jpnn.com, ODENSE - Indonesian men's doubles Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto lost in the quarter-finals of the 2021 Denmark Open to Malaysian representatives Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin.
Competing at Odense Sports Park on Friday (22/10) evening, Fajar and Rian lost two straight games 18-21 and 17-21 in 34 minutes, according to BWF statistics.
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In the first game, Fajar and Rian, who are the fourth seeds in the Denmark Open, were immediately under pressure. In the interval, they trailed 7-11 behind Goh and Nur.
After winning in the first game interval, Goh and Nur went ahead with 18-11 over Fajar and Rian.
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The Indonesians struggle and finally ended the first game losing 18-21 to Goh and Nur.
Fajar and Rian came back to attack. The Indonesian doubles, who ranked seventh in the world, improved their performance, winning in the second game interval with 11-7.
But Goh and Nur eventually won the upper hand and finished the second game with 21-17 over Fajar and Rian.
The victory over Fajar and Rian made the Malaysian pair change their match record to 1-3. (mcr16/mcr20/jpnn)
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