Arctic Open: Revenge Mission Accomplished
Dejan Ferdinansyah revealed the rankling hurt from losing a close match to Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue was the fuel that drove him and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja to defeat their third-seeded opponents in the CLASH…
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Dejan Ferdinansyah revealed the rankling hurt from losing a close match to Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue was the fuel that drove him and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja to defeat their third-seeded opponents in the CLASH OF CLANS Arctic Open 2023 powered by YONEX first round.
Four weeks ago at the Hong Kong Open, Ferdinansyah/Widjaja fell at the same stage 21-18 22-20 to the French pair. At the Energia Arena today in Vantaa, Finland, the Indonesians reversed the result, winning 21-11 23-21.
“We had extra motivation because we lost to them in Hong Kong. We wanted to put that right and we had nothing to lose,” said Ferdinansyah. “We learned from that defeat. Back then, they didn’t lift so much so we made sure we were prepared for that.”