Indonesia Open 2023 Held June, World Top Players Will Fight Skills For IDR 20 Billion Prizes

The Indonesia Open 2023 tournament will be held in June. (Photo: Doc. PBSI)

JAKARTA - The prestigious badminton tournament, Indonesia Open 2023, will be held in the country on June 13-18, at Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Senayan. This Super 1000 Tournament will be flooded with world-class players.

This assurance was conveyed by M. Fadil Imran as Secretary General of PP PBSI. Not only bringing world-level athletes, the Indonesia Open 2023 will also compete for a total prize of 1,325 million US dollars or almost Rp. 20 billion.

"We are certainly ready to hold the most prestigious championship in the country. Moreover, this is the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000 level tournament which will certainly be flooded with world top players coming to Jakarta," said Fadil Imran in a statement received Tuesday, May 23.

Fadil Imran hopes that Indonesia will not only succeed in organizing the Indonesia Open 2023 tournament, but also have successful achievements. He really hopes that there will be a championship title from Indonesian players.

"Hopefully this year there will be a title that can be won by the host player. Last year, we failed. Hopefully, this year the performance of Indonesian players can be even better," hoped Fadil Imran.

In this prestigious event, the best Indonesian players will certainly take part. Anthony Ginting, Jonatan Christie, Gregoria Mariska, Fajar Alfian/Rian Ardianto, Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, to Rehan Naufal Kushanjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati etc., will certainly be ready to fight for the title.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian men's singles, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, admitted that he was very excited. The reason is, according to Ginting, there is a different atmosphere that comes when appearing at home.

"It's very excited to appear at Istora every time. Because for me personally, the atmosphere and support for Indonesian badminton lovers are extraordinary," said Anthony Ginting.

"We played at home and I am really looking forward to it. I want to bring the spirit of success at the Asian Championships and then to the Indonesia Open. Just because all the best players in the world are present, I have to focus on every match and think that every match is the final," he continued.