Orleans Masters 2025: Apri/Fadia Challenged By First Seed
JAKARTA Apriyani Rahayu's women's doubles/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti got a tough test against first seed Baek Ha-na/Lee So-hee in the quarter-finals of the Orleans Masters 2025.
This is certainly a difficult match for the pair who won the 2021 SEA Games gold medal. The reason is, from the meeting record, Apri/Fadia are still far behind their potential opponents.
The meeting will be the sixth competitive clash between the two pairs. Of the previous five clashes, Apri/Fadia were disabled of having a record 1-4 win-loss with the world number one pair from South Korea.
Apri/Fadia won their only win in the previous five clashes as they met in the second round of the 2023 World Championships. At that time the match ended with a score of 21-12 and 21-14.
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Baek/Lee's dominance over Apri/Fadia started from the 2023 Mixed Team Asian Badminton Championships or Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship (BAMTC).
The other three meetings that Baek/Lee won were All England 2023, China Open 2023, and the 2024 Uber Cup at the Hi-Tech Zone Sports Center Gymnasium, Chengdu, China.
Apri/Fadia and Baek/Lee have so far been performing perfectly at the Orleans Masters 2025. From the previous two matches, they have not both felt the loss of a single game.
The Orleans Master 2025 quarter-final match at Palais des Sports, Orleans, France, will take place on Friday, March 7. The match will start at 13.00 local time or 19.00 WIB.
Apri/Fadia are one of three representatives who will fight today. The other two are mixed doubles Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja and Adnan Maulana/Indah Cahya Sari Jamil.