Malaysian Key Players To Face Hosts In Indonesia Open

JAKARTA, June 22 (Bernama) -- Two Malaysian men's singles players, Datuk Lee Chong Wei and Wong Choon Hann, will face Indonesian players in the first round of the Super Series Indonesian Open on Wednesday.

World number one player Chong Wei will meet Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka, while Choon Hann will play against Yunus Alamsyah.

Malaysian doubles Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong will meet Indonesia's Luluk Hadiyanto-Candra Wijaya.

National doubles coach Rexy Mainaky said he was confident his players would not have problems to go into the quarter-finals where he expected them to meet Korean pair Ko Sung Hyun-Yoo Yeon Seong.

However, he is not having high hopes as his players are still recovering from a less satisfactory performance in the Thomas Cup last month.

Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka said he was better prepared to face the world's number one player now, having forced Chong Wei to play three sets before losing the game in the Singapore Open.

"I am more confident to meet him (Lee Chong Wei) now as I have fought him before," he added.

Yunus Alamsyah, who will face Choon Hann, is also optimistic of defeating the Malaysian player easily.

Earlier, in the qualifying rounds on Tuesday, two Malaysian players, Beryno Wong Jiann Tze and Wee Chung Pei, failed to make it to the next round after they lost to players from India.

-- BERNAMA

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