Indonesia Open 2026: Raymond/Nikolaus Gebuk Second Seeds from Malaysia

The men's doubles Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin in the second round of the 2026 Indonesia Open (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA - The men's doubles Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin repeated their impressive performance at the 2026 Indonesia Open to eliminate Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik from Malaysia and advance to the quarterfinals.

Aaron/Soh, who are the second seeds in the BWF Super 1000-level tournament, were helpless in the two-game match 21-14 and 21-14 at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, on Thursday, June 4, 2026.

"We didn't expect to win two games directly because they are very experienced players at the top level, they were ranked first in the world as well," said Raymond after the match.

This result continues Raymond/Nikolaus' good performance so far in the tournament. Previously in the first round they also managed to win two games against Kakeru Kumagai/Hiroki Nishi from Japan which ended with a score of 21-9 and 21-13.

In the quarterfinal round, Raymond/Nikolaus will again face a tough test. This is because they meet the eighth seed and world champion from Japan, Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi.

Raymond/Nikolaus is one of two men's doubles representatives who fought in the second round on Thursday, June 4, 2026, and they are all still surviving. The other representative is the pair of Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, who were runners-up last year.

Sabar/Reza underwent a fierce three-game match that ended with 21-15, 15-21, and 21-17 against the pair of Huang Di/Liu Yang from China to survive in the tournament. They also had to play three games in the first round when they met Chen Zhi Yi/Presley Smith from the United States.

"For the audience at the Istora, it was amazing today. We were very helped, supported by the audience who were here. At the end of the points we had a little panic, but the audience's support made our confidence grow," said Reza.

If both can win in the quarterfinal on Friday, June 5, 2026, then Sabar/Reza and Raymond/Nikolaus will face off in the semifinals. This scenario is clearly detrimental to Indonesia because the stock of that sector is automatically depleted.

The men's doubles are actually Indonesia's mainstay at home. However, the mainstay of this number actually fell in the first round, including Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri who are ranked third.