Singapore Open 2024: Chico Defeated In The Hands Of Kodai Naraoka

JAKARTA The men's singles badminton player Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo lost to Kodai Naraoka in the second round of the Singapore Open 2024.

Chico lost against the Japanese representative and the fifth seed in a three-game match at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Thursday, May 30, 2024, afternoon WIB.

The badminton player from Papua won in the first game, but then did not put up a tight fight in the next two games. The match then ended with a score of 21-17, 9-21, and 12-21.

"In the first game, I was able to control the opponent well, I was able to control the match. However, in the second and third games, my playing pattern disappeared," Chico said after the match.

This result is also the revenge of Kodai Naraoka for Chico. In the previous clash at the French Open in March 2024, Chico came out victorious.

"Compared to the previous meeting, there was no significant change in the Kodai game pattern. However, today I admit he can play the tempo, change, can be sooner or later, that's what I can't anticipate," Chico said.

Chico will after this prepare to appear at the Indonesia Open 2024 tomorrow. The event will take place from June 4-9, 2024.

Previously, a ticket to the quarter-finals for Indonesia had been secured by Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti.

The couple got a pass ticket without having to compete because their potential opponent from Ukraine, Polina Buhrova/Yevheniia Kantemyr, withdrew.