Minions Defeat Ben/Sean In Group A Men's Doubles 2020 Olympics

Indonesian men's doubles Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic simulation tournament (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Indonesian men's doubles Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon won two straight games after undergoing a tight match against British representatives Ben Lane/Sean Vendy in the preliminary round of Group A Badminton Tokyo Olympics, Saturday, July 24. As reported by Antara, the number one pair The world was immediately under the pressure of Ben/Sean which was the first time they had faced it. Despite being able to add points, Ben / Sean quickly managed to catch up until the score was narrow or even drew on several occasions. In the first game when the score was 10-11, the Minions got an additional point to become 11-11 after the ball from the English pair fell off the field. But they challenged the referee because they thought their ball was in the line.

After being replayed, it turned out that Ben's shot was definitely off the line and as a result gave the Indonesian representative an additional point to become 12-11. After playing tight, Kevin/Marcus finally managed to finish the opening game with 16 minutes, recording 36 game points and a score of 21-15 In the second game, Kevin/Marcus got the advantage of getting points thanks to repeated mistakes made by Ben/Vendy in the first interval. Kevin/Marcus' advantage also persisted by controlling the game. Armed with a fast-paced attack, Kevin/Marcus left their opponent in points. Kevin/Marcus finished the second game in just 15 minutes with the final score 21-15, 21-11. In the second session of today's match, the men's doubles ranked second in the world, namely Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan will also appear against Jason Ho-Shue/Nyl Can Yakura from Canada. The match of the pair nicknamed The Daddies will take place at 16.00 WIB.