Marcus Gideon Ready To Play At The 2022 Badminton World Championships, Coach: Still Feeling A Little Pain, But Much Better

Kevin/Marcus (Instagram.com/@kevin_sanjaya)

JAKARTA - Indonesia's men's doubles badminton coach, Aryono Miranat revealed the current condition of one of his foster pairs, Kevin Sanjaya/Marcus Gideon. Ahead of the 2022 Badminton World Championship, The Minions are said to be ready to appear.

Prior to participating in the 2022 Badminton World Championships in Tokyo on August 22-28, Kevin/Marcus were absent from the tournament agenda in Malaysia and Singapore because one of them was not fit.

"They (Kevin/Marcus) were absent from the Malaysia and Singapore tournaments because Marcus' leg condition was not 100 percent," recalled Aryono.

"But after that there has been significant progress and now we are ready to compete," explained Aryono at a press conference, Monday, August 15.

Although currently stating that The Minions are fully ready, Aryono also does not deny that Marcus' condition has not fully recovered. The coach said that the 31-year-old player still often feels pain in his legs, but Aryono continued, it was not as bad as when Marcus appeared at the Indonesia Open 2022.

"He (Marcus) still feels a bit of pain, but much better than the Indonesia Open," said Aryono.

With the certainty that The Minions will appear at the 2022 Badminton World Championships, it will automatically make Kevin / Marcus, who are the world's number one pair, the first seed.

Previously, the results of the 2022 Badminton World Championship draw put Kevin/Marcus in the same pool with Mohamad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan and Fajar Alfian/Rian Ardianto.

With this result, Kevin/Marcus most likely can meet Fajar/Alfian in the quarter-finals. In addition, The Minions also have the potential to fight Ahsan / Hendra in the semifinals.

Even though Kevin/Markus has a great chance against a fellow Indonesian representative, that doesn't make Aryono worried. He is optimistic that his students can stay focused on winning the championship title.

Moreover, he also reflected on the results of the men's doubles in 2019, where Ahsan / Hendra managed to come home with the championship title.

"The target is still the same, to win. So the expectations for the men's doubles are still the same for The Daddies, Kevin / Marcus, Fajar / Rian, and Bagas / Fikri," said Aryono.