Malaysia Open 2022: Sensational Comeback Apriyani/Siti Fadia Can Overthrow The First Seed From China

The pair Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia advance to the semifinals of the Malaysia Open 2022. (Photo: Twitter @INABadminton)

JAKARTA - Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva managed to secure a ticket to the semifinals of the Malaysia Open 2022. This result was achieved after defeating their opponents, Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan, at Axiata Arena, Malaysia on Friday, July 1, 2022

Apriyani/Siti Fadia made a sensational comeback after leading the first seed to the rubber game round. Even though they had to go through a fierce struggle for 56 minutes, they were able to close the match with a 14-21, 21-13 and 21-16 victory.

At the beginning of the quarter-finals, the appearance of Apriyani/Fadia was under great pressure from the opponent, the Chinese representative. Until the first interval, the distance between the two points was quite far and the end of the opening game belonged to Chen/Jia with points 21-14.

Entering the second game, Apriyani/Fadia tried to get up and improve the pattern of the game to appear more convincing. The initial points managed to belong to Apriyani / Fadia with a four-point lead, the situation continued until the second interval became theirs with an 11-9 lead.

After the break, Apriyani/Fadia managed to keep the Chinese pair from moving. The pressing game and good ball placement made it difficult for Chen/Jia and had to lose with a significant score of 13-21.

The draw forced the two women's doubles to advance to the deciding round. At the beginning of the rubber gin, Dewi Fortuna sided with Apriyani/Fadia by winning 6-2.

The good momentum that continues to be created also pushes the Indonesian representative to go far to lead 11-3 in the third game interval.

Apriyani/Fadia can continue to maintain their advantage after the break. They even shot up to a 10-point 15-5 lead. At this moment Chen/Jia slowly started to close the gap, but in the end Apriyani/Fadia locked the third game with a score of 21-16 which also brought them to the semifinals of the Malaysia Open 2022.