Indonesia Open 2024: Dejan/Gloria Steps Stopped By World Champions

Mixed doubles pair Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (VOI/Cosmas Kopong Beda).

JAKARTA The journey of the mixed doubles pair Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja at the Indonesia Open 2024 stopped in the quarter-finals.

The pair lost two straight games with a score of 21-16 and 21-17 against the 2021 world champion, Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai, at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Friday, June 7, 2024, morning WIB.

This result extends Dejan/Gloria's un sweet record against Thailand's tide. Of the total three competitive clashes, all ended in defeat.

"Today's ranks are very large. For today, our game has not been appropriate and is still beyond our expectations," Gloria said after the match.

Prior to the Indonesia Open 2024, Dejan/Gloria had experienced two defeats to Dechapol/Sapsiree last year, respectively at the Sudirman Cup and Japan Open.

Dejan explained that Dechapol/Sapsiree are a couple who have advantages in solid defense and are very difficult to penetrate.

"It has to be a concern when we meet players like that, so we have to be patient and patient," said Dejan.

This defeat made representatives in the mixed doubles sector at the Indonesia Open 2024 run out. They followed the men's singles and women's doubles which had previously died in the first and second rounds.

Dejan said that by chance all the players who took part in this tournament had it. However, the opponents they face are not arbitrary.

"We have done our best from the first, second, and quarter-finals, but it is not yet sustenance. We have done our best and this is the result," he said.

Indonesia currently still has the remaining three representatives at the Indonesia Open 2024. They will all only play this afternoon.

The three representatives are the women's singles Gregoria Mariska Tunjung and the men's doubles duo Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani and Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri.