METRODAILY – Indonesian mixed doubles Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja managed to become champions of the Syed Modi India International 2023. They defeated Japanese duo Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsutomo in the final via a rubber game lasting 1 hour 34 minutes with a score of 20-22, 21-19 and 25-23.
Performing at the BBD UP Badminton Academy, Lucknow, India, Sunday (03/12/2023) afternoon WIB, Dejan/Gloria was involved in a fierce battle with Kaneko/Matsutomo from the start of the match. They continued to score points in a fast-paced match until reaching a score of 7-7. The buying and selling attacks continued until the score reached 10-10.
However, in the end, Dejan/Gloria fell behind 10-11 in the first break after being unable to resist Kaneko’s violent smash.
After the break, both Red and White teams made numerous errors and were trailing 10-15. However, little by little, they began to put up resistance again and reduced their deficit to 14-16.
Trailing at 14-18, Dejan/Gloria were able to get up and put the pressure back on their opponents until finally equalizing at 18-18 then 20-20. Unfortunately, Gloria made a series of mistakes at critical times. As a result, they lost 20-22 in the first game. During the second match, the PB Djarum pair took the advantage 2-0.
However, Kaneko/Matsutomo immediately got back up and controlled the match to take a 3-2 lead. After that, the Sakura Country duo continued to pressure Dejan/Gloria with the offensive play they used. As a result, they easily came away with a lead of 7-3, then 11-4 in the second interval of the match.
Not only did they give up, but the two non-national teams changed their playing pattern after the break to be more patient in their attacks. This strategy also paid off. They could reduce the gap to 12-13. Dejan/Gloria were further behind at 13-16, but then broke loose and tied the score at 16-16. In fact, they took an 18-17 lead and then won in the second game with a score of 21-19.
In the deciding match, Dejan/Gloria fell behind 1-4, but were able to quickly catch up and catch up to 4-4. After being down 6-8 again, they got five points in a row to take an 11-6 advantage at the break thanks to their good offensive play.
Variations of lunges and horizontal balls thrown by the Indonesian pair continued to make it difficult for their opponents until they came away with a 15-9 lead. However, Kaneko/Matsutomo were able to escape the pressure and were able to get closer to 18-19 to then equalize the score at 20-20. The drama continued until the score reached 23-23, in the end Dejan/Gloria emerged victorious with a score of 25-23 in the deciding team. (snc)

METRODAILY – Indonesian mixed doubles Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja managed to become champions of the Syed Modi India International 2023. They defeated Japanese duo Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsutomo in the final via a rubber game lasting 1 hour 34 minutes with a score of 20-22, 21-19 and 25-23.
Performing at the BBD UP Badminton Academy, Lucknow, India, Sunday (03/12/2023) afternoon WIB, Dejan/Gloria was involved in a fierce battle with Kaneko/Matsutomo from the start of the match. They continued to score points in a fast-paced match until reaching a score of 7-7. The buying and selling attacks continued until the score reached 10-10.
However, in the end, Dejan/Gloria fell behind 10-11 in the first break after being unable to resist Kaneko’s violent smash.
After the break, both Red and White teams made numerous errors and were trailing 10-15. However, little by little, they began to put up resistance again and reduced their deficit to 14-16.
Trailing at 14-18, Dejan/Gloria were able to get up and put the pressure back on their opponents until finally equalizing at 18-18 then 20-20. Unfortunately, Gloria made a series of mistakes at critical times. As a result, they lost 20-22 in the first game. During the second match, the PB Djarum pair took the advantage 2-0.
However, Kaneko/Matsutomo immediately got back up and controlled the match to take a 3-2 lead. After that, the Sakura Country duo continued to pressure Dejan/Gloria with the offensive play they used. As a result, they easily came away with a lead of 7-3, then 11-4 in the second interval of the match.
Not only did they give up, but the two non-national teams changed their playing pattern after the break to be more patient in their attacks. This strategy also paid off. They could reduce the gap to 12-13. Dejan/Gloria were further behind at 13-16, but then broke loose and tied the score at 16-16. In fact, they took an 18-17 lead and then won in the second game with a score of 21-19.
In the deciding match, Dejan/Gloria fell behind 1-4, but were able to quickly catch up and catch up to 4-4. After being down 6-8 again, they got five points in a row to take an 11-6 advantage at the break thanks to their good offensive play.
Variations of lunges and horizontal balls thrown by the Indonesian pair continued to make it difficult for their opponents until they came away with a 15-9 lead. However, Kaneko/Matsutomo were able to escape the pressure and were able to get closer to 18-19 to then equalize the score at 20-20. The drama continued until the score reached 23-23, in the end Dejan/Gloria emerged victorious with a score of 25-23 in the deciding team. (snc)