JAKARTA - Men's doubles Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon became the first Indonesian representatives to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters 2021 after winning the second round on Thursday.
The pair nicknamed the Minions scored a score of 21-13, 21-19 over the French men's doubles Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar, who met for the first time in the competition arena.
"They played pretty well, in the first set we were able to go far. But in the second set we made a lot of mistakes ourselves. Luckily we finally won, very grateful," said Marcus, as quoted by Antara, Thursday.
The world number one pair faced no problems in their short 29-minute match. Both of them even admitted that they had adapted to the field conditions.
In the first round match on Tuesday, Kevin/Marcus said that they had experienced obstacles on the field because of the wind that was not wearing and the shuttlecock was too heavy.
"In terms of adaptation, it is better than yesterday. Today it is enough to understand the field conditions and know what to play compared to before," Marcus said.
In the quarter-finals, Kevin/Marcus are still waiting for potential opponents between national teammates Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yacob Rambitan and Akira Koga/Taichi Saito from Japan.
If they meet Pram/Yere, the Minions admit that they won't care and will continue to anticipate their juniors in the BWF Super 750 tournament.
"If you meet those who are important to play, you don't have to worry. The junior opponents themselves will certainly play without a burden, they will fight more and be enthusiastic. Tomorrow we will see on the field," Kevin said.
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