In the opening events at the Sudirman Sports Stadium here, three top-seeded host shuttlers moved to the second round. They are seventh-seeded Ramadhani Muhammad Zulkifli, ninth-seeded Androw Yunanto and 12th-seeded Farid Pramadita Gunawan.
In mens singles, Ramadhani beat Kittithat Cheiklinthes of Thailand 21-13, 21-18, while Androw Yunanto outscored his compatriot, Tri Cahya Suprianto, 21-15, 21-16, and Farid Pramadita crushed Khitiwat Thephasadin of Thailand 21-16, 21-15.
"I have never played with him. But from the beginning I was optimistic about winning the match," Ramadhani said after the match.
Meanwhile, first-seeded Zin Rei Ryan Ng of Singapore had no difficulties defeating host shuttler Reza Romadhon to win the match 21-12, 21-12 in 30 minutes.
Also, fourth-seeded Kantawat Leelavechabutr of Thailand outscored host shuttler Eduardo Eduardo 21-14, 21-12.
In womens singles, Lyanny Alessandra Mainaky of Indonesia played hard to beat Ye Jin Choi of South Korea 21-16, 24-22.
The six-day tournament, which opened on Tuesday, brings together 300 shuttlers from six countries, including Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea, and host Indonesia.
(S012/INE/B003)
Reporting by Didik Kusbiantoro
(KR-BSR/B003)
Editor: Jafar M Sidik
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