Greysia / Apriyani Conquer Yonex Thailand Open 2021

Couple couple daughter Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The women's doubles pair Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu won the Yonex Thailand Open 2021 tournament. Both won after beating the host pair Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai at Impact Arena, Bangkok.

In the pinnacle match of the badminton tournament at the Super 1000 level, Greysia / Apriyani won the straight game in 51 minutes with a score of 21-15, 21-12.

Greysia / Apriyani, who are the fifth seeds in the tournament, have performed convincingly since the beginning of the game. Despite the resistance, they were able to face it calmly.

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A hard and accurate smash from Greysia / Apriyani makes the opponent miss and can't do much. After the 12-12 draw, the Garuda representative accelerated the tempo of the game. In no time, they snatched a 21-15 win in the first game.

Entering the second game, the match becomes much easier for Greysia / Apriyani who is ranked eighth in the world. They keep pressing and stealing points. Several times his opponent tried to surpass them, but never succeeded, instead they fell further behind.

Greysia / Apriyani played more and more enthusiastically towards the final points. This time, there is no gap for Kititharakul / Prajongjai to equalize. Unstoppable, finally Greysia / Apriyani won the second game again with a closing score of 21-12.

This match will be the sixth meeting for the two couples. From the previous six meetings, Greysia / Apriyani has won four times over the pair ranked 11th in the world.

Meanwhile, Indonesian mixed doubles Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti achieved different results, who won second place after being defeated by Thailand's first seed Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai.