Opening The Men's Singles Party In The First Round Of The 2022 Indonesia Masters, Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo Overthrows India's Representatives

Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo Vs Sameer Verma (Ulfa Gusti/VOI)

JAKARTA - Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo successfully recorded the first win for the men's singles on the second day of the Indonesia Masters 2022. In the match at field 1 Istora Senayan, Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon, Chico won in two games against the representative of India, Sameer Verma with a score of 21-17 and 21-15.

Appearing as an opener, Chico tried to give his best in front of his own supporters. The effort paid off sweetly because the initial points managed to belong to Chico.

With a good start, Chico's movement met fierce resistance from the opponent. Because, before the first interval Sameer Verma was able to turn things around, this Indian representative made a comeback and made the first interval his with a score of 11-9.

After the break, Chico did not want to give up. He tried hard to catch up with a high ball which then brought him close to Verma at a score of 15-15. The points continued to belong to Chico until his hard smash failed to be denied by Verma and made the first game 21-17 for Indonesia.

In the second game, the opponent's mistake made Chico one point ahead. However, this situation did not last long because point trading continued to occur where Chico was again leading 6-5 because Verma failed to reverse the smash. Chico won the second interval with a score of 11-7 after the opponent failed to read the direction of the ball.

The long rally became the opener after the second half. This exciting moment was again successfully mastered by Chico who then also managed to make a distance of 5 points. The score continued to grow for Chico with the advantage again in his favor after the opponent's ball failed to cross the net. The score of 21-15 brought Chico to the first men's singles win in today's match.

Successfully overthrowing India's representatives, in the second round, Chico will face the winner between Thailand's representative, Toma Junior Popov and eighth seed from Singapore, Loh Kean Yew.