Highlighting Gregoria Mariska's Appearance At All England 2022, Rionny Mainaky: Playing Hesitating And Not Ready To Get Tired

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Photo: PBSI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian women's doubles coach who is also the Head of PP PBSI's Achievement Development Division, Rionny Mainaky, highlighted the appearance of Gregoria Mariska Tunjung who did not show high enthusiasm and fighting power when she appeared at the All England 2022 at Utita Arena Birmingham, last Wednesday.

Gregoria, who was Indonesia's only women's singles representative at the All England, ran aground in the first round after being forced to surrender to fourth-seeded South Korean badminton player An Seyoung 16-21, 4-21.

Rionny said that his protege was actually able to start the first game bravely and convincingly to get ahead before the interval. But Gregoria suddenly lost confidence after facing a long rally.

“After a long rally and making mistakes, his confidence started to go away. Then An Se Young started to invite him to follow the pattern of his game, so Gregoria played hesitantly, feeling that his strategy and game didn't work and he wasn't ready to get tired. That makes him unable to play all out," said Rionny as quoted by Antara, Friday.

Rionny also advised Gregoria to increase his fighting power on the field, especially when facing tough opponents.

"To fight world players who are ranked above the top 10, you must muster all your abilities and have high motivation and fighting power," said Rionny.

"He still looks less brave and defeated himself," he concluded.

This was Gregoria's first loss to An Seyoung in their first meeting in a professional badminton tournament.

An Seyoung, who is now ranked fourth in the world, is indeed in a positive trend after winning three consecutive tournaments held in Bali last year, namely the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals, the 2021 Indonesia Open, and the 2021 Indonesia Masters.