Singapore Open: Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan secure their berth in Men’s Doubles semi-final
Indonesia’s experienced players Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan showed their supremacy as they secured their berth in Men’s Doubles semi-final after beating Malaysia’s Goh V Shem and Lim Khim Wah in quarter-final battle at the Li Ning Singapore Open Super
Series 2012 on Friday, June 22, in Singapore.
The World Number 8 Kido and Setiawan, who has been seeded at number four in Men’s Doubles draw of the tournament, showed their aggression in the court and gave a severe lesson to their Malaysian rivals.
The ruling Olympic Champions Kido and Setiawan showed their impressive run in the court and overpowered V Shem and Khim Wah in straight games with a decent difference on the score board.
On the other hand, the lower ranked Malaysian shuttlers could not live up to expectations while playing against their experienced Indonesian rivals and lost to them without putting up gutsy performance at the quarter-final stage.
V Shem and Khim Wah played at their best in the opening rallies of first game and matched the pace of rallies by remaining quick in the court.
In the meanwhile, Kido and Setiawan were calm and collected in the court and managed to take a small lead until the mid-game break.
After the one-minute interval, Kido and Setiawan continued their positive run by dominating the pace of rallies and also pushed their rivals on the back foot by executing their powerful smashes and strong pushes.
The higher ranked Kido and Setiawan remained on track and bagged the first game with a three-point margin of 21-18.
In the second set, Kido and Setiawan were on a different level as they played at their best and took a striking lead of 11-4 until the one-minute break.
After the interval, Kido and Setiawan did not slow down their speed at any stage and thrashed their Malaysian rivals easily by ending up the second set with a good margin of 21-17.
The fourth seeded Kido and Setiawan showed their elite skills in the court and won the quarter-final battle in two games with an impressive 21-18 and 21-17 score on the board.
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