JAKARTA - Indonesian men's doubles, Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan conveyed a message to badminton lovers after qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Open 2022. They asked the audience to support foreign badminton players who performed at Istora Senayan, Jakarta.
In the round of 16 match, Thursday afternoon, Pramudya/Jeremiah overthrew the 2020 Olympic champion, Lee Yang/Wang Chi-lin. This Chinese representative was led by Pramudya/Yeremia to the rubber game which ended 21-16, 17-21, 21-14.
Successfully stepping into the quarter-finals, Pramudya/Yeremia hope that the support from the audience will continue to flow. But, apart from that, they also hope that Indonesian badminton lovers will give a little support to foreign players.
"Yes, we hope the audience will continue to support us, but also support foreign athletes. So that the support is balanced," said Pramudya after the match.
Even though he asked the audience to support foreign players, Pramudya made an exception. He asked the audience to support foreign badminton players when they were not facing Indonesian representatives.
"But the support is when they (foreign players) are not against Indonesia, yes," he added, punctuated by laughter.
After successfully overthrowing the 2022 Olympic champion, Pramudya / Jeremiah could not relax. Because, apart from the quarter-finals they have been waiting for a tough opponent.
Pramudya/Yeremia will face representatives from Malaysia, Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik, who is ranked fifth in the world.
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