Gregoria Releases Pressure, Thinks Victory For Yourself

Georgia Mariska Tunjung will meet An Se-young in the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA - Gregoria Mariska Tunjung has succeeded in stepping into the women's singles semifinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, you have to beat Thailand's representative, Ratchanok Intanon, two straight games 25-23 and 21-9, on Saturday, August 3, 2024.

The victory made Indonesia's badminton hope that the medal would still be open. Gregoria is now the only hope in the sport.

The key to victory cannot be separated from the mindset he instills. Gregoria does not want the hope of a medal which is now only on her shoulders to become a burden.

He puts pressure away and thinks that the victory he won was for himself first.

"I'm happy to win today. I'm trying to think that this match, if I win, it's for myself. I don't want to think too much that makes me more depressed," Gregoria said after the match.

Furthermore, the victory over Intanon allowed Gregoria to improve the meeting record.

Previously, Gregoria lost in eight meetings and only won once. The only victory was won when appearing in the 2024 Uber Cup. Now, the Georgia vs Intanon meeting record is 2-8.

Although it could reach the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics and improve the record against Intanon, Georgia did not want to be complacent.

"Intanon is one of my idol players. I'm very happy to see him on the pitch at an event as big as the Olympics."

"This is a good achievement for me, but again I don't want to be too complacent. Tomorrow's match will be tougher and I have to get back ready immediately," he said.

Georgia Mariska Tunjung will face the first seed of the 2024 Olympics, An Se-young from South Korea, in the semifinals.

The 24-year-old badminton player has never won against An Se-yong in seven previous meetings.

However, that cannot be used as a benchmark. Georgia doesn't want to think about the results and notes. Most importantly, he gave his best in the match later.

"An Se-young is definitely a difficult opponent. I want to try my best to show my best. I will not think about the results, but I want to fight as hard as I can," he said.

Head-to-Head Gregoria vs An Se-young

Singapore Open 2024: An Se-young vs Gregoria 21-14, 21-23

BWF World Tour Finals 2023: An Se-young vs Gregoria 21-14, 21-16

India Open 2023: An Se-young vs Gregoria 21-16, 21-18

BWF World Tour Finals 2022: An Se-young vs Gregoria 21-9, 11-21, 21-10

Australian Open 2022: An Se-young vs Gregoria 21-17, 21-9

Malaysia Masters 2022: An Se-young vs Gregoria 21-18, 13-21, 21-8

All England 2022: An Se-young vs Gregoria 21-16, 21-4