PBSI Hopes the International Junior Grand Prix Gives Birth to World Level Badminton Players

– PBSI hopes that the 2023 Yonex Sunrise Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior International Grand Prix Tournament will be able to produce seeds of quality players who can one day make Indonesia proud on the world stage.

A number of world-class senior badminton players who have participated in this championship are Apriyani Rahayu, Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, Ribka Sugiarto, Lanny Tria Mayasari, Rinov Rivaldy, Pitha Haningtyas Mentari who are now on the world’s top list. Apart from that there are also players from other countries such as An Se Young from South Korea and Kunlavut Vitidsarn from Thailand.

“PP PBSI really supports and gives its highest appreciation to the Jaya Raya Badminton Association which is continuously committed to the glory of Red-White badminton by holding the Yonex Sunrise Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior International Grand Prix tournament,” said the Head of Public Relations and Media, Broto Happy in Jakarta, Friday (14/7/2023).

“Hopefully this championship will give birth to potential players who will later excel and maintain Indonesian badminton supremacy on the international stage,” continued Broto.

A total of 967 athletes from 16 countries will appear in the tournament which will be held at GOR PB Jaya Raya Bintaro, South Tangerang.

Apart from Indonesia, there were also from India, Malaysia, Canada, Taiwan, Germany, Myanmar, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and the United States.

The world-class junior badminton tournament plays three categories namely U-15, U-17 and U-19 with a total of 14 events, consisting of men’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles. Especially for mixed doubles, only playing U-17 and U-19.

“This activity is an honor for Jaya Raya to again hold a Grand Prix-level junior tournament this year. The hope is not only success as an organizer but also successful achievements from Indonesian junior players, especially those assisted by PB Jaya Raya,” said Aris Siswoko, Chair of the Organizing Committee.

This tournament in 2016 had risen to the Grand Prix level. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic in mid-2020-2021 there were no matches, so it dropped back to the Challenge level for the 2022 event. This year, this tournament returned to the Grand Prix level and immediately received high interest from its participants.

“This is an opportunity for Indonesian badminton players to gain ranking points without having to leave the country. Domestic athletes can also use foreign athletes as a barometer to measure strength and match results will be used as material for assessing and evaluating athlete training and education programs in the junior age group.” Aris added.

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