Struggled 68 minutes, Marcus/Kevin reached the quarter-finals

KOMPAS.com – Indonesian men’s doubles, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljomade it to the quarter-finals All England 2022 after overthrowing the Japanese pair, Akira Koga/Taichi Saito.

The Marcus/Kevin vs Akira Koga/Taichi Saito match was held at the Utlita Arena, Birmingham, England, Thursday (17/3/2022).

Marcus/Kevin successfully won the match against Akira/Taichi through the game rubber game or three games with a score of 15-21, 21-18, and 21-18 in 68 minutes.

Thus, Marcus/Kevin will face the winner of the match between Stwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (India) and Mark Lamfuss/Marvin Seidel (Germany) in the quarter-finals of the All England.

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The course of the match

FIRST GIM

Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo managed to take the lead early in the first game against Akira Koga/Taichi Saito, the score was 4-2.

However, the Indonesian couple nicknamed Minions The team failed to maintain their advantage so they had to fall behind by two points 5-7.

Akira/Taichi continue to try to show their dominance over Marcus/Kevin. They also managed to win the first game interval with a three-point advantage, 11-8.

After the interval, Marcus/Kevin found it difficult to withstand the attacks launched by Akira/Taichi to their playing area.

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This condition was successfully utilized by Akira/Taichi to get a five-point advantage over Marcus/Kevin.

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