Orleans Masters 2025: Alwi Farhan Home Early

JAKARTA The men's singles badminton player, Alwi Farhan, had to return home in the first round of the Orleans Masters 2025 after being beaten by Hong Kong representative Jason Gunawan.

Alwi lost three fierce games from 14-21, 21-13, and 17-21 at Palais des Sports, Orleans, France, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, WIB night.

This result extends the minor record obtained by Alwi in this year's calendar. Of the four tournaments undertaken, the best results were the quarter-finals at Thailand Masters 2025.

Alwi's failure in the first half automatically made the Indonesian men's singles no longer have representatives in the Super 300 BWF level event.

Even though Alwi failed, Indonesia was able to add four tickets to the second round of mixed doubles. The four pairs who competed in the sector were united in overcoming their opponents.

One of the tickets was obtained by the Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha couple, Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu. They escaped after beating the Wu Hsuan-Yi/Yang Chu-Yun (China Taipei) pair with a score of 21-16 and 21-17.

Following the next ticket, the second half was secured by Amri Syahnawi/Nita Violina Marwah. The pair stopped Alexander Dunn/Julie Macpherson (Scotland) with a score of 21-14 and 21-13.

The pair Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja also passed after rising from behind against Ki Dong-ju/Jeong Na-eun (South Korea) with a final score of 17-21, 22-20, and 21-14.

Meanwhile, another ticket was pocketed by Adnan Maulana/Indah Cahya Sari Jamil. This double repatriated the Japanese pair, Yuichi Shimogami/Sayaka Hobara, two straight games, 21-18 and 21-16.

Previously, on the first day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Indonesia had secured two tickets for the second half through Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti and Rachel Alllessya Rose/Maya Trias Puspitasari.