Apriyani Rahayu Didn't Expect To Get To The Final Of The Indonesia Masters 2022 With Siti Fadia: We Still Have A Lot Of Trial

Apriyani/Siti Fadia reached the final of the Indonesia Masters 2022. (Photo: Twitter @INABadminton)

JAKARTA - Women's doubles, Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, managed to become the host representative in the final of the Indonesia Masters 2022. The ticket to the final match was won after defeating the Malaysian pair, Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan with a rubber game 21-23, 21-14, 21-14.

This result is beyond expectation. The reason is, Apriyani / Siti Fadia have not been paired for a long time. In addition, the Indonesia Masters 2022 is a first for them.

"I never thought I could get this far. Indeed, Kak Greys (Greysia Polii) have won here, but now we are starting from zero with a new partner. We still have a lot of trial and error and are ready to fight for tomorrow," said Apriyani. , reported by Antara.

Apriyani/Fadia almost won two straight games if they didn't concede in the opening game. In the points game, the two partners were in a fierce competition to lock up the first win.

According to Fadia, at that critical point he made a number of mistakes so he had to give up his opening victory opportunity.

"Earlier in the critical point, the first game was still lacking in courage, only in the third game began to be brave and could focus more on attacking. Returning his focus after communicating with the coach, was also given directions by Kak Apri. He was reminded not to be burdened and focus on one at a time," Fadia told.

Being able to reach the final round of the first BWF Super Series certainly made Fadia happy. Even so, he does not want to be complacent and will continue to focus on giving his best with his seniors.

"Of course I'm happy, but I don't want to be complacent just yet because this is just the beginning. We still have a long way to go. I want to keep learning with Apri and looking for a good game pattern, hopefully in the future we can be more consistent," he concluded.

In the final round, Apriyani/Fadia were waiting for world number one Cheng Qin Cheng/Jia Yi Fan. In the semifinals, the women's doubles from China first defeated Jeong Na Eun/Kim Hye Jeong from South Korea.