China Masters 2024: Be Patient/Reza Tekuk Unggulan Ketiga Untuk Final

Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani stepped into the final of the 2024 China Masters (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA - Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani followed Jonatan Christie to the 2024 China Masters final.

The Indonesian men's doubles beat the third seed in the host's tournament, He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu, two straight games, 21-16 and 21-18, at Shenzhen Arena, Saturday, November 23, 2024.

The journey of Sabar/Reza in the first set without obstacles. Their points cannot be matched at all by the Chinese doubles.

Patience/Reza has shot up from the start with five points in a row. The score then had a slight gap of 6-5.

However, the PBSI non-Pelatnas pair moved away again until closing the interval with an 11-8 advantage.

After the break, the furthest difference was at 17-11 before finally Sabar/Reza secured the first set within 17 minutes.

In the second set, the duel was tight. Be patient/Reza. After 1-1 position, they had moved away 6-2.

However, He/Ren got up and equalized 6-6. Aware of the pressure, Sabar/Reza continued to appear pressing out of China's double threat.

Sure enough, they can again control the game and lead 11-9 during the break.

Just like the first set, the acquisition of Sabar/Reza points could no longer be pursued by He/Ren.

In fact, Sabar/Reza had a long margin of 18-12 before He/Ren got closer with five consecutive points.

The final points were tight. Fortunately, at 19-18, Sabar/Reza did not panic and immediately posted two points to close the match.

In the final which will take place on Sunday, November 24, 2024, Sabar/Reza will meet the winner between Jin Yong/Seo Seung-jae (South Korea) vs Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (India).

Indonesia has a total of two representatives who will play in the final. Apart from Sabar/Reza, previously Jonatan Christie had already secured the final ticket after beating the host's mainstay, Shi Yu Qi, two straight games.