Badminton News: Indonesian professional badminton men's singles player Ikhsan Leonardo Imanuel Rumbay has successfully qualified for the top match of the Thailand International Challenge 2024 tournament after surprisingly managing to upset Indian fifth seed Ayush Shetty.
Not being the favourite, Ikhsan managed to defeat Ayush Shetty in a tight match with a score of 14-21, 21-15 and 21-13, in a match that took place at Termanal 21 Hall Korat, Thailand on Saturday (30/3) afternoon, local time.
Then, in the final round of the Thailand International Challenge 2024 on Sunday (31/3), Ikhsan Leonardo will face the representative of the host Thailand, Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul in two fairly easy consecutive matches with a score of 21-19 and 21-8. in 28 minutes.
Meanwhile, in another match, Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari managed to secure a ticket to the final round of the Thailand International Challenge 2024 by eliminating the representative of host Thailand, Thamonwan Nithiittikrai in two fairly easy straight games with a score of 21-15 and 21-10 in 35 minutes.
The win saw Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari take revenge on Thamonwan Nithiittikrai with a 1-1 head-to-head record where the last meeting between the two players was in the Round of 16 of the Sri Lanka International Challenge 2024 with rubber matches 8-21, 21-9 and 18-21 in 1 hour and 1 minute for Thailand to prevail.
Next up, Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari will be looking to win her first title this season against a Japanese player who is also a former junior world champion, Riko Gunji, who managed to qualify for the Thailand International Challenge 2024 final after winning the all-Japanese Derby against Kaoru Sugiyama 21-17, 21-18.
Article tag: Ikhsan Leonardo Imanuel Rumbay, Ayush Shetty, Thailand International Challenge 2024
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