Kumamoto Japan Masters 2024: Three Men's Doubles Qualify For The Second Round

JAKARTA Three Indonesian men's doubles pairs who played on the first day of the Kumamoto Masters compactly secured a ticket to the round of 16 on Tuesday, November 12, 2024.

The three couples are Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, and finally Muhammah Shohibul Fikri/Daniel Martin.

Indonesia's first ticket was secured by Leo/Bagas. The pair escaped after rising from behind to stop the Chinese Taipei doubles, Fang-Chih Lee/Fang-Jen Lee, with a score of 15-21, 21-15, and 21-13.

In the initial draw, Leo/Daniel actually met their colleague, Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Daniel Martin. However, this did not happen after there were men's doubles who decided to withdraw.

"We are also grateful to be able to avoid Daniel/Fikri in the first half. It's a shame if we have to meet in the beginning. We want to find ranking points together," said Bagas.

The change made Fikri/Daniel finally meet the Chinese Taipei doubles, Chen Zhi Ray/Lin Yu Chieh. They also had to fight three games 21-13, 16-21, and 21-17 to qualify for the second round.

In the second round, Fikri/Daniel will again face the pair from China Taipei again, namely Liu Kuang Heng/Yang Po Han. This double escaped after defeating the Malaysian representative, CHOng Hon Jian/Muhammad Haikal.

Meanwhile, Fajar/Rian set foot in the round of 16 after stopping the men's doubles from the United States, Chen Zhi Yi/Presley Smith, with the final score 25-23 and 21-11.

Fajar/Rian will then be challenged by the Malaysian pair, Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee. In the previous three clashes, Fajar/Rian was always recorded as the winner.

Indonesia still has one more men's doubles pair that have not played the first round, namely Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. They will only duel tomorrow againstung Chien-Wei/Wei Chun Wei.