JAKARTA - The fourth seeded men's doubles Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto set foot in the final round of the Korea Open 2022 after silencing their national teammates and juniors, Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri in the semifinals, Saturday.
Fajar/Rian only needed 24 minutes to beat the 2022 All England champions in two straight games 21-12, 21-9, according to the BWF report on its official website.
Fajar/Rian's victory added to the advantage of their meeting with Bagas/Fikri to 2-1, after the first victory was recorded at the 2021 Indonesia Open event in Bali.
Fajar/Rian are the only Indonesian representatives in the final of the men's doubles sector at the BWF Super 500 level tournament in Korea, and will face representatives from the hosts Kang Minhyuk/Seo Seung Jae.
Surprisingly, the 225th-ranked South Korean men's doubles beat world number two Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan in the semifinals on Saturday.
The pair nicknamed The Daddies lost the rubber game 16-21, 21-17, 9-21 by the hosts' representatives after struggling for 56 minutes.
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