Dejan/Gloria Ambition Revans In The 2024 Korean Masters Final

Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja want to avenge their defeat in the 2024 Korean Masters final (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA - Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja stepped into the final of the Korea Masters 2024.

They beat the mixed doubles of the host Ko Sung-hyun/Eom Hye-won in two straight games 21-18 and 21-7 in the semifinals at Iksan Gymnasium, Saturday, November 9, 2024.

"Alhamdulillah, we are happy to be able to go to the final. Today Kak Glo is playing very well. The front game is very good. So, I just have to execute the solution," said Dejan.

The experience of meeting before was the key to the second-seeded victory in the BWF Super 300 tournament.

"From the game, the opponent is a very senior player, even above me. I've met Ko Sung-hyun too in the past. So, the picture already knows, just keep in mind."

"Besides that, I saw that their speed and physicality had decreased considerably. We won from this side. So, earlier we tried to keep the ball away from their reach because the movement also did not follow," said Gloria.

Next, Dejan/Gloria will meet China's doubles who are the fourth seed, Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui.

They have clashed before. In the only meeting, Guo/Chen won over the Indonesian mixed doubles.

No wonder, the meeting in the 2024 Korean Masters final was used as a revans event for Dejan/Gloria.

"The opponent of the Chinese pair, whoever it is, we have lost to them. So, we want to be more prepared. Correct what went wrong at the last meeting," said Dejan.

The final of the Korea Masters 2024 will be held on Sunday, November 10, 2024, starting at 09.00 WIB.

Indonesia has two representatives in the top party. Apart from Dejan Ferdiansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, there is Putri Kusuma Wardani who will fight for the title.

Unfortunately, another Indonesian representative, namely the women's doubles Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi, ran aground in the semifinals.