JAKARTA - Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu managed to make a surprise at the 2025 German Open by repatriating the first seed Jesper Toft/Amalie Magelund.
In the duel against the Danish representative, Jafar/Felisha spent only 35 minutes and locked up the straight two games 21-10 and 21-18 on Wednesday, 26 February 2025, WIB night.
"Alhamdulillah, we were able to finish the match unharmed and win," said Jafar after finishing the match.
If you look at the rankings in BWF, the difference between the two pairs is very far. Currently Jesper / Amalie is ranked 13th in the world, while Jafar / Fleisha is ranked 43rd in the world.
However, Jafar/Felisha appeared confident. They appeared dominant in the first game and managed to get out of the opponent's pressure at the end of the second game to qualify for the second round of the tournament.
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"Kunci kemenangan tadi kami lebih banyak menekan lawan pertama, lebih serang. Tidak apak mereka berkembang, tidak banyak mengangkat bola karena serangan mereka cukup menyulitkan," kata Jafar.
Indonesia has secured four tickets to the second round of the BWF Super 300 level event. In the mixed doubles, Jafar/Felisha escaped with Rehan Naufal Kusaharjanto/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja.
The other two tickets were obtained by men's singles Alwi Farhan and women's doubles Rachel Alllessya Rose/Maya Trias Puspitasari.
The second half of the German Open 2025 will take place on Thursday, February 27, 2025. The series of matches will start at 13.00 local time or 19.00 WIB.
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