Darren/Bernadine Failed, China Won The 2024 BAJC Champion

Mixed doubles Darren Aurelius/Bernadine Anindya Wardana had to settle for being runner-up in the 2024 BNI Badminton Asia Junior Championships (BAJC) tournament (Dok PBSI)

YOGYAKARTA - Mixed doubles Darren Aurelius/Bernadine Anindya Wardana had to settle for being runner-up in the 2024 BNI Badminton Asia Junior Championships (BAJC) tournament after being defeated by the Chinese doubles, Lin Xiang Yi/Liu Yuan Yuan.

Competing in the 2024 BAJC final at the Amonggrogo GOR, Yogyakarta, Sunday 7 July, Darren/Bernadine gave up two straight games with a score of 12-21, 13-21 from China.

In the final match of BAJC 2024, Darren/Bernadine were less able to keep up with China's game which played attacking from the start of the match. More emphasized, Darren/Bernadine finally had to give up two straight games in this match within 33 minutes.

"The opponent is superior, we have to evaluate and later if we meet again we can avenge the defeat," said Darren.

'The opponent doesn't want to lose, they fight, we lose the game. It's enough about the conditions," said Bernadine.

This result made Darren/Bernadine fail to follow the pair Leo Rolly Carnando/Indah Cahya Sari Jamil who previously triumphed at the 2019 AJC event in China.

At the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center, Leo/Idah who appeared in the BAJC final won after defeating Chinese representatives, Feng Yan Zhen/Lin Fang Ling with a score of 16-21, 22-20, 22-20.

We have to train even harder so that in the future we can get even better results. The achievements in this tournament certainly don't make us satisfied. There are still some titles that we have to achieve again," said Darren.

From the Chinese camp, Lin Xian Yi/Liu Yuan said they were happy to win the title and made the Bamboo Curtain Country collect five titles at the 2024 BNI Badminton Asia Junior Championships. For both of them, the title in front of the Student City public was the result of their hard work during training.

"The title of BNI Badminton Asia Junior Championships in 2024 after our training so far. We are certainly happy, hopefully this achievement can motivate us," said Lin.

With this result, China won five titles from the 2024 BNI Badminton Asia Junior Championships tournament. Apart from Lin/Liu, the other Bamboo Curtain country titles were donated by Hu Zhe An (men's singles), Xu Wen Jing (women's singles), Hu Ke Yuan/Lin Xian Yi (men's doubles), and Chen Fan Shu Tian/Liu Jia Yue (women's doubles).

As for Hu, who climbed the highest podium after overthrowing the representative of South Korea, Yoon Ho Seong with a score of 13-21, 21-14, 21-14. From the women's singles sector, Xu Wen Jing won after defeating his country's compatriot, Yin Yi Qing, two straight games 21-13, 21-15.

Meanwhile, in the men's doubles sector, Hu Ke Yuan/Lin Xian Yi triumphed after defeating the Malaysian pair, Kang Khai Xing/Aaron Tai straight game 21-13, 21-11. As for the women's doubles sector, Chen Fan Shu Tian/Liu Jia Yue defeated the South Korean pair, Kim Min Ji/Yeon Seo Yeon through a two-game battle 21-11, 21-15.