JAKARTA - Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi managed to beat sixth seed, Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thailand), to reach the second round of the 2025 Japanese Kumamoto Masters.
The badminton player from Bali was forced to fight three games 21-15, 13-21, and 23-21 in his debut at the BWF Super 500 level tournament at the Gymnasium Predictural on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
"I am very happy and grateful to be able to win today, thank you to Sang Hyang Widhi. I am also grateful to all who have supported," said Ni Kadek after the match.
The beginning of the first game was not easy for Ni Kadek. He got up to equalize the score after being 5-9 behind, but lost two more points again after going to the interval.
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He then managed to score 11 points in a row after that, which was the longest in this match, to get a set of points. He lost four points in a row before finally winning.
At the beginning of the second game, the match was tight again and Ni Kadek was back two points behind at the break. After that, his struggle to equalize the score again never materialized again.
In the determination set, the duel of the two names was fiercer from start to finish. Ni Kadek first reached the point game, but Ongbamrungphan had equalized the score to force a brace.
"In the field, the obstacle felt was wind conditions so that some punches were not right, but I tried to be careful not to make a lot of mistakes myself," said Ni Kadek.
In the second half, Ni Kadek will meet Asuka Takahashi from Japan, who got a second round ticket after beating Pai Yu Po from China Taipei.
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