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Tonight may be the worst night for Indonesia’s male badminton players and officials. Surprisingly, they lost 0-3 from South Korea. Taufik Hidayat, the 2nd Indonesia’s single, even lost straight set 13-21 14-21 to Hyun Ii Lee.

Indonesia’s first single, Sony Dwi Kuncoro defeated 21-12, 12-21, 21-18 from Park Sung Hwan and the first double Markis/Hendra lost 21-19 18-21 21-10 to Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae.

Indonesia last won the Thomas Cup back in 2002. Yet, they can’t get the trophy back.

The last hope for Indonesia will be female Uber Cup who will face China in Final tomorrow. We wish you luck, guys!

Host Indonesia cruised into the final of the Uber Cup women team badminton championship on Thursday after trouncing Germany 3-1 in the semifinals.

Although losing the first single match, Indonesia bounced back by winning one double match and two singles matches against Germany.

Indonesia’s first single player Maria Kristin bowed out 20-21, 15-21 to Xu Huaiwen, but duo Jo Novita and Greysia Polii leveled the score, outwitting Germany’s pair Birgit Overzier and Kathrin
Piotrowshki 21-9, 21-13.

Indonesia took a 2-1 lead when Adriyanti Firdasari edged past Julianne Schenk 21-16, 22-20, before the last single player Pia Zebadiah ensured her country’s triumph over Germany with a 21-7, 21-16 win over Karin Schnaase.

Indonesia will take on defending champion and favorite China in the final, scheduled for Saturday.

It is Indonesia’s first final in ten years. The last time Indonesia won the Uber Cup was back in 1996. (The Jakarta post)

Indonesia’s government is targeting 2.3 million China’s travellers to Indonesia by the co-operation of the Department of Culture & Tourism with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).

“With 23 million of active ICBC’s customers, if we get 10% from those customers, then 2.3 million travellers will head to Indonesia,” says The Minister of Culture & Tourism Jero Wacik.

Department of Tourism’s Director General of Marketing Sapta Nirwandar said that this target is very much realistic. “It’s a realistic target by us,” says Nirwandar. “Chinese travellers are usually spending US$600 for 5 days stay. Some high class customers usually US$1000-US$2000. That’s only the travel package not including personal shopping.”

“We are targeting 180 million dollars for the revenue,” says Nirwandar.