JAKARTA - The Indonesian badminton team came out as the overall champion of the 2025 Thailand SEA Games and managed to surpass the gold medal target in the biennial multi-sport event.
Overall, badminton brought home three gold medals, three silver medals, and four bronze medals after the individual event held the final match which took place on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
From the individual number, the first gold medal was contributed by the men's singles Alwi Farhan. The second seed managed to beat his compatriot Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah three games 13-21, 21-8, and 21-12.
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"Before playing in the SEA Games, I experienced difficult moments, but I appreciate myself because I don't easily give up whatever the conditions," said Alwi in an official statement received.
The second gold from the individual was then contributed by the men's doubles Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. The third seed stopped the first seed from Malaysia, Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik, two games straight.
This victory is special for Sabar/Reza because they were not originally included in the 2025 SEA Games squad. Their names were only included in the last minute list replacing Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin.
"Of course, I'm very happy, very grateful. This is one of the incredible blessings that we can enter the SEA Games team at the last minute. We can give the best performance both individually," said Sabar.
Sabar/Reza managed to defeat Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik in a row in Thailand this year. Previously in the final of the doubles, they also won two straight games to help Indonesia get a gold medal.
"There is a sense of confidence when we enter the field because our record is superior to Aaron/Soh. A few days ago we also met in the doubles final, but we still were on the alert because they must evaluate our game," said Sabar.
The achievement of these three gold medals exceeds the target given by the Government, namely two golds. PBSI initially even set a target of only having to pursue one gold medal.
This general champion repeated Indonesia's achievements in Cambodia earlier in 2023. At that time, badminton managed to get five gold medals, four of which were from individual events.
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