Badminton News: Indonesian professional men's singles badminton player Ikhsan Leonardo Imanuel Rumbay has successfully qualified for the supreme match of the Thailand International Challenge 2024 tournament after surprisingly managing to unseat Indian fifth seed Ayush Shetty.

Not the favorite, Ikhsan managed to defeat Ayush Shetty in a close match with a score of 14-21, 21-15 and 21-13, in a match held on Saturday at Termanal 21 Hall Korat, Thailand (30 /3) afternoon, local time.

Next, in the final round of the Thailand International Challenge 2024 on Sunday (31/3), Ikhsan Leonardo will face the representative of the host Thailand, Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul in two fairly easy straight matches with a score of 21-19 and 21-8. 28 minutes.

Meanwhile, in another match, Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari managed to secure a ticket to the final round of Thailand International Challenge 2024 by eliminating host Thailand's representative, Thamonwan Nithiittikrai in two fairly easy straight games with a score of 21-15 and 21. -10 in 35 minutes.

This victory allowed Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari to take revenge on Thamonwan Nithiittikrai with a 1-1 position in the head-to-head record where the last meeting between the two players took place in the round of 16 of the Sri Lanka International Challenge 2024 with rubber matches 8-21, 21-9 and 18-21 in 1 hour and 1 minute for Thailand to win.

Next, Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari will try to win her first title this season against a Japanese player who is also a former junior world champion, Riko Gunji, who managed to qualify for the finals of the Thailand International Challenge 2024 after winning the championship entirely Japanese. Derby against Kaoru Sugiyama 21-17, 21-18.

Article Tag: Ikhsan Leonardo Imanuel Rumbay, Ayush Shetty, Thailand International Challenge 2024