Tontowi / Liliyana Adds Indonesian Representatives in the Final Quarter Round

Badminton news - Step Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir not yet unstoppable. Both of them ensure themselves to the quarter-finals of Indonesia Open 2017 after defeating compatriot, Hafiz Faisal / Shela Devi Aulia.

Shown at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on Thursday (15/6/2017) Tontowi / Liliyana won 21-17 in the first game. Next they got fierce resistance. But in the end Tontowi / Liliyana can finish the game with a score of 22-20.

In the quarter-finals, both will face Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing from Malaysia. This became their first bout on the international stage.

"We will learn about the Tan / Lai game because we have never met." Lately their performance is good enough, they are one of Malaysia's mainstays, we need to focus more, the more we are getting the opponent, hopefully we can perform better and Win, "said Liliyana who was quoted from Badmintonindonesia.

In addition to mixed doubles, Indonesia also sent representatives to the quarterfinals through the men's doubles and doubles sector. In the men's doubles, there is Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto who defeated Anga Pratama / Ricky Karanda Suwardi with the score 21-17, 17-21 and 21-15. While in the women's doubles number Della Destiara Haris / Rosyita Eka Putri and Anggia Shitta Awanda / Ni Ketut Mahadewi.

In the second half, Della / Rosyita won 20-22, 21-14 and 21-14 over Chinese partner Luo Ying / Luo Yu. While Anggia / Ni Ketut kick off Korea's representative, Jung Kyung Eun / Shin Seung Chan with a score of 21-15, 12-21 and 21-15.