Indonesian Men's Doubles Steps, Fikri/Daniel Stopped In The Semifinals Of The Japan Open 2024

Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Daniel Marthin. (DOK. PBSI)

JAKARTA - Indonesian men's doubles step Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Daniel Marthin had to stop in the semifinals of the Japan Open 2024. They lost to the 2023 world champion Kang Min Hyuk/Seo Seung Jae (South Korea in Yokohama, Japan, Saturday, August 24.

Fikri/Daniel lost to Kang/Seo after putting up a rubber game with a score of 21-12, 15-21, 19-21.

"Alhamdulillah, our game is quite good, everything can come out. Even though our final result has not been successful and has not been lucky. We have tried our best in the field," said Fikri, quoted from a brief statement from PP PBSI.

Furthermore, Fikri/Daniel admitted that in the third game, the opponent could provide better resistance.

The front door is also more pressing and attacking. We were late in anticipating the front game. It made us survive more," Daniel was quoted as saying by ANTARA.

"At the end of the third game we tried to bring things back. But it's not time for us to win. In the future we have to try even harder," he added.

Both of them were happy because they continued to get support from fans who came directly to the arena.

Indonesian supporters are always there and continue to support us. Thank you for supporting us, both here and in the country. This support means a lot to us and is an encouragement," said Fikri.

Although their move as a new couple had to be stopped in the last four on their debut this time, Fikri/Daniel admitted that they were increasingly motivated to develop together, followed by evaluations from coaches.

We as a new couple have played here four times. It feels like there is still a lot that needs to be evaluated again. Here the results are quite good to reach the semifinals. But we still can't be satisfied. It has to be improved for each to be even more compact," said Daniel.

"To face the Korea Open next week, we have to prepare physically and mentally. We have to be better prepared," he added.

Meanwhile, the next men's doubles, namely Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana, will meet Malaysia's Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin in today's semifinals.