Jakarta –
Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri met Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen again in the top 8 of the Indonesia Open 2024. Meeting tough opponents, they focused on preparing themselves mentally and mentally.
Bagas/Fikri qualified for the quarterfinals after beating Christo Popov/Toma Junior Popov 21-11, 21-17. Meanwhile, Astrup/Rasmussen eliminated Kenya Mitsuhashi/Hiroki Okamura 21-19, 21-10 in the second round.
According to the drawing, the two winners were met. Their match will take place at Istora GBK, on Friday (7/6), the last match on Court 1.
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So far, the men’s doubles with the acronym BakRi have not won even against Astrup/Rasmussen in the four meetings they have played. Including in their last match at the India Open 2024. Bagas/Fikri lost to the Danish men’s doubles with a score of 18-21, 21-17, 14-21.
Even though they are far behind on paper, the 2022 All England champions are not afraid to face Anders/Rasmussen.
“The opportunities are wide open, they are there. We also have to be confident in our own abilities and those of our partners too,” said Fikri.
“Against Astrup/Rasmussen you have to be ready, you have to look after your mind and mentality too. The important thing is to play first and give your best, win and lose later,” he said.
In the men’s doubles sector, apart from Bagas/Fikri, Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani also qualified. On the shoulders of these two pairs, Indonesia hopes to get its representatives through to the final. Thank you for being a champion.
“From me, it’s nothing to lose, the main thing is, even if the result is losing, the important thing is to play well on the field,” said Bagas regarding his optimism about becoming champion at the 2024 Indonesia Open.
“We have to be optimistic. We don’t have to think about other partners either. We just focus on ourselves, whether others win or lose doesn’t really matter to us. So we just focus on ourselves, it doesn’t have to be a thought,” Fikri stressed.
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2024-06-07 04:35:50
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