TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia’s badminton men’s double pair Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon checkeck into the Final of 2016 China Open after beating host pair Chai Biao/Hong Wei at the Semi Final.
Kevin/Marcus defeated first seed Chai/Hong in three games game 16-21, 26-24, 21-19.
"They (Chai/Hong) played very fast. We were forced to play past and near the net. They’re also taller than us,” Marcus said after the match.
In the meantime, in the Final Kevin/Marcus will take on Danish pair Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen, who cruised into the Final after beating Chinese pair China Liu Cheng/Zhang Nan 23-21, 21-17.
Kevin/Marcus was once beaten by the Danish pair on the 2015 Malaysian Open 22-20, 13-21, 15-21.
IMAM SANTOSO | ANTARA