Gregoria Mariska Has Fulfilled All England 2023 Target, But...

Indonesian women's singles, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung. (Photo: Twitter @INABadminton)

JAKARTA - Gregoria Mariska Tunjung continues to step foot in the All England 2023 event. The Indonesian women's singles player has fulfilled her target of qualifying for the quarter-finals.

Nevertheless, Gregory was not satisfied. She wants to go further even though the next opponent she faces will not be easy.

In the quarter-finals of the BWF Super 1000 tournament, Gregoria will face a tough opponent, Chen Yu Fei from China.

"The target for the quarter-finals has been achieved, but I want to focus again on the next match. I'm ready to fight even though Chen Yu Fei won't be easy," said Gregoria in a written statement released by PBSI, Friday, March 17, early morning WIB.

Based on the BWF version of the meeting record, Gregoria has only recorded two wins out of six matches against Chen. In the last meeting that occurred in the 2022 World Tour Finals Group A qualification in Bangkok, Thailand, Gregoria came out victorious.

It should be noted, the only representative of the Garuda Squad from the women's singles won the round of 16 victories after defeating Lalinrat Chaiwan from Thailand.

Gregoria only needed 43 minutes to pack an advantage in two straight games 21-11, 21-19 over the 31st-ranked badminton player. The Indonesian representative also succeeded in adding to the record score of the counter-Lalinrat meeting to 5-1.

"Overall, I am very grateful, even though in the second game I had some very bad points, especially when I was far ahead and being overtaken," said Gregoria, as quoted by Antara.

"I want to finish the match quickly so I get impatient during the rallies and follow the pattern of the opponent's game."

"In the last meeting, I lost because at that time I was ahead and conceded. Today I was more prepared, especially in the first game, I don't want to repeat the same thing," she concluded.