Why Kevin/Marcus Expelled At The 2022 BWF World Championship

JAKARTA - Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon's less than optimal performance was one of the reasons why they failed again at the 2022 BWF World Championship.

The world number one pair had to leave early from the 2022 BWF World Championship after losing two straight games 15-21, 9-21 to England's Ben Lane/Sean Vendy at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Thursday, 25 August.

"The field was quite windy and we were late in adapting. Today we couldn't play well otherwise the opponent played well," Kevin said in an official statement.

This defeat clearly delayed Kevin/Marcus' desire to become world champions again. The world number one pair had never before tasted a title from this event even at the peak of their careers.

"Today the game didn't go out all the way. It was under pressure from the start and we couldn't get out of that pressure. Didn't expect the result to be like this," said Marcus.

"Obviously sad and disappointed, we want to be world champions and have tried to give our best but maybe we haven't been lucky enough," he added.

Indonesia still has two men's doubles representatives who have qualified for the last eight. The two pairs, namely Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan and Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto.