JAKARTA - The Indonesian women's doubles pair, Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma / Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi made a surprise when they appeared in the second round of the Indonesia Open 2021. Although they were considered young badminton players, they succeeded in overthrowing an opponent who was ranked 18th in the world.
Febriana/Amalia beat the seeds from Malaysia, Perly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan with a score of 14-21, 22-20, 21-17. The victory led them to face an opponent who was no less difficult.
"We're not nervous. We're actually happy, because we can be even more enthusiastic because the (opponent) is above us," said Febriana in a written statement received by VOI.
The victory was greeted with gratitude by Febriana/Amalia even though they realized that there was still a long way to go.
"Alhamdulillah, we are very happy to be able to beat (the representative of Malaysia), to be able to perform optimally and show our abilities," said Amalia.
"Alhamdulillah, I'm happy but I still can't be satisfied because the journey is still long. You have to keep your spirits up, keep everything prepared," Febriana replied.
In the last eight of the Indonesia Open 2021, Febriana/Amalia will face the winner of the match between Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida (Japan) or Puttita Supajirakul/Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand).
The two names have a higher ranking than Febriana/Amalia. Matsuyama/Shida are ranked 9th in the world and have just won the Indonesia Masters 2021. While Supajirakul/Taerattanachi are ranked 17th in the world.
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