Suara.com – Indonesian women’s doubles, Apriyani Rahayu / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti immediately shifted their focus against Thailand after defeating Lebanese representatives, Mira Houssein Agha / Zeina Kazma in the preliminary round of Group C of the 2023 Asian Mixed Team Championships (BAMTC).
In the match that took place at the Dubai Exhibition Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Tuesday (15/2/2023), the world number eight pair only needed 15 minutes to finish the match with a score of 21-4, 21-5.
The victory brought Indonesia a 4-0 lead over Lebanon. Apriyani / Fadia took advantage of the match this time as preparation to face Thailand in the last preliminary match of Group C, Thursday (16/2).
“We are playing normally. It’s just that the opponents are of a different class. So I use this to just try all aspects. We adapt to the field and the type of shuttlecock,” said Apriyani as published by Antara, Tuesday (14/2/2023).
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“We haven’t had much resistance. Indeed, the opponent has not been able to balance our game. Even so, Apri and I are still playing seriously and don’t want to underestimate our opponent,” said Fadia.
During their first match, Apriyani and Fadia kept trying different types of games, shots and adapting to the pitch.
“We are trying as much as possible. If something is still lacking, it can be corrected again during training. All of this is for the match against Thailand later,” said Apri.
Thailand is the only strong team in Group C which is also inhabited by Syria and Bahrain. “We have to prepare well to fight Thailand later,” said Fadia.
Previously, the men’s singles victory was also won by Anthony Ginting who defeated Lebanese representative Abi Younes Christophe with a score of 21-6, 21-8 within 17 minutes. Then the women’s singles Putri Kusuma Wardani beat Zeina Kazma with a score of 21-5, 21-4.
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Then the men’s doubles Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto won a landslide victory over Abi Younes Christophe/Raphael Renno with a score of 21-6, 21-8.
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