This Is the Key to the Victory of the Japanese Couple for Kevin / Marcus
The Japanese couple, Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda, managed to stop Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo / Marcus Fernaldi in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Badminton World Championship. They have studied the game of Kevin / Marcus.
Kamura / Keigo confirmed the place in the semifinals after beating Kevin / Marcus on the team at the Nanjing Olympic Sport Center on Friday (08/03/2018). The Japanese double won with a score of 21-19, 21-18.
The victory also made Kamura / Keigo revans over Kevin / Marcus after the defeat at the Super Series Finals 2017. From the tournament, Kamura / Keigo have studied the details of the world's best double game.
"I have read Kevin's tactics during the lob rallies, this has happened during our meeting in Dubai. I have prepared myself for this, I do not want to rush to attack and get provoked because I know that he is waiting," Kamura said .
"We are happy to beat Kevin / Marcus because we previously lost and they are the first seed in this big championship. But we don't want to be too late in euphoria because we still have to compete tomorrow," he said.
The defeat of Kevin / Marcus made Indonesia fail to pass even one representative in the men's doubles sector. Until now, Indonesia passed one representative to the semifinals, Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu.