Korea Masters 2024: Fikri/Daniel Secure Second Ticket

JAKARTA - The men's doubles pair Muhammad Shohibul Fikri / Daniel Marthin helped secure tickets to the second round of the 2024 Korea Masters.

Fikri/Daniel secured the second ticket for Indonesia after winning over Kang Khai Xing/Aaron Tai two straight games 22-20 and 21-17 at Iksan Gymantium on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

"First, thank God. The match went smoothly and was given a win."

"Earlier the game was quite tough. The opponent played very well, but we were still able to control the game," said Fikri.

The pair Kang Khai Xing/Aaron Tai are the men's doubles who came out as junior world champions in October 2024.

The win saw them end Malaysia's six-year wait for a junior world champion again since Goh Jin Wei's women's singles did so in 2018 in Canada.

"As junior world champions, they play very well, safe, and quite smart. They have the potential to become very good men's doubles in the future," said Fikri.

The victory obtained by Fikri/Daniel made that the Indonesian men's doubles number has not yet been lost.

Previously, the first ticket from the number had been secured by the Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani couple.

Unfortunately, the success of these two men's doubles failed to be followed by the women's doubles Jesita Putri Miantoro/Febi Setianingrum.

The couple lifted the suitcase early after losing against China Taipei's women's doubles, Hu Ling Fang/Jheng Yu Chieh.

The failure of Jesita/Febi automatically makes the women's doubles now just have to hope for Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi who will only play tomorrow, November 6, 2024.