Indonesia Open 2022: Qualify For Round Of 16, Bagas/Fikri Face Fajar/Rian

Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (Cosmas Kopong Beda/VOI)

JAKARTA — Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri immediately got a tough match in the second round of the Indonesia Open 2022. They met their compatriot Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto.

Bagas/Fikri reached the round of 16 after defeating Scottish representatives Alexander Dunn/Adam Hall with a score of 21-16 and 21-16 at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.

The All England 2022 champion became the last representative of Indonesia to qualify for the round of 16 today from the eleven representatives who fought. They also became the third men's doubles to qualify from the four representatives who fought today.

The other two men's doubles are Fajar/Alfian and Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Rambitan. Meanwhile, Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan were the only representatives who failed to go further.

The addition of three men's doubles made Indonesia place a total of five representatives in the round of 16. The previous two tickets were obtained by Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin.

Meanwhile, women's doubles followed by passing two representatives of the three pairs that fought today. The two tickets were obtained by Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti and Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi.

From the men's singles, Jonatan Christie got the ticket, while Shesar Hiren Rhustavito failed to follow in his partner's footsteps. Then the last ticket was obtained by Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti mixed doubles.

Apart from Shesar and Hendra/Ahsan, the Indonesian representatives who ran aground in the first round today were women's singles Gregoria Mariska Tunjung and women's doubles Febby Valencia Dwijayanti Gani/Ribka Sugiarto.