TEMPO.CO, Shanghai - Indonesia's mixed doubles Tontowi Ahmad/Lilyana Natsir are boosting their way to the China Open Super series Premier. The doubles beat Kim Ki Jung/Kim So Young from Korea with the score of 21-9, 21-11.
Tontowi/Lilyana took only 26 minutes to bend down their opponents at the semifinal. "Our opponents were often raising the shuttlecock, maybe Kim So Young was confused facing Liliyana," said Tontowi as quoted from Badminton Indonesia yesterday.
At the final, Tontowi/Liliyana will fight against Denmark's mixed doubles, Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christina Pedersen. Joachim/Christina have reached the final after China's doubles Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei walked-over.
Out of four matches, the Danish are higher rated than the Indonesians with the score of 3-1. Last clash of both sides was at the Djarum Indonesia Open in June where Joachim/Christina managed to beat Tontowi/Liliyana 21-15, 21-14 at the semifinal.
BADMINTON INDONESIA | ADITYA BUDIMAN