BWF World Championship 2022: Hendra/Ahsan And Fajar/Rian Following Minions To Round Of 16, Siti Fadia/Ribka Fall

Indonesian men's doubles. (Photo: Twitter @INABadminton)

JAKARTA - Indonesia added two representatives in the last 16 of the 2022 BWF World Championships in the men's doubles sector. Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan and Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto followed Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon.

In the meeting at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Japan, on Wednesday, August 24, WIB, Hendra/Ahsan won two straight games over French representatives, Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar, with a score of 21-15 and 21-16.

The third seeded men's doubles finished the fight in 29 minutes. Since the beginning of the first game Ahsan / Hendra did not encounter any difficulties because the French representatives only fought back at the beginning. After winning in the first interval, The Daddies raced to win the early game 21-15.

In the second game the game was more challenging because Lucas/Ronan put pressure to turn things around. Although there was a point sale and purchase, the situation was again in favor of the Indonesian pair. After leading 11-9 in the second half, they closed the game with a 21-16 win in the second game.

Meanwhile, Fajar/Rian's steps also went smoothly against Hiroki Okamura/Masayuki Onodera from Japan. After going through a 34-minute battle, Fajar/Rian also managed to qualify for the next round.

The fifth seeded men's doubles won in two straight games with a score of 21-13 and 21-10.

However, the bitter result must be accepted by the Indonesian women's doubles representatives, Siti Fadia Ramadhanti / Ribka Sugiarto in the round of 32. Because after going through a long battle of three games, both of them were eliminated.

Fadia/Ribka's move was intercepted by representatives of Thailand, Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai after fighting for 58 minutes. Had reversed the situation in the second game, Fadia/Ribka finally had to give up with a final score of 15-21, 21-10 and 15-21.