
10.Juliana Schenk (Germany)

Son Doubles: 1. Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng (China)
2. Mathias Bo / Carsten Morgensen (Denmark)
3. Jung Jae Sung / Lee Yong Dae (South Korea)
4. Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong (Malaysia)
5. Ko Sung Hyun / Yoo Yeon Seong (South Korea)
6. Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia)
7. Mohammad Ahsan / Bona Septano (Indonesia)
8. Alvent Yulianto / Hendra Gunawan (Indonesia)
9. Hirokatsu Hashimoto / Noriyasu Hirata (Japan)
10.Fang Chieh Min / Lee Sheng Mu (Chinese Taipei)

Women Doubles: 1. Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang (China)
2. Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna (Japan)
3. Cheng Wen Hsing / Chien Yu Chin (Chinese Taipei)
4. Mizuki Fujii / Reika Kakiiwa (Japan)
5. Ha Jung Eun / Kim Min Jung (South Korea)
6. Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito (Japan)
7. Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei (China)
8. Greysia Polii / Meiliana Jauhari (Indonesia)
9. Duanganong Aroonkesorn / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (Thailand)
10.Valeri Sorokina / Nina Vislova (Russia)

Mixed Doubles: 1. Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei (China)
2. Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam (Thailand)
3. Ahmad Tontowi / Lilyana Natsir (Indonesia)
4. Jiaming Tao / Tian Qing (China)
5. Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christina Pedersen (Denmark)
6. Chen Hung Ling / Cheng Wen Hsing (Chinese Taipei)
7. Songphon Anugritayawon / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (Thailand)
8. Nathan Robertson / Jenny Wallwork (England)
9. Fran Kurniawan / Pia Zebaidah (Indonesia)
10.Michael Fuchs / Brigit Michels (Germany)

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Daftar Pringkat BWF / Bulutangkis Dunia

Daftar Pringkat BWF / Bulutangkis Dunia - Tunggal utama China, Lin Dan, menggeser Taufik Hidyat dari peringkat dua tunggal putra dunia dalam daftar yang dirilis BWF pekan ini.
Lin Dan berada di bawah pemain utama Malaysia, Lee Chong Wei, yang masih berada di peringkat puncak. Lee Chong Wei mengalahkan Lin Dan di babak final turnamen All England pekan lalu. Sementara Taufik Hidayat tersingkir di babak pertama.
Para pemain Indonesia mengalami peningkatan dan penurunan dalam dafatar pekan ini. Simon Santoso dan Alamsyah Yunus memang masih bertahan di peringkat 12 dan 19, sementara Dionyisus Hayom Rumbaka masuk ke 20 besar dengan masuk peringkat 20.
Namun, dua pemain Indonesia, Tommy Sugiarto dan Sony Dwi KUncoro mengalami penurunan. Tommy merosot dua tingkat ke peringkat 32, sementara Sony merosot lima tingkat ke peringkat 38.
Berikut peringkat pemain Indonesia:
1. [MAS] Chong Wei LEE  
2. [CHN] Dan LIN  
3. [INA] Taufik HIDAYAT  
4. [CHN] Long CHEN  
5. [DEN] Peter Hoeg GADE  
6. [CHN] Jin CHEN  
7. [THA] Boonsak PONSANA  
8. [VIE] Tien Minh NGUYEN  
9. [CHN] Pengyu DU  
10. [DEN] Jan O Jorgensen  
11. [GER] Marc Zwiebler  
12. [INA] Simon SANTOSO  
13. [JPN] Kenichi TAGO  
14. [CHN] Chunlai Bao  
15. [KOR] Sung Hwan PARK  
16. [ENG] Rajiv Ouseph  
17. [HKG] Yun HU  
18. [CHN] Zhengming WANG
19. [INA] Alamsyah YUNUS
20. [INA] Dyonisius Hayom Rumbaka
32. [INA] Tommy SUGIARTO
38. [INA] Sony DWI KUNCORO  
60. [INA] Andre Kurniawan TEDJONO

