KOMPAS.com – Menpora Zainudin Amali assessed that the public misinterpreted his words regarding the Indonesian men’s doubles badminton players, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto.
Zainudin Amali’s statement about Fajar/Rian is currently being discussed on social media.
Because, Zainudin Amali said Fajar/Rian were men’s singles badminton players.
Not only that, Zainudin Amali also assessed that the public still doesn’t really know who Fajar and Rian are.
These two things were said by Zainudin Amali when he was a guest star on a TV show on Sunday (17/10/2021).
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Zainudin Amali’s comments at that time related to the success of the Indonesian badminton men’s team team in winning the 2020 Thomas Cup.
The following is a transcript of Zainudin Amali’s statement on Fajar/Rian which was widely discussed:
“We have new men’s singles, namely Fajar and Rian. Previously, the public was not very familiar with them,”
“However, at that time (the 2020 Thomas Cup Final) they showed up and managed to win two straight games.”
“For me, that’s an exciting thing.”
The above statement is what made Zainudin Amali criticized.
This is because Fajar/Rian are not single players and have been playing together as men’s doubles since 2014.
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Since then, Fajar / Rian have won many achievements, such as the 2018 Malaysia Masters champion, Korea Open 2029, 2019 Swiss Open, to winning a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games.
Fajri, the name for the Fajar/Rian duo, was also one of the keys to the success of the Indonesian men’s team team in bringing home the Thomas Cup.
Netizen In the Twitter world, Zainudin Amali is also very disappointed because of the statement “the public doesn’t really know Fajar/Rian.”
In fact, Fajar/Rian currently have the status of the world’s number seven men’s doubles.
Responding to public criticism, Menpora Zainudin Amali finally opened his voice. Zainudin Amali assessed that the public misinterpreted his words.
The Minister of Youth and Sports denied the allegation that he did not know Fajar/Rian.
Zainudin Amali said he actually meant to praise the strategy of the Indonesian men’s doubles coach in the 2020 Thomas Cup final against China.
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Because the coaching team dared to field Fajar/Rian and save Markus Fernaldi Gideon/Keivin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan.
“Where is the news about Fajar and Rian who are not known? In fact, what I mean is to praise the strategy of our men’s doubles coach for fielding Fajar/Rian,” said Zainudin Amali, quoted from the Ministry of Youth and Sports website.
“I applaud this strategy because it is possible that the opposing party is not familiar with the Fajar/Rian game,” said Zainudin Amali.
“Because, ranking Fajar/Rian are currently still under Markus/Kevin and Ahsan/Hendra. The pattern of the game Markus / Kevin and Ahsan / Hendra must have been very well known to the opponent, “said Zainudin Amali.
“I also appreciate PBSI who have prepared a layer of players or regeneration of our men’s doubles. That’s all I actually explained,” said Zainudin Amali.
Prior to the 2020 Thomas Cup final, the Indonesian men’s doubles coach, Herry IP, briefly explained the reasons behind the decision to field Fajar/Rian as the first men’s doubles.
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Herry IP admitted that he first saw the fitness condition of all the players before deciding who would appear.
As a result, Herry IP found out that Marcus Gideon could not play in the 2020 Thomas Cup final due to fatigue.
After knowing Marcus could not play, Herry IP immediately appointed Fajar/Rian to be Indonesia’s first men’s doubles for the 2020 Thomas Cup final.
The decision was taken by Herry IP because Ahsan/Hendra stated that they were not ready to play.
When he wanted to determine the second Indonesian men’s doubles to play, Herry IP chose to discuss it with Kevin Sanjaya.
As a result, Kevin Sanjaya stated that he was ready to play and chose Daniel Martin to be his playing partner to replace Marcus Gideon.
Based on that discussion, Herry IP paired Kevin/Daniel to advance as Indonesia’s second men’s doubles.
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Herry IP’s decision surprised the public because Kevin and Daniel had never previously played together in an official tournament.
The public was curious because they wanted to see how Kevin and Daniel looked.
However, the public’s dream to see the new Kevin/Daniel duo could not come true.
Because, Indonesia has managed to ensure the 2020 Thomas Cup title in the third party.
The Red and White squad won the 2020 Thomas Cup after crushing the defending champion China with an absolute victory score, 3-0.
Three points for Indonesia’s victory over China were presented by Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Fajar/Rian, and Jonatan Christie.
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