Eliminate The Daddies, Leo/Daniel To The Singapore Open 2022 Final

Leo/Daniel (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin pair eliminated the senior national training team, Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan to go to the final round of the Singapore Open 2022, Saturday.

Leo/Daniel locked the win in three games, following behind in the first game and ending the match with a score of 9-21, 21-18, 22-20 over The Daddies who were predicated as the second seed.

"Yes, we are grateful to have won and made it to the final, even though in the first game we lost. The defeat was because we were still looking for the best pattern of play, besides that it was easy to die alone," Daniel said as quoted by Antara.

Leo/Daniel took the lead in the second game with a 7-4 score. However, due to lack of patience in executing the rally, the pair nicknamed The Babies were increasingly pressured because they lost points.

The Daddies, who saw an opportunity due to the loose defense of Leo/Daniel, immediately tightened the pressure to finally steal an 11-13 advantage over their juniors.

Ahead of the points game, The Babies turned things around and got four points in a row from 17-18 to 21-18.

At the beginning of the decisive game, Leo/Daniel dominated, but they were almost overtaken by Hendra/Ahsan when the two pairs' scores were only one point apart.

But Leo/Daniel learned from mistakes in the previous game and didn't let Hendra/Ahsan steal the lead until the game was over after playing for 55 minutes.

"In the second game, after finding the pattern of the long no lob game, we were able to bounce back. In the third game, we continued to apply that pattern and succeeded. It's good to win over the senior pair. But we can't be complacent. We still have to focus on tomorrow's final which very important," Daniel recounted.

According to Leo/Daniel, their victory in the quarter-finals of the BWF Super 500 tournament could not be separated from their superior physical condition compared to their seniors. This can not be separated from the absence of Leo / Daniel from the two events in Malaysia last week.

"After the Hanoi SEA Games, now we can go to the finals again. It could be that we benefit because we have better fitness than other players who have competed in the Malaysia Open and Malaysia Masters. So we really take advantage of this advantage," he concluded.