Malaysia Open 2024: Dejan/Gloria To Round Of 16
JAKARTA - Mixed doubles pair Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja managed to qualify for the second round of the Malaysia Open 2024.
They added a second mixed double ticket for Indonesia after winning over the British pair, Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith, in the rubber games 21-11, 19-21, and 21-19, Wednesday, January 10, 2024.
"We didn't expect to go through a tight game like earlier. Because we have prepared everything, we can take the win in this match," said Dejan.
In the second round, Thursday, January 11, 2024, Dejan/Gloria will face a serious challenge against the third seeded South Korean representative, Chae Yu-jung/Seo Seung-jae.
Chae/Seo's pair reached the second half after winning easily against Canadian representatives, Ty Alexander Lindeman/Josephine Wu.
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On paper, Dejan/Gloria have met Chae/Seo twice, at the Indonesia Open and Korea Open last year, respectively. From the two clashes, Dejan/Gloria always lost.
"Tomorrow against Seo Seung0jae/Chae Yu-jung we want to prepare (self) again. Like I said earlier, if it was at this level, nothing would be impossible," said Dejan.
Dejan/Gloria are one of two mixed doubles representatives who qualified for the second round. One other representative is Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati.
Meanwhile, one mixed doubles representative who had to go home early was the pair Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari. The pair was beaten by Danish representatives, Mathias Thyrri/Amelie Magelund.