Denmark Open 2023 Top 16 Match Schedule: 7 Indonesian Representatives Ready to Fight

JAKARTA - The 2023 Denmark Open badminton tournament has entered the round of 16. A total of seven Indonesian representatives will fight to win tickets to the quarter-finals of the BWF Super 750 tournament, Thursday, October 19.

One of the representatives who will play is the men's doubles bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri. They will meet tough opponents, namely the fourth seeds from South Korea, Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Sung-jae.

"It's quite tough but we want to focus on providing optimal resistance," said Fikri in a written statement released by Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI).

Based on BWF meeting records, the Indonesian duo lost in their first meeting against Kang/Seo, which occurred in the quarter-finals of the China Open 2023, September.

Apart from Bagas/Fikri, mixed doubles Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja will also face tough opponents. This pair is the only representative of Indonesia in the mixed doubles sector.

Dejan/Gloria must meet world number one Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong from China, as reported by Antara.

The other five Indonesian representatives who will compete are Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan, Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi, and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.

The following is the match schedule for Indonesia's representatives in the last 16 of the Denmark Open 2023, Thursday, October 19.

Women's singles

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung vs Pusarla V Sindhu (India)

Men's singles

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting vs Lu Guang Zu (China)

Women's doubles

Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi vs Rui Hirokami/Yuna Kato (Japan)

Men's doubles

Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan vs Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)

Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri vs Kang Min Hyuk/Seo Sung Jae (South Korea)

Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto vs Ben Lane/Sean Vendy (England)

Mixed doubles

Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja vs Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong (China)