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| Singapore Badminton Open 2011 |
And the drama continued off court in his post-match press conference when he hit back at reports describing him as "unprofessional".
The Indonesian star edged out Malaysian qualifier Daren Liew 22-24, 21-12, 21-18 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The 29-year-old, who won the tournament in 2001 and 2005, was clearly upset over reports back home that he behaved unprofessionally when he failed to turn up for a pre-tournament press conference on Monday.
While he apologised for the no-show, he insisted he was not informed of the press conference as he had travelled to Singapore separately from the Indonesian national squad.
The former Olympic and world champion will face either China's Wang Zhengming or Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk in the last 16 on Thursday.
