Evaluate and Optimize Regeneration

This is the first time that our representatives failed to qualify for the semifinals in 40 years, since 1982. For Indonesia, a country known for its badminton, this should be the first and last time it happens.

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Indonesian women's doubles, Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhani, returned when they competed against Lee So Hee/Shin Seung Chan (Korea) in the quarter-finals of the East Ventures Indonesia Open 2022 at Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Friday (17/6/). 2022). Arpiyani/Siti Fadia lost 14-21, 19-21.

Our players should have reached the semifinals of the East Ventures Indonesia Open 2022. This is seen as a part of growth and regeneration.

Loyal fans of Indonesian badminton players could only enjoy the tournament until Friday (17/6/2022) during the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, the four representatives of the “Red and White” team lost. The four include Anthony Ginting Sinisuka in the men’s singles, Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Ramadhanti in the women’s doubles as well as two teams for the men’s doubles, namely Pramudya Kusumawardana and Yeremia Erich YY Rambitan and Fajar Alfian and M. Rian Ardianto.

The results are a slap in the face for Indonesia, especially for the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI). While Indonesia has gone without a championship title at times, at least one of our representatives usually at least made it to the finals. It is difficult to accept that none of our players made it to the semifinals at the tournament that took place in Jakarta.

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This is the first time that our representatives failed to qualify for the semifinals in 40 years, since the Indonesia Open was held in 1982. For Indonesia, a country known for its badminton, this should be the first and last time it happens.

The players did their best. Yeremia Rambitan fought until he injured his knee at match point 20-18 in the third game. Pramudya and Yeremia finally lost 14-21, 21-12 and 20-22 to Malaysian players Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. Likewise, Ginting pushed Danish player Viktor Axelsen to play three games before losing 21-13, 19-21, 21-9.

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Indonesian badminton player, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, hit a shuttlecock during his match against Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) in the quarter-finals of the East Ventures Indonesia Open 2022 at Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Friday (17/6/2022). Ginting lost in three sets 13-21, 21-19, and 9-21.

In the final match on Sunday (19/6), four teams were made up of Chinese players. Zheng Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiong played in the mixed doubles, Wang Zhi Yi for the women’s singles, Zhao Jun Peng for the men’s singles and Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi for the men’s doubles. Zheng and Huang as well as Liu and Ou both came out as champions.

We must watch out for the rise of China, which in recent years has limited the number of athletes it sends overseas due to the pandemic. China’s return has changed the competitive landscape. Of course, there are other rivals too, such as Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan and India.

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In addition to these external factors, we must also look internally and maximize the process of growth and regeneration for all our athletes. Thus, when our mainstays are unable to do their best, their shortcomings can be made up for. Other players should be ready if our mainstays fall short.

We should be grateful that we won two titles in the Yonex Bonn international junior tournament in Bonn, Germany, which ended on Saturday (18/6). Stephanie Widjaja won the women’s singles and Amri Syahnawi and Winny Kandou won the mixed doubles. We also won five titles in the Lithuanian international junior tournament through Syabda P. Belawa (men’s singles), Aisyah S. Fatetani (women’s singles), M. Rayhan NF and Rahmat Hidayat (men’s doubles), Nethania Irawan and Febi S. (women’s doubles) as well as Amri and Winny (mixed doubles).

The regeneration that Syabda Belawa and his teammates underwent must be guarded as perfectly as possible in order to maintain the glory of Indonesia as an elite country in the badminton world.

This article was translated by Kesya Adhalia.