The Indonesian League in badminton is a team competition established in 2007 and held in Indonesia.
The total prize will be around US$98,000.
History This league has been conceptualized since 2003, but until four years later it had not become real due to the numerous obstacles.
The first competition was held for 10 days in Jakarta beginning June 21, 2007.
Format The competition involves eight Indonesian clubs in the final rounds, with a format similar to the Thomas and Uber Cup. The five best clubs will qualify for the final, and qualifying rounds will be competitions for the other three places.
The teams Ten men's teams from ten clubs had a qualification round. The teams selected were: Indocafe, Medan Ratih, Banten Aufa, Jakarta Musica Champion, Kudus BPKD, Kukar Wima, Surabaya Mutiara, Bandung Kotab Dishub, Bandung South Suco, South Sulawesi Randik, South Sumatra
Seven women's teams from seven clubs had a qualification round. The teams selected were: Indocafe, Medan Ratih, Banten Bina Bangsa, Jakarta Semen Gresik, Surabaya Mutiara, Bandung Kotab Dishub, Bandung South Suco, South Sulawesi
Another five teams (men's teams and a women's team) had a bye to the grand final round. The teams were: Djarum, Kudus Jayaraya, Jakarta Suryanaga Gudang Garam, Surabaya Tangkas, Jakarta SGS Elektrik, Bandung
Grand Final round
After qualification, three teams from the men's and women's division took their place in a grand final round. From the men's division, the Musica Champion, Mutiara and Ratih teams won a ticket to the grand final round. And from the women's division, the Mutiara, Bina Bangsa and Ratih teams won a ticket for a match in the grand final round.
And at the last round, the Suryanaga Gudang Garam team won the men's team competition after beating the Tangkas team. From women's team competition, Tangkas was a surprise champion after defeating the first seed team, Jayaraya.
Men's team semifinal Suryanaga Gudang Garam ( 3–0 ) Tangkas the winner of the match in bold CategorySuryanaga Gudang GaramTangkasScoreFirst match (singles) Chen Hong Simon Santoso21–17, 21–16Second match (doubles) Tri Kusharjanto & Alvent Yulianto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama & Albertus Susanto Njoto15–21, 21–18, 21–11Third match (singles) Sony Dwi Kuncoro Alamsyah Yunus21–15, 21–18
Women's team grand final Tangkas ( 3–2 ) Jayaraya the winner of the match in bold CategoryTangkasJayarayaScoreFirst match (singles) Wang Chen Adriyanti Firdasari21–19, 22–20Second match (singles) Yip Pui Yin Pia Zebadiah Bernadet21–23, 21–15, 21–14Third match (doubles) Jo Novita & Endang Nursugianti Greysia Polii & Rani Mundiasti20–22, 21–6, 5–21Fourth match (singles) Yuan Kartika Putri Fransisca Ratnasari13–21, 18–21Fifth match (doubles) Liliyana Natsir & Vita Marissa Nitya Krishinda Maheswari & Pia Zebadiah Bernadet21–13, 21–17
References
External links Official website