CNN Indonesia
Saturday, 18 Mar 2023 15:22 WIB
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan will face Chinese doubles, Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang in the semifinals All England 2023. Here are important notes ahead of the match.
Ahsan/Hendra made it to the semifinals of the All England 2023 after going through a fierce duel against Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi who also came from China. In a 57-minute duel, Ahsan/Hendra won 16-21, 21-19, 21-19.
Meanwhile, Liang/Wang were able to reach the semifinals by defeating Indonesian doubles, Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin. Liang/Wang won 13-21, 21-19, 21-18.
Here are important notes ahead of the match:
1. Ahsan/Hendra are 1-2 behind in their record against Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang.
2. The last duel between the two pairs occurred in the first round of the 2023 India Open. Ahsan/Hendra lost 14-21, 21-18, 21-23. Ahsan/Hendra had twice thwarted Liang/Wang’s match point before finally losing in the deciding game.
3. Indonesia sent five pairs to the All England 2023 while China sent four pairs. Currently, the semi-finals of the All England men’s doubles only contain two Indonesian pairs and two Chinese pairs. Another semifinal duel is Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardiano vs He Jiting/Zhou Haodong.
4. The longest match that Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang took to reach the semifinals was the duel against Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthi, which was one hour. Meanwhile, the shortest match was the duel against Supak Jomkoh/Kittinupong Kedren which only lasted 28 minutes.
5. Meanwhile for Ahsan/Hendra, the longest duration of the match on the way to the semifinals was the duel against Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi which lasted 57 minutes. Meanwhile, the shortest duel was the fight against Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar which ended in 30 minutes.
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