AARHUS – Indonesian men’s singles badminton, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, commenting on the sweet results obtained when meeting Malaysia’s representative, Lee Zii Jia, in the quarterfinals Thomas Cup 2020. Successfully winning the match in two straight games, Anthony Ginting also revealed the key to his success.
As is known, Anthony performed well when he faced Lee Zii Jia in the first match of the Indonesia vs Malaysia match in the quarter-finals of the 2020 Thomas Cup. The match was completed with a score of 21-14 and 21-17.
Competing at Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Denmark, Friday 15 October 2021, Anthony is more confident in facing the world ranking 8 player who defeated him in the 2021 Sudirman Cup. The badminton player from Cimahi also admitted that this happened because his coach asked him to appear aggressive at the risk of having to ready to be tired.
“Thank God I was able to finish the match well and without injury. I was able to contribute points. From the start I was asked by the coach to be more aggressive. It’s just that to get the points I had to be ready to be tired,” said Anthony, in a PBSI release received by MPI, Saturday ( 16/10/2021).
Furthermore, the bronze medalist of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics acknowledged the greatness of Lee Zii Jia’s game. According to him, his defeat in the Sudirman Cup did not make him shrink when he faced the 2021 All England champion.
In fact, Anthony has prepared more physically and mentally to face Lee. He said that he tried to give his best for Indonesia.
“I am more focused than the first game and have got the pattern. I just have to force myself to be ready to be tired because Lee is also good. My defeat in the Sudirman Cup was not a trauma,” said Anthony.
