India Open 2024: Comeback, Anthony Ginting To The Last 16

JAKARTA The men's singles badminton player Anthony Sinisuka Ginting dramatically rose from the defeat of the first set to win the ticket to the second round of the 2024 India Open.

The bronze medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics spent 84 minutes stopping Japan's representative, Kenta Tsuyenama, with scores 16-21, 23-21, and 21-17 on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, WIB night.

After losing in the first game, Ginting, who became the fourth seed in this tournament, came from behind in the second game to force his opponent to play a game of determination or rubber game.

In the last game, Anthony Ginting immediately stole two points in a row before his opponent turned superior. However, after the 8-8 draw, he continued to excel over his opponent until he won. This result changed Ginting vs Kenta's winning-loss record to 4-5.

"The key is in the last second game when I tried to change the pattern of the game because in the first game I tried to play the opponent's game, but it didn't work," said Anthony after the match.

Before Anthony Ginting, one men's singles ticket for the second round of the 2024 India Open had been secured by Jonatan Christie. Jojo qualified after stopping Hong Kong's representative, Ka Long Angus.

Of the women's singles, the only Indonesian representative, namely Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, also succeeded in the second round.

Then from the mixed doubles, the last 16 tickets were obtained by the Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati. This pair escaped without competing because their opponents withdrew due to injury.

Next is another ticket for Indonesia to be secured by the sixth seeded men's doubles pair at the Super 750 BWF event, namely Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto.

The three Indonesian representatives have certainly failed to enter the second half so far. They are Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin, Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, and Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari.