China Open 2023: Gregoria And Putri KW Are Expected To Appear As In The World Championships

Indonesian women's singles, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung. (Doc. PBSI)

JAKARTA - PBSI women's singles coach, Indra Widjaja, hopes that his two foster children will be able to show their best game at the 2023 China Open, September 5-10.

In the China Open 2023 competition, the Indonesian women's singles sent two representatives. They are Gregoria Mariska Tunjung and Putri Kusuma Wardani.

Indra hopes that the performance of the two players can be the same as when appearing at the 2023 Badminton World Championships, some time ago.

"Putri will meet Akane (Yamaguchi) directly from Japan, because from looking at the ranking side, the opportunity to meet the seed must be in the first round. But my hope for Putri can be as maximum as she showed against He Bing Jiao (China) at the World Championship yesterday," said Indra.

"For Gregoria, her knee is still tapping but actually not too much of a problem. I hope she can be bolder to maximize everything in the match later, continue to be consistent with the best game and not be influenced by small things that can be annoying," he continued.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian team has arrived in Changzhou to participate in the China Open 2023 tournament which will start tomorrow, Tuesday, September 5.

The Red and White Squad arrived in Chanzhou on Saturday, September 2 yesterday. The Indonesian champions held their first training session one day later at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.

Indra Widjaja said the focus on the first exercise was field adjustments. In addition, athletes are also focused on restoring physical conditions after a long journey.

"I see them in pretty good shape but I will have a little additional physical exercise," said Indra Widjaja.

As for today's training, Monday, September 4, the players' training will focus on preparing and focusing on the match in more detail.

"There is still one practice on the field of the match and it has entered all its focus on specific match needs again," Indra added.