The Indonesian Badminton Associtation Releases Thomas And Uber Cup Squads, Men's Team Targeted To Maintain Title

Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (Instagram @b.maulana7)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian team for the 2022 Thomas and Uber Cups has finally been officially formed. A total of 24 male and female athletes were selected to participate in the most prestigious team championship.

The Thomas and Uber Cup Championship will take place from May 8-15, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Thomas and Uber teams each consist of five singles players and seven doubles players.

There have been several changes in the Thomas Cup squad because there are players who are recovering from injuries and are also preparing for the 2021 SEA Games. For this year, Indonesia will not be strengthened by Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, Leo Rolly Carnando, Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo, and Daniel Marthin.

To note, Marcus is currently still recovering on his leg after surgery. Meanwhile, the other four names will be sent to the SEA Games Hanoi 2022 on May 12-23.

Instead, PBSI also included the names of the 2022 All England champion pairs Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, Syabda Perkasa Belawa, and Tegar Sulistio. Meanwhile, Kevin Sanjaya continued to participate even though his partner Marcus had to be absent.

"But even so, the quality of Thomas's team remains the same and is confident that they can defend the title," said PBSI's Head of Guidance and Achievement, Rionny Mainaky, in a statement received.

While in the Uber Cup, PBSI only retained Nita Violina Marwah and Jesita Putri Miantoro as former Indonesian Uber team last year. The rest are young debutants.

"In the Uber team, all of them are young players, this is an opportunity for them to test their abilities. So this is not a random choice, but I have coordinated with the coach to see that their performance in training is indeed decent," said Rionny.

"For the group stage I believe they can get through and I hope they can advance to the semifinals and create a surprise. I hope that all of them can play optimally both the Thomas team and the Uber team," hoped Rionny.

The following are the names of Indonesian athletes who will compete in the 2022 Thomas and Uber Cups:

Thomas Cup Team

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

Jonatan Christie

Shesar Hiren Rhustavito

Syabda Perkasa Belawa

Tegar Sulistio

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Mohammad Ahsan

Hendra Setiawan

Fajar Alfian

Muhammad Rian Ardianto

Bagas Maulana

Muhammad Shohibul Fikri

Uber Cup Team

Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi

Aisyah Sativa Fatetani

Bilqis Prasista

Tasya Farahnailah

Siti Sarah Azzahra

Nita Violina Marwah

Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma

Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi

Jesita Putri Miantoro

Lanny Tria Mayasari

Tryola Nadia

Melani Mamahit