However, the secretary general of Indonesian Badminton Association (PP PBSI), Achmad Budiharto, as quoted from sport.detik.com Tuesday (30/5), asked the fans not to keep bashing on the has result in Gold Coast last week because the result is totally unpredictable.
"No. We thought we would win the match 3-2 against India and win against Denmark "fifty-fifty", we could win or lose. We didn't expect we would lose heavily 4-1 against India since the team had carefully chosen the line up,” said Budiharto.
"One thing for sure, the defeat at the Sudirman Cup is a lesson to learn for PBSI. That means, whatever the tournament is, the preparation must be conducted optimally. There is a process and it must be conducted. Especially physically, technically, and mentally. That's our note." he said.
"Losing and winning are common things. It is not right to judge that we were overconfidence based on the line up for the match. Underestimating India is wrong and we were very careful. We realized when we watched India vs Denmark math, although the score 4-1, but in terms of the match, there are some notes that should be anticipated," he said.
PP PBSI is determined to pay back their failure in the nearest tournament and one of them is BCA Indonesia Open Superseries Premier 2017 at Plenary Hall, Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), on June 12 to 18, 2017.
"I think each coach understands their own strengths and weaknesses and those are lessons for next matches. Keep in mind that Sudirman Cup is one of the many events," Budi stated.
"It is normal for badminton fans and the media as to ask funny questions. It is normal that if we're losing everything seems wrong, but when we won everything seems right. This is also the risky part of the most anticipated sports for Indonesian public," he added.
"Apart from that, this should be taken positively, we must not be down, and instead we must get back on our feet. Especially, we will have three big events ahead, Indonesia Open, SEA Games, and World Championship We'll see. We will prove that we still exist, because if we don't, we would never be able to defeat Denmark," he ended.
