Anthony Ginting Passed A Tough Match To Get Tickets To The Tokyo Olympics Semifinals

JAKARTA - Anthony Sinisuka Ginting advanced to the semifinals of the men's singles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after eliminating the world number three badminton player, Anders Antonsen at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo. In the match which took place on Saturday, July 31, Ginting defeated the Danish athlete in the rubber game. (21-18, 15-21, 21-18) which took place in 79 minutes. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting advanced to the semifinals of the men's singles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after eliminating the world number three badminton player, Anders Antonsen at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo. Athletes This fifth rank tried to end the rally with a smash towards the side of the field, but unfortunately the ball fell in the outer box and the first point was won by Antonsen. The competition continued, both players were chasing each other's points. At 5-5, Ginting was able to catch up and take the lead. Antonsen had equalized 12-12 and was ahead by several points, but it didn't take long for Ginting to get back past his opponent's points. Ginting closed the first game with a brave attack into the front area. Antonsen, who fell after parrying a blow, became an opportunity for Ginting to perform a smash that entered the middle of the field. In the second game, the athlete from Cimahi, West Java, slowed down the tempo of the game. However, Antonsen took advantage of this, who played more aggressively. Ginting tried to put up a fight, but the score was too far away and he couldn't catch up. The second game ended in victory for Antonsen.

In the decisive game, both Ginting and Antonsen played at a slow tempo. Both of them defended more and only attacked when they had a chance. The slow tempo of the game was also evident from the third game which lasted for 29 minutes, longer than the previous two games. Ginting only had a chance to follow when the numbers were 14-14. Still in the netting game, Ginting managed to outwit Antonsen so that his shot was unstoppable. He also excelled to 15-14. Arriving at the match point, Ginting actually made two consecutive mistakes that benefited Antonsen's points to 20-18. Luckily Ginting locked the victory in the decisive game after being involved in a netting competition and got one point to be 21-18. In the top four, Ginting is still waiting for a potential opponent between Chen Long from China and Chou Tien-Chen from Taiwan.