Praveen/Melati Knocked Out Of Indonesia Masters

Praveen/Jasmine (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti appeared disappointing in the first round of the 2021 Indonesia Masters. The Indonesian mixed doubles was immediately eliminated by representatives of India.

The second seed did not show cohesiveness so they gave up two straight games 11-21, 20-22 to the unseeded pair Dhruv Kapila/Reddy N. Sikki.

Melati argued that she and Praveen had communicated about strategy before the match started, but on the pitch their communication did not stand out.

"Communication is still good, yes, but in the field we don't talk much. Earlier, before the match, we discussed what kind of game we wanted to play," Melati said, as reported by Antara, Wednesday.

Melati stated that they started the first game because they were constrained by losing the start so that the control of the game was held by Dhruv / Reddy.

In addition, heavier shuttlecocks also make them have to adapt longer and not take the initiative to attack from the start of the match.

In the second game, Praveen/Melati's game improved so that they took the lead, but in the second interval, Dhruv/Reddy caught up again and the peak occurred at game points.

Although Praveen/Melati's game improved, the two remained uncoordinated. Fatal mistakes often occur when both do not block the ball from the opponent and instead wait for each other to block it.

Praveen/Melati, who were already ahead 20-19, were followed by their opponents until they lost 20-21. Finally, India's mixed doubles bagged the deciding points and ended Indonesia's mixed doubles move in the round of 32.

Melati said: "We were ahead but we made a lot of mistakes ourselves, took a lot of balls and ended up being attacked all the time. We were too late to turn things around."

At this press conference, Praveen also did not answer any questions from the media crew and instead left the room first, leaving his co-stars.