“Praise Allah we made it to semifinal, hopefully we can do better tomorrow. We were fighting an equal opponent, it is a matter of who has better preparation. But typical Japanese player, they simply don't quit easily," Ahsan said after the match.

In the tomorrow's semifinal Saturday, (6/6), the 2014 Asian Games gold medallist will take on Zhang Nan/Fu Haifeng who just had a free ticket after Danish Mathias Boe had to fly home to Denmark after receiving a call from his girlfriend who was giving birth. They should have fought a match.

“To fight them, we will try to unleash pressure since the beginning of the match. We have to focus and concentrate," Hendra said. 

"We simply have to be ready," Ahsan added.

Unfortunately, the other men's doubles pair, Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pankaryanira/Ade failed to join their seniors after stunned by South Korean Ko Sung Hyun/Shin Baek Cool in the quarter final.

Wahyu/Ade's defeat was a blow since the match was tight, they were ousted 19-21, 21-19 and 22-24.