Falling In The Opening Party Of The Women's Team Badminton Semifinals At The 2022 SEA Games, Gregoria Mariska: Because Of Mental Problem

Gregoria Mariska lost to Vietnam in the first match of the women's team badminton semifinals at the SEA Games 2021. (Photo: Twitter @INABadminton)

JAKARTA - Indonesian women's singles, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, unexpectedly lost to Vietnamese athlete, Thuy Linh Nguyen, in the opening match of the women's team badminton semifinals at the 2021 SEA Games, Tuesday, May 17.

Gregoria Mariska actually had a 21-14 lead in the first game of the match which took place at the Bac Qiang Gymnasium. However, she just got hit mentally and gave up 17-21 and 16-21 in the next two games.

After the match, Gregoria Mariska admitted that she was not in the best form today. She was also aware that the main factor affecting her performance this time was her unprepared mentality.

"In my heart, I really want to fight to the death but I don't know why it doesn't come out. I admit this defeat was due to my mentality," said Gregoria in the official Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) release after the match.

Whereas at the beginning of his appearance against Thuy Linh Nguyen, Gregoria was able to show a very good performance. Since the first point, she was able to keep away from the opponent's pursuit. She admits that she is more free to play her game pattern without worrying about the opponent's movements.

“In the first game, because this was the first meeting, the opponent seemed to have read my pattern first. I'm more free to do the pattern I want," said Gregoria.

Even though she was getting easier at the beginning of the game, Gregoria actually failed to take advantage of the good situation in the second game. Instead, she tries to play it safe and often makes her own mistakes.

"In the second and third games, the opponent was actually just waiting for me to make my own mistakes. Here I also lack a lot of variety of strokes," explained Gregoria Mariska.

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