Indonesia’s Day Out – Japan Open: Day 5
Indonesia got everything right in today’s semifinals of the DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open 2019, assuring themselves of the men’s doubles crown, besides earning a shot at two more titles.
· DEV SUKUMAR
For the second successive week, the men’s doubles final will see Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo take on their seniors, Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan.
The ‘Minions’ won the only three-game contest of the day, beating world champions Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen 16-21 21-11 21-18.
The ‘Twin Towers’, Li and Liu, put up a far better show against Gideon and Sukamuljo than they had last week in Indonesia, when they were blown away 21-9 21-13. Today they were in the match until the end, with the Minions only pulling away after 18-all in the third, and winning the match after Li Jun Hui fluffed a flick serve from Sukamuljo.