Indonesia Masters 2026: Leo/Bagas Meet Fajar/Fikri in the Second Round

JAKARTA - The men's doubles Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana are sure to meet their compatriots, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, in the second round of the 2026 Daihatsu Indonesia Masters.

Leo/Bagas increased the number of Indonesian men's doubles in the second round after winning against Zhi-Wei He/Huang Jui-Hsuan from China Taipei with a score of 21-16 and 21-16 on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

"In terms of the game, we played pretty loose, without any burden, and wanted to show the best in Indonesia," said Bagas after the match.

Leo/Bagas is the fourth men's doubles team to secure a ticket to the second round of the BWF Super 500 level tournament. The other two pairs who qualified were Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani and Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin.

Meeting Fajar/Fikri will be a tough test for Leo/Bagas of course. However, the clash between the two Indonesian representatives automatically ensures that one ticket to the quarterfinal round is already in hand.

"Anyway, if we are playing against a world ranking fourth pair, we are still alert. We'll just see it on the field tomorrow," said Leo, who together with Bagas managed to become runners-up at the All England event last year.

The Indonesia Masters 2026 is the first tournament that Leo/Bagas have participated in. They were not sent to the Malaysia Open and India Open 2026 which were held two weeks in a row.

Indonesia has a total of 25 representatives at the 2026 Indonesia Masters. Of these, seven of them fought from the qualifying round, including Anthony Sinisuka Ginting who has just come back again.