Taipei Open 2023 Results: Ana/Tiwi Follow Chico Aura To Semifinals, Two Other Indonesian Representatives Fall

Indonesian women's doubles, Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi. (Photo: Twitter/@INABadminton)

JAKARTA - Indonesia managed to send two representatives to appear in the semifinals of the Taiwan Open 2023. The pair Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi, who participated in the women's doubles sector, managed to follow the success of Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo.

Appearing at Tian-mu Arena, Taipei on Friday, June 23 afternoon WIB, Ana/Tiwi won in two straight games against Annie Xu/Kerry Xu. Facing the 8th seed from the United States, Ana/Tiwi locked down the straight two games, 21-14 and 21-15.

Meanwhile, Chico, who was in the men's singles number, first confirmed the ticket to the semifinals. The 8th seed won over Kenta Nishimoto from Japan who was the 4th seed with a score of 21-13 and 21-15.

Prior to that, two other Indonesian representatives failed to win a place in the semifinals of the Taiwan Open 2023. Jafar Hidayatullah/Aisyah Salsabila who fell in the mixed doubles number fell in the quarter-finals.

Appearing to be the opening representatives of Indonesia today they gave up from the representative of the host, Chiu Hsiang Chieh/Lin Xiao Min. Fighting in three games which lasted 52 minutes, Jafar/Aisyah fell with a score of 12-21, 21-19 and 17-21.

The success of Putri Kusuma Wardani who appeared in the women's singles sector also failed. Facing Beiwen Zhang, who is the third seed from the United States, Putri KW, lost 15-21 and 17-21.