Memories Of Indonesia Masters 2020: Indonesian Women's Doubles Greysia Polii And Apriyani Rahayu Became Champion

Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu while winning the women's doubles at the Indonesia Masters 2020 badminton tournament in Jakarta, January 19, 2020. (Badminton Indonesia)

JAKARTA - Indonesian women's doubles badminton cannot be underestimated. Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu, for example. They can be transformed into the strongest opponent for anyone. The greatness of both of them was shown at the Indonesia Masters 2020.

The event once again proved the dominance of the two in the world of women's doubles badminton in Indonesia. She considered victory at the Indonesia Masters as a useful provision. Because, one year later, the deadly duo were able to win a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which had to be held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2020 is one of the prestigious badminton tournament titles. Big names in badminton from all over the country have felt the warmth of this competition. Therefore, every Indonesia Masters event, from 2010 to 2020, always presents an interesting spectacle. Even Indonesia as the host often emerges as the winner.

This is proof that Indonesia has great dominance and dedication in the badminton world. Indonesia is not playing games either. Motherland always prepares its athletes who excel to win the championship title. At the Indonesia Master 2020 event, that preparation was again visible.

Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu's excitement when they won the Indonesia Masters 2020 tournament (Wikimedia Commons)

Indonesia fielded the men's singles Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, the men's doubles of Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, and the women's doubles Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu. The ingredients of the squad actually brought achievements. Indonesia won three titles.

Antony Sinisuka Ginting won third place. Duo Minions take first place. And most recently, Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu won first place. The victory silenced many discordant voices that Indonesian women's doubles would not shine in this prestigious competition.

Both of them break that notion. They emerged as champions after defeating the Danish women's doubles, Maiken Fruergaard/Sara Thygesen. They won 18-21, 21-11, and 23-21 at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno Senayan, January 19, 2020.

“I am very grateful and to the people who are at home supporting and at Istora Senayan as well, we can be champions, this is special for us but also for the people of Indonesia. The will to be a champion is bigger than anything else than the exhaustion, the struggle, but we really want to give our best so that we can become champions.”

The Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu pair after completing the final of the women's doubles badminton at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. (Antara)

"There are still other matches and the first today will be our evaluation for the matches ahead. It's amazing that all Indonesian people are very supportive of us, so thank you very much," said women's doubles Greysia Polii & Apriyani Rahayu as interviewed by MetroTv News on Youtube channel, January 20, 2020.

However, this dominance was not shown in the 2021 Indonesia Masters. Both of them had to admit the superiority of the women's doubles of Thailand, Puttita Supajirakul/Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the quarter-finals. They lost the game in three games, 21-18, 13-21, and 19-21.

Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu did not get discouraged. They continue to prove that they are the world's best women's doubles duo. The pinnacle of being loved by scholars arrived. Both could become the world's best badminton players who won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.