The Indonesian men’s team started their opening match in the 2024 Thomas Cup smoothly. Facing England in the first match of Group C at the Chengdu Hi Tech Zone Sports Center Gymnasium, Chengdu, China, Saturday (27/4) evening, Indonesia won 5-0.
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, who played in the first match, contributed points. Ginting easily won against Harry Huang with 21-8, 21-15.
Indonesia’s winnings increased. Mainstay in the men’s doubles sector is Fajar Alrian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto. They got past Ben Lane/Sean Vendy in two straight games 21-18, 21-12.
Men’s singles Jonatan Christie added points for Indonesia to 3-0 after beating Nadeem Dalvi 21-16, 21-12.
“Today again, every first match will not be easy. There will definitely be adjustments,” said Jonathan.
“Talking about today’s opponent, I’ve tried looking for videos of his matches but I haven’t found many, so the way he plays, his strengths are very vague. I was quite surprised by how fast his game was and how good his attacks were,” he added.
In the fourth match, the pair Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri defeated Callum Hemming/Ethan Van Leuween’s resistance through a rubber game 16-21, 21-14, 21-13.
Alwi Farhan then ensured Indonesia swept clean 5-0. Alwi in the last match won over Cholan Kayan 21-15, 21-12. (Dhk/Z-7)
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