Korea Masters 2022: Bagas/Fikri To The Quarter-finals, Rinov/Pitha Fall

Indonesian couple, Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri. (Doc. PBSI)

JAKARTA - Two Indonesian couples have had different fates in the race for tickets to the quarter-finals of the Korea Masters 2022, Thursday, April 14. Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri managed to escape, while Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari fell short.

Bagas/Fikri won the ticket to the last eight after defeating the Chinese pair, Ren Xiang Yu/Tan Qiang. The ticket was won after going through the struggle for one hour and seven minutes.

In fact, the fourth seed was left behind first. In the first game, Bagas/Fikri gave up with a score of 17-21.

There was a fierce battle in the second game. Both pairs performed well to win in this game. After passing several game points, the young Indonesian couple finally closed the game with a score of 26-24.

In the decisive game, the hot battle is back. After struggling desperately, Bagas/Fikri finally closed the match with a score of 22-20.

Bagas/Fikri's steps are not in line with Rinov/Pitha's. This sixth seed must recognize the superiority of the Chinese representative, Ou Xuan Yi / Huang Ya Qiong.

Competed for 32 minutes, the Indonesian mixed doubles gave up two straight games. Rinov / Pitha lost with a score of 13-21 and 18-21.

With this result, Bagas/Fikri became the only representatives of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the Korea Masters 2022. In the next round, they will face representatives of Japan, Hiroki Okamura/Masayuki Onodera.