Kuala Lumpur - Indonesia`s team surrendered to China 0-3 in the semifinals of the Uber Cup women`s team badminton championship here on Thursday evening.
Indonesia`s second single player Adriyanti Firdasari who played in the third round failed to win the match against Chinese Wang Xin 17-21, 13-21.
The two in turn scored points in the first set until a 13-13 draw before Firdasari could surpass to 16-13 and then 17-15. The Chinese who is ranked second in the world and the champion of the Malaysia Super Series 2010 however could later force Firdasari to a 17-17 draw to later conclude the match 21-17.
In the second set Firdasari was unable to maintain her play and had to lose in point collection. The game was finally over 17-15 for the Chinese after Firdasari failed to put her return inside the court.
Earlier Indonesian Maria Febe Kusumastuti was beaten by Wang Yihan, who is ranked first in the world 7-21 and 12-21.
Indonesian pair Greysia Polii and Meiliana Jauhari meanwhile were defeated by Ma Jin and Wang Xiaoli 17-21 and 13-21.
Indonesian Uber Cup team manager Djendjen Djaenanasari admitted that it would be very difficult to defeat the Chinese team that had championed the tournament for the past six events.
"With regard to their performance however I was quite unsatisfied particular that of the first single player and the first double players. I think they have not played freely and maximally," he said.
"Only Firdasari that had demonstrated her maximal effort. She has given the best of her capability," he said.
He said the first single and double players might have felt burdened so that they could not perform maximally.
"The first double players should have been able to give better fight but they have not so that they lost the game more easily than expected," he said.
Regarding Maria he admitted that the player as young as she would not as yet be ready to saddle the heavy burden of becoming the first player in such a big tournament.
"On the positive side, she now has had a better capital to play in the next Uber Cup," he said.
Chinese team manager Li Yongbo said the Indonesia team had played well and shown improvement and he was glad his team went to the finals to meet the South Korean team for the sixth time now.
Against the Korean team which has never won the Uber Cup tournament he said he predicted the match would be quite tough but believed the results would be like in the previous matches.
"China will beat them for the sixth time," he said. The finals will take place on Saturday at 2pm local time.
Source: http://www.antara.co.id
Indonesia`s second single player Adriyanti Firdasari who played in the third round failed to win the match against Chinese Wang Xin 17-21, 13-21.
The two in turn scored points in the first set until a 13-13 draw before Firdasari could surpass to 16-13 and then 17-15. The Chinese who is ranked second in the world and the champion of the Malaysia Super Series 2010 however could later force Firdasari to a 17-17 draw to later conclude the match 21-17.
In the second set Firdasari was unable to maintain her play and had to lose in point collection. The game was finally over 17-15 for the Chinese after Firdasari failed to put her return inside the court.
Earlier Indonesian Maria Febe Kusumastuti was beaten by Wang Yihan, who is ranked first in the world 7-21 and 12-21.
Indonesian pair Greysia Polii and Meiliana Jauhari meanwhile were defeated by Ma Jin and Wang Xiaoli 17-21 and 13-21.
Indonesian Uber Cup team manager Djendjen Djaenanasari admitted that it would be very difficult to defeat the Chinese team that had championed the tournament for the past six events.
"With regard to their performance however I was quite unsatisfied particular that of the first single player and the first double players. I think they have not played freely and maximally," he said.
"Only Firdasari that had demonstrated her maximal effort. She has given the best of her capability," he said.
He said the first single and double players might have felt burdened so that they could not perform maximally.
"The first double players should have been able to give better fight but they have not so that they lost the game more easily than expected," he said.
Regarding Maria he admitted that the player as young as she would not as yet be ready to saddle the heavy burden of becoming the first player in such a big tournament.
"On the positive side, she now has had a better capital to play in the next Uber Cup," he said.
Chinese team manager Li Yongbo said the Indonesia team had played well and shown improvement and he was glad his team went to the finals to meet the South Korean team for the sixth time now.
Against the Korean team which has never won the Uber Cup tournament he said he predicted the match would be quite tough but believed the results would be like in the previous matches.
"China will beat them for the sixth time," he said. The finals will take place on Saturday at 2pm local time.
Source: http://www.antara.co.id