Kevin Sanjaya Said About 2 Titles And 3 Runner-ups Throughout 2021: Knowledge Of Surrender Alone Will Win

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Instagram @kevin_sanjaya)

JAKARTA - Indonesian men's doubles badminton player Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo remains grateful for the achievements he has achieved with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon throughout the 2021 tournament.

Kevin also stated that he was still proud of his achievements because he was able to reach the final five times in a row in the midst of a busy tournament schedule since the Sudirman Cup last October.

Kevin/Marcus are recorded to have played in six tournaments in a row starting from the Denmark Open, French Open, Hylo Open, Indonesia Masters, Indonesia Open, and the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals.

This condition, continued Kevin, was an unprecedented event during his participation in the badminton championship.

However, the pair nicknamed The Minions were able to make two wins when they competed at the Hylo Open 2021 and the Indonesia Open 2021, as well as three times runner-up at the French Open 2021, Indonesia Masters 2021, and BWF World Tour Finals.

"I'm very grateful to be able to get five finals out of seven matches. Certainly grateful because this is more than enough to get that result with our conditions," Kevin said as quoted by Antara, Wednesday.

The 26-year-old badminton player even admitted that he was not prepared for the 2021 Sudirman Cup in Finland. Even during training, more time is used to recover from the shoulder injury that happened to him.

"There was no specific target at first. Before leaving for the Sudirman Cup, preparations were also lacking. I only practice once a day, mostly just recovering and I was really tired at that time, so the knowledge of surrendering will win," he said.

Although he admitted that he was not prepared enough, the men's doubles, which currently stands at number one in the world, was able to win a hat-trick at the Indonesia Open, in 2018, 2019 and 2021.

For that nick, Kevin was flooded with year-end bonuses, one of which was from PB Djarum. He received a bonus of IDR 250 million for taking part in winning the Thomas Cup and an additional IDR 200 million for a hat-trick on the world tour Super 1000 Indonesia Open.