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When Ismalinda Eriza walked into the KD Jadhav Hall for the match featuring Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Gideon – known around the world by their nickname, Minions – she expected at best 20 fellow Indonesian women to screech their hearts out in support. She couldn’t believe her ears when a stadium full of Indians, starting with a group of young outstation fans in Delhi for the badminton, adopted the Minions for the next 50-odd minutes, lending raucous support against a Chinese pairing, willing them onto a win almost from the jaws of defeat. “I got goosebumps looking around and...
