JAKARTA Anthony Sinisuka Ginting's defeat in the second round of the Malaysia Open 2025 left two bad records, each for the player and Indonesia.
Ginting was forced to return from the tournament after losing two straight games 7-21 and 10-21 to Kunlavud Vitidsarn at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday, January 9, 2025, noon WIB.
"I couldn't get my skills out well today from start to finish," Ginting said in a statement received from PBSI Public Relations.
Ginting's defeat made the Indonesian men's singles in the tournament sold out. The work of this sector began with Jonatan Christie's defeat in the first round.
This result made the fast for the Indonesian men's singles title at the Malaysia Open continue. The last time Indonesia received a men's singles title there in 2000 through Taufik Hidayat.
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As for Ginting, this suffering extended his poor record after not getting a single title last year. At that time, his best result was runner-up at All England 2024 against Jonathan in the final.
"It turns out that my physical and fitness levels are not yet at a level that is ready to compete against players like him," said the bronze medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Malaysia Open 2025 is Ginting's first tournament after being sidelined for more than two months due to injury. He last appeared at the Denmark Open in October 2024.
After that, the badminton player from West Java missed two major events, namely the Kumamoto Masters Japan (Super 500) and the China Masters (Super 750).
"This is my first tournament after two months, back from the injury recovery period. After this, it must be discussed with the coach how to evaluate and prepare for the next tournament," Ginting said.
Malaysia Open 2025 is Ginting and Jonathan's first place under the new coach Mulyo Handoyo. The former coach of Taufik Hidayat became the men's singles head coach replacing Irwansyah who moved to India.
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