Mas team is making a wiser choice of players in this tie..... Resting all first liner, let the rest of the players have a chance to play..... Good decision by Mas team.
Indeed, MAS is still favored to win as their GS and GD are more experienced than INA's It's kinda laughable to claim that INA's lineup is our "1st team" when we barely have enough players in each category (only 1 in XD, BD, and GD respectively) If INA were to use it's best junior players, it will have to be: XD - Ricky Karanda Suwardi/Ayu Pratiwi or Della Destiara Haris BS - Evert Sukamta GS - Rena Suwarno or Elizabeth Purwaningtyas BD - Dandi Prabudita/Jones Ralfy Jansen GD - Suci Rizki Andini/Della Destiara Haris For today's match, INA will still be banking on Jones/Nurbeta, Riyanto, and Dandi/Jones to deliver the winning points.
PBSI didn't allow their Pratama players to go for safety reason Initially, they also didn't let the club players to participate in WJC as well. So, INA nearly didn't go, until the last minute when BWF threatened INA that non-attendance will be treated seriously and it will hamper INA's future chance of hosting Elite SS or Team Championships. At the end, PB Djarum sent 6 players (Dandi Prabudita/Jones Ralfy Jansen, Nurbeta Kwanrico/Aulia Putri, Riyanto Subagja and Shesar Hiren Rhustavito), PB Tangkas added 2 more (Wahyu Nayaka and Novalia Agustianti), while PB Sutomo Medan chipped in with 1 more GS (Millicent Wiranto). As you can see, the lineup is barely enough to make 1 team.
well, it's quite pleasant even without 1st tier, Ina can make it to SF, compare with previous event, we often got lost even before SF with 1st tier
Indeed....most of the INA fans are contented with the SF result we achieved this year with the constraints we face. In fact, it's our best results in 4 years Last year, despite having Angga/Rian (AJC champion), Ulin/Berry (runner-up in Individual), Ari Trisnanto, Angga/Della (runner-up in Individual), and Suci/Tiara (runner-up in Individual), we also ended-up only finishing 5th.
Not a bad start as Jones Ralfy Jansen/Nurbeta Kwanrico won in 3-sets, 22-20 in the rubber-set As for Novalia Agustianti, it will be a miracle if she can beat Yang Li Lian
