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Big failure hits host’s women's singles in Indonesia Masters badminton

The Thailand Masters 2019 champion, Fitriani, lost 21-6, 21-17 to Yue Han of China in the Wednesday openers. Meanwhile, a young talent, Ruselli Hartawan, who showed potential in three international tournaments throughout 2019 by reaching their quarterfinals, also had to pack her bags early after losing to Michelle Li of Canada 21-14, 21-15.

Ramadani Saputra (The Jakarta Post)
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Thu, January 16, 2020

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Big failure hits host’s women's singles in Indonesia Masters badminton Indonesian shuttler Fitriani reacts during the 2020 Indonesia Masters badminton tournament opening match in Jakarta on Jan. 15. Fitriani lost 21-6, 21-17 to Yue Han of China in the match. (JP/Seto Wardhana)

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t was like another avalanche that hit Indonesian shuttlers in women’s singles after hopeful Fitriani and her fellow players were battered in competition and sent out of the 2020 Daihatsu Indonesia Masters badminton tournament’s openers in Jakarta on Wednesday.

The Thailand Masters 2019 champion, Fitriani, lost 21-6, 21-17 to Yue Han of China in the Wednesday openers. Meanwhile, a young talent, Ruselli Hartawan, who showed potential in three international tournaments throughout 2019 by reaching their quarterfinals, also had to pack her bags early after losing to Michelle Li of Canada 21-14, 21-15.

The failure of the two displays the country’s real struggle in developing its women’s singles shuttlers, which have been at the very bottom in world rankings for many years.

In Wednesday’s battles, Ruselli, who started the competition in the qualification round, seemed lost as she always left behind in collecting points against Li. The first half of the first game featured the only showdown when the Indonesian managed to press the Canadian, who eventually took over the match without receiving any significant fightback.

The bad luck continued for Fitriani, who failed to display focus in her performance.

Home supporters inside the Istora Senayan Stadium even had to push the shuttlers by shouting "Fitri, bangun [wake up]!" as she performed clumsily, making a number of unforced errors.

After the match, Fitriani admitted that she often lost her focus, which resulted in the many unforced errors that benefited her opponent. Fitriani has not shown any progress after sparking hope with her premiere title from the Thailand stint.

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