Klasemen Akhir 33 Negara Peserta Sudirman Cup 2011

Klasemen Akhir 33 Negara Peserta Sudirman Cup 2011 : 1. China 2. Denmark 3/4. Indonesia 3/4. Korea 5/8. Malaysia 5/8. Jepang 5/8. Taiwan 5/8. India 9/12. Thailand 9/12. Jerman 9/12. Rusia 9/12. Inggris 13. Singapura 14. Perancis 15. Hongkong 16. Kanada 17. Ukraina 18. Amerika Serikat 19. Polandia 20. Belanda 21. Swedia 22. Australia 23. Vietnam 24. Republik Ceko 25. Afrika Selatan 26. Peru 27. Bulgaria 28. Slovakia 29. Srilanka 30. Filipina 31. Islandia 32. Israel 33. Republik Seychelles

Indonesia deny Japan semis berth

An under-strength Indonesian team denied Japan a place in the semi-finals of the 2011 Double Star BWF Sudirman Cup World Mixed Team Championships when they won the quarter-final tie 3-2  at the Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium on Friday.

Indonesia drew first blood when Alvent Yulianto Chandra-Mohammad Ahsan defeated Noriyasu Hirata-Hirokatsu Hashimoto 21-17, 21-16 but Japan levelled when Eriko Hirose outlasted a determined Adriyanti Firdasari 21-19, 17-21, 21-14.

“The key today was to stay patient. She is a very skilful and strong player and I knew I had to keep the shuttle in play for as long as possible,” said Hirose.

A disappointed Adriyanti said: “I was chasing her in the first game and that is why I lost. I had the lead in the second game and took it but she changed tactics in the rubber. She speeded up play and I couldn’t cope."

Kenichi Tago then took on Simon Santoso, a player he had not beaten in two previous meetings. However, the young Japanese shuttler not only beat the SEA Games champion, but he did it in style, winning 21-15, 21-9. 

“I was fired up to bring a point for my country as we have never reached the semi-finals before. I fought hard to get the point,” said Tago.

Japan next sprung a surprise when they rested their top pair Miyuki Maeda-Satoko Suetsuna. The duo, who recently won the YONEX SUNRISE India Open Superseries and YONEX SUNRISE Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold, were replaced by Mami Naito-Shizuka Matsuo.

Naito-Matsuo had the opportunities to clinch the tie for Japan but Greysia Polii-Meiliana Jauhari, had that little bit extra to win 21-17, 21-16.

Matsuo said nerves played a big part in the defeat as she knew a victory would have taken Japan to the semi-finals.

“We were in too much of  a hurry to win. We made too many mistakes. We didn’t feel the pressure at first but eventually, it just grew and we couldn’t handle it.”

Naito added: “I’m a bit disappointed as we had a big responsibility to win and get Japan into semi-finals. We were ready for the match but luck was not on our side.” 

In the deciding match, Shintaro Ikeda-Reiko Shiota (picture) and Fran Kurniawan Teng-Pia Zebadiah Bernadet were locked in a titanic battle which lasted 82 minutes before the Indonesians won 21-19, 23-25, 21-14.

Gang of four will return to make Indonesia even stronger

Indonesia strongly believe the absence of four former world champions from their Sudirman Cup squad will turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

Taufik Hidayat (picture), Liliyana Natsir, Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan all missed the 2011 Double Star BWF Sudirman Cup World Mixed Team Championships in Qingdao, but Indonesia still reached Saturday’s semi-final where they were beaten 3-1 by Denmark – only their third loss to the Europeans in 10 Sudirman Cup meetings.

Coach Christian Hadinata said: “We came with a very young squad as some of our top stars are injured.

“I think the younger players in the team have benefited playing in this high quality competition as they were able to witness first hand some of the best players in the world.

“We had no set targets before coming to China. We wanted to do the best we could and we are delighted to have maintained Indonesia’s record of reaching the semi-finals of all 12 Sudirman Cup competitions.”

On the future of Taufik, Liliyana, Markis and Hendra, Christian said he is confident they would return to the national team for future team events.

“There is no reason for them not to return to the national team. I’m confident they will be back once their injuries heal,” said Hadinata

Indonesia, who were the inaugural winners of the competition in 1989, have not reached the final of the Sudirman Cup since a 3-0 loss to China in 2007.

Japan need to toughen up mentally

Japan manager Park Joo Bong, arguably the greatest ever doubles player, knew all about handling pressure and winning gold medals during his heydays.

However, try as he might, he admitted his Japanese team are still finding it difficult to handle the pressure of playing in team events. This was evident when Japan lost their 2011 Double Star BWF Sudirman Cup World Mixed Team Championships quarter-final tie 3-2 to an under-strength Indonesian team on Friday night.

The withdrawal of former world champions Taufik Hidayat, Liliyana Natsir, Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan due to personal reasons and injuries, severely hit the Indonesian team, yet they managed to maintain their record of never failing to reach the semi-finals of this tournament.

