Ester Loses In The Quarter-Final Decisive Match, Indonesia Gets Out Of Uber Cup

Single player Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Single player Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo failed to contribute points for the Red and White squad. Indonesia was also eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Uber Cup with a 2-3 defeat.

Ester, who is only 16 years old, lost to Phittayaporn Chaiwan 23-25, 8-21 in the last match at Ceres Arena, Aarhus Denmark, Friday morning WIB.

Launching Antara, Ester was able to match Phittayaporn's game in the first game even three times reaching game points 21-20, 22-21, and 23-22, but her failed return turned things around for the Thai players who managed to win the first game 25-23.

In the second game, Esther was far behind by the world number 31 and gave up 8-21. This victory increased Phittayaporn's record of victory over Ester to 2-0 after previously also winning in the 2019 Junior International Challenge tournament.

Ester's defeat made Indonesia lose 2-3 to Thailand and had to settle for only reaching the last eight in the 2020 Uber Cup which was delayed by a year due to the corona virus pandemic. The two points obtained by the Indonesian Team were obtained from the double sector.

Meanwhile, Thailand advanced to the semifinals to meet defending champions China, who had already beaten Taiwan 3-0.

The other semi-finals pitted Japan against South Korea who each also won 3-0 over India and hosts Denmark in succession.

Previously, women's singles ranked 21st in the world, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, failed to score after being defeated by world number 10 Pornpawee Chochuwong in a three-game drama 21-14, 10-21, 10-21 which left Indonesia 0-1 behind.

Indonesia's number one women's doubles Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu brought the Red and White Uber Cup Team level 1-1 with a 21-17, 17-21, 21-19 victory over Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai in more than one and a half hours.

The defeat of Putri Kusuma Wardani in the women's singles by Busanan Ongbamrungphan 9-21, 21-23 left Indonesia behind again 1-2.

However, in the women's doubles, Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti/Ribka Sugiarto again equalized to 2-2 by defeating the Thai pair Puttita Supajirakul/Sapsiree Taerattanachai 21-19, 15-21, 21-15.