Yohanes Saut loses, Indonesia surrenders 2-3 to China

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Men's singles player Yohanes Saut Marcellyno was defeated by Wang Zheng .

With this defeat, Indonesia surrendered 2-3 to China. Indonesia also failed to reach the semifinals of BATC 2024.

Previously, Indonesia trailed 0-1 after Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo lost in the first match. Chico surrendered to Hong Yang Weng in two straight games.

In the second match, Bagas/Fikri won in straight sets over Ren Xiang Yu/He Ji Ting 21-19, 21-19. With this victory, Indonesia equalized 1-1 against China.

In the third match, Indonesian men's singles Alwi Farhan was defeated by China's mainstay, Lei Lan Xi 14-21, 10-21.

Indonesia then equalized 2-2 through Indonesian men's doubles Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin who beat the resistance of Chinese duo Chen Bo Yang/Liu Yi 21-14, 21-18.

“The result was that I lost and was not satisfactory. I apologize to the Indonesian badminton public. Also to teammates and coaches. “However, from my performance today, in the future I will try to continue to develop my abilities,” said Yohanes Saut.

According to Yohanes Saut, when he was 5-14 behind in the second game, he just returned to focusing on the game. “Because the opponent can't always perform continuously. I keep trying point by point. “I keep trying how to restore the situation,” said Yohanes.

According to him, in sports nothing is impossible. “I was just unlucky. “Several occasions I should have been able to kill the opponent's ball, but it didn't go off and instead the opponent scored points,” he said.