In
Indonesia, the most popular sports is football and badminton takes the second position. For me, badminton will
always be number one sports because it gives pride to Indonesia. Those
remarkable badminton athletes should be honored as national heroes to appreciate
their tremendous effort to be champions in international tournaments. But that
dream probably will only be a dream for this near time, so me and other
badminton lovers should be content with the annual badminton tournament in
Jakarta : Indonesia Open 2014 which held at Istora (Sports Center) Senayan Jakarta from 17-22 June. It’s my third time to watch this event on the site. If
you guys haven’t tried it before, I recommend you to give it a shot. Trust me,
you’ll get addicted to it and come back again next year.
There was a significant change
this year because this event now had different main sponsor. For two years in a
row, Indonesia Open was dominated with red color. This year, all decorations
were in blue. It didn’t disturb the festivities feel in this event at all. I
personally glad that the sponsor was change since cigarette company used to
take the place. It’s not funny to have a sports event that promotes health
sponsored by goods that harmful for health
Every year, I always watch the
round 2 where many players still compete so I can see plenty matches in a day.
If lucky, you could take a picture with your favorite players although if you
aim for the popular one, you need extra effort (and extra luck!) because they
won’t stroll around as carefree as the other players.
Indonesia Open is special. Unlike
other tournaments in other countries where the spectators are usually only show
up for final matches, in Indonesia Open Round 2 matches could attract many
people to come. I was surprised to see such excitement, even the most uncomfortable
seat (because of the view angle and yeah, it has the cheapest ticket price)
were almost full. Istora Senayan was shaken because of the supporter’s cheer!
Last year and two years ago, the hype wasn't that great.
It's only round 2 but look at those full seats! |
Unfortunately the cheering couldn't make the players’ journey easier. I had to witness Indonesian players lost to their
rivals one by one. Many of them had a fierce battle with slightly different
score but still ended up lost.. Aaaaagh it was frustrating really! It’s true
that winning isn’t everything but losing in your own nest has its own painful
sensation o___o
But no matter what the result, watching
badminton matches are always fun :) I definitely will continue this habit next year and the year after..I’ll drag
my future family with me haha! And hopefully Indonesian badminton will improve
to be even much better and seize all titles!
IN-DO-NE-SIA!! *dum-dum-dum-dum-dum*