Lack Of Sleep Makes Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Not Maximum In The 2023 Malaysia Masters Final

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

JAKARTA - Women's singles, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, failed to realize her ambition to win her first title at the BWF Super 500 event. She had to settle for being runner up because she lost in the 2023 Malaysia Masters final, Sunday, May 28.

Gregoria lost two games directly to Japanese badminton player Akane Yamaguchi. He lost 17-21 and 17-21 after going through the 34-minute match.

"I admit I didn't play optimally today. In fact, it can be said that the game is bad," said Gregoria.

Gregoria said she had difficulty sleeping the night before the match. Nervous makes her unable to think clearly to face important matches on Sunday.

Even though the final round of the Malaysia Masters is an important agenda that he has been waiting for for for a long time. Gregoria also deeply regrets the disappointing result.

"I can't get out of the pressure. Honestly, I couldn't sleep last night. Maybe because I thought it was important for me, I had a target here so it made me uncomfortable," explained Gregoria, as reported by Antara.

The burden of the mind directly affects the game so it cannot come out optimally. This pressure made Gregoria unable to be free.

Gregoria apologized to the coach and fans for the poor results in the final round. The defeat was also a big lesson for him to be better prepared if he reached the final round again in another tournament.

"I should be able to show better than this. I apologize to the coach and everyone who has been waiting for the final. This is a big lesson for the future, if there are big finals again I already know what to do," he concluded.