Kangkangi Malaysian Couple, Greece / Apriyani To Thailand Open Semifinals

JAKARTA - The only Indonesian women's doubles in the Thailand Open 2021 Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu continued their steps to the semifinals after eliminating the Malaysian pair Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan.

In the quarter-final match at Impact Arena, Bangkok, Friday, Greysia / Apriyani won the straight game 21-15, 21-12 within 35 minutes.

According to Antara, the fifth seed Greysia / Apriyani has been pressing since the first game. However, Tan / Thinaah did not want to lose, so the two partners took turns leading the match.

After the 12-12 draw, then Greysia / Apriyani picked up speed. Deftly, they returned the balls from their opponents and produced point by point to win 21-15 over Tan / Thinaah.

In the second game, Greysia / Apriyani was really smoldering by this time dominating from the start to the end of the game and not giving their opponent a chance to attack.

Unable to catch up, Tan / Thinaah finally fell to their knees 12-21.

On paper, Greysia / Apriyani are indeed more favored because they currently rank eighth in the world, while Tan / Thinaah are ranked 39th.

The two pairs met once in the second round of the 2020 Malaysia Masters which was won by Greysia / Apriyani.

In the semifinals tomorrow Saturday, Greysia / Apriyani will face South Korean third seeds Lee So Hee / Shin Seung Chan.