2021 Denmark Open: Malaysia Beats Indonesia in Quarter Finals

Saturday, 23 October 2021 – 13:17 GMT+7
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Muhammad Rian Ardianto (left) and Fajar Alfian failed to reach the semifinals of the 2021 Denmark Open / Credit: Badminton Indonesia

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.

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.

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)

This news has been broadcast on JPNN.com with the title: Kabar Duka dari Denmark Open 2021, Jago Indonesia Diganyang Malaysia

Indonesian men's doubles Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto lost to Malaysian representatives Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin.