TIM Indonesian badminton has confirmed that it has qualified for the quarter-finals and won the 2020 Thomas Cup Group A. This certainty was obtained after Jonatan Christie and his friends succeeded in defeating Taiwan with a score of 3-2 in the final match which ended on Wednesday (13/10/2021) night WIB.
In the final match, three Indonesian men’s singles, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Jonatan Christie, and Shesar Hiren Rhustavito were the ones who managed to donate points. Meanwhile, the two men’s doubles, namely Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Mohammad Ahsan/Daniel Marthin failed to score points.
Thanks to the result against Taiwan, the Indonesian badminton team was able to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2020 Thomas Cup and even came out as the winner of Group A. So now the question is who is Indonesia’s opponent in the quarter-finals of the 2020 Thomas Cup?
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For now it is actually difficult to guess the opponent of Indonesia. One thing is for sure, Indonesia has three potential opponents who will come from the runners-up in Groups B, C, and D.
For Groups B, C, and D have not played their last match as Indonesia has done. So, it is difficult to see which teams will potentially be the opponents of Kevin Sanjaya and his friends.
However, if you look at the current standings of Groups B, C, and D, we can actually see who the three opponents of Indonesia are in the quarter-finals of the 2020 Thomas Cup.
The following are 3 potential opponents for the Indonesian badminton team in the 2020 Thomas Cup quarter-finals:
3. Denmark (Group B)
Denmark is currently perched in second place because it lost competitiveness with South Korea (South Korea). Interestingly, in the final match later, Denmark will compete with South Korea for the first place.
So far, South Korea can appear consistent by winning 4-1 against Germany and France. While Denmark may have won 5-0 against France, they struggled to face Germany because the score ended 3-2.
South Korea’s strength now looks much stronger, so there is a possibility that Denmark will lose in the last party. That way, Denmark will be in the runner-up position in Group B.
2. India (Group C)
India’s fate is the same as Denmark’s. Actually, India has the potential to finish as the winner of Group C if it wins in the final match because it has won the previous two matches.
The problem is, India’s last opponent is China, which has also won two victories. It is undeniable that China is a candidate to win the 2020 Thomas Cup and because of that, beating the team is very difficult.
If in the end they lose, India will qualify as runner-up in Group C and potentially against Indonesia.
1. Malaysia (Group D)
Group D is the most unique because there are only three teams competing, namely Japan, Malaysia and Canada. All that happened because the British who decided to resign.
Because Canada has lost twice, then Japan and Malaysia have the potential to both finish as winners of Group D. Whoever wins in the last match between Japan vs Malaysia, then that team will win Group D.
While the loser will finish as runner-up and potentially against Indonesia. If you look at the status of Japan, which is a strong candidate, it seems that Malaysia will be Indonesia’s opponent in the quarterfinals.
