JAKARTA - Steps from Indonesian men's doubles badminton player Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri were stopped by Chinese men's doubles, Ji Ting He/Xiang Yu Ren in the semifinals of Thailand Masters 2024.
In the match which took place at Nimibutr Arena, Bangkok, Saturday, February 3, as reported by Antara, Bagas/Fikri lost in two straight games to Ji Ting He/Xiang Yu Ren, 0-2 (15-21 and 6-21).
Starting the first game, Bagas/Fikri tried to take the initiative to press and gain a two-point advantage, 5-3. However, the pattern of Bagas/Fikri's game after winning was often broken by Ji Ting He/Xiang Yu Ren.
The first game interval, Ji Ting He/Xiang Yu Ren was able to reverse the position and lead two points over Bagas/Fikri, 11-9. After the interval, Bagas/Fikri launched a faster tempo of play and got four consecutive points to reduce the position, 13-14.
The pattern of Bagas/Fikri attacks that are often read by Ji Ting He/Xiang Yu Ren made the distance widen to 13-18. Five points behind, Bagas/Fikri were unable to reverse the position and let go of the victory in the first game with a score of 15-21.
In the second game, Ji Ting He/Xiang Yu Ren appeared calmer and set the tempo of the game. Ji Ting He/Xiang Yu Ren closed the second game interval with a seven-point advantage over Bagas/Fikri, 11-4.
After the interval, Bagas/Fikri tried to get out of Ji Ting He/Xiang Yu Ren's dominance but hit a dead end. Ji Ting He/Xiang Yu Ren got six points in a row to close the match with a win in the second game, 21-6.
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This result made Bagas/Fikri suffer the first defeat of the world's 14th ranked doubles. Previously, Bagas/Fikri were able to win at the inaugural meeting of Ji Ting He/Xiang Yu Ren at the French Open event which took place in October 2023.
With the defeat of the men's doubles badminton ranked 20th in the world, Indonesia had to go home empty-handed in the men's doubles number at the Thailand Masters 2024 championship this time.
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