JAKARTA Men's doubles Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri stopped in the quarter-finals of the Japan Open 2025 after losing against first seed Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin.
Fajar/Fikri, who have just made their international debut in this tournament, were forced to surrender with the final scores 13-21, 21-17, and 20-22 on Friday, July 18, 2025, WIB night.
"It must be disappointed with this result because I personally fought them now the fourth meeting (the previous three with Muhammad Rian Ardianto) has always lost to the rubber game and the last two are fighting settings like this," said Fajar.
The results obtained by Fajar/Fikri made Indonesia's men's doubles automatically run out. The previous two pairs, Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana and Sabar Karyaman Gutama Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, had already returned home in the first half.
Fajar/Fikri are the second representatives of Indonesia to return today. Before them, Putri Kusuma Wardani had already felt the failure.
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Fajar/Fikri were already on the verge of victory when they led 20-19 in the third game. However, pairs from Malaysia scored two points in a row to thwart their journey.
"Being an evaluation material again for me how to deal with critical points, we must be more confident in making decisions," said Fajar.
Fajar/Fikri are still playing together at the 2025 China Open next week, which is the last Super 1000 BWF event in this year's calendar. At the event, they will be accompanied by Leo/Bagas and Sabar/Reza.
"At the 2025 China Open next week, we want to try again, don't be careless and step by step, enjoy the match. We want to enjoy it, but that doesn't mean without a target, there must be a target," said Fajar.
Indonesia has deployed a total of 13 representatives at the China Open 2025. The event is scheduled to take place on July 22-27, 2025 at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Center.
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