KFF Singapore Badminton Open 2024 | Kim/Kong (KOR) [6] vs. Jolly/Pullela (IND) | QF

KFF Singapore Badminton Open 2024 | Super 750
Women’s Doubles | Quarterfinals
Kim/Kong (KOR) [6] vs. Jolly/Pullela (IND)

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[Music] [Music] War welcome back to the Singapore indoor stadium and we’re about to have the players on court for our third match of the day it is a women’s doubles kin and Kong number six seeds up against the young Indian pair of P jolly and deatri dellaa here’s how it all fits in to the draw we know the first semi-final that should be some tomorrow should it Chen and against the young Chinese compatriots L tan the winners of our upcoming match it’ll either be ra and remad or Maxi and shida for them in the semis tomorrow umpire Eddie susanto Singapore service judge manabu Sakurai Japan 13 16 players making their way onto Court as you can see they weren’t particularly convincing yesterday i’ got to say Kim and Kong but today’s another day as they say and they do start heavy favorites against the Indians jolly and Pella just been the one previous meeting between these pairs went the way of the Koreans couple of years ago there it is the Asian Games it did go three games though and it lasted nearly an hour and a half that match [Applause] ranked six in the world Kim and Kong which is also their seeding here and of course they are the Olympic bronze medalists from Tokyo back in the 2021 One World Championship silver and a couple of bronze medals as well haven’t got to a final this season though these two their best was semi at the all England in Birmingham in Mar much Kong is 4 years younger than her partner of course she was part of that Uber Cup winning Korean team back in 2022 very very successful PA 11 World Tour titles four of them last year including the all England however as I said yesterday they had a real battle against Kitty herac pongi saved all any number of gain points eventually came through 21 21 23 21 but it was touch and go at times so that might be a bit of encouragement for the Indian pair jolly and Pella both are 21 years of age they ranked 30 now they have been much higher than that or 14 as you can see on the screen that was pretty much exactly a year ago actually common wealth James bronze in Birmingham a couple of years [Applause] back only World Tour title was a super 100 the adisha open in fact both the tournaments they’ve won they won the an international challenge as well the year before both been on home soil in India it did get to the final of the S Modi which is a super 300 a couple of years ago although they did have a tremendous win yesterday against Beck and Lee that’s a serious confidence Builder Eddie susanto from Singapore is our chair rire here and he will be assisted by that gentleman Manu Sakurai of Japan [Applause] [Music] [Applause] you probably would make Kim and Kong favorites here Steen but as I say yesterday I don’t know if you saw any their match they they didn’t convince particularly be fair to say even in even in Victory no they were not convinc they won both games and extra points against K and P and on the other hand I think three and they impressed me yesterday with the win against oh my God [Music] [Applause] yeah it’s a great win against the number two seeds for the Indians can they follow it up today and take down another Korean pair will be who letter to serve first the ball remaining [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] hey hey oh that’s come long B miss that we saw a lot of that yesterday kind of surprising unforced errors from the Korean [Applause] pair two pairs where they have been U they have been bucked by injury problems Kim suong has been out uh for a while wasn’t part of the Korean U Cup team that was U trying to defend their title from 2022 and um jol and Teresa Jolly andan they didn’t play here for India they play with Asia uh Championships in February where they surprisingly got a win confidence also following an angry to out also jeopardized their Olympic aspirations so to this two Indians the two Koreans they [Applause] are he [Applause] hey attack ration play by the Indians like the mindset early on from the two young younger players in yellow that they certainly come to try and be on the front foot against the number six seeds attacking is probably the best policy for them I would think they they’re definitely not afraid to attack they mostly excelled at all England but um definitely themselves there [Music] two um semifinals the all England as as I recall it well the Korean challenging here Ser was called in and Hawkeye will adjudicate good use of challenge welcome our technical officials both with them a preferred formation for the Koreans k at the back court Kim the service at the front court or the Indians Jolly the back here she’s got a powerful Smash and then at the front court but both pairs are working on uh on being becoming stronger the opposite formation that’s actually necessary is the relatively better defense compared to the attack strength players means that it’s simply too easy there is a connection to switch that for opponents Malay service judge J ch ladies and gentlemen just I think the gentl invite motion faing c three please turn off your flash the gentleman might sh [Applause] keeping unfor SAS to a minimum you think might well be key for the Indians this [Applause] afternoon and it’s been very uh mixed fortunes for the um two best Indian women’s doues pairs this pair here enj great win against second seeds back in Lee yesterday [Applause] whilst CR surprisingly lost out in the first round to um ukrainians B and camir very surprising result the two ukrainians there so Kim and Kong they should have been warned by their compatriots defeat yesterday yeah really surprising result that wasn’t it and uh yes no doubt they have taken heed of it [Applause] go hold up 7 n [Applause] they’ve started much better today Kong and they’ve got a lot of fire power fore [Applause] [Applause] ready and gentlemen on my right Jaan [Applause] and so a three-point lead for the seeds at the mid game break and as Ste says rather more convincing display so far from the Koreans [Applause] second 1 20 seconds [Applause] [Music] 11 okay Go’s father there in the coaching interval joggling the roles of father and National coach assisted by Al bish [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] nice touch he’s going to a good eye for the game even though she transferred from women’s singles to to women’s double she’s probably also seen her fair share of baton throughout her life coming from Baton family her mother [Applause] thank [Applause] you well they’ve hold themselves level here two in just had a feeling that shot might have been going out but nonetheless Kong played it couldn’t direct it into court [Applause] thank you [Applause] [Music] 5 2 up three five grab missed it in the end here K just frustrated the pace has definitely gone up [Applause] [Applause] line isn’t there between anticipating and kind of like SN go a bit it’s a little bit too soft the drop shot from po there needs to be a bigger threat behind it for it to work [Applause] [Applause] s go hey hey [Applause] 16 14 [Applause] look at this trying to figure out whether she should have left it or notk you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the go 18 50 [Applause] [Music] it’s going to be interesting to see in the second game the complexity in the attack [Music] here I feel they’ve been fairly successful but that’s because uh John and Pella they are are lifting a little bit too short that remains to be seen might be the case wow it’s just full power it would definitely benefit them if they could go a little bit extra steep the third Miss on none of them by that much though it’s been uh kind of very adjacent to the line he so that’s uh ruled out and it’s being challenged is it yes the umpire’s call back so let’s see what hawkey has to say [Applause] so four chances there then for K and Kong to take this [Music] [Applause] oh quick to get up there Kim [Music] 17 great Cross Match from [Music] the crosses that causes the most trouble here in the [Applause] defense she almost tripped that could have been nasty yeah [Music] the balance in the back of the Court there this here after we cut out of that she nearly shot on theing no and they’ got the first G in the back 218 in 22 minutes on call First Blood to the number six se Lu speee foree [Applause] speee spee speech [Applause] [Applause] [Music] only MO [Music] [Applause] I call again the ball play [Applause] from the Koreans until the last on there second game underway and it’s going to be super interesting to see what kind of impact the change events will have on the match here is um the Koreans able to benefit from playing with the drift and penetrate defense or will the Koreans still be able to control their lifts and for and jolly to lift [Applause] eventually nice nice good job from Teresa Jolly to improved her Fitness as well excellent play great defensive play from L how is moving there senses that it’s a good shot and opportunities will occur it’s obvious theing R here that John and po they they play with a little bit of extra confidence in their sh towards the back which is what we’ve discussed and well coming out firing for this second game that’s for sure [Music] that’s a good interception by Pella that’s that’s super important because there’s going to be some challenges there from Kim and Kong in the service situation great Serv I think J thought about leaving it yeah y it look like it was heading wide but just have a moment to make that Split Second decision [Music] seconds defense again immed attack good lift good long lift and that was one of the question marks I had whether that would be significant or the Koreans still were able to convert that’s way way too short that lift [Applause] though exemplifying the intricacies lifting From The Far Side of the court if you get the right length you’re in good shape but a little bit too short and then it’s big big problems yeah she knew that they were kind of towards the back of the court and deception was the order of the day and look how far forward and jolly were standing there knowing that the Koreans have a tough time playing their back with confidence [Applause] well certainly just the start that the Indian pair wanted we dro the opening game having said that Kim and Kong came from behind in the first game here and in both games yesterday in the second round match oh that is close just taking up find the sight TR good judgment I think you say there very good [Applause] judgment that return [Applause] [Music] there play by scoring the point all by himself [Applause] come on [Applause] that’s four strike points for Kim and [Applause] Kong you can see that still lacking a little bit in terms of fire she was the one that was injured fall what you want for the nature of an injury future to increase the SM strength can see there’s some strapping on the shoulder there so it might have been that that kept her out of competition ready ready ready [Applause] might think twice about employing the flick serve after that [Applause] by Kim soong noise you can hear by the way is from one of the other courts we’ got a men singles quarterfinal going on this is intriguingly poised this women’s doubles him Kong with the Slender Advantage having taken a relatively close opening game 14 good play excellent great awareness from [Applause] call Great come back by the Koreans after