Sudirman Cup Group Preliminary 2023: Germany Becomes The Second Victim Of The Indonesian Team

The pair Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti contributed points for the Indonesian team in the 2023 Sudirman Cup. (Photo: Twitter @INABadminton)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian team won again in the preliminary phase of Group B of the 2023 Sudirman Cup. This time, Germany became a victim of the Red and White team.

In the match which took place on Tuesday, May 16, Indonesia won with a score of 4-1. The victory of the Cipayung National Training Forces was closed by the pair Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti.

Apri/Fadia beat Stine Kuespert/Emma Moszczynski with a score of 21-15, 25-23 in the fifth party.

"I am grateful and relieved. We are certainly happy with this victory. Thank God we were able to give the team winning points. In addition, until the end of the match, we were not injured," said Apri, after the match.

The match was tense, especially in the second game when the two partners reached a 20-20 draw. Apri, who is more senior, got input from Fadia, who asked him to calm down and focus.

This was experienced by Apri because it was followed by Stine/Emma after taking advantage. Apri acknowledged that the situation was a pressure for him.

"Thank God Fadia was able to calm me down to play more patiently. We had leadership, then followed by settings. Thankfully we won," said Apri, as quoted from Antara.

Meanwhile, Fadia is grateful to be able to contribute good results for the Indonesian national team in the last match.

Regarding the drama setting that occurred at the end of the second game, Fadia said that they were too eager to end the match which backfired.

"At the last points, we were a little eager to end the match quickly. But fortunately we were able to calm each other down and finally got the winning points," said Fadia.

The Indonesian advantage was opened by the pair Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari. They won 21-19 and 21-7 over Jone Rafly Jansen/Linda Effler in the opening match.

In the second match, Jonathan Christie did not give Fabrian Roth the opportunity to contribute points for Germany. Jojo won with a score of 21-18 and 21-17.

Women's singles, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, contributed the third number for Indonesia. Grego won two straight games over Yvonne Li with a score of 21-8 and 21-14.

Unfortunately, the pair Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Marthin failed to make Indonesia wipe out all matches. The PBSI men's doubles lost through a three-game battle with a score of 21-18, 17-21, and 19-21.