JAKARTA - Indonesian men's doubles Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon face a tough challenge in the group stage at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, July 23 to August 8.
Based on the results of the draw held on Thursday night at the National Badminton Center, England, the world number one pair Kevin/Marcus are in Group A with Lee Yang/Wang Chi Lin (Taiwan), Ben Lane/Sean Vendy (England), Chrirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (India).
Kevin/Marcus, who came without any competitive warm-up tournaments this year, must be wary of Lee/Wang who won three tournaments in a row in Bangkok, Thailand, last January.
Lee/Wang also defeated Hendra/Ahsan in the final round of the BWF World Tour Finals 2020, last January.
Lane/Vendy and Rankireddy/Shetty also need to be watched out for as they recorded quite good results in several tournaments leading up to Tokyo.
Meanwhile, other Indonesian representatives, Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan also have to be careful with their opponents in Group D. They will face Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia), Choi Solgyu/Seo Seung Jae (South Korea), and Jason Anthony Ho- Shue/Nyl Yakura (Canada).
You could say Choi/Seo will be a tough challenge for Hendra/Ahsan. The reason is, based on the record of their second meeting in Thailand, the world ranked second pair lost twice
Hendra/Ahsan were forced to surrender at the hands of Choi/Seo in the quarter-finals of the Yonex Thailand Open 2021 and the group stage of the second day of the BWF World Tour Finals 2020.
In the women's doubles, Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu will start their journey in Tokyo against three pairs in Group A. They are joined by top seeds Sayaka Hirota/Yuki Fukushima (Japan), Chloe Birch/Lauren Smith (England), and Chow Mei Kuan. / Lee Meng Yean (Malaysia).
In the mixed doubles sector, Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti will compete with Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino (Japan), Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Boje (Denmark), and Simon Wing Hang/Gronya Somerville (Australia).
In doubles, there are 16 pairs divided into 4 groups. The players will go through the group stage first. The top two pairs of the group will qualify for the quarter-finals.
In singles, there are 42 players divided into 14 groups. Only one player who wins group title status is entitled to advance to the knockout phase which begins with the round of 16.
The following is a complete list of the draw for Indonesia's representatives at the Tokyo Olympics:
Men's doubles Group A:
Marcus Fernaldo Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia)
Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin (Taiwan)
Ben Lane/Sean Vendy (England)
Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (India)
Men's doubles Group D:
Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan (Indonesia)
Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)
Choi Sol-gyu/Seo Seung-jae (South Korea)
Jason Anthony Ho-Shue/Nyl Yakura (Canada)
Women's Doubles Group A:
Sayaka Hirota/Yuki Fukushima (Japan)
Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu (Indonesia)
Chloe Birch/Leuren Smith (England)
Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Meng Yean (Malaysia)
Mixed doubles Group C:
Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti (Indonesia)
Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino (Japan)
Mathias Christiansen/Alexander Boje (Denmark)
Simon Wing Hang Leung/Gronya Somerville (Australia)
Group M women's singles:
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia)
Lianne Tan (Belgium)
Thet Htar Thuzar (Myanmar)
Men's singles Group G:
Jonathan Christie (Indonesia)
Aram Mahmood (Refugee Team)
Loh Keam Yew (Singapore)
Men's singles Group J:
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia)
Gergely Krausz (Hungary)
Sergey Sirant (Russia)
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