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"Their defence very strong," Indonesia on Malaysia's pair
Published on: Sunday, July 22, 2018
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SINGAPORE: "Their defence is very strong" (Pertahanan mereka cukup kuat), described Indonesian mixed-doubles pair on its Malaysian opponent Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai who will be their opponent at the finals of the Singapore Badminton Open tournament Sunday."We will study their game. We will be more prepared. We will give our maximum effort," Liliyana Natsir told reporters after winning over compatriots Akbar Bintang Cahyono-Winny Oktavina Kandow at the semi-finals.

Earlier, the Malaysian duo defeated Thai Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Sapsiree Taerattanachai in 40 minutes in straight games 21-18, 21-14. The finals which is held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium will see the second seeded pair meeting the Indonesian duo for the first time whereby the latter (Indonesia) has won three times in the Singapore Open over four participations.

It seemed the national number two had expected that they would be meeting the first seeded pair of Liliyana and Tontowi Ahmad in the finals.

"It means a lot to us because this is our first finals, and I think our next opponent might be Liliyana and Tontowi, and we're very excited to have a match with them," said Shevon before the start of the game. – Bernama





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