Japan Open 2022: Fajar/Rian Ran Aground In Quarter-finals

JAKARTA The men's doubles pair Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto failed to advance to the semifinals of the 2022 Japan Open after losing to Chinese representatives Liang Wei although/Wang Chang.

The move by the world's sixth-ranked pair in the Super 750 level tournament was stopped after giving up in the three games 18-21, 21-19, and 16-21 at the Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka, Japan, Friday, September 2.

Fajar/Rian's defeat made Indonesia have lost four representatives from five representatives to play in today's quarter-finals.

Now Indonesia's hope to get tickets for the remaining semifinals in the men's singles number Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo. He had not played against the representative of the host Kenta Nishimoto when this news was written.

Before Fajar/Rian, the Indonesian representatives who had already fallen included two women's doubles pairs and one women's singles.

In the women's doubles, the tickets failed to be obtained by the Apriyani Rahayu pair/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti and Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi.

Apri/Fadia returned home after losing to the first seed Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, 26-24, 16-21, 14-21. Meanwhile, Febriana/Amalia ran aground in the hands of Jeong Na Eun/Kim Hye Jeong with a score of 21-19, 10-21, dab 16-21

The women's singles who came home was Gregoria Mariska Tunjung. The 23-year-old badminton player surrendered in the hands of the fourth seed Chen Yufei in a straight game match.