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Team Manager of the Indonesian Badminton, Susy Susanti said that Indonesia's victory in the 2019 World Junior Championship (WJC) team by bringing the Suhandinata Cup home is a historic proof of the quality of the national badminton. It was said by Susy Susanti after a press conference at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang on Tuesday night (15/100. Susi Susanti who also serves as the Head of Development and Achievement (PP PBSI) said that this victory IS also an opening for recognition from other countries that Indonesia has good quality in badminton. She also stated that when undergoing a tournament in Kazan, Russia, many countries are interested in joining the train and can bring a coach from Indonesia. Indonesia brought home the Suhandinata Cup for the first time after failing three times in the team number final in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Featured in the first position, Indonesia received fierce resistance from China, which is the second seed. Four final matches had to be passed with a rubber game for more than one hour for the title of the best team in this U-19 class. The first point was contributed by the mixed doubles Daniel Marthin / Indah Cahya Sari Jamil after defeating Feng Yan Zhe / Lin Fang Ling with a score of 21-18, 18-21, 21-11. The next victory in the second party was scored by Putri Kusuma Wardani over Zhou Meng with a score 21-18, 20-22, 21-14. Indonesia almost won perfectly 3-0 after Bobby Setiabudi succeeded in creating a position of 20-16 and only needed one more champion point. Unfortunately, Bobby had to recognize the superiority of Liu Liang with a score of 17-21, 21-17, 20-22. In the fourth party played by the impromptu women's doubles, Putri Syaikah / Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma managed to be a decisive team winner after defeating Li Yi Jing / Tan Ning with a score of 16-21, 25-23, 21-13.

Indonesian badminton pair: Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin won the men's doubles number for the Junior World Championship (WJC) 2019 after defeating Chinese first seed, Di Zi Jian / Wang Chang in the final round. In the 41-minute match in Kazan, Russia, Sunday (13/10), Leo / Daniel, who was the second seed, won two straight games 21-19, 21-18. As reported by Antara, with this result, Leo / Daniel became the only Indonesian representative who successfully brought home the gold medal in the most prestigious badminton championship at the U-19 level.

Group G World Cup Qualification 2022 Asian zone finished two matches on Tuesday (15/10) in which Vietnam and Thailand recorded victories. According to FIFA's official website in Jakarta, Wednesday, Vietnam defeated host Indonesia 3-1 at the Captain I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Bali, thanks to Do Duy Manh, Que Ngoc Hai and Nguyen Tien Linh goals. Indonesia reduced its position through Irfan Bachdim's goal a few minutes before the match was over.Meanwhile, Thailand defeated its guests United Arab Emirates 2-1 at Thammasat Stadium, Rangsit, Thailand. Thailand's two goals were scored by Teerasil Dangda and Ekanit Panya, while the UAE made one goal from Ali Mabkhout. With this result, Thailand won the top of the Group G standings from the hands of the UAE. Thailand collected seven points from two matches. UAE must be willing to go down to third position with six points from three matches. While Vietnam climbed to second place with seven points from three matches. Then in the fourth place was Malaysia, followed by Indonesia at the bottom because they had never won in four matches.

The local bicycle racing team from West Sumatra, Padang Road Bike (PRB) will also enliven the national team competition in the 2019 Tour de Singkarak –TdS which will be held on November 2-10. The person in charge of the TdS team, Iqbal Ramadi Payana said in Padang on Tuesday (15/10) that the target is realistic if looking at the composition of the six PRB riders who would take part in the next race. They are young talents who have extraordinary abilities. In addition, local riders also have the advantage of better field recognition than other riders who take part in the TdS.Iqbal said during the Tour de Singkarak event, the PRB's achievement occupied fourth place for Indonesian riders in 2015. He is optimistic that the achievement can increase at this year's event. Tour de Singkarak 2019 will be participated in by bicycle clubs from various countries. 19 clubs have registered to the organizer to compete for the prize worth Rp2.3 billion. Of the 22 teams, there are 25 countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Netherlands, Brunei, Greece, Australia, New Zealand, France, Ireland, Iran, China, the Philippines, Spain, Eritrea, Germany, Russia, Mongolia, England Kingdom, Turkey, Moldova and Latvia. Technical Team Coordinator, Asep Cheppy Sulaiman said that the racers will travel 1,317.3 kilometers during the 9-stage race in West Sumatra and Jambi.