KOMPAS.com – The fierce match between Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana against Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi (Malaysia) ended for the victory of the representatives of Indonesia.
Fikri/Bagas won through a three-game drama with final scores of 24-22, 13-21, and 21-17.
The duel Fikri/Bagas vs Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi took place in Birmingham, England, Thursday (17/3/2022) night WIB.
These results make Fikri / Bagas the first Indonesian men’s doubles to be able to advance to the last eight or the quarter-finals of the All England 2022.
For information, Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi are the mainstay of Malaysia and are the sixth seed in the men’s doubles of the All England 2022.
In the quarter-finals of the All England 2022, Fikri/Bagas will meet the winner between Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi (Japan/3) vs Ben Lane/Sean Vendy.
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The course of the match
Gim 1
The first half of Fikri/Bagas vs Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi was tight. Representative Indonesia first led 2-0 at the start.
Had equalized at 3-3, Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi turned ahead to be 6-4.
However, Fikri/Bagas were able to appear aggressive and drew the score at 7-7. After that, they were able to lead to 10-8 before being equalized to 10-10.
Fikri/Bagas were able to appear loose and far ahead after the first half of the game, 15-11.
However, the opponent put up a fight and drew 15-15. After that, the two took turns leading each other until deuce 20-20.
Fikri/Bagas successfully won the first game with a score of 24-22.
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Gim 2
Fikri/Bagas started the second game with a 0-2 loss. The opponent’s attacks could not be reversed well by Bagas so they were left 1-7.
Left behind by six points, Fikri/Bagas whipped up the game to get back up. The result is quite sweet, they were able to shorten the distance to 6-7.
Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi secured the second game interval with a fairly thin distance, 11-9.
However, the original Malaysian representative was able to go 16-11.
Fikri/Bagas’ mistakes made them lose in the second game with a score of 13-21.
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Gim 3
Fikri/Bagas started the prefix again by trailing 0-2 first. However, they were able to equalize 2-2.
The tight competition between the two representatives made the match even more fierce. The two of them took turns leading each other.
Fikri/Bagas had a two-point lead at 7-5. However, the opponent was able to balance 9-9.
After that, Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi took the lead to 11-9 and secured the third interval with a lead.
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The opponent’s mistakes made Fikri/Bagas get consecutive points. They were able to equalize at a score of 13-13.
Fikri’s slick placement on the opponent’s right made Indonesia’s doubles turn 15-14 ahead.
Fikri/Bagas appeared calm and clever enough to win 18-14.
Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi’s mistakes on match points made Fikri/Bagas last to the quarter-finals of the All England 2022.
They became the first Indonesian men’s doubles to reach the top eight.
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