China Open 2025: Fajar/Fikri Difficult To Stop Patients/Reza

Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri tekuk compatriots to the quarter-finals of the China Open 2025 (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA Men's doubles Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri are still difficult to stop their compatriot Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Momenmad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, most recently in the second round of the 2025 China Open.

Fajar/Fikri prevented steps from their compatriots in a landslide victory of two straight games 21-8 and 21-13 at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Center, China, on Thursday, July 24, 2025, WIB night.

This result made Fajar/Fikri succeed in affirming their dominance over the pair who are the seventh seed at the China Open.

This is Fajar/Fikri's second straight victory over Sabar/Reza in just two weeks. Previously, they also won two straight games in the first round of the Japan Open 2025 last week.

Fajar/Fikri themselves are a couple that has just been united by PBSI for three Asian tours this month. The China Open 2025 was their second international event after debuting in Japan and immediately met Sabar/Reza, which was their first meeting.

In the quarter-finals, Friday, July 25, 2025, Fajar/Fikri will meet third seed Kim Won-ho/Seu Seung-jae. The South Korean pair went to the quarter-finals after beating Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi from Japan.

Fajar/Fikri are the only Indonesian men's doubles left in this tournament from the three representatives who played. The other one is the pair Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana also lost in the second round.

In total, Indonesia has four representatives who reached the quarter-finals. The other three are Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, and Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu.

As for Leo/Bagas, Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi, and Amri Syahnawi/Nita Violina Marwah also felt defeat.