Hylo Open 2023: Dejan/Gloria Tembus Second Round

JAKARTA Mixed doubles Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja beat German pair Jan Colin Voelker/Stine Kuespert to qualify for the second round of the Hylo Open 2023.

Dejan/Gloria extended their trip to Super 300 BWF after winning two games 21-16 and 21-18 in Saarlandhalle, Saarbrucken, Germany, Wednesday, November 1, 2023 evening WIB.

Dejan/Gloria played tight at the start of the first game. The two pairs took turns scoring before Indonesia's representatives were narrowly ahead of two points in the interval.

After the break, Dejan/Gloria did not give their opponents the opportunity to equalize the score.

The German pair cut points to 16-17, but Dejan/Gloria comfortably scored five points in a row to secure the first game.

In the second game, Jan/Stine immediately started the step by generating two consecutive points before Dejan/Gloria took the 6-3 lead and then four points ahead during the break.

The opponent then got up and put up a fight to equalize the score 13-13. The score between the two pairs went tight after that before Dejan/Gloria locked the win with a three-point advantage.

This is the second meeting for the two pairs. In the only meeting before this at the Thailand Open 2022, Dejan/Gloria also came out as the winner of two straight games.

Indonesia can still add tickets for the second half through Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti and Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati. The two pairs did not play when this news was written.