JAKARTA - Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah defeated his compatriot Alwi Farhan to reach the final of the 2026 Thailand Masters, which was his first final at the BWF Super 300 level.
The 18-year-old badminton player from Sampang, Madura, won the civil war in a two-game match that ended 21-18 and 21-14 at the Nimibutr Stadium on Saturday, January 31, 2026 afternoon WIB.
"Against Alwi, he didn't want to lose especially in the first game and the tempo of the game was very fast and many hits, finally I was able to win the first game and he was a little shaky after I chased him," said Ubaidillah after the match.
This victory was also Ubed's revenge against Alwi in the 2025 SEA Games final in Thailand. At that time he lost the rubber game so he had to be content with a silver medal.
The latest result makes Ubed also equal to the win-loss record with Alwi to 2-2. One of his other defeats against Alwi was in the second round of the Macau Open last year.
"Alhamdulillah I didn't expect to get into the final round. From the beginning my personal goal was to get into the semi-finals. For tomorrow, I have to take care of my thinking and recovery again," said Ubed.
In the final tomorrow, Ubed, the nickname of Ubaidillah, will meet the host Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul, who bagged the ticket to the final match after stopping Zhu Xuan Chen from China in two games.
Panitchaphon was a finalist at the 2026 Indonesia Masters last week. He only lost one game on his way to the final, but then lost to Alwi in a two-game match.
Before Ubed, the final round tickets were also obtained by the pair of Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin, Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, and Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana.
The clash between Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin and Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana in the final round made the Indonesian men's doubles sure to secure the title from Bangkok.
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