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KOMPAS.com – Canadian men’s doubles Jason Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura felt a different feeling when they faced Indonesian representatives Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan in the first match of the badminton group stage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
That’s what Nyl Yakura said after losing to Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan in the men’s doubles badminton match at the Tokyo Olympics held at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Japan on Saturday (24/7 / 2021) afternoon WIB.
Nyl Yakura and her partner, Jason Ho-Shue, lost two games directly to Ahsan / Hendra. The match ended with a score of 12-21 and 11-21.
Throughout the match, Jason Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura appeared to struggle to handle the fast and efficient play of the Daddies, nicknamed Ahsan / Hendra.
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This is what makes Jason Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura feel different.
In her statement, Nyl Yakura admitted to finding herself trapped in a situation they had never experienced when dealing with other male doubles.
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Faced with another men’s double, he felt he could trade. However, this does not apply when meeting Ahsan / Hendra.
“It’s one of the toughest games we’ve ever played. Against other pairs we could do some trades, but they (Ahsan / Hendra) are different,” said Nyl Yakura, quoted on the site. of the BWF.
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“They made a good comeback on the first try. It’s hard to come together with them,” said Nyl Yakura.
“You can see how they score. They can get a lot of points quickly, so that’s something we’ll try to learn to be better,” said Nyl Yakura, who seemed to have learned some valuable lessons from the game against Ahsan / Hendra.
Meanwhile, a similar statement was also voiced by Jason Ho-Shue. He struggled to face Ahsan / Hendra who arrived with second seed status.
However, Jason Ho-Shue is hopeful that the loss to Ahsan / Hendra can be a valuable lesson to perform better in the next game.
“It’s a very difficult game against the second seed. We are really excited to face them. Of course, these are our idols, ”said Jason Ho-Shue.
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“We learned a lot from this game and hopefully we can bounce back in the next two games,” said Jason Ho-Shue.
After facing Ahsan / Hendra, Jason Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura have two more matches to go in the men’s doubles badminton group stage at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
They are expected to meet Choi Sol Gyu / Seo Sung Jae (South Korea) in the second match and Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (Malysia) in the last match.
In contrast, Ahsan / Hendra will first face Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik before ending the Group D game against Choi Sol Gyu / Seo Sung Jae.
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