Tuesday, 15 February 2022 – 20:43 WIB
VIVA – The Indonesian women’s badminton team started the first step with a sweet. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung et al, successfully defeated Hong Kong 4-1 in the first match of Group Z of the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships.
In the match which took place at the Setia City Convention Center, Selangor, Malaysia, Tuesday morning 15 February 2022, Gregoria, who was the first to play, succeeded in spearheading the Garuda Muda Squad. Through a neater game, Gregoria finally gave Indonesia a 1-0 lead after winning 21-16, 21-12 over Cheung Ying Mei.
“Thank God I was able to carry out my duties well, I was able to win the match in the opening match. Indeed, the conditions during training and the match were different. Need to adapt again. Earlier I also made several mistakes. the game,” said Gregoria after the match in a written statement from PBSI.
According to the women’s singles coach, Herli Djaenudin, Gregoria’s performance was okay. It’s just that because this is the first match, the students still make mistakes several times because their adaptation to wind direction and lighting is not optimal.
“In terms of the game, Gregoria’s first performance was good. If there are errors, it is also due to the influence of the wind and lights,” said Herli.
In the second party, through a tight and tense match, the first women’s doubles pair, Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi, had to admit the superiority of Yeung Nga Ting/Yeung Pui Lam, 19-21, 21-19, 21-23. The position became 1-1.
“In terms of the game, we are at our maximum. Sorry, we can’t contribute points. Earlier, the consistency of our playing in the middle of the field still often loses focus. We are also not quick to anticipate the change of the game from losing the wind to winning the wind,” commented Febriana and Pratiwi about match for 65 minutes.
