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BWF World Championship 2023 entering the semifinals. The only representative of Indonesia, Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti beat the South Korean pair in two straight games, and advance to the finals!
BWF World Championship 2023 aka Badminton World Championships entered the semifinals on Saturday (16/8) afternoon WIB. The match was held at the Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Indonesia left one representative, namely the women’s doubles, Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, they faced South Korean representatives, Kim So Yeong/Kong Hee Yong who were the third seeds.
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Apri/Fadia won the first game 21-9 and 22-20. They advance to the finals!
The course of the match
The first game starts, Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti take the momentum first. They could lead 7-3 with quick play.
A long rally ensued. Apri/Fadia faced Kim/Kong’s tight resistance. Kong failed to observe Fadia’s punch, who thought it was out and it was in, Apri’s jump smash also made it difficult for his opponent. Apri/Fadia lead 11-5.
Kim/Kong, who try to catch up, end up making their own mistakes. Fadia’s block near the net made the Indonesian pair start to take a long lead 14-5.
April/Fadia had conceded three points in a row. Apri immediately pressed more and again widened the gap 17-8.
Game points for Apri/Fadia 20-8 after Kim’s shot stuck in the net. Apri/Fadia secure the first game 21-9 after Kong’s shot leads to his own court.
Score tight at the start of the second game. Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti took the lead 5-2 maximizing the mistake of Kim So Yeong/Kong Hee Yong.
The combination of Apri/Fadia’s attacks was so slick. Apri carefully placed the ball to the right and Fadia’s backhand ended in a lucky ball, they started away 8-3.
Kim/Kong try to get closer. Apri/Fadia closed the interval with a 11-7 advantage.
Apri/Fadia defended strongly. They continued to be able to keep the rhythm to lead 13-8.
Kim/Kong came closer again, finally leveling the score 14-14. Apri/Fadia tried to be patient and forced their opponents to make mistakes. It was proven by two shots out, they came back ahead 16-14.
Kim/Kong took turns leading 17-16. Overtaking each other happened, Apri/Fadia led back 19-18.
20-19 Match point for Apri/Fadia after Kong’s shot went wide. Apri/Fadia finally won 22-20 after Fadia managed to grab the ball and hit it again!
(aff/mrp)
2023-08-26 10:51:52
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