PON Papua Badminton Schedule Today: Group Winner Determination
JAKARTA - The 2021 Papua National Sports Week (PON) badminton match on Thursday will be an important match for the status of group winners to advance to the semifinals of the team number tomorrow Friday.
Launching Antara, in the men's team number, West Java as the first seed will open today's match against East Kalimantan. Both teams have bagged one win after beating the home team in the group A stage.
However, West Java has a great chance to lock up the semifinal ticket after a 5-0 win over Papua on the first day of the match. West Java is also one of the provinces inhabited by a number of Cipayung National Team badminton players.
At the same time, the fourth seed Central Java will challenge North Sulawesi, East Java against Banten, while DKI Jakarta will meet Bali.
In the women's team event, a number of players from the Cipayung National Training Center are expected to return to the spotlight of the Waringin Sports Center, Jayapura.
The national badminton players, such as Ruselli Hartawan (DKI Jakarta), Stephani Widjaja (DKI Jakarta), and Asty Dwi Widyaningrum (Papua) previously successfully demonstrated their superiority in the opening match of the women's team number.
Banten is waiting for the top seed from DKI Jakarta to compete for a place in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Papua will face Central Java.
Bali, which is strengthened by one national training player, Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi, will meet with Southeast Sulawesi. There is also West Java facing East Java.
The PON Papua 2021 badminton match was attended by 20 provinces to compete for seven gold medals from the men's and women's team numbers, men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
Team events will take place on October 5-9, followed by individual events on October 10-13.
The following is the complete schedule for the Papua PON badminton elimination phase, Thursday 7 October:
09.00 WIT Men's Team West Java vs East Kalimantan
09.00 WIT Men's Team Central Java vs North Sulawesi
09.00 WIT women's team DKI Jakarta vs Banten
09.00 WIT women's team Papua vs Central Java
14.00 WIT Men's Team East Java vs Banten
14.00 WIT Men's Team DKI Jakarta vs Bali
14.00 WIT women's team Bali vs Southeast Sulawesi
14.00 WIT women's team East Java vs West Java