INDONESIAN SINGLES ACES RETURN TO ACTION IN THAILAND
by Mike Grossman

November 12, 1996 (New Shuttlenws) - Indonesia's top badminton singles players return to action in this week's major international tournament in Thailand. After several months of being held out of the international circuit while their high-potential second-stringers were being given the chance to make their mark on the world stage, the Indonesian aces are being fielded at the Thailand Open to solidify their positions for the upcoming World Grand Prix Finals.

Joko Suprianto and Allan Busi Kusuma are entered in the Thailand Open. Joining Suprianto and Kusuma in Thailand is Ardy Wiranata who is on the mend after a career-threatening bout with hepatitis.

Other top singles players entered in the tournament include Dong Jiong of China, Rashid Sidek and Ong Ewe Hock of Malaysia, Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen of Denmark, and Kim Hak Kyun of Korea.

In women's singles, Susi Susanti is entered and will again be playing singles in an international tournament after a layoff of several months and two tournaments as a doubles player. She is joined by other top players like compatriot Mia Audina, Wang Chen of China and Kim Ji Hyun of Korea.

The seedings for the Thailand Open follow:

MEN'S SINGLES
1. Joko Suprianto (Indonesia)
2. Dong Jiong (China)
3-4. Rashid Sidek (Malaysia)
Ong Ewe Hock (Malaysia)
5-8. Kim Hak Kyun (Korea)
Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (Denmark)
Ardy Wiranata (Indonesia)
Allan Budi Kusuma (Indonesia)
9-16. Deepankar Bhattacharya (India)
Rikard Magnusson (Sweden)
Rosobin Jeffer (Indonesia)
Joris van Soerland (Netherlands)
Soren Nielsen (Denmark)
Hwang Sun Ho (Korea)
Lo Ah Heng (Malaysia)
Apichai Thiraratsakul (Thailand)

WOMEN'S SINGLES
1. Susi Susanti (Indonesia)
2. Mia Audina (Indonesia)
3-4. Kim Ji Hyun (Korea)
Wang Chen (China)
5-8. Zeng Yaqiong (China)
Yuni Kartika (Indonesia)
Anne Sondergaard (Denmark)
Ra Kyung Min (Korea)

MEN'S DOUBLES
1. Cheah Soon Kit/Yap Kim Hock (Malaysia)
2. Rudy Wijaya/Tony Gunawan (Indonesia)
3-4. Nikolaj Zuev/Andreij Antropov (Russia)
Ha Tae Kwon/Kang Kyung Jin (Korea)
5-8. Tao Xiaoqiang/Ge Cheng (China)
Chandra Wijaya/Sigit (Indonesia)
Peter Axelsson/Par-Gunnar Jonsson (Sweden)
Zhang Wei/Liu Yong (China)

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
1. Rosiana Zelin/Eliza (Indonesia)
2. Tang Yongshu/Qin Yiyuan (China)
3-4. Marlene Thomsen/Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen (Denmark)
Denyana Lomban/Isoliana Indarti (Indonesia)
5-8. Peng Xingyong/Zhang Jin (China)
Kim Mee Hyang/Park Soo Yun (Korea)
Thitikan Duangsiri/Pornsawan Plungwech (Thailand)
Elma Ong/Moira Ong (Canada)

MIXED DOUBLES
1. Trikus Heryanto/Minarti Timur (Indonesia)
2. Nimpele Flandy/Rosalina Riseu (Indonesia)
3-4. Kang Kyung Jin/Kim Mee Hyang (Korea)
Thomas Stavngaard/Ann Jorgensen (Denmark)
5-8. Jens Eriksen/Marlene Thomsen (Denmark)
Sandiarto/Finarsih (Indonesia)
Tao Xiaoqiang/Peng Xingyong (China)
Lee Dong Soo/Park Soo Yun (Korea)