Rungkat makes a slight improvement

Indonesia's number one Christopher Rungkat who was given wild card in the main draw of "PTT Mens Future 2" with total prize money of US $ 10,000 at LTAT National Tennis Center, Nonthaburi, Thailand, had a breakthrough to move into second round after defeating Austrian Nikolaus Moser 6-4, 6-2 today (August 24, 2009). Three more matches were held in the opening day and a shock was claimed by South Korean An Jae-Sung who cruised past eighth seed Satoshi Iwabuchi of Japan 6-4, 6-1. Meanwhile two local wild cards, Siributwong brothers crashed out immediately. The older, Kirati Siributwong lost to Aussie Dayne Kelly 2-6, 2-6, then the younger, Peerakit Siributwong bowed out to Briton Jamie Baker 3-6, 1-6.

Tomorrow, another Indonesian player, Sunu Wahyu Trijati will clash with Yi Chu-Huan from Chinese Taipei in the first round. As 14th seed Trijati was successful to get through qualifying rounds after he earned wins over Malaysian Razlan Rawi 6-1, 6-4 in Q1 and then in final qualifying Trijati battled past local wild card Grittaboon Prahmanee 6-4, 6-4.

A surprise was capitalized by Indonesian pair Rungkat and Ketut Nesa Arta who outclassed top seed veteran duet Hiroki Kondo/Gouichi Motomura from Japan 6-4, 6-2.

Singles Qualifying
First Round
TPE CHEN, Chung-Su d. 1-ITA FALGHERI, Andrea 26 75 1-0 Retired
WC THA SORNBUTNARK, Warit d. WC THA KHUNDARNPINITVON, Adirek 46 61 64
2-KOR CHO, Soong-Jae d. THA RUNGLERTMANEEPONG, Vorachit 61 64
KOR NOH, Sang-Woo d. VIE NGUYEN, Bui-Tri 3-6 6-4 6-0

3-NZL SIMPSON, Matt d. WC THA KORKIATTHAWORN, Warut 62 62
13-JPN ITO, Jun d. AUS TYMKIW, Michael 63 63
4-JPN ISHII, Yaoki d. CAN LEDUC, Antoine 64 4-1 Retired
11-IND SINGH, Karunuday d. RSA HAVENGA, Stephan 63 62

WC THA PRAHMANEE, Grittaboon d. 5-BAH NEILLY, Timothy 75 1-1 Retired
14-INA TRIJATI, Sunu-Wahyu d. MAS RAWI, Razlan 61 64
6-KOR KIM, Woo-Ram d. IND MISHRA, Shivang 61 76(3)
NZL MACKENZIE, Logan d. 10-KOR LIM, Hyung-Chan 62 63

KOR KIM, Hyun-Seung d. 7-TPE CHEN, I-Ta 63 63
THA NIROJ, Pongsiri d. 9-KOR LEE, Chul-Hee 60 62
8-AUS HOH, Stephen d. WC GBR AKHAZZAN, Faris 61 64
12-JPN KATAYAMA, Sho d. THA UAYPORN, Sorachet 61 62

Final Round
TPE CHEN, Chung-Su d. WC THA SORNBUTNARK, Warit 60 64
2-KOR CHO, Soong-Jae d. KOR NOH, Sang-Woo 61 64
3-NZL SIMPSON, Matt d. 13-JPN ITO, Jun 26 64 62
4-JPN ISHII, Yaoki d. 11-IND SINGH, Karunuday 64 62
14-INA TRIJATI, Sunu-Wahyu d. WC THA PRAHMANEE, Grittaboon 64 64
6-KOR KIM, Woo-Ram d. NZL MACKENZIE, Logan 62 62
THA NIROJ, Pongsiri d. KOR KIM, Hyun-Seung 7-5 ret.
8-AUS HOH, Stephen d. 12-JPN KATAYAMA, Sho 62 62

Main Draw - First Round

1-NZL KING-TURNER, D vs KOR KWON, Oh-Hee
Q-JPN ISHII, Yaoki vs AUS PROPOGGIA, Dane
WC-INA RUNGKAT, Christopher d. AUT MOSER, Nikolaus 64 62
7-CAN RAONIC, Milos vs Q-TPE CHEN, Chung-Su

3-JPN MORIYA, Hiroki vs THA WACHIRAMANOWONG, Kittiphong
Q-THA NIROJ, Pongsiri vs Q-NZL SIMPSON, Matt
GBR BAKER, Jamie d. WC-THA SIRIBUTWONG, Peerakit 63 61
6-JPN MOTOMURA, Gouichi vs FRA COCO, Rudy

KOR AN, Jae-Sung d. 8-JPN IWABUCHI, Satoshi 64 61
AUS KELLY, Dayne d. WC-THA SIRIBUTWONG, Kirati 62 62
WC-THA DOAKMAIKLEE, Weerapat vs GBR RICE, David
4-JPN IWAMI, Tasuku vs Q-KOR CHO, Soong-Jae

5-FRA ROCHETTE, L vs THA SIRILUETHAIWATTANA, Perakiat
KOR NAM, Hyun-Woo vs Q-AUS HOH, Stephen
TPE YI, Chu-Huan vs Q-INA TRIJATI, Sunu-Wahyu
2-JPN KONDO, Hiroki vs Q-KOR KIM, Woo-Ram

Doubles
First Round
WC-INA ARTA, Ketut-Nesa/RUNGKAT, Christopher d. 1-JPN KONDO, Hiroki/MOTOMURA, Gouichi 64 62
THA/GBR WACHIRAMANOWONG, Kittipong/RICE, David d. WC-THA/GBR BURAPHARITTA, Phassawit/AKHAZZAN, Faris 63 76(4)

4-AUT/FRA MOSER, Nikolaus/ROCHETTE, Laurent d. AUS/NZL HOH, Stephen/SIMPSON, Matt 76(3) 76(4)
AUS KELLY, Dayne/PROPOGGIA, Dane d. KOR AN, Jae-Sung/NAM, Hyun-Woo 64 76(6)

BAH/THA NEILLY, Timothy/SIRILUETHAIWATTANA, Peerakiat d. THA BENJAMAS, Pongsatorn/DOAKMAIKLEE, Weerapat 46 63 10-4
3-JPN IWAMI, Tasuku/MORIYA, Hiroki d. KOR KIM, Woo-Ram/LIM, Hyung-Chan 62 64

THA SIRIBUTWONG, Kirati/SIRIBUTWONG, Peerakit d. WC-THA KORKIATTHAWORN, Warut/PRAHMANEE, Grittaboon 61 75
2-TPE YI, Chu-Huan/CHEN, I-Ta d. KOR KWON, Oh-Hee/LEE, Chul-Hee 64 57 10-6