a very nice start to this second game by po L Jolly yeah they’ve won seven of the last eight points two Koreans [Applause] 16 1 that’s a fantastic job over 14 [Music] 16 that was a good lead and they’ve got a couple of Point pushing here at the mid game interval now they’ve challenged the Indians have challenged it all right well let’s see what hawy says sort of fist pump from one of the Koreans when that landed and that’s why so it will be 119 at the mid game [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] break foree [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 11 5 get he [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I hey [Applause] wa [Applause] wait good job service ER see whether L can do any better might be a bit of tension out there at the moment if this continues it’s going to be 219 for Korea def Kim and Kong think with the Indians would inclined to get a little bit more in the Ser situation the flat game and also maybe mix it up a bit more from the back of the Court we’ve seen a huge amount of deception have we smal nothing really yeah and a lot of straight smashes [Applause] [Music] 11 of the last 15 points to Kim and Kong and it feels like it too doesn’t it yeah feels like momentum is firmly with the at the moment more winners fewer erors and TR and P somehow reestablish a bit of Rhythm here it’s the fastest smash of the match as you saw thank you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] they’ve um they’ve redeemed themselves in my opinion Kim and Kong from yesterday where they weren’t all tooing against always good to get better as the tournament goes on rather the other way around yeah suddenly there a lot of daylight on this scoreboard [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] seems a long time ago doesn’t it B J and P was 73 up in this game 73 yeah they’ve just been second best pretty much since then nice [Music] seconds CL 20 [Music] seconds Koreans are applicating that suggesting to the unire it hit the uh one of the opponents but is adamant it didn’t very very hard for the Umpire to see to be honest cuz it was on the on his Blind Side [Applause] really well maybe all it’s not lost here little bit of a mini comeback going on here for J andella that’s exactly now they need to start scoring a streak of points ni [Applause] nice 1 two [Applause] [Music] [Music] just one point [Applause] [Music] [Applause] in potentially huge turnaround here [Applause] Pella serving soft point really [Applause] good place the gamea [Applause] [Applause] 5 two great play oh they got themselves level [Applause] here super attack from jol and po [Music] [Music] [Applause] good [Applause] that’s a beauty fantastic yeah and it gives them a gain point to level the match which just didn’t look likely five minutes ago scor in the last n Points bad error of judgment by Kim misunderstanding well know then the Indians have leveled here 2119 in the second game and we are going to have a deci got to think psychologically a massive boost that for the 21y olds [Applause] slow [Applause] down [Applause] for [Music] spe fore [Applause] for the first one you come first one St on the second keep the stay close to [Applause] [Applause] S no [Music] well if anything was going to give j a huge confidence boost when they came from behind in that second game got to think they’ll be really up for this decid put out the number two seeds yesterday so clearly know respect has a [Applause] reputation almost hit the J but a difficult situation for the Koreans they were 1812 up and everything was peace and no danger and then in double quick time they faced a decid against the pair who’s gotten confident the [Applause] B 9 7 [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] 10 7 [Music] [Applause] pull it up [Music] [Applause] 11 new racket required straight back in directly into that’s almost the bonus point isn’t it when that happens here it is [Music] [Applause] two seconds I think those cross attacks are really efficient very very difficult to defend against especially when you can make your way a little bit forward on the court 11 11 [Music] [Applause] natural return from Kong when she’s defending with her backand and it’s difficult to make it stay inside because the sideway DFT can take it as we saw it happened here challenging another of the umpire’s calls here did this in the first game and didn’t get any CH see what happens here yeah he’s um he’s right on the ball is Eddie Santo chire over 8 [Applause] 14 I feel joh she was able to put it on the uh outside of the cross player there be very very difficult for the Koreans to [Applause] defend really off the game at the front Court [Applause] first really got confident there when they first launched their comeback in the second [Applause] game well she saw the funny side of it Kim so young but that’s not so amusing from Korean pair’s point of view the way they were Peg back in the second game and now they Trail in the [Applause] third the whole of the match has changed where we were literally 10 or 15 minutes ago that was going out as well wasn’t it it was going out H from out on the right side to out on the left side come here that that’s often what happens that that you feel you got the match under control and then suddenly it’s one all and we’re a little confused what are we going to do boyy that is a magnificent shot from Teresa Jolly her whole body is showing a smash look at that and then totally reduces the pace just before impact absolute beauty of a [Applause] [Music] [Applause] sh 11 L count of the number of service eras we’ve had in this match yeah [Music] [Applause] [Music] 19k 11 [Music] over super at the net set up by Jolly putting pressure on the attack over 18 [Applause] point the Koreans every single