Indonesia’s mixed doubles hopes of appearing in the final were dashed after Rehan/Lisa surrendered to South Korean representatives, Kim Won-ho/Jeong Na-eun in the match which took place on Sunday, March 3 2024, early this morning.
Playing at the Westenergie Sporthalle, Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany, Rehan/Lisa lost with a striking score of points in two straight games with a score of 5-21, 14-21.
This result continues Indonesia’s fast for the title of representative throughout early 2024.
Match summary
Sharing double points at the start of the first game, Rehan/Lisa were overwhelmed by the attacks launched by Kim/Jeong.
The South Korean pair immediately stepped on the gas and won a total of eight points in a row.
Not only from the second seed’s attack, Rehan/Lisa’s position became even more difficult after making their own mistakes.
Having achieved one point, Rehan/Lisa had to lose in the first interval with a landslide score of 3-11.
After the break, Kim/Jeong immediately scored two points in a row to leave the seventh seeded pair behind.
Rehan/Lisa showed resistance to close the gap with the mixed doubles ranked seventh in the world.
However, Rehan/Lisa still couldn’t do much to stop Kim/Jeong’s attack after attack.
Without any significant difficulties, Kim/Jeong ended Rehan/Lisa’s resistance in the first game with a landslide score of 21-5.
The second game got under way, the pair ranked 16th in the world immediately opened the scoring, although not long after Kim/Jeong equalized the score.
The two pairs took turns scoring points and shared the score three times.
Kim/Jeong started to take over the momentum with four consecutive points.
As a result, Rehan/Lisa were left helpless and closed the second interval trailing 6-11.
After the break, Kim/Jeong’s dominance had not completely subsided, they again got two points in a row to stay away.
On the other hand, efforts continued to be made by Rehan/Lisa who were finally able to get three points in a row to catch up.
Having faltered again, Rehan/Lisa spread a threat for the second time by scoring three consecutive points.
Rehan/Lisa finally had to surrender in the second game to Kim/Jeong with a score of 21-14.