Gregoria also fell in the quarter-finals of BAC

– Indonesian women’s singles, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, added to the list of Indonesian representatives who fell in the quarter-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) 2023, Thursday (28/4/2023).

Playing at the Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Al Nasr Club, Dubai, Gregoria’s move was stopped by the Chinese representative who is also the third seed, Chen Yu Fei. The Wonogiri-born player had won the second game in the game rubber game before surrendering 10-21, 21-19, and 13-21. Gregoria was eliminated despite fighting hard and played 59 minutes.

Previously, five Indonesian representatives were also eliminated in the last eight. They are two mixed doubles Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari and Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti, women’s doubles Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi, as well as world number one men’s doubles, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto and another men’s doubles Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/ Bagas Maulana.

Rivov/Pitha lost eighth seed from Malaysia, Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie, 17-21, 21-15, and 19-21. The 14th ranked double fell after 55 minutes of fighting.

The other mixed doubles, Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti, failed to advance to the semifinals. They stopped after being defeated by the first seeds Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong, 11-21, 17-21. Praveen/Melati gave up after 30 minutes of fighting.

The women’s doubles, Febriana/Amalia, were stopped by the Thai doubles, Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai, 21-16, 18-21, and 11-21.

Fajar/Rian also failed to advance to the last four after surrendering 20-22 15-21 to the eighth-seeded Malaysian pair, Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi, with a score of 20-22 15-21. Fajar/Rian gave up after playing 37 minutes.

The other men’s doubles, Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana, also failed to advance to the semifinals after being stopped by the Japanese pair who were also fourth seeds, Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi with a score of 14-21, 17-21. Fikri/Bagas fell after 35 minutes of fighting.

The only ticket to the semifinals so far has only been won by mixed doubles Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja. Dejan/Gloria advanced to the last four after eliminating Rohan Kapoor/Reddy Sikki, 21-18, 19-21, and 21-15. Dejan/Gloria are entitled to appear in the semifinals after fighting for 1 hour and 5 minutes.

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