PBSI Sends 104 Players To Face 2 Prestigious Tournaments In Medan

Indonesian Badminton Player Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo/PBSI

JAKARTA The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) sent a total of 104 players to face the Indonesia International Challenge and the Indonesia Masters Super 100 in Medan.

The Indonesia International Challenge will take place from August 29 to September 3. Meanwhile, the Indonesia Masters Super 100 will be held from September 5 to 10.

Of the total 47 players, they will appear in the Indonesia International Challenge and 57 others will play in the Indonesia Masters Super 100.

The badminton players sent included Alwi Farhan, Yohanes Saut Marcelyno, Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi, Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari, Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo, Muh Putra Erwusyah/Patra Harapan Rindorindo, Ribka Sugiarto/Lanny Tria Mayasari, Rachel Alllessya Rose/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari to Jafar Hidayatullah/Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata.

Not only the team from the PBSI Cipayung national training camp (Pelatnas), players outside the national training team were confirmed to take part.

The names from outside the National Training Center who participated were Tommy Sugiarto, Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani and the 2022 Indonesia International Challenge champion, Anggiaaturta Awanda/Putri Larasati.

However, based on the renewal of the Organizational Regulation (PO) No. 15 of 2022, not all players can participate in the two tournaments.

The PO states that Indonesian players who can be approved to step down at the International Challenge level are players with BWF rankings of 1-200. Meanwhile, at the Super 100 level are players with BWF rankings of 1-150.

The basis for the issuance of PO No. 15 of 2022 and its amendment on April 5, 2023 is PO No. 06 of 2019 is a warning from the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

The reprimand was because an Indonesian player appeared in an international tournament with quality below the standard so that he lost with a striking score.

To that end, this PO aims to limit the registration of non-training players with the aim of making the quality of players who participate in international tournaments really meet the level of the match.

Including the international championships held in Indonesia, this is also to maintain the quality of the tournament itself.