Gregoria And Women KW Lose, Women's Singles Confirmed Without SEA Games Gold Medal

JAKARTA - It is certain that Indonesia will not bring home the gold medal from the women's singles badminton in the individual number at the SEA Games Hanoi 2021.

This is after Gregoria Mariska Tunjung and Putri Kusuma Wardani were eliminated in the semifinals at Bac Giang Gymnasium, Vietnam, on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Both of them surrendered to the representatives of Thailand.

Putri Kusuma Wardani was beaten by Pornpawee Chochuwong with a score of 16-21, 9-21. This is Putri KW's second straight loss from two meetings with the same opponent.

Prior to this year's SEA Games, Putri KW had been beaten by Pornpawee when the two met in the last 16 of the Asian Badminton Championships earlier this month.

Meanwhile, Gregoria must surrender at the hands of Phittayaporn Chaiwan. The best national women's singles also gave up in straight sets 18-21, 15-21.

The failure of these two women's singles made Indonesia have to postpone ending the gold medal drought in the women's singles sector in the latest four editions.

The last time that Merah Putih won in this number was at the 2013 SEA Games. At that time, the badminton player Bellaetrix Manuputty succeeded in occupying the highest podium.