JAKARTA - Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu will start the Indonesian representatives' fight in the 2026 Malaysia Open, the first Super 1000-level tournament in the BWF tour calendar this year.
The 2026 Malaysia Open will begin on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur. Jafar/Felisha is the only Indonesian representative who will fight on the first day of the tournament.
The first round of the 2026 Malaysia Open will start at 09.00 local time or 08.00 WIB. Jafar/Felisha will play in the seventh match on Court 1.
The pair immediately faced a difficult challenge in the first round. The reason is, they will face Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei from Malaysia, who are ranked fourth.
On paper, Jafar/Felisha will not be favored against the world's fourth-ranked pair. From the six previous clashes, they have never secured a victory.
All the losses occurred in the calendar last year. Of the six losses, Jafar/Felisha forced the three-game match on four occasions and the rest ended in two straight games.
Meanwhile, Indonesia sent as many as nine representatives to the 2026 Malaysia Open. In the mixed doubles sector, Jafar/Felisha was accompanied by the pair of Marwan Faza/Aisyah Salsabila Putri Pranata.
The other eight representatives who will compete on the second day of the tournament are the men's singles Jonatan Christie and Alwi Farhan and the women's singles Putri Kusuma Wardani.
Furthermore, there are Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin, and Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari.
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