JAKARTA - Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri managed to beat fifth seed Lee Jhe-Huei/Yang Po-Hsuan from Chinese Taipei to reach the final round of the Korea Open 2025.
The final round of the tournament was adopted by Fajar/Fikri after securing victory in two games 21-19, 21-16 at Suwon Gymnasium, South Korea, on Saturday, September 27, 2025.
"The match is not easy. They have extraordinary power and speed, very good and very difficult," said Fajar after the match as received in a statement from PBSI Public Relations.
Fajar/Fikri are the second representatives of Indonesia to enter the final round of the tournament. They followed in the footsteps of Jonatan Christie's men's singles who got tickets after beating Alwi Farhan.
This is the second final that has been successfully adopted by Fajar/Fikri of the four tournaments they have played since being paired by the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) in July 2025.
"Tomorrow we hope we can complete the Korea Open 2025 with a title. We want to get a second title. Please pray for all," said Fajar.
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Fajar/Fikri, who are not seeded in Korea, played their debut tournament at the Japan Open 2025. At that time they were stuck in the quarter-finals.
They then got their first title in the second tournament at the 2025 China Open. At that time they beat the top four and did not lose a single game on their way to the highest podium.
While playing their third tournament at the China Masters last week, their performance remains impressive. Unfortunately, their journey ran aground in the semifinals.
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