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INDONESIAN OPEN: LOCALS DOMINATE SEEDINGS AND DRAW

October 26, 1998 (NEW SHUTTLENWS) - Indonesian players occupy most of the seeded positions at the four-star Indonesian Open badminton championhips which runs from Wednesday to Sunday at the Senayan stadium in Jakarta. Thomas Cup hero Hendrawan is the top pick in the men's singles event, while Mia Audina has the first seed in women's singles.

World champions Chandra Wijaya and erstwhile partner Tony Gunawan are the favourites in men's doubles. Eliza Nathanael and Denyana Lomban are picked to win the women's doubles.

Michael Sogaard and Rikke Olsen of Denmark are the top seeds in the mixed doubles event.

Due to the rioting that occurred throughout Indonesia in May as well as the economic problems in Asia, many countries that usually participate in the Indonesian Open have not sent any players to compete. Only Denmark, Malaysia, Thailand, England, Brunei and Poland are represented and these nations have sent small teams.

Denmark has the largest foreign team present with 12 athletes led by Olympic gold medalist Poul-Erik Hoyer. Neighboring Malaysia has 10 players. Thailand has 4 entries, England has 3, Brunei 2 and Poland 1.

Most of the overseas entries are male. There are only 2 foreign entries in the women's singles and 2 non-Indonesian pairs in the women's doubles.

As a result of the small overseas represntation, majority of the entries in the main draw are from Indonesia.

The complete list of seeds (seeded player's country is Indonesia unless otherwise indicated):

Men's Singles
1 - Hendrawan
2 - Poul-Erik Hoyer (Denmark)
3 - Yong Hock Kin (Malaysia)
4 - Marleve Mainaky
5 - Heryanto Arbi
6 - Indra Wijaya
7 - Taifik Hidayat
8 - Budi Santoso
9 - Rosobin Jeffer
10 - Yap Yong Jyen (Malaysia)
11 - Nunung Subandoro
12 - Mark Constable (England)
13 - Thomas Stuer (Denmark)
14 - Joko Suprianto
15 - Ramesh Nathan (Malaysia)
16 - Yeoh Bin Kay (Malaysia)

Women's Singles
1 - Mia Audina
2 - Mette Sorensen (Denmark)
3 - Katarzyna Krasowska (Poland)
4 - Meiluawati
5 - Cindana Hartono
6 - Lidya Djaelawidjaya
7 - Ellen Engelina
8 - Yuli Marfuan

Men's Doubles
1 - Chandra Wijaya/Tony Gunawan
2 - Limpele Flandy/Hian Eng
3 - Rexy Mainaky/Ricky Subagja
4 - Jens Eriksen/Jesper Larsen (Denmark)
5 - John Quinn/Ian Pearson (England)
6 - Denny Kantono/Antonius Budi Iriantho
7 - Pang Cheh Chang/Cheah Soon Thoe (Malaysia)
8 - Hermono Yumono/Heryanto Halim

Women's Doubles
1 - Eliza Nathanael/Denyana Lomban
2 - Marlene Thomsen/Rikke Olsen (Denmark)
3 - Helene Kirkegaard/Pernille Harder (Denmark)
4 - Etty Tantri/Cynthia Tuwankotta
5 - Rosiana Zelin/Minarti Timur
6 - Indarti Isoliana/Carmelita
7 - Lidya Djaelawidjaya/Cindana Hartono
8 - Angelina Pauw/Marisa Vita

Mixed Doubles
1 - Michael Sogaard/Rikke Olsen (Denmark)
2 - Jens Eriksen/Marlene Thomsen (Denmark)
3 - Trikus Heryanto/Minarti Timur
4 - Sandiarto/Etty Tantri
5 - Janek Roos/Helene Kirkegaard (Denmark)
6 - Bambang Suprianto/Rosiana Zelin
7 - Imam Tohari/Rosalina Anastasia
8 - Agung/Ema Ermawati

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