Joo Bong, who has tasted success as coach of England and Malaysia, said: “Perhaps we need to work a bit more on the psychological side as our players find it hard to handle the pressure of team events.

“The loss is heart breaking, but it will make the team stronger and hopefully, we can comeback an even better team the next time.

“Japan have come a long way recently. We reached the Thomas Cup semi-finals last year for the first time, and now we nearly reached the semis of the Sudirman Cup for the first time.”

Joo Bong’s players have also lit up the international circuit with the likes of Miyuki Maeda-Satoko Suetsuna and Hashimoto-Noriyasu Hirata (Japan) wining OSIM BWF World Superseries titles this year and Mizuki Fujii-Reika Kakiiwa and Sho Sasaki winning Grand Prix Gold tournaments. Kenichi Tago (picture), and Eriko Hirose also reached the All England finals in the men's and women's singles competitions in 2010 and 2011.

It could be only a matter of time before they start living up to expectations in team events as well.

Top 25 Men's singles BWF World Ranking (2011-21)

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Men's singles

Rank		Country	Player	Member ID	Points	Tournaments
1		MAS	[MAS] Chong Wei LEE	50152	91350	12
2		INA	[INA] Taufik HIDAYAT	10337	74740	13
3		CHN	[CHN] Dan LIN	50906	73070	10
4		CHN	[CHN] Long CHEN	75787	66500	10
5		DEN	[DEN] Peter Hoeg GADE	6926	56910	8
6		THA	[THA] Boonsak PONSANA	11959	56690	19
7		VIE	[VIE] Tien Minh NGUYEN	14107	54620	16
8		CHN	[CHN] Chunlai Bao	51274	51820	10
9		KOR	[KOR] Sung Hwan PARK	51324	51230	12
10		CHN	[CHN] Jin CHEN	51592	50690	10
11		CHN	[CHN] Pengyu DU	55380	50520	12
12		INA	[INA] Simon SANTOSO	51599	48880	10
13		DEN	[DEN] Jan O Jorgensen	54431	47214.3107	15
14		GER	[GER] Marc Zwiebler	50858	45460.7453	16
15		KOR	[KOR] Hyun Il LEE	11704	44800	13
16		JPN	[JPN] Sho SASAKI	50905	43160	14
17		HKG	[HKG] Yun HU	14869	41320	18
18		ENG	[ENG] Rajiv Ouseph	51613	40498.617	11
19		KOR	[KOR] Wan Ho SHON	54346	38500	19
20		CHN	[CHN] Zhengming WANG	23736	38400	13
21		INA	[INA] Dyonisius Hayom Rumbaka	66990	37190	14
22		DEN	[DEN] Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	53753	36613.49	18
23		INA	[INA] Tommy SUGIARTO	14587	36450	16
24		JPN	[JPN] Kazushi YAMADA	54025	36170	15
25		JPN	[JPN] Kenichi TAGO	63707	35690	8

Top 25 Women's singles BWF World Ranking (2011-21)

Women's singles

Rank		Country	Player	Member ID	Points	Tournaments
1		CHN	[CHN] Shixian WANG	83064	80110	10
2		CHN	[CHN] Yihan Wang	53938	73140	10
3		CHN	[CHN] Xin Wang	51520	68880	10
4		IND	[IND] Saina NEHWAL	52748	59740	9
5		CHN	[CHN] Jiang Yanjiao	14874	55750	9
6		KOR	[KOR] Youn Joo BAE	22455	55550	17
7		CHN	[CHN] Xin(1) LIU	14398	55550	13
8		DEN	[DEN] Tine BAUN	10358	53598.5098	9
9		THA	[THA] Porntip BURANAPRASERTSUK	54511	51930	18
10		GER	[GER] Juliane Schenk	13475	51328.5984	17
11		TPE	[TPE] Shao-Chieh CHENG	14864	48570	14
12		BUL	[BUL] Petya NEDELCHEVA	12765	48113.2431	18
13		CHN	[CHN] Xuerui LI	64643	48100	12
14		KOR	[KOR] Ji Hyun SUNG	76594	47210	16
15		HKG	[HKG] Pui Yin YIP	51649	46920	16
16		JPN	[JPN] Eriko HIROSE	15417	46840	13
17		NED	[NED] Jie YAO	5564	45180	18
18		THA	[THA] Inthanon RATCHANOK	35642	44060	17
19		THA	[THA] Salakjit PONSANA	50728	43050	20
20		JPN	[JPN] Sayaka SATO	77317	42600	15
21		TPE	[TPE] Tsu Ying TAI	61427	42170	19
22		RUS	[RUS] Ella Diehl	6115	40564.4311	15
23		JPN	[JPN] Ai GOTO	54531	40010	16
24		CHN	[CHN] Lu Lan	53057	39130	9
25		FRA	[FRA] Hongyan PI	9699	34590	9