Praveen/Melati Trending, Netizens Are Worried There's A Love Story Like Zhang/Yunlei

JAKARTA - Indonesia's Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti mixed doubles recently received public attention due to poor communication seen on the field.

Because of the incident, the name Praveen/Melati was trending on Twitter. Netizens even assume that the bad communication that occurs in the field has something to do with personal problems off the field.

One netizen even commented that if it was true that Praveen/Melati were involved in a love affair, this should not be allowed to happen. Because, reflecting on the incident of Chinese badminton Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei whose achievements actually dropped and even dimmed because they were involved in romance.

"PBSI should forbid the XD couple from going out with their partners, even though the alibi doesn't affect the game, surely if you're fighting, it will affect the game a little bit, for example, Yunlei and Zhang Nan at OG Rio," wrote the netizen.

Netizens' concerns about matters of the heart that made achievements plummet, seen in the appearance of Praveen/Melati in the last 32 of the Indonesia Masters 2021. At that time, the fifth-ranked double in the world bowed to representatives of India, who were far adrift in rank.

After the match, Melati denied that poor communication was the main trigger. But Praveen's attitude only confirms it. Because after the match Praveen chose to remain silent and left Melati first during the press conference.

The incident in the round of 32 even made their coach, Nova Widianto hurl scathing criticism. Praveen/Melati were even asked to leave the National Training Center.

Regardless of whether or not there are personal problems between Praveen and Melati, the romance between mixed doubles should be a concern.

Reflecting on the case of the Chinese mixed doubles badminton player, Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei, whose performance plummeted and was even destroyed by a love story.

The relationship between Zhang Nan/Yunlei on the field at that time apparently continued to carry over off the field. The two are known to have been in a relationship for six years.

But unfortunately, Zhang reportedly had an affair with Tian Qing who was none other than Zhao Yunlei's duet partner in the women's doubles number. Because of the scandal, the duo's duet on the field went bad and made their careers finally plummet.