Gregoria Falls, 2024 Paris Olympic Gold Goes to Waste

Paris, Todaysgist.com – Gold medal hopes from badminton at the 2024 Paris Olympics vanished after women’s singles Gregoria Mariska Tunjung lost in the semifinals. Gregoria failed to advance to the final after being defeated by Korean player An Se-Young at Porte de la Chapelle, Paris, Sunday (4/8/2024).

In the three-game match, Gregoria suffered defeat with a score of 21-11, 13-21, and 16-21.

Gregoria started the first game well. Leading 4-0, An Se-Young started to get a little hot by closing the gap to 2-4. After that, Gregoria got a point to lead 5-2 after An Se-Young’s deadly net return. The South Korean player had to get treatment on her waist because it hit the floor.

Gregoria continued to lead 11-6 in the first interval. Gregoria maintained the lead until 19-10 and 20-11. The first game was closed by Gregoria with a smash that An Se-Young failed to return. Gregoria won 21-11.

In the second game, fierce resistance was given by An Se-Young who rose. Trailing 2-5, Gregoria slowly closed the gap to 5-6. However, An Se-Young showed several difficult strokes so that the gap widened again to 13-9. Several unforced errors made Gregoria continue to lag behind 13-20. The second game was closed by An Se-Young after her smash failed to be returned by Gregoria. The score was 21-13 for An Se-Young’s victory

Gregoria again had difficulties at the beginning of the third game. Trailing 0-4 and 3-9. Unforced errors made by Gregoria left her trailing 3-11 in the third interval. An Se-Young was increasingly difficult to contain with shots that made things difficult for Gregoria.

Gregoria showed her fighting spirit despite being far behind. She was able to cut the gap to 9-15 and 13-16. Unfortunately, Gregoria failed to continue her consistency. An Se-Young added more points to lead 18-13 and 20-13. Able to win three points in a row to make the score 20-16, Gregoria finally lost after failing to return An Se Young’s smash. The score was 21-16 for An Se-Young’s victory.