Leo Rolly Carnando /Daniel Martin became the fourth partner chosen by Herry Iman Pierngadi in the event Thomas Cup 2020 which was held at Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Denmark, on 9 Next October.
The pair completes the other three pairs who have already entered the squad
Indonesia at Thomas Cup 2020 namely Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, and Dawn Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto.Originally. Herry Iman Piengardi has three other options equivalent to partner Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Martin.
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The three options are Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan, Bagas Maulana /Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, and Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani/Sabar Karyaman Gutama.
“So, initially after Marcus/Kevin, Ahsan/ Hendra and Fajar / Rian, there are four pairs whose levels are balanced and equal,” said Herry, quoted by BolaSport.com from Badminton Indonesia. “I saw from the results of training and recent performances, there were also discussions with the players, the choices were two, Leo/Daniel or Pram/Yere,” said Herry. )
With two pairs left, Herry decided through the match and three rounds to both pairs.
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The result was seen with the Leo/Daniel pair winning over Pramudya/Jeremiah with a score of 2-0.
“To determine because there can only be one, I finally selected. The selection is also not one time but I made three matches, two months ago,” said Herry. direct match win. So, they are automatically selected.”
The victory that was obtained then made Herry sure that even though Leo/Daniel were debutants, their preparations were quite mature. .
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“Today I saw that they were ready to practice on the field, although not at 100%. There is still practice tonight and tomorrow, I will monitor again. However, the point is that they are ready,” said Herry.
“They are additional ammunition for the men’s doubles in this Thomas Cup. Young and fresh. Hopefully they can be maximal later,” said Herry.
Meanwhile, Leo/Daniel admitted that they were happy to be part of the Thomas team whose process was admittedly classified as difficult and long.
“He must feel happy to be part of the team. Moreover, the process is not easy and long,” said Leo.
“There must be tension because this is my first Thomas and Daniel. But we want to take this great opportunity. We want to play as much as we can and contribute points when we lose.”
Even though it’s the first time playing in the Thomas Cup, the owner of the Junior World Championship title 2019 admits that he is full of experience playing in the junior class team event.
“We want to remember and apply mentality and experiences again we played as a team in junior first. Hopefully it can increase our confidence,” said Leo.
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