JAKARTA The 2025 Malaysia Masters badminton tournament entered the semifinals today. The women's doubles pair Apriyani Rahayu/Febi Setianingrum will also compete.
The series of matches for the last four of the Malaysia Masters 2025 on Saturday, May 23, 2025, will start at 12.00 local time or 11.00 WIB.
Apri/Febi are scheduled to play in Field 2. They dropped after mixed doubles match among Chinese representatives, Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin against Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi.
According to the BWF website, Apri/Febi will play at 17.00 local time or 16.00 WIB. The pair will face a tough test against China's first seed, Liu Sheng Shu/Tan Ning.
Liu/Tan reached the semifinals after repatriating their compatriots, namely the Hua Zhou Shu Liang/Li pair. This is the first competitive clash between Apri/Febi and Liu/Tan.
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On the other hand, Apri/Febi kept hope in the tournament by defeating eighth seed from Chinese Taipei, Hsu Yin-Hui/Lin Jhih Yun, in the quarter-finals.
This victory also keeps Indonesia's dream in this Super 500 BWF level tournament. The reason is, they are the only representatives left at the Axiata Arena.
Apri/Febi have so far impressed. Previously in the first half, they showed high enthusiasm when they stopped fourth seed Li Yi Jing/Luo Xu Min (China).
No Indonesian representatives have climbed the highest podium at the Malaysia Masters since Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo and Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto won the 2022 edition.
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