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Indonesia Tanpa Wakil Satu Pun di All-England

Indonesia Tanpa Wakil Satu Pun di All-England - Pupus sudah ambisi Indonesia merebut emas di ajang bulu tangkis bergengsi All-England. Dua ganda putra yang tersisa gagal menembus semifinal.
Duet Markis Kido dan Hendra Setiawan ditumbangkan pasangan Malaysia Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong 19-21, 25-24, 11-21 di National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, Sabtu dini hari (12/3/11) WIB.
Sementara Mohammad Ahsan, yang berpasangan dengan Bona Septano, tak lain adik Markis, harus menyerah kepada Chai Biao/Guo Zhendong 18-21, 17-21.
Tertinggal di set pertama, Markis/Hendra sempat memberikan harapan dengan kebangkitan yang heroik di set kedua. Tertinggal 11-4, unggulan keempat tersebut membalikkan keadaan menjadi 25-23.
Sayangnya tenaga juara Olimpiade dan Asian Games tersebut habis di set penentuan. Sejumlah kesalahan individu dilakukan keduanya, membuat mereka tertinggal 6-11. Laga akhirnya berhenti setelah 49 menit setelah ganda Malaysia menutup pertandingan dengan 11-21.
"Tidak tahu mengapa, mainnya sedang tidak enak nih," ujar Hendra Setiawan saat ditanya penyebab permainan mereka yang banyak menghasilkan kesalahan terutama pada game penentuan.
Sementara Kido mengaku tertekan oleh permainan lawan, yang mengalahkan mereka enam kali dari sembilan pertemuan.
Peluang merebut emas hiburan bagi Indonesia tersisa di pundak Hendra, yang juga tampil dalam ganda campuran antarnegera, berpasangan dengan pebulutangkis putri Rusia Anastasia Russkikh.
Hendra/Anastasia mengalahkan pasangan Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen 21-16, 12-21, 21-14.
Peserta asal Indonesia lainnya dari beberapa sektor, termasuk Taufik Hidayat di sektor tunggal putra, lebih dulu tumbang sebelum perempatfinal. Bahkan Taufik harus takluk di putaran pertama dari pemain non unggulan.

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Malaysia Terbuka 2011 Taufik Hidayat Kalah dari Lee Chong Wei

Malaysia Terbuka 2011 Taufik Hidayat Kalah dari Lee Chong Wei - Peringkat dua dunia Taufik Hidayat berharap hasil yang diraihnya pada turnamen pembuka Super Series, Malaysia Terbuka, menjadi awal yang baik bagi dirinya pada 2011. "Ya cukup puas, awal tahun yang bagus, mudah-mudahan bisa stabil terus," Taufik Hidayat yang keluar sebagai "runner-up" pada turnamen berhadiah 400 ribu dolar AS tersebut, setelah kalah oleh unggulan pertama Lee Chong Wei dari Malaysia 8-21, 17-21. Final Malaysia Terbuka 2011 adalah final kelima berturut-turut bagi Taufik Hidayat dalam turnamen reguler, di luar Final Super Series, setelah ia menjuarai Indonesia GP Gold dan Prancis Super Series serta menjadi "runner-up" di Denmark dan Hong Kong Super Series tahun lalu.Kedua pemain mengawali game pertama dengan bermain ketat sebelum Chong Wei mengunci permainan Taufik sejak ia memimpin 13-8 hingga menutup game pembuka 21-8 saat Taufik gagal melakukan pengembalian.
Permainan juara Olimpiade Athena 2004 itu sempat membaik ketika ia meraih sembilan poin beruntun sejak tertinggal 8-18 hingga memperpendek jarak menjadi 17-18, namun Chong Wei lah yang merebut tiga angka terakhir dan memenangi pertandingan saat pengembalian Taufik keluar bidang lapangan.     Melihat hasil pertandingan tersebut, Taufik yang terakhir kali mengalahkan Chong Wei di perempat final Kejuaraan Dunia Agustus lalu, mengaku kecewa dengan poin yang diperolehnya. "Kecewa karena kalah jauh dari dia, tetapi cukup bagus buat diri saya pribadi karena sudah maksimal dan bisa stabil terus," kata dua kali juara Asian Games itu.         "Tadi sempat menyusul, tetapi akhirnya kalah juga," katanya mengenai sembilan poin beruntun yang diperolehnya sebelum Chong Wei menutup pertandingan dengan merebut tiga poin terakhir.     Final tunggal putra adalah satu-satunya partai puncak tanpa pemain China di dalamnya karena negeri Tirai Bambu itu memborong keempat gelar yang tersisa.     Sementara itu Chong Wei yang memenangi pertandingan mengaku gembira berhasil meraih gelar Malaysia Terbuka yang ketujuh. "Saya bertekad untuk memenangi turnamen karena ini adalah gelar di rumah sendiri," kata Chong Wei seperti dikutip laman resmi Federasi Bulu Tangkis Dunia (BWF). Selanjutnya Chong  Wei akan bertolak menuju Korea Selatan untuk mengikuti Korea Terbuka Super Series Premier.

