Three Indonesiaan Doubles Pairs Advance to Dutch Open 2014 Finals

Jakarta (Antara) - Indonesia looks set to take home three titles of the Dutch Open 2014 when its doubles pairs play at the tournament in Almere, the Netherlands, on Sunday. The Indonesian pairing of Fran Kurniawan/Agripinna Prima Rahmanto moved to the finals after defeating Dutch-Taiwanese duo Ruud Bosch/Tzu Chieh Tien in the semifinal encounter 5-11, 11-8, 11-9, 10-11, and 11-8 on Saturday, according to tournamentsoftware.com. Fran/Agripinna will meet French duo Baptiste Camere/Ronan Labar in the finals of the six-day tournament which opened on October 7. In the women's doubles, Indonesian pair Shendy Puspa Irawati/Vita Marissa will play against Dutch duo Eefje Muskens/Selena Piek who outscored Indonesian duo Della Destiara Haris/Gebby Ristiyani Imawan 9-11, 7-11, and 8-11 in the semifinals. Shendy Puspa/Vita moved to the finals after beating Hong Kong duo Tsz Ka Chan/Ying Suet Tse in the semifinals 11-10, 10-11, 11-5, 5-11, and 11-8 on Saturday. In the mixed doubles, Indonesian pair Riky Widianto/Puspita Richi Dili advanced to the finals after beating their compatriots Edi Subaktiar/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja 11-5, 11-8, and 11-5. Riky/Puspita Richi will meet Dutch duo Jorrit De Ruiter/Samantha Barning in the finals of the tournament which offers a total prize of US$50 thousand. (*) Reported by Imam Santoso