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AKARTA: Indonesia'€™s men'€™s doubles pair Angga Pratama/Ricky Karanda Suwardi sprang a surprise at the Singaporean Open badminton championship by defeating top seeds Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong of South Korea 21-21-18 in a quarterfinal on Friday.

Rounding off the match in 47 minutes, Angga and Ricky admitted that they had not expected to win in two games.

'€œWe played our game patiently. We stayed alert for short returns, placed the ball consistently before attacking once we got the chance,'€ Angga said as quoted in a media release from the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI).

Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan are also through to the semifinals after a 21-12, 21-16 win over fellow Indonesians Wahyu Nayaka/Ade Yusuf. They will tackle bitter rivals Fu Haifeng/Zhang Nan of China in the next match.

In the men'€™s singles, Simon Santoso overcame Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-10, 21-19 to book a place in the semifinals against Kento Momota of Japan.

Indonesia'€™s mixed doubles hopefuls Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir were scheduled to play later against Danny Bawa Chrisnanta/Yu Yan Vanessa of Singapore.