JAKARTA - Men's doubles Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan failed to advance to the semifinals of Thailand Open after being knocked out by the South Korean pair Choi SolGyu / Seo Seung Jae in the quarterfinals at Impact Arena, Bangkok, Friday.
The world number two pair from Indonesia surrendered 16-21, 20-21 in a match that lasted 38 minutes.
This defeat will be Ahsan / Hendra's second defeat over SolGyu / Seung Jae after the 2019 Hong Kong Open final.
In the first game, Ahsan / Hendra, who competed as the second seed, fell behind before equalizing 5-5. Unfortunately, they were unable to overtake the seventh seed SolGyu / Seung Jae, even until the first interval 9-11.
The battle for points became even more fierce after the break where the positions were three draws (12-12, 13-13, 14-14). But Ahsan / Hendra's points stopped at 16 after Choi / Seo managed to keep their lead until the first game closed 21-16.
The competition got even more exciting in the second game. Ahsan / Hendra had a five-point lead without reply at the start of this game. Both are still in the lead before the position draws 10-10.
After being matched twice (12-12, 14,14), Ahsan / Hendra took the lead again in the second half. The position returned to an 18-18 draw, but The Daddies were only able to add one point before the ball that Ahsan / Hendra failed to return to closed the second game with a score of 20-21 for SolGyu / Seung Jae's victory.
With this result, Indonesia only passed one representative for the men's doubles in the semifinals of the Yonex Thailand Open which will take place on Saturday. Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Marthin stepped into the semifinals for the first time after eliminating the British senior pair Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
