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Tontowi-Liliyana and Kevin-Marcus reach All England Open quarters
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Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (PBSI/PBSI)
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wo Indonesian pairs, three-time winner Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir in the mixed doubles as well as Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon in the men's doubles, have reached the All England badminton open quarterfinals.
The mixed duo, second seed here, beat non-seeded pair Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich of Germany, 21-12 and 21-13 in the Birmingham battle on Thursday.
"We played better [on Thursday] than yesterday. In the quarters, we should perform our best because we'll meet a tough pair," said Liliyana as quoted by the Indonesia Badminton Association (PBSI) website, badmintonindonesia.org.
"We're optimistic about Friday's match," she added.
Meanwhile, Kevin and Marcus outclassed non-seeded pair Peter Briggs and Tom Wolfenden of England in a straight match of 21-13, 21-14 early morning Friday, Jakarta time.
In the Friday's quarters, Rio Olympic Games gold medalists Tontowi and Liliyana will meet seventh seeds Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock of England, while fifth seeds Kevin and Marcus will face fourth seeds Chai Biao and Hong Wei of China.
