JAKARTA - Indonesian men's singles badminton player Anthony Sinisuka Ginting managed to secure a place in the main round of the 2026 Indonesia Masters. This achievement was achieved after passing the qualifying round against Kantaphon Wangcharoen from Thailand.
Ginting won in the qualifying round with two straight games with a score of 21-12 and 21-7 in 37 minutes. In this tournament, Ginting's journey was quite different because he had to fight from the qualifying round.
The situation occurred because Ginting's ranking dropped to 76th position due to being absent due to the recovery of his right shoulder injury and family affairs at the end of last year. However, this is not considered a big problem for the 2018 and 2020 Indonesia Masters champion.
"2025 is not easy for me. There are many tests. Yes, it is not that smooth. So, it is time to switch to 2026, I try to see what 2025 is like. This is the path that must be taken, yes, it can be said that it starts from the beginning again."
"Especially at the Indonesia Masters from the qualifiers again, from my mind and heart I am also ready. Yes, in fact it is not much different, it means the same thing, it just starts earlier. However, this is indeed the price I have to pay," said the bronze medal winner for the men's singles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Even though he had to start the tournament from the qualifying round, Ginting said he had not found any significant obstacles in his first match this year.
The player from the SGS PLN Bandung club was last recorded playing at the 2025 French Open in October.
"Being able to play today is also thanks to God. In the beginning, I was still on the waiting list, but at the last minute I was told that I would play. Even from the beginning, whether I play or not, I still prepare myself for the Indonesia Masters."
"I'm just playing again at Istora, I don't think too much about the target, the important thing is to play maximum in every match I play."
"Before the game, I told Mitzi (Ginting's wife), too, if I feel tense, right? It means it's a little different than usual. Only, yes, Praise God just entered the field, on the field he can handle it well, sih," said Ginting after the match.
Apart from that, Ginting is also very grateful because many spectators support him as the host player at the Indonesia Masters 2026.
"Outside my expectations, yeah. Usually on the first day of qualifying, the audience hasn't come yet, but it was crowded. Maybe because the tickets for the 2026 Daihatsu Indonesia Masters are cheaper, so this is one of the attractions for badminton lovers to come and watch live," said Ginting.
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