PBSI Withdraws Indonesia from BWF World Championships

Wednesday, 08 December 2021 – 10:25 GMT+7
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The Indonesian badminton team during the 2021 Sudirman Cup / Credit: PBSI

Initially, Indonesia would send 13 representative singles or pairs to the 2021 BWF World Championship.

They were Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Jonatan Christie, and Shesar Hiren Rhustavito (men's singles), as well as Gregoria Mariska Tunjung and Ruselli Hartawan (women's singles).

For the men's doubles category, there were Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan, Fajar Alfian/Muh. Rian Ardianto, and Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Martin.

For women's doubles, there were Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu, and for mixed doubles, there were Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti, Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari, and Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati.

With this decision, the Indonesian team will immediately prepare for 2022 tournaments instead. (pbsi/mcr16/mcr20/jpnn)

This news has been broadcast on JPNN.com with the title: Sah! PBSI Menarik Mundur Indonesia dari BWF World Championships 2021, Ini Alasannya

The Indonesian badminton team will not participate in the 2021 BWF World Championships.