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VIVA – The prestigious Japan Open 2022 match enters the round of 16. There are 11 Indonesian representatives such as Jonatan Christie, and Kevin/Marcus or known as The Minions who will compete today September 1, 2022, at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka, Japan.
Jonathan Christie is ahead with seven wins. Jonatan will meet the Japanese representative, Kenta NIshitomo in court 1. Based on BWF records, the Indonesian representative is 7-5 ahead in their meeting against Nishitomo.
Meanwhile, the women's single Gregoria Mariska will meet and play Taiwan's representative, Pai Yu Po on court 2. This match will be the first meeting between the two players since the Japan Open 2017.
Apart from Jonatan Christie, Gregoria Mariska, and Kevin/Marcus who play today, there are still eight other representatives from Indonesia who will fight to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Super 750 level tournament.
Pebulu tangkis ganda putra Indonesia, Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (kanan) dan Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (kiri)
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Mixed doubles Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari is the only one who faces a tough challenge because they have to deal with the Chinese pair who won the Tokyo Olympics gold, Wang Yi Lyu/Huang Dong Ping.
Rinov/Pitha have so far been winless in their four meetings with Wang/Huang, including at the 2022 World Championships last week when Rinov/Pitha lost two straight games 16-21, 14-21.
Here’s the list of 11 Indonesian representatives will play in the second round of the Japan Open 2022:
1. Jonatan Christie (Indonesia) vs Kenta Nishimoto (Japan)
2. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia) vs Pai Yu Po (Taiwan)
3. Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo (Indonesia) vs Rasmus Gemke (Denmark)
4. Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (Indonesia) vs Wang Yi Lyu/Huang Dong Ping (China)
5. Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (Indonesia) vs Liu Xuan Xuan/Xia Yu Ting (China)
6. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya (Indonesia) vs Kim Gi Jung/Kim Sa Rang (South Korea)
7. Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana (Indonesia) vs Liu Yu Chen/Ou Xuan Yi (China)
8. Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi (Indonesia) vs Maiken Fruergaard/Sara Thygesen (Denmark)
9. Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Martin (Indonesia) vs Choi Sol Gyu/Kim Won Ho (South Korea)
10. Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia) vs Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang (China)
11. Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia) vs Supak Jomkoh/Kittinupong Kedren (Thailand)
