Indonesian Badminton Begins Vietnam 2021 SEA Games, Started With Men Category Against Cambodia

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JAKARTA - Badminton team will start their struggle at the Vietnam 2021 SEA Games on Monday, May 16. The Indonesian badminton team will field the men's team as the opener in the quarter-finals.

In the match held at Bac Giang Gymnasium, Vietnam, Indonesia will start the fight against Cambodia. The quarter-final match will take place starting at 15.00 western Indonesia time.

In the men's event, the match will be opened with the appearance of the singles number where Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo will try to fight against the Cambodian representative, Vannthoun Vath. After that, the match continued with two men's doubles and two other singles match.

Shifting to the women's team badminton team, Indonesia's steps really went beautifully. Because with the bye opportunity, Indonesia immediately qualified for the semifinals and only had to wait for opponents from five countries to compete first.

The five countries are Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Thailand.

At the Vietnam SEA Games, Indonesia fielded 20 representatives with the majority filled with young players and even debutants. Of all the names that were revealed this time, only six badminton players were recorded to have appeared in the Southeast Asian regional championship event.

The six badminton players are Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, Ribka Sugiarto/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti and Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari.

Nevertheless, Indonesia remains optimistic about setting a minimum of three gold targets from the seven numbers that are followed in this badminton sport.