JAKARTA The Indonesian badminton team that won the 2025 Asian Team Badminton Badminton Team Championship (BAMTC) has arrived in Indonesia.
Alwi Farhan and his friends landed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng, Jakarta, on Monday, February 17, 2025, WIB night. They came home with a historic trophy from the event.
The Indonesian Team Manager, Shendy Puspa Irawati, said he was happy to return to the country safely with the 2025 BAMTC trophy, which was Indonesia's first title in the biennial event.
"Thank you to all those who support and pray for us. We give this pride to all Indonesian people," said Shendy in his remarks.
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The Indonesian badminton team that arrived was greeted by a number of administrators of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI). Among them are the Secretary General of PBSI Ricky Subagja and the Head of the Development and Achievement Division of Eng Hian.
In addition, there are also Deputy Chairperson III of PBSI Armand Darmaji as well as representatives of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) from Deputy IV for Increasing Surono Sports Achievement.
"Proud and high appreciation to the Indonesian team for winning the title. This is not an euphoria, but we should be grateful. This success is not an easy struggle," said Ricky.
Indonesia made history by winning the title from the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship (BAMTC) after being in the final on Sunday, February 16, 2025, managed to beat the host China with a score of 3-1.
Indonesia's victory was determined through the mixed doubles pair Rinov Rivaldy/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, the men's singles Alwi Farhan, and the men's doubles Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Daniel Marthin.
The only Indonesian representatives who lost in the match were the women's singles Kusuma Wardani. He lost two straight games against Xu Wen Jing 12-21 and 13-21.
In the previous three editions, Indonesia's best journey in this event was to bring home a bronze medal when it took place in Hong Kong in the 2019 edition.
As for the 2017 editions in Vietnam and 2023 in Dubai, representatives of Indonesia ran aground in the quarter-finals. In 2017 Indonesia lost to Japan, while in 2023 they lost to South Korea.
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