BANGKOK, Dec 11: Olympic champion Allan Budi Kusuma will face Ardy Wiranata tn an all Indonesian men s final In the World Grand Prix badminton championships after lx>th won their semifinals with little difficulty on Saturday, reports Reuter. ’

Kusuma beat fellow-Indonesian Heryanato Arbi 15-12. 15-7, forcing the all-England champion ihto eirors then punishing them mercilessly. *

In the other semifinal Wiranata. a member of Indonesia's winning 1994 Thomas Cup side, ran out an easy 15-9. 15-6 winner over China's Dong Jiong who had caused an upset on Friday by eliminating defending champion Joko Suprianto of Indonesia.

Indonesia's Olympic and world chathpion Susi Susanti , had an even easier task in the women's /singles semifinals, beating Han Jingna 'of China 11-1. 11-4.

Susanti. seeking her fifth consecutive World Grand Prix championship. • will face China’s Ye Zhaoying of China who beat Ra Kyung Min of South Korea 11-2. 11-7. Susanti beat Ye in the final last

Thomas Lund of Denmark, playing with compatriot Marlene Thomsen, is also aiming for a fifth consecutive win tn the mixed doubles final.

Lund and Thomsen did not play on Saturday, having qualified directly for the final by winning their qualifying group. They face Jans-Eric Antonsson and Astrid Crabo of Sweden in Sunday s final.