JAKARTA - Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti became the first Indonesian representatives to get a ticket to the quarter-finals of the Singapore Open 2024.

The eighth seed was supposed to play against the Ukrainian pair, Polina Buhrova/Yevheniia Kantemyr, on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at noon.

However, the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) through an official statement confirmed that Apri/Fadia's opponent withdrew from the tournament.

"Apri/Fadia won the walkover (WO) over Polina Buhrova/Yevheniia Kantemyr who decided to withdraw from the Singapore Open 2024," wrote PBSI.

The pair who won the 2021 SEA Games gold medal were one of eight Indonesian representatives who qualified for the second round of the BWF Super 750 level tournament.

The other seven representatives will only compete for tickets to the quarter-finals this afternoon. Three of them came from the men's doubles.

The other four representatives, namely two of the men's singles, one of the women's singles, and the mixed doubles pair Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja.

Apri/Fadia are the only Indonesian women's doubles to play in this event. They in the first half eliminated the Indian pair,men's Singhi/Ritika Thaker.

It was their first match after defending Indonesia in the 2024 Uber Cup. They missed two tournaments after that before appearing in Singapore.


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