China Masters 2024: Febriana/Amallia Qualify For Quarter Finals

The pair Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2024 China Masters (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA - Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi's women's doubles have qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2024 China Masters.

The Chinese Taipei Open 2024 champion stopped their opponent Kokona Ishikawa/Mio Konegawa (Japan) in two straight games 21-19 and 21-19 on Thursday, November 21, 2024, WIB night.

Febriana/Amallia passed the first game without serious problems, except for tight points from early to 5-5. After that their pace went quite smoothly.

In the second game, Febriana/Amallia had a 14-9 lead, but were under pressure when the opponent scored eight points in a row. Luckily, they can slowly get up.

"We were initially quite surprised and they could follow. However, slowly we were able to adjust and find another gap by putting more pressure on the front ball," said Febriana.

In the quarter-finals tomorrow, November 22, 2024, Febriana/Amallia, who will be the eighth seed in this event, will be tested by third seed from Japan, Sumi Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida.

This will be their third competitive clash. In the previous two meetings, Febriana/Amallia were recorded as always missing two straight games.

"Tomorrow the opponent will be tougher. We want to recover optimally and then evaluate the mistakes that are still being made," said Amalia.

This result made Febriana/Amallia follow Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, Jonatan Christie, and Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja.