2024 Junior World Championships: Ubaidillah Qualified For The Semifinals

Indonesian men's singles, Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA Indonesian men's singles badminton player Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah successfully advanced to the semifinals of the 2024 Junior World Championships.

The second seed got a ticket after beating Malaysia's singles, Muhammad Faiq, two games with a score of 21-18 and 21-15 on Friday, October 11, 2024, afternoon WIB.

The results in the match which took place at the Nanchang International Sports Center Gymnasium also ensured that Indonesia would definitely secure one medal from individual numbers.

"However, I am not satisfied. Tomorrow I hope I can win again. In terms of games, it's actually not too good," said Ubaidillah after the match.

Ubaidillah will then meet China's singles, Wang Zi Jun. The fourth seeded badminton player passed after defeating India's representative, Pranay Shettigar.

Ubed, Ubaidillah's nickname, admitted today. In addition, he made a lot of mistakes himself and the variety of his front ball didn't come out too much. So, he needs an evaluation for the next match.

"In the first game, I was a bit hesitant from the start, the return of the ball was a lot of responsibility. In the second game it started to feel good, but after the interval it died a lot on its own and the variations in the front didn't come out too much," said Ubed.

Ubaidillah, the only Indonesian men's singles left in this event. Another single, Richie Duta Richardo, ran aground against the host's representative, Liu Yang Ming Yu.

In addition, the defeat was also suffered by the mixed doubles pair Darren Aurelius/Bernadine Anindya Wardana.

Their steps ran aground in the quarter-finals after losing to the host's representatives, Wang Zi Heng/Cao Zi Han, through a rubber game 21-18, 17-21, and 12-21.