Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto Win Semifinals in Thomas Cup 2024

Jakarta –

Alfian night/Muhammad Rian Ardianto Indonesia took the second point over Taiwan in the semifinals Thomas Cup 2024. They won the rubber match over Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin.

In the match at Hi-Tech Zone Sports Center, Chengdu, China, Saturday (4/5/2024), Fajar/Rian lost the first game. However, they eventually recovered and won 16-21, 21-19, 21-18 over the 2020 Olympic champions.

The game was tight from the start. Fajar/Rian and Lee/Wang were chasing points and were leading 8-6.

However, since then, Fajar/Rian have overtaken and never surpassed Lee/Wang. After racing to a 10-10 draw, Fajar/Rian then continued to trail Lee/Wang.

Fajar/Rian often makes his own mistakes. Their points tally was then locked at 16, and Lee/Wang won four points in a row to win the first game.

The second game was tight again. Fajar/Rian, who was left behind at the start, was able to catch up and turn in 6-5. Fajar/Rian went into the interval with an 11-9 lead.

After winning 16-14, Fajar/Rian was chased again by Lee/Wang. Fajar/Rian was able to win four points in a row to reach match point. After three failed attempts, Fajar/Rian won the second last game 21-19 to force the rubber.

Fajar/Rian started well in the third game. Showing a fast game, Fajar/Rian accelerated and won 9-3.

Fajar/Rian led 11-5 at the interval. After the interval, Lee / Wang got closer to 9-11 by winning four points in a row.

Fajar/Rian had pulled away 16-11. However, Lee/Wang closed the gap again by winning four points in a row.

Fajar/Rian reached match point first at 20-16. After failing twice to lock up victory, Fajar/Rian eventually won 21-18.

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