One of them is in the men's singles which Simon Santoso, the men's singles's champion in DIOSSP 2012 will play against Kristian Vittinghus from Denmark who is in the world's 15th.
In men's singles, Indonesia puts a lot of expectations from Simon Santoso, however Hans' resistence will not be easy. They will meet in the first round which will be their third match which previously won by Hans with 2-0. Will Indonesian supporters and the last year's sweet memory give Simon the spirit to defend his title?
Besides Simon, Indonesia is also anticipating surprises from the living legend, Taufik Hidayat, in DIOSSP 2013. It is said that Taufik will do his best in his last participation of his badminton career. If Taufik is able to defeat the player from the first and the second day of qualification round, he will then face his close colleague Lee Chong Wei if he can force Wang Zhengming to surrender.
In another spectacular match, the second seeds Cheng Long will play against Tommy Sugiarto in the early stage of the tourney. This match will be their 7th encounter. Cheng Long won 6 of them in a row. Two tournaments held this year will put them into another test. Tommy should have learned from the experience how to take advantages from Cheng Long's weaknesses so that he can use his best strategies in the event held on June 10. We shall witness if the spirit of DIOSSP can upsets all the speculations.