JAKARTA - Indonesian mixed doubles, Jafar Hidayatullah / Aisyah Salsabila managed to break into the quarter-finals of Taipei Open 2023. They became the first representatives of Merah Putih to qualify for the last eight.
The ticket for the quarter-finals was won by the non-seeded pair after defeating their compatriots, Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas. However, Jafar/Aisyah did not seize it easily.
Competing at Tian-mu Arena, Taipei on Thursday, June 22 at noon WIB, this young couple had to go through a 42-minute fight to secure a ticket to the advanced round.
Jafar/Aisyah had lost first in the first game. However, they managed to get up and turn things around in the next two games.
The final score of 15-21, 21-13 and 21-19 finally became the determinant for Jafar/Aisyah to advance to the quarter-finals.
Jafar/Aisyah's success in securing a place in the quarter-finals is the opening path for other Indonesian squads.
Next, it was Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi's turn to advance to the quarter-finals. The pair who were plotted to become the first seed defeated Cheng Yu-Pei/Sun Wen Pei from Taiwan, with a score of 21-19 and 21-11.
Meanwhile, Putri Kusuma Wardani, who appeared in the women's singles sector, also qualified. He also eliminated the host's representative, Huang Ching Ping, with a score of 21-13 and 21-19.
The reason is, two representatives of Merah Putih who first before the Jafar / Aisyah match, ran aground in the round of 16.
Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati fell from the host's representative, Tieng Min Hao/Hsieh Pei Shan in three games ending 23-25, 21-16 and 19-21.
Meanwhile, Tommy Sugiarto, who appeared second, also fell early. He lost to India's representative, Prannoy HS, with a screen of 9-21, 17-21.
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