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Putting it briefly: RI shuttlers bag silver at World Junior C'€™ships

Indonesian badminton team snatched silver medal at World Junior Championships 2015 in Lima, Peru on Monday after losing 3-0 against top seed China

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
Tue, November 10, 2015

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Putting it briefly: RI shuttlers bag silver at World Junior C'€™ships

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ndonesian badminton team snatched silver medal at World Junior Championships 2015 in Lima, Peru on Monday after losing 3-0 against top seed China.

'€œThe players were so spirited. They'€™ve shown their utmost effort as a team in the final. Overall, the team did great, we hope the good result extends to individual events,'€ Indonesian team manager Imam Tohari said as quoted by the Indonesian Badminton Association'€™s (PBSI) website, badmintonindonesia.org.

Despite failing to bring the Suhandinata Cup home, the junior team had exceeded its target of reaching the semifinals.

PBSI chief Gita Wirjawan lauded the team'€™s relentlessness, adding that he also hoped for good results in the individual events. '€œWe'€™re still facing the individual events. I really hope those young guns will continue showcasing such top performance.'€

In the finals, Andika Ramadiansyah/Marsheilla Gischa Islami in mixed doubles lost 21-10, 21-14 to Zheng Siwei/Chen Qingchen, Panji Ahmad Maulana competing in men'€™s singles was outclassed 21-11, 21-16 by Lin Guipu, while Andhika Ramadiansyah/Rinov Rivaldy in men'€™s doubles were brought down 21-13, 21-10 by He Jiting/Zheng Siwei.

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