Indonesia Masters 2024: Chico Failed To Repeat Sweet Notes

JAKARTA Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo's men's singles failed to repeat the sweet journey at the Indonesia Masters 2024 as he did last year.

This year, Chico had to run aground in the first half after losing two games with a score of 21-15 and 21-10 against Anders Antonsen at Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, January 24, 2024, evening WIB.

This defeat made Chico's ambition to the final like last year fail. At the Indonesia Masters 2023, he went to the final round before losing to Jonatan Christie.

"There must be disappointment. However, come back again to think about it in the future. Prepare again for the tournament in the future," Chico said after the match.

Chico actually appeared to dominate the first game before the interval. After losing the first point, he came back with three points in a row.

He managed to maintain this advantage so that during the break he still had a three-point advantage gap with his opponent. However, Chico's after performance graph declined.

Antonsen's response with four consecutive points after that became a turning point. Chico had equalized the score to 12-12, but after that he could not catch up with the opponent, even losing five points in a row, aka Antonsen's last five points.

Chico's appearance did not immediately improve in the second game. He immediately missed three points from the Danish men's singles, who had won this event in the 2019 edition.

The 25-year-old badminton player slowly tried to get up. He equalized 5-5 and 6-6, but then lost five points in a row again.

After the break, Chico's efforts to break Antonsen were really difficult. He himself even couldn't return the ball perfectly several times and the punches were wide.

Meanwhile, Antonsen looked slick and made Chico many times a hassle. Chico finally gave up and failed to repeat the trip to the final like last year.