Indonesia Open: ‘Wanted to Beat Them Once in My Life!’
Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai finally broke through on the 14th attempt against Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan after 13 straight losses.
· DEV SUKUMAR
The Thais had won just two games out of their 13 previous matches, but today they stood up to the formidable Chinese duo, who on Sunday had won the Indonesia Masters. Quite impressively, Kititharakul and Prajongjai nailed their semifinal spot today at the EAST VENTURES Indonesia Open 2022 with a straight-games win, 21-19 21-15.
The Thais overcame deficits in both games. After a narrow opening game win, they were 12-15 down in the second but ran away with nine straight points.
“I felt I had to beat them one time in my life!” said Kititharakul. “Sometimes our matches have been very close, but we could not control ourselves mentally when the game got close. But today when the game got close we tried to calm down and not rush.