JAKARTA – Badminton player Anthony Sinisuka Ginting managed to enter the main draw of the Indonesia Masters 2026 after defeating Kantaphon Wangcharoen from Thailand.
Ginting, who was absent from the tournament for a long time due to health problems in the middle of last season, punched his ticket after struggling in a two-set match that ended 21-12 and 21-7 on Tuesday (January 20, 2026).
“Thank God and thank you. I can play today also thank God because I was not included in the initial match list and yesterday I was just told to play,” Ginting said after the match.
Ginting, who battled injury last year and is yet to return to his best form, was not included in the list as he intended to only play in a Super 300 tournament.
The SGS PLN Bandung badminton player was initially prepared for the Thailand Masters 2026 next week, a tournament which was to serve as a preparation to participate in the Asian Badminton Doubles Championship or Asian Team Badminton Championship (BATC) 2026 at the start of the first week of the month.
“Seeing myself in 2025 is not easy for me. There are a lot of exams and it’s not smooth. So when I moved to 2026, I tried to think about last year. Yes, the road ahead is the same again,” Ginting said.
The 29-year-old badminton player is one of four Indonesian representatives battling it out from the qualifying round. The other three names are Yohanes Saut Marcellyno, Muhamad Yusuf and Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo.
Indonesia has in any case reduced the number of participants in the Indonesia Masters 2026 by 25 representatives. Of this number, seven must fight in the qualifying round.
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