JAKARTA – Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari ran aground in the semifinals of the Korea Open 2022. The mixed doubles pair lost to Malaysian representatives Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing.
The match took place at Palma Stadium, Suncheon, South Korea, on Saturday, April 9 morning WIB. Representatives of Indonesia were stopped in two straight sets 13-21, 20-22 in the match duration of 46 minutes.
Tan Kiang Meng/Lai Pei Jing, who were the first seeds, looked fierce from the start of the first set. They managed to steal six points from the first seven points to take the lead over the Indonesian pair.
However, Rinov/Pitha had identified the score to 9-9 before the Malaysian pair added two consecutive points to take the lead at the interval.
After the break, the Malaysian pair added two points in a row to stay away. Rinov/Pitha then bounced back and leveled the score at 13-13, but they lost eight straight points after that.
In the second set, Rinov/Pitha also immediately lost the first four points. However, they managed to make two twin scores after that, at 9-9 and 10-10 respectively, before trailing 10-11 at the break.
After the interval, the Indonesian pair played very tight and had a 20-18 lead. Unfortunately, Tan Kiang Meng / Lai Pei Jing were able to score four consecutive points to lock up a straight sets win.
Indonesia still has four representatives in the semifinals who have yet to fight. They are Jonathan Christie, Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri.
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