JAKARTA - The women's doubles Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti made a big surprise by defeating the third-seeded Baek Ha-na/Lee So-hee from South Korea to reach the quarterfinals of the 2026 Badminton Asia Championship (BAC) or Asian Badminton Championship.
Baek/Lee, who are currently ranked third in the world, were made to surrender in a two-game match with a final score of 21-17 and 21-16 at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center, Ningbo, China, on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
"Alhamdulillah, I'm happy to be able to take revenge. In the last meeting, even though we lost, we were able to keep up. So, we made the match a lesson for today's game," said Amalia in a statement received.
The latest results make the two pairs have an even win-loss record of 1-1 in the competitive arena. Amallia/Fadia previously suffered a loss in three games in the first meeting with the pair at the 2025 Sudirman Cup.
The victory over the world's elite pair was a sweet note for Amallia/Fadia, who were only reunited by the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) at the end of last year.
"In the previous meeting, Amallia and I were just paired up so we didn't know what the pattern was like and what the needs on the field were like. Today we know more about our needs," said Fadia.
In addition to Amallia/Fadia, the tickets for the quarterfinals were also secured by the men's doubles Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Ali Faathir Rayhan/Devin Artha Wahyudi. They followed in the footsteps of Jonatan Christie who had already advanced to the last eight.
Fajar/Fikri qualified after stopping Chen Bo Yang/Liu Yi from China who were last year's runners-up, while Ali/Devin knocked out Thailand's men's doubles, Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn/Worrapol Thongsa-Nga.
Unfortunately, Alwi Farhan's men's singles journey crashed in the second round. The 2023 junior world champion suffered a defeat against the seventh seed from Japan, Kodai Naraoka.
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