Kumamoto Masters 2025: Gregoria Qualify For Quarter Finals

JAKARTA - Women's singles Gregoria Mariska Tunjung overcomes the resistance of host representative Hina Akechi to reach the quarter-finals of the 2025 Japan Kumamoto Masters.

The fourth seed struggled with a duration of 38 minutes and closed the match with a score of 23-21 and 21-18 at the Gymnasium Prefectural on Thursday, November 13, 2025.

"Back to the top eight, we must be grateful after many tournaments before this always came home early," said Gregoria after the match.

Gregoria actually started the match so badly. At the beginning of the first game he was 1-13 behind and could only equalize the score when he postponed the first set of points of the opponent.

In the second game Gregoria's journey was also not easy. Although the majority are always ahead, the 2024 Olympic bronze medalist is overshadowed by his opponent.

"After the interval (first game) there was a positive change in my game by keeping the ball away from the opponent's reach," said Gregoria.

Unfortunately, Gregoria's trip failed to be followed by women's doubles Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti.

The pair were eliminated in the second round of the tournament after losing two games 10-21 and 16-21 against the host's third seed, Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto.

"Yuki/Mayu have been paired for one year and they have pretty good results. They have a fairly different speed and power and pattern from Yuki/Sayaka in the past," said Fadia.