Minions Eliminate Pram/Yere Towards Indonesia Masters Semifinals, Marcus Gideon: They Played Very Well, We Were Under Pressure From The Start

JAKARTA - In a match between Indonesia, Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon stopped the resistance from Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yacob Rambitan to advance to the semifinals of the Indonesia Masters 2021 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Friday.

The top seed nicknamed the Minions won with a narrow score of 22-20, 21-17 after trying hard to stop the tenacity of his junior attack.

"They played very well, we were constantly under pressure from the start. The points were left behind in the first set, the score was also tight. But we are grateful that we were still given a win," said Marcus after the match, reported Antara.

Marcus considered that the Pram/Yere game gave tension during the 42-minute match. Although at the coating level, Marcus saw that the quality of Pram/Yere's game had increased rapidly.

On the same occasion, Pramudya said that his defeat today was because he had lost focus, so the Minions used it to push back.

In the first game when they pocketed the advantage, the Minions were able to seize the dominance of the game by playing a rather slow rhythm.

"From a technical point of view, we have to be more patient and don't rush. At first we were ahead, but because the focus was slack, we could push back," said Pram explaining the match.

In addition, the energy factor was also one of the causes of the 34th ranked men's doubles defeat against his seniors.

"Earlier there were no coaches because they were Indonesians, so we couldn't get input. Then because their level was senior, so from the aspect of energy they were also different. We had to improve physically again," said Pram.