Road To Olympics: BWF Releases New Ranking, Where Is The Position Of Indonesian Representatives In The 2024 Olympic Ticket Competition?

Indonesian men's singles, Anthony Sinisuka. (Photo: Twitter/@INABadminton)

JAKARTA - Badminton World Federation (BWF) has updated the ranking of world badminton players on Tuesday, August 8. This list can be a benchmark for knowing the position of Indonesian representatives in the race for tickets to qualify for the 2024 Olympics.

Starting May 2023, BWF has opened Race to Olympics, in each athlete's points appearing in the tournament starting that month can be calculated for capital towards the Olympics.

For Race to Olympics, BWF has set special conditions. Each country can only send a maximum of two representatives. For singles, the two players must be ranked 16th in the Race to Olympics.

As for the double number, the requirement to send two representatives is stricter. The two doubles from the country must be in the top eight zone of Race to Olympics.

Reflecting on this provision, Indonesia could only send two representatives for the men's singles number. This is because Anthony Ginting is in seventh place while Jonatan Christie is in 13th position in the Race to Olympics ranking.

Meanwhile, for the other four sectors, Indonesia can only place one representative towards the Olympics. For the double sector, it is occupied by Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto who is now ranked sixth in the men's doubles.

Even so, the status released by BWF is still temporary. Therefore, the names who are currently in the Olympic qualifying zone cannot be fully calm.

They still have to keep fighting to maintain their position in the qualifying zone for the 2024 Olympics ending in April 2024.

The following is a list of Indonesian Players in the Zone to Qualify for the Olympics as of August 8: