JAKARTA - Former PBSI coach Richard Mainaky will accompany the mixed doubles pair Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti at the All England 2022.
Praveen / Melati who have just been relegated from Pelatnas will undergo a European tour next month. In addition to playing in the All England, they are scheduled to play in the German Open and Swiss Open.
"What I do for them is more to motivate them. At the same time see what is still lacking in their preparation. Because this is their first tournament after relegation from Pelatnas," Richard was quoted as saying on the official PB Djarum website.
Apart from Praveen/Melati, the person who is now the Technical Advisor of PB Djarum, will also accompany the pair Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja and Akbar Bintang Cahyono/Marsheilla Gischa Islami. Dejan/Gloria will also play in the three tournaments above.
Richard, who currently lives in Manado, North Sulawesi, has flown to Kudus, Central Java, to make preparations to accompany Praveen and his friends for approximately two weeks.
Richard said that the mentoring process he did was more about mental strengthening and motivation. He hopes that the three couples who will go and compete in Europe can all appear all out and maximize.
"Right now I want to focus on motivating Praveen/Melati, Dejan/Gloria and Akbar/Gischa, that they can still do it. They have to believe and be enthusiastic. Now everything is in their hands," said Richard.
Praveen/Melati have to undergo joint training in Kudus due to a lack of sparring partners when they train at GOR Djarum Jakarta.
Apart from Richard, Praveen/Melati and friends also received support from the gold medal-winning pair for the 2016 Rio Olympics, Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir. Both are currently in Kudus to provide input to the team before leaving for Europe.
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