Denmark Open 2023: Hendra/Ahsan Eliminate Pramudya/Yeremia, Ana/Tiwi Don't Want To Be Left Behind

JAKARTA - Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan won the "brotherly war" against Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Rambitan occurred in the first round of the Denmark Open 2023. The senior pair won two straight games at Jyske Bank Arena, Odense on Tuesday, October 17.

Hendra/Ahsan and Pramudya/Yeremia showed a very fierce game. In fact, the first game had to end with a score of 30-28 for Hendra/Ahsan's advantage.

In the second game Pram/Yere's performance did not improve to be able to turn things around. They easily lose points so that Hendra/Ahsan lead quickly until they lead 11-5 in the first interval

Pram/Yere tried their best to catch up. However, Hendra/Ahsan appeared disciplined so they could keep the difference of five points and continued to lead until the end of the second game won with a score of 21-15.

In the round of 16 Hendra/Ahsan will face the winner between French pair Christo Popov/Toma Junior Popov against Malaysian pair Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik.

The success of Hendra/Ahsan was also successfully imitated by Indonesian women's doubles, Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amelia Cahya Pratiwi. Facing Julie MacPherson/Clara Torrance, Indonesia's representatives won in straight games with a score of 21-14 and 21-17.

Before these two doubles confirmed victory, the men's singles Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and the women's singles Gregoria Mariska Tunjung also advanced to the round of 16. Meanwhile, the Rehan/Lisa mixed doubles were eliminated by representatives of South Korea.