Indonesia Open 2024: Unsuitable Year For Chico At Istora

JAKARTA The two tournaments played by Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo at the Istora Stadium this year all ended not sweet. The latest is the ongoing Indonesia Open 2024.

At that event, Chico's journey again ran aground in the first half. He lost two straight games with a score of 16-21 and 9-21 against the men's singles Thailand, Kantaphon Wangcharoen, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, evening WIB.

"I can't get out of the opponent's pressure. The opponent played a lot of pressure in this match. So, I had a hard time getting into the fast game and pressing the opponent," Chico said after the match.

Chico previously felt the same bitter experience at Istora at the beginning of this year at the Indonesia Masters. At that time, he also ran aground in the first half after becoming runners-up in the tournament.

While at the Indonesia Masters 2024, Chico lifted the suitcase earlier after being beaten by Anders Antonsen. The Danish badminton player then came out as a champion, repeating his success in the same event in 2019.

The Indonesia Open 2024 is Chico's sixth World Tour BWF tournament. Of that number, his failure to go through the first round only occurred in two tournaments in Indonesia.

Failure at the Indonesia Open 2024 as well as burying Chico's dream to repeat his best achievement this year as a semifinalist at the French Open 2024.

"Facing the 2024 Indonesia Open, I am ready to compete. No injuries have happened. Everything went well and indeed from the mind had to focus again from the start," said Chico.

Chico's defeat was then followed by the men's singles Anthony Sinisuka Ginting. The badminton player from West Java also lost against the Japanese representative, Kenta Nishimoto.

The collapse of the two men's singles made Indonesia now just have to hope for Jonatan Christie. He is the only remaining Indonesian men's singles who will only play on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.