Muhammad Rian Ardianto

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

Finals schedule Malaysian Open 2023 will be marked by the appearance of the Indonesian men’s doubles, Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto.

Fajar/Rian has the right to advance to the final after defeating the South Korean pair Kang Min Hyuk/Seo Seung Jae in the semifinal match at Axiata Arena, Saturday (14/1).

Fajar/Rian had to admit Kang/Seo’s superiority in the first game interval with a score of 10-11. In fact, the South Korean pair had the upper hand when winning 15-13.

However, Fajar/Rian were able to deal with the opponent’s aggressive game and managed to equalize the score 16-16. This became a positive momentum for the Indonesian pair to control the game until they were finally able to close the first game with a score of 21-18.

The tight battle continued in the second game. However, Fajar/Rian were able to control the game and managed to end the game with a 21-17 victory.

Fajar/Rian were the only Indonesian representatives in the 2023 Malaysia Open final. Previously, two Indonesian representatives Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja and Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia were stopped in the semifinals.

Dejan/Gloria lost two straight games to Chinese mixed doubles Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong, 16-21 18-21. Meanwhile, Apriyani/Fadia had to give up retiring because Fadia suffered an injury at the start of the second game.

Next, Fajar/Rian will face Chinese doubles, Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang. Both of these pairs have met twice and ended with a score of 1-1.

Keng/Chang managed to win at the 2022 Japan Open, while Fajar/Rian were able to avenge their defeat at the 2022 Indonesia Masters in early December.

The Fajar/Rian vs Keng/Chang duel will appear in the final match of the Malaysia Open 2023 final which will be held at the Axiata Arena, Sunday (15/1). The first match will be played starting at 13.00 WIB and it is estimated that Fajar/Rian will compete at 17.00 WIB.

Malaysia Open 2022 Final Schedule:

Mixed Doubles
Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong [1] (China) vs Yuta Watanebe/Arisa Higashino [3] (Japan)

Women’s Doubles
Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan [1] (China) vs Ha Na Baek/Yu Lim Lee

Women’s Singles
Akane Yamaguchi [1] (Japan) vs. Se Young An [2] (South Korea)

Men’s Singles
Viktor Axelsen [1] (Denmark) vs. Kodai Naraoka (Japan)

Men’s Doubles
Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto [3] (Indonesia) vs. Liang Eri Keng/Wang Chang (China)

[Gambas:Video CNN]

(jun)

Jakarta, CNNIndonesia —

Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto became the only Indonesian representatives at the 2023 Malaysia Open after defeating Kang Min Hyuk/Seo Seung Jae, Saturday (14/1).

Competing at the Axiata Arena, Malaysia, Fajar/Rian had a tight match in the first game. After falling behind in the middle of the match from the South Korean pair, the Indonesian doubles were able to turn things around.

Fajar/Rian had to admit Kang/Seo’s superiority in the first game interval with a score of 10-11. In fact, the South Korean pair had the upper hand when winning 15-13.

However, Fajar/Rian were able to deal with the opponent’s aggressive game and managed to equalize the score 16-16. This became a positive momentum for the Indonesian pair to control the game until they were finally able to close the first game with a score of 21-18.

The tight battle continued in the second game. This time Fajar/Rian was in control of the game from the start of the fight. Despite getting fierce resistance, the Indonesian doubles were able to lead 11-8 in the middle of the match.

Kang/Seo managed to gain two consecutive points to cut the gap 10-11. However, Fajar/Rian did not want to give wind to the opponent and returned away 16-11.

Rian’s hard smash towards the middle finished the match with a score of 21-17. Thus, Fajar/Rian became the only representatives of Indonesia in the 2023 Malaysia Open final.

Previously, two Indonesian representatives Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja and Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia were stopped in the semifinals.

Dejan/Gloria lost two straight games to Chinese mixed doubles Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong, 16-21 18-21. Meanwhile, Apriyani/Fadia had to give up retiring because Fadia suffered an injury at the start of the second game.

[Gambas:Video CNN]

(jun)