Knee Injury, Shesar Withdraws In Second Round Of Indonesia Open

Shesar Hiren Rhustavito (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - One of the Indonesian men's singles representatives, namely Shesar Hiren Rhustavito, suffered a knee injury that forced him to withdraw from the match against Rasmus Gemke in the first game, Thursday.

When the game started, Shesar was still playing well and was able to provide resistance to the Danish badminton player. But soon he looked uncomfortable and his movements weren't as fluid as before.

"There is a pain in my right knee. I felt this pain when I played in the first round yesterday against Sitthikom Thammasin (Thailand). Indeed, I had tried to play in the first game, but it didn't go well", said Shesar, as reported by Antara.

Realizing the pain was getting worse, the player ranked 20 was forced to end his action when the match had only been running for 23 minutes on the second field of the Bali International Convention Center.

With Shesar's departure, he does not have enough points to secure his position in the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals tournament which will take place next week.

Despite not being able to play in the WTF, the positive aspect is that he has more time to prepare for the World Championships in Spain in December.

"Because I didn't qualify for the World Tour Finals, I will use the time to recover from my injury. Hopefully, I can recover and perform optimally at the World Championships in Spain", said Shesar.