Malaysia Masters 2022: "Excellent Killer" Status Continuing, Apriyani/Siti Fadia Way To Quarter-finals

The pair Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti qualified for the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Masters 2022. (Photo: Twitter @INABadminton)

JAKARTA - Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva managed to break through the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Masters 2022. This ticket was achieved by overthrowing the 8th seed from Bulgaria, Gabriela Stoeva/Stefani Stoeva.

Appearing at the Axiata Arena, Malaysia on Thursday, July 7, Apriyani/Siti Fadia only needed 33 minutes to win two straight games. The world number nine women's doubles was silenced with a score of 21-18 and 21-17.

In the first game, Apriyani/Siti Fadia had shown dominance with a six-point lead. This situation makes both of them calm enough to continue to stay away from the opponent's pursuit.

The Stoeva Brothers then tried to get up and catch up. However, the Indonesian representative closed the interval of the first game with a score of 11-10.

After the Apriyani/Siti Fadia pause continues to maintain the rhythm, while Gabriela/Stefani try to keep up.

Points even showed the twin numbers were 15-15. However, the distance then widened after Apriyani scored a lot of points with a quick attack. The Red and White pair also closed the first game with 21-18.

In the second game, Apriyani/Siti Fadia's efforts were made difficult with the Stoeva brothers' game. Despite having taken the lead at the starting point, Apriyani/Siti Fadia then trailed 7-11 in the second interval.

Apriyani/Siti Fadia's game returned to defense and attack after the break. With patience, the 2021 SEA Games champion then carved a 17-12 advantage.

Gabriela/Stefani did not immediately give up and continued to overshadow the acquisition of Apriyani/Siti Fadia points. The intensity of the match was maintained until critical points before they finally won 21-17 in the second game.

Unfortunately, Apriyani/Siti Fadia's steps were not able to be followed by a young couple, Melani Mamahit/Tryola Nadia. Faced with the second seed from Korea, they gave up two straight games.

Melani/Tryola lost 12-21 and 20-22 to Lee So-he/Shin Seung-chan's pair.