China Open: Good Day for Indonesia
Indonesia had a solid day at the VICTOR China Open 2024, winning five of six second round matches, with even the solitary loss coming in a close match.
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Apart from Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana, who fell in three tight games to Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen, the Indonesians would have been pleased with the day’s outcomes.
Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja set the early momentum, cutting short world No.9 Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei’s campaign with a 21-9 rout in the third game.
Things got even better for the Indonesians with takedowns of top seeds in men’s singles and men’s doubles. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting beat home favourite Shi Yu Qi 21-11 21-8 before Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Daniel Marthin stopped Olympic silver medallists Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang in three hard-fought games.