TRAINER Indonesian badminton men’s doubles, Herry Iman Pierngadi (IP), mentioned the names of the Thai players he was wary of. For your information, Indonesia will meet Thailand on the second matchday of Group A Thomas Cup 2020 which will be held at Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Monday 11 October 2021 at 18.30 WIB.
Previously in the first match of Group A of the 2020 Thomas Cup, Indonesia won 5-0 over Algeria. Meanwhile, Thailand made a surprise by subverting Taiwan 3-2.
(Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Thailand’s leading men’s singles)
“Thailand certainly deserves to be watched out for. They have made a surprise by defeating Taiwan,” said Herry IP from the PBSI release received by MPI, Sunday (10/10/2021).
“The single sector players who rely on young players, and the doubles both performed well yesterday. That’s why we shouldn’t miss out, especially in the doubles sector,” he added.
Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Kantaphon Wangcharoen are the mainstay of Thailand’s young men’s singles. Meanwhile, Thailand’s second double was Kittinupong Kedran/Dechapol Puavarranukroh who won straight games over Taiwan’s second double yesterday.
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Various preparations continue to be made by Indonesia to beat Thailand. Discussions continue to be carried out to determine who will be appointed to compete in the match.