JAKARTA - The mixed doubles sector is certain to be involved in a civil war in the 2026 Thailand Masters semi-finals after three of the four tickets contested were successfully obtained by Indonesian representatives.
One of the three tickets was secured by Adnan Maulana/Indah Cahya Sari Jamil after the pair of Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi decided to withdraw in the middle of the match on Friday, January 30, 2026.
The Chinese mixed doubles, who are seeded third, won the first game 21-13 and lost the second game 20-22 before deciding to withdraw due to injury.
Indah admitted that their game was not at all satisfactory even though they managed to continue their journey to the semifinals of the BWF Super 300 level event.
"Today the game didn't come out as a whole, our state was depressed. We are looking to reverse that. The opponent was more in control of the field."
"I feel the wind here is a little different from yesterday, the ball feels heavier," said Indah in a statement received.
In the semifinals, Saturday, January 31, 2026, Adnan/Indah, who are ranked as the sixth seed, will face the Japanese mixed doubles, Akira Koga/Natsu Saito.
Akira/Natsu, who are not seeded in the tournament, went through a three-game struggle to stop the host pair of Supak Jomkoh/Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn with a final score of 21-17, 11-21, and 21-13.
Adnan said that they had a number of homework that had to be corrected so that they could pass the test in the last four with a better performance.
"Our evaluation, more increased the desire to win, don't give up even though the situation is behind. Tomorrow we have to be more focused and later we want to analyze the opponent's game," he said.
Meanwhile, the other two mixed doubles tickets were secured by fourth seeds Amri Syahnawi/Nita Violina Marwah and Bobby Setiabudi/Melati Daeva Oktavianti. The two pairs meet tomorrow so that mixed doubles have definitely got one final ticket.
Amri/Nita secured the ticket after stopping Wu Hsuan Yi/Yang Chu Yun (China Taipei), while Bobby/Melati passed after beating Rasmus Espersen/Amalie Cecilie Kudsk (Denmark).
Overall, Indonesia got 10 tickets to the semifinals at the Nimibutr Stadium. In addition to mixed doubles, the civil war will also be presented in the men's singles (Alwi Farhan vs Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah) and men's doubles (Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana vs Muhammad Rian Ardianto/Rahmat Hidayat).
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