Sad, Marcus / Kevin Become The Sole Representative In The Semifinals Of The 2021 Indonesia Masters

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JAKARTA - The 2021 Indonesia Masters Tournament has entered the semifinals, which means that you are only one step away from winning the title. But unfortunately, a sad thing actually happened for Indonesia as the host.

In the semifinals later, Indonesia was only able to send one name. The singles representative as well as the last hope for the title came from the men's doubles sector, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.

Marcus/Kevin got one ticket to the semifinals after facing fellow Indonesian men's doubles representatives, Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yoche Rambitan.

In the quarter-final battle at the Bali International Convention Center, Nusa Dua, The Minions won straight after going through two fierce games.

The match which took place on Friday, November 19 was won by Marcus/Kevin with a final score of 22-20, 21-17.

Meanwhile, other Indonesian representatives who also participated in the quarter-finals, namely Greysia/Apriyani had to fall after being defeated by the Thai pair Puttita Supajirakul/Sapsiree Taerattanachai 21-18, 13-21, 19-21.

A bitter result was also experienced by the mixed doubles of Hafiz Faizal/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, who lost to third-seeded Japanese representatives Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino 21-16, 17-21, 9-21.

By only sending Marcus/Kevin as the sole representatives in the semifinals of the Indonesia Masters 2021, this is the worst record for Indonesia since it was first involved in 2010.

In fact, in the previous year held at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia won three trophies through Anthony Sinisuka Ginting from the men's singles sector, Marcus/Kevin from the men's doubles, and Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu from the women's doubles.

Nevertheless, there is still a chance for Marcus/Kevin to present their only title this year. However, they must go through it seriously because in the semifinals they will face the Malaysian pair Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi.