JAKARTA – Badmintonist Gregoria Mariska Tunjung has withdrawn from the 2026 Malaysia Open, which will be held next week.
Gregoria is one of two Indonesian players on the list when the BWF released the player names for this tournament on November 28, 2025.
The athlete, nicknamed Jorji, was scheduled to perform with his junior Putri Kusuma Wardani. However, he later decided to withdraw from the elite tournament.
Until now, the reason for Gregoria’s resignation is not known because the central office of the Indonesian Badminton Ball Union (PP PBSI) has not issued an official statement.
The draw for the tournament was conducted by the BWF. Putri, as the sole remaining female reserve, will begin her fight against Manami Suizu of Japan.
The girl, who is the sixth seed in the tournament, previously won their only clash at the 2024 Macau Open in two straight games.
The Malaysia Open, which is a BWF Super 1000, will take place from January 6 to 11, 2026 at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This tournament offers a total prize pool of 1.45 million US dollars.
Gregoria’s withdrawal leaves Indonesia with only nine representatives who showed up. The other representatives consist of two men’s singles, three men’s doubles, one women’s doubles and two mixed doubles.
In the men’s singles sector, Jonatan Christie will lead his younger buddy, Alwi Farhan, who is coming off a gold medal at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games.
The men’s doubles sector sent three pairs, namely Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, as well as pairs Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin and Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, who directly faced each other in the first round.
Les trois autres représentants sont la paire féminine de badminton Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari et la paire mixte Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu et Marwan Faza/Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata.
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