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Jakarta –

Men’s doubles Alfian night/Muhammad Rian Ardianto I was surprised by the opponent’s play pattern in the Kumamoto round of 32 Japan Masters 2024.

Fajar / Rian won over their opponents from the United States Chen Zhi Yi / Presley Smith with a score of 25-23, 21-11 at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Tuesday (12/11/2024).

However, to get this victory, the couple with the acronym FajRi had a very difficult time, especially in the first game. They had to go through several positional games to be able to seal victory.

“We were surprised by the opponent’s game, we had never met before. In the first game our defense was very fragile, not the best. Fajar in his statement through PBSI.

“Earlier we finally tried to stretch the ball first and from there we were able to score a lot of points. In the second game, we were more comfortable playing,” he said.

Rian said that they also made a lot of their own mistakes in the first game at the beginning. While the opponent is in a position to win the wind.

“They were pressing and attacking better. At the same time, a lot of our returns (from the ball) were a bit reckless and that made it easier for them to get points,” he said. .

Even though it was difficult to regain the position, the 2024 English champion was able to finally win. This assessment will also be their record in the next round.

Fajar/Rian meets Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee. They do not want to be careless even though the men’s doubles team from Malaysia has been defeated three times.

“Tomorrow there will be a holiday before the last 16 but we will use it for practice. From this game we have to bring back the feeling of hitting again,” said Rian.

(mcy/nds)