Malaysia Masters 2025: Mixed Doubles Only Dejan/Fadia
JAKARTA - Dejan Ferdinansyah/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti are the only Indonesian mixed doubles left in the Malaysia Masters 2025 tournament.
The pair qualified for the quarter-finals after beating fourth seed from China, Guo Xin Wa/Chen Fang Hui, two straight games 21-15 and 24-22 on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
"We already know what their pattern of playing is like. Alhamdulillah, even in the first game we had a chase we could take victory," said Dejan in a statement.
After being quite dominant in the first game, Dejan/Fadia started the second game badly and were four points behind in the interval. They then scored five points in a row to take the lead.
After that, there was a chase and the match almost continued to the third game when the Chinese representative led 20-16. Mujur Dejan/Fadia managed to hold back four games points and then won.
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"Indeed, in the second game I made too many mistakes, especially at the beginning, but I tried to focus, tried to control my emotions and games," said Dejan.
Unfortunately, Dejan/Fadia's trip failed to be followed by mixed doubles Amri Syahnawi/Nita Violina Marwah and Verrell Yustin Mulia/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati.
Both of them were beaten by Chinese representatives. Amri/Nita lifted a suitcase from the tournament after being beaten by second seed Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping, while Verrel/Lisa lost against Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi.
The total mixed doubles has four representatives who participated in this Super 500 BWF event. However, the couple Adnan Maulana/Indah Cahya Sari Jamil picked up the initial suitcase in the first half.