KOMPAS.com – The journey of the Indonesian badminton team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been completed on Monday (2/8/2021).
As a result, Indonesia brought home two medals from this tepok bulu sport with details of one gold and one bronze each.
Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu won the gold medal, while the bronze medal was presented by Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.
The duet of Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu won the gold medal after defeating Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (China) in the women’s doubles final at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Monday (2/8/2021)
Greysia/Apriyani won two straight games with a score of 21-19 and 21-15.
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Thanks to this victory, Greysia/Apriyani became the first Indonesian women’s doubles to win an Olympic gold medal.
The bronze medal won by Anthony Sinisuka Ginting was a sweet closing for the Red and White badminton team’s gait at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Anthony Ginting won the bronze medal after arresting the Guatemalan representative, Kevin Cordon, in the match at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Monday (2/8/2021) evening WIB.
Ginting, who is seeded in fifth place, won two straight games with a score of 21-11 and 21-13 in 38 minutes.
Indonesia actually sent 7 badminton representatives to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The other five representatives are Jonatan Christie, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, and Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti.
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Apart from the different results achieved by the Indonesian badminton players, they all deserve the highest appreciation for giving their best for the Red and White at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The following is a summary of the journey of the Indonesian badminton representatives at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics:
Men’s Singles
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
| Competition | Opponent | Shoes | Fell off |
| Group phase 1 | Gergely Krausz (HUN) | 21-13, 21-8 | Win |
| Group phase 2 | Sergey Sirant (ROC) | 21-12, 21-10 | Win |
| Round of 16 | Kanta Tsuneyama (JPN) | 21-18, 21-14 | Win |
| Quarter final | Anders Antonsen (DEN) | 21-18, 15-21, 21-18 | Win |
| Semifinal | Chen Long (CHN) | 16-21, 11-21 | Lost |
| Bronze Medal | Kevin Cordon (GUA) | 21-11, 21-13 | Win |
Jonatan Christie
| Competition | Opponent | Shoes | Fell off |
| Group phases 1 | Ram, Mahmoud (EOR) | 21, 8, 21-14 | Win |
| Group phase 2 | Loh Kean Yew (SGP) | 22-20, 13-21, 21-18 | Win |
| Round of 16 | Shi Yuqi (CHN) | 11-21, 9-21 | Lost |
Women’s Singles
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
| Competition | Opponent | Shoes | Fell off |
| Group phases 1 | Thet That Thuzar (MYA) | 21-11, 21-8 | Win |
| Group phase 2 | Lianne Tan (BEL) | 21-11, 21-17 | Win |
| Round of 16 | Ratchanok Intanon (THA) | 12-21, 19-21 | Lost |
Men’s Doubles
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
| Competition | Opponent | Shoes | Fell off |
| Group phases 1 | Ben Lane/Sean Vendy (GBR) | 21-15, 21-11 | Win |
| Group phase 2 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (IND) | 21-13, 21-12 | Win |
| Group phase 3 | Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin (TPE) | 18-21, 21-15, 17-21 | Lost |
| Quarter final | Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (MAS) | 14-21, 17-21 | Lost |
Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan
| Competition | Opponent | Shoes | Fell off |
| Group phase 1 | Jason Ho-Shue/Nyl Yakura (CAN) | 21-12, 21-11 | Win |
| Group phase 2 | Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (MAS) | 21-16, 21-19 | Win |
| Group phase 3 | Choi Sol-gyu / Seo Seung-jae (KOR) | 21-12, 19-21, 21-18 | Win |
| Quarter final | Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (JPN) | 21-14, 16-21, 21-9 | Win |
| Semifinal | Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin (TPE) | 11-21, 10-21 | Lost |
| Bronze Medal Scramble | Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (MAS) | 21-17, 17-21, 14-21 | Lost |
Women’s Doubles
Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu
| Competition | Opponent | Shoes | Fell off |
| Group phases 1 | Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Meng Yean (MAS) | 21-14, 21-17 | Win |
| Group phase 2 | Chloe Birch/Lauren Smith (GBR) | 21-11, 21-13 | Win |
| Group phase 3 | Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (JPN) | 24-22, 13-21, 21-8 | Win |
| Quarter final | Du Yue/Li Yin Hui (CHN) | 21-15, 20-22, 21-17 | Win |
| Semifinal | Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (KOR) | 21-19, 21-17 | Win |
| Final | Cheng Qingchen/Jia Yifan (CHN) | 21-19, 21-15 | Win |
Mixed Double
Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti
| Competition | Opponent | Shoes | Fell off |
| Group phases 1 | Simon Wing Hang Leung/Gronya Somerville (AUS) | 20-22, 21-17, 21-13 | Win |
| Group phase 2 | Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Boje (DEN) | 24-22, 21-19 | Win |
| Group phase 3 | Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (JPN) | 13-21, 10-21 | Lost |
| Quarter final | Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong (CHN) | 17-21, 15-21 | Lost |
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