Defeated by Malvika Bansod at China Open 2024, Gregoria Mariska: This is a Slap for Me

Jakarta, Todaysgist.com – World number 43 Indian player Malvika Bansod defeated fifth seed Indonesian Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the first round of the 2024 China Open badminton tournament in Changzhou, China, Wednesday (18/9/2024). The defeat, for Gregoria, was a big blow.

“This defeat is a slap in the face for me, in the first two tournaments after the Olympics the results were not as I wanted. Not only in terms of results but also performance,” said Gregoria after being defeated by Malvika Bansod at the 2024 China Open.

Last month, in Paris, France, Gregoria Mariska contributed a bronze medal for Indonesia. After returning from the Olympics, Gregoria was supposed to appear at the Japan Open. However, she canceled her trip because she had chicken pox.

Gregoria Mariska, who is currently ranked seventh in the world, lost in straight sets to Malvika Bansod 24-26, 19-21 in the opening match of the 2024 China Open.

According to him, today he did not show his best level of play. He should have played better.

“The biggest difficulty in today’s match was my slow movement. From the rallies, I just followed the rhythm of my confident opponent, making my game less comfortable. In addition, I did not initiate attacks,” he said.

Despite losing, Gregoria assessed that she did not give up easily when playing against Malvika Bansod at the 2024 China Open. “However, apart from all that, the positive thing is that I did not give up easily, I was still able to force myself to catch up,” she said.

This 25 year old player considered that his finishing was not good, so he gave up two straight games.