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Thomas Cup final today

Malaysia's best chance: Hartono
KUALA LUMI*UR. May 15- Indone ala will be roaring on to the court like wounded tiger* while host*
Malaysia will be aiming to make their tong time dream a reality when the arch-rival* meet In the Thoma* Cup badminton final here Saturday, report* AFP
The Indonesians, eight times champtons, will be look Ing for revenge after being eliminated by Malaysia In the semi final stages in 1988 and 1990
Indonesia won the cup ev ery year from 1958 to 1984 except 1966 and 1982. when they lost to Malaysia and China respectively China won it ev-
ery year irom 1985 to last year while Malaysia last won the cup 25 years ago
"It will be a 50-50 chance Rudy Hartono. Indonesia » chief coarh. said
"In fact I should say that Malaysia has an edge over us because of the home ground advantage, said Hartono, who himself won the All England singles title for a record eight times In the 60s and 70s
"Our initial target was to reach the final and now that we have achieved that, we will go all out to win the cup." he satd.
"We must win the first two singles otherwise we are in trouble. The team which takes the first two points has an advantage of wrapping up the
tie Hartono said
Indonesia s single* players have continuously failed to lift their performance when It comes to team tournaments despite doing well In the Indi vidua! events
But Hartono said the pressure was on Malaysia who last won the cup in 1967
This Is the best opportunity for them to do it again. Otherwise, it will be a long way to go-before their next attempt." Hartono said
But Punch Gunalan, Malay •la's team manager, said his players were under no pressure. "Right from the beginning. our alm was to win the cup and we are on the right path."
"We respect the Indonesians. They are not easy to beat They are worthy opponents but we are ready for them." said Gunalan, a former Commonwealth singles champion and Thomas Cup player and once an arch-rival of Hartono.
Home ground has been a tremendous advantage to the Malaysians who have the abilify to rise to the occasion.
Recent records together with latest International Badminton Federation rankings Indicate a clear-cut edge for the Indonesians but the hosts, led by 24-year-old Rashid Sldck have proven records shattering all odds.
Their 3-2 win af^inst de-, fending champions China in the semi-finals sounded a warning to the Indonesian*.
T prefer not to predict our chances. All I can say is that I have full confidence tn all my players." said Gunalan.