Fadhilah Irfan and Anggraini Weni advance into Mixed Doubles second round of Indonesia Open GP Gold
Indonesia’s young shuttlers, Fadhilah Irfan and Anggraini Weni proved their supremacy and advanced into the second round after making their mark over Malaysia’s Wee Kiong Tan and Khe Wei Woon in the Mixed Doubles first round of the 2011 Indonesia Open GP
Gold, in Indonesia, on Wednesday, September 28.
Irfan and Weni delivered a terrific performance and proved that they are ready to make their presence felt at international level as they won the three-set battle against the Malaysian couple after putting up a fabulous show of quality badminton in front
of their home crowd.
The Indonesians took 52 minutes to beat the Malaysian couple by playing to their full potential and booked their spot in the second round of the Indonesia Open.
In the first game of the match, Irfan and Weni started their campaign in a composed manner as they remained quick in all areas of the court and dictated the pace of the game by playing a wonderful game at the net.
The Indonesians won many points by killing the bird at the net which forced their rivals to become defensive. The Indonesians grabbed the opening set by playing positive badminton with the margin of 21-15 in 17 minutes.
The following game was a completely different story as the Malaysians were on the driving seat this time. They controlled the rallies by playing attacking badminton and maintained wonderful pressure on the local shuttlers.
The positive and aggressive play of the Malaysian duo helped them maintain a good lead throughout the set. The Indonesian couple played negative badminton in the second set and consequently lost it with a margin of 14-21, in 15 minutes.
In the final set of this Mixed Doubles fight, both couples put up a terrific show of attacking badminton and remained close until the score reached at the ending stage of the match. Irfan and Weni remained confident at this crucial stage of the match and
played flawless badminton which earned them victory in the third game with a difference of 21-18 in 20 minutes.
This mouth watering rubber-set fight of Mixed Doubles ended with victory of the local shuttlers with a margin of 21-15, 14-21 and 21-18.
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