2023-11-17 00:30:21
Indonesian badminton men’s doubles Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Rahmat Hidayat expressed their commitment to continue developing their skills and quality of play even though their match schedule this year ends at the 2023 Kumamoto Masters, Thursday (16/11). “After appearing in Korea and Japan, there is still a lot that needs to be improved to be able to compete at the top level. Tournaments in Korea and Japan are also a benchmark for how far we can compete,” said Kevin through an official statement from PP PBSI. According to the new couple, the BWF Super 500 level tournament in Japan is their last agenda for this year and they may not appear again next season. Also read: Despite progress in performance, Rinov/Tari eliminated from Kumamoto Masters “This year, the tournament we participated in has finished. We will not appear in India (December). For next year, we’ll see how it goes,” said Kevin. Kevin/Rahmat’s journey on their debut this year was relatively short because they only played two tournaments in Korea and Japan this month. From these two tournaments, both Kevin and Rahmat are still learning and adapting to each other to understand playing characteristics and form unity on the field. Also read: Two men’s doubles surrender in the last 16 of the Kumamoto Masters. In their appearance at the Kumamoto Masters, Kevin/Rahmat were still unable to perform as expected. They stopped in the round of 16 after being defeated by men’s doubles from China, He Ji Ting/Ren Xiang Yu, Thursday. Kevin/Rahmat, who entered the main draw as qualifiers, lost in two straight games 19-21 and 13-21 to He/Ren. “From start to finish, I think we were under constant pressure. We couldn’t escape the pressure from our opponents,” said Kevin. “I also can’t get out of the pressure. The results of today’s match were also unsatisfactory,” said Rahmat. These shortcomings became learning material for Kevin/Rahmat to improve their performance. Moreover, Kevin, as one of the world’s top men’s doubles players, certainly wants to return to competing at an elite level like when he was still paired with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon. “That’s one thing we have to fix. When we play at a high level, there’s definitely a lot of pressure and so on. Also, the opponents are definitely more difficult. We have to learn how to get out of pressure,” stressed Kevin. (Ant/Z-1)
Indonesian badminton men’s doubles Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Rahmat Hidayat expressed their commitment to continue developing their skills and quality of play even though their match schedule this year ends at the 2023 Kumamoto Masters, Thursday (16/11).
“After appearing in Korea and Japan, there is still a lot that needs to be improved to be able to compete at the top level. Tournaments in Korea and Japan are also a benchmark for how far we can compete,” said Kevin through an official statement from PP PBSI.
According to the new couple, the BWF Super 500 level tournament in Japan is their last agenda for this year and they may not appear again next season.
Also read: Despite Progress in Performance, Rinov/Tari Eliminated from Kumamoto Masters
“This year, the tournament we participated in has finished. We will not appear in India (December). For next year, we’ll see how it goes,” said Kevin.
Kevin/Rahmat’s journey on their debut this year was relatively short because they only played two tournaments in Korea and Japan this month.
From these two tournaments, both Kevin and Rahmat are still learning and adapting to each other to understand playing characteristics and form unity on the field.
Also read: Two Men’s Doubles Give Up in Round of 16 at Kumamoto Masters
In their appearance at the Kumamoto Masters, Kevin/Rahmat still could not perform as expected. They stopped in the round of 16 after being defeated by men’s doubles from China, He Ji Ting/Ren Xiang Yu, Thursday.
Kevin/Rahmat, who entered the main draw as qualifiers, lost in two straight games 19-21 and 13-21 to He/Ren.
“From start to finish, I think we were under constant pressure. We couldn’t escape the pressure from our opponents,” said Kevin.
“I also can’t get out of the pressure. The results of today’s match were also unsatisfactory,” said Rahmat.
These shortcomings became learning material for Kevin/Rahmat to improve their performance. Moreover, Kevin, as one of the world’s top men’s doubles players, certainly wants to return to competing at an elite level like when he was still paired with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon.
“That’s one thing we have to fix. When we play at a high level, there’s definitely a lot of pressure and so on. Also, the opponents are definitely more difficult. We have to learn how to get out of pressure,” stressed Kevin. (Ant/Z-1)
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