JAKARTA The men's singles badminton player, Alwi Farhan, managed to stop Priyanshu Rajawat from India from reaching the second round of the Thailand Open 2025.
Alwi as the only hope of Indonesian men's singles in the tournament maintains his hope through the rubber games 21-13, 17-21, and 21-16, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
Even though he started the first game well, the 20-year-old badminton player was chased in the middle of the match. However, he can lead with a two-point advantage at the interval.
Alwi's points were obtained after that it continued smoothly. He widened his points distance to 15-10 and continued to lead until securing the first game.
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Alwi was immediately determined at the beginning of the second game even though he had equalized the score 3-3. His opponent scored two points after that and continued to excel comfortably.
In the third game, Alwi managed to find his best game and immediately led 11-4 on a break. Priyanshu had stuck close to a distance of just one point, but her efforts were unsuccessful.
Alwi will then meet sixth seed from Japan, Kenta Nishimoto, in the second round later. Kenta herself went through the first half after stopping Lee Cheuk Yiu (Hong Kong).
This will be the second competitive clash between Alwi and Kenta. Previously, they met at the Badminton Asia Championship (BAC) in April 2025, which was won by Kenta.
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