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Rachel Allessya Rose/Febi Setianingrum had to admit the superiority of Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan with a score of 14-21, 21-19, 16-21 in the 2025 SEA Games semifinals which lasted 1 hour 18 minutes.Rachel/Febi also won a bronze medal at the SEA Games this time.
At the start of the first game, Rachel/Febi immediately fell behind 0-7.That bad start then affected the form of the next game.
Rachel/Febi made a lot of mistakes and their defense was easy to penetrate.Pearly/Thinaah were free to win point after point until they finally won 21-14 at the end of the first game.
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Entering the second game, Rachel/Febi’s performance improved.After trailing 5-11 in the interval, Rachel/Febi were able to get closer to Pearly/Thinaah.
Solid defense from Rachel/Febi was an important key to facing the sharp attacks of the first seeded doubles.Rachel/Febi finally got a crucial moment at the end of the second game.
Behind 16-19, Rachel/Febi were able to perform well.They won five points in a row and closed the second game with a score of 21-19.
Entering the deciding game, Pearly/Thinaah were able to regain control of the situation.Even though Rachel/Febi had won the first three points, Pearly/Thinaah managed to take the lead 7-4.
After that moment, Pearly/Thinaah were able to maintain their lead well.They were four points ahead, 11-7 at the interval.
After the interval, the difference widened to six points at 7-13 after Pearly/Thinaah won the first two points.However, Rachel/Febi was able to get up and push back.
Through a stronger defense, Rachel/Febi were able to catch up until they were only two points behind at a score of 12-14.
At this moment, Pearly Tan asked for medical treatment because her knee was injured when she tried to pick up the shuttlecock while falling.
Rachel/Febi continues to try to press and chase.They were able to close and only trailed by one point at 16-17 after a very fierce rally.
After that, Pearly/Thinaah were able to win three points in a row and reach match point at 20-16.Pearly/Thinaah immediately finished the match at the first opportunity.21-16 for Pearly/Thinaah in the deciding game.
With this defeat, Rachel/Febi will automatically get a bronze medal at the 2025 SEA Games.
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