2024 BAC Results: Rinov/Pitha Secure Second Round Tickets

Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari Doc. PBSI

JAKARTA - Mixed doubles pair Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari qualified for the second round of the 2024 Badminton Asia Championship (BAC). The couple passed the first round after winning 21-13, 14-21, and 21-18 in 64 minutes at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Zhejiang, China, Wednesday, March 10 afternoon WIB. “Berangkur bisa menang. Stamina saya memang belum pulih setelah pekan lalu baru pulang dari Eropa. Dalam pertandingan tadi saya memang memaksa diri untuk bisa menang,” ujar Rinov. Rinov/Pitha came to this tournament with the capital of champions from the 2024 Madrid Spain Masters at the end of March. The results that make their hopes for the 2024 Paris Olympics even bigger. Currently Rinov/Pitha are in a position that has met the requirements for France later. However, they need to get the best results in the BAC as the last qualifying tournament in order to maintain their position. “ I really want to keep my hopes and opportunities for qualifying for the Olympics. I also want to maintain the momentum of success in Europe ago. That's why I'm always excited for that, "” said Rinov. Rinov/Pitha are the only mixed doubles pair who have a chance to qualify for Paris on behalf of Indonesia. They can get tickets there if they sit in 13th place at the end of the qualification later. They are currently occupying that position. To maintain or improve that ranking, they need to walk as far as possible in this Super 1000 BWF level tournament. “Hopefully to qualify for the Olympics certainly exists. Only for now we are focused on the game we are currently facing. We focus on meeting who now and what matches are now. Don't want to think too far,” Pitha said. Previously, two Indonesian representatives had been eliminated in the first round. They are the men's doubles Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and the women's doubles Lanny Tria Mayasari/Ribka Sugiarto.

Bagas/Fikri returned home after losing to Thailand's Supak Jomkoh/Kittinupong Kedren, while Lanny/Ribka surrendered in the hands of the Chinese pair and first seed Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan.