JAKARTA - The men's doubles Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin managed to make an interesting turning point at the 2026 Thailand Open, which was their first joint appearance in a competitive event since the 2024 Indonesia Open.
The pair managed to climb to the top of the BWF Super 500 event after stopping the first seeded Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty from India in a two-game match 21-12 and 25-23 at the Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
"Praise God, we are grateful to be able to win here. This is also thanks to the support of our closest friends and our closest people," said Daniel in a statement received after the match.
The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) only reunited Leo/Daniel at the beginning of last month after they had been rotated and played with other pairs for about two years.
Leo who played with Bagas Maulana during that period had a good start to their partnership by winning the 2024 Korea Open. However, after that, their performance went up and down before winning this year's BWF Super 300 Thailand Masters.
Daniel on the other hand who played with Muhammad Shohibul Fikri also had difficulty maintaining their consistency on the big stage. Their best achievement was runner-up twice before Daniel was hit by an injury at the 2025 Sudirman Cup and had to be absent for about a year.
Even though they haven't played together for a long time, Leo/Daniel performed well in Bangkok on their way to winning their first title since the last time they won the 2024 Indonesia Masters.
This also proves that their chemistry as a long-term couple still exists.
"We feel in this tournament, we succeeded because the communication was quite good and we both wanted to win so that helped us perform optimally," said Daniel.
Leo/Daniel is the only representative of Indonesia at the Thailand Open who managed to reach the final from the 17 representatives sent. In the men's doubles sector, they came down with Muhammad Rian Ardianto/Rahmat Hidayat, and Bagas Maulana/Putra Erwiansyah.
The remaining four titles at the 2026 Thailand Open were secured by Anders Antonsen (men's singles), Akane Yamaguchi (women's singles), Bao Lijing/Cao Zihan (women's doubles), and Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Boje (mixed doubles).
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