Starting as the top favorite in Indonesia Open Super Series,
world's top shuttler Xie Xingfang of China suffered early exit
after a surprise loss to Chinese Taipei's Cheng Shao-Chieh?on
Thursday.
Xie underperformed in the second round of the tournament and
surrendered 21-18, 21-16 to the opponent who started the Jakarta
tournament from the preliminary qualifying round.
"I felt exhausted after the Singapore Super Series that quite
weakened my stamina. I was unable to play hard and fast. But most
of all, Cheng played very amazingly this afternoon,"Xie, finalist
in Singapore, told Xinhua after the match.
(Xinhua News Agency May 11, 2007)