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VIVA – The Indonesian men's singles representative, Tommy Sugiarto had to accept defeat in the 2022 BWF World Championship when playing against the Thai representative, Kunlavut Vitidsarn with a score of 17-21, 10-21.
Tommy Sugiarto had to admit Kunvalut's superiority in two straight games. The match between the two was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Monday, August 22, 2022, lasts in 52 minutes.
Tommy and Kunlavut Vitidsarn competed fiercely from the start of the first game. They chased each other for points until the position was tied at 7-7.
After that Kunlavut got his best rhythm. He continued to lead the scoring and managed to end the first half with a 21-17 advantage.
Tunggal Putra Indonesia, Tommy Sugiarto
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Starting the second half, Tommy was under more pressure from Kunlavut. The Thai representative played dominantly and managed to take advantage of the momentum to gain point by point.
It was difficult for Tommy to catch up with the point. Finally, he had to admit the superiority of Kunlavut Vitidsarn in this second game with a position of 21-10.
Tommy's defeat left two Indonesian men's singles representatives at the 2022 Badminton World Championships, namely Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Jonatan Christie. Meanwhile, Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo has been eliminated.
Then, Kunvalut just waited for his opponent in the second round. He will play against the winner of the match between Danylo Bosniuk from Ukraine play against the representative of Japan, Kodai Naraoka.
