Men's Doubles Evaluation Results At Thailand Masters 2023: The Title Of Champion DOES Not Mean Leo/Daniel Has Appeared With A Maximum

JAKARTA - Indonesia won one title at the Thailand Masters 2023. The title was presented by the couple Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Marthin.

In the final match which took place at Nimibutr Arena, Bangkok on Sunday, February 5, Leo/Daniel won through a two-game game in 41 minutes. Both defeated Su Ching Heng/Ye Ho Wei with a final score of 21-16, 21-17.

Even though they are champions, Leo/Daniel's performance cannot be separated from evaluation. Head of the PBSI National Training Team's Doubles Coach, Herry Iman Pierngadi, assessed that this young couple did not perform optimally in the tournament.

It's not because of technique or capability, it's more of a fatigue factor.

"In general, Leo/Daniel's performance at the Thailand Masters is not very good. His condition has not been fit properly since becoming a champion at the Indonesia Masters last year. Moreover, this is the fourth consecutive tournament that Leo/Daniel must participate in," Herry said, as reported by Antara.

Herry IP then revealed that Daniel also had his own problem, namely that his left foot was swollen. This is what actually makes Daniel's performance not 100 percent fit appear at the top of the party.

However, because the desire to become a champion was so great, Daniel seemed to forget his pain and still appeared reckless.

"As an evaluation, Leo/Daniel's achievements deserve to be grateful. They were able to win two wins in two weeks. There were even other positive values of Leo/Daniel's performance at the Thailand Masters," Herry explained.

The coach nicknamed the Fire Dragon saw Leo/Daniel's action even more varied. The pair nicknamed TheBabes appeared calmer and was able to control the game.

"Daniel also doesn't have to keep playing hard, continuing to sell smashes. So Leo/Daniel at the Thailand Masters can play in two different tactics or game strategies," he said.

Meanwhile, for Muhammad Rayhan Nur Fadillah/Rahmat Hidayat who are a coating couple, they are considered to have a pretty good performance. Their shortcomings are flight hours and experiences, so they have to be matured more in various tournaments.

Next is Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan. Herry saw that their performance had not yet recovered as before Yere was injured. They still need time to be able to return because Yere still often doubts so that it has an impact on Pram's appearance.

Meanwhile, for Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, his performance was seen as inconclusive as when he won the All England champions last year.

In the appearance of the semifinals, Bagas/Fikri could not play safely. It is proven that in critical points they even made their own mistakes and their services often failed.

"Both of them have to be improved again. They have to train hard again. They have to be calmer and play safe when in critical points," concluded Herry.