Wee Kiong Tan and Khe Wei Woon enter into Mixed Doubles main round of the Indonesia Open GP Gold
Malaysia’s talented couple of Wee Kiong Tan and Khe Wei Woon reserved a place in the Mixed Doubles main round after taming Indonesia’s Rizky Susanto and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in the qualifying round of the Indonesia Open GP Gold, in Indonesia, on Tuesday,
September 27.
The Malaysian duo played tremendous badminton against the local shuttlers who also had the support of the home crowd. However, Wee Kiong and Khe Wei played an attacking game throughout the match and won it in straight games by taking just 26 minutes in the
court.
It was a wonderful fight between both couples who had the same style of play. They tried to play attacking badminton to dominate the game but failed to create any gap in the first-half of the set.
The Indonesians were relying on strong pushes and tight net shots while the Malaysians were employing jumping smashes to get an advantage. Until the break, the Malaysian duo was in a lead by reaching at 11-10.
After the break, the score remained close as both sides played positive and fast badminton. It was an equal match as no side could manage a lead until the concluding phase of the set. The score was 20-20 when Wee Kiong and Khe Wei played incredible badminton
by dominating at the net and won the set by a 22-20 margin, in 15 minutes.
In the second game, the Malaysians dominated the game from the start as the local couple failed to play a positive game. Wee Kiong and Khe Wei established a wonderful lead from the start of the second set and maintained it throughout the first-half by reaching
11-6.
After the interval, Wee Kiong and Khe Wei continued their attacking play and maintained pressure on the Indonesians in the whole game. Rizky and Gloria could not control the pace of the game and failed to manipulate the gaps in their rivals’ court.
Wee Kiong and Khe Wei clinched the second game with a 21-11 margin in just 11 minutes. The ending score of this qualifying round battle was 22-20 and 21-11.
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