After Pesimistis, Apriyani/Fadia Claimed To Be Shocked When Reported Will Appear At The BWF Tour Finals 2022

Women's doubles Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti. (Photo: Twitter/@INABadminton)

JAKARTA - The women's doubles Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti never expires to appear in the BWF World Tour Finals 2022. The reason is, they feel that they are not optimal in the eight World Tour Super Series tournaments this year that will be participated in.

Apriyani also did not expect someone to withdraw from this tournament. However, the Tokyo Olympic gold medalist was surprised when he received news from the coaching team.

They were declared qualified for the tournament at the end of the season because the Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida pair decided to withdraw.

"No, there is no (loss) expectation. Moreover, the implementation from the beginning in China changed to Thailand, no one would resign," said Apriyani, as reported by Antara, Saturday, December 3.

After receiving confirmation about the withdrawal of the Japanese women's doubles and receiving a direct invitation from BWF, Apri/Fadia explicitly stated their readiness to leave for Bangkok on December 7-11.

"When asked if we were ready to play or not, we answered very ready! After all, this is a great opportunity, it is a fortune for me and Fadia. We really don't imagine being able to qualify for the World Tour Finals," Apri added.

Apri further explained that their uncertainty began when they ended the European tournament with results not optimal. Even at the French Open, Apri/Fadia immediately stopped in the first round.

These results are lower than when competing in the Denmark Open which was able to reach the quarter-finals.

We also thought that during the European tour the results were not good. Yes, we thought we couldn't possibly qualify because the points were very far away. Eh, it turned out to be able to enter, so how do you want to expect to go there?" Apri ended with laughter.

With the presence of the 14th ranked women's doubles at the 2022 World Tour Finals tournament, Indonesia sent seven representatives to occupy all numbers.

The seven representatives are Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (women's doubles), Jonatan Christie and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (men's singles), Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (women's singles), Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan (men's doubles), and Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (mixed doubles).