Ginting And Four Other Indonesian Representatives Escape To The Semifinals Of The BWF World Tour Finals 2022

Indonesian men's doubles badminton player Fajar Alfian (right) and Muhammad Rian Ardianto (left) (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Five Indonesian representatives qualified for the semifinals of the BWF World Tour Finals 2022 after occupying the top two tournament groups closing the season in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, December 9. The five representatives are Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Jonatan Christie, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, and Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari. Ahsan / Hendra had already confirmed their ticket to the semifinals in the second match on Thursday, although in the last match they had to lose to the Chinese pair Liu Yu Chen / Ou Xua Yi 13-21, 18-21 in the Group B match. Fajar/Rian followed The Daddies' steps to the semifinals after finishing as winners of Group A. Fajar/Rian actually lost 21-10, 17-21, 19-21 to Malaysian representatives Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi. However, the one-game victory over Ong/Teo plus two wins in the previous match was enough to bring the Indonesian representative through to the last four. Quoted from ANTARA, in the semifinals later, Ahsan/Hendra will meet Ong/Teo, while Fajar/Rian is waiting for Liu/Ou. In the men's singles number, Anthony advanced to the semifinals after defeating the men's singles Singapore as well as the 2021 world champion Loh Kean Yew in two straight games 21-12, 23-21 to win Group B. The victory of Anthony's two games also ensured that one other semifinal ticket for Jonathan, who was in a critical position due to the acquisition of points that were narrowly narrow with Loh Kean Yew. Luckily, Jonathan also managed to win in the last match after defeating Taiwanese representatives Chou Tien Chen 21-13, 12-21, 21-17 to occupy the runner-up position in Group B. Mixed doubles Rinov/Pitha became the last representative to qualify for the semifinals. Rinov/Pitha qualified dramatically after winning a life-and-death match against French pair Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue through a rubber game 14-21, 21-17, 24-22. Rinov/Pitha accompanied the Chinese pair Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong who had already escaped after sweeping the victory. Meanwhile, two representatives of Indonesia, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung and Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, had to stop in the group phase. Apriyani/Fadia lost to Chinese pair Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yifan 16-21, 16-21, while Gregoria lost 15-21, 21-13, 18-21 to Akane Yamaguchi from Japan.