Jakarta –
Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto So far so impressive to the quarterfinals Denmark Open 2021. They want to keep the momentum like when they won Thomas Cup.
Appear in the round of 16 Denmark Open 2021 at Odense Sports Park, Thursday (10/21/2021) evening WIB, Fajar/Rian confirmed the top 8 tickets after defeating the Indian pair, MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila.
The world number 7 double won with a score of 21-15, 17-21, 21-12 over Arjun / Kapila. Their victory proved that Fajar/Rian were on the right track even though they had been through a busy Sudirman Cup and Thomas Cup 2020 tournaments.
“Alhamdulillah, we were able to win the match. The ball is very different here. In Sudirman and Thomas Uber the ball tends to be heavy, here it is very fast and twisted. So we have to quickly adjust it,” Fajar said in a statement via PBSI.
“In the first game we tried to be patient, not rushed, controlled. In the second game we lost the start, so they could improve. In the third game we took the rhythm of the game to immediately press,” he added.
In the quarterfinals, Dawn/Rian will face Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin doubles. If they win, then they improve the results of the 2019 Denmark Open. At the Denmark Open 2020, PBSI decided not to send their representatives due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At that time, both of them stopped in the quarterfinals after being defeated by Japanese doubles Takeshi Komura / Keigo Sonoda 15-21, 19-21. In addition, it is not impossible for them to become champions considering the current strongest doubles Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan, to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalists Lee Yang/Wang Chi Lin were knocked out in the early rounds.
“I don’t want to think about the chance to win. Just step by step. We have to be smart to keep our minds, keep our focus and take care of our body condition,” Fajar said.
Meanwhile, Rian admitted that he was in the best condition after winning the 2020 Thomas Cup with Fajar and his friends. He hopes to maintain this positive trend in the BWF World Tour 1000 and other tournaments.
“Happy and proud to be part of the Thomas Indonesia team and make history by winning the championship. We want to maintain that momentum in this event and also in the future,” said Rian.
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