JAKARTA - The pair Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo / Marcus Fernaldi Gideon has always been Indonesia's mainstay in the men's doubles. On the shoulders of both of them always tethered the hope of winning the title.
This big expectation arises as the performance of the two continues to shine. Title after title now brings The Minions to the top of the world ranking.
Of course that expectation is like two blades. One side can be a motivation for Kevin / Marcus. However, the other side also gave a tremendous burden.
The reason is, Kevin / Marcus cannot always win. There are times when The Minions have experienced a failure. When he lost, Kevin admitted that he was very sad.
"People's expectations are high, especially in important matches. If you lose, you must be sad, you have to train harder," he said.
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
The 24-year-old badminton player did not deny the burden before the match. However, all of that was lost during the match. He and Marcus chose to focus on the match.
As the best men's doubles in the world, it's natural that people's expectations are so high of both. In fact, high targets are often given by federations and sponsors.
As quoted from PBSI, Kevin / Marcus is targeted to win five titles in the Super 500 to Super 1000 level tournaments in a year!
Kevin revealed, The Minions got the target of the world title last year and the target of getting any medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. However, the target at the Olympics changed after they failed to become world champions.
"The target at the Olympics is raised so it must be a gold medal," said Kevin.
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