Gicquel/Delrue Storm into Quarters – Indonesia Masters: Day 3
French pair Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue sent fourth seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai packing from the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters, taking just 37 minutes to achieve one of their biggest wins.
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The world No.21 pair shot past the Thais 21-11 21-16 to earn a quarterfinal place against fifth seeds Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti.
“It was a perfect match for us, to beat the world No.3 is our best result. We had to follow our tactics and it paid off. They like to play fast, we had to be prepared for that,” said Gicquel.
“In December we had three weeks of training in the national centre. That was good preparation, because there are a lot of Olympic qualification events coming up.”