Syed Modi India 2023: Dejan/Gloria Advance To Semifinals

Mixed doubles pair Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja made it to the semifinals of Syed Mo at India International 2023 (Instagram/@dejanfz).

JAKARTA Mixed doubles Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja get tickets for the semifinals of Syed Modi India International 2023.

The pair qualified after defeating Singapore's representative, Terry Hee Yong Kai/Jessica Tan Wei Han, two straight games 21-14 and 21-15 on Friday, December 1, 2023 evening WIB.

At the beginning of the first game, Dejan/Gloria got the points first. The opponent then got the opportunity to equalize the score three times.

However, Dejan/Gloria got up and were not overtaken anymore. They then led the opponent by a three-point difference at the time of the interval.

After that, the opponent caught up and cut the score to 13-14. Dejan/Gloria then responded with six consecutive points to reach the game point.

Dejan/Gloria only failed in the first attempt before stealing one point to secure the first game.

In the second game, Dejan/Gloria conceded the first number. However, after identifying the score, the rate of their points could not be blocked by Terry/Jessica.

Dejan/Gloria then led by a four-point difference at the interval. The next consecutive numbers kept them away 16-12.

The opponent who is getting more difficult to catch up is only able to add three more numbers afterwards.

In the semifinals, Saturday, November 2, 2023, Dejan/Gloria will meet the German pair, Mark Lamsfuss/Isabel Lohau.

The match will be the second meeting between the two pairs after the Denmark Open 2023 which was won by Dejan/Gloria.