Amri and Nita exit Kumamoto Masters after three-game defeat
The Indonesian pair lost to Japan’s Yuta Watanabe and Maya Taguchi despite taking the second game 21-11.
Indonesia’s Amri Syahnawi and Nita Violina Marwah were eliminated in the Kumamoto Masters round of 16 after a 50-minute contest against Yuta Watanabe and Maya Taguchi. The Japanese pair won 21-17, 11-21, 21-8.
Amri and Nita fell 1-4 and then 4-10 behind in the opening game, reaching the interval at 7-11. They narrowed the deficit to one point at 16-17, but could not draw level. A smash from Yuta brought up game point at 20-17, and Nita hit the net on the next rally.
The Indonesians responded by taking a 5-0 lead in the second game and extending it to 11-3 at the break. Their attack continued to trouble Yuta and Maya, with the gap widening to 18-7 before Amri and Nita closed out the game 21-11.
The deciding game was level at 6-6 before the Japanese pair took three consecutive points. Amri and Nita trailed 7-11 at the interval and later 8-16. Yuta and Maya finished with 10 points in succession to secure their place in the next round.
