Thailand Open 2021, 19-year-old Indonesian couple beat Old English Doubles Page all

KOMPAS.com – Indonesia’s youth men’s doubles Leo Rolly Carnano / Daniel Marthin fought tirelessly when they faced Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge.

Leo / Daniel faced the British representatives, Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge, in the final of the Thailand Open 2021. The duel was held at Court 1 Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand on Friday (1/15/2021) by the afternoon WIB.

Leo / Daniel won in the three-game drama with scores of 12-21, 21-14 and 21-15.

This victory is undoubtedly a very valuable experience for the Indonesian representative. Because Leo / Daniel are still very young compared to their opponents.

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Leo and Daniel are 19 years old and they face a couple that has a lot of experience considering the age of Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge with three heads.

Marcus Ellis is 31 years old, while Chris Langridge is older, who is 35 years old.

Meanwhile, Leo / Daniel will face the original representative of Malaysia, Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong, in the semi-finals of the 2021 Thailand Open.

The course of the match

The Leo / Daniel duel against Ellis / Langridge opened with a long rally. England’s men’s doubles earned their first point.

Ellis / Langridge then won the next two points and left the Indonesian representatives 3-0.

Leo / Daniel tried to catch up but fell further behind to be 7-1.

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This condition disturbed Leo / Daniel’s mentality and play. They made some internal mistakes.

The first half interval closed with a 5-point margin, where Ellis / Langridge won 11-6 over the Indonesian men’s doubles.

The fight for a point is actually fierce and is accompanied by a long rally. However, Leo / Daniel often make personal mistakes.

This was used by the opponent, especially when he received the ball from Leo / Daniel.

Ellis / Langridge kept adding even though Leo / Daniel chased. They had a 16-9 lead when the match lasted 14 minutes.

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Ellis / Langridge won the first game by scoring far enough away, 21-12.

Going into the second half, Leo / Daniel started to counterattack and make the opponents shake their heads a bit.

The defense of the country’s representatives allowed them to balance the opponents, the score went to 3-3.

After a score of 3-3, Leo / Daniel took the initiative to attack and managed to excel for the first time in the match at 4-3.

After a 4-4 draw, Leo / Daniel continued to attack and led 8-4. They also managed to excel at the break of the second half with a score of 11-7.

The 19-year-old couple continued to make it difficult for Ellis / Langridge to lead 18-9.

When entering the crucial numbers, Leo / Daniel made many personal mistakes. His score is expected to be 19-13.

Leo / Daniel secured the second game with a final score of 21-14.

In the third game, Leo / Daniel immediately fell behind 0-3. Despite their continued efforts, they continued to lag even with a five-point margin, 3-8.

However, they were able to make the match go fiercely by matching opponents’ scores 9-9 and 10-10.

However, Daniel Marthin made a mistake while receiving service and put the opponent 11-10 ahead in the third interval.

Leo / Daniel’s mistakes keep making them lag further behind. However, they were able to afford it and were ahead 15-14.

They continue to lead excellence with a score of 18-14. This grudge makes Leo / Daniel more confident. Meanwhile, Ellis / Langridge is mentally disturbed.

Leo / Daniel successfully defeated representatives of England with a score of 21-15.