JAKARTA - Two Indonesian representatives from the men's doubles and women's doubles respectively will face tough opponents in the semifinals of the World Tour Finals in Bali, Saturday, based on the draw issued by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
The pair Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon will again face the Tokyo Olympic gold medalists, Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin from Taiwan, who had previously been defeated in the Group A preliminary round meeting.
Meanwhile, in the women's doubles event, Group A runners-up Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu will meet Group B winners Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida from Japan, who previously won two titles at the Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open in two consecutive weeks.
In addition to having two titles from the agenda of the Indonesia Badminton Festival in Bali, Matsuyama/Shida also recorded total wins from the three preliminary matches in Group B.
Before BWF issued the draw results, Greysia/Apriyani had already started their preparations to face opponents in the last four.
"Apri and I have agreed, whoever the opponent has to fight. Winning or losing doesn't matter, as long as we prepare and compete optimally," said Greysia as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, December 4.
Here are the results for the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals semifinal draw:
Mixed Doubles:1. Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino (Japan) vs Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet (Hong Kong)2. Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying (Malaysia) vs Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand)
Women's Doubles:1. Kim Soyeong/Kong Heeyong (South Korea) vs Gabriela Stoeva/Stefani Stoeva (Bulgaria)2. Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu (Indonesia) vs. Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida (Japan)
Men's Doubles:1. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia) vs Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin (Taiwan)2. Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi (Malaysia) vs Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)
Women's Singles:1. Pornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand) vs. An Se Young (South Korea)2. Pusarla V. Sindhu (India) vs Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
Men's Singles:1. Viktor Axelsen (Dendmark) vs Lakshya Sen (India)2. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand) vs Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia)
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