JAKARTA – Badminton player Bilqis Prasista suddenly became a byword during the 2022 Uber Cup event. Her name soared after bending the Japanese women's singles, Akane Yamaguchi.
Bilqis contributed the first points for Indonesia after defeating Akane in straight sets in the last match of Group A's elimination on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Her victory was surprising because her ranking gap with Yamaguchi was quite large.
Currently, Bilqis is ranked 333rd in the BWF. Meanwhile, Akane is ranked number one in the world and 2022 All England champion.
Despite having a different status and being a debutant at Uber, Bilqis was able to look good and calm throughout the match. She managed to trouble Akane before ending the match with a 21-19, 21-19 victory.
This victory made Bilqis trending on Twitter social media. When this news was written, the name of the 19-year-old badminton player had already been mentioned as many as 53,000 on social media, which had just been bought by billionaire Elon Musk.
Bilqis's winning mentality seems to have been transmitted from his parents, who are former national badminton players. Yes, Bilqis was born to Joko Suprianto and Zelin Resiana.
For fans who have followed badminton since the 1990s, of course, the two names are familiar. The reason is, that both Joko and Zelin are outstanding athletes who make Indonesia proud in various important events.
Joko is an Indonesian legend in the men's singles sector who won the 1993 World Championship. In the Thomas Cup, he was recorded as winning the title four times in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000.
Meanwhile, her mother is an accomplished player in the women's doubles sector. Zelin was recorded as helping the Red and White squad lift the Uber Cup trophy in 1994 and 1996.
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In this year's Uber Cup group stage, Bilqis always won the trust of the coaching team to play. That means the match against Akane is the third appearance in the most prestigious women's team event.
Of the three appearances, Bilqis has always won. Her victory started by defeating the French representative Yaelle Hoyaux, followed by a second victory against Florentine Schoffski, and finally Akane.
In addition, the victory over Akane was the first straight-set victory for Bilqis from the three wins. Previously, he always won through rubber games against France and Germany.
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