MAS girls start off with 4-0 lead on opening serve. Koo/Chan back at 7-7. Ikeda/Sakamoto hold advantage at 8-2.
Still level at 7-7 in Ct 1. Ikeda/Sakamoto looks good leading 9-2 in the rubber. 6 more pts for an upset. Akao/Matsuda levels it 4-4 in the rubber
Finally, CCM/KKK takes a pt and now leads 8-7. Eriksen/Hansen got back a few pts and trials 4-9. Akao/Matsuda now leads 8-4 in the rubber. Not a good sign for the Malaysian pair
Level again between the Kiwis and CCM/KKK at 8-8. Ikeda/Sakamoto nearly clinches it, leading 13-4 now. Akao/Matsuda still leads 9-4.
CCM/KKK leads 9-8 Hansen/Eriksen got a pt 13-5 now for the Japanese Akao/Matsuda is also 1 pt away from victory, leading 14-4 now.
The Kiwis are definitely tough to break in the second set, they lead 10-9. Fightback by Eriksen/Hansen....8-13. Chin/Wong also trails 5-14.
Ikeda/Sakamoto beat the 1* pair! 15-9 4-15 15-8 Late fightback by Chin/Wong? They still trail by 6 pts, 8-14 in the rubber.
I must say the MAS girls are not giving up easily. They are keeping the Japs on court for very long time. As for Chan/Koo, better get a move on.
Japanese have a good outing today. All three pairs won. Meanwhile, its 12-12 in Ct 1. Paaske/Rasmussen is up next in Ct 2 playing against the Polish pair.