JAKARTA – The men's doubles pair Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri immediately stopped in the round of 32. Their move was arrested by the pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty.
Bagas/Fikri challenged the Indian representative at St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland, on Wednesday, March 23 evening WIB. They were bent in three sets with a score of 21-17, 11-21, 18-21.
"Today's opponent played better and more powerful. Meanwhile, our focus and energy have decreased somewhat," said Fikri in an official statement received by VOI.
Bagas/Fikri came to this year's Swiss Open with the status of All England champions. Both of them came out as champions in the oldest event after defeating their seniors Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan.
The remnants of their impressive performance from the All England are actually still visible. They successfully won the first set and put up a fierce fight in the third after dropping slightly in the second.
"When asked about the burden after winning the All England, we have no burden at all," Fikri continued.
Meanwhile, a different result was obtained for the men's doubles of Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan. The pair made it to the second round after winning three sets 29-30, 21-11, 21-17 over Japanese pair Keiichiro Matsui/Yoshinori Takeuchi.
In the second half, Pramudya/Yeremia will meet the Indian pair who stopped Bagas/Fikri's steps. Last year, Pramudya/Yeremia ran aground in the last 16 of the same event when they faced the Indian pair who were the third seeds.
When this news was written, there were still six Indonesian representatives who were ready to compete. They are Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Shesar Hiren Rhustavito, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, and Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo.
Two of the six representatives will face each other, namely Hendra/Ahsan meeting Leo/Daniel and Anthony facing Shesar.
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