Korea Open: Carnando/Maulana Keen to Progress
Leo Rolly Carnando and Bagas Maulana have had a dream start to their partnership – winning only their second event as a pair at Korea Open 2024 on Sunday.
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The Indonesians, semifinalists at their partnership’s debut at Japan Open the week before, did it in style by coming from a game down to best world champions Kang Min Hyuk/Seo Seung Jae 18-21 21-9 21-8 in their own backyard.
“We’ve surprised ourselves with this win. We played without pressure so we were able to enjoy the match and give our all,” said Carnando, who reached a career-high world No.9 with previous partner Daniel Marthin.
Maulana added: “We didn’t have an ideal start (to the match) but after discussing tactics with our coaches, we recovered and got the job done.