Tommy tentative in Thomas Cup opener


Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto won his country the first point in the Thomas Cup Group A tie against Singapore. Indonesia went on to win 5-0. - Filepic

NEW DELHI: Former World Junior Championships silver medallist Tommy Sugiarto made a nervous return to competitive badminton after a three-month lay-off to steer Indonesia to a 5-0 whitewash of Singapore in their opening Group A Thomas Cup Finals tie at the Siri Fort Indoor Stadium.

Tommy needed time to break down a fighting Derek Wong before prevailing 21-11, 17-21, 21-15 in 54 minutes to give Indonesia the first point.

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