China Masters 2025: Alwi And Ginting Immediately Lose

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting was immediately eliminated in the first round of the 2025 China Masters (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA The men's singles, Alwi Farhan and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, both immediately lost in the first round of the 2025 China Masters.

Alwi was forced to go home after going through a 42-minute match which ended with a score of 16-21 and 9-21 at Shenzhen Arena, China, on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, morning WIB.

"Li Shi Feng with his experience several times when I wanted to play fast, he was able to reduce it very well," Alwi said in the statement.

Alwi performed well at the beginning of the first game and had a 10-8 lead, but Li Shi Feng responded with five consecutive points to turn ahead.

However, Alwi continued to apply pressure and managed to produce a score of 15-15. Unfortunately, after that Li Shi Feng immediately moved away with four points and Alwi only added one point.

"This is my first lesson and experience meeting a game like this. Planning and the picture before the match must have been there and it was enough to run in the first game," said Alwi.

Meanwhile, Ginting's journey was blocked by Leong Jun Hao. The men's singles from Malaysia secured the victory in the rubber games 21-19, 5-21, and 21-10.

This defeat prolongs Ginting's poor record after a comeback from injury. Of the five tournaments he participated in after recovering, all ended in the first half.

Prior to the China Masters, he also returned home in the first round of Japan Open, China Open, Badminton World Championships, and the 2025 Hong Kong Open last week.