JAKARTA - Three of the six Indonesian representatives who played on the first day of the 2026 All England managed to continue their journey to the second round. Two of the three tickets were obtained by the men's doubles and the remaining one belonged to the women's singles.
The oldest tournament in the world played the first round of the first round on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The first vice to secure their place in the second round was the men's doubles Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin.
The pair, winners of the 2025 Australian Open, bounced back from the first game against the South Korean pair, Kang Min-hyuk/Ki Dong-ju, which ended with a score of 17-21, 21-12, and 21-19 to mark their sweet debut in the tournament.
"The atmosphere at All England is different from other tournaments. The color of the carpet is also gray, so it feels very different," said Raymond in a statement received after the match.
In the second round, they will meet their compatriots, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, who managed to get one of the three tickets on the first day of the tournament which is at the BWF Super 1000 level.
Fajar/Fikri as the fifth seed in this event got a ticket to the second round by stopping the Malaysian pair, Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi. They were very dominant in the 32-minute match to win two straight games 21-9 and 21-17.
The clash between Fajar/Fikri and Raymond/Nikolaus was a repeat match from the Australian Open final in November 2025. At that time, Raymond/Nikolaus managed to climb to the highest podium after defeating their seniors in three games.
"Meeting Raymond/Joaquin must be curious because they haven't been able to win from them in the first two meetings. Hopefully tomorrow we can get a win, that's the hope," said Fikri.
Following the two men's doubles above to the second round was Putri Kusuma Wardani. The 23-year-old shuttler was leading 11-1 when Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark) decided to withdraw from the tournament due to injury.
The daughter, who is the sixth seed in this event, will next meet Kim Ga-eun. The South Korean women's singles got a ticket after defeating the Chinese Taipei women's singles, Huang Yu Hsun, with a landslide score of 21-11 and 21-10.
The three representatives who must pick up their luggage first are the men's doubles Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana, women's doubles Rachel Allessya Rose/Febi Setianingrum and mixed doubles Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja who are partnered with Singapore's Hee Yong Kai Terry.
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