Debut In Team Event Losing To Canadian Representative, Ester Gets Valuable Experience From Sudirman Cup

Indonesian women's singles Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Indonesian women's singles Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo admitted that she had learned a lot of valuable experiences from the 2021 Sudirman Cup event which was held at Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland.

In the second qualifying match of Group C, Monday night, Ester, who made her debut in the world team event, had to acknowledge the greatness of Canadian representative Rachel Chan through the rubber game 24-22, 8-21, 18-21.

With this defeat, the 17-year-old player also failed to contribute a winning number for the Garuda squad.

“My first game actually played well. Only in the second game, my focus is often lost. I'm confused myself," said Ester in an official statement from PBSI, Tuesday morning, citing Antara.

"In the third game, when I missed out, I could even play loose. It's a shame I couldn't maintain consistency, I lost," he added.

Actually, Esther's performance in the first game was quite good, and the game was able to develop.

Unfortunately, in the second and third games, because he doesn't have much experience, he actually makes his own mistakes. The focus and consistency have not been maintained properly. He also wasted many opportunities to add points.

From the defeat, the woman born in Jayapura admitted that she had gained a lot of valuable experience, especially when competing in major championships.

"I have to play safer, don't make many mistakes myself. In addition, I have to be more resistant when I play. I have to increase my power, and the mentality of the game must also be improved," said Ester.

Meanwhile, according to women's singles coach Herli Djaenudin, Ester was sent to the Sudirman Cup to increase her experience in participating in major championships. In addition, he also assessed that Ester's performance during the simulation some time ago was very good.

"Ester's performance is actually quite good this time, just not consistent. Earlier in the first game it was according to strategy. But in the second game she lost focus and made many mistakes herself," explained Herli.

"In the third game, he was far behind and was able to lead 17-16. However, again about his consistency that cannot be maintained. He again made mistakes at critical points. To be sure, he got a lot of valuable experience from this defeat, " the lid.