The Indonesian Badminton Team Tests The Arena For The 2022 BATC Match: Glare And Wind Blows

Bilqis Prasista (HUMAS PBSI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian badminton team has undergone training in the arena of the 2022 Asian Team Badminton Championships (BATC). They are expected to quickly adapt to the field conditions.

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung and friends practice at the Setia City Convention Center, Selangor, Sunday, February 13th. They run the practice for a full hour.

"The state of the lights is quite bright, while there is also a gust of wind from the air conditioner. Hopefully the players can adapt quickly. However, this setting doesn't seem to be final. Hopefully tomorrow your situation will be even better," said Women's Doubles Coach Prasetyo Restu in a statement received .

Even though the training lasted only an hour, the players were expected to benefit before the competition. Especially adapting to the field, lighting, and wind direction.

Men's doubles player Bagas Maulana said that the most important thing for him is to be able to try out the field that will be used for the championship which will qualify for the Thomas and Uber Cups.

"Only today the field is still being set. So the conditions of the lights and the direction of the wind can definitely change during the game the day after tomorrow, but at least today we can start adapting," said Bagas.

Earlier in the morning practice session, the Indonesian team practiced at the Setia Badminton Hall, Selangor. In this arena, players practice for 90 minutes starting at 10:00 local time.

After the warm-up and stretching exercises, group players practice the techniques according to their group. In the women's singles, Gregoria and Putri Kusuma Wardani practiced one-on-one games and took turns one-on-two.

Meanwhile, the men's singles player Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo practiced his technique against Christian Adinata. After taking turns facing Ikhsan Leonardo Rumbay and Yonathan Ramlie.

BATC starts rolling on Tuesday, February 15 tomorrow. Indonesian badminton teams both men's and women's will take on Hong Kong in their opening match in the group stage.