Malaysia Open 2024: Bagas/Fikri Fall In The Hands Of The Second Seed

JAKARTA - The journey of the Indonesian men's doubles pair, Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, ran aground in the first round of the Malaysia Open 2024.

The dream of winning the All England 2022 is confirmed to evaporate after losing two straight games 18-21 and 19-21 against the second seed from India, Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

"We were disappointed with the performance earlier, but we will try again in the next tournament. It is more prepared and finalized so that the results are better," said Fikri after the match.

Bagas/Fikri are the fifth representatives of Indonesia who were confirmed to have died in the first half. Before they were confirmed, the four representatives had been eliminated, namely Jonatan Christie, Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin, Putri Kusuma Wardani, and Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari.

This defeat made Bagas/Fhik's winning record against Chirag/Satwiksairaj now 2-4.

Bagas/Fikri's previous two victories against representatives of India took place in two consecutive matches, at the Thailand Open and China Open last year, respectively.

Previously, a ticket to the second half for Indonesia had been secured by the mixed doubles pair Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja.

Dejan/Gloria qualified for the round of 16 after stopping British representative Marcus Ellis/Lauren Smith in a dramatic rubber game battle.

Dejan/Gloria are the fourth representatives to qualify for the second round. Previously, three other tickets were secured by Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, and Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati.