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ndonesian shuttlers will cruise directly to the second round of the Badminton World Championships in Guangzhou, China, on Aug. 5-11 after earning byes in the opener.

According to the drawing announced on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) website, all Indonesian men's singles will have to face their contenders in the first round as well as three women's singles players.

'I think the game will be great. It won't be easy to determine who will win the championships,' said Joko Suprianto, the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) men's singles coach, as quoted by Antara news agency.

Tommy Sugiarto, who won the Singapore Open earlier this month, will take on Hans Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark.

Tommy, however, refused to comment on the possible rematch against his compatriot.

'There is a possibility I will have to play against [compatriot] Simon [Santoso], but I will focus on the first round against Vittinghus. He's one aggressive player,' he said.

Simon will play Hsu Jen Hao of Taipei in the first round. He also refused to comment further, saying he would focus on the matches one by one.

In the last World Championships in 2011 in London, Indonesia brought home only two bronze medals won by mixed doubles pair Tontowi Yahya and Lilyana Natsir and from men's doubles duo Muhammad Ahsan and Bona Septano while badminton powerhouse China made a clean sweep of all titles.

The last time Indonesia brought home gold medals were in 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, won by mixed doubles Lilyana and Nova Widianto and men's doubles pair of Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan.

Draw results

Men's singles

'¢ Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka (INA) Vs Misha Zilberman (ISR)
'¢ Tommy Sugiarto (INA) Vs Hans Kristian Vittinghus (DEN)
'¢ Simon Santoso (INA) Vs Hsu Jen Hao (TPE)
'¢ Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) Vs Zi Liang Derek Wong (SIN)

Women's singles

'¢ Belaetrix Manuputy (INA) Vs Sandra-Maria Jensen (DEN)
'¢ Aprilia Yuswandari (INA) Vs Kaori Imabeppu (JPN)
'¢ Adrianti Firdasari (INA) Vs Carolina Marin (SPA)
'¢ Lindaweni Fanetri (INA) Vs Bye

Men's doubles

'¢ Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki/Hendra Aprida Gunawan (INA) Vs Rasmus Bonde/Mads Conrad Petersen (DEN)
'¢ Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan (INA) Vs Bye
'¢ Alvent Yulianto Chandra/Markis Kido (INA) Vs Bye
'¢ Ryan Agung Saputra/Angga Pratama (INA) Vs Bye

Women's doubles

'¢ Gebby Ristiyani Imawan/Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah (INA) Vs Bye
'¢ Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth/Rizki Amelia Pradipta (INA) Vs Bye

Mixed doubles

'¢ Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir (INA) Vs Bye
'¢ Muhammad Rijal.Debby Susanto (INA) Vs Bye
'¢ Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawaty (INA) Vs Bye
'¢ Riky Widianto/Puspita Richi Dili (INA) Vs Bye