Three Indonesian Representatives Advance to the Quarterfinals of Japan Open 2025

The Shiro Copr Three Indonesian representatives from the women's singles, women's doubles, and men's doubles sectors advanced to the quarterfinals of the BWF World Tour Super 750 Japan Open 2025 after recording victories in the round of 16 on Thursday, reported. ANTARA .

Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri became the last representatives to secure a spot in the top eight after defeating the Danish pair Rasmus Kjaer/Frederik Sogaard in a three-game match with a score of 21-14, 19-21, 21-11.

Playing aggressively from the start in the match held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Fajar/Fikri dominated the first and third games with quick attacks in the front area.

Although they temporarily lost momentum in the second game due to the opponent changing their playing pattern, the Indonesian pair managed to regain control in the deciding game.

Other two Indonesian representatives who have already secured a spot in the quarterfinals are the women's singles player Putri "KW" Kusuma Wardani and the women's doubles pair Lanny Tria Mayasari/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti.

Putri KW performed solidly when facing the sixth seed from Japan, Tomoka Miyazaki. She won two consecutive games 21-17, 21-14.

Meanwhile, Lanny/Fadia also performed impressively by defeating the Japanese pair Mizuki Otake/Miyu Takahashi with a score of 21-17, 21-14.

Meanwhile, other Indonesian representatives had to stop at the round of 16. Alwi Farhan, the only remaining men's singles player, failed to advance past the eighth seed from France, Alex Lanier, after losing in three games, 21-14, 15-21, 18-21.

Ganda putri Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi, who was previously a favorite, was also eliminated after losing to the seventh seed from South Korea Kim Hye-jeong/Kong Hee-yong 22-20, 19-21, 11-21.

In the mixed doubles sector, three Indonesian pairs also had to end their struggle.

Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja lost to the third-seeded Hong Kong pair Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet 17-21, 19-21. Amri Syahnawi/Nita Violina Marwah lost to the eighth-seeded local pair Hiroki Midorikawa/Natsu Saito 21-23, 21-18, 14-21.

Then Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu were defeated by the fourth seed from Malaysia Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei with a score of 21-17, 16-21, 12-21.

With this result, Indonesia still has three representatives who will compete in the quarterfinals on Friday (7/18) to keep the hope of winning the title at the Japan Open 2025 tournament.

Recap of Indonesia's representatives in the Round of 16 at Japan Open 2025:

Single Son:

Alwi Farhan vs Alex Lanier (France/8) 21-14, 15-21, 18-21

Girls' Singles:

Putri Kusuma Wardani vs Tomoka Miyazaki (Japan/6) 21-17, 21-14

Ganda Putra:

Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri vs Rasmus Kjaer/Frederik Sogaard (Denmark) 21-14, 19-21, 21-11

Princess Ganda:

Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi vs Kim Hye-jeong/Kong Hee-yong (South Korea/7) 22-20, 19-21, 11-21

Lanny Tria Mayasari/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti vs Mizuki Otake/Miyu Takahashi (Japan) 21-17, 21-14

Mixed Market:

Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja vs Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet (Hong Kong/3) 17-21, 19-21

Amri Syahnawi/Nita Violina Marwah vs Hiroki Midorikawa/Natsu Saito (Japan/8) 21-23, 21-18, 14-21

Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu vs Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (Malaysia/4) 21-17, 16-21, 12-21

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