Yonex Thailand Open 2021 results: Fajar / Rian Challenge Leo / Daniel

INDOSPORT.COM – Fajar Alfian / M. Rian Ardianto managed to advance to the second round of the Yonex Thailand Open 2021 after defeating Nitiphon Phuangphuapet / Tanupat Viriyangkura on Tuesday (12/01/21) in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Fajar / Rian pair opened the first game with a slow rhythm, making them lag behind the Thai pair by a score of 1-5. Do not want to continue to fall behind the representatives of Indonesia trying to get up slowly.

Fajar / Rian’s efforts began to find a bright spot when they managed to equalize to 10-10 against the Nitiphon / Phuangphuapet pair, before finally closing the first game interval of Yonex Thailand Open 2021 with an 11-10 advantage over Thailand’s representatives.

After the interval, the Fajar / Rian pair who succeeded in maintaining their superiority apparently experienced a decline in performance which eventually made the Nitiphon / Phuangphuapet duet manage to equalize the score to 15-15, and turned things around.

Although they managed to hold back the Thai pair, the mistakes made by Fajar / Rian made them have to give up the first game to the Nitiphon / Phuangphuapet pair with a score of 17-21.

Learning from the defeat in the first game, Fajar / Rian immediately stepped on the gas in the second game. However, the persistence of the Thai representatives made them again manage to equalize 8-8.

The more prepared Fajar / Rian pair managed to close the second game interval with a score of 11-10 from the Nitiphon / Phuangphuapet duet. After the interval, the Indonesian representatives were still able to maintain their superiority to sprint away from the Thai pair.

As a result, the Fajar / Rian team won the second game Yonex Thailand Open 2021 with a 21-14 advantage over Nitiphon / Phuangphuapet and forced the match to continue into the rubber game round.

In the third game, the Fajar / Rian pair again lost their momentum of victory in the second game after being bothered by Thailand’s representatives again. Evidently, Indonesia’s representatives were 4-6 behind the Nitiphon / Phuangphuapet pair.

Not wanting to continue to fall behind, the Fajar / Rian pair managed to equalize to 9-9, before finally being cornered by Thailand’s representatives with a score of 10-11 in the third game interval.

After the third game interval, the Fajar / Rian pair, who were initially left behind, finally managed to equalize to 18-18 against the Nitiphon / Phuangphuapet pair.

After almost being cornered, Indonesia’s representatives managed to equalize to 20-20 against Thailand’s representatives to force the match to continue to the deuce round.

Not wanting to linger, Fajar / Rian finally ended the third game with a score of 22-20 over the world number 128 pair Nitiphon / Phuangphuapet to lock up tickets to the second round of Yonex Thailand Open 2021 and will face Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Marthin.