China Masters 2023: Apri/Fadia Win WO Over Ana/Tiwi

The pair Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti qualified for the second round of the 2023 China Masters (Instagram/@r.apriyanig).

JAKARTA - Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti did not sweat to get tickets to the second round of the 2023 China Masters.

The couple qualified after their opponent and compatriot, Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi, withdrew on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at noon, western Indonesia time.

In the second round later, Apri/Fadia will meet Margot Lambert/Anne Tran. The French couple secured a ticket to the second half after winning over death by death / Alisson Lee (United States).

Apart from Apri/Fadia, tickets for the second half were also secured by mixed doubles duo, Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja and Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari.

Dejan/Gloria qualified after a comeback to beat the Thai pair, Supak Jomkoh/Supissara Paewsampran, through a rubber game, 13-21, 21-17, and 21-16.

This victory makes Dejan/Gloria now lead a 3-0 win-loss record over Supak/Supissara. Two wins before this happened at the Asian Championships and Thailand Masters this year.

Meanwhile, Rinov/Pitha extended their journey after stopping Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei from Malaysia with the final score 21-18 and 21-18.