‘If You Really Want to See Badminton, You Have to Come Here’
She told her parents they just had to see what badminton meant to Indonesia. And so Selena Piek brought them over for her final Indonesia Open.
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The Dutch world No.13 is in the evening of her career – this is likely her last year, and she wanted her parents Tjapko and Monica to experience the headiness of badminton at the Istora.
“It’s the best audience in the world. My parents are here, so that makes it even more special,” said Piek, following her second round loss. “I’m so happy they are here.
“It’s something else. I don’t think anywhere in the world people love badminton as much as they do here. It’s like you can feel it when their players lose – they’re almost crying and that’s something you don’t see often in our sport. And they give us nice gifts of course. It’s crazy, people coming to your hotel and bringing stuff for you, food for you. I really appreciate that.”