JAKARTA Alwi Farhan qualified for the second round of the 2025 Japanese Kumamoto Masters to maintain the hope of Indonesian men's singles at the tournament.
The badminton player, who is the eighth seed, survived the tournament after beating the host representative Takuma Obayashi in two straight games 21-15 and 21-10 on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
"In the first game it was still quite difficult, I started late, but after the interval I was able to find the right strategy," said Alwi after the match.
In the second round, Alwi will meet Wang Tzu Wei. The badminton player from China Taipei secured the second round ticket after beating the host's representative as well, namely Riki Takei.
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"There is still some homework to be done, but today I can take control of the game, especially from the next half," said Alwi.
Alwi is the only Indonesian men's singles left in the tournament. He took part with Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah who fought from the qualifying round to enter the main round.
However, Ubaidillah's journey ran aground in the first round of the main draw. The badminton player from Madura gave up against Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul from Thailand.
Indonesia has placed a total of four representatives in the second round of the BWF Super 500 level tournament.
The other three representatives who stayed with Alwi were women's singles Gregoria Mariska Tunjung and Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi and women's doubles Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti.
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