JAKARTA - The decline in the performance of the pair Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon affected their ranking in BWF. Now, Kevin/Marcus' position has been eroded again.
If in September 2022, The Minions dropped to second place, this time they fell one position. The pair, who previously spent 214 weeks at the top of the BWF rankings, are now in third place.
Kevin/Marcus tergusur pasangan Taiwan Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin yang mengumpulkan 96.068 poin dari 22 turnamen yang mereka berikuti sepanjang tahun ini. Sementara Minions hingga saat ini mengumpulkan 93.747 poin hasil dari 17 turnamen yang diikuti.
The two-time All England champion was overshadowed by the Malaysian pair, Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik. The 2022 world champion is 3,400 points adrift of Kevin/Marcus, according to BWF records quoted via Antara.
The top ranking of the men's doubles is still held by the Japanese pair Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi.
This decline in ranking is understandable. The reason is, Kevin/Marcus' performance has recently decreased.
In addition, they are also absent from competing more because Marcus is injured. Non-technical factors are also the cause. As is known, Kevin's relationship with the coach turned out to be not harmonious.
As a result, the Indonesian men's doubles have not won a single title this year. The last time the Minions climbed the top podium was at the Indonesia Open 2021.
Meanwhile, other sons including Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan are not displaced from the fifth position in the world, as well as Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto who are still ranked sixth in the world.
After a one-month hiatus since losing in the second round of the Japan Open 2022, Marcus/Kevin will return to action in two European Super 750 tournaments, namely the Denmark Open on October 18-23, followed by the French Open on October 25-30.
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