All RI finals in men's doubles at RP GP

Sun, 07/05/2009 11:28 AM  |  Sports

JAKARTA: Men's doubles first seed M. Ahsan and Bona Septano will be fighting against compatriots fifth seed Alvent Yulianto and Hendra Aprida Gunawan in the final of the US$120,000 Philippines Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament Sunday.

Ahsan/Bona defeated Chinese sixth seed Chen Zhiben/Shen Ye in straight sets 21-18, 21-17 in the Saturday's semifinal, while Alvent/Hendra won in rubber sets 18-21, 21-10, 21-11 over Chinese seventh seed Sun Junjie/Tao Jiaming.

Indonesia's first seed in the women's doubles Shendy Puspa Irawati and Meiliana Jauhari also cruised to the final after beating Japanese pair Rie Eto and Yu Wakita 21-15, 21-13. Shendy/Meiliana will face China's Gao Ling/ Wei Yili in the final. - JP

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