Singapore Open 2022: Defeating Representative From Malaysia, Rinov/Pitha Have No Trouble Advancing To The Second Round

JAKARTA - Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas managed to advance to the last 16 of the Singapore Open 2022 on Wednesday, July 13 at noon GMT+7 (Western Indonesian Time or WIB). The Indonesian mixed doubles defeated the representatives of Malaysia, Wong Tien Ci/Lim Chiew Sien.

Appearing at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Rinov/Pitha were able to finish the match without any significant difficulties. After playing for 25 minutes, Rinov/Pitha won the straight game with a score of 21-14 and 21-16.

Since the beginning of the points in the first game, Rinov/Pitha have shown good dominance. They won points easily and were difficult to overtake Wong/Lim to lead 11-6 in the first interval.

With a distance of five points, Rinov / Pitha are increasingly confident to move away from the Malaysian representatives after the break. Rinov/Pitha managed to create that moment to ensure a 21-14 victory in the first game.

In the second game, Malaysia's efforts to reverse the situation did not go smoothly. Because Rinov / Pitha still look extraordinary.

Although they could almost equalize ahead of the second interval, the Malaysian pair again trailed 6-11 for Rinov/Pitha's advantage.

Victory is getting closer to Rinov/Pitha's grip after the second half, because of mistakes that are often made by Malaysian representatives. This makes the points continue to increase for representatives of Indonesia.

With consistency and compact play, Rinov/Pitha continued to stay away and ensured victory in the second game with a score of 21-16.

The results obtained by Rinov/Pitha made them the second Indonesian mixed doubles to qualify for the advanced round. Previously, there was also Hafiz Faisal/Serena Kani from the mixed doubles number who won first.