Ribka Sugiarto Withdraws Due To Injury, Women's Doubles Minus One At Indonesia Open 2021

Ribka Sugiarto/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (Photo: PR PP PBSI)

JAKARTA - Bad news came from one of the Indonesian women's doubles badminton players, Ribka Sugiarto. Ahead of the Indonesia Open 2021 tournament, Ribka actually resigned.

Ribka Sugiarto's withdrawal from the BWF World Tour Super 1000 is known to be due to a knee injury. The news was shared by PBSI's official Twitter account, @INAbadminton on Monday, November 22.

In the latest upload, it is reported that the women's doubles Ribka Sugiarto / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti cannot participate in the fight at the Indonesia Open 2021. This is because Ribka suffered an injury to her knee.

“Ribka Sugiarto/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti withdraw from SimInvest Indonesia Open 2021 because Rebekah has problems with her knee. Get well soon!" write the account reported.

Ribka Sugiarto/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti withdraw from SimInvest Indonesia Open 2021 because Ribka has knee problems. Get well soon!#BadmintonIndonesia #SimInvestIndonesiaOpen

— BADMINTON INDONESIA (@INABadminton) November 22, 2021

With the withdrawal of Ribka Sugiarto/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti from the Indonesia Open 2021, it means that Indonesia will only send 27 representatives in all sectors.

As for the women's doubles sector, with the resignation of Ribka/Siti, there are only four representatives, namely, Nita Violina Marwah/Putri Syaikah, Melani Mamahit/Triyola Nadia, Feby Valencia Dwijayanti Gani/Jesita Putri Miantoro and Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu.

The Indonesia Open 2021 tournament will start on November 23-28 at the Bali International Convention Center, Nusa Dua. This event will certainly be a moment of proof for Indonesia, which previously failed to win the title at the 2021 Indonesia Master.

For Ribka / Siti themselves, the Indonesia Open 2021 event should be a proof to take revenge on the representatives of Thailand.

Because, when they appeared at the Indonesia Master 2021 yesterday, they were defeated by representatives of Thailand, Puttita Supajirakul / Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the round of 32. Meanwhile, if they are not absent, in the early rounds of the Indonesia Open 2021 they will meet Puttita/Sapsiree again.