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Denmark challenge China in Thomas Cup final
The Danish men's badminton team thrashed host Indonesia with a 3-2 win at the Bung Karno Indoor Stadium just after midnight Saturday to secure the last place in the Thomas Cup final, where China were qualified earlier. Indonesia took the first lead from its singles Sony Dwi Kuncoro who beat Peter Gade 15-4, 15-8. Danish pair Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen made the equalizing win of 15-13, 15-7 over Flandy Limpele/Eng Hian. Indonesia's coach Christian Hadinata looked particularly unhappy on the bench when his doubles could not cope with the pressures and Eng Hian frequently wasted the shuttlecock for nothing. Indonesia again gained a point from another singles, Asian champion Taufil Hidayat, who played a rubber match with Kenneth Jonassen and won 15-5, 13-15, 15-7. Denmark was back in the tie when Jens Eriksen/Martin Lundgaard edged Chandra Wijaya/Tri Kusharyanto 15-10, 2-15, 15-4 with bright prospect in the last singles match. As predicted, Indonesian debutant Simon Santoso was no match toveteran, but still powerful Peter Rasmussen and surrendered 3-15, 13-15. The Sunday's final will be the seventh for Denmark, but its first against China. Since the men's world team championship was held in 1949, Denmark has never won a title.
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