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Taufik earns payback, in Hongkong Open series

            Badminton | Afriani

Familiar faces must carry Indonesia’s hopes in the Hong Kong Open Super Series.

Taufik Hidayat beat Park Sung-hwan of South Korea 23-21, 21-17 at Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Friday to advance to the men’s singles semifinals.

Taufik, Indonesia’s No. 1 shuttler, avenged a bitter loss to Park, who eliminated him in the quarterfinals of the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, last month.

“It was a tough match, especially in the first game, but I think I did well overall,” he said.

“When I took the first game, I really believed I could beat him. It’s good to get this win, and it’s good for my confidence.”

Seeded third in the tournament, Taufik will face Chen Long of China in Saturday’s semifinals. A victory over Chen could set up a dream final between Taufik and world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. Lee takes on Vietnam’s Nguyen Tien Minh in the other semifinal match.

In men’s doubles, reigning Asian Games champions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan received a walkover victory after fellow Indonesians Alvent Yulianto Chandra and Hendra Aprida Gunawan withdrew from their match with Alvent suffering from a fever.

Markis and Hendra will go up against Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung in the men’s doubles semifinals. The Korean pair beat China’s Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21-19, 21-16 to advance.

1.        In the Hongkong Open Super Series....

A.  Taufik Hidayat could easily win the game                  

B.   Taufik Hidayat has beaten Lee Chong Wei

C.   Park Sung-Hwan beat Taufik Hidayat with ease

D.  Park Sung-Hwan was eliminated in quarterfinals

E.   Taufik Hidayat did not beat Park Sung-Hwan easily

2.        Why did men’s doubles, Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan win the game?

A.  they have prepared well

B.   their opponents did not come to the game’

C.   the pair is one of the best players in the series

D.  they had to face Lee Young-Dae and Jung Jae-Sung

E.   Alvent Yulianto C. And Hendra Aprida D. did no play their best

3.        What is the main idea of paragraph seven?

A.  Alvent suffered from fever

B.   Indonesian players dominate the games

C.   Alvent Yulianto and Hendra went to semifinals

D.  Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan reigned the Asian Games Champions

E.   Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan won the game by a wolkover.