BWF Player of The Year 2019: 6 Pebulu Tangkis Indonesia Masuk Nominasi

Sedangkan dari kategori Most Improved Player of the Year 2019, ganda campuran Indonesia, Praveen/Melati akan memperebutkan penghargaan ini bersamaan dengan Michelle Li (Kanada), Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (India) dan Kim So Yeong/Kong Hee Yong (Korea).

Dari enam wakil tersebut, dua di antaranya merupakan atlet parabadminton Indonesia. Leani Ratri Oktila yang tahun ini sukses mendulang total 12 medali emas, dua perak dan satu perunggu, kembali masuk ke dalam daftar nominasi Female Para Badminton Player of the Year 2019.

Sementara Dheva Anrimusthi tercatat sebagai nominator di kategori Male Para Badminton Player of the Year 2019. (bi/jpnn)

Nominasi BWF Player of The Year 2019:

Male Player of the Year
Kento Momota (Men’s Singles, Japan)
Highlight: Winner – TOTAL BWF World Championships 2019; 10 titles overall
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Men’s Doubles, Indonesia)
Highlight: Eight titles on HSBC BWF World Tour 2019
Zheng Si Wei (Mixed Doubles, China)
Highlight: Winner – TOTAL BWF World Championships 2018; six titles overall
Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan (Men’s Doubles, Indonesia)
Highlight: Winner – TOTAL BWF World Championships 2019; three titles and 10 finals overall

Female Player of the Year
Tai Tzu Ying (Women’s Singles, Chinese Taipei)
Highlight: Three titles on HSBC BWF World Tour 2019
Huang Ya Qiong (Mixed Doubles, China)
Highlight: Winner – TOTAL BWF World Championships 2019; six titles overall
Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota (Women’s Doubles, Japan)
Highlight: Silver Medal – TOTAL BWF World Championships 2019; four titles on HSBC BWF World Tour 2019
Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan (Women’s Doubles, China)
Highlight: Five titles overall, including Badminton Asia Championships 2019

Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year
An Se Young (Women’s Singles, Korea)
Highlight: Five titles overall, including Yonex French Open 2019
Koki Watanabe (Men’s Singles, Japan)
Highlight: Two titles; semifinals at Canada Open and Chinese Taipei Open
Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin (Men’s Doubles, Indonesia)
Highlight: Winner – BWF World Junior Championships 2019
Kantaphon Wangcharoen (Men’s Singles, Thailand)
Highlight: Bronze medal – TOTAL BWF World Championships 2019; semifinals at Indonesia Open