Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Martin Advance to Semifinals of Malaysia Masters 2023

CNN Indonesia

Friday, May 26 2023 22:20 WIB

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Martin advanced to the semifinals Malaysia Masters 2023 after eliminating Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik from Malaysia at the Axiata Arena, Friday (26/5) evening WIB.

Leo/Daniel’s victory was achieved through a tense struggle for 52 minutes. The Indonesian doubles finally managed to secure a ticket to the semifinals thanks to the victory in two straight games 21-18 21-19.

Leo/Daniel managed to win 11-9 through a fierce battle in the first game interval. Malaysia’s double punch, which was deliberately left out by Daniel, closed Indonesia’s lead until the break.

Pressure after pressure put on by Leo/Daniel was able to make Aaron/Soh quite a hassle. An error from Aaron Chia made the Indonesian doubles lead three points 18-15.

Then Daniel Chia’s excellent net game failed to be returned perfectly by Aaron Chia and forced the score to change 19-16 in favor of the Indonesian pair.

Daniel Martin’s service return towards the left corner was returned by Soh Wooi with great difficulty. However, Daniel’s trick shot at the bottom of the net succeeded in making the Malaysian doubles dead and closing the first game 21-18.

Not wanting to give up in front of the public themselves, Aaron/Soh tried to appear more aggressive in the second game. However, the lively performances from Leo/Daniel made it quite a hassle for the hosts’ doubles.

Chasing numbers occurs from the start of the game and makes the battle fierce. However, the Indonesian doubles were able to lead by a narrow 11-10 until halftime.

A long rally that ended with Soh Wooi’s smash towards the middle which Daniel was unable to return made the hosts turn around winning 12-11. However, The Babbies counterattack was unstoppable and evened the score 12-12.

Leo/Daniel’s solid defense really frustrated Aaron/Soh. The repeated attacks launched by the Malaysian pair were able to be anticipated and instead made Indonesia lead 20-18.

A hard smash from Daniel that forced Soh Wooi to make a mistake closed the match with a score of 21-19. Thus, Leo/Daniel has the right to advance to the semifinals of the Malaysia Masters 2023.

(jun)