Japan Masters 2023: Gregoria Mariska Steps Final To Meet China's Singles

JAKARTA - Indonesian women's singles, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, managed to secure a ticket to the 2023 Japan Masters final after beating Zhang Beiwen on Saturday, November 18, 2023.

Gregoria stopped the United States' singles move in two straight games with a score of 21-12 and 21-13 which lasted 36 minutes.

"Praise God and grateful I feel happy to be able to move on to the final. To be honest, I also have a target to be able to have another final. Puki God this time I can advance to the final and be given here," said Gregoria from PP PBSI's statement.

Gregoria performed nicely throughout the match. In the first game, he can control Zhang's frequent match in his rhythm.

With three money in the second game. The seventh-ranked badminton player in the world was still able to dictate to Zhang until he finally took the second game with a far advantage.

"In the game pertam I benefited from the opponent's game which can be said to be not as good as the previous performance. In my mind, today will definitely win through Mario's struggle. Anyway, I am grateful for today's performance," said Gregoria.

Then, in the second game the conditions were almost the same. The opponent is in a depressed position and I can get out of there. This is very profitable for me," he said again.

Gregoria's appearance was stopped because of her accessories problem. However, it didn't become a significant problem and he continued the game with good performance.

"During the medical break, the fist on the sole of the left leg was torn. It just needs to be cut off and doesn't interfere with appearance. I can still continue the match," said Gregoria.

Meanwhile, Gregoria will meet China's singles, Chen Yu Fei, in the top round of Japan Masters 2023.

Chen managed to advance to the final after defeating South Korean singles, An Se-young with rubber games 21-18, 20-22, and 21-8.

Seeing the quality of Chen, Gregoria didn't want to bother. Most importantly, he focused on preparing himself.

"Tomorrow in the final against Chen Yu Fei, there is definitely a lot to prepare. He is one of the top players at this time. He is so concerned that his appearance is tanin and definitely not an easy opponent for me," said Gregoria.

"I want to focus on myself to do my best. I want to try my best by not burdening myself. The important thing is to just play optimally," he said.

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung was the only Indonesian representative in the final round of the Japan Masters 2023.