Gregoria Mariska Wants To Break Bad Records At The Indonesia Masters

Indonesian women's singles, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung. (Photo: Twitter @INABadminton)

JAKARTA - Gregoria Mariska Tunjung wants to break her bad record at the Indonesia Masters. The first step has been taken by defeating Shuo Yun Sung, Wednesday, January 25.

The 2017 junior world champion stepped into the second round of the Indonesia Masters 2023 after winning three games 12-21, 21-18, and 21-11, at the Istora Stadium, Senayan, Jakarta.

"The target of the Indonesia Masters itself, I try to push to enter the top eight," he said during a press conference after the match.

So far Gregoria's most distant journey at the Indonesia Masters is the second half. That includes last year after defeating Thailand's Lalinrat Chaiwan in an easy two-game battle in the first half.

However, his steps were then stopped in the second half. At that time, Gregoria had to admit the superiority of India's P. V. Sindhu in a match that lasted for three games.

Gregoria is targeting to get a title this year. Last year, she missed the opportunity after failing in the final Australian Open due to losing to women's singles An Se-young.

"This year I want to find a title. It will definitely be a long discussion with the coach," said the 23-year-old athlete who was born in Wonogiri.

In the second round of the Indonesia Masters this year, Gregoria will meet the winner of Japanese women's singles Nozomi Okuhara against China He Bing Jioa. The two badminton players did not play when this news was written.

"Today I want to recover first. Anyone's opponent is the same because both of them are good. I want to show the best tomorrow whoever the opponent I will fight," said Gregoria.

Previously, the Indonesian women's singles number had already secured one second round ticket through Putri Kusuma Wardani, who defeated the Japanese representative, Aya Ohori.

In addition to the two names, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting also managed to reach the second half. The badminton player from West Java sent Hong Kong representative Lee Cheuk Yiu home in just two games.