Jojo can contribute point as MS1 but will be tough. Ginting should be able to contribute point as MS2. If Shesar or Tommy play 3rd singles, most likely they will meet someone they can beat. Yeah, I think these 4 are good, not that good to be top 4 players in the world but good enough.
The only real opponent is China as INA should be favored over other teams, right? For China, it probably boils down to whether MS3 can beat LD. It’s really hard to say imo.
Based on performance of Shi Yuqi, Lin Dan and Twin Towers lately I'm not sure if I'd want to put my money on them. I think Denmark can be the biggest potential threat for INA. They will be the host for next year and have Axelsen, Antonsen, and Gemke who performed pretty well this year. Their obvious weakness will be their MD department, but they have shown to have a great spirit when competing as a team. INA surely has a big chance for TC next year, but they need to be wary for the host team.
Japan definitely is the strongest. Unlike in SC, this time Momota will play 1st. Highly likely to bank. With 1-0 , is hard to see them lost.
How? Are their MDs and second or third singles are definitely stronger than the others? I don't think so.
Yeah, Nishimoto and Tsuneyama can't guarantee points. Even their 1st MD is not that reliable. The only sure shot in Japan Team is Momota.
Indeed, host Denmark should pose strongest test for INA Thomas team, they pratically will relying on solid singles department like they did in Kunshan 2016. INA is clear favourite to seal two points through doubles department, only needs 1 whether MS1, MS2 or MS3, don't think China will scoop all three singles point since they have no very powerful squad for 2020 edition, different case with past era trio : Yang Yang-Zhao Jianhua-Xiong Guobao (1986-1990) and Lin Dan-Bao Chunlai-Chen Jin or Lin Dan-Chen Long-Bao Chunlai (2004-2012). ASIAN GAMES 2018 Men's Team Semifinal Japan led 1-0 earlier through Momota but still lost 1-3 to Indonesia, I believe the squad will be pretty much same except MD2 : Endo/Watanabe v The Daddies.
Ginting will play in Sea games too apparently, though he and Christie will only play in team event. With this team (Ginting, Christie, Fajar/Rian) it Indonesia not winning Gold medal it would be a shame. https://m.badmintonindonesia.org/app/information/newsDetail.aspx?/8718
Actually its schedule is too close to Guangzhou Finals but PBSI has no other choice, bringing their A-listers (except Minions & Daddies) to secure men's team gold medal.
I know but whats the point playing for the Team lol.. Playing for the team but lost in WTF early, that will be a waste
INA men's team starts playing in semifinal. So only play 2 times and got bonus from getting medal in sea games. The way I see it is because no other current pelatnas men singles deserves to get such thing. I mean, besides the four, all the rest has no achievement at all, why include them in the team got free money just for showing up in team event
Congrats Ginting for the silver medal in WTF. I'd say it was a great achievement even though he lost the final. At least he played a pretty if not great tournament here (compared to the rest of the year). All the best next year!! https://m.badmintonindonesia.org/app/information/newsDetail.aspx?/8847 Ginting : "Thank God, even I still haven't succeeded to be the champion but I am still grateful. I am grateful for everything. Today I could try and give out all my best effort. Of course there is a bit of sadness for not being able to close this year well as I lost all my finals. But this is a great lesson for me to go forward" "In the third game, I had tried my best to not focus on the pain in my foot. There is a blister on my right toe, and it has actually been a while. At the beginning of the match I didn't want to be too focused with this pain, but along the time it became sore too. So it quite affected my game in the third game" "In our last encounter, his wasn't in prime condition. But he played well today. I played well too, so I guess I can say that we both played well" "And not to be denied, in the third game, Momota could control the game better. Just as everyone knows, Momota is a strong player and he has a solid defense. He doesn't make mistakes easily either. But I am quite satisfied with it because at least I had tried my maximum" Momota: "Ginting keeps on getting better. Today he played really well. I saw something different from him. After this tournament, there are still next tournaments. And myself has to prepare for the next tournament, moreover if I has to face Ginting again" (BWF World Tour Finals 2019) Runner Up, Anthony Tetap Bersyukur (Guangzhou, 15/12/2019) Anthony Sinisuka Ginting harus pulang dengan status runner up di ajang BWF World Tour Finals 2019 Guangzhou usai menerima kekalahan dari tunggal putra Jepang, Kento Momota dengan skor 21-17, 17-21 dan 14-21 pada pertandingan yang berlangsung di Tianhe Gymnasium, Tiongkok, Minggu (15/12). “Puji Tuhan, walaupun hasilnya belum juara, tapi saya tetap bersyukur. Saya bersyukur atas semuanya. Hari ini saya bisa mengeluarkan kemampuan terbaik dan sudah berusaha maksimal. Pastinya ada sedikit rasa sedih karena nggak bisa menutup akhir tahun ini dengan baik. Saya selalu kalah di final tahun ini. Tapi ini jadi pelajaran berharga buat saya kedepannya,” ungkap Anthony Sinisuka Ginting kepada badmintonindonesia.org. “Tadi di game ketiga juga saya sudah berusaha maksimal dan coba untuk tidak fokus merasakan sakit di kaki. Jari kaki kanan saya lecet, sebetulnya ini sudah lama. Di awal-awal pertandingan saya memang nggak mau terlalu fokus sama sakit ini, tapi lama-lama terasa perih juga. Jadi tadi cukup mempengaruhi juga ke permainan di game ketiga,” lanjutnya menambahkan. Lebih lanjut Anthony mengatakan bila duel dengan Momota hari ini lebih jauh ketat daripada pertemuan sebelumnya di kejuaraan French Open 2019 BWF World Tour Super 750, Oktober lalu. “Waktu pertemuan sebelumnya mungkin kondisi dia nggak prima. Tapi hari ini dia main bagus. Saya juga main bagus, jadi kami sama-sama main bagus lah,” katanya. “Dan memang harus diakui, di game ketiga itu Momota bisa lebih mengendalikan ritme permainan. Seperti yang banyak orang tahu, Momota itu pemain kuat dan dia punya pertahanan yang rapat. Dia juga nggak gampang buat kesalahan sendiri. Tapi saya cukup puas karena setidaknya sudah berusaha maksimal,” tutup Anthony. Sementara itu, meski berhasil memenangkan pertandingan dan merebut gelar juara tunggal putra di BWF World Tour Finals 2019 Guangzhou, Kento Momota tetap memuji penampilan Anthony pada laga kali ini. Menurut Momota, Anthony selalu menjadi lebih baik dalam setiap pertemuan mereka. “Ginting terus dan terus menjadi lebih baik. Begitupun dengan hari ini, dia bermain sangat baik sekali. Saya melihat ada sesuatu yang berbeda dari dia. Setelah juara ini, masih ada turnamen-turnamen berikutnya. Dan saya sendiri tentunya harus siap untuk pertandingan selanjutnya, apalagi kalau harus bertemu Ginting lagi,” beber Kento Momota. (*)
He is the MSP(Most Skilful Player). I hope MSP will preform to his potential next year. All the best MSP Ginting.
What coach Hendry Saputra said about Ginting's performance in this tournament https://m.badmintonindonesia.org/app/information/newsDetail.aspx?/8849 "Speaking of MS result, it is already good. We reached the final, nothing is higher than that. The only things left are either champion or runner up." "Overall, Ginting's performance is good. He did well in the first game and the second game too. Quality wise he could keep up with Momota, and he was leading in the match too. But what I observed from the match, Ginting's problem is on his legs, not the stamina, technique or others. So in the third game, his footwork couldn't get maximal" "I feel that we have to accept this result, as Ginting has fought with his best effort and performed really well. So the home work, after this tournament, we need to increase and train his leg's strength" "So basically I am quite satisfied with the result and the performance of Ginting and Jonatan in this tournament. After this we will train even harder and do our homeworks" (BWF World Tour Finals 2019) Hendry Saputra Puas Dengan Performa Anthony (Guangzhou, 15/12/2019) Kepala Pelatih Tunggal Putra PBSI, Hendry Saputra mengaku puas dengan penampilan Anthony Sinisuka Ginting kendati harus pulang dengan status runner up dari ajang BWF World Tour Finals 2019 Guangzhou. Bertanding di Tianhe Gymnasium, Tiongkok, Minggu (15/12), Anthony harus menerima kekalahan 21-17, 17-21 dan 14-21 dari wakil Jepang, Kento Momota. “Kalau berbicara hasil saya rasa untuk tunggal putra sudah oke. Kami sudah sampai final, nggak ada yang lebih tinggi lagi. Tinggal pilihannya juara atau runner up,” kata Hendry Saputra. Lewat duel yang berlangsung selama 87 menit itu, Hendry mengatakan bila Anthony punya kualitas yang baik untuk mengimbangi permainan tunggal putra nomor satu dunia itu. Bahkan menurut Hendry, Anthony mampu mengungguli permainan Momota pada game pertama dan kedua. Meski begitu, Hendry juga mencatat beberapa poin penting yang harus segera dibenahi Anthony selepas kejuaraan ini, terutama dari segi ketahanan kaki. “Secara keseluruhan penampilan Ginting sudah oke. Di game pertama dia oke, begitu juga di game kedua. Secara kualitas sangat bisa mengimbangi, bahkan unggul di pertandingan tadi. Tapi kalau saya perhatikan di pertandingan tadi, sepertinya kendala Ginting ada di kaki, bukan dari tenaga, teknik atau yang lainnya. Jadi memang tadi di game ketiga itu pergerakan kakinya sudah nggak bisa maksimal,” ungkapnya. “Saya rasa kita harus terima hasil ini, karena memang Ginting juga sudah berjuang dengan sangat maksimal dan bagus sekali penampilannya. Jadi pekerjaan rumahnya, setelah kejuaraan ini, harus lebih ditingkatkan dan dilatih lagi kekuatan kakinya,” sambung Hendry menjelaskan. Sektor tunggal putra mengirimkan dua wakilnya ke BWF World Tour Finals 2019 Guangzhou. Selain Anthony yang finis di urutan kedua, ada debutan Jonatan Christie yang belum berhasil melalui fase penyisihan grup setelah harus menelan dua kekalahan dan satu kemenangan. “Kalau untuk Jonatan, saya lihat memang kondisinya kurang prima saat turun dikejuaraan ini. Selain itu, memang harus diakui juga, dengan kondisi lapangan yang seperti ini, hanya ada beberapa pemain saja yang bisa mengatasi dan menguasainya. Jonatan salah satu pemain yang cukup kesulitan dengan kondisi seperti ini. Kondisi seperti ini juga cukup berpengaruh untuk para pemain,” jelasnya. “Jadi intinya, saya cukup puas dengan hasil dan penampilan Ginting dan Jonatan di turnamen ini. Setelah ini kami akan berlatih lebih keras lagi dan membenahi PR yang harus segera diselesaikan,” pungkas Hendry. (*)