Jakarta –
Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo finally got the chance to play in the main round Singapore Open 2022. In that scene, it meets Canadian player Brian Yang.
Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo will start the round of 32 match on Wednesday (13/7), which will take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. He replaced Viktor Axelsen, who decided not to appear in the BWF Super 500 tournament.
Axelsen wants torecovery after the match at the Thailand Open last May, he never stopped competing and for three consecutive times he played until the final round and became the champion.
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Meanwhile, Chico is a men’s singles player who has started to find his confidence after winning the Malaysia Masters last weekend. Of course, this event is an opportunity to repeat the previous achievements.
Moreover, on paper, Chico and his opponent, Brian Yang are not far adrift in ranking. Chico is ranked 34th in the world, while Brian is ranked 31st in the world. The two of them had never met in an international tournament, so the chances of winning were still open.
If smooth, Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo chance to meet Zhao Jun Peng from China. But with a note, Zhao also went smoothly into the second round and won the match over Khosit Phetpradab in the first round.
Zhao himself is the 26th ranked badminton player in the world who managed to get rid of Jonatan Christie in the first and second rounds of the Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open in June 2022.
If Chico’s pace continues smoothly, the chance to meet his compatriot Jonathan Christie could occur in the semifinals. Again, this condition will exist if both of them beat the badminton players in the previous round. Because, both are at the top.
Besides Chico and Jonatan, Indonesia also fielded other representatives, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Tommy Sugiarto. Both are at the bottom and also have a chance to meet in the last four.
Ginting, who is in the fourth seed, will start the match against Taiwan’s Wang Tzu Wei first in the first round. Meanwhile, Tommy will compete against the winner from the qualifying round. Of the four representatives of Indonesia, all of them will start the struggle tomorrow.
Of Singapore Open, Indonesia’s men’s singles last won in 2016 through Sony Dwi Kuncoro. He sealed the title when he beat South Korean player Son Wan-ho 21-16, 13-21, 21-14. The Singapore Open had been canceled in the last two editions, before finally being rescheduled this year.
(mcy/aff)
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