Dramatic! Anthony Ginting Eliminates Japanese Representatives To Qualify For The Last 16 Of Malaysia Masters 2022

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting advances to the last 16 of the Malaysia Masters 2022. (Photo: Twitter @INABadminton)

JAKARTA — Men's singles, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, made it through the first round of the 2022 Malaysia Masters in a dramatic way. After being left behind, Anthony Ginting finally won against the Japanese representative, Kenta Nishimoto.

Anthony Ginting had to fight extra hard in the second and third games after losing the first game while playing at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, July 6.

The player, who is currently ranked sixth in the world, lost 8-21 in the first game. However, he then locked the victory in the next two games with a score of 21-14 and 22-20.

The badminton player from West Java became the first men's singles player to qualify for the round of 16. The men's singles ticket for Indonesia will increase if Jonatan Christie and Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo can win over their opponents.

Next, Ginting will meet the representative of India, Parupalli Kashyap. He penetrated the second round after getting rid of Indonesian men's singles Tommy Sugiarto.

Besides Ginting, the women's singles, Fitriani, also got tickets for the round of 16. The 23-year-old athlete has buried the dreams of Estonian badminton player Kristin Kuuba.

However, Fitriani's steps in the second half will be tough. The reason is, he will meet directly with the eighth seed from Thailand Ratchanok Intanon who has two titles in the Super 500 event after coming out as champion in 2018 and 2019.

Anthony and Fitriani's achievements through the second round were not followed by the women's singles by Putri Kusuma Wardani. He failed to reach the last 16 after giving up two games 21-23 and 14-21 at the hands of China's representative, Zhang Yi Man.