Jakarta:
Anirban Lahiri, who defeated France's Victor Dubuisson at the EurAsia Cup, will get another chance to prove his growing status as one of Asia's rising stars when he tees off at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters on Wednesday.
Dubuisson, world number 23, will seek revenge over Lahiri who defeated him twice in the foursomes and singles matches at the Ryder Cup style event last month.
Apart from Lahiri, the other Indians in the field this week are Arjun Atwal, who will seek to reverse his luck once more, Jyoti Randhawa, Digvijay Singh, SSP Chowrasia, Himmat Rai, Rashid Khan, Sujjan Singh and Rahil Gangjee.
"I'm very impressed with the quality of golf in Asia. Anirban was too good for me in our match. I played well but he was perfect. It is not a big surprise as I've also been watching players like Thongchai, Kiradech and Gaganjeet for years and they are all great players with big chances to win important tournaments," said Dubuisson.
The Frenchman, who turned 24 on Tuesday, came into prominence when he won his maiden European Tour title by fending off the combined challenges of Tiger Woods, Ian Poulter and Justin Rose in Turkey last year.
Although he was defeated by Australia's Jason Day in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in February, Dubuisson is also well remembered for his flamboyant style of golf, which saw him pull off several extraordinary shots during the final match.
Meanwhile South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen also promised to show the crowd his Major winning credentials when he takes on the star-studded field.
Like Oosthuizen, defending champion Bernd Wiesberger of Austria is also enjoying a good run of form heading into this week's CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters.
