Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Absent, Who Is Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo's Pair In The 2022 Thomas Cup?

JAKARTA - The Indonesian team will face Singapore in the inaugural match of the 2022 Thomas Cup, Sunday, May 8. It's interesting to wait, who will be Kevin Sukamuljo's partner.

Kevin is certainly not paired with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon who must be absent from this event. Marcus reportedly underwent bone surgery on his leg.

The Indonesian men's doubles coach, Herry Iman Pierngadi, said that the team could choose to field Kevin with whoever his partner was depending on who the opponent was facing. This condition makes Kevin and his partner very flexible and will be a surprise for opponents on the field.

"Who will be paired with Kevin depends on the opponent. So we can't immediately confirm and match, but we have to look at the opponent first, see the country we will be fighting. Later we will formulate a partner strategy for Kevin, something like that," said Herry like quoted by Antara, Saturday, May 7th.

Herry estimates that he will only be able to sort out a partner for Kevin on the second day of the match, after seeing the line-up of the opposing players who will only compete on Sunday.

Although Kevin will appear without Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, Herry ensures that his protege will be very dynamic if paired with any player. This is thanks to the routine of the PBSI Pelatnas men's doubles number which often trains by exchanging partners.

In addition, Kevin's character who is a "playmaker" can also be paired with anyone and makes it easier for his partner to compete in the arena.

"Kevin's character is a playmaker, it is possible that he can join anyone, and there are no problems with his adaptation when trying it out in training," Herry explained.