Jakarta, Aktual.com – Male athlete Indonesian pair Hendra Setiawan / Mohammad Ahsan can pass the second round of Thailand Masters tournament in 2016 after defeating the pair of men’s Indonesia / Thailand.
“We want the best results in this tournament because we want to secure the world rankings ahead of the Olympic Games Rio later. This tournament served as an warmed us to the Thomas Cup qualifying,” said Hendra in Bangkok,Thailand, Wednesday (10/02) night, as quoted by the Public Relations and Social Media Team Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) on their official website.
Hendra / Ahsan beat the couple’s son Lukhi Apri Nugroho / Pakkawat Vilailak in the game for 26 minutes by a score of 21-14, 21-16.
Couples are Indonesia was admitted no difficulty when facing couples Indonesia / Thailand was due to the ability of the opponent is still under Hendra / Ahsan.
In the quarter-finals which will take place on Thursday (11/2), Ahsan Hendra will face Malaysian men’s doubles Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong who are the sixth seed.
“Goh / Tan has a good attack. Blows them quite sharp. We need to strengthen the defense. We also have to attack them first,” said Hendra.
Red-White men’s doubles top seed who occupies it has two wins over Goh / Tan. At the first meeting in the Singapore Open in 2015,Hendra / Ahsan won three games by a score of 18-21, 21-15, 21-14.
Meanwhile, at the second meeting in South Korea Open in 2015, Hendra / Ahsan need only two games only to win over the world’s 16th ranked pair with a score of 21-19, 21-19.
Victory Hendra / Ahsan in Thailand Masters in 2016 failed to follow the pair Markus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Andrei Adistia / Agripinna Rahmanto Putra Prima.
Marcus / Kevin defeat of the Chinese pair Wang Yilyu / Zhang Wen 10-21, 17-21. While Andrei / Agripinna lost to South Korean pair Ko Sung Hyun / Shin Baek Cheol 10-21, 17-21.
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