KOMPAS.com – Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti managed to determine Indonesia’s victory over Denmark in the last match of Group C Sudirman Cup 2021.
The Indonesian mixed doubles mainstay ensured Indonesia’s victory after defeating the Danish pair, Mathias Thyrri / Amalie Magelund.
Playing on Field 1 Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland, Wednesday (29/9/2021) afternoon WIB, Praveen/Melati beat Mathias/Amalie in two straight games with a score of 21-8 and 21-17.
Praveen/Melati were able to end the decisive match between Indonesia and Denmark in 33 minutes.
Thanks to Praveen/Melati’s victory, the Indonesian team managed to beat Denmark with a score of 3-2.
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Previously, Indonesia had won two points from Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (men’s doubles) and Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu (women’s doubles).
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On the other hand, Denmark picked up two points from the women’s singles and men’s singles sectors.
The women’s singles mainstay of Denmark, Mia Blichfeldt, defeated the representative of Indonesia, Putri Kusuma Wardani.
Meanwhile, Danish men’s singles representative, Anders Antonsen, toppled Anthony sinisuka Ginting.
The victory over Denmark made Indonesia qualify for the 2021 Sudirman Cup quarter-finals as winners of Group C.
Indonesia is always accompanied by Denmark runner-up group.
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The course of the match
Praveen/Melati as the world’s fourth-ranked mixed doubles are more favored to win.
However, this time they appeared with a tough task, namely to ensure Indonesia’s victory over Denmark.
In the first game, Praveen/Melati were able to overcome the pressure that was born. In fact, they appear dominant and scored several points in a row.
Praveen/Melati reached the interval with a 5-11 advantage.
These advantages make Praveen / Melati appear more confident.
Praveen Jordan managed to score a lot of points from a hard smash towards the Danish pair.
Meanwhile, Melati Daeva managed to show composure while guarding the front area.
They managed to win the first game with a score of 21-8.
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In the second gym, Praveen/Melati started to get a fierce fight from Mathias/Amalie.
They had fallen behind before turning ahead at 6-5 points.
After taking the lead, Praveen/Melati again showed dominance over Mathias/Amalie.
The 2020 All England champions won 11-8 in the second gym interval.
After the interval, Praveen / Melati became more and more unstoppable thanks to their success in scoring five consecutive points.
They then finished the second game with a score of 21-17 and ensured victory over Mathias/Amalie.
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