Suara.com – Indonesian men’s singles specialist, Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, continues to receive support from Indonesian netizens despite withdrawing from the 2021 Korea Open.
Indonesian badminton connoisseurs have to be patient longer to see Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in action again on the field.
The reason is Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo will not participate in the BWF tournament, Korea Open 2021 after deciding to withdraw from the event.
Indeed, Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon will be Indonesia’s mainstay in the men’s doubles number of the Super 500 tournament.
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However, the pair nicknamed the Minions chose to withdraw, it is not clear why they failed to compete in the event.
Apart from Marcus/Kevin, Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti also withdrew from the tournament which was originally scheduled to be held on August 31 – September 5, 2021.
Indonesia will also not be strengthened by the two mainstay men’s singles in the tournament, Jonatan Christie and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.
Even though they had to be more patient, Indonesian badminton fans still gave their full support to Kevin Sanjaya.
Especially following the unsatisfactory results at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where Marcus/Kevin had to be eliminated from the quarter-finals.
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The world’s number one men’s doubles lost to Malaysia’s number one pair, Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik in two straight games 21-14, 21-17.
Although closing the Olympics with poor results, Kevin admitted that he did not want to give up and still wanted to fight ahead.
This was revealed through an article uploaded to a personal Instagram account by including a photo of him while at the Olympic monument.
“Always keep your head up, because if you look down you won’t be able to see the blessings that have been placed in your life,” wrote Kevin Sanjaya.
The upload immediately received a reaction from his fans, in the form of support and enthusiasm through writing in the comments column.
Here are some support from Indonesian netizens for one of the nation’s best sons, Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.
@kevingideon.fc_: “Keep your head up Kevin!! Let’s get up again and come back strong.”
@partnerandalan: “Keep the spirit, Kevin, there are many other things that can be pursued ahead. The important thing is not to give up and can continue to strive to be better. No matter what, we will always root for you and Koko. Keep it up for the future !”
@marcusgideonfanclub: “Back stronger Kevin!”
@deridestan: “Welcome home boss. Come back stronger,”
@mpin.sanjaya: “AAAA KEVINN!!!! Don’t give up just with yesterday’s defeat, vin, it’s defeat that motivates you to be even better. You deserve better, I’m sure God’s plan is much better than human plans.”
@hafiiidd: “Enjoy your time Pin while in Japan, because Indonesia will still be PPKM later.”
@diah_sulistyawati: “We will see you rise and rise even higher!!!”
Contributor: Eko Isdiyanto
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