India Open 2024: Gregoria Mariska Runs Aground In Round Of 16

Women's singles Gregoria Mariska Tunjung stopped at the last 16 of the India Open (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA Men's singles Gregoria Mariska Tunjung ran aground in the last 16 of the India Open 2024 after losing to Yeo Jia Min. The 24-year-old badminton player was stopped through the two straight games 23-25 and 14-21 by the Singaporean representative on Thursday, January 18, 2024, day WIB. "There are so many homeworks that I have to improve. I have to be more consistent in every tournament I have participated in. Today I feel like I am not at the level of my game," said Gregoria after the match. This defeat was quite surprising because in the previous eight clashes Gregoria had a 6-2 winning record over Yeo. In addition, in the previous three most recent meetings, Gregoria was recorded to always come out as the winner. Previously, at the Malaysia Open 2024 last week, Gregoria was also able to reach the quarter-finals. His journey was then blocked by the second seed of China, Chen Yufei. Regardless, Yeo was indeed in his best performance. When in Malaysia he was recorded to beat the eighth seed Han Yue and forced the first seed, An Se Young, to play the rubber game. "Yeo is a good rubber player. His speed and variation of the blow was good. In the last two tournaments I also saw him more patient and not too rushed," said Gregoria. Gregoria's decision left the Indonesian representatives now with only four. They are the men's singlesman Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Jonatan Christie, the men's doubles Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, as well as Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati. The representatives will try to reach the quarter-finals of this Super 750 BWF level event this afternoon.