Thomas Cup Standings, Indonesia At The Top Of Group A

Shesar Hiren Rhustavito wins the decisive match (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Men's singles badminton player Shesar Hiren Rhustavito won the decisive match and made Indonesia beat Thailand 3-2 in the Thomas Cup Group A preliminary round which was held at Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Denmark.

In the decisive match which took place on Tuesday morning western Indonesia time, Shesar won the rubber game 23-21, 10-21, 21-8 over Adulrach Namkul in a duration of 62 minutes.

The first game between the two players was tight. Namkul stole the first three points and continued to add more points, while Shesar struggled to catch up.

Shesar's efforts paid off. They were tied 7-7 and Shesar took the next point to overturn the lead.

Shesar took the lead, but it didn't last long as Namkul equalized again 14-14. The two then compete with each other to earn more points. They played equally strong until match point 20-20.

Shesar tried to play more calmly and slowly managed to secure critical points so he won the match with an initial score of 23-21.

Entering the second game, Shesar lowered the tempo of the game. He plays more relaxed. However, as a result, he conceded a lot of points. While his opponent drove easily and won the second game 10-21.

In the decisive game, Shesar seemed to have found an opening to break through the defense while stealing a lot of points from his opponent. With crossed balls, he was able to trouble Namkul.

Shesar also dominated the game and smoothly added point by point to close the match with a landslide score of 21-8.

With these results, Indonesia is certain to win over Thailand with the final position 3-2.

Previously in the opening match, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting's men's singles failed to contribute a winning number after being defeated by Kantaphon Wangcharoen in three games with a score of 21-16, 22-24, 23-25.

However, in the second party, the world number one men's doubles Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo were able to bring the Garuda squad to a 1-1 draw with Thailand after they defeated Supak Jomkoh/Kittinupong Kedren in three games with a score of 19-21, 21-18, 21-13.

In the third party, unfortunately, Jonatan Christie's men's singles failed to contribute a winning number. He was defeated by world number 23 Kunlavut Vitidsarn in two games with a score of 10-21, 14-21.

Jonathan's defeat could be avenged by the men's doubles Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto who appeared in the next match. They won straight games 21-9, 21-12 over Natthapat Trinkajee/Tanupat Viriyangkura.

So far, Indonesia has collected two wins where in the previous match the Garuda squad defeated Algeria with a score of 5-0.

With these results, Indonesia has the right to occupy the top of the standings, ahead of Thailand and Taiwan, which have only won one victory.