Versatile, Kevin Sanjaya has no trouble partnering with anyone

KOMPAS.com – Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo cannot partner with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon in the 2022 Thomas Cup.

This is because Marcus Fernaldi Gideon is absent from this event, which starts on May 8, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Marcus, who is Kevin Sanjaya’s tandem and is now ranked 1 in the world in the men’s doubles sector, is still recovering after surgery.

Even without his partner, Kevin Sanjaya was included in the Indonesian Thomas Cup team. The Indonesian team has not yet announced the name of the partner.

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Thus, Kevin will get a new partner when appearing in the men’s doubles at the 2022 Thomas Cup.

Please note, in the Thomas Cup there is no prohibition for players to change partners. So, Kevin can be paired with one of the three men’s doubles pairs brought by Indonesia.

In the 2022 Thomas Cup, Indonesia sent Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana.

Indonesian badminton legend, Sigit Budiarto, responded to the curiosity of many people about the partner who would become Kevin’s partner.

According to him, Kevin can be paired with anyone because he is a versatile player.

“My view is Kevin can go anywhere,” said Sigit, quoted by BolaSport.com from PBdjarum.org.

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