Jakarta –
All Indonesian representatives were excluded from the event All England 2021. PBSI through an official account on Instagram reveals the cause.
The All England 2021 event has rolled out at the Birmingham Arena starting on Wednesday (17/3/2021) local time. There were six Indonesian representatives competing on the first day.
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo / Marcus Fernaldi Gideon became the first Indonesian representative to appear. The Red-White men’s doubles defeated Matthew Clare / Ethan Van Leeuwen from England with a score of 21-12, 19-21, 21-9.
There is a men’s singles sector in Indonesia Jonatan Christie. He made it to the second round after eliminating Thailand’s men’s singles, Kunlavut Vitidsarn, with a score of 21-13, 24-22.
Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan also qualified for the second round. He overcame fierce resistance from Ben Lane / Sean Vendy from England through rubber games 21-18, 19-21, 21-19.
There should still be three Indonesian representatives competing on the same day, namely Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto vs Godwin Olofua / Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori, Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti vs Dhruv Kapila / Jakkampudi Meghana, and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting vs Thomas Rouxel.
Fajar / Rian, Praveen / Melati, and Ginting failed because they lost to WO. The three Indonesian representatives have protested via Instagram to BWF as the world badminton federation.
PBSI has spoken out regarding the cause of all Indonesian teams, who have competed or not, have to be forced to withdraw from All England 2021. Corona virus is the cause.
“The entire Indonesian team was forced to withdraw from the Yonex All England 2021 tournament and could not continue the match. This is because, during a flight from Istanbul to Birmingham on Saturday (13/3), there were passengers affected by Covid-19. were told who, how many people, and where did the positive person come from, “PBSI’s statement wrote in the @ badminton.ina account.
“In accordance with British government regulations, if you are on the same plane as a person who is positive for Covid-19, you will be required to undergo isolation for 10 days. Thus, the Indonesian team was forced to resign and isolate until March 23, 2021 at the Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Center. , commencing 10 days since the team’s arrival in Birmingham on Saturday (13/3). “
“Neither the BWF nor the All England Committee itself can do anything about it because this has become a British government regulation.”
“But we can be sure, the condition of all Indonesian teams who are in Birmingham at this time are in good health and well. This is an extremely painful and disappointing incident for all of us.”
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