Indonesia Has A Chance To Reach The 2024 Uber Cup Final, This Is The Reason

The Indonesian women's badminton team celebrated their victory after winning over Thailand in the 2024 Uber Cup quarter-finals at the Chengdu Hi Tech Zone Sports Center Gymnasium, Chengdu, China, Friday (3/5/2024). (Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Following the list of South Korean line-up players who will compete in the semifinals, this Saturday, the Indonesian women's team has the opportunity to penetrate the 2024 Uber Cup finals.

Quoted from the list of official line-ups, reported by ANTARA, Saturday, May 4, South Korea's number one women's singles as well as An Se Young's world, as well as Kim Ga Eun's second layer are certain to miss the upcoming match. There is still no confirmed reason why the two women's singles were not fielded.

This made Gregoria Mariska Tunjung face Sim Yu Jin in the first match. On paper, Gregoria won 3-1 out of four meetings between the two, even world-ranked, the Indonesian representative was far above Sim.

With convincing statistics as well as Gregoria's performance showing a significant increase from one match to another, Gregoria has a good chance to open Indonesia's advantage over South Korea today.

Turning to the doubles sector, Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti will meet superior doubles Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee. On a record meeting, the South Korean pair won 3-1 over Indonesia, with their last meeting being in the quarter-finals of the China Open 2023.

The only Apri/Fadia victory over Baek/Lee was at the 2023 World Championships where Indonesia won through a straight game.

The match against South Korea requires high energy and stamina, and with the consistency shown by Apri/Fadia, hopes for the final are open again.

The second Indonesian single is Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo, who is the determinant of Merah Putih to continue their steps to the semifinals the previous day.

Ester will meet fellow young player, Kim Ga Ram. This is the first meeting for the two players.

This Indonesian player has shown a very high fighting power on the field, and armed with better statistics and the confidence he has collected in recent matches, Ester keeps Indonesia's hopes of returning to the 2024 Uber Cup final.

The other two Indonesian representatives who will compete today are the women's doubles Lanny Tria Mayasari/Ribka Sugiarto and the women's singles Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi.

Lanny/Ribka will face the new couple Jeong Na Eun/Kong Hee Yong, while Komang Ayu will meet another young player, Kim Min Sun in the semifinals today.

The 2024 Uber Cup semifinal match will start at 08.30 WIB.