The Tokyo Olympics has come to an end, and the summary of each participating team has also begun. For Indonesian badminton, this year's Olympics has brought surprises, but it also has big regrets. I was happy that the women's doubles won the gold medal, but I was disappointed that the world's number one "minion" combination in the men's doubles, which was expected to compete for the gold medal, was upset in the first round of the knockout round and lost to , the Malaysian combination Su Weiyi /Xie Dingfeng, stopped at the top 8. Now in the review, Indonesia men's doubles head coach Peng Weixin said that the world's number one lost not because of his skills, but because of an unbalanced mentality and a complete collapse under pressure.
Before the start of this year’s Tokyo Olympics, regarding the gold medal analysis of badminton events, Indonesia’s men’s doubles world’s number one “minion” combination Gideon / Sukamuljo is definitely one of the favorites to win the championship. After all, the two of them have long occupied the top spot in the World Badminton Federation men's doubles world. Coupled with the poor stability of other opponents, it is difficult to pose a big challenge to them. But at the same time, some people also mentioned the problem with the Indonesian team, which is the fact that their results in the World Series are dismal, especially in the past three World Championships, their best result was only the top 8, and even in 2019 At that time, he was upset in the first round and has not yet achieved the title of world championship.
In this year's Tokyo Olympics, the Indonesian combination, as the top seed, showed signs of instability in the group stage. They lost to Chinese Taipei combination Li Yang / Wang Qilin , and advanced to the top 8 after stumbling. In the quarter-finals, they met the Malaysian combination Su Weiyi/Xie Dingfeng. According to the past record of the two pairs in the world competition, the "Minions" combination won seven games, so from this perspective Generally speaking, it is almost not difficult to pass the level. But the result was shocking. They lost two games in a row, 14-21, 17-21. Indonesia's world's number one men's doubles team once again stopped in the top 8 of the World Series.
Looking back at the game at that time, when the two fell behind in the game, their mentality had completely collapsed. Especially in the second game, Sukamulyo's serve was judged to be too high, which directly angered him and smashed his racket to vent his anger. In this state, losing is naturally inevitable, so in the view of Indonesian men's doubles head coach Peng Weixin, the loss in that game was unexpected. The two people's playing style was abnormal and they played very nervously. Obviously, They failed to overcome the pressure, but their opponents adapted well to the scene and took the initiative. Of course, the final victory belonged to the opponent. For the world's number one "minion" group, the next Paris Olympics cycle will be another new starting point for them. No matter how many tour championships they win during this period, there will not be a gold-rich world champion. I'm afraid it's not persuasive to sit in charge.
