WATCH OUT FOR JORDAN/OKTAVIANTI – MIXED DOUBLES PREVIEW
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019
TEXT BY DEV SUKUMAR | BADMINTONPHOTO
年终赛混双前瞻：小心乔梅
After months of promising to land a big title, things finally fell in place for
Praveen Jordan and Melati Daeva Oktavianti in October.
在数月怀有希望地获得重要头衔，乔梅两人参赛的事在十月终于明朗化。
When the Indonesian pair found their groove, they landed not one, but two titles
– that too, in successive weeks – the Denmark Open and the French Open.
这对印尼混双找到他们的位置，他们不仅拿到了一个，而且是连续拿到两个顶级赛的冠军（
丹麦、法国公开赛）。
During a season that was for the most part dominated by Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qi
ong and Wang Yi Lyu/Huang Dong Ping, Jordan and Oktavianti’s two-week run eleva
ted them to a level alongside the big-stage achievers. What was noteworthy about
their performance in Europe was that they beat Zheng/Huang and Wang/Huang in th
e two finals; indeed, in Denmark, they beat both pairs during the week. After fa
lling in four finals this year, it was a strong statement by the Indonesians tha
t they wouldn’t be relegated to the ranks of the also-rans.
在雅思、王黄掌控大半赛季的情况下，乔梅这两周的表现把他们抬升到顶尖选手之旁。值得
注意的是他们在欧洲的表现，是分别在两个决赛里击败雅思与王黄。而且在丹麦公开赛，他
们两个更是连过这两组中国混双。在今年四入决赛后，这组印尼混双强烈宣告他们不再是落
后的失败者。
“If we look back from the beginning of the year until the French Open, we had e
ntered the finals of different levels – Super 300, 500 and 750. The finals in D
enmark Open and French Open happened to be our peak and gave us the breakthrough
,” says Jordan.
“如果我们回顾从季初到法国赛这段时间，我们在不同级别的比赛都进入决赛（300、500、
750赛）。丹麦与法国公开赛决赛恰好是我们的颠峰，给予我们突破的空间”乔丹说道。
Did beating Zheng and Huang in the Denmark Open quarterfinal, after six straight
losses, prove to be the turnaround that they were looking for?
六连败后在丹麦赛八强击败雅思，是否了证明这是他们所寻求的转机？
“All of this is part of a process of improvement,” says Jordan. “If you look
back to the All England, we were actually very close to beating Zheng Si Wei and
Huang Ya Qiong. Our previous matches were always straight games losses, so it w
as progress for us.
“这些都是进步历程的一部份，”乔丹说。“如果我们回头看全英赛，其实我们跟雅思打得
很接近。我们之前的比赛总是一直输球，所以这次对我们来说是个进步。”
“At the beginning of the year, we met Wang Yi Lyu and Huang Dong Ping three tim
es but lost all three. We found our peak in October and managed to perform well
. It was really difficult to beat them, but we also want to have titles and not
be content with finishing in finals.”
“从今年开始，我们遇到王黄三次都输。我们在十月的时候到达颠峰而且表现地很好。要击
败他们真的很困难，可是我们也想夺冠，不甘心只打进决赛。”
Jordan and Oktavianti are in only their second year together. Jordan earlier had
a moderately successful stint with Debby Susanto, while Oktavianti was with Ron
ald Alexander, and briefly with Alian Eko Prasetya.
乔梅重组目前只有第二年。乔丹之前跟苏珊托搭档的时候取得了一些成绩。当时梅拉蒂则跟
亚历山大、普拉塞特亚等短暂搭档。
Early in their partnership that began in 2018, Jordan and Oktavianti were runner
s-up at the India Open and finished the season ranked No.15. They have continued
on the upward trajectory this season, breaking into the top 5.
在2018年他们开始合作关系之始，乔梅两人就拿到了印度公开赛亚军，而且年终世界排名第
十五。本季他们的表现持续上升，达到了世界前五。
“We think that the ‘click’ in the partnership is important,” says Oktavianti
. “The core of the partnership is already there; there are small elements that
are important as we are playing doubles, such as team spirit and communication.
As long as we have good communication and support each other, things will surely
will work out. We have found the right formula. Having become champions now, we
know how to prepare ourselves better, be confident, and not let ego get between
each other.”
“我们认为在合作关系中，友好最为重要。”梅拉蒂说。“合作关系的核心已经存在了。打
双打的时候有些微小的因素很重要，比如说是团队精神与互相沟通。只要我们有良好的沟通
并互相支持，事情绝对能运作顺利。目前我们已经找到了正确的互动模式。现在我们夺冠之
后，更加知道如何准备地更好、更有自信，而不是过于自我。”
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While Jordan/Oktavianti are among the favourites, here are the other top contend
ers:
虽然乔梅是夺冠热门之一，不过也有其他的顶尖竞争者：
Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong – Will be going for a ‘Super Grand Slam’ as they
have won all three Super 1000 events and the World Championships. The World Tour
Finals is the only big event missing from their resume.
雅思：他们拿了三个1000赛冠军、世锦冠军，快要拿到超级大满贯了。不过在这份完美的履
历中，刚好少了年终赛冠军。
Wang Yi Lyu/Huang Dong Ping – Through the early season, picked up the top-tier
titles that eluded Zheng/Huang, including the India Open, Badminton Asia Champio
nships, and Japan Open.
王黄：在赛季之初他们拿了雅思尚未企及的顶级赛冠军，包括印度公开赛、亚锦赛跟日本公
开赛。
Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai – This was their breakthrough ye
ar, as they won the Singapore Open, followed by the Korea Open.
德沙：这是他们突破性的一年，他们拿了新加坡、韩国公开赛冠军。
Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino – Started and finished the season well, with titl
es at the Malaysia Masters and Hong Kong Open, but also endured rough patches in
between.
东渡：赛季的开端跟最终都表现得很好（译注：去年也是有始有终），拿到了大马大师、香
港公开赛冠军。不过在赛季中经历了艰难的过程。
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