Spain Masters: Indonesian Surprise for Astrup/Rasmussen
Defending champions and top seeds Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen were among the favoured names to crash out in the quarterfinals of the Spain Masters 2021 on Friday.
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The Danish duo were surprised by Indonesia’s Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan 21-17 15-21 21-11 in 58 minutes.
There was another big surprise in men’s doubles, with the result going against Indonesia. World junior champions Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin fell in a three-game thriller to Scottish-Danish pair Adam Hall/Frederik SØgaard 21-18 17-21 24-22. The Indonesians saved two match points and had a match point of their own, but their opponents capitalised on their next opportunity.
So happy for this result. It was a tough match and mentally it was hard. We knew we had to stick to our plans to beat those guys,” said Sogaard.