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Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu defeat Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Men Yean laga Tokyo 2020 Olympics. They overcame the Malaysian pair 21-14, 21-17.
The duel Greysia/Apriyani with Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Men Yean in the women’s doubles sector opened the badminton branch at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Saturday (24/7/2021) morning WIB. This match was held at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza.
Greysia/Apriyani opened the first game poorly, trailing 3-7. However, slowly they were able to improve their appearance.
The world number six women’s doubles could bounce back to close the interval in the first game with an 11-10 lead.
After that, Greysia/Apriyani was able to control the situation to keep the numbers apart. They then closed the first game with a 21-14 win.
At the beginning of the second game, the match was fierce again. The pursuit of numbers occurs.
It was Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Men Yean’s turn, which this time could lead at 11-10 intervals. However, Greysia/Apriyani was able to get up again. They had turned 16-13 ahead before closing the match with a 21-17 victory in the second game.
This victory brought Greysia/Apriyani to first place in Group A. Apart from Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Men Yean, Greysia/Apriyani were in Group A along with the world number one women’s doubles Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota and the British pair, Chloe Birch and Laura Smith.
The top two women’s doubles from Group A will advance to the quarterfinals.
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