Anthony Ginting | KING OF DECEPTION and RALLY
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (born 20 October 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player.[1] He first rose when he won the bronze medal at the Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games
Career
The Cimahi-born shuttler of Karo descent was introduced to badminton by his father when he was in kindergarten. He is the fourth of five siblings. When he was young, he joined the PB SGS PLN, a badminton club in Bandung, West Java. He only started to take part in tournaments at around 9 years old, or two years after he was scouted. Ginting idolizes Taufik Hidayat, the 2004 Athens Olympic men's singles gold medalist who coincidentally came from the same club.[2]
2015
Starting his journey as a rookie in the BWF Superseries event from the qualifying stage, Ginting moved into the quarterfinals after creating an upset with a rubber games 14-21, 22-20, 21-13 win over India's top shuttler and fourth seed Srikanth Kidambi in the second round of the Indonesia Open.[4][5][6] His Indonesia Open campaign was eventually halted after losing to the eighth seed and 2012 BWF World Junior champion Kento Momota of Japan in quarterfinals with a rubber games 21-13, 16-21, 15-21.That was the beginning of his meeting with the Indonesia Open champion.[7]At the Hong Kong Open, Ginting met again with Kento Momota in the second round and finally Ginting was able to get his revenge by defeating him 21-7, 21-15. Ginting was part of the Indonesian men's team that won a gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore, after beating Thailand men's team 3-2 in the final.
Participating in the Chinese Taipei Open as an unheralded shuttler, Ginting reached the quarterfinals after defeating twelfth-seeded fellow Indonesian Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka with a straight sets 21-16, 21-14 in the third round of the tournament. In the first round, he surprisingly upset the eighth seed and 2009 BWF World Junior Champion Tian Houwei of China with a stunning 21-13, 21-14 victory. He then lost to the defending champion, former world No. 1 and two-time Olympic gold medalist Lin Dan of China with a straight games 7-21, 20-22 in the quarterfinals.[8]
2016
In 2016, Ginting with the Indonesian men's team participating in the Thomas Cup, the team managed to reach the final after beating South Korea in the 3-1 semi final and bringing the Indonesian men's team to the final. In the final, the team was challenged by Denmark as the host. The Indonesian men's team was defeated by Denmark 3-2 on aggregate in the final. Ginting with the Indonesian men's team also succeeded in bringing the men's team trophy to the Asia Team Championships in Hyderabad, India. They beat Japan 3-2 on aggregate. At the Australian open event, Ginting managed to reach the semi-finals after defeating the 2016 Olympic champion Chen Long in the quarter final.
2017
In 2017, Ginting won his first title in the Korea Open after beating compatriot Jonatan Christie through a rubber game 21-13, 19-21, 22-20. At the 2017 Sudirman Cup, Ginting helps the Indonesian team to score a point when defeating 2017 world champion Viktor Axelsen with a score of 13-21, 21-17, 21-14. Indonesia managed to beat Denmark 2-3 on aggregate, but placed in the bottom position of the standings, after lost to India 1-4 a day before.
2018
Entering 2018 Gintng started his bwf world tour brilliantly, he managed to become the champion in his homeland of the Indonesia Masters, he managed to beat Kazumasa Sakai in the Final with a score of 13-21, 12-21. Ginting and the Indonesian men's team also managed to win again in the Asia Team Championships after beating China 3-1 on aggregate in the final.
2020-2021
Ginting kicked-off the 2020 season in Malaysia Masters as eight seed. Unfortunately, he was defeated by unseeded player Huang Yuxiang in the first round in straight games.[9] A week later, in home soil Indonesia Masters tournament, he finally clinched his first title since the 2018 China Open. Ginting defeated the defending champion Anders Antonsen of Denmark in the final.[10] In February, he helped the Indonesian men's team defend the Asia Team Championships title.[11] Ginting reached a career high as world number 3 in the world ranking on 18 February 2020.[12] In March, the fourth seed Ginting, fell in the early round of Super 1000 tournament All England Open to Rasmus Gemke of Denmark. This is for the fifth time, he has defeated in the early round of the historical tournament All England Open, since his debut in 2016.[13]
In 2021, Ginting competed at the 2020 Asian Leg tournament held in Thailand as a fifth seed. At the Yonex Thailand Open, he lost to Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the semi-finals,[14] while in Toyota Thailand Open he lost to Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong in the second round.[15] Ranked as number 9 in the season-end ranking, Ginting then secured a spot to compete at the World Tour Finals.[16]