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usted in the qualifiers of the Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series Premier badminton championship in Jakarta on Tuesday, three-time Asian champion Sony Dwi Kuncoro said he still believed he could heal from a nagging wrist injury and qualify for the 2012 Olympics.

Seeded fourth at Tuesday’s qualifiers, Sony was ousted in straight games 24-26, 17-21 by unseeded Taiwanese Chou Tien Chen, who previously beat him at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

The Taiwanese shuttler later lost 16-21, 21-13, 17-21 to Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk.

“I really wish to rise again. However, I will not be able to do it in the near future. I hope to take a long break for further treatment before competing in other championships to collect qualifying points for the Olympics,” world number 34 Sony said. In August last year, he was in the world’s top six, but his ranking has gone downhill since due to protracted back and wrist injuries.

Sony added that he was mulling competing in lower-grade tournaments.

“If I manage to reach the semifinal or final stage of the last 10 to 12 championships before the Olympics, I think I can still qualify for London,” he said. At the recent Singapore Open Super Series, Sony was defeated in the opening round by Chinese Bao Chun Lai.

Acknowledging his poor performance in the past year, Sony said he was ready to accept any consequences related to his contract renewal next year at the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI).

None of the Indonesian men’s singles qualifiers made it to the main round. The only men’s singles to win a first qualifying match was Evert Sukamta, who defeated England’s Carl Baxter 21-18, 21-15. However, Evert failed to keep his good form and lost to Malaysia’s Darren Liew 21-7, 21-18.

However, Indonesia had a better day in the doubles, as men’s pair Angga Pratama and Ryan Agung Saputra, finalists at the recent India Open Super Series, face compatriots Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto and Afiat Yuris Wirawan, quarterfinalists in New Delhi.

Defeating compatriots Gideon Markus Fernaldy and Agripinna Prima Rahmanto Putra in the first qualifier, Angga and Ryan continued their winning form by upsetting fourth seeded South Koreans Kim Ki Jung and Shin Baek Choel 21-11, 15-21, 21-12 in the second qualifier to book a spot in the main round.

In the women’s singles, Fransiska Ratnasari and Adriyanti Firdasari also passed their qualifier hurdles to advance to the main round on Wednesday. Adriyanti won both qualifiers in straights game against last year’s shock semifinalist, Ana Rovita, and unseeded Michelle Li of Canada.

“I hope I can avenge my defeat at the All England tournament,” Adriyanti said, referring to her opponent on Wednesday, Singapore’s Juan Gu.

World number 120 women’s doubles pair Komala Dewi and Jenna Gozali squeezed through to Wednesday’s main round and will meet tournament top seeds Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China. After beating Taiwan’s Chang Hsin Yun and Lai Chia Wen, Komala and Jenna ousted the qualifier’s third seeds and compatriots Della Destiara Haris and Andini Suci Rizky 21-19, 21-18.

Indonesia is represented by three other women’s pairs in the main round: Gebby Ristiyani Imawan and Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah, Ririn Amelia and Melati Daeva Oktaviani, and Anneke Feinya Agustin and Nitya Krishinda Maheswari.

In the mixed doubles, Indonesia’s Fadhillah Irfan and Anggraini Weni are through to the main round after beating third seeded Koreans Shin Baek Choel and Kim Min Jung in the first qualifier and sending home Japan’s Noriyasu Hirata and Miyuki Maeda in the second.