time I don’t think that should too she’s very very opening her attack with a disguised drop shot [Applause] well let’s see what Kim does here no punching those shots SP wide this time long [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] so a two-point lead at the mid G break for the Indian pair but still a long way to go there might be some drama and excitement to come here 119 one game more [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] 1 go 11 9 hey hey ball [Applause] [Music] over [Applause] 1 time from good interception [Applause] 10 B 11 12 [Applause] [Music] one nice job ni job j w [Applause] it’s right in zone he put away that’s the preferred formation for the [Applause] [Music] Koreans good net play I think it’s important for the Indians that they don’t give away too big attacking opportunities it’s okay they lift but they’ve got to keep some kind of pressure on their opponents the Umpire calls unsighted didn’t really want to make the call there it’s hold to adjudicate one is losing a challenge [Music] [Music] well [Applause] short just another to add to the list in this match I understand that she didn’t leave the court [Applause] oh that’s fantastic retrieval by jol another one wow [Applause] well P from the Indian Point of View would have been incredible point to have won after Ro pickup through that point that one was amazing it can still be important because it it plays on the minds of your opponents a lot comes back so might end up um provoking Kim and Kong to overdo some of their attacking [Applause] possibilities another service era it’s amazing isn’t it [Applause] [Applause] just super efficient [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and it works so well because he’s got the power smash to uh back it up with it looks like a power smash Koreans have to move back to respect it that’s a fantastic defense from that was important I think that would have been 1713 a four-point pushing for the Indians 174 but still no 1713 yeah but but if uh sorry yeah [Applause] yeah it just seems that every time we get to it obviously not in that second game but generally certainly yesterday as well in their second round match every time Kim and Kong had a a critical moment they seem to find a way to escape I wonder if they’re going to do the same here and what about the services that’s short again it’s unbelievable just so concerned with having their first serve dealt with it it’s just certainly longer than she wants but she’s earing on the other side of it in three points now [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] was an alert T Jolly she thought she’d done [Music] enough yeah it’s one of the first things you isn’t it always expect it to come back and especially now expected to come back to the front Court it takes some BS it took some BS for Koreans to play that um lift that one there literally trying to troll over the line here yeah Koreans thing needed to have a flick Ser in early on after the change events the Ians are sitting on top of the tape in the service situation and that’s what’s putting pressure on the Koreans oh [Applause] what a great match this has turned into with a thrilling conclusion just no idea who’s going to be a to hold their L over the last few points here won both games in their second round match 23-21 yesterday Kim and Kong stop [Applause] yeah 30 seconds 2 30 seconds is she going to Fleck again I think so how’s your nerve Jan POA Max point for a place in the semis took down the number two seeds yes today now on the verge taking down the number six se but just the one chance for now first thing get the serve [Applause] [Music] [Applause] right well you can just feel the nervousness out there can’t it is tangible and the two coaches both knew what should have been [Applause] [Music] done Shel from K [Applause] it’s the it’s the move from Teresa Jolly that forces K to LIF that [Applause] one she senses that there’s a player coming [Applause] forward brilliant action [Music] [Applause] [Music] half a chance didn’t there on that first game point yeah and now a second opportunity after an hour and a quarter or so in cour another point for a place in the semis for the Indians [Applause] well might be on the verge of pulling off another hinc here K and con saved a whole clutch of game points yesterday in their in their match I think Kong is going low so [Applause] wow that was wild she went for the knock out yeah i’ almost swung myself up in the proess that almost under blue caret that so a third chance for Johnny and Pella rri of Johnny ser [Applause] [Applause] well sometimes the last dle is the Harvest to playle certainly what it seems to be here seems like CH a join is trying to do a little bit too much here in the match point [Applause] situations that’s Point number four pass L [Music] [Applause] count they have over line it’s a huge win from 1812 down a game down they fouled away 2422 and it’s thre of jolly and Jack Pella who will go through into tomorrow’s semifinal two seeds down in two days who knows how far they can go at the fourth time of Bing hit it straight [Music] at she’s okay sure exactly where it hit her but yeah I think she’s all right [Music] [Applause] so 14 jolly and Pella 1821 2119 2422 an hour and 20 on Court and we’ll see them again tomorrow [Music] H down [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] well a warm welcome back and we’re going to switch next from doubles to singles and a chance to have a look at andun number one seed number one in the world and the favorite for OIC glory in Paris in a couple of months timei okahara of Japan for well number one herself of course is the [Music] opponent hugely popular player and young as she’s introduced that’s the draw by the way the winner of this match