Praveen / Debby Escaped, Tontowi / Liliyana Stopped Off

Racing news - Different fates received two mixed doubles of Indonesia. Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto made it through the first half, but Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir was knocked out.

In the match at Sydney Olimpic Park Sports on Wednesday (21/06/2017), Praveen / Debby won two straight games over Japanese pair Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino with a score of 21-11, 21-19.

After an easy win in the first game, Praveen / Debby underwent a complicated second game. Had a 17-12 lead, but Watanabe / Higashino could follow to equalize the score 17-17, despite finally winning.

"In the lead-up time we were carried away by a slow opponent game, because the shuttlecock used was also slow.In the final moments of the second game, we tried to speed up the tempo of the game," Debby said in a release received detikSport.

"Earlier we tried to keep in touch, reminding each other that we should be more patient and concentrated," he added.

In the previous party, Tontowi / Liliyana failed to repeat his achievements when the champion in Indonesia Open. The sixth seed was unable to cross Malaysia's non-mixed double mixture Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing 17-21, 16-21.

The defeat of Tontowi / Liliayana marks that Praveen / Debby is the only 'Red and White' representative in this tournament.

Meanwhile, the couple 'gado-gado' Hendra Setiawan / Tan Boon Heong easy win over representatives of Indian Francis Alwin / Kona Tarun with final score 21-17, 21-15.

From a single number, Tommy Sugiarto suffered a similar fate with Tontowi / Liliyana. After winning the first game, Tommy was forced to surrender after losing the next two games at the hands of India's Sai Praneeth B. 21-10, 12-21, 10-21.