The World’s No. 7 player was not playing on their usual level. Although they were leading the game on the first set, Lamsfuss/Hertrich surprisingly managed to turn the situation around and take the lead from Praveen/Melati.

“Since the beginning we have been attacking and leading, after that they took over the game and kept scoring points until the end of the second set, and we were not able to come out from the pressure. The opponents were more reckless and we were being too cautious, that’s why the opponent can play allout. Actually it could have been even, but it wasn’t, that’s what we feel,” said Praveen Jordan after the match.

After this unfortunate result, the top 4 finish that was targeted by Praveen/Melati has to be burried. “Since the beginning we really didn’t want to think much of the opponent, we were preparing ourselves. But a target is a target, if we have to end here then we have more to evaluate,” he said.

“No we don’t feel nervous because of the supporters, as they are all supporting us. We were nervous because we wanted to show our qualities, but we overdid it, that’s why we didn’t play all-out,” Praveen claimed.

Despite losing Praveen/Melati early in the tournament, the Indonesian Mixed Doubles team still has five representatives that will begin the journey on Wednesday (17/7), namely Hafiz Faizal/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, Tontowi Ahmad/Winny Oktavina Kandow, Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari, Ronald Alexander/Annisa Saufika and Alfian Eko Prasetya/Marsheilla Gischa Islami.