"Indonesia Open Super Series 2011" Taufik to take on Gade in battle of the golden oldies

Six-time champion Taufik Hidayat set-up an intriguing showdown with Denmark’s Peter Gade (below), after the two veterans reached the quarter-finals of the Djarum Indonesia Open Superseries Premier on Thursday.

Taufik, who is hoping to set a record for most men’s singles crowns in this tournament – he is tied with six with former Indonesian shuttler Ardy Wiranata – booked his place in the last eight when he edged past a determined Bao Chunlai 21-19, 25-23 in 49 minutes.

Gade, the sole European survivor after Wednesday’s first round matches, continued his great run when he outplayed South Korea’s Shon Wan Ho 21-15, 21-19 to book a 17^th meeting with his Indonesian rival, 13 years after their first meeting at the 1998 Danish Open.

Also through to the last eight is two-time defending champion Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. The world No. 1, who also won this tournament in 2007, easily disposed of Hong Kong’s Wong Wing Ki, winning 21-17, 21-12.

He will now play seventh seeded Vietnamese Nguyen Tien Minh, who ousted 2008 world junior champion Wang Zhengming in three games, 21-9, 25-27, 22-20.

With Lin Dan out of the way after his stunning loss to Sho Sasaka, Chong Wei will be the favourite to become the first non-Indonesian shuttler to win the tournament three-times-in-a-row.

Ardy (1990, 1991, 1992) and Taufik (2002, 2003, 2004), are the only players to have won the Indonesian Open for three consecutive years.

"Just because Lin Dan is out of the tournament, doesn't mean I can take it easy," said Chong Wei.
"I still have to qualify for the final and there are several tough opponents waiting for me. I will have to remain focus in all my matches."