Fajar/Rian Have 4 Homeworks Ahead Of Indonesia Masters 2024

JAKARTA - The men's doubles pair Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto have a lot of homework ahead of the 2024 Indonesia Masters which will be held this week.

The men's doubles coach, Aryono Miranat, said there were four important things that Fajar/Rian needed to pay attention to after this pair only reached the quarter-finals of the two tournaments that had been participated in earlier this year.

"Fajar/Rian in their two matches only penetrated the last eight. This result is not satisfactory and there is still a lot of homework to do," said Aryono in a statement from PBSI.

The two tournaments that Fajar/Rian participated in earlier this year were the Malaysia Open and the 2024 India Open. In their first tournament they died against Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang, while in India they were beaten by a world champion pair, Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Seung-jae.

Aryono emphasized that in order to get better results in the next tournament, Fajar/Rian need to improve several notes from the results of the evaluation.

"Especially overtaking the game in front of the net so that it can continue to play attacking. The defensive pattern is still not closed. Unforced error must also be reduced, especially service or service return," he said.

"Furthermore, fighting spirit must come out of yourself. When depressed, you must quickly be able to fight back or when you are ahead you must stay focused," said Aryono.

Fajar/Rian will compete in the Indonesia Masters 2024 event which will take place from 23-28 January 2024 at Istora Senayan, Jakarta.

In the first round, Fajar/Rian, who became the third seed, will face the Chinese Taipei pair, Lee Jhe-Huei/Yang Po-Hsuan.

Fajar/Rian are dominant in the 4-1 win-loss record from the previous five clashes with the pair.