Medan: Men’s singles, Tegar Sulistio did not face any significant difficulty during his participation in the Xpora Indonesia International Challenge 2023 tournament. In the match held at Pancing Sports Hall, Medan, North Sumatra on Tuesday (29/8/ 2023), Tegar entered the top 32 after defeating the resistance of Indian representatives, Dhruv Kumar with a score of 21-10, 21-11 in 29 minutes.

In this men’s singles, born on May 22, 2002, he confessed that he was happy to be able to appear dominant against struggling players in this tournament from the qualifying round. With good capital in the first match, Tegar hopes his confidence will continue to rise to keep going far in the Xpora Indonesia International Challenge 2023 tournament.

“I’m playing calmer and more confident. That’s the capital of my victory in this fight,” Tegar said.

With the win, Tegar Sulistio will face Malaysian fifth seed Lee Shun Yang. The representative of the neighboring country entered the second round after defeating Indian men’s singles Kiran Kumar Mekala with an identical score of 21-4, 21-4.

Following in Tegar’s footsteps is Ikhsan Leonardo Imanuel Rumbay who also broke into the top 32. The men’s singles born on January 16, 2000 saw him through to the next round after overcoming resistance from Malaysian representative Tan Jia Jie with a score of 21-15, 14-21, 21-13.

In that match, the Bahrain International Challenge 2021 champion admitted he struggled to adapt to the windy conditions on the pitch. It’s understandable that after three months out of competition, the world’s 130th ranked men’s singles has just re-entered the Xpora Indonesia International Challenge 2023.

“It’s not easy to participate in this tournament. In this game, I had a hard time adapting as I had never tried this ground before,” said Ikhsan.

It’s great to be back on the field after a long absence. My goal here is to play one game at a time first,” said the winner of the Indonesia International Challenge 2019.

With this result, the two remaining Indonesian representatives in the men’s singles sector, namely Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo and Bobby Setiabudi, are yet to confirm their place in the top 32. Bagas, who crawled out of qualifying, will face the representative of India, Meiraba Luwang Maisnam in the top 64.

Meanwhile, Bobby will face Thailand’s Saran Jamsri, who entered the main round after overcoming resistance from Malaysian Aaron Kai Bin Kok 21-15, 21-18.

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(KAH)