The red and white team has a great chance to retain the title of Indonesian International Para Badminton Champion in 2024.

alone, ALIVE – The host team from Indonesia has a great opportunity to fight back. overall champion title at the Hydroplus Indonesia Para Badminton Indonesia 2024 tournament, which will be held at the University of Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS), from Tuesday, September 16 to Sunday, September 22, 2024.

This can be seen in the dominance of Indonesian athletes who managed to reach the finals and even make it to all Indonesian finals in four different categories.

One category that includes all Indonesian finals is the women’s singles SH 6. Irianthi Yuniya Vidya successfully reached the final after defeating Germany’s Julia Schramm 21-4, 21-2. Her opponent in the final was Rina Marlina, who also defeated her compatriot Apriliana Sulistyawati with a score of 21-6, 21-4.

Irianti expressed his optimism for the final, which will be played on Sunday, September 22, 2024.

“The real test will be in the final, because I will be competing with Rina Marlina, who won the bronze medal in mixed doubles SH 6 at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. However, I am determined to do my best and be optimistic in this tournament to win the gold medal,” she said after the match at the UMS Edutorium, Saturday, September 21, 2024.

In Men’s SU 5, Indonesia’s hope was Suryo Nugroho, who was able to beat Singapore’s Tai Wei Ming 21-16, 21-18. Suryo will face Rutik Raghupathy in the final, who earlier eliminated Azerbaijan’s Ibrahim Aliyev.

“I am grateful that I was able to give my best performance to win the semi-finals of the Hydroplus Indonesia Para Badminton International 2024. I hope I don’t have any problems in the finals and can play my best in 2024 to be able to give away the SU 5 gold medal,” Suryo said.

Not only Indonesia, South Korea also recorded all-Korean finals in several events, including the men’s singles WH 1, which combined Ryu Dong-kyun and Park Hae-seong. Ryu, who managed to defeat Lee’s compatriot Sam Seop, expressed his determination to achieve the best in this badminton tournament in Indonesia.

“I didn’t expect to win the semi-final, even though I didn’t play my best. This victory made me want to try harder in the final. I came here, I made it to the final, so I have to finish fighting and return to South Korea with a gold medal, with every opponent you face, even if you face your countrymen again,” she said.

Meanwhile, Rima Ferdianto, deputy secretary general of Indonesia’s NPC and chairwoman of the tournament’s organizing committee, expressed optimism about Indonesia’s chances of retaining the world title as it has performed well since the start of the tournament.

“I am optimistic that Indonesia can maintain its overall champion status at the Hydroplus Indonesia Para Badminton International 2024. Several key athletes who participated in this tournament can also realize their hopes of reaching the final. I hope that the players can give their best to show their game and give away gold medals with our numbers,” he said.

The competition, which is supported by the Jarum Foundation Sports Service, saw 115 athletes from 10 countries compete over six days for a total prize pool of $10,000. This event is not only an opportunity for senior athletes to accumulate BWF points, but also a place to measure athletes’ abilities outside of national training, especially in figures that have the potential to achieve future achievements such as SU 5, SH 6 and SL 4.