No Opponents! Four Indonesian Badminton Men's Doubles Make History Through The All Indonesian Semifinals At The Singapore Open 2022

JAKARTA - The Indonesian men's doubles number made history by presenting the semifinal round which was enlivened by four pairs at the BWF Super 500 Singapore Open 2022 badminton tournament, Saturday 15 July.

The four Indonesian men's doubles that will compete against each other are Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin, Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan, Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, and Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto.

The Fajar/Rian pair, who appeared last, made sure to enliven the last four after getting rid of the hosts' deputy Hee Yong Kai Terry/Loh Kean Hean in yesterday's quarter-finals.

"Alhamdulillah, we are certainly grateful, we can ensure the occurrence of all Indonesia semifinals. This means that whoever wins, he will still carry the name of Indonesia," said Rian in a written statement from PP PBSI, quoted by Antara, Saturday, July 16.

The perfect chance for the formation of the Red and White squad in the semifinals was threatened to disappear when Fajar/Rian lost in the first game. But they performed better in the second and third games to tie the win 16-21, 21-15, 21-15.

Yesterday's 52-minute match was not easy, it even took an extra hard struggle to win the semifinal ticket following the other three men's doubles who first pitched.

"In the match, the opponent played extraordinary. Especially in the front balls, they were more daring to lower the ball and we were under a lot of pressure in the first game," said Rian.

Previously, three Indonesian men's doubles had already qualified for the last four. Starting from world number three Hendra/Ahsan who beat MRArjun/Dhruv Kapila from India 10-21, 21-18, 21-17.

Next, former Cipayung National Training Team who are now appearing as professionals namely Sabar/Reza also advanced to the semifinals after beating Lu Ching Yao/Yang Po Han (Taiwan) in two straight games 21-16, 21-17.

The couple nicknamed The Babies, Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin, did not want to be left behind after exiting the rubber game 21-14, 17-21, 21-11 to overcome He Ji Ting/Zhou Hao Dong from China.

In the semifinals, which became a new history for national badminton, Hendra/Ahsan will be challenged by Leo/Daniel, while Fajar/Rian will face Sabar/Reza.