India Open 2024: Fajar/Rian Lose, Indonesian Representatives Run Out
JAKARTA Indonesian representatives are confirmed to have run out at the 2024 India Open following the defeat of the men's doubles pair Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto.
Fajar/Rian died in the quarter-finals after losing two straight games 14-21 and 18-21 against South Korean representatives, Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Seung-jae, Friday, January 19, 2024, WIB night.
Before Fajar/Rian, Indonesia's representative from the men's singles, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, had already fallen in the hands of Hong Kong representative Lee Cheuk Yiu.
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The defeat of these two representatives makes Indonesia no longer have hope in this Super 750 BWF level event. In fact, a total of nine representatives were deployed.
This result is the second bad record in a row for Indonesia. Previously at the Malaysia Open 2024 last week, Indonesia also did not have a representative in the semifinals.
Fajar/Rian and their friends will next appear at the Indonesia Masters 2024. The Super 500 BWF event will be held on 23-28 January 2024 at Istora Jakarta.
At that event, Indonesia might send more representatives. Representatives who were previously out of shape, such as Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti and Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan, are likely to be able to play.