JAKARTA - Badminton player Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah or commonly known as Ubed managed to secure a ticket to the main round of the Badminton Asia Championship (BAC) or the 2026 Asian Badminton Championship after passing two easy matches in the qualifying round.
The athlete, who was born in Sampang, Madura, started his journey by stopping Dmitriy Panarin from Kazakhstan in a two-game direct match 21-9 and 21-11 at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
"There are two matches today and it's pretty nice to play, but it's still adapting to the conditions on the field. It's nice to get to the main round," he said in a statement received.
He then secured his second victory over Bharath Latheesh from the United Arab Emirates. This match also ended with a sweet score of two straight games 21-11 and 21-10.
This appearance marked Ubed's sweet debut in the tournament. He is one of the young shuttles who entered the Indonesian squad along with Alwi Farhan.
"My debut at BAC, of course, I want to give my best, especially the results in the two European tournaments yesterday were not good. I also learned from it, I learned a lot from the meeting with Li Shi Feng and Yushi Tanaka," said Ubed.
The 18-year-old shuttler will meet Koki Watanabe (Japan) in the first round. This is clearly a big test for him because at this time Watanabe is already experienced.
"Of course it's not easy. You have to be strong in your mind and later there will be an evaluation and planning with the coach for his strategy," said Ubed.
Before appearing at BAC, Ubed was recorded to have dropped out of the BWF Super 300 Swiss Open and BWF Super 300 Orleans Masters. In both events, he immediately crashed in the first round.
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