Gregoria Mariska And 5 Representatives Qualify For The 2021 SEA Games Badminton Semifinals

Gregoria Mariska advances to the semifinals of the women's badminton individual SEA Games 2021. (Photo: Twitter @INABadminton)

JAKARTA – Gregoria Mariska Tunjung successfully penetrated the semifinals of the 2021 Hanoi SEA Games badminton after winning over the representative of the Philippines Mikaela Joy De Guzman, Friday, May 20.

Gregoria got the top four tickets easily through straight sets wins 21-9 and 21-7 at Bac Giang Gymnasium, Vietnam.

Next, the athlete ranked 30th in the world will meet the representative of Thailand, Phittayaporn Chaiwan. She won the semifinal ticket after overthrowing the second seed from Singapore, Yeo Jia Min.

The semifinal ticket was also obtained by another women's single, Putri Kusuma Wardani. This 19-year-old badminton player stopped the representative of the Philippines, Sarah Joy Barredo.

If they make it through the semifinals, Gregoria and Putri will certainly face each other in the final match to win the highest podium at this biennial event.

Turning to the men's doubles, the pair Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Rambitan, also managed to extend their run to the semifinals.

The pair, who won the Asian Badminton Championships earlier this month, broke the Philippine double dream of Salomon Jr. Padiz/Julius Villabrille after winning 21-17, 21-14.

The next ticket was obtained by Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti women's doubles. In the semifinals, Apriyani/Fadia will be challenged by the Singaporean pair, Insyirah Khan/Zhi Rui Bernice.

From the mixed doubles, Indonesia also passed two representatives to the top four. The two pairs are Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (first seed) and Adnan Maulana/Mychelle Crhystine Bandoso.

Unfortunately, Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo stopped in the quarter-finals. The first seed surprisingly lost to Singapore's Jia Heng Jason Teh, 16-21 and 16-21.