JAKARTA - Four national team players took the time to watch the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Open 2023. They are Pratama Arhan, Marselino Ferdinand, Asnawi Mangkualam, and Ernando Ari
The four were present to provide support to the men's doubles Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto against the Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty.
They happen to be in Jakarta preparing to fight the Argentine national team at the FIFA Matchday on Monday, June 19 at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium.
"They want to support. They are here preparing (against Argentina) and coincidentally they don't have a schedule. So, they support it directly," Fajar confirmed.
In that match Fajar/Rian themselves got an unsatisfactory result. They lost two straight games so they failed to advance to the semifinals of this Super 1000 BWF level event.
"If we lose, we will evaluate a lot. In the future, the target is more solid. Moreover, this has started to count the Olympic points. We are trying to continue to evaluate and prepare ourselves better and of course we have to work even harder," said Rian after the match.
Fajar/Rian are the second representatives of Indonesia who were eliminated from the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Open. Previously, the mixed doubles of Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari had already been appointed by the Koper.
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