Hasil pertandingan:
He Hanbin/Ma Jin [CHN/7]-Tao Jiaming/Tian Qing [CHN/5] 21-13 13-21 21-16   Chai Biao/Zhendong GUO [CHN/5]-Mads Conrad-Petersen/Jonas Rasmussen [DEN] 21-16 21-14 Wang Shixian [CHN/2]-Wang Yihan [CHN/3] 21-18 21-14   Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei [CHN/8]-Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang [CHN/6] 21-12 6-21 21-17 Lee Chong Wei [MAS/1]-Taufik Hidayat [INA/2] 21-8 21-17

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Sony and Simon fight for the Gold

Sony Dwi Kuncoro followed Simon Santoso to the final single son SEA Games badminton XXV, Wednesday (16/12/2009) with a player aside Thailand, Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk.

In a game at Hall Gym 1, the National Sports Complex, Sony had to fight extra tight in the rubber match game. Sony 21-10 18-21 21-17 win.

In the final, Sony will face compatriot Simon Santoso in a game All Indonesian Final. Simon qualified for the finals after a player dropped Vietnam, Nguyen Hoang Hai in two games 21-7 21-14.

With All of this Final Indonesian, Indonesian contingent to ensure self-obtained one gold and silver.

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Taufik and two to the Final Men's Doubles Super Series

Indonesia sent three representatives in the season-ending tournament, the Super Series Masters Finals in 2009, which will be held in Johor Baru Malaysia, 2-6 December.

In the list of names of participants who spent the World Badminton Federation (BWF), Wednesday (25/11), Indonesia which players will take part are Taufik Hidayat and partner Alvent Yulianto / Hendra Gunawan Aprida and Sukmawan Rian / Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki.

Super Series Masters Finals or often abbreviated as Super Series Final is the final tournament of the 12th summit of the Super Series tournament circuit throughout the year. This event was followed just eight players / pairs in each number, and each country can only send a maximum of two representatives of each number.

Apart from Indonesia, China is also only sent three representatives in the championships of two single, Bao Chunlai and Lu Lan and Cave men's doubles Zhendong / Xu Chen. "The country Bamboo Curtain" was justified, his top players, including world and Olympic champion Lin Dan will follow the East Asian Games in Hong Kong.

Hendra AG says, he and his partner Alvent Yulianto which ranks eighth ensure the Super Series will take part in the tournament a total of 500,000 U.S. dollars.

"Yeah go," said Hendra who do not want to set targets heroics because all the top players in attendance. "We're just going to try to win the party for the party," he said.

The absence of pair Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan which ranks second in the Super Series ranking, opening opportunities for Rian / Yonatan (ranked 10th) after Bona Septano / Mohammad Ahsan (9) is also missing because it would strengthen Indonesia Asian Games team.

Absence of a single player Simon Santoso (3), Lin (4), Chen Jin (5) and Sony Dwi Kuncoro (7) also gives an opportunity to Taufik Hidayat (9), Jan O Jorgensen (10), Boonsak Ponsana ( 11) and Hsieh Yu Hsin (13) to compete in the tournament.

- List of participants Final Super Series:

Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia), Peter Gade (Danish), Park Sung Hwan (Korea), Bao Chunlai (China), Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia), Jan Jorgensen (Danish), Boonsak Ponsana (Thailand), Hsieh Yu Hsin (Taiwan).

Men's doubles: Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong (Malaysia), Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (Danish), Lee Yong Dae / Jung Jae Sung (Korea), Anthony Clark / Nathan Robertson (Britain), Guo Zhendong / Xu Chen (China ), Alvent Yulianto / Aprida Hendra Gunawan (Indonesia), Rian Sukmawan / Yonathan Dasuki (Indonesia), Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif / Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari (Malaysia).

Women's singles: Pi Hongyan (Fra), Saina Nehwal (India), Lu Lan (China), Salakjit Ponsana (Thailand), Yao Jie (Netherlands), Nicole Grether (Germany), Juliane Schenk (Germany), Kim Moon Hi (Korea ).

Women's doubles Wong Pei Tty / Chin Eei Hui (Malaysia), Ha Jung Eun / Kim Min Jung (Korea), Lee Hyo Jung / Lee Kyung Won (Korea), Cheng Wen Hsing / Chien Yu Chin (Taiwan), Gabrielle White / Jenny Wallwork (England), Duang Anong Aroonkesorn / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (Thailand), Lena Frier Kristiansen / Christina Pedersen (Danish), Nicole Grether / Charmaine Reid (Germany / Canada).

Mixed doubles: Lee Yong Dae / Lee Hyo Jung (Korea), Joachim Fisher Nielsen / Christina Pedersen (Danish), Songphon Anugritayawon / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (Thailand), Ko Sung Hyun / Ha Jung Eun (Korea), V Diju / Jwala Gutta ( India), Anthony Clark / Donna Kellogg (England), Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam (Thailand), Robert MATEUSIAK / Nadiezda Kostiuczk (Poland).

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Taufik Fall, Kido / Hendra Champion

Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan won berhsil French Super Series 2009 after the overthrow the Malaysian men's doubles Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong. Unfortunately before, Taufik Hidayat must be uprooted from Lin Dan.

Kido / Hendra successfully complete the degree Nova Widianto / Liliyana Natsir who previously won the final duel all Indonesian. With this Indonesia won two titles. China is still dominated by three degrees.

Although Kido / Hendra coming from behind in the first set 15-21, but the world's best doubles winning the remaining two sets 21-15, 21-14.

Whereas in the previous game, failed to champion Taufik Hidayat after pebulutangkis warped world number one Lin Dan. Taufik who occupies fourth seed had to give up two straight sets 21-6, 21-15.

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Indonesia One Group with China

Indonesian team in the same group with defending champion China in the number of Junior World Championship team in 2009 to be held in Kedah, Malaysia 23 October to 1 November next.
   
According to the results of the draw, which aired the game official site the Badminton World Federation (BWF), Thursday, Indonesia placed in Group W with China, Russia, New Zealand and Macau.
   
A total of 22 teams will compete in the team tournament known as Suhandinata Cup (taken from the name Suharso Suhandinata, badminton from Indonesia) it.
   
Mixed team championship will be followed by the number of individuals in the same place from October 28. The 22 participating teams will be divided into four groups; W, X, Y and Z. But for Group X and Y, each will be divided into two sub-groups of three teams each sub-group. W and Z groups each consisting of five teams.

Winners of each group will qualify for the semifinals while the other teams will follow the play-offs to determine the rankings. Winners of the sub-groups X1 and X2 sub-groups will meet to determine the group winner X. The process is the same for the teams in Group Y.
   
