Della Destiara / Rizki Amelia Pradipta must stop their journey at the 2018 World Badminton Championship after losing to fourth seed Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto in the quarter-finals on Friday (2/8).
Duel Della / Rizki against Tanaka / Yonemoto was colored by long rallies. In the first game, Della / Rizki managed to display a slick defense display.
Della / Rizki had difficulty dealing with the rally game in the first half of the first game. They were four points behind, 7-11 at intervals.
But after the interval, Della / Rizki was able to appear more solid. Della / Rizki immediately equalized to 11-11 and turned 16-15.
Della / Rizki managed to keep up the momentum and close the first game with a 21-17 victory.
Going into the second game, Della / Rizki's resistance was only seen in the first half of the match. After falling behind 7-11 at the interval, Della / Rizki was unable to catch up to Tanaka / Yonemoto's points. The Japanese fourth seeded lead was 14-8, 17-10, and finally forced a rubber game with a score of 21-12.
In the determination game, Della / Rizki had a 6-4 lead but they turned 6-8 behind four points, 7-11 at the interval.
Della / Rizki had three consecutive points and reduced the score to 10-11. Della / Rizki was finally able to score 13-13.
Unfortunately, Della / Rizki could not continue the good momentum and back four points behind, 14-18. Tanaka / Yonemoto then got a match point at 20-14 and won 21-15.
Previously, Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu had confirmed the ticket to the semifinals after defeating top seed Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan. Greysia / Apriyani conquered Chen / Jia with a score of 23-21, 23-21. (ptr)
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