Indonesian Thomas Team Leads 2-0 over India

Jakarta, InfoPublik - Indonesia's Angga Pratama/Ricky Karanda Suwardi won 21-18, 21-17 over Manu Attri/Akshay Dewalkar and gave Indonesia 2 points over India. Angga/Ricky only took 28 minutes to win.

At the Kunshan Sports Center Stadium on Wednesday (5/18) afternoon local time, Angga/Ricky played the second party after Jonatan Christie's victory that made Indonesia win 1-0 against India.

Angga/Ricky, ranked 12th in the world, were set to face against Manu/Akshay who had no rank; Manu used to be paired with Sumeeth Reddy and ranked 20th, while Akshay was ranked 30th with Pranaav Jerry Chopra who did not make the team this time.

Ricky made the first point for Indonesia in the first game. But Manu Attri from India immediately gained point. The fight continued to run tightly although eventually Ricky’s smash made the Indonesian double led 11-9 until the interval.

After the interval, Angga/Ricky stormed and led 17-12, but the Indian double were able to catch closer with 17-19. However, a hard smash from Ricky finally made the Indonesian double win 21-18 in the first game that lasted 13 minutes.

In the second game, Angga/Ricky rocketed and left the opponent in 8-1 position. Quickly, Angga/Ricky went straight up into the interval with 11-4 over their opponent.

After the interval, Angga/Ricky had made a few mistakes that made their opponents catch up. But a smash from Ricky then drove Indonesia to match point. After failing to exploit the first opportunity, Angga/Ricky successfully sealed the victory after the return ball from the opponents just ended up on the net. Angga/Ricky won 21-17.

In the third party, Anthony Ginting who is ranked 23rd, is set to play against Sai Praneeth B who is ranked 34th in the world. (Translator: Erik Limantara)