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SUZHOU, SUNDAY — Canada, the first team to face Indonesia in the Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Badminton Championship, is only pot 4 in the team’s world rankings. However, Fajar Alfian and his friends, who are in the first pot and are the third-fourth seeds, should not be underestimated.

The match between Indonesia and Canada, in preliminary group B, will be held at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center in Suzhou, China on Monday (5/15/2023). In the same group, Thailand will face Germany.

In Group B, Indonesia is the strongest team with players ranked in the world top ten out of four numbers. For this reason, based on the rules, Indonesia plays the weakest team first based on the team’s world ranking.

However, the position of the best Canadian player in the standings is not bad. In every issue, they have players ranked in the top 20-40 in the world. Canadian players also have experience beating Indonesian players.

Men’s singles Brian Yang defeated Jonatan Christie in the 2021 Sudirman Cup group stage. Canada’s top women’s singles player Michelle Li won one of three encounters with Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.

Overall, Indonesia has a great chance of beating Canada. However, each deployed player should remember that each point earned can determine their fate in qualifying for the group stage.

with formats round robin tournaments in this phase, up to 16 teams divided into four groups must compete to be the top two teams in each group. It is a condition to qualify for the next round, namely the quarter-finals.

In addition to the number of wins in three games, the position of the team in the standings can be determined by the difference of games in points. This calculation will be used if there are at least two teams that have the same win value.

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It is an important holiday that will determine the Indonesian team’s next trip. So, never underestimate your opponent.

“It’s an important game that will determine the further journey of the Indonesian team. So never underestimate your opponent,” said Indonesian team manager Armand Darmadji as he accompanied the players to the training in Suzhou on Sunday.

In the third training session since the arrival of the Indonesian team in Suzhou, the training program was reinforced to face the first match. “All the players are ready to be deployed. This exercise also makes the preparation more solid,” said Amon Sunaryo, the mixed doubles coach.

Several players have also expressed their readiness and enthusiasm for the first game. “My condition is good, the training is also good. I am always enthusiastic and I look forward to competing. If I am entrusted with my appearance, I want to show my abilities and bring points to Indonesia,” said the putri women’s singles player. Kusuma Wardani.

“The squad is enthusiastic and continues to increase the enthusiasm. If I am selected, of course I am very ready to bring points for Indonesia. At the same time it proves that I deserve to be in the team of the Sudirman Cup,” said women’s doubles player Ribka Sugiarto.

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Partnered with Lanny Tria Mayasari, Rebekah became the second female double under Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti. Although it is the second women’s doubles, Rebekah/Lanny could have played the first match for Indonesia.

Several factors are typically used by coaches to determine which players will compete. In addition, in the Sudirman Cup, each sector can field only one representative. These factors include statistics on the last meetings with opponents as well as the physical and mental conditions of the players on the day of the match.

As men’s doubles coach Herry Iman Pierngadi said, he can choose anyone from the three pairs brought in for the first match. “I will first see the condition of the players themselves and then see who the opponent is,” Herry said of how he chooses players to compete.

The men’s doubles led by Herry is reinforced by players from different backgrounds. Fajar/Muhammad Rian Ardianto have made regular appearances since 2022 and have become the number one pair in the world. Other than that, there’s Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin as a potential young partner and former World’s Best Player, Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon.

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Taiwan conquers India

The competition in Group C is expected to be the toughest competition with three strong teams, namely Taiwan, India and Malaysia. The only “weak” team in this group is Australia.

However, in one of the three matches on the first day of the championship, India lost 1-4 against Taiwan in four matches which stretched over three matches. India’s only victory came in women’s doubles, namely Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand Pullela. Taiwan’s four wins went to Chou Tien Chen, Tai Tzu Ying, Lee Yang/Wang Chi Lin and Yang Po Hsuan/Hu Ling Fang.

“We were able to get out of the pressure in the second game. It was a very close fight,” Yang told the official championship website. Yang/Hu defeated Prateek K Sai/Crasto 18-21, 26-24, 21-6 after blocking three match points in the second game.

The three victories were also won by Tai and Lee/Wang for Taiwan and Jolly/Pullela for India. “In fact, we anticipate tough competition in this group. However, today is not our good day. Hopefully we can do better against Malaysia,” said Pullela, who was playing in the Sudirman Cup for the first time.

In other matches, Lee Zii Jia and his friends had no problem against Australia. A 5-0 win was achieved in each game which lasted two games. Defending champions China also beat Egypt 5-0 in Group A.