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Open Taufik Figures For Tim Thomas

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA) - Indonesia's first singles Taufik Hidayat opened the acquisition rate for the Indonesian Thomas team 1-0 over India.

The world number five players return to play three games to beat Parupalli Kashyap 21-12, 10-21, 21-17.

"Today I played three games again but better than yesterday (allowance for Group B) because this time I win first," he said.

He mentioned his defeat in the second game because he was so carried away game to loosen the opponent game patterns.

"But the third game I tried to play like the first game, trying to push ahead and a lot more attacking," added the Athens Olympic champion.

As Kashyap admitted playing better than before but still lose.

He said had lost focus during the third game that can be utilized Taufik.

Victory pair Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan of Sanave Thomas / Akshay Dewalkar 21-16, 21-17 to make Indonesia the lead 2-0.