Japan Open 2024: Indonesia Only Has 5 Representatives In The Second Round

Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto are one of three men's doubles who qualified for the second round of the Japan Open 2024 (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA Indonesia has five representatives who successfully secured tickets to the second round of the Japan Open 2024.

Part of the first half of the BWF Super 750 level tournament which took place at the Yokohama Arena was completed on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, WIB night.

From the men's doubles sector, three of them managed to qualify for the second round of four representatives who fought today. Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan were the only representatives who ran aground.

The move by the veteran couple nicknamed The Daddies was stopped by their compatriot, Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana, in a duel in two straight games.

Meanwhile, the other two representatives who passed were Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani.

Leo/Bagas selanjutnya akan bersua dengan Sabar/Reza di babak kedua. Dengan demikian, Indonesia sudah pasti punya satu tiket barang final dari nomor ganda putra.

Two tickets for the other second half, which were secured by Indonesia, came from the men's singles Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo and mixed doubles Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati.

Chico and Rehan/Lisa are now the sole hopes in their respective sectors. You see, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja were eliminated.

Ginting ran aground after not being able to finish the match due to injury against Japan's representative, Yushi Tanaka. As for Dejan/Gloria, they fell against the Thai pair, Rutanapak Oupthong/Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat.