“Anthony Ginting Advances to Finals at Badminton Asia Championships 2023 in Dubai”

Dubai –

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting advance to the finals Badminton Asia Championships 2023 thanks to the 21-13, 21-16 victory over Japanese men’s singles Kanta Tsuneyama. In the final, Ginting will face Loh Kean Yew from Singapore.

In the semi-finals Badminton Asia Championships 2023 at Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Al Nasr Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday (29/4), Anthony Ginting who became the second seed faced Kanta Tsuneyama in the fourth match Court 1.

The first party immediately went tough. Both players are still equally strong in fighting over the first 10 points, tied at 5-5.

It was only after the 7th match that Anthony Ginting started to maintain his advantage over his opponent. He also led 11-8 at the time of the first game interval.

Kanta Tsuneyama kept trying to catch Ginting. But the advantage was still maintained by the Indonesian men’s singles. Anthony Ginting won 21-13 after fighting for 15 minutes in the first game.

The beginning of the second game was tough, even more intense than in the first game. In the process, Ginting won 11-10 during the interval in the second game after catching up with his opponent.

After the interval, the struggle for points was still running fiercely. After a draw of 14 equals, Anthony Ginting started to keep his distance from Kanta Tsuneyama until he finally managed to close this match with a 21-16 victory in the second game.

In another match that had already been completed, Japanese women’s doubles Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota won 21-18, 21-15 over the Thai pair Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai to advance to the final.

Meanwhile, seventh seed Loh Kean Yew has also confirmed the ticket to the top party. Singapore’s men’s singles won 21-19, 21-15 against Lu Guang Zu from China.

In the mixed doubles, the first seeds Zheng Si Wei/HUang Ya Qiong who were the first seeds advanced to the final thanks to a 21-11, 21-13 victory over the eighth seeds from Malaysia, Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie.

Indonesia still leaves one more representative in the semifinals Badminton Asia Championships 2023. There was Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja who faced Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin (China) in the second match in Court 2.

(krs/cash)