Last year, China emerged as champion followed by Korea, Malaysia and India. However, Korean, no team to compete in this year's numbers. While the Indonesian contingent had to settle for seventh ranked.

Indonesian team which will compete in the Junior World Championship consists of a combination of players Pelatnas Primary and non-Pelatnas. Six non-Pelatnas players who will strengthen the team is Andre Marteen (singles), Febby Angguni, Elizabeth Purwanigtyas, Ana Rovita (singles) and pair Muhammad Ulinnuha / Berry Anggriawan (men's doubles).

While players from Pelatnas Ary Pratama is Trisnanto, Evert Sukamta and Hermansyah (singles), Siti Lestari Anida Qoryatin (singles), Anga Primary / Rendy Sugiarto (men's doubles), Suci Rizki Andini / Tiara Rosalia Runaidah, Ni Made Ayu Claudia Wijaya / Della Destiara (double daughter).
   
The men's doubles players and doubles daughter will also appear on the mixed doubles plus Kevin Alexander who will partner with the Holy. "The players who are practicing Primary in Magelang Military Academy will go into Pelatnas Cipayung on Saturday (3 / 10) because of their training period is over there," said Head of Performance Management Lius Pongoh.

Lius hope, outside Pelatnas players can join together to practice starting Monday (5 / 10).
   
Following the division of the group numbers Junior World Championship team:

Group W: China, Indonesia, Russia, New Zealand, Macau.
Group X: Sub-Group X1: Thailand, Germany, Vietnam; Sub-Group X2: Hong Kong, Danish, Sri Lanka.
Group Y: Sub-Group Y1: India, Canada, Philippines; Sub-Group Y2: Taiwan, England, Australia.
Group Z: Malaysia, Japan, France, Singapore, Cambodia.

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Failed Again So Taufik Champion

Taufik Hidayat for the third time failed to reach the Japan Open title in the Super Series. In the final tournament was 200,000 U.S. dollars, Sunday (27 / 9), he gave up two straight sets of 15-21 players 12-21 China, Bao Chunlai.

Thus, Taufik has not been able to realize his dream of winning in this tournament. Previously, she also appeared twice in the final in 2006 and 2007, but subsequently defeated champion Lin Dan of China and Malaysian players are now ranked one of the world, Lee Chong Wei.

This result also ensures, Indonesia only managed to bring one of the Japan Open title. The reason, in the men's doubles number occurs all-Indonesian final between Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan vs Suryatama Dasuki Yonathan / Rian Sukmawan.

Despite the support of fans in Japan, Indonesia, Taufik who is fourth seed Bao Chunlai failed to conquer. China's players who have BWF ranking 25, is always superior in the collection of numbers.

In the first set, Taufik can only keep up the score 3-3, because after that Bao Chunlai continued speeding. Even after winning 12-9, Bao Chunlai could add five successive points to widen the distance to win this set with 21-15.

In the second set, Bao Chunlai playing more aggressively. This strategy shows good results, because he went ahead 6-1. This condition makes Taufik increasingly depressed and hard up. As a result, these tall players end the 39-minute duel for those with a 21-12 victory.

The victory made China's Bao Chunlai been away with two titles. In the previous party going all-Chinese final in women's singles number, in which Wang Yihan able to defend his title after conquering Wang Xin. China is still likely to reach the singles title by winning the fifth daughter of Ma Jin / Wang Xiaoli, who face the host player Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna.

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Malaysian badminton coach quarantined with swine flu

A Malaysian coach was quarantined on Tuesday with symptoms of H1N1 virus at the world badminton championships, an official said.

K. Subhakar, a government co-ordinator, told reporters that a member of the Malaysian coaching staff has been admitted to the regional chest hospital after displaying swine flu symptoms.

Eight people have died of swine flu in India, with hundreds infected. The southern state of Andhra Pradesh, of which Hyderabad is the capital, has so far recorded 76 positive
cases.

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